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DecalConverter v1.3
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Web Site : http://cscustom.fr.st
Contact   : cscustom@fr.st
Author     : Burney Halleck 

Note :
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For any suggestion and or question about the software, you can visit the "official" site 
of the software : http://cscustom.fr.st
It contains Online Help, FAQ and a Forum where you'll be able to consult or post 
messages (frequent problems, suggestions....) about Decal Converter.

Summary
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   0. What's New ?
   1. What's This ?
   2. Installation
   3. Utilisation
   4. Support

0. What's New ?
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     - Better decal image quality.
     - Improvement of the image resizing process.
     - Added "Most Recent Files List" in File Menu.
     - Added possibility to open directly a file (ie. you can create a shortcut to Decal Converter in the 
        'SendTo' Menu of Windows).

1. What's This ?
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It's a very simple way to make color decals (or "tags") for Half-Life, or another Mod for 
this game (Counter-Strike, FireArms...).

2. Installation
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Run DecalConverterSetup.Exe and choose a folder for the application.
A shortcut to the application will be created (under the ProgramsMenu\Half-Life of Windows).

3. Utilisation
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* Open a picture file (BMP, GIF and JPEG formats are supported)
* Menu Picture / Make Decal...
* Choose the game you want to use.
* Read with attention the Information Notice Screen (at least the first time please !)
* That's all !!!.
* Create a lan game in Half-Life (or the Mod you use) to test the decal.

4. Support 
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For any suggestions and/or question about the software : http://cscustom.fr.st

5. Credits 
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* vbAccelerator.com (http://www.vbaccelerator.com)
      - Without this, it'd have been impossible to build Decal Converter. These guys have
         a lot of very impressive visual basic code sources, especially to manage bmp pictures.

6. History 
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* v1.3
     - Better decal image quality.
     - Improvement of the image resizing process.
     - Added "Most Recent Files List" in File Menu.
     - Added possibility to open directly a file (ie. you can create a shortcut to Decal Converter in the 
        'SendTo' Menu of Windows).

* v1.2
     - French traduction.
     - Improvement of the help files and messages.
     - Improvement of the stability under Windows2000.

* v1.1
     - Improvements of the transparent color management : now when you open a picture, 
        all pixels corresponding to pure blue in the picture will be transparent.
     - You can make any color of your choice transparent (that is, it will be replaced with 
        the pure blue color)
     - Possibility to access the readme files in french and english from the application.
 
* v1.0
     - First applicable version of DecalConverter. Took me about 20 hours to build this one. 
