Axialis AX-Cursors, cursor editor and library manager

Axialis AX-Cursors 4.5 is a powerful and easy to use cursor editing and managing program that is ideal for retouching, creating, archiving and distributing cursors. AX-Cursors 4.5 handles Fixed (.CUR) and Animated (.ANI) cursors. No add-on, all is included in AX-Cursors 4.5!
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A fabulous editor:
AX-Cursors 4.5 allows you to create all kind of cursors (sizes from 16x16 to 72x72, custom sizes, black & white to 16,8 Million colors). The built-in editor includes numerous painting tools: gradients (vertical, horizontal, radial), lines, rectangles, ellipses, text insertion, mirrors, rotations, clipboard cut/copy/paste (with scale options and automatic color conversion if needed), color replacer, 3D Frame, multiple brush size and shape, up to 16 undo/redo, advanced palette support, transparent drag & drop, fill and more. This new version allows you to create multiple images fixed cursors (several colors and sizes in the same cursor) and a fantastic feature will permit you to create an animated cursor from an Autodesk FLIC file!
A powerful librarian:
Axialis AX-Cursors 4.5 is also a powerful tool for creating, modifying and managing cursor libraries. This new version includes many new functions: read/write ACL cursor libraries, rename cursors within libraries, full drag & drop support, multiple import/export, selective display, dockable librarian and much more!
Customizing Windows:
A very useful built in utility will allow you to customize mouse cursors in Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0. Many of these cursors cannot be modified using standard Windows tools.
Compiling and distributing libraries:
The best feature of all, an exclusive function allows you to compile a cursor library (or a selection of cursors) into a stand-alone executable EXE file that you can distribute freely. The user of this EXE file will be able to view, extract, print cursors and customize Windows!

In short, AX-Cursors is a powerful, user-friendly tool meant for both end-users and professionals.

What's new in version 4.5 ?

• New interface (flat bars, IE4 style toolbar)
• Favorite list management (as Microsoft Internet Explorer)
• Enhanced bitmap importation with area selection and transparent color picker
• Exportation as bitmap (.BMP)
• Transparent/Inverted color customization
• Save as DLL
• Creation of a blank Cursor Library (ACL)
• New smart document windows reorganization
• Electronic online registration
• Contextual Helps in dialog boxes
• Compatible with CURSORDLL generated DLL files
• Many little problems corrected

Features

• Built-in Editor
• Create new fixed cursors (with multiple image formats in the same cursor) and new animated cursors (several frames in the cursor)
• A fantastic feature permits to create a new animated cursor from an Autodesk FLI/FLC animation in seconds.
• Many color formats: black & white, 16 colors, 256 colors (dithered), 256 colors (indexed) & True color (16,8 millions colors)
• Many sizes: 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64, 72x72 and custom sizes (8 to 256 pixels - possibly not square)
• Up to 16 Undo/Redo for each opened editor window
• Editor grid with display toggle
• Local tool bar with display toggle
• Zoom in, zoom out and automatic zoom (fit to window)
• Clipboard support (copy/cut/paste with scale options)
• Print and print preview of the editor content
• Adding the contents of the editor to the librarian as a new cursor
• The editor supports multiple image cursors with save as ICO function
• Many drawing tools : color picker, color replacer, pencil, brush, flood fill, line, 3D boxes, rectangle and ellipse (filled or not)
• 12 brushes (many sizes and shapes)
• Hot Spot tool to specify the point to use for clicks
• Gradient options for each tool (solid, linear gradient and radial gradient)
• Flip horizontally and vertically
• Rotation (90 degrees)
• Import external JPEG or BMP bitmap into the cursor image (the colors are automatically mapped according cursor image format)
• Add text to the image (specifying font, size..)
• Color support
• AX-Cursors supports many color formats : black & white, 16 colors, 256 colors (dithered), 256 colors (indexed) & True color (16,8 millions colors)
• Manage colors using a floating or dockable toolbar
• Modify RGB components of a color using build in sliders
• Save/retrieve a customized palette
• Create gradient between 2 colors (in indexed 256 color palettes)
• Shortcut to swap background and foreground colors
• Modifying cursors in EXE, DLL, VBX…
• You can modify EXE, DLL, CPL, OCX, VBX and DRV files
• Read/write 16 and 32 bits files
• Easy modification : Load, modify cursor(s) and Save
• The librarian
• Powerful build in cursor librarian placed in a dockable window
• Display toggle
• Explorer like interface which permits you to organize your cursor libraries in a hierarchical tree
• Open an cursor in an editor window by a simple mouse double-click
• Full Drag & Drop support
• ACL format support (reading & writing)
• Rename cursors within libraries (with automatic indexing)
• Compile a part (or the whole) of an cursor library into an independent EXE file for the distribution
• Open a library as an independent document
• Customize cursor display (colors, sizes and information)
• Import one or more cursor files at once
• Export one or more cursors to an ACL file
• Export an cursor to an ICO file
• Print and print preview of a library (cursors are printed in an array)
• Compiling and distributing cursors
• A powerful function which permits you to select cursors in a library and compile them as an independent EXE file that can be distributed
• NO ROYALTIES!
• You can specify a library name and an author/copyright text
• The end user of the compiled library can customize Windows cursor related settings (see the "Customizing Windows" section)
• Customizing Windows
• Customize Windows standard cursors : arrow, wait, move, resize, and more..
• Customize cursors by a simple Drag & Drop from the librarian or from an open program (EXE, DLL...)
• Miscellaneous
• Multiple documents interface
• Floating and dockable toolbars
• Dockable preview window at scale 1:1
• Automatic document windows placement within the working area
• Many Hotkeys and contextual menus
• Uninstall procedure (100% Windows compatible)
• Year 2000 compliant
• And much more…

System requirements
Minimum
486 CPU, Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, 8 MB RAM, 256 color resolution.
Recommended
Pentium CPU, Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT 4.0, 16 MB RAM, 16 or 24 bits color, 1024x768 pixels resolution, Internet.

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