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ALL NEW VERSION OF FASTMENU RELEASED!

FastMenu 3.0 has now been released! The new edition of one of our favourite Autorun packages now includes advanced functions, including the ability to locate files, even if you enter the incorrect path to them! An easier to use Menu Editor has been developed, along with upgraded Set-up Wizard. New functions, like sending an email via a button also help you create professional menus easily!  (click here)

     
 
AUTO-VIEW 3.0 JUST RELEASED!

AutoView Version 3.0 has been released! Now with a Set-up Wizard for even easier use. AutoView has had several important advancements in design, including the ability to locate files, even if you enter the incorrect path to them. The inclusion of installable viewers for your files is now optional, making it possible for a one-step set-up process! AutoView has also been redesigned to work from the root (base) directory of the CD, making the creation of your CDs easier than ever! Simply run the wizard and complete the one step process, then copy the contents of the directory to the root (base) of the CD: That easy! What's more we are introducing this new version for business use for the lower cost of US$39.95! (click here)

     
 
TASK-O-MATIC LIST MERGER RELEASED!

Pollen Software has just released the Task-O-Matic List Merger! This new companion software for Task-O-Matic allows you to merge tasks between lists, create new lists by extracting tasks from existing lists, and create lists from compiling tasks from various lists. This allows you more freedom than ever to manipulate your task lists, whether it be cross updating tasks from disparate lists, gathering a To Do list together from various task lists, or extracting out tasks to delegate. Try it now! With this release we have also released Task-O-Matic 3.2, download it now to take advantage of a number of performance tweaks, have direct access to the List Merger, and the ability to print your lists in small type. (click here)

     
 
STYLESKIN 3.0 RELEASED!

Pollen Software has just released the Task-O-Matic List Merger. This new companion software for Task-O-Matic allows you to merge tasks between lists, create new lists by extracting tasks from existing lists, and create lists from compiling tasks from various lists. This allows you more freedom than ever to manipulate your task lists, whether it be cross updating tasks from disparate lists, gathering a To Do list together from various task lists, or extracting out tasks to delegate. (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION 4.3 NOW OUT!

AUTOption 4.3 has now been released! This new release includes features such as the ability to send email by clicking a menu button, and the ability to easily resort the order of buttons. AUTOption 4.3 can be downloaded from it's home page now! (click here)

     
 
NEW RELEASE OF EXPRESSALBUM OUT NOW!

Pollen Software's photo album software ExpressAlbum has just been upgraded! This new release incorporates a number of new features, including enhancements in design, output, operation and ease of use. If you have a digital camera, or wish to create photo albums for CD, local or internet use, then check out ExpressAlbum now! click here.

     
 
NEW VERSION OF TASK-O-MATIC RELEASED!

Task-O-Matic Version 3.1 is now released and available for download! This new version of Task-O-Matic includes a number of enhancements over V3.0. Included in these are extra list management features, easier to use dialogs, tweaked and improved display, as well as increased skin detail. Plus, check out Task-O-Matic's new "Starship" skin, available for download from the Skins page! click here.

     
 
NEW VERSION OF BUTTON PUNCHER OUT!

A new version of the free (for registered users) Button Puncher is now out! Button Puncher is a button creation utility that can make the creation of graphical button a breeze. This new version now incorporates settable button width as well as a number of other features and enhancements. If you have AUTOption Graphic or Autorun Maestro you might want to check it out now! click here.

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTOPTION GRAPHIC RELEASED!

The new version of AUTOption Graphic has now been released! Complete with a new Set-up Wizard that makes it easier than ever to create attractive menus fast. This new Wizard can automatically create your entire menu interface in a selection of styles, allowing you to create your menu without providing any images! click here.

     
 
NEW BUILD: AUTOPTION GRAPHIC SET-UP WIZARD BETA!

A new build of the AUTOption Graphic Set-up Wizard Beta has just been released. This new build corrects a few minor issues with the first publicly released beta. Download now to over come these issues, most notably being the inability to recover from adding too many buttons (>20) to a single menu. Visit the AUTOption Graphic Set-up Wizard Beta site to download the new beta! click here.

     
 
NEW AUTOPTION GRAPHIC SET-UP WIZARD BETA OUT!

We have just released for public evaluation a new AUTOption Graphic Set-up Wizard beta. This new Wizard should make is easy than ever to create autorun menus. The wizard will not only set up your entire menu, but will now optionally create all the graphics as well! You even get to choose the graphical style! Visit the AUTOption Graphic Set-up Wizard Beta site to download the new beta! click here.

