Copyright: Copyright ® 1992, 1993 clySmic Software.


Table of Contents

Introduction

New Features in 1.30

Included Files

Registration & Legal Stuff

Registering via CompuServe

Order Form

Installing and Using the Programs

Caveats

Paper Drop, a drag 'n' drop wallpaper loader.

EXE Type, a drag 'n' drop executable file information program.

Clys File Mgr Extension, Winfile version of EXEType & PaperDrop.

Recycler, the ubiquitous drag 'n' drop trashcan program.

Exit NT, a quick Logoff/Shutdown/Reboot NT program.

Digital Clock, a clock

Analog Clock, another clock

General Drop, turns most any program into a drag 'n' drop program.

System Info, an NT System Information program.

About clySmic


Title

S  o  f  t  w  a  r  e

Drag 'n' Drop Utilities for
Win32 / Windows NT

Release 1.30

Programs and Documentation Copyright
1992, 1993 by clySmic software. All rights reserved.

These programs are for the October '92
Beta Release of Windows NT

 and are Shareware (not free) products.

How to Register                   Continue


Introduction

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop utilities are true 32-bit Win32/Windows NT programs designed to provide desktop tools for the new Windows NT operating system.  Most use a drag 'n' drop metaphor.

More utilities will be added in subsequent releases.  Register now and take advantage of our low, introductory price: only $14.95 (USD).  ClysXten is "reminderware," all the other utilities are no-nag Shareware.  Register today!!

Most of these utilities can be run under the Win32s environment.  Exceptions are ExitNT, which uses calls to gain a higher privilege level so as to shut down the system, and SIN, which retrieves NT-specific system information.


New Features
New Features in Release 1.30

Registration via the CompuServe on-line service

New programs: General Drop, the clySmic File Manager Extension, and SIN.

Improvements to Exit NT: selectable confirmation, bug fix to prevent shutdown when icon is alt-Tabbed or Alt-Esc'ed to.

Improvements to the dialog and information displayed about EXE files: the type of NT target machine and subsystem is displayed for PE (NT) programs, icons and descriptions are also displayed.

Windows Help documentation (this file!).


Included Files

PAPDROP.EXE	The Paper Drop utility.

EXETYPE.EXE	The EXE Type utility.

CLYSXTEN.EXE	The clySmic File Manager extension.

RECYCLER.EXE	The Recycler utility.

EXITNT.EXE	The Exit NT utility.

DCCLOCK.EXE	The digital clock.

ACCLOCK.EXE	The analog clock.

SIN.EXE	The System Information utility.

GENDROP.EXE	The General Drop utility.

NTUTIL.HLP	This documentation.

README.WRI	The "Read-Me" file.


Using the Programs
Installing and Using the Programs

Install these utilities by copying them to a directory.  In order for the help to work, the help file must be in the same directory as the programs.  Run these programs from Program Manager, File Manager, or a command prompt.

For the drag 'n' drop utilities: run File Manager and drag files over to the program's icons and drop.  Others like Exit NT may simply be run.  ClysXten needs to be installed into the File Manager
(Installing the clySmic File Manager Extension).

In the system menu of all the utilities is an Always On Top item, which keeps the icon above all other windows.  This setting is saved and restored, so if you close the utility with Always On Top checked, it will be checked the next time you launch the utility.


Paper Drop

Paper Drop is a drag 'n' drop wallpaper loader. Paper Drop will accept only .BMP or .RLE files - when a .BMP file is dropped on the Paper Drop icon it becomes the new wallpaper.

When you use File Manager and Paper Drop, you can store your bitmaps in any directory or directories you want!

In the system menu of Paper Drop is Tile Wallpaper, which toggles the centering/tiling of the wallpaper.


EXE Type

When running Windows NT, there are a variety of executable programs on your disk: DOS executables, Windows and OS/2 1.x New Executables, OS/2 2.0 and Windows 3.1 VxD Linear Executables, and native NT Portable Executables for various machine types (386 family, RISC processors).  To find out which kind of executable a file is, just drop it on this icon.  Information about the executable is then displayed, such as: the type of EXE file, the file signature, the description (for NE files only), the NT target machine (processor) and subsystem (PE files only).

