PubTech(R) File Organizer(tm) 3.0 PubTech(R) BatchWorks(tm) 1.03 PubTech(R) Text Editor(tm) 3.0 Demo Software File Organizer Copyright(c) 1987-1990, Publishing Technologies, Inc. Text Editor Copyright(c) 1987-1990, Publishing Technologies, Inc. BatchWorks Copyright(c) 1988-1990, Morrie Wilson, Publishing Technologies, Inc. Manual Copyrights(c) 1987-1990, Publishing Technologies, Inc. 7719 Wood Hollow Drive, Suite 260 Austin, Texas 78731 Corporate : (512)/346-2835 Support : (512)/682-1700 Sales : (800)/PUBTECH All rights reserverd. Unauthorized distribution prohibited. NOTICE: This is a limited function demonstration disk. Reproduction of the software contained on the Demo disk is prohibited. The products included here are compatible with MS-Windows version 3.0. There are three demo products included here. These are: BWDEMO.EXE - The PubTech BatchWorks Demo FILEDEMO.EXE - The PubTech File Organizer Demo TEXTDEMO.EXE - The PubTech Text Editor Demo Each of these products is available from Publishing Technologies. BatchWorks retails for $99.95. File Organizer is $199.95 and Text Editor is $79.95. The File Organizer product also includes the Text Editor. The File Organizer and Text Editor demos are disabled copies of the Retail product. These will give you a "live" feel for each product. The following functions have been disabled: File Organizer: + Running Applications is disabled (you can however launch TEXTDEMO.EXE and the BWDEMO.EXE) + Move/Copy is disabled + File Restore is disabled (you can Backup files, but not Restore) + Printing is disabled Text Editor: + Saving files is disabled + Running Applications is disabled + Move/Copy is disabled + Printing is disabled The BatchWorks demo is not a working copy, but rather a compiled BatchWorks script. This will give you a feel for what BatchWorks can do. An example of the script used for the executable file BWDEMO.EXE is also included in the file named BWSCRIPT.PTB. Although you will not be able to run the script file directly as you would with the retail BatchWorks product, you can see how BatchWorks files are setup to manage your Windows environment. A separate BatchWorks SDK will be available from PubTech that allows compilation of BatchWorks scripts (.PTB) files into executable (.EXE) files. This is how the BWDEMO.EXE file was created. FILE ORGANIZER OVERVIEW In the new PubTech File Organizer several features have been added including: - Support for protected mode memory - Proportional font support - New icon look - Motion "effects" when opening windows/dialog boxes - Color icon support - Support for user defined icons for executable files through FILE.INI using .BMP (PaintBrush) files & .ICO files. - Customization of features through FILE.INI (also allows network users to have their own customization features) - All disks are always retained on the Desktop, even when "opened" (unless they are hidden by the EXCLUDE= statement in FILE.INI) SETTING UP FILE ORGANIZER We recommend that you take a look at the FILE.INI file located in your windows directory. It has a number of sections that provide you with some flexibility in setting up your system. These sections are: *** Desktop section *** The desktop section is used to control the File Organizer desktop. Keywords are: Font: Used to set the font for icon text. Font name and size have to be used. Sort by: Sets the sort type for open folders where: 0=Name, 1=Kind, 2=Date, 3=Default. Save: If set to 1 Desktop Office will save the hot desktop otherwise not. Save open folders: If set to 1 FO will save the open folders on exit. Save applications: If set to 1 FO will save the active applications on exit. Desktop file: Names the file where the hot desktop will be saved. If not given DESKTOP.PT will be used. Expanded tree: If set to 1 trees will be shown with branches expanded. Open disks as trees: If set to 1, when disks are double clicked, a tree will be displayed; multiple trees can be opened simultaneously. Text editor: Names the text editor that will be run when a generic file is opened. Screen dimmer: Sets the time in minutes the screen dimmer will wait to blank the screen. Notice that a value of zero will turn off this option. Example: [Desktop] Font=Helv,10 Sort by=0 Save=1 Save open folders=1 Save applications=1 Desktop file=MYDESK.PT Open disks as trees=1 Expanded tree=0 Text editor=NOTEPAD.EXE Screen dimmer=10 *** Open folders section *** This section controls the behaviour of the FO open folders. Keywords: Vertical or diagonal: If set to 1 open folders will be shown stacked, otherwise