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FileBar -- An OS/2 Application Launch Facility and Shell Replacement
Written By Eric A. Wolf - Copyright (C) 1994 - All Rights Reserved
This program is SHAREWARE! Please read the registration information at the end
of this document for details on how to register your copy of FileBar.
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== Revision History ========================
Version 1.0 - initial release
- released again to fix bug with ALT key pressed while FileBar
had focus (would crash FileBar)
Version 1.1 - Shutdown System option added to TaskList menu
- maximum number of user definable menus expanded to 7
- option added to allow opening of WPS folders (use drag and
drop to move a folder to the 'edit item' dialog and the
application will automatically fill in pertinent info
about the folder)
- added doubling clicking to select menus and items to edit
- modified so that removing an item does not selection
cursor to top of list each time
- added attaching WPS settings to each executable and using
them to launch an object versus using user defined settings
- still uses version 1.1 configuration files
Version 1.2 - bug fixed that did not allow accessing settings button unless
the edit item dialog was quit and re-entered if the path
information was changed
- modified resources so different fonts will not be
cut off in text areas
- modified launch code so some applications will not launch twice
when using WPS settings
- bug fixed that allows for the 7th menu to actualy be used
- added international date and time options
- added save menu configuration option
- remembers and restores fonts dragged and dropped on it
- allows use of version 1.1 configuration files and automatically
updates them version 1.2 status
- added reset and cancel buttons to edit item data dialog
Version 1.3 - fixed bug to allow task list to jump to a hidden view of a
WPS object, window, etc
- became "drag and drop aware" for fonts (ie window will now
automatically resize when font dropped onto it)
- filebar.ini no longer appears in root of boot drive when used
as a WPS replacement shell. (It appears in the directory that
the executable is started from)
- changed edit item dialog box so that minimized and maximized
box cannot both be checked
- added capabilities to task list: close, switch to, maximize,
minimize, hide and show windows
- much improved application launch (no intermediate REXX script
or command window is used). Seamless window apps still use
this intermediate rexx script, though. :( Still working on
this one!
Version 1.4 - fixed delay that would result when using FileBar as a Workplace
Shell replacement.
- fixed/improve close task mechanism so that it first tries a
"friendly close" and if that doesn't work, then it kills the
process forcefully. (Can now successfully close WPS objects
from task list!)
- Make FileBar menu item reduceable to a single symbol to reduce
menubar real estate it takes up (if the option is chosen)
- suppressed leading zeros in time and date display
- Added ability to use [options] in parameter area of item
settings to ask user to dynamically input command line
parameters before application launch (ie program objects).
- add ability to manipulate background bitmaps (useful ONLY if
FileBar is used as a WPS shell replacement)
- added error message if the launch of a non-WPS item fails
- fixed memory problem with WIN-OS/2 full screen sessions (now
fullscreen sessions are launched via REXX)
- became "drag and drop aware" for colors (ie window will now
automatically restore colors dropped onto it when restarted)
- removed unrecognizable characters from task list that came
from WPS objects that had a carriage return in their title
- removed the ~ from title bar of launched applications
Version 1.5 - Fixed bug with [ ] option (removed the *'s)
- Changed edit menu and item buttons to read Done instead of OK
(to limit confusion on the meaning of the buttons)
- Revised task switching code (hopefully this will help a few of
you out!)
- Added a start up list so that FileBar will launch up to 10
items when it loads (primarily useful when used as a WPS
replacement)
- Added DOS settings support outside of the WPS. Now, when using
FileBar as a WPS replacement, you can still access DOS settings
via an external file. For each application you need these for,
make a file called SETTINGS.INI and place it in the same path
as the executable. Also, be sure WPS settings is not checked
in the item editing dialog. The specific contents of this file
and more information can be found in in SETTINGS.TXT.
Version 1.6 - released primarily as a maintenance release of version 1.5
that attempts to relieve a user of an error that crashes his
system when using DOS settings via SETTINGS.INI file
- fixed bug that would crash filebar if separator used as first
item of a newly created menu
- optimized load routine that greatly improves load time for
FileBar
- added option to play an hourly chime (via a .WAV file through
the MMPM extensions)
Version 1.7 - fixed bug that did not restore FileBar to bottom of screen that
was intoduced with FileBar's 1.6 faster loading scheme
- changed launch code so that WPS objects no longer go through
REXX to launch nor do opening settings go through REXX
- changed code so that any WPS object can be dropped and used to
fill in the item data (although only WPS folders, directory and
executable objects work -- program objects do not!)
