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STOPWATCH, Version 1.0c

A general purpose timer, perfect for those who must bill for their time.

Getting Started

Options

Always on Top

Keyboard Accelerators

Exiting

About

Registration

Uninstalling


Getting Started

Put StpWatch.exe and StpWatch.hlp into the same directory.

Place Ctl3dv2.dll into your Windows\System subdirectory, but don't copy over a newer version if one exists already.  (In fact, the Windows\System subdirectory copy of Ctl3dv2.dll should be the only copy of Ctl3dv2.dll on your system.)

Menus can be accessed by clicking on the dark gray portion of the StopWatch window with the right mouse button.

Some of the features in StopWatch that may be of interest:

- Controls include start, stop, restart, lap, lap off, clear

- Can display HH:MM:SS.T, hours, minutes, or seconds, and convert among them

- Customizable window title for keeping track of multiple timers

- Flashes on minute

- Always-on-Top option

- Screen location, type of display, and always-on-top memory

- It's not interpreted (like Visual Basic code); it's compiled.  On most systems, there will be a perceivable speed difference.

To run multiple timers, simply launch the program again (with the first instance of the program still running).  A message box will ask if you would like to run another copy.  If you click yes, another copy will appear (possibly exactly on top of the first copy; if so, moving the top copy will reveal the copy beneath it).

See also Keyboard Accelerators, Registration, Always on Top, About, Exiting, Uninstalling


Always on Top

Selecting Always on Top will keep your StopWatch above all other (non-topmost) windows, even when it is not the active window.

See also Keyboard Accelerators


Registration

The unregistered version of this StopWatch is limited to a 30-day trial period.  Use it freely.  As you approach 30 days you should be getting a pretty good sense of whether or not this is software you'd like to continue using.  The registered version of StopWatch does not load the help file every time it is launched.

Shareware

This program is shareware; you are given a free, 30-day trial period to determine if StopWatch 1.0c is useful for your purposes.  If you decide to keep the program, you must register it by sending $5.00 to:

Jeff Parker

1915 Mill Road

South Pasadena, CA  91030

When registering, please supply your User Name.  This is usually your own name or a business name, provided it is between ten and twenty-four characters, including spaces.  User Names are case-sensitive, so be sure to print it exactly as you would like it to appear.

A key number will be sent back to you.  From a menu, select About, or from the keyboard, hold down the Ctrl key and type "A".  The "About" dialogue box will appear.  There you will find two edit boxes marked "User Name" and "Key".

When you type your user name and key number into the appropriate edit boxes, your copy of StopWatch will be registered.

StopWatch 1.0c may be freely distributed as long as no fee is charged for it other than a nominal fee for the media (not to exceed $5.00). StopWatch 1.0c is copyrighted software and as such may not be altered in any way, and must be distributed with all files intact. StopWatch 1.0c consists of the following files:

StpWatch.exe	11,872 bytes, dated 2/6/94, 2:26pm

StpWatch.hlp	19,381 bytes, dated 2/6/94, 2:47pm

Ctl3dv2.dll	21,648 bytes, dated 10/14/93

(or newer version, if one exists)

Even if you decide not to keep StopWatch 1.0c, please send me any comments, questions, gripes, or suggestions that you may have.  I am especially interested in the discovery of any bugs or inaccuracies, and suggestions for features you would like to see in future versions.

INTERNET (e-mail only): JEFFREYP28@aol.com

AMERICA ONLINE: JeffreyP28

See also About


About

StopWatch, version 1.0c, February 1994.  © 1994 by Jeff Parker.

Known Bugs

It's not perfect.  Yet.

(No known bugs at this time.)

Planned Enhancements

- Count down capability.

Warrantee

What, are you kidding?

StopWatch 1.0c is provided AS IS without any warranty, express or implied.  This includes without limitation the fitness for a particular purpose or application and any warranties of salability.

While every attempt was made to be as thorough as possible while debugging StopWatch 1.0c, Jeff Parker shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special, or consequential arising from a failure of this program or accompanying files to operate in a manner desired by the user.  Jeff Parker shall not be liable for any damage to data or property which may by caused directly or indirectly by use of this program.

In no event will Jeff Parker be liable to you for any damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability to use the program, or for any claim by any other party.

Simply put, don't even THINK about pinning any kind of responsibility on me.  But I hope you enjoy it anyway.

StopWatch 1.0c is Copyright © 1994 by

Jeff Parker

1915 Mill Road

South Pasadena, CA  91030

StpWatch.hlp © 1994, Jeff Parker.  All Rights Reserved.

And now, a picture of a Woolly Mammoth.

See also Registration


Exiting

To exit StopWatch from a menu, choose Exit.  Or from the keyboard, hold down the Ctrl key and type "X".

As StopWatch exits, it remembers its location on the screen, which display-type has been selected, and whether or not it is Always on Top.

See also Keyboard Accelerators


Keyboard Accelerators

Keyboard accelerators are even faster and easier to use than menus. StopWatch supports some of the usual accelerators, plus a few more:

Ctrl+A	About
Ctrl+O	Options Dialogue Box
Ctrl+T	Toggles Topmost/Not Topmost
Ctrl+X	Exit
F1	Help

See also Getting Started, Registration, Always on Top, About, Exiting, Uninstalling


Uninstalling

Uninstalling StopWatch is a simple process.  StopWatch creates a private "ini" file in your Windows directory.  However, it does not modify your Win.ini file.  Therefore, to remove StopWatch, simply delete the program file, StpWatch.exe, the Help file, StpWatch.hlp, and the ini file, located in your Windows directory, StpWatch.ini.  That's it. StopWatch has been removed from your system.

(Ctl3dv2.dll should probably be left in your Windows\System subdirectory, as it is most likely used by other programs.)

See also Getting Started, Registration


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