TrayIcon Works The Little Things That Microsoft Forgot -------- FEATURES -------- * Displays the current month, date, day simultaneously (any order) in the system tray. * Launches the default screen saver instantly from the system tray. * Launches Explorer with a single mouse click from any defined folder and open a DOS window in a default directory with a single mouse click (using the default COMMAND.COM shell processor or any other processor such as Norton NDOS). ------------ INTRODUCTION ------------ TrayIcon Works is a utility which displays the current month, day of the month, and date of the week in the System Tray of the Taskbar. You can select to display all these three items or any combination in any order you wish (ideal for foreign users who use different date format than the U.S standard). This comes in handy when you need to know the date immediately. Sure, you could leave the mouse over the digital clock in the lower right corner of the icon tray, and wait a couple of seconds, but I found it's not too convenient. It's nice to see the date/time at a glance any given time. TrayIcon Works also allows you to quickly launch Explorer from any folder of your choice or quickly open a DOS window (for those of you who are still nostagic of the venerable DOS commands) with a single mouse click. You can further launch a default DOS command processor (COMMAND.COM) or any other shell (such as NDOS). Simply type the name of the desired command processor in the "Command Shell" box or use the file list box to search for one. What else? with TrayIcon Works, you can instantly launch any screen saver or your default screen saver (in case you're away from your PC and want to invokde a password-protected screen saver so no one can peek at what you're doing...) with without having to wait for the elapsed time or move your mouse pointer to a certain position of the screen (certain screen savers allow you to position your mouse pointer at any of the 4 corners of the screen to instantly invoke the default screen saver). You can also put all your frequently used programs in the system tray for quick and easy access. Everything is always right there and accessible with a single mouse click. What a handy set of utilities. I hope you agree with me. ------------------------------ HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ------------------------------ Hardware Requirements · PC compatibles (a 486 or better is recommended). Software Requirements · Microsoft Windows 95. NOTE: TrayIcon Works was primarily designed for Windows 95 and will not function properly under Windows NT 4.xx. --------- OPERATION --------- The date function is pretty self-explanatory and you probably don't need much instruction on how to use it. Simply launch the software and the current month, date of the month, and day of the week will appear to the left of the digital clock in the system tray. If you wish to display only the month, day of the month, and/or date of the week, simply click on the date icons to bring up the custom menu. There you can select which item(s) to display. With TrayIcon Works, you can quickly launch Explorer or a DOS window with a single mouse click. You can even make Explorer start from any folder, simply type in the full folder drive and path in the "Start Folder" box or use the provided directory navigator (the yellow folder) to select the desired start folder. Similarly, you can start a DOS window in any directory, simply type in the full drive and path in the "Default Path" box or use the provided directory navigator to select the desired start directory. You can define up to 70 icons (if you need that many and your system tray is long enough for them...) for 70 different programs. You can even define parameters for each of those programs. For example, you can define an icon to launch Notepad and open a document with a single mouse click. What if you want to launch another screen saver which is not the default? simply use the "Program" button to navigate to your c:\windows or c:\windows\system directory to select and add the desired screen saver to the programs list (all screen savers have the extesion .scr). -------- WARRANTY -------- The shareware version and registered version of TrayIcon Works are exactly the same. The shareware version is fully functional in the first 7 days when you first installed the software. Therefore, you have plenty of time to evaluate the software to see if it meets your need. There will be no refunds after you decide to register the software. ------------ REGISTRATION ------------ TrayIcon Works is a shareware program. The user is allowed 7 days to use TrayIcon Works at no charge. If the user wishes to use TrayIcon Works beyond the 7 days trial period, they must pay a registration fee: $14 for internet delivery (a valid e-mail address must be supplied) $19 for two 3.5" disks & hardcopy license via the U.S. Postal Service. Payments must be in the form of a check or money order. Money orders which are drawn on a non-US bank are subject to an additional $US 5. Please fill in the reigstration form and mail payments to the following address: Chris Doan 4891 Clareimont Mesa Blvd., #401 San Diego, CA 92117 Those of you who have access to CompuServe can register on-line and receive the registered version within 24 hours (SWREG #13797). For those who are not familiar with software delievery over the internet, I'd recommend oder the disks since I won't be able to provide support on how to decode e-mail for your e-mail software. If you encounter any bugs with it, please send me e-mail describing the bug, the version of TrayIcon Works you are using, and the exact steps reproduce the bug. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please e-mail to doanc@worldnet.att.net or chris_doan@compuserve.com. I'll try to fix the bug(s) within days and you will be the first to receive the updated version at no charge. Chris Doan doanc@san.rr.com chris_doan@compuserve.com San Diego, California April 1997