EasySign 98 Index

Copyright ©1998 Knet Technologies.


Overview

EasySign 98 1.2 is a product designed to change a line on a signature. Every 5 seconds, it picks at random a line from a  list. This list is very easy to create, and more can even be downloaded from the Internet. One list already comes with the program. This means that when you send a number of e-mails, or news postings they will all have a different comment, selected randomly. This means that you won't have to type up a different signature every time you post e-mails.

For example;

Chris Monger

Chris@knet.nu

--------------------------------------	Doesn't change

www.knet.nu	Can Change

--------------------------------------	Doesn't change

Knet Technologies- www.knet.nu

With this signature, the line in the centre will be changed automatically, leaving the user's details the same.

EasySign 98 will work with all e-mail and news packages, if they support signatures or not. If it does support signatures they can be automatically changed.

EasySign 98 has a very easy to use interface, with everything editable from within EasySign, and a window showing all the files used, and a preview of what the signature currently used will look like. EasySign 98 even adds the dividers (-- ) so that when someone reply's to an e-mail or news posting you make the signature will automatically be removed.

EasySign 98 can be set to open when windows loads, with the window minimised, so it doesn't get in the way.


What's new?

If you are installing over a previous versions of EasySign 98, then the prepend, append and fixed sig information will be changed.

This is a list of improvements and updates from the previous version of EasySign.

1.2.0

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General bug fixes

Right-click menu in system tray

File size (download time) reduced

Uninstaller added

1.1.6

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Minor bug fixes

Modify Theme option works/added

Help File

1.1.0

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General bug fixes

Create/Delete Theme options

1.0.5

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Easily editable files from inside EasySign

1.0.4

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EasySign now uses themes.

1.0.3

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Added the sig. Prepend.txt file.

Double-click on icon now brings main window to the front.

1.0.2

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Scrollbar for preview in main window fixed.

Unregistered Version text changed, to show website.

1.0.1

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Icon in System tray instead of minimised window.

1.0.0

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Added ABOUT menu option.

Changed logo on splash screen.

Added nice error handling routine.

0.9.4

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Original Release.

Format of Version Numbers

The version number format is:

Major version . Minor Version . Beta ID

Minor version indicates a release version.

If Beta ID is NOT 0 then this is a BETA release, used by Beta testers only.

Visit www.knet.nu for the latest information on updates and bug fixes.


Using EasySign 98

Loading and Exiting

Getting EasySign to load automatically

Setting up themes

Modifying information

Signature output


Loading and Exiting

If EasySign is not set up to load with windows, it can be loaded easily by clicking on the EasySign shortcut, in the EasySign folder in the start bar, or by double clicking the EasySign.exe file in the EasySign directory.

To exit EasySign click on the file menu, and click Exit.


Getting EasySign to Automatically Load

When you run the install program you will get an option for EasySign 98 to open automatically when windows loads, minimised in the system tray. If you select no, then later want to do this place a shortcut for EasySign in your start-up directory of the start bar.

Open the properties of the shortcut you use to open EasySign, and put /HIDE after the filename in the target section of the short cut tab. This means that when EasySign is loaded the opening screens will still come up, but the window will start in the system tray. To maximise it from the system tray right click the icon and click show EasySign or double click the icon.

This can be set on a shortcut even if it is not in the start-up directory.


Modifying Information

Decide whether text is wanted above or below the tag line, or both. The text can contain whatever is wanted, e-mail addresses, web page URLs, or anything else.  See overview for an example signature.

If text is wanted above the tag line then click on the themes menu, then select Modify Pre-Pend file. Type in the text you want, then click OK.

See if the text in the Current Signature is how the signature should look. It can be changed easily, by clicking the Modify Pre-Pend File in the Themes menu again.

If text is wanted at the bottom, do the same but with the Modify Append File option, also in the Themes menu.


Outputting the signature

If the mail or newsreader being used supports signatures, make sure that the Mail Sig. File in the Output section is the same as the signature the mail or news package is set to use.

If the e-mail and news package used does not support signatures, EasySign 98 can still be used. Click on the File menu and make sure there is a tick next to copy to clipboard. If not, then just click it. When the e-mail is composed use the paste option to place the signature at the end of the e-mail.


Menus

This contains a brief description of the items in the EasySign 98 menus

File

Themes

Help


File Menu

Copy to clipboard

If this is ticked, every time the signature changes, it will copy it to the clipboard.

