DP Tool Club 26/CD_ASCQ_26_1295.iso/vrac/now__30.zip/README.NOW

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NOW!! Manual ******************************************************************


NOW!!

NOW!! is a Microsoft Windows control program.  When you run this program, a
window containg three or four buttons displays.  If you are using Windows 3.10
or 3.11, then three buttons are displayed.  These three buttons allow you to
exit Windows, restart Windows, or Reboot your system.  If you are using Windows
95, the four buttons are displayed.  These allow you to exit Windows and
shut-down your system, restart Windows, Reboot your computer, or exit to a
clean MS-DOS prompt (commonly known as "MS-DOS compatiblity mode.")

WARNING:  Normally these buttons act IMMEDIATELY!  There is NO confirmation
prompt.  Any applications active that have unsaved information will prompt to
save before Windows closes.

If you would like confirmation, see the section later in this document Adding
Confirmation.


NOTICE:  NOW!! will NOT run on a Microsoft Windows NT Workstation.


INSTALLING NOW!!

Since you are reading this file, you have already unzipped the file you
downloaded.  There is no installation program supplied (SORRY), but this is
easy to do:

NOW!! can be installed to any directory (folder), as long it is in it's own
directory. Make sure the PERSON.DAT file is in the same directory as NOW!!.EXE.
Also, make sure VBRUN300.DLL is in your Windows system directory.  If it is
already there, great.  If not, and if it was not provided, most BBSs and online
services have it.

Now, you can follow the appropriate instructions for you operating system:

Windows 3.1 or 3.11

When all the files are together, create a Program Manager icon for the
NOW!!.EXE. If you don't use Program Manager, follow the documentation for the
shell you use.   For Program Manager, use the New command under the File menu.
In Filename, type a directory path to NOW!!.EXE (wherever you installed it to).

Windows 95

When you get all the files figured out, create a Start Menu entry for
NOW!!.EXE.  To do this, follow these steps:  (unless you know how to do this
and like to do it a different way)

1.    If you want to put NOW!! above Programs in the Start Menu, then you can
        use the    Windows Explorer and drag the NOW!!.EXE file to the Start
    button.  Otherwise, go to step 2.
2.    Position your mouse over the Start button and right-click.  Select
    Explore from the menu.
3.    Open the folder you wish to put NOW!!.EXE in.
4.    On the File menu, select New and then Shortcut.  Enter a folder path to
    where you installed NOW!!

You should be all set to go Now (HA HA) !!

I also recommend setting up a shortcut key for NOW!!, like CTRL+ALT+N.  If you
do, then all you have to do is press that shourcut key to bring up NOW!!
(now!)!!  Look for a text-box on the window wherever you set-up the NOW!!.EXE
file that is marked Shortcut.



OPERATING NOW!!

Normally, you run the program, you press the button you want, and it acts
accrodingly.  NOW!! will automatically detect which operating system you are
using.

Also, you can:

    -  If you are running NOW!! under Windows 95, you can right-click any
       of the buttons for a "help dialog" of what that button does.
       (Kind-of a standard thing in Windows 95.)
    -  Edit your NOW!!.INI (in your Windows directory) file to include the
       section (if it is not already there) and the line:

        [Options]
        StartMinimized=True

       to force NOW!! to always start as an icon on your desktop.
    -  Move the NOW!! window somewhere else on the screen (drag title-bar
       with mouse or use Move command) and NOW!! will remember where you
       put it and put it in the same place next time it is run.
    -  Click on the window other than the buttons to display the About
       dialog.
    -  Add confirmation prompts to the buttons---see the next section


ADDING CONFIRMATION

There are two ways to make the program confirm the push of any button:

    -  Place a /C parameter on the NOW!!.EXE command line. This will use
       button-confirmation this time NOW!! is run, but not next time if /C
       is not used.
    -  Open the About dialog by clicking on the window in a place not
       occupied by a button.  The About dialog will appear.  The About
       dialog for Windows 95 is different from that of the About dialog for
       previous version of Windows, so here is how to find the confirmation
       check-box:
        -  For the Windows 3.10 or 3.11 version About dialog, a check
           box can be found in the bottom-right corner of the Window.
           The program will always confirm each time it is run until
           the check-box is "unchecked."
        -  For the Windows 95 About dialog, a check-box is along the
           bottom of the Window.  To turn on confirmation, make sure
           the check-box is "checked."  The program will always confirm
           each time it is run until the check-box is "unchecked."


ABOUT NOW!!

NOW!! 3.0 was written in Visual Basic 3.0.  Make sure you have the file
VBRUN300.DLL in your Windows system directory before starting it.

This program is FREEWARE (public domain).  It can only be distributed, however,
released with all supplied files:

        NOW!!.EXE
        README.NOW
        RELEASE.TXT
        NOW!!.WRI
        PERSON.DAT

The file VBRUN300.DLL is optional.


WARNING:  Do NOT tamper with the PERSON.DAT file.  This is a license file
indicating where the program was released to from the author.  It must be in
the same directory as NOW!!.EXE, and must not be edited.  If you edit it, you
will invalidate it and the program will detect this.  NOW!! is set not to
operate unless a valid license file is present.  If you give the program to
another person, don't wory about the license file as it does not have to have
the name of the person using it, but make sure it is inlcuded.  If you tamper
with the file, you might not get a new one because you shouldn't have tampered
with it in the first place!


NOTICE:  NOW!! uses a window-construction style called Extended Pseudo-3D.  In
previous versions, NOW!! had fixed colors using regular Pseudo-3D painting.
However, the colors can be changed:

    1.    Add entries in the NOW!!.INI file under a [Pseudo3D] section.          Email the address below for details.
    2.    Obtain a "control panel" from the author that will change ALL
        of the Pseudo-3D colors!!  Email the address below for details.



This public domain copy (version 3.0) has been released to the party listed in
the About dialog.


If you:
    - find this program useful
    - have a comment about this or another one of my programs
    - want information on my other programs
    - are a Visual Basic programmer and would like my beautiful API .BAS
      file

then feel free to contact me at this address:

      [e-mail].



Thank you for trying this little piece of software!  Bye!


VERSION HISTORY

    1.0  [Initial release]  (04-25-1995)
        - limited support for CBIS

    1.1  Enhancement  (05-08-1995)
        - added optional command line parameter for confirmation
          prompts
        - added full support for CBIS
        - buttons were reduced in size slightly
        [Updated README.NOW]
        [Updated NOW!!.WRI]

    2.5  Enhancement  (07-07-1995)
        - added internal .INI file support in order to save window
          postion and other settings
        - added internal Release-Info file support
        [Updated README.NOW]
        [Updated NOW!!.WRI]
        [Added RELEASE.TXT]
    3.0  Enhancement [Current Version]  (08-10-1995,10-20-1995)
        - added Windows 95 support and autodetection features
        - added Extended Pseudo-3D Specification support
        [Updated README.NOW]
        [Updated NOW!!.WRI]


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