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This new version of IconWorkshop™ includes a feature to compile Icon Libraries as install package ready for distribution. Additionally, a feature has been added to force the user to enter an activation code to proceed with installation (optional feature). Before reading with this topic, you need to know how to compile an Icon Library. Click here to read the related topics if necessary. Two kinds of Activation Codes have been implemented in IconWorkshop™: 1. Based on the User Name: The user must enter its name and the activation code using this format: 1234-1234-1234-1234 (4 groups of 4 digits). • Pro: The user has to provide his name if he wants to publish the code. • Con: The author has to manually generate a code for each user. 2. Based on a Serial Number: The user just enters a longer activation code using this format: 123456-1234-1234-1234-1234 • Pro: The author can automatically generate a list of codes. • Con: The user can anonymously share his code on Internet.
Compile an Icon Library with Activation Code 1. When preparing to compile an Icon Library (using the Compilation Wizard), you see the following screen (Step 5 of 6): 2.
Click to check the option "Use an
Activation Code" ( 3.
In the Icon Library ID zone ( You can change it but we recommend you to keep it "as is" and to enter the same ID each time you compile THIS library. Of course, you will change this ID when you'll compile another Library. 4.
In the Company/Author ID zone
( You can change it the first time you compile a Library, but we recommend you to keep it unchanged after. 5. If you want to use the Activation Codes based on the username (see the figure above for the differences), check the option "Code Based on User Name". 6. When done, click "Next" to proceed with the compilation... Generate Codes based on the User Name 1. If you have chosen to use the system of activation codes based on the username during the compilation: Choose Edit/Generate Activation Codes or press Alt+F6. A dialog box opens: 2.
In the Library ID ( 3.
In the User Name zone ( Your User Name : John Smith Your Activation Code : 1527-9872-0984-6717 Generate Codes based on Serial Numbers 1. If you have chosen to use the system of activation codes NOT based on the username (i.e. based on Serial Codes) during the compilation: Choose Edit/Generate Activation Codes or press Alt+F6. The above dialog box opens. 2.
In the Library ID (see above 3.
In the From and To
Number zones (
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). The whole dialog box enables.
), you see a large hexadecimal number. This ID will identify
your Icon Library (used during activation code generation and verification).
This is just a proposal based on your Icon Library properties.
), you see another large hexadecimal number. This ID will
identify yourself or your company (used during activation code generation
and verification). This is just a proposal based on your Company Name
properties.
), enter the name of the user then click the "
), the code is generated and displayed in the
). A text
is also automatically copied in the clipboard as in this example (useful
if you send an email to your customer):
), enter the first and the last number
of the list of codes to generate. When done, click the "
). A standard Save As dialog
box opens. Select a location and a new filename (TXT). When done, click
OK. The file is generated.