═══ 1. X·it Introduction ═══ Select one of the following for more information: o Install and De-install o Command Line Options o Options Dialog o Registration and Phone Orders o Order Form (BMT Micro, USA) o Order Form (CodeSmith, Canada) o Technical Support and Updates o CodeSmith Products o Credits Press ctrl-c for Table of Contents. X·it Copyright (c), CodeSmith Software, 1995-1999. All Rights Reserved. X·it (pronounced "exit") provides a one button click to many desktop operations, such as closing a window, displaying a task list, or copy and pasting text. X·it cuts down on the numerous mouse movements and keystrokes needed to perform common actions. For example, you can copy and paste text from any PM or DOS command line window to another window with just 3 mouse clicks and ZERO mouse movements. When first loaded, it adds a 'Close' button (X) on the left side of all titlebars and a 'LaunchPad', 'Task List' and 'Rollup' button on the right side. Folder windows also get 'Open parent', 'Open parent and close', and 'Sort by name' buttons on the right side. Pressing the close button does the same action as pressing Alt-F4, or selecting the 'Close' option in the system menu. All operations can also be assigned to the middle or right mouse buttons, or to keys. Buttons are completely configurable: display on left or right side, and assign any action to them. There are more than 20 available actions such as close, open parent, copy, paste and user defined (assign any OS/2 or DOS command to a button). The button bitmaps can also be modified. There is full support for PM windows and OS/2 or DOS command line windows. And finally, the feature you've been waiting for - bypass that pesky "are you sure?" dialog when closing a command line window. Also, copy and paste from a PM window to a DOS window using a popup edit menu, or copy in the reverse direction using the same menu. A rollup action allows you to rollup and down any window, leaving just the titlebar visible. Handy when you want to remove a window without going through the hassle of minimizing it, then restoring it. Press SHIFT+rollup to rollup all windows. A double click mouse action allows you to double click with a single mouse button or a single key. Handy for laptop users, and doubles the life span of your mouse buttons. You can also temporarily suspend X·its handling of the mouse and keys by pressing the alt+right_ctrl hot key. This allows you to switch between using the default action for a mouse button or key, or using X·its action. This hot key is a toggle. Pressing it once (low beep) disables X·it handling, pressing it again (high beep) enables X·it handling. This and other suspend flags are available by pressing the right mouse button over any X·it titlebar button. ═══ 2. Install and De-install Help ═══ De-install You must first de-install any old copies of X·it before running the install. o Remove X·it from your startup folder or startup.cmd file. o Reboot - this is usually the only way to unload X·its .dll file. o You can now delete the X·it files (xit.exe, xit*.dll, xit.hlp, (bitmaps.zip)). But keep XIT.INI, or copy it to the directory where you install the new version. Install You must first de-install any old copies of X·it before running the install. But keep your old XIT.INI file - your old settings will be preserved. See README.1ST file for non-English help. Files required to run X·it are: XIT.EXE, XITDLL2.DLL, XITTEXT.DLL, XIT.HLP. In addition, XITBMP.DLL is required if your screen resolution is 800x600 or less. XITBMP1.DLL is required if your screen resolution is above 800x600. Copy the files to any directory on a local drive. Insure this directory is in the LIBPATH statement in CONFIG.SYS or that the current directory is indicated (LIBPATH=.). It's a good idea to place a shadow of this program in the startup folder. X·it is now ready to run - no need to reboot. X·it does not modify CONFIG.SYS. When X·it is first loaded, it will add some titlebar buttons, redefine the middle and right mouse buttons, redefine the left and right ctrl key, and redefine alt+left shift and alt+right shift. The X·it main window will also display. You can now redefine or disable any of the defaults by selecting the Options button. If you are happy with the default button bitmaps, you can delete the BITMAPS.ZIP file - neither it nor its contents are required for operation. Also, you can delete the XITBMP1.DLL file if you only use a screen resolution of 800x600 or less. Or delete the XITBMP.DLL file if you only use above 800x600. If you wish to change any of the button bitmaps, see: changing the bitmaps. ═══ 2.1. Command Line Startup Options ═══ /L - Enable Lotus 123/Freelance patch (for versions 2.1 or earlier - be sure to