
Screen Loupe for Windows v1.7
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 by Gregory Braun. All rights reserved.

Installing LOUPE
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Copy the files LOUPE.EXE and LOUPE.TXT
to your Windows directory.

For example, use this command
Enter   COPY A:\LOUPE.* C:\WINDOWS


Using LOUPE in Windows 95
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1.  Press   CONTROL-ESCAPE   keys (hold down  CONTROL  and press  ESCAPE).
2.  Press   R   for the Run menu item.
3.  Enter   LOUPE

You can also put the Loupe name in the Start menu.
Read the help files or a Windows 95 manual.


Using LOUPE in Windows 3.1
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Make sure the Program Manager window is on the screen, and its
Title Bar is active (blue in color, or announced in your screen reader).

1.  Press   ALT-F
2.  Press   R
3.  Enter   LOUPE

You can also put a Loupe icon in a Program Group.
Read the help files or a Windows 3.1 manual.


This software is free. You may copy and distribute this
program as long as all copyright notices remain intact
and the application files are not modified in any way.

Loupe displays a magnified view of whatever is beneath the mouse cursor,
much like a printer's or jeweler's loupe.

Loupe continues to operate when minimized. The program name is replaced
by the current mouse coordinates.

Loupe also displays information about the current hardware configuration
and dynamic system resource usage as well as an ASCII chart, MS Windows
error codes and Horizontal and Vertical rulers.

You may copy the current contents of the Loupe window to the clipboard
using Ctrl+C, (using the Copy item on the Edit menu will simply copy
the menu itself). Make Loupe the active window, place the mouse over
the area to be copied and press Ctrl+C to copy the Loupe display at
the current magnification rate to the clipboard.

If you have comments, questions or find any bugs in ToolBar feel free
to contact me on CompuServe or America Online.

If you would like to be notified when this application is upgraded
send me an e-mail message with your on-line address. I'll send you
a message when a new version of Loupe is uploaded to CompuServe and
AOL.

While Loupe is offered as FreeWare, if you feel that you want to pay
something for it you are welcome to send any amount you wish.

Gregory Braun
5609 West Hadley Street
Milwaukee, WI 53210-1554  USA

Telephone: 1.414.444.8497
CompuServe: 71613,2175
AOL: GreggBraun
Internet: 71613.2175@compuserve.com

LOUPE.ZIP File Descriptions

  LOUPE.EXE  - The utility application.
  LOUPE.TXT  - The documentation file.

Release History

v1.0  Original in-house development and testing.

v1.1  Added clipboard facilities.

v1.2  Added system resource display,
  ASCII character chart and
  Configurable refresh rate.

v1.3  Added MS Windows Error Codes and
  startup splash box.

v1.4  Added Horizontal and Vertical rulers

v1.5  Included CTL3DV2.DLL in the Zip file
  to handle 3-D dialog boxes and controls.

v1.6  Removed CTL3DV2.DLL from the zip file.
  This DLL is no longer required.
  Fixed several minor bugs.

v1.7  Add facility to copy ASCII Chart
  characters to the clipboard.
  Moved all strings to the resource
  segment for future foreign language
  translations.

Thursday, May 2nd, 1996

Other Freeware from the Author

  NoteBook for Windows    (NBOOK.ZIP)
  Reminders for Windows    (REMIND.ZIP)
  ToolBar for Windows    (TBAR.ZIP)
  Screen Loupe for Windows  (LOUPE.ZIP)
  File Editor for Windows    (FXEDIT.ZIP)
  Icon Extractor for Windows  (ICONEX.ZIP)
  RGB Editor for Windows  (RGB.ZIP)
  Programmer's IDE    (PMAN.ZIP)
  Touch for Windows    (WTOUCH.ZIP)
  BattleStar for Windows    (BSTAR.ZIP)

All of these applications and utilities can be easily found on CompuServe,
Ziff and America Online.

I upload the latest versions to the WINSHARE, WINUTIL, PCUTIL and WINAV
forums on CompuServe, AOL's Software Center and Ziff's Hot of the Presses
sections.

Ordering Information

You may purchase disks containing the latest versions of all my applications,
utilities and games for $35.00 US. Please send your orders to:

  Gregory Braun
  5609 West Hadley Street
  Milwaukee, WI  5321-1554 USA

BBS and Internet Operators

Please upload the original ZIP file intact and title
the submission "Screen Loupe for Windows v1.7"
    --Author Gregory Braun
