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# Readme for ImageMeister™ v2.0, April 17, 2000

## What's ImageMeister?

> ImageMeister is an extensible, Java-based disk browser. It allows you to navigate your mounted disk drives, and view files. ImageMeister comes with viewers for GIF and JPEG files built-in.

> Most importantly, you can create your own plugins in Java, allowing ImageMeister to show files of other types.

> The files used by ImageMeister are stored in the 'imeister' folder, which contains the following files and folders:

> - imrunMS.bat, imrunSN.bat - batch files which run ImageMeister on Windows
> - imrun.sh - a shell script which runs ImageMeister on Unix/Linux
> - SDK - contains a tutorial and source code for an ImageMeister plugin
> - plugins - put your ImageMeister plugins in this folder
> - data - contains data used internally by ImageMeister

> The API for creating plugins is fairly simple to use, and no native coding is required. The 'SDK' folder contains tutorial.html, which describes how to create an ImageMeister plugin. The 'SDK\example' folder contains the source and object code for the sample plugin described in the tutorial.

> ImageMeister is an example of an application written using JConfig. It uses JConfig to obtain the icons for files and folders, to iterate directories, to launch URLs, and for other functionality.

> Information on installing ImageMeister for your platform is included in the following files:

> - wininfo.html (Windows)
> - macinfo.html (Mac)
> - nixinfo.html (Unix/Linux)

## Redistributing ImageMeister

> Contact us to obtain pricing information for redistributing ImageMeister. Custom versions can also be provided.

## Legal Information

> The 'common' folder contains 'imeister.zip', which contains the .class files used by ImageMeister. Note that this file is not part of the JConfig Redistributable Components.

> ImageMeister is Copyright (c) 1997,1998,1999,2000 Samizdat Productions. All Rights Reserved. ImageMeister and JConfig are trademarks of Samizdat Productions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

> ImageMeister is provided for private, personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use is expressly forbidden. You may not redistribute this version of ImageMeister in any manner or under any circumstances whatsoever without the prior written permission of Samizdat Productions.

> If you distribute plugins for use with ImageMeister, we ask that you include the following information on your Web site or in your readme file:

>     "You can download the latest version of ImageMeister from

>     	http://www.tolstoy.com/samizdat/imagemeister.html

>     ImageMeister is a Trademark of Samizdat Productions."

> By using this software, you agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement.

> This software is provided on an "as-is" basis; use this software at your own risk. No warranty of fitness for any purpose is claimed, implicitly or otherwise.

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