     
 
STYLESKIN 2.0 NOW OUT!!

StyleSkin 2.0 has now been released and can be downloaded from the StyleSkin web site. New features include the ability to use any font in your design, export skins in full Autorun Maestro 2.0 format, new textures, faster rendering zooming and previewing, Windows XP optimisations, as well as much much more. Visit the StyleSkin site to download the new version! click here.

     
 
TASK-O-MATIC 3.0 RELEASED!

Task-O-Matic Version 3.0 now released and available for download! This new version of Task-O-Matic includes a wide range of new features, including the ability to export your lists to web pages, a new right-click menu, the ability to create lists of files in a directory, the ability to edit task descriptions directly in the list interface with a now expandable task description field, an Always-On-Top mode, ability to show an index of your lists in full numbered order, plus much much more! Check out Task-O-Matic's web site for more information as well as to download your copy, click here.

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 2.0 NOW OUT!

Autorun Maestro 2.0 has just been released! With a host of new features, including button and taskbar animation options, easier to use Menu Editor, the capability for fully customized sound schemes, a new image browser, keyboard shortcuts and more! You can click here to check out the new version, as well as download a copy!

     
 
IT'S ALL A LITTLE SIMPLER STILL!

We have made an effort to make our software easier to download and use, as well as our web site easier to read and navigate. All of our autorun packages now come in self extracting EXEs! This has simplified the process of downloading and extracting the software, and has allowed us to simplify the website, as well as file management for both users and us. We have also made changes around the site to simplify it's layout and navigation. These changes should help users quickly locate, download and use the software that interests them. We hope you enjoy our now even easier to use autorun software!

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTORUN ACTION FLASH!

Autorun Action Flash Version 4.1 has just been released. This new version has had a number of new additions, including recursive directory searching so you can move your files when you write your CD and have your Autorun link still work! A number of other features and upgrades have also been added such as the new ability to set your target window size. To check out and download the new version, click here

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTOPTION GRAPHIC RELEASED!

AUTOption Graphic Version 4.2 is now out! Incorporating new features such as task bar animation, individual button sounds, an upgraded Menu Editor and Setup Wizard. The Help system has also been improved, plus more! To check out and and download the new version, click here

     
 
FAQ/ TROUBLE-SHOOTER UPDATED!

Our FAQ/ Trouble-Shooter has just been updated to include even more topics, solutions and answers to frequently asked questions! We receive a great many enquires regarding our autorun software, and we have placed the most common questions, along with their answers, in our FAQ/ Trouble-Shooter. So if you have any questions, queries and the like, then be sure to check it out!. To go to our FAQ/ Trouble-Shooter now, click here

     
 
NEW DIGITAL PHOTO ALBUMS SOFTWARE RELEASED!

Those users with digital cameras or other computer image collections should check out Pollen Software's latest release, SnapAlbum! SnapAlbum is advanced photo management and display software that can create attractive HTML based albums from your photos or images. These albums can then be viewed in your browser, uploaded to the Internet, or shared with others via CD. For more details click here

     
 
NEW VERSION OF BUTTON PUNCHER OUT!

The Button Puncher is a free (for registered users) utility which helps user create graphical buttons for Autorun Maestro and AUTOption Graphic. Some users were receiving an invalid control array error with the previous release of the Button Puncher, this new release overcomes this issue so that no-one should experience the error. If you are a registered user of AUTOption Graphic or Autorun Maestro, and have either not yet downloaded the software or were one of the few who experienced this error then please check out this release Button Puncher. For more details click here

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTOPTION RELEASED!

A new version of AUTOption has just been released! This new versions offers some new functions, resolves a few minor bugs and sees some rework of the help system. For more details click here

     
 
NEW REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS!

We have found that many people choose to register more than one of our autorun CD  packages, not uncommonly choosing to even register every one. These people can now save a significant amount (up to 25%) when registering! We have two separate options available, register any three CD autorun programs, or register all eight CD autorun packages. Either way you save a significant amount off the individual price! We have set up options for both business and personal users. For more details click here

     
 
BUTTON PUNCHER UPGRADE!

Now free for registered users of Autorun  Maestro as well as AUTOption Graphic! The Button Puncher, a button creation program which allows users to quickly create graphical buttons has been upgraded with a host of new features! These include much faster button creation, multiple button styles, browse to open caption list and more! (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO + STYLESKIN PACKAGE!

