DOC 1.1 documentation file ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note - this is a plain ASCII text file but contains multiple documents. You may find it most convenient to view or print this file using the DOC.EXE program supplied. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Title1:Computer Shopper Freebie Utility Title2:Release 2.1 Copyright:(C)1994 Ziff-Davis Publishing @@Introduction Introduction Computer Shopper Freebie Utility Release 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------- Release 2.1 of the Computer Shopper Freebie Utility collection contains over a dozen ready-to-run DOS and Windows utilities plus comprehensive on-disk documentation and an install program. Installing the programs ----------------------- The programs on this disk have been compressed in order to fit onto a floppy. To start the install, type GO. The install will decompress the programs and place them in a directory on your hard drive. You can then change to the new directory containing the programs and try them out. After installing the software, you can come back to this documentation by changing to the relevant drive and directory and entering the command DOC. For more information about setting up and starting the programs, see the "Tech Notes" document. Program summary --------------- This summary describes the utilities on this disk. DIGCLK A digital clock (DOS) DIRSTAT Comprehensive directory statistics (DOS) DISKLEFT Space left on all drives (DOS) ENVELOPE Envelope printer and data base (WIN) FASTEX Missile icon to exit Windows quickly (WIN) G A quick directory changing utility (DOS) NEWCAP Modify your Program Manager caption (WIN) POPCAL Pop up a calendar on your desktop (WIN) REALCTRL Real Control, change Windows settings (WIN) TIMETOO Clock and alarm utility (WIN) UNZIP5 File decompression utility (DOS) WINGROUP Create drop-down menus for Program Mgr (WIN) WINLIST Add descriptions to file name (WIN) @@Tech notes Tech Notes Computer Shopper Freebie Disk Volume 2 ------------------------------------------------------- This document provides general advice for using and setting up the Computer Shopper Freebie utilities. It is divided into these sections... 1. Installing the programs Saving hard disk space Putting the programs in your DOS command PATH Loading programs from AUTOEXEC.BAT Using TSR (memory-resident) programs 2. Viewing and printing the documentation 1. Installing the programs ========================== To install these programs to a hard disk, use the install program provided (started by typing GO). Around 790K of free space is required for all of the programs and documentation... this will be checked for you automatically. The install program initially offers to install the programs to a new directory on drive C called FREEBIE2 (C:\FREEBIE2). If you wish to use a different directory or a different hard disk, simply type in a new name. For example, enter D:\SHOPPER to put the programs into a SHOPPER directory on your D drive. You can name an existing directory if you prefer in which case the install program will add the new programs to any files already there. Once you've entered the directory name, disk space is checked and then the files are copied across. After installation is complete, you can return to the opening menu (for example, to view the documentation) or go straight to the new directory. Saving hard disk space ---------------------- If you are short of hard disk space, you can remove those utilities you are not using from your hard disk with the DOS DEL command in the normal way. You may also want to delete the documentation files (DOC.EXE and FREEBIE2.TXT) as you can always print out those parts you need or use the original floppy when you need to refer to it. Putting the programs in your DOS command PATH --------------------------------------------- You can start the utility programs by either: Changing to the drive and directory they are in and then entering the relevant command. For example: C: CD \FREEBIE2 DIRSTAT or Giving the relevant drive and directory before the command name (DOS 3.xx and later only). For example: C:\FREEBIE2\DIRSTAT However, it's easier if you make the programs available from any disk and directory by ensuring that they are in your DOS command search path, set with the PATH command. You can do this by either: Adding the directory the utilities are in to your normal PATH command in AUTOEXEC.BAT. For example, if the PATH command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file reads C:\DOS;C:\UTILS;C:\WINDOWS you might change it to read C:\DOS;C:\UTILS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\FREEBIE2 You should be careful when making changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT not to disturb other commands already in it. See your DOS manual for full instructions. or Copying those programs you use often to a directory already in your PATH command. Many PCs already have a directory called C:\BIN or C:\UTILS for small utility programs like these. For example, if you have a C:\BIN directory on drive C and use the DIRSTAT program often, copy it across with a command like this: COPY C:\FREEBIE2\DIRSTAT.EXE C:\BIN Loading programs from AUTOEXEC.BAT ---------------------------------- Many of these utilities are designed to be loaded or run whenever your PC is working by placing the relevant command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT startup file. Before doing this, we recommend that you test the utilities out by loading them from the command line as normal to ensure that they operate correctly with your other software. Please bear in mind: * The program file must be available for AUTOEXEC.BAT to load it. If it is not in a directory already named in a PATH command earlier in AUTOEXEC.BAT, you must give the drive and directory where it is stored (e.g. C:\FREEBIE2) or copy the file to the root directory of the hard disk. * The order in which resident programs are loaded can be significant. If there appears to be a conflict, try re-ordering the lines in AUTOEXEC.BAT. * If your AUTOEXEC.BAT file starts a particular program or menu system running, the command to do so will normally be the last in the file... add any commands to load TSR programs before it. * Always keep a startup floppy to hand and a back-up copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that if problems arise you can restore things to normal. Using TSR (memory-resident) programs ------------------------------------ One of these utilities is a 'TSR' or memory-resident program. DIGCLK will load into memory when first started and remain there, either operating invisibly or waiting to be called up. TSR programs are very popular and those on this disk are carefully written and fully tested. However, the design of DOS means that there is always a chance of conflict between different TSR programs or between a TSR and your main software. To avoid problems, please note: 1. You should carefully test any new TSR program on your system before using it while doing your normal work. 2. Each TSR uses up memory. If you load too many at once, your normal software may not be able to run or may perform poorly. 3. If you discover a conflict, loading the TSRs in a different order may resolve it. 4. You can change the 'hotkey' used to call up many of the TSRs on this disk to avoid a conflict with your other programs. See the manual for the program in question and the notes and tables below. 