AppBar for Windows 95 ** BETA release 0.97 **

This is a beta release.  Do not run this program unless you can live with 
possible bugs.  AppBar does not work correctly in NT with the old interface.
With the Newshell installed, everything works except for StayOnTop (system
hook problems).

****** Intro ************************************

AppBar is a simple, fast and easy-to-use menuing system for Win32.  Since 
this program is a full 32-bit program, it will not run in Windows 3.x.  

My idea behind AppBar was threefold: 1) I wanted a version of FileBar for 
OS/2 that ran under Win95 since I found that program incredibly useful; 
2) I wanted to write a menu system for Win95 that was as small as 
possible to show that Win32 programs do not have to be 1 MB and have 
MAPI support to do something effectively; and 3) I wanted to learn C and
the Win32 API better.

As it is, AppBar is a visual clone of FileBar (with a few exceptions).  
None of Eric's code was used in this program however.

****** Command Line Parameters (new to 0.95) ****

Usage: appbar32.exe [+/-[f filename] [c] [s]] [name]

"Name" represents a user configuration.  If you use this, a new settings
entry is created in the Registry and a new data file, name.ab, is
created in the AppBar directory to store the menu items for that user.
With this, you can have several people use AppBar on the same computer
while each has their own menus and settings.  This setting overrides
all other switches.

    Example: appbar32.exe mike

Use (or create) user setting mike in registry and file mike.ab.

Switches

Switches are proceeded by a plus or minus depending on whether you want
to turn on/off that setting.  "c" means chime or play a WAV on the hour.
"s" means stayontop.  "f" means use the data file indicated - THE
FILENAME MUST COME RIGHT AFTER THIS SWITCH and it doesn't matter if it
is proceeded by a + or -.

    Example: appbar32.exe +s -c +f mydatafile.ab

Turn off the chime, turn on stayontop and use "mydatafile.ab" as the
menu datafile (long filename are fine).

The only difference between using a user configuration and the switches
is that the switches change the default configuration while using a user
configuration means that any changes to the options are saved to that
user configuration ONLY.

****** Money ************************************

AppBar is freeware with one exception.  If you are using this on your 
private machine, you do not have to pay me anything to use it.  There are 
no nags and no hidden "features."  If you want to send me a few bucks, 
however, I won't complain and I will compile a special version with your 
name in the about box.

HOWEVER, if this program is to be used in a commercial/business 
environment, you have 15 days to try AppBar.  If you like it, I ask that 
you register it for $1 per workstation.  Purchase of 100 licenses gets 
you the source code, an unlimited license and the right to do anything
you'd like with it as long as it is not publically released.

This program may be freely distributed as long as it is in its original
archive file and no fee is charged for the program itself.

****** Thanks **********************************

Official AppBar thanks goes to PeopleSoft Inc (http://www.peoplesoft.com),
who hired me as an intern and which was where I worked while writing what 
has become AppBar.  They have a free unlimited license if they want it.

****** Administrivia ***************************

E-mail: mperham@cs.cornell.edu
WWW: http://crux4.cit.cornell.edu/~mjp6/appbar.html
AppBar is written in Visual C++ v4.0 in Windows 95 on a Toshiba T4900CT 
laptop.