remove 123G and FLG from the exception list also.) /NM - Force X·it visible (overrides Hide or Minimize settings). /Pnn - Pause "nn" seconds before loading - helps prevent boot conflicts with certain applications /S - Force X·it suspended. /Q - Quiet mode. Disable info/warning sounds. /W - Disable warning messages, such as 'Help not found'. ═══ 3. Options Help ═══ For more information on specific X·it settings: o Introduction o Titlebar button options o Clock and rollup action options o Mouse options o Keyboard options o Startup options o Miscellaneous options o Exception list options o Popup menu options o Actions (buttons/mouse/keyboard) o Changing the button bitmaps / Bitmap Contest When finished with the options dialog, press OK to save and exit, or press Cancel to exit without saving any changes. ═══ 3.1. Startup Options ═══ Hide/Minimize/Visible Selects the default action for the X·it window when loaded. If set to Hide, read the warning in "Appear in tasklist". Appear in tasklist If checked, X·it will appear in the task list (Window List). Turning this off will allow X·it to be hidden from task switching. Warning: If you set both Hide and remove from task list, you will not be able to access the X·it window from the task list. If this happens, press the right mouse button over any X·it button, then select "Show". You can also use the /NM command line option to force X·it to start in Visible mode. Suspended If checked, X·it will be suspended on startup. You will need to select the Enable button to make X·it active. You can also override this setting with the /S command line option, which forces a suspend on startup. ═══ 3.2. Mouse Options ═══ If the title of the mouse options says "Mouse Buttons: Middle", you can assign actions to the middle mouse button. If the title says "Middle not found", then either you do not have a 3 button mouse or you have the incorrect mouse driver loaded. Check System Setup -> Selective Install to install the correct mouse driver for your mouse. You can press the "Mouse button" to toggle between the left, middle and right mouse buttons. Enable mouse options If checked, X·it will redefine the mouse buttons according to the rest of the mouse configuration settings. If not checked, X·it will not use the mouse, regardless of the rest of the mouse settings. This allows you to quickly enable or disable mouse usage by X·it. You can also temporarily suspend X·its handling of the mouse and keys by pressing the alt+right_ctrl hot key. This allows you to switch between using the default action for a mouse button or key, or using X·its action. For example, press and release alt+right_ctrl (low beep) to suspend X·it handling, then press the right mouse button to send the right mouse button (RMB) to the current application - X·it will not use its RMB action. To re-enable X·it handling, press alt+right_ctrl again (high beep). To disable the beeps, use the /Q command line option. There are a set of toggles on X·it's popup menu (right mouse button over X·it titlebar button, or the X·it entry in X·it task list). This allows on the fly toggles for mouse/key actions. Menu item toggles are enabled only if the matching one is enabled in the options dialogs. These toggles do not change the actual settings for mouse actions - just allow a quick way to turn them off/on during runtime. The first toggle (mouse/key) is the same as pressing the hot key alt+right_ctrl, and is always enabled since there is no corresponding setting in the option dialogs. Action The action to take when the mouse button is pressed. For a description of the actions, see: Actions List User Command If the action selected is "User command", enter the command to execute in this field, followed by any options. You must specify the full command name (including extension), and include a complete path if the command is not in the OS/2 PATH variable. For example: view.exe cmdref.inf (if view.exe is in the path) c:\os2\view.exe cmdref.inf Note that the command shell (CMD.EXE) is not used to run the program. If you require the command shell (to run batch or rexx files), then use "CMD.EXE" for OS/2 or "COMMAND.COM" for DOS. For example: c:\os2\cmd.exe /c "c:\mydir\rexx.cmd" c:\os2\mdos\command.com /c c:\dosstuff.bat Note that quotes are used for CMD.EXE, but not COMMAND.COM. Run in background and Minimize If the action selected is "User command", then these checkboxes determine how the command is executed. If "Run in background" is selected, the command will run in the background. If not checked, the command will run in the foreground. If "Minimize" is selected, the command will run minimized. If not checked, the command will run in the default mode (usually visible). Activate window under mouse pointer