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About QT Launch

QT Launch was designed to give you quick access to the programs you use frequently.  Now you can remove the icons from your cluttered Desktop or clean up your overflowing Start menu.

QT launch places a icon on your System Tray.  Left click the icon and a list of the programs of your choosing pops up.  Click the program you desire and it starts!

QT Launch isn't fancy and full of golly-gee gizmos, but it does get the job done.

This program may be Freely Distributed.

You have permission to distribute without restriction, but you may not make alterations to the files.

This program is Shareware.  You may evaluate it for a period of no more than 30 days. After this time you must either register (read Registering in README.TXT and REGISTER.TXT or in the ONLINE HELP) or remove it from your system. Failure to comply with this condition is a violation of United States and international copyright law.  This program is fully functional.  Please register if you use this program for longer than the trial period.

No warranty, express or implied, is given to the usability of this product for any purpose.  Under no circumstances shall Cary R. Lockwood or any contributors to this product be liable for any incidental or consequential damages, nor for any damages in excess of the original price.

If you any questions or comments, you may email me at the following location.

America Online:	CaryL473


Adding a Program

To add a program, click the "New" button.  QT Launch can hold 20 programs.  If you have the maximum number of programs allowed, you will be informed and will need to change or delete an existing program.

Title:	Enter the text you would like to see on the QT Launch Popup.

Program:	Enter the entire path and file name of the program you would like to run.  For example, to run the Notepad applet, enter "c:\windows\notepad.exe".  This field will be filled in for you if you use the Browse function.

Parameters:	Enter the parameters you wish to pass to the program when it executes.  This field is optional.  For example, to open the autoexec.bat file when you launch notepad, enter "c:\autoexec.bat".

Minimized	Check this box if you wish the program to be minimized to the Task Bar when it executes.

Separator	Check this box if you wish to display a divider below this program in the Launch Popup.  See limitations for additional information.

Click the "Ok" button to add this program to the Launch Popup.  Click the "Cancel" button to discard this addition.

Once the program is in the Program List, you may change its position in the list.  See Changing the Program Order.


Browse Button

When adding or editing a program, you may click on the

Browse button to open a window that displays the files

on your system.  See Using the Browse Function.


Cancel Button

When adding or editing a program, if you wish to discard

the changes you have made, click the "Cancel" button.


Changing the Program Order

The Program List displays the programs that will appear on the QT Launch Popup and the order in which they will be shown.  To move a program in the list, select it by clicking on it.  Use the Position Buttons to move the program up or down in the list.


Closing QT Launch

To close the program and remove the icon from the System Tray:

If you are on the Edit screen, either choose File|Exit from the menu or click the close button in the top, right hand corner of the window.

If QT Launch is alread loaded on the System Tray, right click the QT Launch icon.  The following menu will be displayed.  Click on "Exit".


Contents

About QT Launch

Starting QT Launch

The Setup Screen

Adding a Program

Editing a Program

Deleting a Program

Changing the Program Order

Launching a Program

Options

Closing QT Launch

Limitations

Registration


Delete Button

To remove a program from the Launch Popup, select

the program in the Program List.  The "Delete" button

will become enabled.  Click the "delete" button.


Deleting a Program

To delete a program, select the program from the File List.  The "Delete" button will then be enabled.  Click the "Delete" button.  You will be prompted for confirmation before QT Launch actually deletes the program


Edit Button

To make changes to an existing program in the

Launch Popup, select the program in the Program

List.  The "Edit" button will become enabled.  Click

the "Edit" button.


Editing a Program

To change an existing program, select the Program from the launch list and click the "Edit" button.  You may now make any changes required.  Click the "Save" button to keep the changes made.  Click the "Cancel" button to discard the changes made.


Help

How do you think you got here?


Launching a Program

To launch a program, left click on the QT Launch icon in the System Tray.

The Launch Popup will display just to the left of the mouse pointer.  Select the program you wish to start and click the mouse.  The program will start to execute and the Launch Popup will disappear.  If you decide not to launch a program, either press the "Esc" key or click the mouse outside of the Launch Popup.