Due to the recent release of the new version of StyleSkin and its Autorun Maestro export features, and the continuing popularity of the two with registering users, we have now released a discount package for the duo! You can now purchase registration to both Autorun Maestro (personal or business) as well as StyleSkin for a discounted rate of a 20% off the combined cost! See our registration form for details now!

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTORUN MAESTRO!

Autorun Maestro 1.1 has just been released! While this version addresses a couple of small bugs in the first release, more importantly it coincides with the latest release of StyleSkin. StyleSkin now exports skins directly to Autorun Maestro menus. This means you can use StyleSkin to design complex and attractive 3D interfaces easily, and then simply turn them into fully featured Maestro menus with the click of a single button! You can check out the latest version of Autorun Maestro here, or the new release of StyleSkin here.

     
 
VOLUME DISCOUNTS NOW AVAILABLE!

We are now offering a discount of 15% off for purchases of three or more of the same package, at the same time. This means businesses who wish to purchase license to use our software to author CDs in a number of locations or computers can now receive a discount on purchasing multiple licenses. All you have to do is order via the relevant normal order form, and if you put three or more in the quantity field, the discount will automatically apply.

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO NOW RELEASED!

We have now released our new powerful CD menuing software, Autorun Maestro! After much development, Autorun Maestro is now publicly available and ready for purchase. This new menuing software incorporates impressive new features not found in our other Autorun CD software. These include a fully customisable graphical interface with independently placed buttons, transparency, increased button command options, over 10 screen locations as well as many, many other new features. With its extensive features coupled with its focus on ease of use, Autorun Maestro suits all users, from beginner to highly advanced. You can read more about Autorun Maestro, as well as download the shareware, on Maestro's homepage right now! (click here)

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTOPTION!

We have just released a new version of AUTOption! This new version (4.1) adds a few very useful features. These include such features as a color picker for your text color, intelligent file search, and better catering for corrupt key files. You can read more about, as well as download the program at AUTOption's page. (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO BETA UPDATED!

Our new CD autorun software, Autorun Maestro, has just had a new beta released! All known issues with the previous version have been resolved, and a number of new features added. For full details check out the preliminary Autorun Maestro page (click here) or the Beta Testers Area (click here)!

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTOPTION GRAPHIC!

We have just released a new version of AUTOption Graphic! This new version (4.1) adds a few very useful features. These include such features as a color picker for your text color, intelligent file search, and better catering for corrupt key files. You can read more about, as well as download the program at AUTOption Graphic's page. (click here)

     
 
NEW FAQ/ TROUBLE-SHOOTER RELEASED!

Pollen Software is proud to announce the launch of its new advanced FAQ (frequently asked questions)/ Trouble Shooter! This new help area will assist any existing or new users of our autorun CD software in solving any issues they might experience. We have programmed our own software to create and maintain the FAQ/ Trouble Shooter, and will continuously add to the information presented. The format is a familiar tree-view style, which all users should find easy to navigate. The automated nature of this advanced new software means we can keep the FAQ/ Trouble Shooter not only up to date, but up to the minute!   Click here to go to our shiny new FAQ/ Trouble Shooter now!

     
 
STYLESKIN FORM SKINNING WIZARD RELEASED!

The StyleSkin Form Skinning Wizard (beta) has been released! This new tool allows Visual Basic programmers to quickly and easily convert their programs into fully skinned interfaces! The software not only redesigns the VB form, but adds all necessary code (including a graphic TitleBar and drag code), and creates an advanced StyleSkin template ready to skin! If you program in VB, be sure to check out this addition. Registration to the Skin Wizard is included with StyleSkin! Click here for more information.

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO BETA RELEASED!

Pollen Software is proud to announce the arrival (beta) of its latest CD autorun program, Autorun Maestro! Autorun Maestro is the most advanced CD autorun software we have developed to date, with features like freely shaped forms, independently placed buttons, more button functions, settable tab order, and much, much more! You can check out the preliminary information and download the beta at the Autorun Maestro homepage (click here).

     
 
ALL NEW WEBSITE!

Our entire website has been redesigned! The new pages should not only be clearer to read, but faster to load and easier to navigate. The site has also been redesigned to be easier to maintain. Please change your bookmarks to reflect the new location of pages. We hope you like the new look!

     
 
FASTMENU 2.0 NOW RELEASED!