3. Viewing and printing the documentation ----------------------------------------- The documentation for these programs is supplied in a plain ASCII text file called FREEBIE2.TXT. You can view or print this file using normal DOS facilities (such as TYPE, MORE and PRINT) or third-party products such as most word processor or text editor programs. However, since FREEBIE2.TXT contains multiple documents you will probably find it most convenient to view or print it using the DOC.EXE program supplied. To start DOC after installation, change to the drive and directory where you installed the disk to (e.g. enter C: then CD \FREEBIE2) and then enter DOC. @@ZiffNet About ZiffNet's Computer Shopper Forum Computer Shopper Magazine's On-Line Reader Service ------------------------------------------------------- ZiffNet operates a 24-hour-a-day interactive on-line service, and hosts the Computer Shopper forum. Visit the Computer Shopper forum to talk to the editors and writers for the magazine. The forum, ZNT:COMPSHOP is just a part of ZiffNet, hosted on CompuServe, offering a vast range of resources, including weekly news from PC Week, product reviews index, Buyers' Market and the chance to share opinions and get help from, or give help to, other readers. How to access ZiffNet --------------------- 1. Set your communications software and modem to 300, 1200, 2400 or 9600 bits-per-second (BPS or baud), 7 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit and full duplex. 2. To find the number nearest you, call 800-346-3247. When the modem connects, press Enter. At the Host Name prompt, enter PHONES. Follow the menus, note the number closest to you then hang up and dial the number you've just found. (In Canada, dial 800-635 6225 voice only for your closest number.) 3. To join ZiffNet, at the HOST NAME prompt, enter CIS. At the USER ID prompt, enter 177000,5000. At the PASSWORD prompt, enter ZIFF*NET. Finally, at the ENTER AGREEMENT NUMBER prompt, enter CSHOPPER. Now follow the instructions displayed for opening your own account. 5. Existing CompuServe members may join by typing GO ZIFFNET at any CIS prompt. 6. ZiffNet membership costs $2.50 per month. ZiffNet per hour costs $6.30 for 300bps, $12.80 for 1200 or 2400bps or $22.80 for 9600bps based on 1-minute increments. @@DIGCLK DIGCLK v1.2 Digital clock and timer William Cravener by ¯-Swift-Ware-> Copyright (C) 1991-93 ---------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- This little TSR was created because though the file manager displays the time at a glance none of my other often used programs do. For example, I can pop up this little clock program within my editor and place it at the top where the options are displayed without interference with my editing. Also when I'm using my modem software and I'm busy browsing through the forums it's nice to see the amount of time I've been online. This TSR once loaded into memory takes up around 2000 bytes. Unlike many such digital popup clock programs DIGCLK can be easily turned ON or OFF by pressing a couple keys. DIGCLK works in text mode and when the clock is turned ON then OFF it restores the previous screen characters. DIGCLK also supports some graphic modes, but to keep the program small it does not save or restore the previous screen characters. The program also includes a count down timer that can be set on the fly whenever needed from 0 to 99 minutes. The clock can be set to be displayed at any corner of the screen and can be moved to any other corner by pressing the appropriate Hot Key. Once this option is requested you press the letter "L" for upper left corner "l" for lower left corner "R" for upper right corner "r" for the lower right corner of your screen. The maximum lower corner Row can be set when the program is loaded using the /M switch followed by the bottom row value. Look over the examples listed below. If you do place the clock at the bottom of the screen and the program you are within scrolls the screen up one line at a time (like when the prompt is at the bottom of your screen and you press enter) the clock will replicate itself up the screen. The real purpose of the move clock option is to enable placement of the clock where it can be best used without unnecessary interference. I place the clock at the top when using my editor because the editors option line is displayed there. I move the clock to the bottom of the screen when I'm using my modem software because the option line is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Installation ------------ Copy the file DIGCLK.COM into a directory on your hard disk, or run it from the floppy disk if you'd like. Type DIGCLK to start the program. The Very First time DIGCLK.COM is loaded a setup screen will be displayed. Press a number key option to choose the color for your clock display. Press A, B and C to change the default Hot Key combinations. If you wish to use the default Hot Keys just press the enter key after choosing a clock color option. The enhanced keyboard function keys F11 and F12 can also be used as Hot Keys if present. When you use the CTRL, SHIFT or ALT key in your key combo, press that key first then press the second key. Be sure and follow this rule when you set your own Hot Key combination within the setup procedure. After this initial setup procedure you must run the DIGCLK program again with any of the possible switches listed below. Running the program without switches will display the clock at the top right corner in blue on white when the default Hot Key is pressed [SHIFT-SHIFT]. The setup procedure can be recalled whenever you like to change colors or Hot Key assignments by using the /K switch. In order to re-enable the default ON/Off [SHIFT-SHIFT] Hot Key combination you must use the /K switch to re-establish defaults. Command Line Switches --------------------- /H = This help screen. /O = Clock ON when loaded. /U = Unload clock program. /R = Right corner of screen. /L = Left corner of screen. /N = Disable Message output when loading. /S = Enables beep sound when Hot Key pressed. /K = Change clock Color and Hot Key assignments. /Mnn = Display at Bottom screen/(nn) = 25, 28, 43, 50. Default = 25. /Pnn = Beginning Alarm value/(nn) must be two digits. Default = 99. The following example sets the clock display at the top right corner with an alarm setting of 5 minutes. C:\ DIGCLK /R /P05 The following example sets the clock display to - ON - at the left corner-row 50 with an alarm setting of 10 minutes. C:\ DIGCLK /O /L /M50 /P10 The following example sets the clock display at the right corner row 43 with a default alarm setting of 99 minutes with beep sounds enabled. C:\ DIGCLK /R /M43 /S Author: William Cravener 520 N. Stateline Rd Sharon, Pa. 16146 @@DIRSTAT DirStat V1.00 Steve Dunn Display comprehensive directory statistics -------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- DirStat is an easy to use utility that groups files in any given PATH by file EXTension and provides you with a means of analyzing and manipulating such groups of files. DirStat V1.00 is written for a color monitor, and may not be entirely useful on monochrome monitors (some color combinations may be difficult to read). If enough people request it, I'll offer a future version with the ability to switch between color and monochrome display attributes. Using DirStat ------------- DirStat V1.00 has an internal limit of 1,560 files per PATH and / or subdirectory. This limit is based on the programs internal design, and cannot be altered by the user. Syntax and Command Line Parms: ----------------------------- DirStat should be invoked from the DOS command line using the following syntax: DIRSTAT [/?] | [d:][\path\] [/25] [/43] [/50] [CE] [/NC] All the above command line parms are OPTIONAL, and are defined as follows: /? - If these characters appear anywhere on your command line, DirStat will display a help screen for its syntax similar to what appears on this page. d: - The DOS DRIVE that you want DirStat to start off reading. If you omit this, DirStat will use the current default DOS DRIVE. \path\ - The DOS PATH you want DirStat to start off reading. If you omit this, DirStat will use the current default DOS PATH. - NOTE: Do NOT include a file specification on the command line! DirStat automatically adds "*.