they will be cascaded. Close previous: This option overrides the previous one, when set to 1 it closes other previously opened folders in a single disk before opening a new one. Note, that multiple disks can be opened simultaneously in Diagonal format when this option is set. Example: [Open folders] Vertical or diagonal=0 Close previous=0 *** Drives section *** Used to control the drives and files. Keywords: Ask for replace: When set to 1 FO will ask for confirmation wherever a file needs to be replaced. Change directory: If set to 1 FO will change directory when opening a folder or running an application. Exclude: Excludes the drives specified, separate each drive with a comma. FO won't show excluded drives. Default path: Specifies the path to be shown when opening a drive. Default is the root directory, notice that it is applied to all drives. [Drive letter]: Specifies the path to be shown for the specific drive letter. Force drive type: Skips the FO automatic drive detection routines and forces a drive to be treated as a hard, floppy or network drive. Example: [Drives] Ask for replace=1 Change directory=0 Exclude=F,J-Z Force drive type=D:Hard disk,E:Network drive C=\DEFPATH Default path= *** Applications section *** Application information and control section. Keywords: Run iconic: If set to 1 application will be run iconic. New window on call: If set to 1 a new instance of the application will be created, otherwise the application will be activated. [Number]: Defines an application that will be added to the applications menu. Notice that these numbers must be in sequencial order. Example: [Applications] Run iconic=0 New window on call=1 1=CLIPBRD.EXE,0 2=CONTROL.EXE,0 3=PRINTMAN.EXE,0 *** Icons section *** Defines the extension related to the FO icons. Keywords: Envelope: Shows the files with the extensions given with the envelope icon. Spreadsheet: Shows the files with the extensions given with the spreadsheet icon. DataBase: Shows the files with the extensions given with the database icon. Graphics: Shows the files with the extensions given with the graphics icon. Publish: Shows the files with the extensions given with the publish icon. Project: Shows the files with the extensions given with the project icon. Account: Shows the files with the extensions given with the account icon. Example: [Icons] Envelope=env let mls Spreadsheet=123 wks xl? DataBase=dbf ndx Graphics=pcx msp pic drw Publish=pub pm3 Project=pj Account=acc dat *** Special apps icons section *** Relates icons with applications. Keywords: [Application full path name]: Relates the application with a icon file given. Example: [Special apps icons] C:\COMMAND.COM=C:\PUBTECH\COMPUTER.ICO BATCHWORKS OVERVIEW The new BatchWorks product gives users unprecedented control over the execution, control, and interface to Windows applications. BatchWorks also includes a library of about 100 icons which can be associated with batch (.PTB) files in the Program Manager. Although this demo does not allow you to make these associations, the released version of BatchWorks gives you this flexibility. BatchWorks commands are simple, yet powerful. In the following example, you will see some of the statements used in the BWSCRIPT.PTB file used to create the BWDEMO.EXE: ; PubTech BatchWorks Demo debug(@off) DaTitle="PubTech BatchWorks Demo" crlf = strcat(num2char(13),num2char(10)) ; Set the length of time for DISPLAY statements TimeShort=3 TimeLong=6 ; close any extraneous windows ; Note that PubTech Batch should not close itself wincloseall("Desktop","PubTech File","File","Program") ; get Windows shells iconized. error(@off) winiconize("MS-") winiconize("Program") winiconize("File Manager") ; return to error cancel state error(@cancel) :START savecwd=dirget() a="Betty Boop" beep ; Display start message display(3,DaTitle,`This is the PubTech BatchWorks Demo`) ; run the clock application run("clock.exe","") The best way to get a feel for what BatchWorks can do is to run the BWDEMO.EXE file. This will show you some of the available features. SUMMARY Remember, the executable files included here are for demonstration purposes only. Although many of the functions of the File Organizer and Text Editor can be used, these demo files are not intended for production use. PubTech products are designed to be as simple to use as possible while opening up the power of the Windows environment. If you would like more information concerning these or other PubTech products, please contact a sales representative at (512) 346-2835 or 1-800 PUBTECH.