///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // File Manager StepUp // for Microsoft(R) Windows(tm) 3.1 or later // Version 1.0 // Shareware Edition // Copyright (c) 1994, ChaoSoft. // All rights reserved. // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This file provides information for Shareware Distributors and Disk Vendors who wish to distribute the FM StepUp package. The following paragraph is an extract from the license agreement regarding the distribution of the Shareware version of FM StepUp: 3. Distribution. You are allowed to make as many copies of the Shareware version of the SOFTWARE as you wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; and distribute the Shareware version of the SOFTWARE in its unmodified form, as long as the product is not distributed for profit (handling fees up to $5.00 ok). You are not allowed to bundle the SOFTWARE with other products without prior written permission from ChaoSoft. If you distribute the SOFTWARE, you agree to: a) distribute all the associated files on the diskette together as a group; b) send us, at least once a year, a copy of a piece of promotional literature that you use to promote our programs; c) inform the buyer that they are paying not for the software, but for your distribution services, and if they (the buyer) continue to use the program beyond the evaluation period, that they are obligated to pay the registration fee to ChaoSoft. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Suggested One Line Program Description: File Manager StepUp for Windows 3.1 or later ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Suggested Compressed File Name: FMSTEPUP.ZIP ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Suggested Keywords: File Manager StepUp Extender Windows Shareware /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Suggested Short Description: File Manager StepUp v.1.0 for Windows 3.1 or later - just makes the File Manager work better. Provides the standard File Manager's dialogs with additional useful elements ('history' lists, 'verify' checkboxes, etc.); shows the dialogs with 3D effects; brings the Quick Menu with ready-to-do commands; allows to easily view, edit, or print arbitrary files; contains a set of useful utilities (calculating the size of directories including their subdirs, etc.), detailed context-sensitive Help, animated logo... FM StepUp makes the File Manager an actually user friendly application. Try it - and you won't believe you worked without FM StepUp before. The way Windows should be! ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Suggested Long Description: How many times you wanted to run a program with specific parameters through Run command of the File Manager and were forced to type all the command line options again and again? Ever wished the File Manager to have the ability to remember the previously entered command lines? How many times you copied files on a floppy and regretted not being able to quickly turn the VERIFY mode on to be sure that the information has been actually stored on the disk? How many times you wanted to quickly view a file with a non-standard extension (like README.NOW), and were forced to activate the Program Manager, open the Accessories group, double-click on the Notepad icon, click on File, then click again on Open... So many clicks and so many seconds spent just to take a look at a file! Why did the guys from Microsoft not make their software a little bit more convenient? Maybe Windows 4.0 will be finally a user friendly system? You don't need to wait so long. Just install the File Manager StepUp and your wishes come true! Here is the list of the features the File Manager gets with the FM StepUp: 1. The following standard File Manager's dialog boxes: Run, Create Directory, Search, Select Files, Label Disk, Format Disk, By File Type, are getting the 'History' fields remembering the strings you typed into the dialog boxes before. You are able now to recall any of them and edit it, if necessary, without typing from scratch. 2. The following dialog boxes: Move, Copy, Copy Disk, Make System Disk, are getting the 'Verify' check boxes which enable you to easily set the verify mode on or off (with the same effect as entering command VERIFY ON/OFF at the DOS command prompt) before performing the operations. 3. The following dialog boxes: Run, Move, Copy, are getting an additional button, 'Browse', in case you forgot the name of the file to execute or the directory to copy/move the files. And the Print dialog is now provided with 'Copy to PRN' check box, making you able to print quickly plain ASCII files. 4. All the dialog boxes of the File Manager are now displayed using 3D effects (like that of Excel and some other applications). 5. The main menu of the File Manager is getting a new item, StepUp, containing a number of additional commands: New File - to instantaneously create a new file; View, Edit - to view or edit the contents of a file with arbitrary extension; Special - to perform some useful operations, such as calculation of the size of all the selected files and directories, including all the subdirectories; changing the date and/or time of the selected files; quick reloading the extensions, returning to DOS, restarting Windows, or rebooting the system; Preferences - to customize the FM StepUp: change the default viewer and/or editor; set the size of the 'history' lists; enable/disable Quick Menu; set up the desired appearance of the dialog boxes; Help - to get detailed information on how to use the features of the FM StepUp. 6. The right button of the mouse is now used to activate the Quick Menu - a set of frequently used commands, so that you are able to spend less time executing them now. Try it - and you won't believe you worked without FM StepUp before. The way Windows should be! ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Other Information Requirements: Windows 3.1 or later, 200 kB of free disk space, latest video drivers. Registration: up to $19.95 per copy plus shipping and handling to receive disk with the latest version of the software and be eligible for 50% discount when upgrading to next versions. Please see file ORDERFRM.TXT for discount and site license information. Author: ChaoSoft, P.O.Box 43, Old Town, ME 04468-0043 Thank you for distributing File Manager StepUp!