*" at run time. /25 - tells DirStat to start up in 25-rows-per screen mode. /43 - tells DirStat to start up in 43-rows-per screen mode. This requires an EGA or better. /50 - tells DirStat to start up in 50-rows-per screen display mode. This requires an VGA or better. You can also alter the number of rows per screen page from within DirStat at any point by using the F9 menu option, which provides a menu of available screen modes. If you use more than one of the above, DirStat will pick the largest value for the number of screen rows. DirStat will not check to see whether you have the necessary hardware before attempting to set the mode you want. If you don't have the physical hardware needed, you will get an error message. /CE - tells DirStat to clear the display screen on exit. Normally, DirStat leaves the last screen full of display data up when it exits. /NC - tells DirStat to NOT clear the screen on exit. Note that the /25, /43, /50, and the /CE parms can also be specified in a DOS ENVIRON string using the DOS command, SET, as in the following example: SET DIRSTAT=/CE/43 which changes the default behavior of DirStat such that it starts up in 43 rows per screen mode, and clears the screen on exit. Parameters on the DOS command line will OVERRIDE the ENVIRON parms at run time, so that you do not need to alter your "DIRSTAT=" ENVIRON string merely to alter DirStat's default behavior. DirStat is fully menu driven - the available functions are always displayed on the right hand side of the display screen. The following pages will detail what each menu function does. Detailed Instructions --------------------- After invoking DirStat, a screen similar to the following will appear on the screen (the "Summary Data" screen): (This screen will not display completely in the DOC viewer program. If you print these instructions, you can see the entire display.) <*> Dirstat Directory Utility Program V1.00 - FreeWare by Steve Dunn <*> Path: F:\WIN31\*.* Files: 181 EXTs: 24 Bytes: 8,039,239 EXT # Smallest Biggest Total % ÖÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ· BMP 9 1,630 153,718 744,126 9.3 º[*] DirStat Main Menu [*]º GRP 6 810 13,739 34,396 0.4 ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ HLP 33 5,872 150,877 1,063,669 13.2 º[F1] Sort by EXT º PIF 11 545 545 5,995 0.1 º[F2] Sort by COUNT º WAV 28 8,546 171,658 960,246 11.9 º[F3] Sort by SMALLEST º DAT 6 4 65,536 152,769 1.9 º[F4] Sort by BIGGEST º EXE 41 3,744 452,096 4,212,564 52.4 º[F5] Sort by TOTAL º INI 15 98 7,810 17,887 0.2 º[F6] Sort ASCENDING º MID 1 33,883 33,883 33,883 0.4 º[F7] Print data to FILE º ICO 1 766 766 766 0.0 º[F8] Print data to LPT1 º SCR 9 5,328 62,688 178,944 2.2 º[F9] Change Screen Rows º TRM 1 4,096 4,096 4,096 0.1 º[F10] Show EXT DETAILS º ION 1 7,752 7,752 7,752 0.1 ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ DLL 5 6,766 271,264 424,812 5.3 º[PGUP] Show Prev Page º TXT 2 2,956 41,724 44,680 0.6 º[PGDN] Show Next Page º WPG 1 11,872 11,872 11,872 0.1 º[HOME] Show 1st Page º SYS 2 5,873 13,824 19,697 0.2 º[END] Show Last Page º L00 1 1,945 1,945 1,945 0.0 º[INS] Read new PATH º P00 1 1,945 1,945 1,945 0.0 º[ESC] Quit DirStat º COM 2 44,170 56,425 100,595 1.3 ÓÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĽ Line 1: - The program name, version number, and personal plug! Line 2: - The DRIVE and PATH currently being displayed. Note that the "*.*" is added automatically for you and should NOT be included on the DOS command line. Line 3: - Summary data on the DRIVE and PATH highlighted on line 2 - Files = total number of files in the DRIVE and PATH, including Hidden, Read-Only, etc. files. EXTs = the number of different and unique filename EXTensions found in the DRIVE and PATH. Bytes = the total number of bytes in all the files found in the DRIVE and PATH (this is the DOS File size, not the number of bytes in occupied disk clusters). Directly beneath this header data, on the left hand side of the screen, is summary data - one line for each different filename EXTension found. The leftmost column (EXT) gives each individual EXT name. The next column (#) gives the number of files found in the DRIVE and PATH which have each EXTension. The next column (Smallest) gives the size, in bytes, of the smallest file bearing each individual EXTension. The next column (Biggest) gives the size, in bytes, of the largest file bearing each individual EXTension. The next column (Total) gives the total number of bytes found in all files bearing each individual EXTension. The last column (%) gives the percentage of bytes in all files of each individual EXTension compared to the total number of bytes found in ALL files. Note that, originally, this data is unsorted - the EXT names are presented in the order in which they are encountered in the DOS directory listing. The menu on the right hand side of the screen allows you to re-arrange the summary data into more useful formats, as follows: F1 - Sorts the display alphabetically by the EXT name F2 - Sorts the display numerically by the COUNT (i.e., the number of files for each individual EXTension). F3 - Sorts the display numerically by the size of the smallest file found for each individual EXTension. F4 - Sorts the display numerically by the size of the largest file found for each individual EXTension. F5 - Sorts the display by the total number of bytes for all files found for each individual EXTension. F6 - Switches SORT order between ascending and descending. F7 - Sends a copy of the summary data, as it is currently sorted, to a disk file (named "SUMMARY.DS1"). This file will be located in the DRIVE and PATH as displayed on line 2 of the screen. If a file named "SUMMARY.DS1" already exists, you will be given the option to either OVERWRITE the existing file or to append the current data onto the end of the existing disk file. F8 - Sends a listing of the display data, as currently sorted, to the printer at LPT1. F9 - Brings up a menu allowing you to change the number of screen rows currently being displayed. The valid choices are 25, 43, or 50. DirStat will NOT check your hardware to see if your system physically supports these screen modes. (See also the section above on "Syntax and Command Line Parms".) F10 - Loads the file details for any EXTension you specify (see section below, "Detail Data" PGUP, PGDN, HOME, END all move you around the display of summary data, assuming there is too much of it to fit on the screen at one time. INS - Allows you to specify a different DOS DRIVE and PATH to read and work with. ESC - Exits the DirStat program. Detail Data: ------------ When you press F10 from the DirStat Main Menu, you are asked to specify one of the EXTension names shown in the leftmost screen display column. When you do, DirStat loads all the files (from the DRIVE and PATH shown on screen line 2), and presents you with a screen that shows the contents of the individual directory. The function keys work in a similar way to the section above. If you hit ESC, you're returned to the summary screen. What next: --------- What features would YOU like to see in future versions of DirStat? I welcome your feedback, comments, criticisms, etc. at any time - your best bet is to send CompuServe E:Mail to my ID (70034,2454) or hard-copy mail to me at the address on page one of this documentation. Please do not call me on the phone. Steve Dunn 50 Hillside Drive Hanover, MA 02339 CompuServe ID: 70034,2454 @@DISKLEFT DISKLEFT Version 2.5 Paul Munoz-Colman Display profiles of all logical drives ---------------------------------------------------- Purpose: -------- DISKLEFT is a program to quickly display a profile of all logical drives of your hard disks, correct to the byte. Smart about many drive types: fixed, network, floppy (including DRIVER), RAM, substituted, unavailable, and unconfigured drives. Installation ------------ Copy the files DISKLEFT.EXE onto your hard disk. Operation: --------- At the DOS prompt, type: DISKLEFT for hard drives and network drives only DISKLEFT /floppy to additionally show drives A: and B: DISKLEFT /mono for forced monochrome display (for laptops) Output: ------ The display from DISKLEFT is shown below: (The right edge of the screen is cut off in the DOC program's displayer. Print the documentation to see the entire screen.) ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ-¿ ³ Disk Space Summary, Version 2.5 (in millions of bytes) ³ ³ Copyright 1990-1992 by FunStuff Software. All rights reserved. ³ ³ ³ ³ Capacity Available Used Capacity Available Used ³ ³ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ³ ³ ³ N 105.906176 50.319360 55.586816 ³ ³ ³ O (not configured) ³ ³C 105.906176 63.727616 42.178560 ³ P (not configured) ³ ³D 84.938752 18.694144 66.244608 ³ Q (not configured) ³ ³E 105.906176 50.319360 55.586816 ³ R (not configured) ³ ³F 83.908608 28.219392 55.689216 ³ S (not configured) ³ ³G 83.908608 31.954944 51.953664 ³ T (not configured) ³ ³H 83.394560 6.883328 76.511232 ³ U (not configured) ³ ³I 6.807552 6.154240 0.653312 ³ V (not configured) ³ ³J (not configured) ³ W (not configured) ³ ³K (not configured) ³ X (not configured) ³ ³L (not configured) ³ Y (not configured) ³ ³M (not configured) ³ Z (not configured) ³ ³ ³ ³ 547.962880 199.798784 348.164096  Total Fixed Drives ³ ³ 105.906176 50.319360 55.586816  Total Network Drives ³ ³ 653.869056 250.118144 403.750912  Grand Total Fixed & Network Drives ³ ³ ³ ³ (To include drives A: and B: type DISKLEFT /FLOPPY) ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ-Ù Color Configuration ------------------- Colors are preconfigured, but may be changed to suit your taste in a configuration file, called DISKLEFT.CFG. This file must reside in the directory in which you install DISKLEFT.EXE (if running under DOS 3 or later), or in the current directory (under DOS 2). DISKLEFT.CFG is created if it is not found. DISKLEFT.CFG contains instructions to modify the default color set. This is the contents of the default file: SETCOLOR 0,2,1,11,9,4,10,15,14 This is DISKLEFT's color configuration file. Only the first two lines above are meaningful to the program. You may change the values in them, using your favorite ASCII editor. Follow the instructions below. The values represent: On line 1: SETCOLOR or SETMONO (if you want to force monochrome) On line 2 (separated by commas, in the order listed): Common background color Fixed data areas SUBSTituted/ASSIGNed Drives Fixed drives Network drives Unavailable drives Floppy drives RAM drive Grand total (shown only if you have network drives) The numbers on line 2 are color values and mean this: 0 Black 8 Grey 1 Blue 9 Light Blue 2 Green 10 Light Green 3 Cyan 11 Light Cyan 4 Red 12 Light Red 5 Magenta 13 Light Magenta 6 Brown 14 Yellow 7 White 15 Bright White The only restriction imposed is the common background color cannot be the same as any of the other colors. If this occurs, the default colors will be set. NOTE: If you use the SETMONO option to force monochrome (or the /MONO command line option), your color choices will be ignored. Distribution ------------ DISKLEFT is Copyright 1990-1992 Paul Mu¤oz-Colman, a free product of FunStuff(tm) Software. DISKLEFT is not shareware; it cannot be registered. DISKLEFT may be distributed to anyone, providing that no fee is charged, except a nominal distribution fee by for-pay BBSs or disk vendors. DISKLEFT is provided without warranty of any kind; the author assumes no liability for its use in any situation. DiskLeft, a Single-Screen Smart Disk Space Summary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÑÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Paul Mu¤oz-Colman ³ TECHNICAL SUPPORT: º º FunStuff Software ³ Voice 703-435-1110 º º 11645 Charter Oak Court ³ 703-693-5227 º º Suite 201 ³ FAX 703-435-3130 º º Reston, VA 22090 USA ³ CompuServe 71141,1224 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÏÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ By FunStuff Software, publishers of Personal Calendar, DiskLeft, Subjects, ATOSEdit, and other quality software. Copyright 1990-1992 by FunStuff Software. All rights reserved. Member, Association of Shareware Professionals @@DOC DOC Documentation viewer and printer version 1.1 ------------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- DOC is a simple on-disk documentation viewer to present the manuals for the programs on this disk. It displays a list of available documents down the left side of the screen and shows the text of the currently selected document on the right. DOC has a simple printing ability which will produce a neat printout of a document so that you can have a manual to hand while working with a program. Running DOC ----------- To start DOC, enter the command DOC. If you're looking for a particular manual, you may also give it at the command line. For example: DOC CDX starts DOC and asks it to look for the manual for the CDX program. To select documents, use the up and down arrow keys to move through the list on the left. Typing the initial letter of a document name will jump directly to the next matching document. Once you've found the document you want, press TAB or the right arrow key to move to the text of the document on the right. The cursor keys (Home, End, Up, Down, PgUp, PgDn) will now move through the text. Press the left arrow or TAB key again to go back to select other documents. The DOC menu ------------ To call up DOC's menu, press the ESC key. DOC presents various options which you can select with the cursor and Return keys or by pressing one of the highlighted letters. The options will vary depending on your PC's configuration and the document files available. Pressing ESC a second time cancels the menu. Quitting DOC ------------ Choose the Quit option from the menu to leave the DOC program and return to DOS. Color Display Off ----------------- Choose Color display off from the menu to ask DOC to work in black-and-white. You may wish to do this if you're using a laptop with an LCD screen that doesn't show colors well or with some greyscale or CGA composite video monitors. If you need to do this, you might also enter the DOS command MODE BW80 before running DOC. This makes DOC and many other programs start up in black-and- white. Adding /M to the DOC command at the DOS prompt also forces monochrome operation. This menu option does not appear on PCs that do not have a color capability. Extended screen on ------------------ Choosing this menu option switches the display to 43 or 50 lines so that you can see more text without scrolling. You can go back to the normal display by choosing Extended screen off subsequently. If you have a Super VGA display card and a program to set extended text modes, such as 60 lines deep, you might like to try setting an appropriate mode before starting DOC. DOC will usually operate with the non-standard format. This menu option is only available on EGA or VGA equipped PCs. Fast screen on -------------- This menu option only appears on PCs