FastMenu 2.0 is now OUT! With a range of new features FastMenu 2.0 is now complete with its own Setup Wizard and upgraded Menu Editor. It now supports animated title graphics and an expiry feature! This new expiry feature means you can advise the end user that the information on the CD is now considered out of date (great for catalogue CDs, pricelists, product brochures, company or personal resumes, even such CDs as training and certification programs) and let the user know just where they might go for an update etc.

You can check out the new version and download you own copy at FastMenu's homepage. (
click here)

     
 
FASTMENU V 2.0 BETA RELEASED!

The Beta for FastMenu Version 2.0 has now been released! This new version will see the addition of a number of new elements into FastMenu, and our autorun software in general! It introduces a new Setup Wizard, graphic animation capability, as well as a number of unique new features. An "Expiry Date" feature has been added. This can be used to let the end user know the CD is now out of date and can be very useful in product or pricelist CDs. Also new features such as the ability to drag and drop buttons to move them in the button order, separate Button Properties, Animation and Expiry dialogs in the Menu Editor make the software incredibly easy to use. You can download and try out the new version in the Beta Testing Centre! (click here)

     
 
STYLESKIN 1.1 BETA RELEASED!

The Beta for StyleSkin Version 1.1 has been released! This new version introduces new Accent Effects including Surface Shine, Display Glow, Button Glow and Display Grain. It also introduces a scrollable, sizable Effects browser which displays thumbnails of all your effects for easy selection! For complete information, and to download your copy StyleSkin site! (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC BUTTON PUNCHER!

The AUTOption Graphic Button Puncher is a new program which is free to registered users of AUTOption Graphic! This great little program has been designed to quickly create any number of buttons for use in AUTOption Graphic. Its great when creating quick menus and you do not want to worry about spending too much time on custom buttons! Click Here for full info!

     
 
AUTORUN ACTION FLASH V4 RELEASED!

Autorun Action Flash Version 4 has now been released! Autorun Action Flash now comes complete with its own Setup Wizard, settable screen location, the ability to prompt to install a viewer, regcode masking, settable execution timing... the list goes on! Check out the Autorun Action Flash WebPages for more details!!

     
 
AUTORUN ACTION FLASH V4 BETA!

The Version 4 Beta for Autorun Action Flash is now available for download! The new version will be able to prompt for viewer installation, have settable screen position, as well as a separate Setup Wizard! You can download the Beta Version from the Beta Testing Area now!

     
 
STYLESKIN GETS GOLD FROM ZDNET!!!

ZDNet has awarded StyleSkin its highest accolade, a 5 stars Gold Medal! We thank the good people at ZDNet, and we hope all our users enjoy the award winning software! Please see StyleSkin's site for more information of this award-winning software! (click here). We encourage anyone creating graphical autorun interfaces (e.g. AUTOption Graphic) to take a look at what StyleSkin can do for them.

     
 
STYLESKIN IS NOW RELEASED!!!

After an intensive development process and much anticipation StyleSkin is now RELEASED! StyleSkin now offers not only revolutionary template driven rendering capability, but a native template editor, 24 different texture styles (each adjustable), specialised photo rendering capabilities (to turn you favorite image into a skin), as well as a full range of skinning features! All for only $29.95!!!! Click Here to go to StyleSkin's website!

     
 
AUTOPTION VERSION 4.0 GETS GOLD!

Following on the release and subsequent 5-Star rating of AUTOption Graphic, the newly released AUTOption V4 has also earned the 5-Star rating by ZDNet! We encourage everyone to have a look at these Autorun programs, they are both powerful, easy to use menu programs that have now been made even better in Version 4! For more information on these programs, or to download your copy, you can click on their respective name in the menu to the left. Have Fun!

     
 
AUTOVIEW VERSION 2 RELEASED!

AutoView has undergone a major upgrade! This version sees the introduction of a separate INI editor, as well as the ability for the author to set the installation message shown to the User when the a viewer for his/her document type is not found. Registration Code masking has also been added, to help protect registered users from piracy. For a full rundown of the new features or to download your copy please see AutoView's homepage! (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION VERSION 4 RELEASED!

Following hot on the heels of the release of Version 4 of AUTOption Graphic is the Version 4 release of AUTOption (Standard). With a host of new features, AUTOption 4.0 strengthens the already powerful features of AUTOption. With the inclusion of a Setup Wizard the AUTOption package is now easier to use than ever, also sporting upgrades to the Menu Editor. This upgrade also encompasses such new features as button animation, placeable minimise and exit controls and a host of other upgrades! For a full rundown of the new features or to download your copy please see AUTOption Graphic's homepage! (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC VERSION 4 RELEASED!

