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Statline Version 1.5 June 1991
========================================================================
James Bell 4511 Sherwood Trace Gainesville, FL 32605 (904) 372-3695
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- See the WHATS.NEW file for a short list of the newer features -
Introduction
Statline is a small utility for the Windows 3.0 environment. Statline
gives you the mode, day, date, time and amount of memory free all
at once.
With Statline you can also launch other Windows applications, keep
a small notepad, exit Windows quickly and delete files. You can even
keep a menu of your five favorite programs at your fingertips.
Statline is also light on your resources, when loaded it uses just
over 20k and is updated about every 12 seconds.
Experienced Windows users can probably just skim this manual and
figure out most of Statline in a few moments using the help display.
Installing Statline
Statline was written to be included on the "load=" line of your WIN.INI
file, but you can just as easily add it to a group in Program Manager
and click on it whenever you like.
If you'd like Statline to be loaded whenever you start Windows:
1. Copy the STAT.EXE file to your Windows directory.
2. Use Notepad to edit you WIN.INI file as follows:
a. Look for the section at the top entitled "[windows]".
b. Find the "load=" line and add "STAT.EXE" to the end of it,
so it reads "load=STAT.EXE".
c. Save the WIN.INI file.
3. You're all set, the next time you start windows Statline will
be loaded.
If you'd prefer to have Statline in one of Program Manager's groups:
1. Copy the STAT.EXE file to your Windows directory.
2. Click on the Program Manager group you'd like Statline to be in.
3. Select "File" then "New..." from the menu, click OK for a new
program item.
4. Give the Command Line as "STAT.EXE", click OK, and you're done.
Using Statline
The Statline display looks something like this:
--------------------------------------------------------------
| '386 Fri Mar 5 12:34 am 7.08 megs [] [] [] [] [] |
--------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------| |--------------|
Display Area Function Boxes
The Display Area
****************
As you can see, the Windows mode in this example is '386 Enhanced.
You may also see "Stnd" or "Real" depending on the mode you use.
The day of the week, date and time are also displayed.
Statline has an hourly chime you can turn off and on from the
"Configure" button of the System Box.
The amount of free memory is last. Note that this amount may
differ from the one reported by Program Manager (Statline's
should be slightly less). EMS (expanded) memory isn't included.
This display is updated every 12 seconds, or when you click the
left mouse button on the display area.
Function Boxes
**************
The System Box
==============
At the far right of the Statline display are four boxes, the
first is the System Box, click here to do one of the following:
1. CONFIGURE - Configure Statline.
2. ABOUT - Find out more about Statline.
3. EXIT STATLINE - Close the Statline window.
4. EXIT WINDOWS - Quickly end your Windows session.
5. CANCEL - Cancel the System Box.
6. HELP - Display a help screen.
The Minipad Box
===============
The box just left of center gives you a small (about 700 characters)
notepad for notes or whatever. You can cut and copy to the
Windows clipboard, as well as paste from it. Minipad won't let
you paste an area of text larger than its window though.
The contents of the Minipad are NOT saved when you exit Windows,
though this is a possibility for future versions of Statline.
The Quick Run Box
=================
The middle box is the Quick Run box, from here you can quickly
run any Windows application simply by double-clicking on its EXE
file. You can also launch DOS by clicking on the DOS Window button.
If you single-click on a file, you can delete that file by choosing
"delete file" from Quick Run's system box (in the upper left corner).
Quick Run also has a "Quick Menu" button, click here and a small
menu of five command lines will appear. Click on the command
lines to edit them. Click one of the "Run" buttons to launch
an application (see the Quick Menu button below).
The Quick Menu box will either disappear after running your,
choice or stay open. You can set which you want from the
"Configure" button in the System Box.
The Quick Run feature comes in handy for trying out new programs
(e.g. new downloads) without having to install them, or run File
Manager.
In future versions Quick Run will probably also be able to copy
and move files.
The Quick Menu Box
==================
When you click here (right of center) you get a menu of five
command lines. Simply click on the "RUN" button next to the
program you wan to run and Statline will start that application.
You can also select the "RUN ALL" button to launch all five
programs at once.
To edit the command lines, simply click on the box and type a valid
path (e.g. "C:\WINDOWS\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE"). If the program is in
your Windows directory or DOS path, you only need to give the
program name and extention.
When you select "CLOSE" or run a program, all of the current command
lines are saved.
The Exit Windows Box
====================
Click here to quit Windows fast, by default you will be prompted
exiting, but this can be turned off with the "Configure" option
inside the System Box.
A Few Tips and Notes
********************
1. You can immediately update Statline's display by clicking on
the window with the left button.
2. You can terminate Statline quickly by double clicking the right
mouse button on the Statline window.
3. Currently, Statline is fixed in the lower right corner. You
can still move it though, just not with the mouse. Hit Alt-Space,
and choose "Move" then use the arrow keys or mouse to move.
4. The Help display takes a second to load its display. If
you're doing high-speed (9600+ baud) communications at the time,
you might miss a few bits.
5. If you scroll the Quick Run file list all the way down, you
can then click on the [..] or [dir-name] boxes to change
directories or drives.
6. Windows won't let you end the session with a DOS window open.
7. If you get down to less than about 150k free, Statline's help
bitmap won't load.
8. If you write in the MiniPad, you can use Ctrl-Enter to drop down
a line. I'm still checking on how to make it use just Enter.
About Statline
Statline was created the old fashioned (read: "hard") way with
"C" and the SDK. The original release took about 2 weeks and
is a few hundred lines long.
Statline is my favorite type of program to write, because I wrote
it partially for myself, so even if everyone hates it, I'll use it.
How and Why Should I Register?
Other than to relieve YOUR CONSCIENCE...
1. It's cheap! For $10 I'll send you the latest version of Statline
PLUS a copy of whatever is in the works at the time.
2. Updates, Statline can and will be improved, you'll be notified when
major revisions are made and I'll send you an update for only $5.
3. You can keep a great mind like mine in college where it belongs!
4. You'll sleep MUCH better once that check's in the mail.
So just print out the ORDER.FRM file, fill out a check with lots of
zeros on it, and mail it to me. If the ORDER.FRM file is missing,
or if you have questions/comments/suggestions, you can reach me at:
James Bell
4511 Sherwood Trace
Gainesville, FL 32605
(904) 372-3695
I also read the Fido-net and Rime Windows and Windows-Programming
conferences.
Please be sure to include an extra $2 for postage if you live outside
the US. And be sure your check or money order is in US dollars.
About Me
I'm a CIS major at the University of Florida (I graduate in Spring
of '92, Hire me!). I also wrote the "I" series of icon tools (IEdit,
IInject, IFix, etc.) for creating, and working with Windows icons.
I've also written a stand-alone version of the Quick Run feature, and
a program called Work Groups, to let you start several programs at
once with a single mouse click. In the future Work Groups may be
an integrated feature of Statline.
Thanks for trying Statline!
James Bell 6/13/91
P.S. Windows is TM Microsoft Corp.