fitted with CGA standard or equivalent displays. Normally the DOC program deliberately slows down on this type of display to prevent the screen flicker or 'snow' that genuine IBM CGA displays (and some compatible makes) can suffer from. If your system does not suffer from snow, choose 'Fast screen on' for a faster screen display. There's no harm in trying this option either way on your PC... snow does no harm and you might prefer to have a fast display that flickers to a slow one that doesn't. Print Document -------------- Choose this menu option to print the currently selected document. A menu appears from where you can make four print settings, choose Go to start printing or Cancel to return to viewing documents. You may need to alter the settings to suit your system before choosing Go as follows: 1. Output port This is the printer interface that DOC should print the document to. By pressing O you can step through the ports fitted to your computer. The default LPT1, the first parallel printer port, is correct for most PCs. DOC can work with a serial printer (COM1 or COM2) if you have one but you must make sure that the port is correctly set up (e.g. with a command such as MODE COM1:9600,n,8,1,p) BEFORE running DOC. X-On/X-Off handshaking is automatically provided for serial printers. You can set the output port to "FILE". In this case, DOC will ask for the name of a disk file when you start printing and will then print to disk rather than to a printer. If the file you name already exists, DOC will append pages to it. Note that DOC will not print on PostScript printers. If you have one of these, you might like to use the print to FILE option and then use a PostScript conversion program or word processor to print the resulting file. 2. Lines per page This is the number of printable lines on each page on your printer. DOC will print with this set incorrectly but will not be able to put page breaks and headers in the right place. The default is 66 lines for standard fan-fold paper. Other common values are 60, 62, 64 and 70. If you have difficulty with this setting, a workaround is to set the form-length correctly on your printer, enter a small number of lines per page (e.g. 60) and then select the "Use form-feeds" option. 3. Use form-feeds Set this option to Yes if you're using a LaserJet- style printer or any printer with the form-length set correctly. DOC will work with this option set to No by counting output lines but this is slower. 4. Pause between pages Set this option to Yes if you're feeding single- sheets to the printer... DOC will pause for you to get the next sheet ready between each page. Working with document files --------------------------- Document files should be kept in the same directory as the DOC.EXE program. Under DOS 3.0 or later, DOC will find the files when it starts no matter which drive or directory is current (with older versions of DOS, you should change to the relevant drive and directory before starting DOC). Multiple document files ----------------------- You can, if you like, place more than one document file in the DOC.EXE directory. DOC will display a menu of available files when first started and offer a 'Select document file' option on its menu to let you switch between documents. You can start DOC with a particular document file from the command line by entering its name. For example: DOC FREEBIE2 You can also search for a particular program. If you enter a command such as: DOC WINLIST DOC will search each document file in turn looking for a ZCOPY document. If you know which document file the document you want is in, you can reduce the search time by telling DOC on the command line. For example: DOC FREEBIE2 WINLIST @@ENVELOPE Envelope for Windows 3.1 Michael Ingram An envelope printer and address database --------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- Envelope for Windows 3.1 is a small program we developed for our personal use, but then soon decided to offer it to anyone who would like to use it. With Envelope for Windows you can use any TrueType Fonts, add an address to the database for future retrieval, preview your envelope before printing it, add a BMP to your envelope, drag and place your BMP, return address or shipping address to your liking, do searches, plus much more. We hope you find this program useful, and use it at home, office, etc. We welcome everyone, including businesses you to use it free of charge! Installation ------------ First copy the following files into your Windows directory: ENVELOPE.EXE 1) Start Windows, then go to "File" and click on NEW. 2) Highlight (Program Item) and click OK. 3) Click on "Browse" and the Windows directory comes up. 4) Double click on ENVELOPE.EXE 5) This brings you to the (Program Item Properties) screen. 6) In (Description) type: Envelope (This word will appear below the icon.) 7) You will see "Change Icon". Click on OK. 8) Now you see the "Envelope" icon. Click OK. * You just completed the installation! * Using Envelope -------------- To use the Envelope program simply click on the "DM Envelope" icon. 1) Go to "File" and select OPEN. 2) Double click on "ADDRESS.ENV" 3) Go to "Edit" to add a new address. 4) On this input screen you can: a) Enter your new address. b) Change the font. c) Add or Omit your return address. d) Add or Omit a BMP to your envelope. e) Change the size of your BMP. (NOTE: Some BMP's may have to be reduced in size for use) f) Change your envelope size. g) "Print Preview" your envelope. h) Drag & Place your BMP, return or ship to address. Simply point to the object, click once with your mouse and drag to the preferred location. Distant Markets Export & Import Ltd. 6520 - 105 Street Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6H 2N7 Tel. (403) 436-3009 - 1-800-661-7383 Fax. (403) 435-0928 - 1-800-661-9756 @@FASTEXIT FastExit for Windows 3.1 Lance Rigdon Missile icon to exit Windows quickly ---------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- This little utility was written by a "lazy" programmer type who likes to take short cuts whenever possible. NOTICE: This is Windows version 3.1 specific, it will not run on any earlier versions of Windows! Installing FASTEXIT ------------------- Copy the files FASTEXIT.EXE and BWCC.DLL to your Windows directory. Using FastExit -------------- When you run FASTEXIT it will display an icon on your desktop that looks like a missile firing button. A simple 'double-click' with the left mouse button will shut down Windows. A 'double-click' with the right mouse button will shut down Windows and then restart it. A single click on the icon with either the left or right mouse button will cause FASTEXIT's popup menu to be displayed. From there you can access the shut down options, a quick wallpaper changing utility and you can exit the FASTEXIT utility. Add FASTEXIT.EXE to your STARTUP group and every time that Windows starts up you will have a fast and easy method of getting back out. Changing Wallpaper with FastExit -------------------------------- One of the main reasons that I wrote this little utility was that I have a lot of colorful wallpapers. To save space I was turning them into RLE files. Unfortunately, the Windows ClipBoard won't let you select from RLE files but FastExit's popup menu will let you select from either BMP or RLE files to use as a Windows wallpaper! There is no online help yet, but this is a fairly simple little utility. Author's Note ------------- I'm pretty sure that the bugs have been worked out, but this is "free ware" and as such it is not warranted to be bug free. In fact there are no warranties of any kind on this product. Use it at your OWN risk. Files List: FASTEXIT.EXE - the utility itself! BWCC.DLL - the DLL for the Borland "look and Feel" FASTEXIT can go in any directory, the DLL should go into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. I hope you enjoy using this! Suggestions for future enhancements and bug reports (but don't hold your breath waiting for a fix) can be sent to me via CompuServe at 76376,2045. Lance Rigdon Kennesaw, Georgia @@G "G" (short for "GOTO") Timothy Campbell An alternative to the DOS CD command. ----------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- If you have a lot of directories -- spread over a few drives, perhaps -- and you prefer the familiar DOS prompt to a "shell" program, you've probably wished that DOS had a quick way to jump around, using abbreviations for directories. After all, how many times can you type CD \TURBO\PASCAL\APPLIC\DATABASE\ACCOUNTG\PROG before you get a little bit annoyed? "G" lets you place any number of abbreviations in a data file (G. TXT) and then switch directories by providing the abbreviation. For example, if you'd assigned the abbreviation "DAP" to the directory above, you would simply type G DAP at the DOS prompt. INSTALLATION ------------ Installation is a two-step process: 1. Copy the G.EXE program and G.TXT to a directory in your DOS PATH. If you don't know what the PATH is, refer to your DOS manual's description of the "PATH" command. 2. Customize the data file (G.TXT). For this, you will need a DOS text editor, such Edit in DOS 5 or 6. You can also use a programmer's editor (such as the Turbo Pascal editor), or a word processor in non-document (generic DOS text) mode. The copy of G.TXT included in this package includes examples of how the "G" program is used at Pinnacle Software. You can erase our definitions and replace them with your own. USING "G" --------- The format of the G command is: G [abbreviation] For example, if you have defined the abbreviation "XYZ", you would jump to the directory corresponding to that directory by typing: G XYZ If "G" can't find an abbreviation, it will try to find a directory with that name on the current disk. For example, if it could not find an abbreviation named XYZ, it would then try these names: XYZ \XYZ If that doesn't work, G will look for those directories on any hard or RAM disks on your system. (To spare you having to load a diskette, G does not do this extended search on drives A: and B:) If all else fails, G displays an error message. If you omit the abbreviation (i.e. just type G at the DOS prompt), "G" will display the list of abbreviations, along with their equivalent directories. See also the section entitled "THE DATA FILE" for a note about how you can even abbreviate your abbreviations! THE DATA FILE ------------- The data file (G.TXT) contains a list of abbreviations and their corresponding directories. There is no limit to the number of abbreviations you can place in the file. For ease of use you may find it advisable to give several different abbreviations to the same directory. Null lines and lines that start with semi-colons are ignored. "G" recognizes partial abbreviations. For example, if you defined the abbreviation "XYZ", "G" would understand the shortened abbreviation "XY". It would not, however, recognize "YZ"; abbreviations are compared starting at the first character. For proper processing of partial abbreviations, make sure you insert them in alphabetic (ASCII) order. For example: A0 before A01 A01 before AGE AGE before BEAUTY BEAUTY before BEAUTY2 LIMITATIONS ----------- - No spaces are allowed in the abbreviation. - The maximum length for an abbreviation is 10 characters. - The maximum length for a directory name is 70 characters. - You can rename the program G.EXE to something else, but the data file must be named G.TXT. - "G" does not mind if your text editor pads out "white space" with the tab character (ASCII 09). FILES ----- The "G" package contains the following files: FILE NAME DESCRIPTION ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ G.EXE The "G" program G.TXT The "G" data file -- this contains the abbreviations you'll use LEGAL NOTICE For non commercial purposes you are hereby given the right to use unmodified copies of "G" without paying a licensing fee. If you wish to tailor "G" to your own requirements, order the Turbo Pascal source code ($5). When you order the source code you also obtain license to distribute the program in conjunction with any commercial product. Special Offer ------------- Get your hands on a repertory of Pinnacle's best shareware programs! Programs for communications, business, programming, education, leisure! $3 [ ] Maxi-Collection: 3 Megabytes on 3.5" 1.44 Megabyte diskettes $5 [ ] The Grab Bag: The same software on 5.25" diskettes If you are not delighted, simply return the diskettes for a refund! Mail your order to: Box 714 Airport Road, Swanton, Vermont 05488 Canadians may remit Canadian funds to: CP386 TMR Quebec H3P 3C6 DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? You can reach us as follows: Voice Support Line (9 AM to 9 PM Eastern Time) (514) 345-9578 24 hr/day FREE files BBS (up to 9600 baud v42bis) (514) 345-8654 @@NEWCAP NEWCAP version 1.8 Brian McCarty Customize your Program Manager Caption ----------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- When you run NEWCAP, you can change the Program Manager caption in Windows or Norton Desktop for Windows to the caption of your choice. Installation ------------ Copy the file NEWCAP.EXE into your Windows directory. Using NewCap ------------ Place NewCap in your startup group to have it run every time you begin a Windows session. When you double-click on the NewCap icon, you're asked to provide the caption you want. NewCap remembers what you used last time, so just press Return to continue using the same caption. This version 1.8 of NEWCAP is free! The newest version 2.0 is shareware and can be obtained by sending $5.00 to Brian McCarty 3228 Bentley Drive Palm Harbor, FL 34684 Version 2.0 includes: Toolbar that displays available memory, resources and disk space Windows Help File Hourly chime that can be any WAV file @@POPCAL PopCal 3.0 Nathaniel Johnson ------------------------------------------------------ Purpose ------- PopCal is a calendar for Windows that you can pop up anywhere on the screen. Works in Windows 3.1 only. Features: a) Remembers position on screen b) Offers choice of colors and remembers them c) Instant screen-blanker d) On-Line help Installing PopCal ----------------- 1. Copy PopCal.Exe and PopCal.Hlp to a common directory. 2. From Windows, start PopCal 3. If you move PopCal and Exit the program, PopCal will remember the last position 4. Click on Colors and a popup Colorset form will be displayed. 5. Click on Background, Options and Text to change colors. 6. Click Exit on the Colorset form to set the new colors 7. Click on Scrn to start the Windows Starfield screensaver. If this screensaver is not installed in your system, nothing will happen. 