RESDUET+ 2.1 Information 3/94 ******************************************************************* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is not freeware and if you like it and use it you should send $15(US) to me at the address that follows ($12.50 if you have registered other programs from me). Please add $5.00 for shipping outside the continental U.S. By doing this you will receive the version without the "nag" screens and the most recent version. Please send your name & address and the $15 to register this program to: Michael Grice 8234 Excelsior Drive Pensacola, Florida 32514 You can now register through CompuServe Software Registration (GO SWREG). Also include any comments, suggestions or ideas and any problems. I can also be reached at CompuServe (72144,1537) and InterNet mikegrice@ins.infonet.net. ResDuet+ will be sent on a 3.5" disk unless you specify 5.25". I have added sounds to many commands. The sound files must be downloaded separately and are only useful if you have a sound card. The sound file name is RESDU2B.ZIP (or RESDUB in Compuserve). If you have downloaded the RESDUET2.ZIP file before (version 2.01) you should already have these files. These wav files should be placed in the same directory as resduet.exe. RESDU2A.ZIP has all of the main ResDuet+ files. There are no warranties, expressed OR implied. The author is in NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING MENTAL, PHYSICAL, MONETARY, ETC., TO THE USER OR COMPUTER OR PETS OR NEIGHBORS OR SPOUSES. U S E A T Y O U R O W N R I S K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To run RESDUET+ you will need the VBRUN300.DLL Visual Basic runtime file (found on most BBS's) in your Windows or Windows/System directory (as long as this is in your path statement). Then add a new program item to one of your groups (File*New*OK, etc.) using the icon with RESDUET+. I don't know if this will run in Windows 3.0 but it should. The files included with RESDUET+ are: 1. resduet.exe - to be placed in any directory (you may want this in your start-up group also). 2. resduet.txt - this file 3. threed.vbx dfinfo1.vbx cmdialog.vbx commdlg.dll apiguide.dll csform.vbx csinvis.vbx cstext.vbx mlist.vbx qpro200.dll These files need to be placed in your Windows directory (or Windows\System if in your path) if you don't already have them. (Please make sure this is the most recent version). 4. resduet2.ini - will be created in your Windows directory (assuming Windows is on your "C" drive). Once you have added your programs to the middle buttons, the icons/pictures will be saved to pic#.bmp files in the directory where resduet.exe is placed (# being a number from 1 to 20) to coincide with the button selected. If you move these picture files, you must make the necessary path changes in the filmach.dat file which will be located in the same directory as the main resduet.exe file. Creating these pic#.bmp files (rather than extracting the icon from the file each time it is loaded) will speed up the loading of the files slightly and lower the memory usage. RESDUE2B.ZIP (RESDUB.ZIP)- this contains all the sound files and must be downloaded separately (if you do NOT have ResDuet+ version 2.01). You must have a sound card for this feature to work. If you choose to use sound, you will need to unzip the wav files into the same directory as resduet.exe. You can enable sound with a male or female voice (or disable sound) with the Configure\Sounds menu item. ======================================================================= RESTART/RESOURCE PANEL: I won't get into very many instructions here because they are included in the program but the important ones are; * To re-position the restart/resource panel, click and drag the "resources" (right) panel with your left mouse button to move ResDuet+. * To read the restart/resource panel instructions, click on the "resources" panel with the right mouse button and select Instructions or click on the Help menu item. * To open The File Machine, click on the "time" panel (left) with the left mouse button. To open only the middle buttons from The File Machine, click on the time panel with your right mouse button. * To check your available memory space and available disk space, click on the "resource" panel with your left mouse button then click on the About menu item. ####################################################################### THE FILE MACHINE: Most of this is self-explanatory and also includes instructions. The "buttons" in the center of The File Machine open whatever files/programs you add using the "Buttons" button on the bottom left. PLEASE NOTE, WHEN ADDING YOUR PROGRAMS/APPLICATIONS TO THE BUTTONS, YOUR VIDEO COLORS SHOULD BE NO HIGHER THAN 256. ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS, YOU MAY CHANGE TO A HIGHER COLOR (32K, 64K ETC.). The status bar at the bottom of The File Machine will show what the various buttons are that the mouse cursor is above. When it is above one of the middle buttons, it will show the path of the file that is added to that button. For instructions on the various buttons or areas, click your right mouse button over those areas or the left mouse button on the "?" button. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( That's about all for me. Thanks, have fun and please register this program, it's only $15.00. Michael Grice (Compuserve: 72144,1537 & InterNet: mikegrice@ins.infonet.net)