Aha-Soft ArtCursors
Version: 5.17 (Build 2009-Feb-19)
Platform: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Vienna.
Hardware requirements:
64MB RAM, Pentium-333 MHz, 4MB Hard Disk, True Color video mode.

Aha-Soft ArtCursors is TRIAL SOFTWARE.
It's a powerful, easy to use utility for finding, extracting,
creating and editing cursors and managing cursor libraries.

With ArtCursors you can:

* Create and edit static and animated cursors
in color depths up to 16 million colors
* Create and edit cursors for Windows XP in 32-bit color depth
with 8-bit alpha channel 
* Create and edit animated .gif images
* Create and store images containing several layers
* Paint images with gradient and chess fill
* Modify images with drop shadow, opacity, smooth, negative, grayscale,
  colorize, hue/saturation, color replacement, rotate, roll and mirror effects 
* Resample images with smooth
* Import .ico, .ani, .cur, .wmf, .emf, .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif,
.png, .psd, .tga, .xpm, .xbm, .wbmp files into cursors.
* Export images to .cur, .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .png, .rc,
.wbmp, .xbm, .xpm, .psd and .ico files.
* Export animated cursors to animated .gif images
and bitmap list files
* Import and export cursor color palettes
* Export library items into one single image
* Extract cursors from Windows executables, libraries
and animated cursor files
* Work with image lists in BMP and PNG formats
* Create cursor libraries for better and more efficient
storage
* Collect cursors from folders and subfolders and drop them into libraries
* Delete identical cursors in libraries
* Drag and drop files from file shells
* Drag and drop cursors from one library to another
* Copy and paste cursors in libraries
* Copy and paste images to other applications
* Split libraries into individual items


History

2009-Feb-19 ArtCursors 5.17
Fixed: Some bugs with ICO files

2007-Feb-06 ArtCursors 5.16
Fixed: Small bugs

2007-Jan-18 ArtCursors 5.15
Added: Feedback and Ready Icons options

2006-Oct-25 ArtCursors 5.10
Added: Support for large WBMP images
Added: Customizable grid

2006-Aug-07 ArtCursors 5.0
Added: Ability to draw smooth lines and shapes
Added: Ability to make, import and export animated GIF images
Added: Arc tool
Added: Crop function
Added: Ability to paint over or replace original pixels
Added: Stroke and other effects
Added: Ability to scan entire computer for cursors
Modified: Color palette

2005-Oct-21 ArtCursors 4.21
Added: Ability to copy/paste color from the clipboard

2005-Jul-11 ArtCursors 4.20
Added: Realtime preview
Added: Ability to import Borland resource files

2004-Oct-09 ArtCursors 4.12
Added: Hue/Saturation effect
Added: Color replacement

2004-Oct-25 ArtCursors 4.10
Added: Smooth resampling

2004-Sep-28 ArtCursors 4.05b
Added: Import from TGA format
Fixed: Palette problems

2004-Sep-12 ArtCursors 4.04
Fixed: Layer mode errors

2004-Jul-22 ArtCursors 4.03
Added: Arbitrary canvas rotation

2004-Jun-15 ArtCursors 4.02
Fixed: Problems with some .bmp files

2004-Apr-08 ArtCursors 4.01
Modified: Undo limit is increased to 24 commands

2004-Mar-23 ArtCursors 4.0
Added: Cursor Properties function
Added: Ability to create images containing several layers 
  and store cursor projects with layer information
Added: Hatch and chess patterns for transparent color
Added: New effect - Merge with background color
Added: Displaying items in libraries using the custom size
Added: Exporting an icon library as a single 32-bit bitmap image
Added: Ability to export and import transparent 256-colored PNG images
Added: Window position saving
Improved: Images in sizes up to 3000x3000 can be imported or edited 
Updated: Program interface
Updated: Help file
Removed: Displaying icons in libraries using the 64x64 size
Removed: 3d frame drawing tool
Removed: 255x255 image size limit

2003-Nov-03 ArtCursors 3.03
Fixed: Bug in "Open File" dialog for Import Image List function

2003-Sep-14 ArtCursors 3.02
Improved: Images with any sizes can be imported into libraries

2003-Apr-04 ArtCursors 3.01b
Added: Alternative button images to customize
  the program interface

2003-Mar-17 ArtCursors 3.0
Added: Ability to export (import) multiple icons
 to (from) image strips in BMP and PNG formats
Added: Ability to customize the default palette
  for creating 8-bit images
Added: Support for windows 2000/XP smooth cursors in 
       32-bit color depth with 8-bit alpha-channel
Added: Drop shadow, smooth, negative, opacity, colorize effects
Added: Support for ICC icon collection format
Added: Support for X Pixmap (XPM), X Bitmap (XBM),
       Adobe Photoshop (PSD), WAP Bitmap (WBMP) formats
Added: Support for semitransparent PNG images
Added: Actual transparency use while moving or copying images
Added: RGB lock mode. It allows to modify pixels transparency
       keeping pixels color
Added: Transparency lock mode. It allows to modify
       pixels color keeping pixels transparency
Changed: The user interface is now identical with that 
  of ArtIcons Pro

2002-Jun-23 ArtCursors 2.15
Fixed: Small bugs

2002-May-16 ArtCursors 2.14
Fixed: Casual disappearing of selected area while moving or copying

2002-Apr-21 ArtCursors 2.13
Fixed: Selected image is invisible with some video drivers
  in 32 BPP True Color video mode

2001-Nov-06 ArtCursors 2.12
Fixed: Problem with artist name in animated cursors

2001-Aug-17 ArtCursors 2.11
Added: Import from WAP bitmaps
Added: Export animated cursors into image list bitmaps
Added: Ability to add large images to cursors
Added: Color indication in the status bar
Fixed: Problem with a multi-monitor configuration

2001-Jun-11 ArtCursors 2.1
Added: Ability to open and edit bmp, jpg, gif and png images 

2001-May-12 ArtCursors 2.0
Improved: Help system

2001-May-02 ArtCursors 2.0 Beta
Added: Ability to work with animated cursors

2001-Apr-18 ArtCursors 1.11
Fixed: Small bugs

2001-Apr-05 ArtCursors 1.1
Added: Export items into single image
Fixed: Small bugs

2001-Mar-05 ArtCursors 1.02
Fixed: Open File dialogs small bugs
Changed: Color format from BGR to RGB in the Status Bar

2001-Feb-02 ArtCursors 1.01
Improved: Conversion to GIF format
Fixed: Error with creating files com1, lpt1 etc.
Fixed: Incomplete renaming in "Correct names" function for libraries

2001-Jan-23 ArtCursors 1.0
Base version


The latest release of the program can be downloaded from the 
following pages: 

http://www.aha-soft.com/download.htm,
http://www.iconutils.com/download.htm.


Known problems:

1. 256-color or True Color icons may be shown 
incorrectly on some Windows platforms using
certain video drivers. - You can fix it in the 
dialog "Configuration\Tuning" by clicking off
the checkbox for "Fast icon displaying".
Also try to update video driver or disable graphic acceleration.

2. Incorrect displaying of checkboxes in the main
menu with some video drivers in 32 BPP True Color
video mode. - You can fix it in the dialog
"Configuration\Tuning" by clicking off the 
checkbox for "Show images in the main menu".

3. Abnormal video effects in the icon editor
with some video drivers in Hi Color video mode. 
 - True Color video mode is recommended.


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Product page: http://www.aha-soft.com/artcursors/index.htm
Order page: http://www.aha-soft.com/artcursors/reg.htm
Support page: http://www.aha-soft.com/support.htm
Additional site: http://www.iconutils.com