With fantastic new features, AUTOption Graphic Version 4.0 has now been released! New features include button image and placement animation, full keyboard access to buttons, a Setup Wizard, improved Menu Editor, RegCode masking, Minimise and Exit controls, the list goes on! For a full rundown of the new features or to download your copy please see AUTOption Graphic's homepage! (click here)

     
 
BIG CHANGES FOR A NEW COMPANY!

Talk about changes! As you no doubt have noticed we have become a company and we have even gotten our own Internet Site! We wish to thank all of the multitude who have supported us and registered our software, especially those who have provided invaluable feedback and suggested feature enhancements. We ask that all our loyal customers bear with us as we settle into our new domain, obviously the site will have to be tweaked a little to accommodate the changes. In the meantime I encourage anyone who uses WinAmp to check out our Pollen Software WinAmp skins! Have Fun and Thank You!

     
 
PUBLIC BETAS FOR BOTH AUTOPTIONS!

AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic Version 4.0 public beta have just been released. With a dizzying array of new features, the betas for both programs have been released for those adventurous enough to explore unfinished software. If you consider yourself one of these bold venturers then please take a look at the new Beta Testing Area! (click here)

     
 
NEW SKINNING SERVICE!

We now have a skinning service! We have introduced this service for FREE! (to registered user of AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic) You can design your skin using a template and send it off to us, we'll then send you four skins back, with different button settings in each skin.

You can check out this service more on the pages for AUTOption or AUTOption Graphic!

     
 
NEW VERSION OF AUTOPAGE!

A number of new features have been added to AutoPage!

• You can now choose where you would like the menu to appear on screen. You can select the center or any of the four corners.

• The menu editor/ creator has been redesigned to allow easier, faster menu creation and editing.

• Demo mode, where the screens were automatically cycled has now been limited. This demo only occurs if the User has not pushed a button, minimising any disruption to the launched command.

• Registration Code has now been masked. To protect Users from having their registration code used by someone else the registration code is now masked in the INI.

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC SETUP WIZARD BETA!

All new! announcing the AUTOption Graphic Setup Wizard. This program allows you to set up your menu in AUTOption Graphic quickly and easily. This wizard takes you through setting up your menu step by step!!! Check it out NOW! (click here)

     
 
PHOTO CLOCK FREEWARE RELEASED!

We have released Photo Clock, which is a fun little clock which you can customize by adding your own background image and changing the configuration and colors of the clock elements...

its a special gift for our web browsers...and ITS FREE! Have Fun!

     
 
MAJOR UPGRADE FOR AUTOPTIONS!

Both AUTOptions have had a major upgrade, with new features and an even easier interface to program in. Among the plethora of changes are such items as:

• Enhanced Button Setting and moving in programmer.
• Completely rewritten button properties module in programmer. With scrollable image list for setting button images (AUTOption Graphic Only).
• All New Properties Dialog for Setting button properties.
• Accessory Text, a separate Formattable Text area
• Button Description - provide further information on your buttons, then when the User positions the mouse over a button the accessory text changes to display the button description you entered.
• More accurate dialog positioning, and faster load-up.
• Fully redone Help Files.
• Commandline Arguments for any and all buttons.
• Buttons can be individually set to exit if the User clicks them.

Please see help file for full information!

     
 
AUTOPAGE & FASTMENU GET UPGRADED!

You can now implement a full screen background IN AutoPage by including a Windows Metafile! Just create your metafile (in PowerPoint or another program capable of creating and saving a Windows Metafile), name it "back.wmf" and include it with your program. The the program loads it will display the metafile behind it, covering the entire screen.

FastMenu's INI Programmer has been upgraded to allow easier opening of sub-menu INIs. This has involved adding a "Open" button to allow the User to open any INI while in the INI programmer (rather than dragging and dropping the INI into the EXE file)!

     
 
NEW - FREEPLAY FREEWARE!!

FreePlay allows you to autorun a CD whenever you wish. This handy little utility simply starts the autorun program on the CD as if you had just inserted the CD. This can be handy if you have auto-insert notification turned off on your machine. It can also be useful for normal users who find themselves ejecting CDs just to get the initial autorun menu to come up!

