Digital Resources by CYBIA
Copyright  2004 S.W.Upham

Visit the website for latest updates : http://www.cybia.co.uk
For more information please e-mail : steve@cybia.co.uk

ABOUT THE SOFTWARE

Title :  Speed Reader
Version : 2.0
Date : March 2004

If you have lots of plain text files on your hard drive then you will know how frustrating it can be sometimes to open them all individually to find the info you are looking for. This handy utility will help you to quickly browse through your drives and folders and display the text files with just a few clicks. Simple but effective. Although originally made for text-only use, this updated version now adds a basic image viewing feature. It's not meant to be an all-in-one media browser but it will provide you with fast access to some of the most commonly used image formats. 

Please note that you may see error messages if trying to load corrupted image files, or graphics labelled with the wrong extensions, or unsupported compression modes (LZW Tiff's for example). Paintshop Pro (*.psp) format support has been disabled in this version due to incompatibility with the latest version. Gif files are NOT supported due to the current licensing requirements with Unisys.

KNOWN BUGS

1. When navigating the filelist box with the keyboard, the "left" and "right" arrow keys do not automatically update the text or image previews.

2. Under XP-themes the bevel setting for the image preview window doesn't display the same as the other control windows.

ZIP FILE CONTENTS

Readme.txt - This text file
SReader.exe - Speed Reader application
Guide.htm - Product overview and quick reference guide
01.jpg to 13.jpg - Screenshot images for the user guide

LICENSE AGREEMENT

This program is FREEWARE. You may install it on as many computers as you want! You may use it without any charge for both personal and commercial work. While every effort has been made to ensure the compatibility and stability of this application, no warranty is given on it's use. Cybia is NOT liable for any damage or loss of data resulting from the use of this software.

All resources are Copyright  S.W.Upham 2004. This agreement does NOT grant you any intellectual property rights in the software.

DISTRIBUTION

If you wish to host this utility on a website or include it on a CD compilation (i.e. magazine cover CD), then please contact me first for permission. All zip file contents MUST remain intact and unmodified for distribution purposes. E-mail : steve@cybia.co.uk with your requests, thank you.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (PC)

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP

INSTALLATION

1. Unzip all the files to a suitable folder on your hard drive
    for example ... C:\Cybia\SReader

2. Create a shortcut to the SReader.exe file and run it

To uninstall just delete the folder where you installed the program files to. Also delete the SReader.ini file that has been automatically created in your Windows folder (this is where your settings are stored, so keep a backup if you want to reuse it at a later time). Finally, remove any shortcuts that you have created manually for the program.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Speed Reader was programmed using Borland Delphi with additional components LsFileExplorer by Leo D. Shih and GraphicEx library by Mike Lischke. This user guide was created using Macromedia Dreamweaver. Screenshots taken with IrfanView and edited in Adobe Photoshop. Zip file created using Enzip. Many thanks also to all my beta testers who helped along the way!

