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+Microsoft Developer Studio Build File, Format Version 6.00 for VisualPng
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright 2000, Willem van Schaik.
+
+This code is released under the libpng license.
+For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer
+and license in png.h
+
+As a PNG .dll demo VisualPng is finished. More features would only hinder
+the program's objective. However, further extensions (like support for other 
+graphics formats) are in development. To get these, or for pre-compiled 
+binaries, go to "http://www.schaik.com/png/visualpng.html".
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Assumes that
+
+   libpng DLLs and LIBs are in ..\..\projects\msvc\win32\libpng
+   zlib DLLs and LIBs are in   ..\..\projects\msvc\win32\zlib
+   libpng header files are in  ..\..\..\libpng
+   zlib header files are in    ..\..\..\zlib
+   the pngsuite images are in  ..\pngsuite
+
+To build:
+
+1) On the main menu Select "Build|Set Active configuration".
+   Choose the configuration that corresponds to the library you want to test.
+   This library must have been built using the libpng MS project located in
+   the "..\..\mscv" subdirectory.
+
+2) Select "Build|Clean"
+
+3) Select "Build|Rebuild All"
+
+4) After compiling and linking VisualPng will be started to view an image
+   from the PngSuite directory.  Press Ctrl-N (and Ctrl-V) for other images.
+
+
+To install:
+
+When distributing VisualPng (or a further development) the following options
+are available:
+
+1) Build the program with the configuration "Win32 LIB" and you only need to
+   include the executable from the ./lib directory in your distribution.
+
+2) Build the program with the configuration "Win32 DLL" and you need to put
+   in your distribution the executable from the ./dll directory and the dll's
+   libpng1.dll, zlib.dll and msvcrt.dll.  These need to be in the user's PATH.
+
+
+Willem van Schaik
+Calgary, June 6th 2000
+
+P.S. VisualPng was written based on preliminary work of:
+
+    - Simon-Pierre Cadieux
+    - Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+    - Greg Roelofs
+