ES Clipboard Monitor Engine (Version 1.3.4)
	ES Clipboard Monitor Engine is a pure Java application that monitors the clipboard for images. When a new image is copied to the clipboard, it utilizes the same base Java engines available in the ES Image Printer Driver. The default option is to save the images to a specified location in the following formats: PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, Multi-Page TIFF, PNM, JPEG 2000, GIF, and PDF. Color formats supported: 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit color, 8 and 16-bit gray scale, and black and white. In addition to simply saving the images in various formats, they can also automatically be passed as parameters to a specified program. By default, upon image detection, a dialog is displayed in which the user may choose whether or not they want to process/intercept an image copied to the clipboard. This dialog can be disabled so automatic interception always occurs. All of these settings can be configured via XML files, in addition to the displayable GUI dialogs. Detailed Feature List Order the ES Clipboard Monitor Engine It also supports sending an email to anyone via SMTP. The images printed are added as attachments to the email, and users may type in a full text message for the body of the email. This is accomplished by displaying a graphical user interface at print time, which is optional. This interface can be suppressed to now be displayed at each print. FTP sending is also an option with the engine. The images that are produced can automatically be uploaded to a FTP server on any TCP/IP network (Intranet, Internet, etc). The engine is driven by XML files that can be administered and changed for use in business environments or for mass capturing and/or control. They can even be configured to download XML from a remote server. USES All of these options make the clipboard monitor engine an excellent tool for bug reporting, problem tracking, etc., for businesses wanting to maximize their business time. For home users, the engine is great for capturing screenshots of web sites, images from other programs, emails, sharing screenshots with friends and family, etc. All businesses (small, medium, and large) deal with and rely on many other computer programs in order to maximize their employees' time. They often utilize both, 3rd party software, and in-house software, developed specifically for their needs. Almost all businesses have had the experience of finding show-stopping bugs in various programs which prevent them from getting their job done. Often time, businesses have an entire department committed to helping the users either find work arounds for the software, ways to fix the software, or submit incident reports to the developers of the software. This is a very time consuming task, not only for the computer support department, but also the employees that use the software who must communicate the problems to the support department in a clear manner so that the real problem can be understood. This is where the ES Clipboard Monitor Engine can be of great aid and save businesses thousands, if not millions, of dollars a year. A picture can speak a thousand words, and that is exactly what the clipboard monitor engine does. With the simple capture of any image, screenshot, etc., images are produced which can be instantly emailed to a support person, transfered to an FTP server, or simply saved to the local computer's storage with one simple click. All of this can happen in the background too, without requiring user interaction, thus saving MORE time for the employees, while maximizing the information for someone to help troubleshoot the problem. Not only can the ES Clipboard Monitor Engine do what was mentioned above, it has been designed to easily develop and plug in other interfaces, so that businesses may tightly integrate with their own support systems, environment, etc. If a certain interface is important to your business, don't hesitate to ask about it, even if it is a completely custom interface. We are dedicated to helping our clients make their businesses more economical and to save them time. After all, time is money. The following link contains example screenshots taken with the ES Clipboard Monitor Engine. It demonstrates how the sample screenshots were created for using the ES Image Printer Driver. Each image represents a capture using the 'Print Screen' button on Windows while doing a print from Microsoft Word. Image Samples Created by the ES Clipboard Monitor Engine PLATFORM SPECIFICATIONS Supported Operating Systems With Installer: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, and XP. Unofficially Supported Operating Systems Without Installer (ZIP file): Any operating system with Java 1.4+. This includes Linux, AIX, Solaris, Mac OS X, etc. The product was tested successfully on Mac OS X (10.3). ES Clipboard Monitor Engine requires Java to be used. Any compatible JRE (Java Runtime Environment) of version 1.4 or greater may be used, but the installer defaults to installing the 1.5.0_06 JRE. HOME PRICING Order Home License - $10 BUSINESS PRICING Order Seat License(s) - $20 each SOURCECODE PRICING The full sourcecode to the ES Clipboard Monitor Engine, as well as all other products, may be purchased from Everlast Software. For pricing or more information, please contact us. MANUALS User Manual VERSION CHANGES 1.3.3 to 1.3.4 -------------- 1) Created new installer to support Windows Vista and Windows 7. 