.EXE, .DLL, .DRV, .386 and probably some other file extensions are all executables and can be read by this program.  Note that Windows 3.1 programs are also called Win16 programs, since Windows 3.1 is a 16-bit architecture.  NT programs that use the Windows graphics subsystem are called Win32 programs.  NT also has character subsystem (windowed text-mode) programs.


clySmic File Manager Extension
clySmic File Manager Extension (Add On)

This provides the same functionality as EXE Type, Paper Drop, and part of General Drop in a File Manager Extension form.

In the File Manager's menu there is a new choice called Clys.  There are also three new buttons.

To find out about EXE files, click on a file (or files) in the file window, then pull down the Clys menu and click on Show EXE Type... (or click on the "binary document" button).

To change the system wallpaper, click on a .BMP or .RLE file in the file window, then pull down the Clys menu and click on Load File as Wallpaper (or click on the "sunset" button).  The selected file will be loaded as the wallpaper.  If you've checked Options | Minimize On Use, the File Manager will minimize when the wallpaper is loaded (so you can see it!).  Tile Wallpaper can be checked or unchecked to control tiling/centering of the wallpaper.

To load any file into Notepad, just highlight the file and select Load File into Notepad (or click the notepad button).

Installing the Extension

More About EXE Files

Eliminating the Startup Reminder


EXE Files

When running Windows NT, there are a variety of executable programs on your disk: DOS executables, Windows and OS/2 1.x New Executables, OS/2 2.0 and Windows 3.1 VxD Linear Executables, and native NT Portable Executables for various machine types (386 family, RISC processors).

Displayed information about the executable includes: the type of EXE file, the file signature, the description (for NE files only), the target processor and subsystem (PE files only).

.EXE, .DLL, .DRV, .386 and probably some other file extensions are all executables and can be read by this program.  Note that Windows 3.1 programs are also called Win16 programs, since Windows 3.1 is a 16-bit architecture.  NT programs that use the Windows graphics subsystem are called Win32 programs.  NT also has character subsystem (windowed text-mode) programs.


Installing the FM Extension
Installing the File Manager Extension

Edit the WINFILE.INI file (in the \WINNT directory) with Notepad or a similar editor, and add or modify the AddOns section to look like this:

[AddOns]

  Clys=<path>CLYSXTEN.DLL

  .

  . <other add-ons, if any>

  .

Where <path> is the full path to the file CLYSXTEN.DLL.

Save the INI and start the File Manager.  There will be a new menu choice called Clys and two new buttons.


No Nag!
No Reminder?

Registered users will receive a no-reminder version of the clySmic File Manager Extension as well as the latest version of these utilities on diskette.


Recycler

This "recycles" the disk space used by a file, i.e. it deletes the file.  You drag a file or group of files to the icon - Recycler then asks you whether you want to delete the item(s).

Note that with the current NT release, you have to select Window | Refresh (or press F5) from the File Manager's menu to see that the file was deleted.


Exit NT

This utility provides several quick ways to exit Windows NT:

Logging off	takes you out to the logon screen

Shutting down the system	places you at a "okay to turn off computer" dialog

Rebooting the system	this shuts down NT and reboots your computer

To exit, pick the desired choice from the system menu.  To do a quick shutdown, double-click the Exit NT icon.

A menu choice in the system menu (Confirm Exit) toggles on or off  a confirmation dialog.  For safety, this defaults to on, and an Are You Sure? dialog is displayed before exiting.  If you uncheck this menu choice no warnings are displayed - the program assumes you want a very quick exit!


Digital Clock

The clySmic Digital Clock provides a time and date display for Windows NT.  The time is displayed digitally, with a red dot to indicate PM times.  In the system menu of this utility is a Greenwich Mean Time choice.  Selecting this displays the time as GMT, in 24-hour format.

For GMT to display properly, you must make sure your system's timezone is correctly set.  Use the NT Control Panel to do this.


Analog Clock

The clySmic Analog Clock provides a time and date display for Windows NT.  The time is displayed as an old-fashioned analog clock.  In the system menu of this utility is a Greenwich Mean Time choice.  Selecting this displays the time as GMT, in 24-hour format.

For GMT to display properly, you must make sure your system's timezone is correctly set.  Use the NT Control Panel to do this.

Also in the menu is the Select Clock Face... choice, which has a selection of many clock face styles, and Show Second Hand, which toggles on or off a sweep second hand.


Clock Faces
Some Selected Clock Faces


General Drop

General Drop can turn any program that accepts command-line parameters into a drag 'n' drop program.  Simply select the program to run via the Select a New D'n'D Program... menu choice (the default is the Notepad).  Then drag a file over the General Drop icon and let go.  The selected program will be run, with the dropped file passed to it as a parameter.

