New Note: Use the help file. This is an old text file, but has some things the help file does not. NOTE: This document is unfinished, so you will just have some guesswork until then. DROP LAUNCHER 1.03 This program requires Windows 3.1 running in ENHANCED mode (386) or greater. INSTALLATION: Unzip and run INSTALL.EXE To change the setup use the system menu. (Click button on icon) TO REPLACE PROGRAM MANAGER: 1) Use NEW to create an icon, assign it to C:\WINDOWS\PROGMAN.EXE 2) Run C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSEDIT.EXE 3) Select SYSTEM.INI 4) Change the SHELL= line to SHELL=path\DROPLNCH.EXE where path is the location of Drop Launcher 5) Close System Editor and Save 6) Restart Windows ---------- Since this is a simple program, this is all you get (No help file). This program will allow you to do two things: 1) Put any application OR document as an icon on the DESKTOP 2) Give any application drag and drop capability - You can drop multiple files on it MEMORY USAGE: This program uses VERY little memory. It uses EVEN less than earlier versions. VBRUN300.DLL will also be loaded into memory, but given the number of shareware and commercial (You would be surprised how many there are) apps that use the DLL today, chances are it will be in memory anyways. SYSTEM MENU: I tried to cut down on the shortcut keys on the system menu to avoid conflicts with future menu items that Microsoft may add. I know no new major changes were made with Win 95, or NT, but who knows what may happen after that. TO USE: To start an application or document: double click the icon To drag and drop: Drag the file from File Manager to the icon and drop it. REGISTRATION: You may use this program for 21 days for free, after that if you continue to use it YOU MUST register it. OTHERWISE, you will be in violation of the law. If you like it, it is $13. Registering will entitle you to unlimited use of this program on YOUR machine, and any upgrades of this program. If you use this program, I feel the measly amount I am asking is worth it. Registering will entitle you to ALL future upgrades of this program. See ORDRFORM.WRI for ordering details. DISCLAIMER This program is copyrighted under US Federal and International law. It is a Federal offense to distribute unauthorized copies of this program or its files. Violators will be prosecuted to the FULLEST extent of the law. If the copyright laws do not apply in your country, well we'll just send in the mercenaries. So don't distribute illegal copies. We work very hard for our money, and therefore software piracy steals from us, we do not take this lightly. This software guarantees NOTHING. If it crashes, and erases your whole hard drive, we are not responsible. Use this software at your own risk. If you lose a million dollars because of an imperfection in the software, you cannot blame us. We strive our best to exterminate all bugs in our programs, but we are only human. If you do find any bugs, roaches, ants, etc, please call us and we will act upon it. Neither DDT nor fumigation of system disks will work. PBE cannot be held responsible for any ill effects of this software, intentional or unintentional. AGREEMENT: By using this software you agree to these terms, and agreement shall be considered as legally binding as a signature. NOTICE: Our software disclaimer is basically the same as everyone elses, but since the average user understands English, and we are not lawyers, we wrote it in English. If these terms are not acceptable to you, then please DELETE all the files from your disks IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY. Thanks for your support, and we'll leave the screen saver on for ya', The Programmer(s) and Staff (C) 1994 PBE HOW TO REACH ME: Feel free to ask any questions or just drop a hello! Phoenix Business Enterprises ATTN: Chad Z. Hower P.O. Box 312 Edinboro, PA 16412 - 0312 (814) 734 - 7334 P_B_E@Delphi.Com OR if you are on Delphi, you can reach us directly on our forum and get updates and other programs from our databases. From Delphi US: GO CU 267 From Delphi UK: GO DELPHI JET DROP LAUNCHER 1.02 Welcome to Drop Launcher, the most exciting Windows DeskTop accessory you will ever have. Drop Launcher allows you to have icons on your Windows DeskTop without actually having to load that program into memory. This lets you have the programs that you use most, positioned anywhere on the DeskTop within easy reach. It gives your DeskTop the look and feel of of OS/2 without using up all your memory. It also gives you easy access to many Drag and Drop features, making it easy to start a program and automatically load a file when it's started. Use your imagination here. If you commonly use certain templates in your spreadsheet, you can configure an icon for each template and all you have to do it double click on that icon and the spreadsheet will start with that template loaded into it. Want to read a file that doesn't have the .txt extension, just drag and drop it from File Manager onto a NotePad icon and you're all set. And all this without ever needing to open program groups in Program Manager or even opening PM itself. MENU ITEMS 1) INSTALLATION 2) MEMORY USAGE 3) STARTING DROP LAUNCHER THE FIRST TIME 4) CONFIGURING DROP LAUNCHER 5) RUNNING A PROGRAM USING DROP LAUNCHER 6) USING DRAG AND DROP WITH DROP LAUNCHER 7) CREATING NEW DROP LAUNCHER ICONS 8) STARTING DROP LAUNCHER AUTOMATICLY WHEN WINDOWS STARTS 9) DELETING ICONS 10) CLOSING ALL DROP LAUNCHER ICONS 11) NEED HELP 12) SYSTEM MENU SHORTCUTS 13) REGISTRATION 14) DISCLAIMER 15) HOW TO REACH THE AUTHOR 1) INSTALLATION: Unzip and run INSTALL.EXE Since this is a simple program, this is all you get (No help file). This program will allow you to do two things: 1) Put any application OR document as an icon on the DESKTOP 2) Give any application drag and drop capability - You can drop multiple files on it 2) MEMORY USAGE: This program uses VERY little memory. It uses EVEN less than earlier versions. VBRUN300.DLL will also be loaded into memory, but given the number of shareware and commercial (You would be surprised how many there are) apps that use the DLL today, chances are it will be in memory anyways. 