1.3.1 to 1.3.3 -------------- 1) Bug fixes. 2) Performance enhancements. 1.3.0 to 1.3.1 -------------- 1) Bug fixes related to users with limited security access on a system. 2) Optimized installer file size. 3) Other minor performance enhancements and fixes. 1.2.9 to 1.3.0 -------------- 1) Startup performance has improved significantly. 2) An XML option in the Clipboard Monitor Engine file called 'clearClipboardAfterCapture' can be set to true to greatly improve performance after a capture. 3) Minor bug fixes. 1.2.8 to 1.2.9 -------------- 1) An optional icon can now appear in the system tray. The icon allows a user to quickly access the engine's settings and also shutdown the clipboard monitor engine. 1.2.6 to 1.2.8 -------------- 1) An option to create GIF images is now available. 2) Fixed minor bugs. 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 -------------- 1) The clipboard monitor engine now gives the ability to choose from a wide variety of output color formats. 2) Fixed minor bugs. 3) Performance enhancements. 1.2.4 to 1.2.5 -------------- 1) Fixed bugs, including one related to executing console programs failing under certain conditions. 1.1.4 to 1.2.4 -------------- 1) Fixed bugs. 2) Ability to specify binary or color TIFF compression using the following values: 'CCITT T.6','CCITT T.4','CCITT RLE','PackBits','LZW','JPEG','Deflate','ZLib'. 3) Ability to specify the SMTP port number via the Email Engine XML file. 4) JPEG 2000 compression now configurable via XML setting. 5) Ability to hide specific settings tabs (for more controlled usage in business environments) via XML flags. 6) Developer release - Engine can now call a Java class that implements a single method interface or call a DLL function. 7) Added option to turn off auto numbering of images (when the same file names already exist they will just be overwritten). 8) Updated Windows Java version to 6.0. The new version improves performance and fixes bugs. 9) Progress of captures can be monitored by an icon in the system tray (requires Java 6 - included in Windows installer). 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 -------------- 1) Fixed bugs, including one that prevented SMTP emailing from working if the Database Import Engine is enabled. 1.1.0 to 1.1.3 -------------- 1) Added the ability to generate thumbnails (of specified size). 2) Fixed minor bugs. 3) Updated user manual. 1.0.9 to 1.1.0 -------------- 1) Updated program icons. 2) Fixed minor bugs. 3) Updated user manual. 1.0.8 to 1.0.9 -------------- 1) Added the ability to send SOAP messages with the files inside to web services, HTTP servers, etc. 2) Fixed minor bugs. 1.0.4 to 1.0.8 -------------- 1) Added the ability to save files directly into a database via JDBC or ODBC. 2) Fixed the Windows 98 and ME installer to install Java 1.5.0_06 properly (would sometimes skip before). 3) Added directory and file tags so dynamic keywords may be used. A few examples are GUID, User directory, timestamp, date, host name, etc. 4) Fixed several bugs. 1.0.3 to 1.0.4 -------------- 1) Fixed a bug in regards to Large Buffer Protocol Engine classname getting corrupted. Specific error was "The specified engine name 'Large Buffer Protocol Engine' had an invalid class name of 'com.everlast.engine.XMLEngine' set. Please verify that the XML is not corrupt." 2) Added an email dialog for users to optionally supply an email address so they can be notified when their related bugs are possibly fixed. 3) Fixed a bug related to the Clipboard Monitor Engine failing on certain occassions. 4) Fixed other minor bugs. 1.0.0 to 1.0.3 -------------- 1) Added multi-page TIFF support. 2) Added LZW compression for color TIFF and Multi-TIFF to reduce file size. 3) Added a browse button for selecting output directory in settings dialog. 4) Fixed various minor bugs. 5) Corrected mistakes in the user manual. 6) Changing the output file format in the settings dialog automatically updates the file extension. 7) Improved exception handling. 8) Made demo expiration more friendly. 9) Made Clipboard Engine launchable on non-Windows Operating Systems by executing the 'es_clipboard_monitor_engine.jar' file. CONTACT For any questions regarding pricing, additional options, development, sourcecode, or custom integration, please contact info@everlastsoftware.com. We are very flexible and will work hard to meet your needs.