The d'n'd program name can include parameters, so, for example, you could make "PKZIP -V" the program name, and whenever you dropped a zip file onto General Drop, a DOS box would start and the PKZIP program would display the contents of the zip file.

Another menu choice allows you to specify whether you want to run the selected program maximized or not.  This choice can be checked or unchecked.


System INformation

SIN displays several pieces of NT system information:

the version number and the "build" number (kind of a prerelease version number),

the amounts of real and virtual memory available,

the screen and color resolution,

and the number and type of CPU(s) the system possesses.

To change what's displayed, just double-click on the icon or select Next Information from the system menu.

The memory displays are updated every 5 seconds.


Caveats

These programs are for Intel processors only.  They will be updated for each Windows NT pre-release, and marked as such.  The current release runs under the October 1992 beta release of NT.

This is a early release for a beta operating system.  There will be changes, fixes and improvements along the way.


Registering!
Registering the Drag 'n' Drop Utilities

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities are copyright 1992, 1993 by clySmic Software (pronounced Cliz-Mik).

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities are released as Shareware.  After a thirty day trial period, you must register The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities or discontinue using them.  If you find these programs useful, please send clySmic software $14.95 (U.S. dollars) as a registration fee for EACH machine (including network workstations) they are executed upon.  N.Y. State residents add applicable Sales Tax.  You will receive by mail the latest version of the utilities.

You may copy these programs (keep them together and with this documentation) and distribute them without charge for non-commercial, non-governmental use.  You may not sell or otherwise charge for The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities.  However, users' groups may charge a small fee for media and postage.  Please be certain that all files are kept together.

These programs are provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.  So there.

clySmic Software is not responsible for anything that may happen when you use The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities, including hardware damage or information loss.

Registering Via CompuServe

Order Form

For quantity orders or site licenses, please contact clySmic directly for more details and volume discounts.

Make Checks or Money Orders Payable to Ralph B Smith Jr - All Checks Made Out

to clySmic Software Will Be Returned!!!


Registering Via CompuServe

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities can be registered via the CompuServe on-line service.  Sign on to CompuServe and type GO SWREG for more details.  The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities are registered program ID number 442, and their title is clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities for Windows NT.  The cost is charged to your CompuServe account.

The latest version of the clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities can be found (among other places) on CompuServe in the Windows NT forum (GO WINNT).

General Registration Info


Order Form
TM

S  o  f  t  w  a  r  e

Clysmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities for Windows NT

Order Form

Drag 'n' Drop Version:	___1.30___	Date:	___________

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Address:	___________________________________________

___________________________________________

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Total Payment:	$ __________

Make Checks or Money Orders Payable - in U.S. Dollars - to Ralph B Smith Jr.

All Checks Made Out to clySmic Software will be returned!

Mail to:	clySmic Software
P. O. Box 2421
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12220

Please allow 2 weeks for processing.   Personal check orders will be held for 2 weeks for the checks to clear.  To expedite orders send a cashier's check or money order.  No credit cards are accepted at this time.

This is special, introductory pricing - subject to change.


About clySmic

S  o  f  t  w  a  r  e

clySmic Software
P. O. Box 2421
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12220

CompuServe 76156,164


DOS uses 16-bit, code-only executable files.  DOS also can execute .COM files, but EXE Type does not read these, as they store no information about themselves.


The New Executable (NE), or segmented executable format, is shared by Windows and OS/2 1.x.  It contains code and resources.


The LE Linear Executable format is a 32-bit executable used by some Windows 3.x virtual device drivers (VxD's).  It was used for pre-release versions of OS/2 2.0, but was replaced by the LX format when OS/2 2.0 was released.


The LX Linear Executable format is used by OS/2 2.x and is a 32-bit executable.


The Portable Executable (PE) format is a 32-bit executable used by Windows NT and Win32s.  It is a superset of the Unix COFF executable file format.


GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, a time zone based at Greenwich, England, former site of the Royal Observatory.  It is also known as UTC time and Zulu time.  GMT is used by short-wave listeners, ham radio operators, military personnel, and others who need to use a "world" time.  It is 24-hour based (no AM/PM).


Notepad is the standard Windows NT text editor.


This is the "binary document" (EXE file) button.


This is the "sunset" (load wallpaper) button.


This is the Notepad button.