If enabled, moving the mouse pointer over a window will activate that window if it is currently not active. Enter a delay in 1/10th seconds - this delay is the time between the mouse pointer first moves over an inactive window to the time it becomes activated, assuming the mouse pointer is not moved off that window. Enter 0 to activate a window immediately. "Ignore Desktop" option, if enabled, means to not activate the Desktop if the mouse is moved over it. "Don't move window to top", if enabled, will activate the window but not raise it to the top of other windows. Same as preserving the Z-order. "Only when mouse moved", if enabled, will activate the window only if the mouse is moved. Snap mouse to window If enabled, the mouse pointer will move over the default button, or centered over a new window or dialog. Same as "Move pointer to focus" option in NPSWPS. Default: enabled. Mouse snap can be cancelled if you move the mouse quickly before the new window appears. In other words, for snap to work, don't move the mouse when you open a new window or dialog. "Snap to window with buttons only", if enabled, will snap only if the new window has some buttons on it - such as dialog windows. Default: disabled. "Snap using mouse pointer animation", if enabled, will display an animated cursor (shrinking circles) briefly over the new snap position. This gives a visual clue as to where the mouse pointer has moved. To adjust the length of the animation, enter a duration value in 1/1000s of a second (millisecond). You do not have to wait for the animation to finish to use the mouse. Default:enabled, duration:800. Automatic menu selection under mouse pointer If enabled, a menu item will be hilighted (selected) when you move the mouse pointer over the item - a mouse click is not required. Handy to open submenus. Default: enabled. Limitations - some programs use menu item IDs of -1 (0xFFFF), which is also the return code for "no menu item currently selected". This conflict will prevent that menu item from being autoselected. I've found this for the some of the tools in FM/2 (such as INI viewer) and in the Larsen Commander beta. Some other programs use duplicate menu item ids for submenus, causing only the first one listed to be auto-selected, but not the other duplicates. Zoc 3.11 does this under Options -> Window Elements (same id as Global). There is no way around this since OS/2 uses item ids to query and select menu items. I tried changing the ids on the fly but OS/2 wouldn't let me. You could ask the program author to use different menu ids (and especially not -1). "Begin autoselection with horizontal menus", if enabled, will cause an automatic menu selection when the mouse is moved over a horizontal menu - such as the main menu under a titlebar. If disabled, you need to click on a horizontal menu item to begin the autoselection process - from then on other horizontal items will be autoselected if the mouse is moved over them. Default: disabled. "Menu item hotspot columns." You can configure what part of a menu item will trigger automenu selection. A vertical menu can be divided into six columns or sections, and each column can be enabled or disabled for automenu selection. This allows you to move up a menu (say the left side) with the mouse without any submenus poping up, or move up the the right side to trigger the submenus. I had to create separate hotspots for two types of menu items - those with a button on the right (arrow on it, conditional cascade submenu), and those that don't. This is because of poor design of the conditional cascade submenu (ccs). In popup menus, if a ccs is selected (the submenu appears), then you are forced to select one of the submenu items. You cannot close the submenu without the whole popup disappearing, nor can you select the 'default submenu item' by pressing on the menu item parent (the one with the button on it). Note this only occurs for popup menus, not menus that are pulled down from a standard horizontal menu. Note that horizontal menus are not affected by the hotspot columns - they will always trigger after one has been selected. To emulate Win95-type automenu selection, enable all 6 columns. To emulate NPSWPS, select all 6 columns for menu items without buttons, and columns 4,5 and 6 for items with buttons. Default: columns 2,3,4,5 for items without buttons, column 5 for items with buttons. Auto drop down combo box on mouse click If enabled, then a combo box field will automatically drop down its list whenever the left mouse button is clicked anywhere in the field to the left of the drop down arrow. Clicking the mouse a second time will close the list. You can temporarily disable this feature by using the X·it hot key (alt+right_ctrl). Double