Hide window

This minimises EasySign 98 to the system tray, bellow the clock. Double clicking the icon will maximise it. When you right click on the icon in the system tray a menu will come up. To open EasySign from this simply click show EasySign.

Exit

Quits EasySign 98


Themes
Themes Menu

Create New Theme

Creates a new theme.

Delete Theme

Removes an existing theme.

Modify Append File

Allows the text after the tag line to be edited or removed.

Modify Pre-Pend File

Allows the text before the tag line to be edited or removed.

Modify Fixed Signature

Edit the text that will be used if the EasySign can change the Mail Signature option is disabled.


Help Menu

Register

Details on how to register EasySign 98, and where to enter the EasySign 98 registration code.

View Registration Info

Only available after registering. Lets you view the name you registered under, and the date your registration expires.

Help

Views this file (can also be opened with F1)

Visit Knet Technologies

Visit www.knet.nu, The K-Net Technologies web page.

About

Information on EasySign 98 and view which EasySign 98 version is currently installed.


The Main Window

This contains a brief description of all the objects on the EasySign 98 main window.

Source information

Output information

Current Signature


Source information

Theme

This contains the list of themes present in the EasySign 98 Directory. To select a theme click on the scroll button and select the theme you want.

Append File

This is the text that will appear on the sig file after the random line. This must have a file in it, but the file may be empty.

Prepend file

The test will be added to the beginning of the sig file. This also must have a file in it, but may be empty.

Fixed Sig. File

This file is what the signature will be if the EasySign can change the mail signature option is turned off. This file must exist, but can be blank.


Output information

Mail sig file

This is the file that EasySign 98 will output to. This file must be entered even if you use copy to clipboard. This is the file that you must set your news or mail reader to use.

EasySign can change the mail signature

This option can stop EasySign 98 changing the Signature, and use just the Fixed sig. File.


Current Signature

Now using tagline # of #

This shows the number of the tagline that is being used, and how many taglines in total there are in the file you are currently using.

Current Signature

This shows what the signature currently used will look like. The font and size may change depending on which e-mail or newsreader you are using.


Themes

This contains information on how to use, create and install themes

Creating themes

Deleting themes

Installing themes

Modifying themes

Themes menu


Creating themes

To create a theme, click on the Themes menu, then click Create New Theme. Type in the name and file name of the theme that is to be created. File names have to end in .est. Quit and restart EasySign 98. Then the theme will appear in the Themes section of the main window.

To edit the tag lines in this file, either open it in notepad, or use EasySign 98's built in editor, which is more powerful and easier to use. In the Themes menu, click on Modify Theme.  When editing it notepad, do not delete the top two lines of the file.


Deleting themes

To delete a theme, enter the Themes menu and click Delete Theme. A window will come up with a Pull down menu on it.

Select the Theme that is to be deleted on that then press the delete theme button.. A confirmation menu comes up. Click Yes to remove permanently the selected theme, or No to go back.


Installing themes

If you are given, or download an EasySign theme it is very simple to install.

Simply drag it into you EasySign directory, and next time you load EasySign you should be able to select it in the Themes box.


Modifying themes

To add taglines to a theme, firstly click on the themes menu, then select modify theme.

In the bar at the top of the window that comes up, select the theme that you want to modify.

Use the scrollbar to select the tagline number you want to edit. If you want to delete a tag line, click on delete tagline. There is no conformation option, so the tagline is deleted without asking. To add a new tagline simply click on add new tagline and type in the text you want in the new tagline.

To exit the modify themes window click the cross in the top right corner.

The file can hold as many tag lines as wanted, as long as it holds at least one. In notepad, the tag lines can only be on one line, but can be as long as wanted.


Registration and Legal information

How to register EasySign, and Legal and copyright information.

Registering EasySign

Registration Form

Legal Information


Registering EasySign 98

Registering Easy sign will:

remove the time limit

let you receive free updates

remove the 'Unregistered copy' message on your sig

let you use more than 15 tag lines in a theme

Let you use the built in themes editor

Clear your conscience

let us at Knet create more products for you

Let us improve EasySign 98

Send a cheque for 5 UK pounds, 10 US Dollars, or the equivalent in your currency for each copy, payable to Kit ONeill along with the completed registration form  to the address on the registration form, and you will receive a code shortly.

It would also be useful if you could answer the questions, but they are not required.

It you could send your e-mail address, then we could notify you about any updates or bug fixes.

After you have revived the code, click on the help menu, then register and click the register now button. Enter the name, and the exact code you were given, then click on register.

