Stupid OS/2 Tricks, release #5 -- November 1994

"Stupid OS/2 Tricks" is a collection of OS/2 v2.x tips and tricks that
I've collected over  time from various sources,  including the various
Fidonet OS/2 echoes, the  various OS/2 Usenet newsgroups, OS/2-related
books and articles, other user group members, and through just general
playing around with my OS/2 machines.

"Stupid OS/2  Tricks" was inspired  by the "Clever Tricks"  section of
Tim Sipples' *wonderful* Frequently Asked Questions list (we love you,
Tim!).  I thought  that it  would be  neat to  expand on  Tim's clever
tricks, because  I kept  seeing interesting tips  and tricks  and kept
saying to  myself, "Someone  ought to write  this all  down." However,
Tim's doing the work of about one hundred OS/2-ers already, so...

I will try to keep "Stupid OS/2  Tricks" updated as I gather more neat
stuff about OS/2. Keep in mind that  I'm no expert on OS/2, so I can't
absolutely guarantee  that all  the tips and  tricks contained  in the
file will  work on every  OS/2 v2.x system. So  use at your  own risk!
(Standard disclaimer of liability applies.)

"Stupid OS/2  Tricks" is in  INF format, therefore it  requires OS/2's
VIEW.EXE to  read it. Just  type "VIEW  TRICKS" (without quotes)  at a
command line on your OS/2 machine.

In order to create a viewable Stupid OS/2 Tricks object:
1. Place TRICKS.INF into your \OS2\BOOK subdirectory.
2. Open the Templates folder and drag out a Program template with mouse
   button 2.  A Settings notebook will open.
3. In the Path and File Name box, fill in:
           <drive>:\OS2\VIEW.EXE
   (where <drive> is the drive on which you have OS/2 installed)
4. In the Parameters box, fill in:
           <drive>:\OS2\BOOK\TRICKS.INF
   (where <drive> is the drive on which you have OS/2 installed)
5. Optionally fill in the General page with a name and the included
   icon.
6. Close the Settings notebook.  You should now have an object which
   will bring up Stupid OS/2 Tricks when opened.

Revision history:
	release #1 - Nov 93, first release
	release #2 - Dec 93; details in TRICKS.INF
	release #3 - Jan 94; details in TRICKS.INF
	release #4 - Apr 94; details in TRICKS.INF;
	                     included a silly icon in the archive
	release #5 - Nov 94; added section on OS/2 Warp

I can be contacted at:
Internet, m-woo@uiuc.edu
Fidonet, Sysop @ 1:233/4

Misc:

For our international friends, the "stupid" in the title is derived 
from a popular night time talk show.

Thanks to Jack Tan for his help and criticisms.