- bitmap is now centered on screen when displayed using "normal"
(when using the display background bitmap option)
- fixed bug so that adding separators to an existing menu does not
delete previously existing menu items
- fixed bug so that switching to a task will no longer sometimes
bring up the task following the selected one
- added option to resize desktop upon boot of FileBar so that no
icons or object icons are cut off by the FileBar menu
- moved menubar up one pixel so that clicking the very first row
of dots on the menubar now activates a menu
- added a DLL to hook system messages so that we can intercept
sizing messages so that maximizing a window no longer covers the
FileBar nor does moving a window (this makes it possible for
FileBar never to be covered up, greatly easing access to
FileBar).
- Gave a new "90's look" to the Product Information dialog box :)
- changed FileBar's SVGA icon (40x40) to resemble the FileBar
bitmap
- integrated small-scale task scheduler and reminder code into
FileBar to provide unassisted, timed launching of items or
displaying of user-entered reminders. Items may be launched on
any calendar day, at any time, and once done so, may be
automatically rescheduled to occur hourly, daily, weekly,
monthly, or yearly. Text reminders also have the option to
play a .WAV sound file with the reminder to help raise
attention to the reminder
- added code to fix a bug found with BocaSoft's WipeOut that would
cause FileBar to appear even when screen saver was activated
version 1.7a- released primarily for maintenance purposes (ie fixing bugs!)
- fixed bug that sometimes allowed "ghost menus" to appear
- fixed bugs in launch code that prevented launch of some
applications
- a change in time does not cause an update (ie flicker) in the
FileBar when the time or date is not displayed
version 1.7b- fixed bug in DOS settings that would allows DOS settings to work
but only once! (Let's hope this fixes everything this time!!!!)
version 1.8 - fixed reminder snooze so that snooze time is based on current
(beta) time rather than reminder alarm time
- fixed so that settings notebook no longers moves to background
with every click
- added feature so that pressing a mouse chord (buttons 1 and 2
together) will bring up the FileBar menu as a pop-up menu (NOTE
that this feature is still in beta and if you have any problems
with it whatsoever, you can simply disable it and you will be
back to normal)
- added feature to hide primary filebar menu so that you may use
solely the pop-up menu and more closely emulate X-Windows
type behavior
version 1.81- version # changed to 1.81 to avoid confusion with the version
(release) 1.8 beta release
- button (combination) that activates popup menu is now configurable
between mouse button 3 and a chord of mouse buttons 1 and 2
(even though button does work when FileBar is used as a WPS
replacement (why this is, I have no clue!)
- condensed all pop-up menu options under one dialog to relieve
FileBar menu clutter
- expanded warning dialog box to mention that if a WPS object is
not found, it could be due to the fact that you have replaced
WPS and this feature is no longer available
- added code so that quote characters can be used in menu and item
names. You need to run version 1.81 on your existing .ini
file once to convert it to the new format and then you can
use any character in your menus (besides character #250 "·", :)
- improved data structure previously implemented to store scheduler
tasks/reminders. Unused reminder tasks no longer take up massive
storage space.
- improved data structure previously implemented to store menu
items and program launch information. Unused menu items no
longer take up massive storage space.
- Both of the above enhancements will reduce memory requirements
for most users and speed up operations (memory is only allocated
for items you have allocated and no space is wasted)
- revised launch item code so that command shell sessions now
come to foreground when launched from popup menu
version 1.82- emergency release to fix a bug when adding a separator would
immediately crash FileBar
- improved code so that ALL applications come to foreground when
launched (PM Apps had problems previously)
version 1.83- sample .INI files updated to conform to newer .INI file type
- text in dialog boxes expaned to accomodate different video
drivers with different size system fonts
- string reading corrected to correctly read in older
.ini configuration files
version 1.84- focus code corrected to give launched applications the focus