Copyright: Your File Cabinet, v1.30, ®1994, M. Grice


Contents
YOUR FILE CABINET

• General
• Folder Tabs
• Setup
• Warranty
• Ordering Info
• Other Programs

Click [image] for help on Help


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.

There are many areas, buttons and other controls in the program that will show additional information or popup menus when you click on them with your right mouse button. If you don't find the help you need in this help file, try clicking on the specific area with your right mouse button for additional information.

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


Folder Tabs_Front
FOLDER TABS (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 Tabs (2nd Main Tab)
Application Tabs (3rd Main Tab)
Utility Tabs (4th Main Tab)
Windows Tabs (5th Main Tab)


Tabs_Notes
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 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 File menu will save and show the last 6 files that were opened for editing. Under the Search item your selections are Find to locate a specific text word or string (or Find Next) and Replace to locate and replace a specific text word or string throughout the file. The Edit menu will open when you click in the text box with your right mouse button.

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.

When a text file is dropped on YOUR FILE CABINET from the File Manager, it will open the Notes folder 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 .

There are additional tabs that are pre-loaded with the main DOS and Windows system files for editing. If you click on the dog-ear at the end tab it will [image] move the tabs to show the additional tabs available. Also, the Filecab.dat file will be loaded when it has been created so that you can edit the file path information for the application and utility buttons. When you click your right mouse button over one of these application or utility buttons a popup menu will appear with the top selection being Edit Buttons. When you click this, the Filecab.dat file in the Notes folder will open and the first listing of the path for that button will be highlighted. If you change any information for the path here, you should also find the corresponding picture file path information and change it there. You can also change the Button Title in the appropriate section. This change will take affect after you close and restart YOUR FILE CABINET.


Tabs_Applications
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.


Tabs_Utilities
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.

• Open other files with the Command Line (to the right of the file utility buttons).


Tabs_Windows
WINDOWS (5th Main Tab)

This folder contains 18 buttons with most of the applets (programs) that come with Windows 3.1. Please refer to their individual help files for help and information.


YOUR FILE CABINET

A Windows Utility from:
Michael Grice
5593 Woodsong Trail
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

     Copyrights:
         © 1994 Michael Grice
                Portions:
                        © 1993 Microsoft Corp.
                        © 1993 Crescent Software
                        © 1993 James Shields
                        © 1992 Desaware
                        © 1993 VideoSoft


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,  Utility and Notes 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, icon and title 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 from another file, icon or icon library or enter the path information in the Icon Path box manually. The small buttons that will appear above the Icon button will step through other icons if available in the selected file.

• 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.

You can now add a title or name for each application/utility button that you setup in the Button Title box. This title will appear below the icon on the button. This can be changed in the Filecab.dat tab section of the Notes folder under the appropriate heading. The changes that you make in the Filecab.dat file will not take affect until you exit and restart the program.

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 mainYOUR 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. The Win box designates the folder with the Windows applets. When these boxes are checked, the main window minimizes when you click on a button in that designated folder. While your are opened to one of these folders and the mouse cursor is above the area between the buttons, you will be notified (in the Status Bar at the bottom left) if the program will minimize when a button in that group is clicked.


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
5593 Woodsong Trail
Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

Can now be ordered through CompuServe's Software Registration (Go SWREG) with ID #2555.

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

Benefits of Registering
You will receive the most current version of YOUR FILE CABINET without the nag screens (via a registration file). 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.


Exit/Restart
These buttons will E(exit) or R(restart) Windows. Be sure and close other programs before doing this. When system resources get low (usually below 40%), everything moves slower in Windows. This is a good time to restart Windows (or close other applications) to regain the lost resources.

The exit warning message box that pops up when you click these buttons can be disabled in the Setup function window.


Front_DateTime
This is today's date and time.


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


Front_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.


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


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


Front_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.


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


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


Front_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.


Front_Mem
This shows available system memory.


Front_TabFront
This is the front cover or 1st Main Tab of YOUR FILE CABINET.


Front_TabNotes
This is the Notes section (2nd Main Tab). This section has an enhanced notepad feature as well as additional tabs for many of the DOS and Windows system files. This will give you easy access to these files for editing. The Filecab.dat tab will be activated after you have added your programs to the Applications and Utilities buttons.


Front_TabAppl
This is the Applications section (3rd Main Tab) where you will find three sub-folders (tabs) that each have 15 buttons. These buttons can be configured with your applications and the tab names can be changed to whatever you want (within size limitations) from the Setup function.


Front_TabUtil
This is the Utilities section (4th Main Tab) where you will find three sub-folders (tabs) where each of the first two have 15 buttons and the third has several file utilities. These buttons can be configured with your applications and the tab names can be changed to whatever you want (within size limitations) from the Setup function. Some of the file utilities include copy, move, rename, delete, open and search. You can also create or remove directories. The area below the file list box shows various file data and the file path box is also a command line.


Front_TabWindows
This folder contains 18 buttons with most of the applets (programs) that come with Windows 3.1. Please refer to their individual help files for help and information.


OTHER PROGRAMS

Try these other programs from Michael Grice. They can be found on many of the same online services and BBS's (as well as from a variety of shareware distributors) that YOUR FILE CABINET was found .

RESDUET+
RESDUET+ is a small panel that fits in the title bar of an open window (or anywhere) [image] and floats on top of other windows. It shows time, system resources and has Windows exit & restart buttons. ResDuet+ also opens The File Machine, a mini file manager with several file utilities & user-configurable application buttons for up to 20 programs, now has drag & drop. ResDuet+ has sound with most commands. The main files are RESDU2A.ZIP (or RESDUA.ZIP). The sound files are in RESDU2B.ZIP (or RESDUB.ZIP) on CompuServe, America Online (Windows Magazine), Exec-PC and several other BBS’s around the country.

PLAIN OL' BUTTON BAR
The PLAIN OL' BUTTON BAR is a vertical button bar with 3 extended buttonbars that can hold up to a total of 54 user applications. The main button bar can be changed to almost any size below the maximum (2 cols. x 15) and can be postioned in various places. It can float on top of other windows. Very easy to setup and use. New with this version: Changed top positioning ability, added drag & drop from File Manager to Configuration, added popup button information with right mouse click & much more. The filename for this is PLAINBAR.ZIP (or PLANBR.ZIP) and can be found in the same places as RESDUET+.

For pricing and discount information, please read the REGISTER.TXT file.


File_Search
FILE SEARCH

 The Search button in the File Utilities section (3rd sub-folder) opens a window that will help you find a specified file or group of files.

Once you have opened this window, you will see the search list (file list) box on the left and the drive and directory boxes on the right with an area to specify the file or file type you want to find (File Info:). Just enter the filename or any part of it with wildcards (*, ?), select the drive (and directory if possible) and click the search button. In a few seconds the file or files will be listed in the file list box. You won't be able to open files from here. The file list box will hold about 4000 to 6000 filenames.

You can also cancel the search in progress if you choose by pushing the Cancel button when it appears.


HY Index A
Click in a starting point:

A

applications setup

B

buttons

application

title/name

utility

windows

C

contents

D

disable exit warning

dos system files

E

edit buttons

editor

exit button

F

file search

filecab.dat

fonts

front cover

H

hide program manager

M

minimize program

N

names

notes

notepad

O

ordering information

other programs

plain ol' button bar

resduet+

P

plain ol' button bar

R

register program

resduet+

restart button

S

search

file search

text search, (find & replace)

setup

applications buttons

names

tabs

system files

T

tab settings

tabs

applications

front cover

notes

utilities

windows

W

warranty

windows buttons

windows system files