PngUnit
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Freeware
version 1.0 - Dec 1, 1999
Copyright (c) 1999 Jack Goman

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CONTENTS
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1. Target platforms
2. Description
3. Installation
4. Read this
5. Known bugs & problems
6. More informations
7. Copyright notice
8. Contact

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1. Target platforms
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All Delphi versions. I used Delphi 4.0.

2. Description
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PngUnit - Read, view and save PNG, convert BMP to PNG (PNG = Portable Network Graphics)


3. Installation
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Nothing to install. Compile and run the program.


4. Read this
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WARNING! THE CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND!
USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK - YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE THIS CODE MAY CAUSE - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!


5. Known bugs & problems
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None


6. More informations
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This component is FREEWARE.
See libpng.txt for more information.  The PNG specification is available
as RFC 2083 <ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/png/documents/>
and as a W3C Recommendation <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC.png.html>
Other information about PNG can be found at the PNG home page, <http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/>.


7. COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
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  The unit based of PngImage.Pas - Copyright 1998 Edmund H. Hand  edhand@worldnet.att.net

  The unit is supplied "AS IS".  The Author disclaims all warranties,
  expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
  merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.  The Author assumes no
  liability for direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or
  consequential damages, which may result from the use of this unit, even
  if advised of the possibility of such damage.

  Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
  source code, or portions hereof, for any purpose, without fee, subject
  to the following restrictions:
  1. The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented.
  2. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such and must not be
     misrepresented as being the original source.
  3. This Copyright notice may not be removed or altered from any source or
     altered source distribution.
  4. You have to visit my website: http://Anticrack.VirtualAve.net
     and http://SharePower.VirtualAve.net!

  If you use this source code in a product, acknowledgment is not required
  but would be appreciated.  I would also like to know of any projects,
  especially commercial ones, that use this code.


8. Contact
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  http://SharePower.VirtualAve.net/png.html
  Jack Goman  jack@SharePower.VirtualAve.net


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