8. Click on Help to see the graphic help screen. When returning from Help, you will need to click on Today to highlight the current date. 9. This program is FreeWare. You may share it and copy it but you may not charge for it. PopCal Copyright (c)1993 Nathaniel S. Johnson All Rights Reserved. @@RCL RCL - Real Control Lite Richard Nichols View and Edit Windows Desktop ------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1993, AT-Ware. All rights reserved. Purpose ------- Real Control Lite allows you to view and edit your Desktop without using the Control Panel. This is a Windows 3.1 utility and will not run under prior versions of Windows. RealCtrl was primarily written as an easy way to handle the inconvenience of dealing with the Control Panel. If you have a larger applications package to install it may take long enough for your screen save to be enabled. This would be fine except that everything slows way down when this happens! With RealCtrl one click of the mouse and you can disable the screen saver, for instance. Have you ever wanted to change the fonts for your icon titles? Well, even though you can't access it through the Control Panel you can change the both the font and whether it is bolded or not for the icon titles in the WIN.INI file! Here's what you can easily do with Real Control Lite: Turn the Warning beep off or on. Turn the Fast task switch off or on. Change the window border width. Change the grid granularity. Change the keyboard time delay . Change the keyboard repeat speed. Turn the screen saver off or on. Change the screen save time-out. Change the horizontal space between icons. Change the vertical space between icons. Turn the icon title wrap off or on. Select a different font for the icon titles. Installation ------------ Copy the files RCL.EXE and RCL.HLP into your Windows directory. Start Real Control by adding the program to an existing group, or by using File-Run. Using Real Control ------------------ The Desktop option of the Windows Control Panel is a modal (keeps control) dialog box which means you cannot immediately see the effects of the changes you have made. Not only do you have to exit the Desktop to enable any changes you make you must also remember what the settings were in case you wish to put them back! RealCtrl [Lite] is a regular resizeable window that allows you to see any changes made the moment you make them. With RealCtrl [Lite] you not only get instant feed back to any changes made, the program also remembers the initial settings so you can put everything back by simply clicking on one button! Functions --------- To see a brief description of any of the 12 functions RealCtrl [Lite] allows you to change simply place the cursor on the desired function and click to left mouse button once. To change any function simply double click the left mouse button on the desired function. If the function is a simple OFF/ON type it will be toggled between OFF and ON each time you double click on it.. If you select a numeric functions an edit widow will appear over the displayed value. If you enter a value that is out of range then RealCtrl [Lite] will set the value to the minimum or maximum value allowed depending on whether the value you entered was either too high or too low. If you select the font function the "Font" common dialog will appear displaying all of the fonts, styles, and sizes you can select from. Beep This command either turns off or on the Windows® warning beep. Fast task switch This command either turns off or on the Windows® fast task switcher (ALT-ESC). Border width This command allows you to select the with for non-dialog windows. The valid ranges are between 1 and 50. If you enter the value will be changed to 1 and if you enter a value greater than 50 the number will be changed to 50. Grid granularity This command allows you to size and invisible "grid" than the icons at the bottom of the screen are lined up on. This value should be a multiple of 8. Keyboard delay This command sets the time delay Windows uses before the key begins repeating. Keyboard speed This command sets the speed with which keys are repeated. Screen saver This command turns off or on the screen saver. Screen saver delay This command sets the number of minutes that must pass with no keyboard or mouse activity before the screen saver will be enabled. Horizontal icon spacing This command sets the reserved space on each side of an icon. Vertical icon spacing This command sets the reserved space on the top and bottom of an icon. Wrap icon title This command tells Windows® if an icon title that is wider than the icon it should be wrapped around to another line. Icon title font This command allows you to select the font, size and styles Windows will use when displaying and icon's title. Note : Even though RealCtrl [Lite] will show you the new icon title font the original font is not replaced until Windows is restarted. When you exit RealCtrl [Lite] you will be asked if you wish to have Windows restarted. If you do not restart Windows you will not see a font change until the next time Windows is started. Another Note : RealCtrl [Lite] uses the new Windows font selection dialog in the COMMDLG.DLL. This dialog allows you to select an "Italic" or "Bold Italic" character style but when Windows® load the desk top information contained in your WIN.INI file it will only allow the "Bold" style. So if you select either the "Italic" or the "Bold Italic" style RealCtrl [Lite] will remove the "Italic" flag from your selection. Command Buttons --------------- RealCtrl [Lite] has the following Command buttons: Help This accesses the context sensitive help. About This displays the standard about box. Restore This command restores the Desktop values RealCtrl [Lite] found when the program was executed. If you decide you don't like the changes you have made then simply click on restore and everything will be put back! Exit This command will exit RealCtrl [Lite] and return control to the program that launched it. If you have selected a different icon title font you will be given a chance to change you mind before RealCtrl [Lite] makes the change. You can either click on the button or press the "H" for "Help", "A" for "About", "R" for "Restore", or "X" for "Exit". Do not use the "Ctrl" or "Alt" keys. RealCtrl [Pro] - What's the difference -------------------------------------- RealCtrl [Lite] is a fully functional but reduced version of AT-Ware's RealCtrl [Pro] package. In addition to the features of RealCtrl [Lite] with RealCtrl [Pro] you can also: Select whether the menus will right or left aligned. Change the mouse threshold values (speed and double click). Change the language driver. Select a new Desktop pattern. Select a new Desktop wallpaper. Select the system colors. Inhibit the CTL+ALT+DEL keys from rebooting from within Windows®. Save multiple configurations to disk. Select an previously saved configuration to be use at Windows® startup. "Brand" the program with your name! Warranty -------- With respect to the physical disk, AT-Ware warrants the same to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase. In the event of notification within the warranty period of defects in material or workmanship, AT-Ware will replace the defective diskette. The extent of this warranty shall be limited to replacement and shall not encompass any other damages, including but not limited to loss of profit, and special, incidental, consequential, or other similar claims. AT-Ware specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of salability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to defects in the diskette and documentation. In no event shall AT-Ware be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages. AT-Ware retains all rights to the RealCtrl [LITE] Package and the right to make updates to this package and its documentation without notification to the purchaser. This package is sold and distributed 'as is'. Registration ------------ When you register your copy of RealCtrl [Pro] you will receive the following: A 720K diskette with the latest version. Printed documentation. 2 Free Windows 3.1 Utilities. 