     
 
BOTH AUTOPTIONS GET UPGRADED

AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic have both been upgraded! You can now create INIs for installing viewers, in case the User does not have a program capable of viewing the document you tried to open. If the User does not have a viewer for a document you have tried to open, AUTOption can automatically load a new INI to offer installable viewers, information and options to the User. If the User does not have a program (e.g. a Web Browser) capable of viewing the document you are attempting to open on their machine (e.g. a HTML document), then AUTOption/ AUTOption Graphic will immediately take them to a nested menu (e.g. html.ini) from which they can install the program. You can do this for as many document types as you like! Please see help files for full information!

     
 
AUTORUN ACTION FLASH NEW VERSION

There was a minor bug in the new animated version of Autorun Action Flash. This bug, which caused the flash screen to load up and halt under some configurations, has been remedied and anyone with Autorun Action Flash version 3.0 who has experienced these problems are advised to download the new version (3.0.1).

     
 
AUTOPTIONS GET CAPTIONS

You can now add a Title Bar, as well as have that text reflected in the Windows TaskBar! Title Bar Caption can be changed for each menu/ submenu, or if no text is entered, then no Title Bar will be displayed.

This is particularly handy if you feel strongly that you want text in the button in the TaskBar (in order for text to appear there the program must have a Title Bar)

     
 
ANIMATED FLASH SCREENS WITH AAF

With Autorun Action Flash you can now have ANIMATED flash screens! Simple to implement, and very flexible, you can animated your flash screen with as many frames as you wish. You can set the animation speed, which can cater for a range of animation effects, from highly graphical animations to simple screen swapping! You can even cycle the animation indefinitely for as long as the flash screen stays up!

     
 
AUTOPAGE GETS WIRED FOR SOUND

You can now implement full sound schemes with AutoPage! With sound events for Start, Exit, Scroll Left, Scroll Right and Command execute! Each event is set by the presence of the relevant wave file. You need only include wave files for the events you wish to associate a sound for, and the wave files can easily be replaced with your own sounds. Full details can be found in the programs readme file.

     
 
NEW VERSION OF FASTMENU & MORE

With FastMenu you can now pass commandline arguments to any programs opened with your buttons!

With both FastMenu and Autorun Action Flash you can now specify the CD-Drive in any Commandline Arguments! With a new variable (%CD%) you can use in your Commandline arguments you can specify the drive your CD is in. This enhances the ability to include on your CD programs which can open/ view/ edit the documents on your CD!

     
 
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

For some software packages the registration package people were sent indicated they were authorised for personal use for any new versions of the package which came out. This was erroneous, as you are authorized for Purchased Use for any new version which come out.

This means that if you registered for Business Level, then you are authorized for Business Use for any new version which come out. If you registered for Personal Level, the you are authorized to use any new versions for Personal Use. Basically I'm not going to charge you an "upgrade" fee to get the new features.

I have changed the registration package to reflect this.

     
 
NEW BUILD FOR FASTMENU

A User found an issue with FastMenu on their system when the program was run from the CD. The program could not find the title bitmap unless it was placed in the root directory. Not sure why this happened, but suspect certain versions of Windows caused it.

I have rewritten the image loadup, and it now works on these systems. If you were experiencing this sort of problem, please download an update!

     
 
NEW FEATURES

There are New features for Both AUTOptions, AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic!

You can now place buttons horizontal as well as vertical! This means you can line the buttons up horizontally (e.g. along the bottom of your background), or vertically in a column (e.g. along the right side of your background).

     
 
AUTOption & AUTOption Graphic

There appeared to be issues with AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic when Large Screen Fonts were used. This was most obvious in AUTOption Graphic, where the buttons were moved slightly to the right and down when viewed on a computer with Large Screen Fonts set on.

I have reprogrammed the necessary modules, including those in the AUTOption Programmers. This has involved a change in the INI files, so existing INIs will have to be recreated. If you have an existing INI file set, you can open it up and change the two large numbers on lines 6 and 7 of AUTOption INI files or on lines 4 and 5 of AUTOption Graphic INI files to allow loadup. The numbers would typically be divided by 15 to correct them (assuming you did not have Large Screen Fonts set on your computer).

If anyone still has any issues with Large Screen Fonts, or any other matter, please do not hesitate in emailing me. Its this way we find problems which never occur in our experience.

     
 
NEW SITE DESIGN

Well, you can see what I have been doing for the past two weeks! As you have most probably noticed by now, the site has had a complete redesign! Could two sites be more different???

