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SideBar 1.0 for Microsoft Windows
by Thomas Kiblin
Quarterdecks' SideBar for Windows offers an object oriented
desktop for Windows 3.10, Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups
3.11 today, without the wait for Windows 4.0.
SideBar offers you the power to organize your desktop the
way you work. It allows you to place folders within folders and
also adds the capability to place folders and application icons
directly on the desktop, something Windows lacked from its
inception. [See Figure 1]
SideBar can replace your Program Manager shell and the
Windows 3.11 Task Manager, or install as an application that still
allows you to run Program Manager. If you install it as a shell
replacement, it displays a bar of icons along either side of your
screen, hence the name SideBar [See Figure 2]. Inside this bar of
icons, some familiar icons appear, such as the MS-DOS Prompt, Drive
Listings, Print Manager, as well as some new icons. Once nice
feature is the Toolbar at the top of your windows, this allows you
to enter DOS commands directly without the need to open the DOS Box.
Along the bottom of the window appears a status bar to display
system resources.
SideBar offers a Shadow feature that lets you keep a
duplication of program files, folders, application listings, data
files, or folder icons in multiple locations, without taking up
valuable disk space. It simply points to the source file instead of
keeping information with each copy. For instance you may want to
keep a customer invoice form in several folders and on the desktop.
SideBar will update all the shadows automatically if you make a
modification to any other shadow.
SideBar installs as either a shell replacement for Program
Manager or as a stand alone application. If you decide not to use
SideBar as your shell, there is a feature within SideBar called
Synchronize, this will ensure you that any changes such as new
program groups or icons you add to Program Manager will be reflected
in SideBar when it is activated. Any changes are accurately
reflected in both SideBar and Program Manager, hence is it a
bi-directional synchronization.
If you like the TrashCan in the Mac world then you will like
SideBars "Recycler Icon." This icon is a drag-and-drop object,
meaning you can pick up files, folders, directories, or drives and
simply drag and drop them on the Recycler icon and it will delete
those objects. It has a built in safety feature that can be setup
to ask for confirmation before deletion. In fact, most of the areas
within SideBar allow you to enable or disable confirmation requests
for most commands or functions.
SideBar is not any different from most other "One-Dot 0"
releases, meaning it is not without some faults. It ran fine with
Windows 3.11, but when I tried to run it with Windows for Workgroups
3.11, some errors occurred. First, if you have the Microsoft
Network services enabled your "StartUp" group will not be active
when Windows is started. Also, when you re-size a window and then
exit Windows, the next time you enter SideBar it does not remember
the last size or location of the windows you had open in a prior
session. There are some reported problems with people using
"Virtual Desktop" video drivers and such, and errors within the
SYSTEM.INI including "load=" commands. Quarterdecks technical
support people know of these problems and a maintenance patch should
be available very soon.
If you want an "Object Oriented" desktop today, without
waiting for the next release of Windows or switching to another GUI
such as OS/2, I would suggest taking a look at SideBar for Windows.
The street price is comparable to other Shareware Program Manger
replacements. Quarterdeck Office Systems can be reached at
310-392-9851 and the list price for SideBar for Windows is $59.95.
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