If you want to register more than 5 copies in one go, a discount of 50 percent for each extra licence is offered. All these copies will be register to the same person or company. E-mail sales@knet.nu for more information on this.


Registration Form

Please print off this form and send along with a cheque for £5 or $10 to:

Kit ONeill

15 Fieldhead Gardens

Bourne End

Bucks

SL8 5RN

England

Please answer all the questions below

1. Name ________________________

2. E-mail Address___________________

3.Number of copies to register ___

4. Would you like to receive your code by:

e-mail ( ) (go to question 6)

post ( )

5. land address (needed if code is to be sent by post)

6. Tick here is you want to receive more information on EasySign updates and bug fixes ( )

7. Tick here is you would like to receive information on other Knet programs ( )

Questions below do not have to be answered, but we would be very grateful if they were,

8. Where did you find EasySign 98?

Recommended by a friend ( )

Specifically Searching ( )

Just surfed in ( )

Other (please specify) __________________

9. Where do you use EasySign?

Home only ( )

Work only( )

Home and work ( )

10. From which site did you download EasySign 98?

11. Who would you, or have you recommended EasySign to?

Family ( )

Friends ( )

Work Colleagues ( )

12. Are there any bugs you have found in EasySign 98?

Yes ( ) (Please Specify)

No ( )

11. Have you visited the Knet Technologies Internet Site, www.knet.nu?

Yes ( )

No ( ) (go to question 14)

12. What rating would you give www.knet.nu?

/10

13. What improvements do you think we could make to www.knet.nu?

14. What improvements could we make to EasySign 98?

15. What would you like to see in other Knet Technologies programs?


Legal Information

EasySign is protected by copyright law and international copyright treaty

provisions, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.

You must not allow copies of EasySign or any part of it to be made or

distributed to anyone else. You may make backup copies of the software for

archival purposes only.

EasySign is licensed for use on a single computer. You may delete EasySign

from one computer and reinstall it on another, but you may not install

EasySign on more than one computer at any given time. If you wish to

install EasySign on more than one computer you must purchase separate copies

of EasySign for each such computer. Additional licenses may be purchased

at half the normal price, provided you purchase more than 5 in one go. All

copies will be registered to the same organisation/individual.

EasySign may not be rented, leased, or in any other manner commercially

exploited without prior written permission of KNET Technologies. YOU MAY NOT

transfer this license to use EasySign to another party.

EasySign in source code form is confidential and KNET Technologies'

protected trade secret, and you may not attempt to reverse engineer,

decompile, disassemble or otherwise decipher any portion of EasySign 98.

Reproduction and/or redistribution of any portion of EasySign 98 is

specifically prohibited in the absence of a separate written agreement

with KNET Technologies. The use of hacks, cracks, or other illegal forms

of registration is strictly illegal and users of such methods will be

prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law.


Trouble Shooting

EasySign 98 automatically adds the dividers (-- ) in front of you signature, which will automatically cut off the signature when someone reply's to a news posting or e-mail of yours. Some e-mail and news programs also add these. To stop EasySign 98 adding these add the parameter /NODIVIDE after EasySign .exe address in the shortcut properties.

If you do not have the VB5 DLLs already installed on your computer, then these can be found on the at http://tucows.cableinet.co.uk/files2/vb5rt.exe.

If you encounter any problems please e-mail services@knet.nu, and we will try our best to help you. If you find any bugs please notify us at Knet and we will try and fix them for our next release.


Knet Technologies

Knet Technologies is a small new web based computer software company. It is Kit ONeill, James Webley, Siggy Olsen and Chris Monger.

E-mail us with any ideas about anything we could add in new updates, any bugs you have found, ideas for new Knet programs (see our web page for information on other upcoming or currently released programs from Knet Technologies), if you would like us to add you to the updates mailing list, or anything else.

Contacting them

Main programmer, founder

Kit ONeill: kit@knet.nu

ICQ:2994845

Sponsor, Internet administrator

James Webley: james@knet.nu

ICQ:6363633

Document writer

Chris Monger: chris@knet.nu

ICQ:2952253

Graphic Designer and Programmer.

Siggy Olsen: siggy@knet.nu

ICQ:12177609

Other e-mail addresses

For help and support on any Knet Product

helpdesk@knet.nu

Information on Knet technologies, or any Knet technologies products

sales@knet.nu

Web Page

http://www.knet.nu

This page is updated often, and is maintained by James Webley.