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TASKBAR FOR OS/2
version 1.05
Program description
-------------------
The taskbar program allows rapid switching among multiple running programs
by providing a popup button bar containing a list of all running programs
in the system. The taskbar is activated by moving the mouse cursor to the
bottom edge of the screen. The desired task can then be selected by clicking
on the appropriate button with the mouse. In order to re-hide the taskbar,
simply move the mouse cursor outside of the taskbar.
Taskbar is shareware with a 14 day evaluation period. The registration fee
is $15.00 per copy (see the file Register.TXT for registration information).
If you are running an unregistered version of the program, a nag dialog will
come up the first time the program is run, and every time the program is
started after the 14 day trial period has expired.
System requirements
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* OS/2 version 2.1 or higher
Taskbar files
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TaskBar.EXE Taskbar program executable file.
TskBarHk.DLL System message queue DLL.
ReadMe.TXT Program documentation.
Register.TXT Registration information.
Install.CMD Installation program.
BootDriv.EXE Utility used by the installation program.
MakeObjs.CMD Utility to recreate Taskbar desktop objects.
Changes.TXT Summary of changes made in different versions.
Installation
------------
To install the taskbar program, start an OS/2 command line session and
unzip the contents of the distribution zip file into a temporary directory.
Then make the temporary directory the current directory, and run the
installation program by typing 'INSTALL destDir' where destDir contains
the drive and path name of the directory where you want the taskbar program
files stored. The installation program will:
1) if necessary, create the destination directory.
2) copy Taskbar.EXE, TskBarHk.DLL, and MakeObjs.CMD to the
destination directory.
3) make sure the LIBPATH statement in your Config.Sys has a reference
to either the '.' directory or the destination directory. Your
Config.Sys LIBPATH statement will be automatically updated
if necessary.
4) create a program object on the desktop for the taskbar program.
5) create a shadow of the taskbar program object in the startup folder.
The installation program requires that the OS/2 REXX support be installed.
If REXX support is not installed, you will need to do an OS/2 selective
install and install REXX support before installing Taskbar.
Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version of the program, make sure
that the old version of the program has been shut down before running
the installation program.
If for some reason the Taskbar program objects should be accidentally
deleted, you can recreate the Taskbar program objects by using the
provided MakeObjs utility. To run MakeObjs, start an OS/2 command line
session, set the current directory to the taskbar program directory,
and type 'MAKEOBJS'.
Starting the program
--------------------
By default, a shadow of the Taskbar program object is installed in the
Workplace Shell startup folder, so Taskbar will be automatically started
when the system is started, thus no user intervention should be necessary
to startup the program. An alternative method of starting Taskbar if the
Taskbar startup folder object has been deleted is to double click on the
Taskbar program object that was created on the desktop.
Using the program
-----------------
In order to display the taskbar, move the mouse pointer to the edge of the
screen where the taskbar is to be shown (on initial install this is set to
the bottom of the screen). The taskbar will remain visible as long as the
mouse pointer remains over the taskbar. Moving the mouse pointer over a
button will cause a small bubble help window to appear containing the text
description of the program. Press the appropriate button with the mouse
to switch to the desired task.
If more programs are running than can be fit in the taskbar, the two scroll
buttons on either end of the taskbar will be enabled, allowing you to scroll
through the list of tasks. The most recently started tasks will always appear
at the beginning of the list.
Right clicking on a task button will display a popup menu containing the
following items:
Menu item Description
--------- ----------------------
Close Closes the selected task.
Show Makes the selected task's window visible on the
desktop, places it in front of all the other
open windows, and switches to the task. This
option is equivalent to pressing the task button
with the left mouse button.
Minimize Minimizes the selected task's window.
Maximize Maximizes the selected task's window.
Hide Hide the selected task's window.
Restore Restore the selected task's window to its original
size.
Taskbar settings Displays the taskbar program settings dialog.
Shutdown taskbar Shuts down the taskbar program.
Note that, depending on the type and state of the task's frame window, one or
more of the menu choices could be disabled. For example, the 'Restore' item
will only be enabled if the task's frame window is minimized or maximized.
Right clicking on a non task button portion of the taskbar will display a
popup menu with the following items:
Menu item Description
--------- ----------------------
Taskbar settings Displays the taskbar program settings dialog.
Shutdown taskbar Shuts down the taskbar program.
Customization
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Taskbar can be configured so that the taskbar is located at any one of
the four edges of the screen. The taskbar is activated by moving the mouse
to the edge of the screen where the taskbar popup is to be displayed. On
initial installation, Taskbar is configured so that the task bar is displayed
across the bottom of the screen.
To access the program settings dialog, activate the taskbar by moving the
mouse cursor to the appropriate edge of the screen, right click somewhere
inside the taskbar, and select the 'Taskbar settings' option on the displayed
popup menu. The location where the taskbar is displayed can then be set by
checking the appropriate check box in the settings dialog box. Press the
'Ok' button to cause the change to take effect. Press 'Cancel' to abort the
change.
If you are running Warp, the settings dialog contains an additional
checkbox labeled "Use small icons". When this is checked, the buttons in
the taskbar will be displayed at half the normal size.
The taskbar program has the capability to always display a line along
the activation edge of the screen as a visual indicator of the current
setting of the taskbar location. This feature can be turned on/off with
the checkbox labeled 'Show taskbar location'. The color of the indicator
line can be changed by pressing the 'Color...' button.
Note to ATI Mach-32 users:
There is a bug in the ATI Mach-32 display drivers included with Warp
that prevents the visual indicator from being visible if the activation
edge is set to the left edge of the screen.
If you are running Warp, the taskbar program has the capability to
automatically float the Warp launchpad window to the top whenever the
taskbar is activated. This feature can be turned on/off with the
checkbox labeled 'Surface Launchpad'.
The program settings dialog also contains two additional buttons, 'Register'
and 'Info'. The 'Register' button appears only in unregistered copies
of the program, and is used to enter the program registration information.
The 'Info' button displays a dialog containing the program version number
and registration information.
Support
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On-line support is available by sending messages to one of the following:
Compuserve 73457,521
Internet ryoder@ibm.net