FExtend for Windows 3.1 File Manager by Mark Gamber
                           Version 1.2  9/5/92

   FEXTEND is an extension library for the Windows 3.1 File Manager. To use
the library, copy FEXTEND.DLL to your Windows directory. Use a text editor or
Windows Notepad, load WINFILE.INI and enter the following lines:

[AddOns]
   FEXTEND=FEXTEND.DLL

Add the "[AddOns]" only if it is not there already. The next time you start
File Manager, you should see a menu item called "Tools". If so, the library
is in place and everything works.


   FEXTEND supplies four "applets" which work in conjunction with the File
Manager. The applets are distinguished by appearance. They include:

   Trash Can: Looks like one, too. Drag selected files to this window and
              drop the files (release the mouse button) to delete the
              selected files. The lid goes up and down during operation.

   Time/Date Stamp: Looks like a time clock. This control stamps selected
              files a specified time and date, also setting the archive
              bit for the specified files. Click the right mouse button on
              the window to display a dialog box allowing you to enter a 
              time and date to use. Check "Set using PC clock" to stamp
              files with the current time and date or clear the check to
              stamp files with the time and date displayed.

   Attributes: Looks like a colored document. Selects and deselects various
              bits including Archive, Read Only, Hidden and System file. To
              set a bit, check the item. To deselect, uncheck and to retain
              the current status, fill the checkbox. You may display the
              settings dialog by clicking the right mouse button over the
              Attributes window.

   Properties: Ye olde question mark. Displays the filename, size in bytes, 
               attribute bits and the time and date of creation or last 
               modification. Attribute bytes are:
               A - Archive bit set
               H - Hidden file
               R - Read-only access
               S - System file

   All four windows may be closed by either double-clicking the left mouse
button over the window or by selecting the menu item from the "Tools" menu.
If the window is closed and the menu item is selected, the window is opened
at it's last position onscreen. If it's already open, the window obtains the
input focus. The windows may also be moved by pressing the left mouse button
on the window and dragging it across the screen. Windows with a small gray
"mouse" bitmap in the upper right corner have options which may be displayed
and changed by clicking the right mouse button on the window.
   The object of the game is to select files from the File Manager as you
normally would, dragging the files to the applet of your choice, depending
on the operation to perform, and dropping the files on the applet. Each 
applet's display changes slightly during operation, letting you know some-
-thing happened. Using this drag-drop feature can greatly reduce time spent
doing mundane file operations through the File Manager menus or other stand-
-alone programs of the same type.

   "Options..." in the "Tools" menu displays a dialog box from which you may
select which applets load with File Manager and which must be loaded from the
menu. In addition, each applet may "float" over all other windows if the
respective "Stay On Top" checkbox is checked. If you select "Stay on top", the
window(s) selected should be closed and re-opened for the effect.

   "About" displays a dialog box about this program including version.


Notes:
   I've noticed that various programs have their own way of handling (or
mishandling) years past 1999. DOS, for example, displays the year 2000 as
simply "00". Some incarnations of File Manager display 2000 as ":0". This is
not a bug in this software.


Lawyer crap:

   This software is free and may be freely distributed. The author retains
ownership of the source and rights to the application. The software may not
be altered in any way. In using the software, the user assumes responsibilty
for proper use of the software. The author is not liable. Period. If you are
unable to handle that, remove the software and do not use it. No guarentees
are implied as to the proper installation and use of the software. As public
domain software, it is not officially supported although, as you can see, it
is worked on from time to time and bug reports are appreciated.


The author may be contacted via:

America Online E-Mail:  PCA MarkG
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