STILETTO

OVERVIEW

Stiletto is intended for people who want button-bar task switcher/launcher and
clock/calendar which always stays at the same place on the desktop and
which lets them use any mouse button to run a command.

Stiletto incorporates these features:
	A small-footprint button bar launcher
		(e.g. fits over title bar of maximized window).
	Use of any mouse button to launch tasks.
	User-configurable task launch menu with submenus.
	Switch to or close any active task.
	Make any active task or launch any command as always on top.
	Clock and date display on any button.
	Built-in commands for windows exit/restart, browsing and running files,
		 moving the button bar.
	Support for file associations.
	Alarms, regular chimes, and scheduled activation of commands.
	Wallpaper display and switcher/randomizer.
	Assignment of sound to application events.
	Randomization and testing of system and application sounds.

Stiletto is not intended to replace Program Manager or another Windows
Shell that you are using, such as Norton Desktop for Windows.  Instead,
Stiletto is intended to provide quick, minimal-mouse click access to
your most-used commands while taking up very little desktop space.


INSTALLATION

To install Stiletto, first UnZip stiletto.zip into its own directory.
Then execute the program setup.exe which comes in the zip.  This
program copies the 3d Control library to your Windows directory (if you
do not already have it).

After you are satisfied that Stiletto is working, you can delete
stiletto.zip and ctl3dv2.bak.

To start Stiletto, execute stiletto.exe.  Stiletto will use the default
configuration stored in stiletto.ini.

Stiletto.exe must be in the same directory as the stiletto.ini file and
the stilethk.dll library that are included in stiletto.zip.

If you find Stiletto useful, you will probably want to put in it your
StartUp group so that Stiletto starts automatically with Windows.

To de-install Stilletto, remove it from your StartUp group and
erase the directory containing Stiletto.   (The 3D control
library is used by many programs so you should leave it in your
Windows directory; the file name is ctl3dv2.dll).

LICENSE AND WARRANTY

The Stiletto program, DLL, and Help File are all Copyright 1994 by Bruce
Switzer.  All Rights Reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY AS TO PERFORMANCE
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED.  BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY
PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON
IT.  THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.

You can contact the author with comments or questions at
bruce.switzer@canrem.com.

Stiletto may be distributed freely, as long as all files in the package
are distributed, including the readme file and the help file.

Stiletto is freeware, but it is not in the public domain.  It may be
distributed freely but may not be sold nor be used in any
profit-oriented endeavor.

All trademarks used in this Help File are the property of their
respective owners and are used for explanatory purposes only.


FURTHER INFORMATON

Complete descriptions of the Stiletto default configuration and
how to change it are in the Help File, which you can access by:

	double clicking on Stiletto.hlp,

	or by Starting Stiletto, pressing and holding a button,
	 and then clicking on Help in the resulting dialog,

	or by selecting "Configure Stiletto" from the task button
	 and then clicking on Help in the resulting dialog.