3) STARTING DROP LAUNCHER THE FIRST TIME: To start Drop Lancher you need to double click on the Drop Launcher icon in Program Manager. This will load Drop Launcher into memory and place an icon on the Desktop. 4) CONFIGURING DROP LAUNCHER: You now need to single click on the icon on the desktop. This will bring up the menu. Click on the Configure menu item and you will be presented with the Configuration dialog box. Using File Manager, drag and drop the file that you want that Drop Launcher icon to represent into the text area next to the Program: item. You may also enter the Title of that icon into the text area next to the Title: item. If any special parameters are needed when the program is run, enter them in the text area next to the Parameters: item. If you would like the position of the icon to stay in the same place on the desktop each time Windows is loaded, select the Lock Position button. Click OK when done. Your new Program icon will now appear on the desktop where the old Drop Launcher icon was. You may move this icon anywhere on the desktop and it will stay in that position (if selected) the next time Windows is started. 5) RUNNING A PROGRAM USING DROP LAUNCHER: Just double click on the configured icon that is on the desktop and the program that has been configured will run. Want to start a second copy of that same program? Just double click on thzt icon again and a second copy will be started. 6) USING DRAG AND DROP WITH DROP LAUNCHER: Just drag a file from the File Manager and drop in onto the icon and the program that the icon represents will start and the dropped file will be loaded into the program. EXAMPLE: If you have an icon configured for Windows NotePad and you drag and drop a text file onto it, NotePad will start and that text file will be loaded into it. 7) CREATING NEW DROP LAUNCHER ICONS: Just single click on any Drop Launcher icon that is on the DeskTop and select New from the Configuration menu. Answer Yes to the New Icon question and a new Drop Launcher icon will appear on the DeskTop. You may configure this new icon as explained above. 8) STARTING DROP LAUNCHER AUTOMATICLY WHEN WINDOWS STARTS: In Program Manager, drag the original Drop Launcher into your StartUp program group and Drop Launcher will load when Windows starts and all of your pre-configured icons will be loaded and placed on the DeskTop. 9) DELETING ICONS: Single click on the icon you want to delete and then click on the Delete menu item. Select Yes to delete. 10) CLOSING ALL DROP LAUNCHER ICONS: If you wish to close all Drop Launcher icons, just single click on any icon and then click on Unload All. This will close and remove all icons from your DeskTop. 11) NEED HELP: Single click on the icon, then click help. This file laods for easy reading. 12) SYSTEM MENU SHORTCUTS: I tried to cut down on the shortcut keys on the system menu to avoid conflicts with future menu items that Microsoft may add. I know no new major changes were made with Win 95, or NT, but who knows what may happen after that. Only Alt-F4 to Close Program and Ctrl+Esc to Switch To are used. 13) REGISTRATION: You may use this program for 21 days for free, after that if you continue to use it YOU MUST register it. OTHERWISE, you will be in violation of the law. If you like it, send me $10. Registering will entitle you to unlimited use of this program on YOUR machine, and any upgrades of this program. If you use this program, I feel the measly amount I am asking is worth it. Registering will entitle you to ALL future upgrades of this program. See ORDRFORM.WRI for ordering details. 14) DISCLAIMER This program is copyrighted under US Federal and International law. It is a Federal offense to distribute unauthorized copies of this program or its files. Violators will be prosecuted to the FULLEST extent of the law. If the copyright laws do not apply in your country, well we'll just send in the mercenaries. So don't distribute illegal copies. We work very hard for our money, and therefore software piracy steals from us, we do not take this lightly. This software guarantees NOTHING. If it crashes, and erases your whole hard drive, we are not responsible. Use this software at your own risk. If you lose a million dollars because of an imperfection in the software, you cannot blame us. We strive our best to exterminate all bugs in our programs, but we are only human. If you do find any bugs, roaches, ants, etc, please call us and we will act upon it. Neither DDT nor fumigation of system disks will work. PBE cannot be held responsible for any ill effects of this software, intentional or unintentional. AGREEMENT: By using this software you agree to these terms, and agreement shall be considered as legally binding as a signature. NOTICE: Our software disclaimer is basically the same as everyone elses, but since the average user understands English, and we are not lawyers, we wrote it in English. If these terms are not acceptable to you, then please DELETE all the files from your disks IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY. Thanks for your support, and we'll leave the screen saver on for ya', The Programmer(s) and Staff (C) 1994 PBE 15) HOW TO REACH ME: Feel free to ask any questions or just drop a hello! Phoenix Business Enterprises ATTN: Chad Z. Hower P.O. Box 312 Edinboro, PA 16412 - 0312 (814) 734 - 7334 P_B_E@Delphi.Com OR if you are on Delphi, you can reach us directly on our forum and get updates and other programs from our databases. From Delphi US: GO CU 267 From Delphi UK: GO DELPHI JET