Copyright: Your File Cabinet, v1.0, ®1994, M. Grice


 General

Your File Cabinet is set up as a personal filing cabinet with folders for different applications and utilities. It also contains a folder with a text editor to keep notes or edit various text files.

The third and fourth folder tabs contain three other folders each with many blank buttons that are user-configurable and the last of the fourth section (utilities) contains a small file utility section. To configure these folders and the Folder Tabs,  just click on the Setup menu item.

And, to make easy access to the variety of Windows applets (programs), the last folder contains 18 buttons already loaded with most of these applets.

I hope you find this program helpful and useful. Please enjoy.


Folder Tabs
: Folder Tabs

Front Cover (1st Main Tab)

This, of course, is the first section of the program that opens. The name can be changed to whatever file cabinet name you want. Simply open the Setup window and type in the new name at the section titled File Cabinet Name.

The bottom of the program is always shown and gives the following information:

Date and time in the upper left box.

Available memory in the box to the immediate right of the date/time box.

The two upper boxes to the right of this show available GDI resources and User resources (by percent).

Below these are two buttons labeled with an "E" and an "R". These buttons will E(exit) Windows or R(restart) Windows  when  clicked. You should close any opened program before using these.

The lower left box is a status/information bar.

Notes (2nd Main Tab)

This is a simple text editor and handy notepad. It has features similar to the Windows Notepad with a few additional enhancements.

You can change the font name and size with the Edit/Fonts menu selection. Your selection will be saved until you change it again. The font name and size will be shown below the text area. The font style (bold, italics, etc.) can be changed for the current session only.

The file name and path of the opened text file will be shown below the text area along with the size of the file and the date and time of the last change to this file.

The two buttons next to the font name and size will open either the Windows calculator or a calendar. The calendar floats on top of other windows and can be used  to find specific days/dates in the past or the future.

The menu bar at the top, for the most part, is only useful when the Notes folder (#2) is opened, therefore, when File, Edit and Search are clicked, the Notes folder (#2) will open. These menu selections are standard text editor menu items  to open, edit or search text. The Edit menu will open when you click in the text box with your right mouse button.

 When a text file is dropped on Your File Cabinet from the File Manager, it will open the Notes folder (#2) and if YOUR FILE CABINET is minimized it will open the program. You can also drag a text file from the file list box in the Utilities/File Utilities folder (#4/3) to the Notes folder tab and it will open the file and the Notes folder .

Applications (3rd Main Tab)

The Application folder (#3) has three sub-folders that each contain 15 blank buttons. These buttons are user-configurable with the Setup function to add your applications and icons to them.

Utilities (4th Main Tab)

The Utilities folder (#4) also has three sub-folders where the first two contain 15 blank buttons and the third contains simple file utilities. These utilities can be used to:

Open, copy, move, rename or delete files by selecting the file in the file list box (on the right) and either clicking the appropriate button or dragging the file to the button. You can also drag a text file from here to the Notes folder tab (#2) to open that file and that folder.

Make a directory or remove a directory from your hard drive.

Search for a file or file type by clicking on the Search button to open the search function.

Open the Windows Notepad by clicking on the Notepad button.

Find the size and date/time of a specific file with this information shown on the right.

Windows (5th Main Tab)

This folder contains 18 buttons with most of the applets (programs) that come with Windows 3.1.


Setup
: Setup

The Setup menu item, when selected, will open the Setup function window where several features of Your File Cabinet can be configured by you.

Names

Various names can be changed in YOUR FILE CABINET including the Front Cover name (in the section titled File Cabinet Name) and the folder tab labels. When changing the folder tab names, you must go to the sections in Setup labeled ???? Group Names. There are three tabs each for the sub-folders in the Application (#3) and Utility (#4) Group Names and  five tabs for the Main Group Names. Each title is separated by the | (pipe) symbol which is usually located on the \ (backslash) key.

This | (pipe) symbol must be used between tab names because it also generates the folder tab. If this symbol is missing, you will see fewer tabs or no tabs at all. The information within each tabbed section is still there but you will need to add the | symbol to show the necessary folder tabs and access each tabbed folder.

If you are using two titles on a single tab and want them combined with the & (ampersand) then you must use 2 of these symbols together (&&). Example:  Words && Graphics in the Setup/..... Groups Names will look like Words & Graphics on the folder tab designated.

