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What is WILLUTIL?
=================
WILLUTIL grew out of extensions to NumLock for OS/2, a shareware program
I released a little while back. NumLock was a pair of programs (one for DOS
and one for OS/2 2.x) to overcome the annoying habit that OS/2 has of turning
the NUMLOCK key off. WILLUTIL contains all of the functionality of NumLock,
but so much more that I had to change the name. WILLUTIL is now the current
version, available as a free upgrade to registered users of NumLock, and should
replace any previous version of NumLock. Development of NumLock as a separate
program will be discontinued.
WILLUTIL will let you customize many characteristics of OS/2, including
window scrolling, system beeps (great for those without soundcards), menu
operation, etc.
There are two executable programs in the shareware release of WILLUTIL,
namely WILLUTIL.EXE and NUMLOCK.EXE.
Please see the Registration section for information on NUMLOCKD, the
NumLock daemon....
Usage
=================
NUMLOCK.EXE remains from the previous release of NumLock. It is a DOS
executable to alter the state of the NUMLOCK key in a DOS session. It
has the syntax: NUMLOCK on|off The usage should be apparent. It may
be placed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file as "NUMLOCK ON" and will effectively relieve
the NUMLOCK problem as it pertains to DOS sessions.
WILLUTIL.EXE is the main executable for OS/2. It is a command-line utility
that you control through command-line arguments. As with NUMLOCK.EXE, once
execution terminates, the code is cleared from memory.
With the exception of the argument "help" all the functions of WILLUTIL take
two arguments, in the form of a keyword and a value. WILLUTIL is not case-
sensitive. The keyword specifies the function to be altered, the value
specifies the amount. All values are non-negative.
For example, the keyword "ScrollDelay" sets the delay between clicking on
a scrollbar and when autoscrolling begins. Its argument is in milliseconds.
So, to set the ScrollDelay to 500ms (1/2 second), you would execute:
WILLUTIL ScrollDelay 500
This would set a 500ms delay before scrolling begins. This would allow you
to easily advance one row at a time. Conversely, executing:
WILLUTIL ScrollDelay 0
would allow scrolling to begin as soon as the scroll button is depressed.
The "Numlock" option also takes an argument, 0 for off or 1 for on, such that:
WILLUTIL Numlock 1
turns the NUMLOCK key on.
A complete list of options follows:
KEYWORD VALUE DESCRIPTION
===============================================================================
Numlock 0 or 1 0 turns NUMLOCK off, 1 turns it on
MenuShowDelay milliseconds The delay (for ALL cascading-menus) between
moving a depressed pointer onto the menu
name and the menu expanding. A value of 0
restores the default PM menu activity.
MenuHideDelay milliseconds Delay between moving a depressed pointer off
a cascaded menu and the menu rolling up.
BlinkRate milliseconds The delay between PM cursor blinks.
ScrollDelay milliseconds Delay between pressing a scroll button and
when autoscrolling begins. A value of 0
means scrolling begins immediately.
ScrollSpeed milliseconds The delay between PM-requested scroll
updates. Larger values give slower
scrolling. A value of 0 means PM requests
the application to scroll as fast as it can.
Note: different applications may have
different maximum scrolling speeds.
WarningFreq Hertz The frequency for the PM warning beep.
WarningDuration milliseconds Duration for the PM warning beep.
NoteFreq Hertz Frequency for PM note beep.
NoteDuration milliseconds Duration for PM note beep.
ErrorFreq Hertz Frequency for PM error beep.
Error Duration milliseconds Duration for PM error beep.
Help Display help screen.
You should experiment a little to decide how you prefer the various values set.
Don't be concerned about "messing up" OS/2 by changing these parameters.
WILLUTIL can be placed in your STARTUP.CMD file so that when you boot your
system, PM is configured to your preferences (Especially that NUMLOCK key!)
If you use 4OS2, you can place "WILLUTIL Numlock 1" in your 4START.BTM file
so that the NUMLOCK key is on in all your full-screen OS/2 sessions, as well.
REGISTRATION
========================
WILLUTIL is being distributed as shareware. This means you are licensed to
use it for a 14 day trial period without charge. If you find it useful and
would like to continue using it beyond the trial period, you must register
the software.
Registering the software has a number of advantages. When you register,
you will be sent the registered, enhanced version of WILLUTIL. In addition
to being faster and quieter, the registered version of WILLUTIL has the
following enhancements:
o The registered version can use an INI file to retrieve your custom
all in one fell swoop. No more running the program 3 or 4 times, typing
in the arguments each time. Also much faster than a batch file.
o Due to the way OS/2 handles multiple sessions, current methods (including
Numlock for OS/2 and WILLUTIL) for controlling the NUMLOCK key may
occasionally exhibit a problem: the state of the key and the LED may
become desynchronized (i.e. NUMLOCK is on, but the LED is off).
Well, no longer! The registered version of WILLUTIL comes with a
companion program, numlockd.exe. Yes, a NUMLOCK DAEMON! NUMLOCKD will
keep your NUMLOCK key on and synchronized, no matter what. If OS/2
turns it off, NUMLOCKD turns it back on. It uses only 6KB of RAM, runs
transparently in the background, and won't interfere with screensavers or
seamless-WINOS2 operation.
This represents the STATE OF THE ART in NUMLOCK TECHNOLOGY !!
Don't be fooled by imitations. Available only to registered users!
Because the demand for an advanced NUMLOCK solution is so high, the price
for registration can be very low.
Registration is available in two different options:
For US$5.00, you can get the registered WILLUTIL for OS/2 package, including
NUMLOCK for DOS and the NUMLOCK DAEMON, delivered to you electronically.
This option is of course only available if you can receive electronic mail
from the internet. (You can on CompuServe.) This also requires you to
use UUDECODE to extract the software from you mail.
For US$7.00, you can get a disk containing the complete WILLUTIL package,
including the NUMLOCK DAEMON, and the DOS executable, as well as some
additional utilities and some nice OS/2 background bitmaps, if there's space.
With either registration, you are entitled to free (excluding postage, if
necessary) future updates and bug fixes to the complete WILLUTIL package,
in perpetuity. One call does it all.
To register, send the appropriate fee, along with the necessary shipping
information to:
Will E. Rose
Software Registration
151 North Michigan Ave.
Suite 2805
Chicago, IL 60601
USA
312-856-4574
Corporate rates and site licenses are also available.
If you have questions of comments about any part of this package, please feel
free to contact me.
I can be reached by email as wer5@midway.uchicago.edu <=preferred
or rosew@tpd.eds.com