═══ 1. About... ═══

CopyPad 

Version 2.0 - by Antonino Iannella, February 24th, 1997 

Instructions 

CopyPad copies the character selected by the user to the clipboard. All the 
characters presented are from OS/2's ASCII set. It is meant for people who use 
such characters on a regular basis, like European symbols, since they can't be 
typed in without knowing the ASCII value. 

To copy a character to the clipboard, find the section where it resides. The 
section's characters will appear in the grid below. Double-click on the 
character. It will appear in the titlebar. It is now copied to the clipboard. 
The current active character will also appear in the OS/2 window list. Some 
more descriptions follow. 

 Hide automatically 
           Automatically hides the window after any character is chosen. By 
           default, this property is on, which explains why CopyPad keeps 
           vanishing before you. 

 About 
           Activates the Product information dialog box. 

 Assistance 
           Activates this help file. 

 Close 
           Exits CopyPad. 


═══ 2. Installing CopyPad ═══

To run CopyPad, you should have 

     OS/2 Warp 3.0 or above, 

     the REXX component installed, and 

     the View.exe INF file viewer. 

 To install CopyPad move the following files to a target directory of your 
 choice, like \OS2\APPS. They must all reside in the same directory. 

     CopyPad.exe 

     CopyPad.dll 

     CopyPad.ico 

     CopyPad.inf 

     CPins.cmd 

 Add this directory to the HELP path in your CONFIG.SYS. It will only become 
 active once you restart OS/2. By running CPins.cmd, you may create a desktop 
 object for CopyPad. 

 To uninstall CopyPad, delete the above files from their directory, and remove 
 the desktop object. 


═══ 3. Registration ═══

CopyPad is provided as a fully-functional product, with no limitations. 
However, it is shareware.  If you regularly use this product, please be kind 
enough to register by sending 

$5 Australian 

to the author. This will ensure that precious development efforts will 
continue. In return, you will receive excellent customer support, for any query 
or problem, and be notified of new releases. 

CopyPad remains the property of the author. It is freely distributable on any 
medium or site. All files from the archive must be intact when distributed. I 
do not guarantee the software's reliability, although I would appreciate being 
informed of any problems anyone may have. Any damage or loss incurred as a 
result of using this software is NOT the author's responsibility. 

Microsoft employees and their families must pay US$1 000 000 in registration 
for every copy they possess. 


═══ 4. Contacting the author ═══

Send all comments, bug reports, or suggestions for improvement to 

        ****    ****       *  ****  Mr Antonino Iannella
      *    *  *    *     *  *    *  Computer Systems Engineer
     *    *  *         *       *
    *    *   ****    *      *
   *    *  *    *  *     *          antonino@usa.net, nettuno@light.iinet.net.au
   ****    ****  *      ******      http://members.tripod.com/~antonino/index.html

and send registration payments by mail: 

Mr Antonino Iannella
6 Bolingbroke Avenue
DEVON PARK SA 5008
AUSTRALIA

Phone +61 8 8346 2742 anytime. 

Acknowledgement

The rotating Earth is derived from a WebExplorer animated icon created by 
Markus Preinl, who I could not contact for usage permission. It was found in 
the Team OS/2 WebExplorer Animation Archive, at 

        http://www.os2forum.or.at/TeamOS2/English/Special/Animations


═══ 5. Version history ═══

v 1.0 - First version completed in July, 1996.
v 2.0 - Second version completed in February, 1997.
    Drastically improved the interface. Removed some glitches, and added some enhancements.


═══ 6. FTP and BBS site documentation ═══

This section has files needed for public domain sites. 

     FILE_ID.DIZ 

     CopyPad.txt 


═══ 6.1. FILE_ID.DIZ ═══


CopyPad.zip - CopyPad for OS/2 v2.0
Copies selected ASCII
characters to the clipboard
Shareware
Mr Antonino Iannella
antonino@usa.net


═══ 6.2. CopyPad.txt ═══


         OS/2 Upload Information Template for ftp-os2.nmsu.edu

Archive Name:  CopyPad.zip
Program Description: (keep it under 60 characters)

Copies selected ASCII characters to the clipboard

Operating System Versions:   OS/2 3.0 (Warp) and above
Program Source:        none
Replaces:              CopyPad.zip

Your name:             Antonino Iannella
Your email address:    antonino@usa.net

Proposed directory for placement:  /pub/os2/wpsutil


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CopyPad has not been tested under other OS/2 versions. Please contact me if you 
have any problems.