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From:        Oliver Esberger
To:          team@amiga-news.de
Date:        Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:04:04 +0100
Subject:     PhotoFolio v2.0 Announcement (fwd)

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  Ursprünglich von: Steve Quartly
  Geschrieben am: 13-Jan-00
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Hi All,

Steeple  Software  is  proud  to  announce  the first commercial release of
PhotoFolio v2.0 in conjunction with Schatztruhe.

PhotoFolio  v2.0  is a major step forward from it's predecessor version 1.2
with may new features including:

* ARexx

A  fully  documented  ARex port for those of you who like to automate tasks
using  ARexx  scripts.  These  scripts are made available through pull down
menus and toolbay buttons and can be pre-configured in the settings window.

* Drag 'n' Drop proofs

Dragging  and dropping of proofs is now supported (by popular demand!). You
can drag and drop:

- Between browse windows.
- Onto a path in the main window's listtree.
- Onto a Show window.
- Onto the information window.

* Workbench Icon Support

Workbench icons can be dropped:

- Onto a browse window
- Onto the listtree in the main window.

* Toolbays

Both  the  main  and  browse  windows  now  have  toolbays  (optionally, of
course!)  making navigating around PhotoFolio v2.0 faster and easier. Those
of you who don't like using context menus.... this is for you!

* CLI support

You  can  launch  PhotoFolio v2.0 from a shell, passing in paths. Each path
passed  in  will  automatically  be added to the main window's listtree and
then opened into a browse window.

* Listtree Tree mode

The  listtree  in  the main window can now be operated in the current "flat
mode" or as a proper directory tree structure in "tree mode".

* Native IFF-ILBM loading

Imageio.library  has  been re-written to support IFF-ILBM. This means there
is a dramatic increase in speed when loading IFF-ILBM files.

* Amiga DOS pattern matching

Selecting  proofs  has  never  been  easier.  Using  the in-built Amiga DOS
pattern matching system, proofs can now be selected using wildcards etc.

* Saving of images as JPegs

Images can now be converted to jpegs directly within PhotoFolio v2.0.

* Settings

The  setting window has been totally re-designed and re-written making sure
your   prefs  file  is  completely  compatabile  with  future  versions  of
PhotoFolio.

* Unsaved proof indication

For  those  of  you  who run without any text description below the proofs,
knowing  which  proofs  are saved and which aren't is a problem. Now, a red
box  is  (optionally)  drawn  in  the  bottom right hand corner of un-saved
proofs.

* Constant size proofs

Proofs  can now be displayed at a constant size, making the distribution of
proofs in the browse window even.

There  has also been several minor improvements and additions, and many bug
fixes from version 1.2 making it more stable and flexible.

These new options coupled with the the existing features of PhotoFolio make
it  a  formidable  image  cataloguing  system  for  both  the  amateur  and
professional user alike. With continuing support, PhotoFolio promises to be
one  of  the most powerful image cataloguing systems available on the Amiga
platform.

PhotoFolio  v2.0  is planned to be released in early to mid February. Price
has  yet  to be decided, however users who have paid the shareware fee will
receive a discount on the retail price.

Steve Quartly and Paul Huxham
Steeple Software

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Oliver Esberger - mailto:oliver@websale.de