Limitations

It is possible that not all the programs in the Launch Popup will be viewable.  If you have chosen a large font, use large icons, have numerous separators, or are running on a low resolution, it's possible the Launch Popup will be larger than the viewable screen.  While this will not adversely affect your system, you won't be able to launch the programs you can't see.  If this occurs, you have the following options.

Use small icons.

Choose a smaller font.

Reduce the number of separators.


Minimized

Check this box if you wish the program to be

minimized to the Task Bar when it executes.


New Button

Click to add a new program to the Launch Popup


Ok Button

This closes the setup program and places the

QT Launch icon in the System Tray.


Options

When you choose "Options" from the menu, the following menu is displayed.

Font	This sets the font used in the Launch Popup.  When selected, a standard Windows Font Dialog box is displayed.  Select the font and attributes you would like and click "Ok".  Click cancel to disregard any changes.  See limitations for additional information.

Icons	This determines if and how icons are displayed in the Launch Popup.  Small icons are 16X16 and large icons are 32X32.  See limitations for additional information.

Show Hints	This determines if hints are shown on the edit and browse screens.


Parameters

Enter the parameters you wish to pass to the program

when it executes.  This field is optional.  For example,

to open the autoexec.bat file when you launch notepad,

enter "c:\autoexec.bat".


Pop Browse Button
Browse Button

When adding or editing a program, you may click on the

Browse button to open a window that displays the files

on your system


Pop Program List
Program List

This displays the programs you have setup in the Launch

Popup and the order in which they will be shown.


Pop Separator
Separator

Check this box if you wish to display a line below

this program on the QT Launch Popup.


Position Buttons

These buttons are used to change the order of the

programs in the Launch Popup.  To use, select a

program in the Program List.  Click either the up or

down button to move the program in the list.


Program

Enter the entire path and file name of the program you

would like to run.  For example, to run the Notepad applet,

enter "c:\windows\notepad.exe".  This field will be filled in

for you if you use the Browse function.


Program List

This displays the programs you have setup in the Launch

Popup and the order in which they will be shown.  To

change the order, see Changing the Program Order


Program Options

Click this to set display options for QT Launch.

See Options for further details.


Program Title

Enter the text you would like to see on the QT Launch

Popup.  If you are adding a program, the word "Untitled"

will automatically be entered here.


Registration

QT Launch is shareware.  It isn't crippled in any way nor does it have a nagging reminder to register.  Feel free to use this product for 30 days on a trial basis.  If after that time, you decide not to keep it, please remove it from your system.

To register, please send your name, address, email address and a check or money order for $5.00 to the address below.  If you have a printer attached to your system, you may print the REGISTER.TXT file.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

Cary R. Lockwood

521 Tish Circle

Apt 1606

Arlington, TX   76006


Save Button

When adding or editing a program, if you wish to keep the

changes you have made, click the "Save" button.


Separator

Check this box if you wish to display a line below

this program on the QT Launch Popup.  See

limitations for additional information.


Starting QT Launch

The first time you run QT Launch, the setup program appears.  From here, you either add, edit, or delete programs from the launch list.  When you have the list set up as you desire it, press the "Ok" button.  This closes the setup program and places the QT Launch icon in the System Tray.

To close the program without loading the icon in the System Tray, either choose File|Exit from the menu or click the close button in the top, right hand corner of the window.

Once the icon is in the System Tray, you may left click it to display the launch list.  Clicking on a program in the launch list will execute it.  If you right click the icon, you have the choice of displaying the setup screen again or closing the program.

To have QT Launch start automatically with your system,  place a shortcut to it in the Start Up folder.


The Setup Screen

This is the screen where you setup the programs you wish to launch.  The screen has popups for all the controls.  When the mouse pointer changes to a hand, click and a description of the control will be displayed.


Using the Browse Function

When adding or editing a program, you may click on the Browse button to open a window that displays the files on your system.  Scan through your system until you find the program you wish to place on the launch list.  To select the program, either select it and click the "Ok" button, or double click it.  Click the "Cancel" button to return to the QT Launch main form without making a selection.