Copyright: Mr. Caret copyright 1994 Natural Software Co.


Table of Contents
Mr. Caret 1.0

Table of Contents:

Description

License

Installation

Registration

Order Form

Configuration Options

Hints


Mr. Caret
Mr. Caret 1.0

The caret is a blinking symbol located in a window. It usually shows the location where the next text or graphic will be inserted.  The caret is typically an underline, a vertical line or a block.  In Windows,  there is only one caret for the whole system.  When a program sets  the blink rate, that rate will stay in effect until another program resets it.  Unfortunately, this means that the caret is often not blinking at the rate you would like.  It is particularly difficult to cause the caret to not blink at all.

Mr. Caret allows you to set the caret blinkrate to any speed you like.Or you may set the caret to not blink at all.  Mr. Caret keeps track of the blinkrate to ensure that no program changes the blinkrate to something else.

Mr. Caret does NOT change the default blinkrate which is set from the Control Panel and is stored in WIN.INI.  When Mr. Caret is disabled or not running, the blink rate reverts to this system default.

Mr. Caret is only $8. It is not crippled in any way.

See also:

Registration


Installation

Copy the files:
  MRCARET.EXE
  MRCARET.HLP
to the directory of your choice.  The other files are optional and may be deleted.  However, you might like to save README.TXT and/or ORDER.TXT for future reference.   Mr. Caret may be started by running MRCARET.EXE or by choosing MRCARET.EXE from the File Manager.

Adding a Mr. Caret icon to Program Manager

In Program Manager, click the "File" menu option, then "New", then select "Program Item" and enter MRCARET.EXE with its full path as the new item.  If you have a "Startup" group, adding MR. Caret there will cause it to run every time Windows starts up.

Accessing the Mr. Caret control panel.

If the Mr. Caret configuration-panel is not accessible and the icon is not visible, running another instance of Mr. Caret will cause the configuration-panel to pop up.


Registering Mr. Caret
Registration

Mr. Caret may be registered by mail.   Upon receipt of you payment, you will be supplied with a  "Validation Code".  This code is entered into the program along with the "Registration Name" of you choice.  The "Registration Name" and "Validation Code" are entered by selecting "Register" from the configuration-panel's main menu.

Why should your register Mr. Caret?

Shareware is "try before you buy" software.  While it is possible to continue using this program beyond the 30 day limit, it is neither legal nor very nice.   Your registration from Mr. Caret 1.0 will be valid for all future versions of Mr. Caret forever.  No matter how much the program improves, no matter how much the price goes up, you will never need to pay any more money for future copies.

Registered users will be cheerfully supported (see "About" for how to contact us).    We would also like to here your suggestions for improving Mr. Caret.

Accessing the Order Form

Click on:

Order Form

Print the file ORDER.TXTwhich is included with the Mr Caret distribution package.

If you do not have a printer, be sure to include all of the information requested in the order form with your check or money order.


Hints

Displaying the Configuration Panel

If the Mr. Caret configuration-panel is not accessible and the icon is not visible, running another instance of Mr. Caret will cause the configuration-panel to pop up.


Configuration-Panel
Configuration Options

If the Mr. Caret configuration-panel is not accessible and the icon is not visible, running another instance of Mr. Caret will cause the configuration-panel to pop up.

Hide Icon

If Hide Icon is enabled on the configuration-panel,  the icon will be invisible when Mr. Caret is minimized.

Enable/Disable Mr. Caret

If Mr. Caret is enabled, clicking the Disable Mr. Caret button will cause Mr. Caret to become inactive.  Conversely, if Mr. Caret has been disabled, clicking the Enable Mr. Caret button will cause Mr. Caret to become enabled again.  Mr. Caret may also be enabled/disabled from Mr. Caret's icon-menu.

Caret Blink Rate

This scrollbar adujsts how fast the caret blinks.  This rate ranges from very slow to very fast.  The Caret Blink Rate scrollbar is not available if the No Caret Blink option is in effect.

No Caret Blink

Controls whether or not the caret should blink.  If the caret does not blink, the Caret Blink Rate scrollbar will not be available.  This option may also be toggled from the menu of the running Mr. Caret icon.

OK

Clicking on the OK button causes the configuration-panel to be minimized.

Exit

Clicking on the Exit  button causes Mr. Caret to shut down The  default cursor blink rate will revert to the one specified in WIN.INI.


Order Form
Order Form for Mr. Caret

Ordering Information

(Each copy of Mr. Caret may be used on only one computer)

Mr. Caret 1.0   ____ copies at $8 each, total        _________________

Hawaii residents add 4% GE tax      +_________________

                        Total payment enclosed        _________________

Mailing Information ...

Name_________________________________________________________

Company______________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________

City___________  State_____   ZIP_______   Country___________

... and/or Internet Address

Internet address ________________________________________________

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A copy of this page may be printed by  clicking on the "File" menu item of this window and then  "Print Topic".

IIn order to register by mail, fill out the above form and mail with your check or money order to:

   Natural Software Company
   P.O. Box 217
   Haleiwa, HI   96712-0217
   USA

Checks must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank.  International postal money orders in US dollars may be used.    Postage to Hawaii is the same as to everywhere else in the United States.


License
License Agreement

License

This program is not free.  It is shareware.  You may evaluate it for no more than 30 days.  After this time, you must either register Mr. Caret or remove it from your  system.  Failure to comply with this condition is a violation of U.S. and international copyright law.

Distribution

You may freely (in fact, you are encouraged to) copy and distribute copies of the archive file as MCARET10.ZIP so long as:
1) no files are added or deleted from the archive
2) no files in the archive are altered

Disclaimer

This software and the accompanying files are provided as-is. There are no warranties express or implied.  Any liability of Natural Software Company shall be limited to refund of the product purchase price. Natural Software Company is not responsible for any problems or damages that may result from using the software.