RESDUET+ 2.02 Information 1/94 ******************************************************************* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is not freeware and if you like it and use it you should send $15 to me at the address that follows. By doing this you will receive the version without the "nag" screens and the next update. Please send your name & address and the $15 to register this program to: Michael Grice 8234 Excelsior Drive Pensacola, Florida 32514 Also include any comments, suggestions or ideas and any problems. I can also be reached at America-On-Line (Mikey32514) and CompuServe (72144,1537). ResDuet+ will be sent on a 3.5" disk unless you specify 5.25". This version has a minor bug fix and adds a working directory box to use when adding applications to the middle buttons of The File Machine. It is only necessary to add the working directory for a few programs that may not open or load properly after installed to a button. The biggest change in this version is the addition of a status help bar at the bottom of The File Machine. There is now also a Help file with quite a bit of information (resduet2.hlp). This should be placed in the same directory as resduet.exe. When ResDuet+ is open, click on the right panel (resources) with your right mouse button to find the Help file and other configuration files. To find out more, read below and click on the resources panel with your right mouse button. It is also easier to move the ResDuet+ panel now by clicking on the resources panel (right side) with the left mouse button and dragging the entire panel to where you want it. The search function is also much faster. I have added sounds to many commands. The sound files must be downloaded separately and are only useful if you have a sound card. The sound file name is RESDUE2B.ZIP (or RESDUB.ZIP in Compuserve). If you have downloaded the RESDUET2.ZIP file before (version 2.01) you should already have these files. These wav files should be placed in the same directory as resduet.exe. There are no warranties, expressed OR implied. 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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To run RESDUET+ you will need the VBRUN300.DLL Visual Basic runtime file (found on most BBS's) in your Windows or Windows/System directory (as long as this is in your path statement). Then add a new program item to one of your groups (File*New*OK, etc.) using the icon with RESDUET+. I don't know if this will run in Windows 3.0 but it should. The files included with RESDUET+ are: 1. resduet.exe - to be placed in any directory (you may want this in your start-up group also). 2. resduet.txt - this file 3. threed.vbx dfinfo1.vbx cmdialog.vbx commdlg.dll apiguide.dll 3dlabel.vbx csform.vbx csinvis.vbx cstext.vbx qpro200.dll These files need to be placed in your Windows directory (or Windows\System if in your path) if you don't already have them. (Please make sure this is the most recent version). 4. resduet2.ini - will be created in your Windows directory (assuming Windows is on your "C" drive). Once you have added your programs to the middle buttons, the icons/pictures will be saved to pict#.bmp files in the directory where resduet.exe is placed (# being a number from 1 to 20) to coincide with the button selected. If you move these picture files, you must make the necessary path changes in the resduet2.ini file for the pictures only. RESDUE2B.ZIP (RESDUB.ZIP)- this contains all the sound files and must be downloaded separately (if you do NOT have ResDuet+ version 2.01). You must have a sound card for this feature to work. If you choose to use sound, you will need to unzip the wav files into the same directory as resduet.exe. You can enable sound with a male or female voice (or disable sound) with the Configure\Sounds menu item. ======================================================================= RESTART/RESOURCE PANEL: I won't get into very many instructions here because they are included in the program but the important ones are; * To re-position the restart/resource panel, click on the "resources" (right) panel with the right mouse button and select Configure/ResDuet Position OR click and drag the right panel (with your left mouse button) to move ResDuet+. * To read the restart/resource panel instructions, click on the "resources" panel with the right mouse button and select Instructions or click on the Help menu item. * To open The File Machine, click on the "time" panel (left) with the left mouse button. To open only the middle buttons from The File Machine, click on the time panel with your right mouse button. * To check your available memory space and available disk space, click on the "resource" panel with your left mouse button then click on the About menu item. ####################################################################### THE FILE MACHINE: Most of this is self-explanatory and also includes instructions. The "buttons" in the center of The File Machine open whatever files/programs you add using the "Buttons" button on the bottom left. The status bar at the bottom of The File Machine will show what the various buttons are that the mouse cursor is above. When it is above one of the middle buttons, it will show the path of the file that is added to that button. This will happen AFTER you have entered the information for the button and have exited and re-entered The File Machine the first time after adding this information. For instructions on the various buttons or areas, click your right mouse button over those areas or the left mouse button on the "?" button. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( That's about all for me. Thanks, have fun and please register this program, it's only $15.00. Michael Grice (Compuserve: 72144,1537 & America Online: mikey32514)