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       This is not freeware and if you like it and use it you should
send $15 to me at the address that follows ($12.50 if you have registered
other programs from me). 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 CompuServe (72144,1537). Plain Ol' Button
Bar will be sent on a 3.5" disk unless requested otherwise.

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.
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This version has a couple of minor bug fixes and an added status bar at 
the bottom of the Configure window. Can also position the top of the 
main button bar below the top of the screen and save (by pulling side
window borders).

To run The Plain Ol' Button Bar 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
Plain Ol' Button Bar. I don't know if this will run in Windows 3.0 but it should.

The files included with the PLAIN OL' BUTTON BAR are:
 
 1. plainbar.exe - to be placed in any directory (you may want this in
 your start-up group also).
 
 2. plainbar.txt - this file
 
 3. threed.vbx
    dfinfo1.vbx
    cmdialog.vbx 
    commdlg.dll
    apiguide.dll
    3dlabel.vbx
    csform.vbx
    csinvis.vbx
    cstext.vbx
    mlist.vbx
    qppro200.dll
 These files need to be placed in your Windows directory (or Windows\system directory if
 it is in your path) if you don't already have them. (Please make sure this is the most 
 recent version).
 
 4. plainbar.ini - will be created in your Windows directory  (assuming Windows 
 is on your "C" drive) when you change the button bar position and when you add
 your programs to the buttons. Once you have added your programs to the buttons,
 the icons/pictures will be saved to pic#.bmp files in the same directory as the
 plainbar.exe file (# being a number relating to button location) to coincide
 with the button selected. If you move these picture files, you must make the 
 necessary path changes in the plainbar.ini file for the pictures only.

 5. arw05lt.ico, arw05rt.ico, eye.ico, eye1.ico - should be placed in the same
 directory as the program file, plainbar.exe. These are arrow icons for the
 extended buttons and the eye pictures for the configuration window.  
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BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

     When you first open Plain Ol' Button Bar, a 2-column vertical button window 
will appear on the one side of your screen. Depending on your video resolution,
it should extend to the bottom of the screen (it fits vertically at 800 x 600).
You can change the position, the size (maximum 2 columns by 15 buttons), whether
it stays on top of other windows and of course the button's applications by 
clicking on the "?". A menu will pop-up with instructions and configuration
procedures as well as a way to exit the program. PLEASE NOTE, WHEN ADDING YOUR
PROGRAMS/APPLICATIONS TO THE BUTTONS, YOUR VIDEO COLORS SHOULD BE NO HIGHER THAN 256.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS, YOU MAY CHANGE TO A HIGHER COLOR (32K, 64K ETC.).


     The configuration window can also be accessed by clicking on the button 
with the picture of the tools (top right). Below that button is a button with 
the eye that will open a window to search for a file(s).

     The 3 buttons with the purple arrows will open extended button bars with an 
additional 9 buttons each for your applications. Each of these must be opened 
when you add your applications to them.

     Other instructions are available online.

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Thanks for trying this program, have fun and please register this program. It's
only $15.