The site now pushes the limit of what is possible with HTML today. I'm not saying it uses oodles of Java, but rather that it should look good in the latest browsers (I have tested it in MS Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0 as well as Internet Explorer 3.0), while downloading in record time (as opposed to my old design which took a significant amount of time to download, and was not as well presented in Netscape).

I have not seen the methods I have used here used anywhere else, central to the design is the fragmentation of the component parts of the images. This allows both the flexibility of self adjusting images, but also faster download time. This means that the menu to the left has been compiled, on screen, out of many slivers of images, but comprising of only a few component parts, which are then meshed to appear as one image. I managed this by using the end caps and dividers as images, while the "middle" is a cell tile. This works vertically for the Menu and Title Boxes, and horizontally for the dividers and link boxes.

Due to the advances made in HTML, this site may look somewhat lacking in older browsers... in IE3 the site will look as it has been designed with the exception of the links which are all dark green (I can only specify global color for links in this version of HTML). You should upgrade. This site is best viewed in True Color (or High Color, if you must).

     
 
NEW VERSIONS

I've been busy this last weekend (okay and today, and yesterday) improving the options in AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic! Both have improved load-up, compatibility, more sound options and new ReadMe's. I have also programmed attractive sound event scheduling into the programs (such that for example if the program has a button click sound, and an exit sound, and the program is set to exit when a button is clicked then the program plays the button sound and executes the button, then plays the exit sound and exits, remaining on top until the procedure is completed. Trust me, it looks and sounds great.

AUTOption Graphic has one more sound event than AUTOption, Mouse-Over. It also has much improved load-up for Slow CD-ROM drives. The program will now load-up its graphics fully before showing itself at all (this has been implemented on AUTOption as well).

     
 
NEW PROGRAMS FOR SALE!

Payment Systems have been set up for the new software, and they are now for sale!

I have also made some minor changed to the AUTOption and AUTOption Graphic Executables. There were a reported instance of the background graphics having problems loading up on submenus. I have reprogrammed this module and it should work fine for everybody now.

In both programs I have changed the load-up order so that the initial load-up is smoother on slow machines with slow CD-ROM drives. I have also programmed it to now unload the buttons, load up the background graphic, then load-up the new buttons on menu swapping.

     
 
VERSION UPGRADES

I have upgraded all the programs again! This round there are NO FUNCTIONAL CHANGES. Instead I have modified them for cosmetic and feedback improvements. These include:

All programs have a new path code "%", which indicates the file is in the same directory as the application. PLEASE NOTE: This is for cosmetic purposes only, and is not to be used for anything other than commands (i.e. logo images, INI files etc DO NOT use this). It has been introduced to allow us to set the software up to open its own files when you download them (regardless of where you unzip them).

NEW ICONS! I have given the programs a new set of icons. These are more attractive, as well as more indicative of the programs they represent. Originally my design intention was to give them all "generic" icons, which would be suitable for representing the CD, however this is probably not needed as it limits peoples understanding of what is possible, as well as the icons I can use for the programs.

Root Directory Messaging. I have received over the last week or so a number of emails from people who are trying to run the software from the Root Directory. As stated in the readme files this DOES NOT WORK. Now the program will message the User and ask that the program be moved from the Root directory.

     
 
TWO NEW PROGRAMS!

TWO new programs released: AutoPage & FastMenu! These programs are not for sale at this point, as I set up ordering systems for them.

     
 
Autorun Action Menu Feature Enhancements!

Autorun Action Flash has gotten its own INI file programmer! You can now setup the software using the supplied INI file generator, allowing you fast and simple implementation of the software.

     
 
ALL NEW VERSIONS!

Please Note that today I have upgraded ALL the programs with improvements that makes them more compatible with executing some older DOS programs and batch files! If you use the programs for these purposes you may wish to download the newer version for enhanced compatibility.

I have also made them compatible with Large Screen Fonts. If you were experiencing the form (and hence the background image) resizing too small then you can download a new copy to fix it up.

All Readme Files have been rewritten to make them clearer and more consistent with each other. You can read each of these from the respective software's pages below.

In preparation for Online payment the Registration System has changed! For complete details on the new Registration System and registration levels available please click here.

ONLINE PAYMENT NOW AVAILABLE!

     
 
AutoView Released!

An initial (beta) version of AutoView was released. Fully tested version available soon!

     
 
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