InfoBar v1.1
Copyright (c) 1995 by Dale Nurden
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InfoBar is a simple tool for Windows which conveniently and continuously
displays useful information about the system, such as time, date, memory
and free resources.  InfoBar's display is completely customizablle, from
the information it reports to the appearance it takes on the screen.

Infobar is Freeware.  That means it is provided to you free of charge for
your unlimited use.  You may freely redistribute InfoBar by any means and
at any time, subject to the following conditions:

* You may not derive any financial gain from such redistribution, except to
  offset the cost of duplication and media.
* All the files in the original distribution package, as listed in this
  file, are included, in their original, unmodified form.
* The author remains the sole copyright holder on InfoBar and its source
  code.  This excludes modules, libraries and those parts of the source
  code which are already owned by other copyright holders and which are
  used with their permission or in accordance with their license agreement.

InfoBar is provided as is, with no guarantees whatsoever.  There is no
deliberately destructive code, but I will not take responsibility for any
damage or loss arising from the use of, misuse of, or inability to use
InfoBar.

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Installing InfoBar
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The following files should be included in the distribution package.  If any
are missing, please erase the entire package and obtain a new package from
a more reliable source.

  FILE_ID.DIZ   - Package description
  INFOBAR.EXE   - The executable program
  INFOBAR.HLP   - The help file in Windows Help format
  INFOBAR.INI   - Initial configuration file (not required)
  README.TXT    - This document
  CMDIALOG.VBX  - Visual Basic Custom Control

In addition, you need the file VBRUN300.DLL which is not included in this
package to save space.  If you cannot obtain this file from the same place
you obtained InfoBar, please contact the author.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of InfoBar, you can skip to
the next section now.


To install InfoBar, simply unzip the package into a suitable directory and
then add INFOBAR.EXE to one of your Program Manager groups.  You should
then move INFOBAR.INI to your Windows directory (usually C:\WINDOWS).  I
didn't think it was worthwhile to build an installation program for such a
simple task, and it would make the distribution package larger than
necessary. To move INFOBAR.INI, type the following:

  copy infobar.ini c:\windows

The file CMDIALOG.VBX is in fact a shared file which other programs may
also use, and which may already exist on your computer.  If it does, you
can (and should) delete it from your InfoBar directory. You can type the
following to see if it already exists:

  dir c:\windows\system\cmdialog.vbx
  dir c:\windows\cmdialog.vbx

You may find it convenient to put InfoBar into your Startup group in the
Program Manager to make sure it runs automatically when you start Windows.

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Upgrading from a Previous Version
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If you are already using a previous version of InfoBar, you should first
close it using the 'Close' option on the program menu before going any
further.  To install this new version, simply copy the new files over the
old ones wherever you have stored them.

The configuration file (INFOBAR.INI) has changed a little, but InfoBar
should be able to deal with that.  You WILL have to reconfigure the size of
the InfoBar, because it is now specified as a percentage of the screen size
instead of as a fixed number of twips.  Don't worry if you don't know what
that means, just take my word for it - you will need to do a little
reconfiguring.  If all else fails, you can just delete the INFOBAR.INI file
in your Windows directory and start over.

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Contacting the Author
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If you like InfoBar, please send me a postcard with your comments and
suggestions.  It's a great ego boost for me, inspires me to continue
development of InfoBar, and really impresses my friends.

You can contact me via Internet Email: dalen@goofy.iafrica.com

You can send postcards to:  Dale Nurden
                            14 Willow Crescent
                            Pinetown
                            3610
                            South Africa

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