1 Free major upgrade. Notification of updates. Discounts on future purchases. Individual License For $14.95 the user will be sent a registered copy of the entire RealCtrl [Pro] Package. The user is then granted a license to use the software contained in the RealCtrl [Pro] Package on any computer as long as only one copy of each of the programs in the RealCtrl [Pro] Package is ever in use at any one time. The user will also be notified of updates to the RealCtrl [Pro] Package (there may be a small handling fee). Network License For $59.95 the user will be sent a registered copy of the entire RealCtrl [Pro] Package. The user is then granted a license to use the software contained in the RealCtrl [Pro] Package on any computer as long as no more than 25 copies of each of the programs in the RealCtrl [Pro] Package is ever in use at any one time. The user will also be notified of updates to the RealCtrl [Pro] Package (there may be a small handling fee). Ordering To order your own registered copy of the RealCtrl [Pro] Package please use the order form included in the RCL. DOC file. If this file is missing send your name and address along with $12.95 (foreign orders add $10.00 S/H) to: AT-Ware RealCtrl [Pro] 720 Sunrise Ave. #28 Roseville, CA 95661 All payments must be in US funds. Your registered copy of the RealCtrl [Pro] package will be shipped to you within 6-8 weeks. The RealCtrl [Pro] Package is shipped on PC compatible 720K 3 1/2 diskettes. If you require a 5 1/4 floppy please note this with your order. Distribution You can always download the latest version of any of AT-Ware's products from the following BBS Blue Ridge Express - Richmond VA, (804)790-1675 (30+ lines, no waiting!) You can also find AT-Ware's products on Compuserve, Genie, or America On Line! Just search for the keyword AT-Ware. @@TIMETOO TimeToo Version 1.3.fzd David B. Hughes ------------------------------------------------------ Greetings from David B. Hughes & Ziff-Davis Publishing Company & Wizard's Toybox, Inc. 249 S. Hwy 101 Su. 213 Solana Beach Ca 92075 Purpose ------- TimeToo Version 1.3.zfd is a simple scheduler that will start a program or display a message (up to 50!) on the day and time you select. The goals in the design of TimeToo were to keep it simple to use and to keep the size of the program small. Works in Windows 3.1 only. Installation ------------ First copy the file TIMETOO.EXE into a directory of your choice (the Windows directory is not a bad choice). Then using the program acting as 'Program Manager' (we of course recommend OnFire! (tm) but then we wrote it...), run 'timetoo.exe'. The program should then be running as an 'Icon' on your desktop. You may wish to add the program to the 'startup group', to the 'run' or 'load' section in the WIN. INI file (or your PM's equivalent). This will allow TimeToo to automatically startup when Windows starts. Using TimeToo ------------- With a mouse, double click on the program icon. This will bring up a dialog box that displays previously defined events (if any). Available buttons in this dialog box are: Delete - Deletes the highlighted event Add - Add a new event Edit - Edit the highlighted event Run Now - Run the event program or display the message Done - Returns you to the program Icon When you choose the 'Add' (for new events) or 'Edit' (for previously defined events) button a dialog box will appear that allows you to edit the event. If you have already defined items, you can 'double click' with the mouse on any event of interest to edit it. Note that the program will create a new event as a 'Message' (you can change them at any time). Available controls in the Edit/Add dialog box are: Select Day Group Box < - Go back to the previous event day > - Go forward to the next event day Select Time Group Box AM - The event will happen in the AM time selected PM - The event will happen in the PM time selected Hour < - Go back 1 hour > - Go forward 1 hour Minute < - Go back 1 minute > - Go forward 1 minute Select Event Type Group Box Message - This event is a message First Edit Box - The Title of the message Second Edit Box - The Text of the message Program - This event is a program to run Prgm - Browse hard drive to search for a program First Edit Box - The name of the program Work - Browse hard drive for work directory Second Edit Box - Connect to this work directory When a message box pops up, you can click on the 'SpaceBar' button with a mouse or press the spacebar on your keyboard and the message will then clear. Also note that there is a 'Snooze' button the will redisplay the message again at the current time + a default that you select. You can select the 'Snooze' time by entering Alt+S when the program Icon has focus or selecting the "Setup Snooze" from the system menu item. Error Messages -------------- If you mistype a program (or try and run a message event as a program) an error message will appear that will help you find why the program did not run. It's that easy to use TimeToo! This version of TimeToo (1.3.fzd) is being offered as 'freeware' (it can not be sold nor do you need to register it). The ability to 'use' TimeToo Version 1. 3.fzd free of charge is our (David B. Hughes, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company and The Wizard's Toybox, Inc.) gift to you. However, there are many other programs around that are distributed as 'shareware'. This means you get to try the program before you buy it! The authors of these program work hard to create these programs and spend considerable time supporting them. So, please help support the shareware concept and register those shareware programs that you use. Enjoy! == More Information! == ----------------------- Accelerator Keys: When the Icon has 'focus' : Alt+A Displays the 'About' TimeToo box which list program version and etc. Alt+B Toggles if a 'beep' is output when a Message is displayed. Alt+L Displays the 'Defined Events' dialog box. Alt+S Select the 'Snooze' time for messages (redisplay message 'x' minute from now). Alt+T Toggles if the time is updated under the Icon. Note if the time is updated, the Windows screen saver will not be displayed when the timeout period is reached. TimeToo Version 1.3.fzd (Freeware) Copyright 1993 by David B. Hughes @@WINGROUP WinGroup Russell Holcomb Alphabetize your Program Manager groups ---------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- This program creates an alphabetical list of buttons out of your Program Manager groups in Windows. Works in Windows 3.1 only. Using WinGroup -------------- Copy the file GROUP.EXE to your Windows directory. WinGroup will create the file GROUP.INI in your Windows Directory. WinGroup will read the Program Manager Groups and display them as an alphabetical list of buttons. When a button is pushed an alphabetical button list of the items in that group will be displayed. A push of a button will start the application. Every time WinGroup is started it reads the groups so as to stay current. You might want to put WinGroup in your Startup group so that it automatically generates the lists as soon as you begin a Windows session. Author ------ Contact the author Russell E. Holcomb at Compuserve 70062,2236. My current address is 8305 Ravenwood, Muncie IN 47303. @@WINLIST WinList Russell Holcomb ---------------------------------------------------- Purpose ------- WinList lets you add descriptions to file names. It runs under Windows 3.1 only. Installation ------------ Copy Winlist.exe and Winlist.hlp to your Windows directory. Winlist will create winlist.ini in your Windows Directory. This is a very simple program but can be quite useful. You can add any executable file type as well as any associated file type to the list. You can easily move items up and down the list. Author's Note ------------- This is freeware. Please address any comments to the author Russell E. Holcomb on Compuserve 70062, 2236. My current address is 8305 Ravenwood, Muncie IN 47303.