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Edit...

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Drag and Drop feature

About

Registration


Drag and Drop Feature

     To quickly add program items or documents to your winsail menu, open up the File Manager and drag files to the WinSail button.  Upon release they will be added to your menu.

Note:  you may need to change the order and names

see also Editing


Drag and Drop

Drag a file by selecting it with the left mouse button.  Drag it to it's new location while holding down the button then release.


Edit Command

To change which items are in your menu or to reorder the menu list simply select the menu item Edit.  This will bring up a dialog box for making adjustments for your winsail menu.  You may now add, delete, edit, or reorder the menu.

 Related Topics

Adding a New Item

Editing an Item

Changing Order

Removing an Item

Drag and Drop feature


Edit...

To bring up the popup menu simply press the winsail button


Menu: Adding Items

      To add a new menu item to WinSail select the menu option labeled "Edit...".  This will bring up the Editor dialog box.  Next press the button labeled "Add Item".  This will activate the Program Name and the Command Line edit boxes.

follow these steps:

1)  Enter the command line of the program item in the Command Line box.

    (or press the Browse button to search for a command line).

2)  Enter the name of the item as you wish it to appear in the menu.

3)  Press Accept if correct, Cancel to back out.

4)  Press Done if you are finished editing.

(Be sure that all non-program items are associated)

Related Topics

Editing an Item

Changing Order

Removing an Item


Associations

A file may be associated with another program.  Use the file manager to associate files.


Program Name

Box for item name as it will appear in the menu


Command Line

Box for item path, command line, and additional parameters.


Menu: Editing Items

      To edit a menu item that is currently listed select the "Edit..." option from the WinSail menu.  This will bring up the Editor dialog box.  Next press the button labeled "Edit Item".

follow these steps:

1)  Select the menu item you wish to change from the Menu List.

2)  Change the program name, or command line. see Adding Items.

3)  Press Accept if correct, Cancel to back out.

4)  Press Done if you are finished editing.

Related Topics

Adding a New Item

Changing Order

Removing an Item


Menu List

List box in lower left corner.  Shows menu items in the order they appear.


Menu: Changing Order

     To change the order of the menu select the "Edit..." option from the WinSail menu.  This will bring up the Editor dialog box.  Next press the button labeled "Change Order"

follow these steps:

1)  From the Menu list box select each item in the order they are to appear.

2)  Repeat step 1 until all items have been selected.

3)  Press Accept if correct, Cancel to back out.

4)  Press Done if you are done editing.

Related Topics

Adding a New Item

Editing an Item

Removing an Item


Menu: Removing Items

      To remove an item from the menu select the "Edit..." option from the WinSail menu.  This will bring up the Editor dialog box.  Next press the button labeled "Remove Item".

follow these steps:

1)  Select each item from the Menu list box that you wish to remove.

2)  Press Accept if correct, Cancel to back out.

3)  Press Done if you are finished editing.

Related Topics

Adding a New Item

Editing an Item

Changing Order


Options

  Several options are available with the Registered version  of WinSail.  To acess the options menu select the "Options..." item from the WinSail menu.

Button Face:

1)  WinSail Title- select this to show "WinSail" in the button face.

2)  Current Time- select this to show current time in the button face.

3)  Available Resources-  select this to show % of windows resources left.

4)  Available Memory- select this to show KB of free swap memory.

Always On Top:

     Check this box if you want the WinSail button to stay on top of all other windows.

Screen Saver Disabling:

     With this button checked you may leave the cursor over the winsail button durring periods of inactivity and the screen saver will not come up.


Run Command

    To run a program or launch a document without adding it as a menu item select the option labeled "Run..." from the winsail menu.  Enter the command line of the program including the full path and any aditional parameters.

example:     c:\progs\myprog.exe mydat.dat

Or enter the path and full name of a file that has an association.

example:     c:\files\myfile.txt


About WinSail

WinSail Version 1.0

Copyright (c)1994 Wes R. Potter

     WinSail is an Application Launching program that can be used as a replacement for the Program Manager shell or as a utility.  It was created for use with MS-Windows version 3.1 or better.

The unregistered version of this product may be distributed freely.  The registered version may not! Neiter version or any portions of them may be bought or sold. All rights reserved.

Please register.


Registration

If you would like to use the additional options of Winsail and/or continue using winsail please print and fill out the register.wri and send $5.00 with it to the address bellow and the registration number will be mailed to you immediately.

2000 N. Walnut #6

Ellensburg, Wa 98926

  Make all checks payable to W & M Potter (no cash please!!!).  You will not only receive the registration number that activates WinSail's "options" menu but also receive free updates to Winsail and information on our new products.

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