Technical details and credits


AcuteFinder is written using the following tools and utilities:

 

Delphi rapid application development system from Borland
File and folder browsing components, and SmartSerialMail from JAM software in Germany
Various component libraries from TurboPower were used for handling of ZIP-files, checksum calculations, and more. They are now available as open source on SourceForge.net
Grid components from Bergsoft.net
Some components from the ElPack4 library made by LMD Innovative
Progress bars and other components from TMS-software
Image viewing components from Hicomponents.com
Components for archive scanning from ZipTV
Icon editing was done by help of MicroAngelo from Eclipsit
Most icons are from Glyfx.com
The help file and the printable User manual were created using Help & Manual and TNT screen capture utility from ECsoftware in Austria
Installation was created using InnoSetup by Jordan Russell and ISTool by Bjørnar Henden
TopStyle from BradSoft.com and PicturePublisher from Corel were used for web design
UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables) by Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar
Database used for web usage tracking and registration of downloads, is mySQL from mySQL AB
TurboDemo was used to create interactive demonstrations for our website
TrueBoxshot was used to create box images for the website

 

All these tools are highly recommended, of course!