Tab Settings
In this section of Setup you can select the Position, Style, Back-Tab Color and Front-Tab Color for the main folder tabs and for the sub-folder tabs located in the Application and Utility sections. By clicking on the specific buttons you will change these settings with each click and they will be random changes for the colors (you may need to click several times to get to the color you want).

Applications Setup

At the top of the Setup window is where you will add your applications and programs to the blank buttons. There are several ways to do this:

You can enter the necessary file, directory and icon information manually in the boxes at the top left of the window then click on a button on the right side that coincides with the button where you want that program located. The folder where you will be adding the application must be open.

You can use the Browse button (and if necessary the Icon button) to select the file information from a list box and this will enter the necessary file path and icon information in these boxes then click on the button on the right that you want. You will need to manually enter the directory information if the program requires this information. There are only a few programs that require that the directory be listed here so if you have problems with a program loading or opening, then try adding this information along with the file and icon information. If you want to change icons, you can use the Icon button to locate a different icon or enter the path information in the Icon Path box manually.

You can drag a file from the File Manager to this window and drop it and the file and icon information will be added automatically. Again, if you need to add the directory path then you must do that manually.

Misc. Settings

Disable Exit Warning will disable the warning message box that opens when you click on the E(exit) or R(restart) buttons on the lower right of the main window. Be sure to close any open programs before you do this because this will not give you any additional exit choices.

Hide ProgMan Icon will hide the Program Manager icon when it is minimized. If you do not use the Program Manager much, this will put its icon out of sight.

Minimize When Group Button Clicked will let you determine when you want the main Your File Cabinet window to be minimized. The A1, A2, A3 designate the three sub-folders within the Application (#3) folder and the U1 and U2 designate the first two sub-folders within the Utility (#4) folder. When these boxes are checked, the main window minimizes when you click on a button in that designated folder.


 Warranty

There are NO warranties, expressed OR implied, with this software program.

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.


 Ordering Information

To order and register Your File Cabinet, send a check or money order to:

Michael Grice
8234 Excelsior Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32514

For current pricing information, please read the included FILECAB.TXT file.

Benefits of Registering

You will receive the most current version of Your File Cabinet without the nag screens. You will also receive discounts on future versions of Your File Cabinet as well as discounts on other programs written by me.

This information is only for those that have not registered or who need the ordering information for somebody else.


Your File Cabinet
 Your File Cabinet, v1.0

General

Folder Tabs

Setup

Warranty

Ordering Information


Your File Cabinet
 Your File Cabinet, v1.0

A Windows Utility from:

Michael Grice
8234 Excelsior Drive
Pensacola, FL 32514

  Copyrights:

      © 1994 Michael Grice

                Portions:

                          © 1993 Microsoft Corp.

                          © 1993 Crescent Software

                          © 1993 James Shields

                          © 1992 Desaware

                          © 1993 VideoSoft


Exit/Restart Windows
These buttons will E(exit) or R(restart) Windows. Be sure and close other programs before doing this. The exit warning message box can be disabled in the Setup function window.


GDI & User Resources
These show the available GDI (left) and User resources. If they get below 40% the movement in Windows will become slower. To regain these you will need to close applications and/or restart Windows.


Status Bar
This is the Status Bar that will show information about various items that the mouse pointer is above.


Date & Time
This is today's date and time.


File Menu
This menu selection will switch to the NOTES folder and a list of available menu items (New, Open, Save etc.) will dropdown.


Notes Search
This menu selection will switch to the NOTES folder and a text Find and Find Next menu items will dropdown.


Notes Edit
This will switch to the NOTES folder and several text editing menu items (Cut, Copy, Paste, etc.) will dropdown. The Fonts menu item will be included here also.


Menu Setup
This will open the Setup function window to configure the various names, tabs and buttons.


Menu Help
This will dropdown the menu items for this HELP file and the ABOUT box.


Menu Exit
This will exit YOUR FILE CABINET and save several settings.


Front Name
This name can be changed to whatever you want (within the size limits) by selecting the Setup menu item.


Memory
This shows available system memory.


Front Tabs
These are the main tabs that can be configured in the Setup window. The tab names can be changed and various other tab characteristics can be changed. Please see Folder Tabs.