═══ 1. Introducing PMxEyes V2.0 ═══

PMxEyes V2.0 for OS/2 2.* release: 21.07.1994 (c) by MS-CSE 

Hello to all OS/2-users, 

PMxEyes, a PM Program displaying eyes glancing at your mousepointer, was 
inspired by XEYES on Unix Systems, (to prove that OS/2 is of equal ability!) 
and also by the eyes of a beautiful young lady named Birgit. 

Enjoy and use it! 


═══ 2. Install and Start PMxEyes ═══

PMXEYES2.ZIP includes the files 

o PMxEyes.exe:  the main program, 
o PMxEyes.inf:  this Online-Help-book. 

There's no install required, just let it run. 

To remember setting-parameters, it installs a file called PMXEYES.INI by 
itself, (I've not put these data in the OS2.INI 'cause I dislike programs 
writing their data uncontroled just for a single run in the OS2.INI-file). 

The INI-file will be created in the directory from which the program is called, 
so you can create different layouts for the program. The best way is to create 
a program-icon pointing to the file. If your minimized-window behavior is not 
set to "Minimize to Desktop" and you want to have iconized eyes, set the 
minimize behavior in the Settings-Notebook page Window of the program-icon to 
"Minimize to Desktop". 


═══ 3. Using PMxEyes ═══

Description of the PMxEyes-functionality. 

By holding the left mouse button down the window can be moved. 

A PopUp-menu can be activated by pressing the right mouse button while pointing 
on the eyes. This can also be achieved by pressing [ALT] and M. 


═══ 3.1. Dialogs ═══

Discription of the menu-controled dialog-boxes 

o About PMxEyes, 
o Additional Notations, 
o Colors and Size. 


═══ 3.1.1. About PMxEyes ═══

Informations about the author. 


═══ 3.1.2. Additional Notations ═══

greetings and notations from the author. 

To display this dialogbox, press [ALT] and O or click the [MORE...] button in 
the 'About PMxEyes' dialogbox. 


═══ 3.1.3. Colors and Size ═══

Here you can set the size and colors of the eyes, the blink frequence and the 
frame style. 

The settings are orderd in the following group boxes: 

o Eyes - Size: Setting the size of the eyeframe and the eyepupil. 

  This can be achieved by moving the two sliders in the 'Eyes - Size' box. 
  Notify, that 0 stands for the center point of every eye and 100 for the outer 
  frame. 


o Eyes - Colors: Setting the colors of background, frames, centers and pupils. 

  Colors are choosen by their red, green and blue parts which can be controlled 
  by the three sliders in the 'Eyes - Color' box. The current color is 
  displayed in the right colored box. 

  Click in the Pure Color Box for no paterned Colors. 


o Eyes - Blinking: Switch the blinking of the Eyes on and off by clicking at 
  the 'Blink' checkmark. 

  Set the blink frequency from 1 (very often) to 511 (rarely) by moving the 
  slider. 


o Frame Style: Choose between Full Controls, No Contols and Transparent frame 
  style by clicking the associated buttons. 

Press the OK button to validate the settings or the CANCEL button to abort. 

Just play around a bit. 


═══ 3.2. Menu-Functions ═══

Description of the PMxEyes popup- and systemmenu-functions. 


═══ 3.2.1. Frame Style ═══

Here you can choose different frame styles: 

o With Controls: PMxEyes-Window with titlebar, closebox, systemmenu, minimize 
  and maximize buttons and the sizeborder. 
o No Controls: PMxEyes-Window with no controls except the sizeborder. 
o Transparent: only the Eyes are visible. Its cute to lay the eyes over a 
  bitmap of a face, so the face is looking at you! 

You can change the Frame Style by clicking the left mousebutton twice over the 
eyes or by pressing 

o [ALT] and W for 'With Controls' Style, 
o [ALT] and N for 'No Controls' Style, 
o [ALT] and T for 'Transparent' Style. 


═══ 3.2.2. Save Settings ═══

Save the current parameters (window position and size, eye parameters). 

This can be achieved by pressing [ALT] and V. 


═══ 3.2.3. Minimized ═══

Here you can minimize the Eyes to an Icon. 

To make this possible, you have to set the minimizing behavior in the System 
Notebook page Window in the folder "System Configuration" to "Minimize to 
Desktop" or to make an own program symbol on the Desktop (draged from the 
teplates-folder) and set the Window-behavior there to "Minimize to Desktop". 


═══ 3.2.4. Exit ═══

Quit to OS/2. 

[ALT] and X also works. 


═══ 4. Copyright and Infos about PMxEyes ═══

 The copyright and additional informations about the PMxEyes-program. 


═══ 4.1. Copyright ═══

This program is postcardware, so you can use it freely. 

If you like it, just send me an email or a postcard to register. 

(c) 1994 by Computer-Software-Entwicklung
      Martin Schwarz
      Meisenweg 5
      84544 Aschau a. Inn

      E-MAIL: schwarma@informatik.tu-muenchen.de


═══ 4.2. About OS/2 programing ═══

The eyes move simply by the great OS/2 multitasking, there are no synchro or 
priority procedures needed. 

Enjoy and use it! 


═══ 4.3. Changes since V1.0 ═══

PMxEyes V1.0 was released on 25.01.1994. 

Changes: 

o system menu instead of pull down menu, 
o transparent mode, pure eyes without a frame window, 
o minimize to an icon with moving eyes, 
o pure color - checkbox, blinking and frame style selection in the "Colors and 
  Size" dialogbox, 
o blinking of the eyes if the mouse has not moved for a while (can be turned 
  off), 
o less bugs...