Picture Manager v2.

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continue using, you must send $10 to the address below or use PayPal. You can also pay with a
credit card by using PayPal. This will also get you free upgrades. You will be emailed an
unlimited version of the software upon receipt of payment. Planned features are listed at the end
of this document.

Rick Mayatt
FlexLogic Software
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General User Information

This program is great for working with picture files on CD, digital cameras, hard drives
and other devices. In general, the user works with 2 directories, the source directory (Source)
and the target directory (Target). The source directory is always shown in the Directory Tree at
the left hand top of the main window as well as in the box below the Directory Tree. The File List
box shows files in the Target or Source directory depending on the option button checked in "File
list box source". This makes it easy to swap back and forth between Source and Target
directories. The type of files that are shown is determined by the Options settings. Clicking the
“Option...” button on the main window accesses the options. The “Show Files of Type” option
box on the options window determines what types of files are listed in the file list box. When
entering a custom file extension, use the old DOS format (i.e. *.txt or *.d?g)All settings on the
option window are saved and then recalled when the application starts. The Target directory is
set by going to the desired directory using the Directory Tree box then clicking "Set Target
Directory". The selected directory will show up in the Target text box so you will always know
where the target directory is. One of the main features is browsing CD's, digital media cards or a
digital camera and clicking on each file while looking at the picture. If this file is one you want,
simply click on the "Place File(s) On Target" button or depress the Right Arrow hot key. The file
will be copied or moved to the Target directory. This is nice when you need to go through many
picture files and pick the ones you want to be developed, made into a move or slide show, or just
burned onto a separate CD. This makes it very easy to put them into a single location without a
lot of work. You can make multiple selections using Shift and Ctrl just as you can in most
Windows applications. All items selected in the File List box will be placed in the Target Directory
when "Place File(s) On Target" is clicked or the right arrow hot key is pressed. Files will be
either copied or moved from the Source to the Target according to which option is active in "File
Transfer Action". Source files that are "Read Only" will be copied even if the move option is
selected.
During the above process there is the possibility that a file might already exist in the
Target directory with the same name as a file being moved or copied. The software handles this
automatically according to the option checked on the Setup window in "Duplicate File Action".
The "Auto Rename Unique Prefix" option will put a number with a dash (i.e. 1-) in front of the
filename until a unique prefix is found, then the file will be copied or moved from the Source to the
Target. The "Auto Rename Unique Suffix" option will do exactly the same except the number is
place at the end of the filename before the extension (i.e. K004-1.jpg). The "Prompt For New
Name" option will cause a dialog box with the filename in an editable text field to be displayed.
You must edit this filename and click on the Continue button. If the filename is unique to the
Target directory it will be copied or moved but if the filename is still present, the entry window will
stay active and you will be required to enter another filename and click Continue again until a
unique name is entered. The last option is "Skip File". This option simply does not copy or move
the file from the Source to the Target if it already exists.

During the copying or moving of files from the Source to the Target, a global prefix can be applied
to each Source filename. This prefix is added prior to checking for duplicate files in the target
directory. This means that the global prefix will be added to the file and if it exists in the Target
directory, the action specified by which option is active in Duplicate File Action will be performed
on top of the global prefix. This option makes it nice to give a whole group of picture files the
same prefix such as a date, place, person, etc. File(s) can be deleted in the very same way as
mentioned above. By clicking on the Delete File(s) button or using the DELETE hot key,
selected file(s) will be deleted. This works on the Target or Source directory depending on which
option button is active in "File list box source".

Another extremely powerful feature is the Rename feature. There are 3 rename options
in the “Rename Function” option box. "Enter Unique Prefix" will apply the prefix entered in the
text box to the left to all files selected when the “Rename Files” button is clicked. If this new
name results in a duplicate file that particular file will not be renamed. If "Prompt For Name" is
selected, each selected file will cause a window to be displayed where the filename can be edited
and/or entered. A unique name must be entered or it window will continue to appear. The
"Partial Replace" option is very nice if you have a lot of files with a common string within the
filename and you would like to change this common string to something else. If this option is
selected the 2 text boxes to the left will be enabled and you can enter the search for string and
the replacement string. All files selected will be examined for the search string and the
replacement string will be substituted for the search string. If this results in a duplicate file, this
file will be skipped. The search string will be found and replaced no matter where in the filename
it is which includes extensions.

The Target and Source directories are recalled when the application is started based on the
settings of these when the application was stopped previously. All options selected on the option
window are also recalled. The file DefPic.jpg is the file that shows in the image box when 0 or 1
selections are made in the file list box or when an invalid file display type is selected. You can
substitute your own picture file if desired.

Future enhancements:

1. Add viewing support for tiff files