QuickNotes v1.0, © 1997 Matias Pelenur
04/01/97

Thanks for trying out QuickNotes! I'll try to make this short....
But before we begin, the usual legal stuff (in CAPS, of course):

DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION AND CODE PROVIDED IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MATIAS PELENUR
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, 
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES,
EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Thanks.

CONTENTS
- What is QuickNotes?
- Installation
- Command-line arguments
- Known issues
- Contacting me

What is QuickNotes?
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Have you ever wanted to jot down something quick, and you found that you 
had to create a new text file, type in the text, save it somewhere, and 
that you had to do this every time? Do you find this cumbersome and 
slow? Well, then QuickNotes is definitely for you!
QuickNotes is a small program that runs in the system tray, or as an 
always-on-top window on your desktop. When you want to write anything 
down quick, just follow these simple steps:
	- Click on the QuickNotes tray icon
	- Press the New button, or Ctrl-N
	- Type in the text
	- Press the Save All button, or Ctrl-S

I assure you, it's much easier this way! But the best thing is that all 
your notes are saved in the same file, in the same place! When you want 
to find a note, just open QuickNotes, and either click the buttons to go 
to the next or previous note, or choose your note from the drop-down 
list. It's that easy!


Installation
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Installing QuickNotes is as easy as using it. Just unzip the 
QCKNOTES.ZIP file to a temporary directory and double-click on the 
SETUP.EXE file. Then, just follow the instructions.

If you want to uninstall QuickNotes, open the Control Panel and choose 
Add/Remove Programs. Then click on QuickNotes, and press the Add/Remove 
button. That's it! 
WARNING: Uninstalling *will* erase the QCKNOTES.TXT file, so please back
it up before uninstalling.

** Please read the following only if you have *not* downloaded the Full 
Install ZIP:
If you downloaded either of the ZIPs with no DLLs, you need to have the 
following files on your WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory:
	- CTL3D32.DLL
	- MSVCRT20.DLL
	- MSVCRT40.DLL
	- OLEPRO32.DLL
	- VB40032.DL
	- VEN2232.OLB

If you don't have these files, please install the Full ZIP. These files 
are needed to run any Visual Basic 4.0 program.


Command-line arguments
----------------------
QuickNotes currently accepts two command-line args. The syntax is:
	qcknotes.exe [d:\path\filename.txt] [/min]

The first argument will make QuickNotes open the specified file instead 
of the default QCKNOTES.TXT file. Please note that opening a non-text 
file can cause QuickNotes to behave unexpectedly. Also, please read the 
Known Issues below. 
The /min argument is very useful too. It will make QuickNotes open 
minimized, as a tray icon only.

Known Issues
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- Each note is restricted to 32KB of text only.

Although I've tried my best to avoid them, QuickNotes may have some 
'undocumented security features' (to be read "bugs") that I am not aware 
of. If this is so, please contact me and tell me the problem. If 
QuickNotes crashes, it will create a QCKNOTES.LOG file in it's 
directory. This is very useful for me to determine what the bug was, so 
please attach it to your message.

Contacting me
-------------
To contact me, please send e-mail to <pelenur@hotmail.com>. I'll be 
happy to hear your comments... You can also check-out my web page at 
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mrp13

If you read this whole thing without falling asleep, congratulations!!