Win_Crea

Chris (programmer) and Jill (knitter) Dixon - Sydney, Australia

Win_Crea will no longer be developed, but is shared here with kind permission in perpetuity for all to use and enjoy.

Retrieved from this link on 14-08-2023

Current Version

(as shown under Help/About Win_Crea) 2013/02/01

Program Download

(You might have a previous version of Win_Crea which was installed using SetUp.exe. If so, you should either uninstall it (using (Windows 10) Settings\Apps\Apps & Features) or use a different folder for the current version.)
Download the current version as a zip file by clicking below. (File size 330 kB).
Open the zip file, and extract the files it contains into the folder that you are going to use for Win_Crea.
Open ReadMe.txt (one of the extracted files) for further instructions.

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Delphi Source Code download

The Delphi source code, from which the current version of Win_Crea was compiled, can be downloaded below (120 kB). A ReadMe file is included with some additional information on the compilation.
The compilation was carried out using Delphi 7 Professional Second Edition 7.2.
The source code is provided in preparation for the time when the author is unable to continue with any future bug fixes, modifications required by new Windows versions, etc.
The code is released under the GNU General Public License (a copy of which is included in the download file).
It is requested that anyone using this code as the basis for a new or expanded version of the program use a different name for it.

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Win_Crea Version History

17/01/2002	Limited local distribution, Sydney, Australia
18/01/2002	Small correction to Flood Fill
23/01/2002	Printing: Allow size specification. Fix XP Problems
08/03/2002	Add File\Overlay. Improve Colour Palette handling
27/03/2002	Printing: More XP problems. Add Paste Special
10/05/2002	Made generally available through OzMKers
22/05/2002	XP Printing final(?). BMP and WMF loading. More Colour palette handling
23/05/2002	Palette selection malfunction corrected
30/05/2002	Palette handling re-organization. Further XP printing. Line and Rectangle tools. Sundry other bugs.
27/06/2002	Bug Fix: Pattern Rectangle - start on left or top edge Bug Fix: Pattern Rounded Rectangle - error if too large Bug Fix: Status line error on right to left drawing of selection rectangle Bug Fix: Buffer overflow in CUT file saving in some cases Addition: More-Than-4-Colours support Change: Row limit increased to 255. Row numbering from bottom. Addition: Console Memory Overflow Warning message
01/11/2002	Bug Fix: Pattern Text - extend to top row Improvement: Pattern scrolling Addition: Stretch or shrink whole pattern, or rectangular section Addition: Saving of colour palettes in PAL format
28/12/2003	Bug Fix: Colour sequence change for more than four colours Sundry minor improvements and corrections
26/12/2004	Bug Fix: Insert Rows and Columns - allow one pattern dimension at its limit Bug Fix: Read-Only files readable
07/02/2005	Bug Fix: Remove computer hanging in Pattern Text or Arrow Key Area Change after pattern scrolling
18/01/2006	Bug fix: Error messages in File/New for some users Bug fix: Faulty display in Settings/E6000 and Settings/Colour Palette for some users Improvements: Sundry minor
24/04/2007	Bug fix: Out of range error on crossing left or top pattern boundary while drawing
16/11/2007	Bug fix: Nuisance messages with long file and/or folder names
03/12/2007	Bug Fix: Program start-up failure for some users
10/07/2009	Method of installation altered
01/02/2013	Help file: Access changed - through default Web browser Source code: Now available

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