Subject:  BSTAR: V6.1 ButtonStar Deluxe
Author:  Mark J.DiBiaso (DataDesign Systems)
Uploaded By:  MDiBiasio
Date:  2/27/1995

File:  BSTAR61.ZIP (673079 bytes) 
Estimated Download Time (61366 baud):  < 3 minutes
Download Count:  938

Equipment:  Sound card or speaker driver (optional)
Needs:  An UnZIPing Program, VBRUN300.DLL & Windows 3.1

Keywords:  DiBiasio, MDiBiasio, DataDesign, Launch, Menu, VB, Win 3.1

Type:      Shareware

This file requires VBRUN300.DLL (Visual Basic Runtime). To find it, type VBRUN on the search form that comes up when you click the Software Search icon on the main menu of the Windows Forum. This program will NOT work with VBRUN100.DLL or VBRUN200.DLL. 

New with this version:
- Launch PM Startup group on ButtonStar Startup option
- Auto-Launch Groups - multiple program launching
- New design Master Options screen
- New design for Button Configuration screen
- Run Maximized Option added to launch options
- Added PM Group extraction to Button Configuration
- Two Button size options for Main Bar
- No text buttons option to Taskbar display
- Chime on hour only option

ButtonStar Deluxe is a full featured Desktop Manager (program launcher) for Windows 3.1. It replaces the chaos and limitations of Program Manager with a common sense approach to desktop management.

Uploaded by the author, ButtonStar Deluxe is a Windows shell program, that has been designed to be easy to use, simple to configure and logical in it's approach to the way you work. ButtonStar's initial interface comprises of a two page matrix of 36 buttons each. Buttons can be configured to launch a DOS  or Windows program, or control one of sixteen (16) separate Tool bars each containing nine buttons. The Tool bar's function the same as the main Button Bar, where each button can be configured for program launch. The Tool bar allows you to keep like programs or projects together. In total this provides the user with 216 programmable buttons. 

Features with this evaluation version:
* 216 configurable buttons including sixteen (16) group tool bars of nine buttons each
* Program Manager Groups Tab Bar - all the PM Groups can be accessed
* TaskBar for maximum desktop control and multitasking ease of use
* 23 short cut keys to launch programs by keystoke for Laptop users or Voice Blaster
* Pop-up reminder alarms, with timed program execution and snooze alarm. Unlimited   number of alarms can be set for any time, date, week day or month
* Hot-Key Windows screen saver or ButtonStar to top
* Hot-Keys for minimizing all windows or making any window a floating on top window
* Drag & Drop Button configuration from File Manager
* One mouse button click program launching and fast Windows exit
* User configurable Button Bar Matrix: 2 rows-36 columns to 18 rows-2 columns
* Constant display of Date, Time, Day, System Memory, and System Resources
* Pop-Up Task Manager - R/H mouse button pops up a menu with all running windows, plus   programs you designated for quick launch and Program Manager Groups
* Configurable Launch options 
* Auto-Launch and System Idle program launch

Notes: To install, after decompressing, decompress the BLDX61.ZIP file. Then RUN the included SETUP.EXE.

The features of this version of ButtonStar for Windows program is fully functional, and differs from the registered version in that only 16 buttons and one group bar are User configurable. Run Register.EXE to start registration process.

Windows Magazine "MUST HAVE SHAREWARE" November 1994

Windows Magazine Superior Shareware June 1994

Documentation: READ_ME.1ST, INSTALL.TXT plus Online Help

Downloads for previous version: 696