[ System-Click v1.0                   ]


[ History                             ]

Ver     Description
0.5     Initial release.  Full Drag and Animated Windows.
0.6     Fixed problem with stray mouse clicks causing problems.
0.7     Added 'Clear Recent Documents', Help, and About.
1.0     Initial public release.


[ Future                              ]

Implement Full Dragging on all systems, regardless of if Plus! is installed.
In order to implement this effectively, the application would have to trap
all mouse input.  In the event that a mouse event would cause a resize, the
application would have to take control.  Any other mouse event would simply
be passed off to the underlying application.  The application would also
need to keep in sync with the SPI_GETFULLDRAG and SPI_SETFULLDRAG system
parameter options.


[ Overview                            ]

This little app runs resident in the Notification area.  It gives you
control of some system options that are otherwise buried within other
applications, or deep within the system registry.  Currently, this
provides access to:

* Full Window Dragging
* Animated Windows
* Clear the recent documents list

More functionality can be added with out too much effort.  Let me know
if you know of a system parameter that would be useful to be able to
control at a single click.


[ Functionality                       ]

With a single left mouse-click, it pops up a simple menu.  In this menu
are currently up to 4 options:

1.  Full Dragging
2.  Animated Windows
3.  Clear Recent Document List
4.  About...
5.  Help

1.  Full Dragging
If you have the Plus! pack installed, this menu option will appear.  With
this item selected, dragging a window by its caption or resizing it will
result in the entire window moving or resizing instead of only the rubber-
band border appearing.

2.  Animated Windows
This feature comes standard in Win95.  Whenever you minimize, restore, or
maximize a window, the window will 'grow' to its new position in an
animated fashion.  I found this to be annoying, so now you can disable it
with a single click.

3.  Clear Recent Documents
Under the Start menu there is an entry titled 'Documents' which, if clicked
on, displays a list of the most recently used documents.  Typically an
application will add an entry to that list if it uses a file.  Only native
Win95 applications will do this (such as Word95, Notepad, etc.).  Clicking
on an entry in this list will launch the corresponding application.  You can
clear this list of all its entries via SysClk.

4.  About...
Self explanatory.

5.  Help
Self explanatory.


[ Closing the Application             ]

To close the application, simply right double-click with the mouse.  The
application will then close.  Any changes you made will be recorded in the
system registry and will be in effect until you change them again.


[ Launching at Startup                ]
You can either create a shortcut to the application within the Startup
menu (right-click on the Start button, then select Explore and then find
your way to the startup program folder and create the shortcut) or append
the name of the executable to the RUN= line in the [Windows] section of the
WIN.INI.  For example:

[Windows]
RUN = OTHERPROGRAM.EXE N:\TOOLS\WIN95\SYSCLK\SYSCLK.EXE


[ Source Code                         ]

All of the source code is provided in this archive for reference.  Please
do not modify the source and redistribute.  Notify me of any problems
with the current implementation and I will try and fix them.

The comments in the source code may give a few insights as to how to
effectively use the Notification Area of the Win95 Taskbar.


[ Contacting the Author               ]

Author:   James P. Ketrenos
Snail :   19000 NW Evergreen Pkwy #139
          Hillsboro, OR   97124

E-Mail:   JamesX_Ketrenos@ccm.jf.intel.com