QuikCal 1.00 copyright (c) 1995 Steven A. McCluney WELCOME ======= Welcome to QuikCal! Thank you for trying QuikCal. QuikCal is a simple reminder program designed to be easy to use and to configure. QuikCal runs under all current 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 95, Windows NT, and Windows/Windows for Workgroups running the win32s extension. For more information, see the section on platform specific issues below. QuikCal is shareware. This means that after a reasonable trial period (30 days), you must register in order to continue using QuikCal. For more information, see the section on registering below. PLATFORM SPECIFIC ISSUES ======================== QuikCal is a 32-bit program. It is designed to be compatible with all current 32-bit versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Windows 95 and Windows NT should run QuikCal as-is, with no additional modifications. To run QuikCal under Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups, you must have installed Microsoft's 32-bit extension, win32s, version 1.3 or higher, which is available for download at no charge from Microsoft (refer to the section on obtaining win32s below). QuikCal Help ------------ QuikCal's help file is designed for winhelp 4.0 or greater. Winhelp 4.0 is supplied with Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, and win32s 1.3. Older versions of winhelp will not be able to read the QuikCal help file, although QuikCal itself should function normally in other respects (and is generally self explanatory). Tested Versions --------------- QuikCal has been tested under the following versions of operating systems. Windows 95 build 950 Windows NT 3.5 (see note above regarding QuikCal help) Windows NT 3.51 Windows 3.1/win32s 1.3 Windows for Workgroups 3.11/win32s 1.3 Windows 95 Features ------------------- QuikCal is designed to take advantage of the new features of Windows 95. Specifically, QuikCal can be configured to remain as a small icon on the system tray (on the right side of the taskbar). QuikCal also makes use of the new WinHelp 4.0 help system. This provides a table of contents and an index for the help file, in addition to context sensitive help by way of the "what's this" button in the title bar of dialog boxes, or by right-clicking on a control. The 3D Look ----------- QuikCal makes use of the 32-bit 3D controls library, CTL3D32.DLL, if available. This file is supplied with QuikCal, and should be moved to the Windows system directory. If not found, QuikCal will run, but will not have the 3-dimensional, sculpted look. Note for Windows 95 users: this file is not used or needed when running under Windows 95. Windows 95 internally provides the functionality of the 3D control libraries. INSTALLATION ============ QuikCal can be copied to the directory of your choice. QuikCal does not trash up your Windows directories with a bunch of DLL's, with one optional exception. Even the INI file is kept in the same directory as the program. The following files should be present in the installation set: quikcal.exe The executable file. Copy to the directory of your choice. quikcal.dll The DLL. Copy to the same directory. quikcal.hlp The help file. Copy to the same directory. quikcal.cnt The help contents file. Copy to the same directory. readme.txt This file. Not used by the program itself. ctl3d32.dll If you are using Windows 95, delete this file. If you don't want the nice 3D look, delete this file (and make sure you don't already have one; however, other programs may be using this file). Otherwise, move this file to the windows system directory. Be sure not to leave an additional copy in the QuikCal directory; it'll complain. wood.bmp A bitmap that can optionally be used to paint the main window background. This is a 256 color bitmap, and will only look good if your graphics adapter is configured to display 256 or more colors. *.wav Sound files that may optionally be assigned to various events. The "normal" use for QuikCal is to create an icon for it in your Startup folder (or group, if you're living in the past). This way, you will be greeted with QuikCal's friendly calendar each time you start Windows (along with the list of lousy appointments you'd rather forget, but can't afford to). However, I wouldn't presume to tell you how to set up your own computer. REGISTERING QUIKCAL =================== QuikCal is fully functional shareware. This means that the version you're looking at is the complete version, with no features missing or disabled. This also means that after a reasonable trial period (up to 30 days), you must register to continue using QuikCal, or suffer the horrible consequences. Well, let's face it, there aren't really any consequences (unless you have a conscience), but please register anyway. I'm sure you've heard all the reasons for supporting shareware before, so I won't bother you with them here. How to Register --------------- Glad you asked. To register QuikCal, please send the registration fee to the following address: Steven McCluney 2409B Long Dr. Bryan TX 77802 Make checks, etc. payable to Steven McCluney. Individual licenses are $10 U.S. Site licenses for 5 to 9 copies are $7.50 U.S. per copy. Site licenses for 10 or more copies are $5 U.S. per copy. Please refer to the license help topic for details about the license. CONTACTING THE AUTHOR ===================== You may contact the author of QuikCal in the following ways: Snail-mail: Steven McCluney 2409B Long Dr. Bryan TX 77802 E-mail: s.mccluney@bre.com Bug reports are welcome, as are constructive critiques, suggestions, or other friendly comments. If you hate QuikCal, don't use it, but please don't feel you have to berate me for it (we sensitive 90's kind of guys can't deal with sharp criticism, remember). LEGAL STUFF =========== Distribution ------------ You are free to distribute QuikCal in its original form, as long as all files are included unmodified. You may not charge any fee for distributing QuikCal, nor may QuikCal be included in any commercial product without express permission of the author. Unregistered Users ------------------ You are granted the right to use QuikCal for a trial period of up to 30 days. At the end of this period of time, you must either register QuikCal, or remove the QuikCal program files from your computer. Registered Users ---------------- Each license grants the license-holder the right to install and use QuikCal on a single computer, or on multiple computers as long as there is no possibility that more than one copy will be used simultaneously. A site license grants the license-holder the right to install and use QuikCal on the number of computers specified in the license agreement. A license may be transferred as long as the original license holder removes QuikCal and all of its related files from his computer, and otherwise ceases to use QuikCal on that computer. If QuikCal is to be installed on a network, a network site license must be obtained based on the number of computers which simultaneously have access to QuikCal. Disclaimer ---------- There is no warranty or claim of fitness or reliability. The program is distributed as is, and the author shall not be liable for any loss of data, down time, loss of revenue or any other direct or indirect damage or claims caused by this software. Copyright --------- The copyright for QuikCal belongs exclusively to the author, Steven A. McCluney. All rights are reserved by the author. OBTAINING WIN32S ================ Win32s is available free of charge from Microsoft in the following ways: WWW: http://www.microsoft.com/kb/softlib/mslfiles/pw1118.exe FTP: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/pw1118.exe This file is a self-extracting archive which contains (as of November 1995) win32s 1.30A. KNOWN BUGS ========== Windows 95 ---------- No known bugs. Windows NT ---------- No known bugs. Windows/Windows for Workgroups ------------------------------ When the minimize button is pressed, it is displayed slightly offset from its normal position. This problem corrects itself when the window is restored. When the system menu button is pressed, the menu and button highlight are displayed slightly offset from their normal position. This problem corrects itself when the menu is dismissed. (Author's note: These two problems are known bugs in Windows/Windows for Workgroups. The author would welcome any suggestions for bypassing these problems, other than "don't put a modal frame on a dialog box"). In the settings dialog box, when the alternate layout has been selected, box setting the number of lines to display in the event list is (and should be) disabled. However, instead of displaying grayed text, the text associated with this box is blanked out. As near as I can tell, this is a bug with win32s, as it does not happen under Windows 95 or Windows NT. This bug is purely cosmetic and has no affect on the normal function of QuikCal.