click move patch (caution!) If enabled, the mouse pointer will not jump back to where the X·it mouse double click action occured. Use this with caution - if enabled, you may experience sys3175 errors when using the X·it double click if running under Warp 4 or Warp 3 with fixpack 26. The sys3175 error would occur only when clicking on command line (text) programs. ═══ 3.3. Keyboard Options ═══ You can assign any X·it action to any of the keys listed in the Keyboard Keys section. These actions are not available when in a full screen DOS or OS/2 command line session. The last four keys listed require a Win95 type keyboard (for the left and right Windows keys, and the menu key)(For Japanese Warp 4 version, Fixpack 1 is required for Win95 key support). Enable key options If checked, X·it will redefine the keys according to the rest of the key configuration settings. If not checked, X·it will not use the keys, regardless of the rest of the key settings. You can also temporarily suspend X·its handling of the mouse and keys by pressing the alt+right_ctrl hot key. This allows you to switch between using the default action for a mouse button or key, or using X·its action. For example, press and release alt+right_ctrl (low beep) to suspend X·it handling, then press the right ctrl key to send it to the current application - X·it will not use its right ctrl action. To re-enable X·it handling, press alt+right_ctrl again (high beep). To disable the beeps, use the /Q command line option. You can also toggle using the X·it popup menu (right mouse button over any X·it titlebar button). Numlock key If "disabled", the key is always forced off. If "Always on", the key is always forced on. To override either, press Shift-Numlock to toggle. If either "disabled" or "Always on" is set, then this state will also be set when X·it is first loaded. Set it to "Ignore" to leave the key alone. Default: ignore. Disable Capslock/ScrollLock key If checked, the Capslock/ScrollLock key is disabled. To override this when enabled, press Shift-Capslock/ScrollLock. This only works in OS/2 PM or OS/2 windowed command line sessions. Dos and Windows sessions are not supported. Default: not checked. Action The action to take when the key is pressed/released. If the action is set to "", the key will not be translated into an action. Note that the action will not occur if the key is used in conjunction with another. For example, pressing, then releasing the left control key alone will activate the action assigned to it. But pressing the left control, then another key (such as 's'), then releasing the left control, will bypass the action assigned to the control key and will send 'ctrl+s' to the active window. The 'User command' action is not available for the keys. For a description of the actions, see: Actions List ═══ 3.4. Titlebar Button Options ═══ Enable titlebar button options If checked, X·it will use titlebar buttons according to the rest of the configuration settings. If not checked, X·it will not use titlebar buttons, regardless of the rest of the button settings. This allows you to quickly enable or disable titlebar buttons by X·it. Left/Right Positions the button either on the left side of the title bar or on the right side. Action The action to take when the button is pressed. You can quickly access an action by pressing the first character of the action. For example, pressing 'M' selects the Move action, and pressing '<' selects the action. For a description of the actions, see: Actions List User Command If the action selected is "User command", enter the command to execute in this field, followed by any options. You must specify the full command name (including extension), and include a complete path if the command is not in the OS/2 PATH variable. For example: view.exe cmdref.inf (if view.exe is in the path) c:\os2\view.exe cmdref.inf Note that the command shell (CMD.EXE) is not used to run the program. If you require the command shell (to run batch or rexx files), use "CMD.EXE" for OS/2 or "COMMAND.COM" for DOS. For example: c:\os2\cmd.exe /c "c:\mydir\rexx.cmd" c:\os2\mdos\command.com /c c:\dosstuff.bat Note that quotes are used for CMD.EXE, but not COMMAND.COM. If you just require an OS/2 or DOS command line window, use: c:\os2\cmd.exe c:\os2\mdos\command.com Run in background and Minimize If the action selected is "User command", then these checkboxes determine how the command is executed. If "Run in background" is selected, the command will run in the background. If not checked, the command will run in the foreground. If "Minimize" is selected, the command will run minimized. If not checked, the command will run in the default mode (usually visible). ═══ 3.5. Clock and Rollup Action Options ═══ The clock format is based on your country settings. To change from 12 hour to 24 hour format, or change the time/date separators, open the OS/2 System Setup folder, then open Country. After changing the clock system settings, reload X·it (Suspend, then Enable) to display the new clock format. Enable clock If checked, a clock is displayed on the right side of the titlebar. Show seconds If checked, seconds will be displayed on the clock. Show date If checked, the current date is displayed on the clock. Show AM/PM If checked and your system country settings are for a 12 hour clock, then the time will be appended with AM or PM. 3D border If checked, a 3D border is displayed around the clock. Display on Desktop If checked, the clock will display on one of the four corners of your desktop. Display on titlebars If checked, the clock will display on the titlebar of the active window. Auto rolldown when window is actived If checked, then a background window - if currently rolled up - will automatically roll down when it is moved to the foreground (made active). Auto rolldown when window is closed If checked, then a window will unroll itself when closed (if currently rolled up). Always auto rolldown folder window when closed If checked, then folders will always unroll itself when closed, regardless of the previous field setting. Remove system close button from Warp 4 or later If checked, and you are running Warp 4 (or later version), then the close button (that normally appears at the top right corner) is removed. ═══ 3.6. Miscellaneous Options ═══ Bypass close confirmation on dos cmd window If checked, then when you close a DOS or OS/2 command line window with X·its close action, you will not be prompted with the confirmation dialog that says "Do you want to close the session without saving your data?". Warning: If you use this, make sure you exit any active program in the DOS window before closing it, otherwise you may lose data. Bypass shutdown confirmation when shutting down If checked, then when you shutdown the OS/2 system, you will not be prompted with the WorkPlace Shell confirmation dialog that says "Are you sure that you want to close all windows and active programs and shutdown your system?". Number of minimum pels in titlebar This number determines the minimum amount of titlebar space (in pels or pixels) that all titlebars should have when X·it is adding buttons to a new window. If the X·it buttons cannot all fit, they will be added until only the minimum amount of free pels in the titlebar remains. Default: 30 ═══ 3.7. Exception List ═══ The exception list is used to allow compatibility with other programs that do not work with X·it. If you find that a program hangs or exhibits bizarre behaviour when X·it is active, you can have X·it ignore the program by entering its filename in the exception list. Up to 30 filenames can be entered. When entering the filename, you need to enter only the program name, without the path. For example, the file C:\SUBDIR\CRASH.EXE would be entered as 'CRASH.EXE' in the list. The name check is case insensitive. Only PM programs can be entered in this list. Windows and DOS or OS/2 command line windows cannot be used in this list. The exceptions can be applied to all X·it actions or just some of them, by checking the actions to exclude. For example, to prevent X·it from adding titlebar buttons and using the right mouse button, clear all the actions listed, but check the "Buttons on titlebar" and "Right mouse button" options. The default list contains programs that are known to have problems with X·it. If you do not have any of the programs listed, you can remove them from the list to speed up performance. The default list is: DIRMAN20.EXE Directory Manager/PM 2.01F. Crashes when changing directories. ACS3EINI.EXE Communications Manager/2 module. Sys3175 error occurs on startup, resulting in CM/2 shutting down. V.EXE Netcomber beta. Causes Netcomber error dialogs to popup. NOTES.EXE and $LNOTES.EXE Lotus Notes. Sometimes dies when a Notes database is opened. 123G.EXE Lotus 1-2-3 release 2.1 or earlier. Sys3175 err or system crash. If this is removed from list, be sure to use the "/L" command line option. FLG.EXE Lotus Freelance release 2.1 or earlier. Sys3175 err or system crash. If this is removed from list, be sure to use the "/L" command line option. OS2TRANS.EXE Lotus file converter. Locks up when X·it function accessed. MWMOS2.EXE MWave Modem. DISCAPP.EXE MWave Discrimator. BOOKMAKR.EXE BookMaker 2.0, and other programs using Visual Rexx (VROBJ.DLL) WATCHCAT Watchcat sometimes hangs when hot key is pressed. STARTNOW and STOPNOW Relish hidden programs. REALIZER.EXE CA-Realizer 2.0 hangs when rollup action is used. EQNTGUI.EXE IBM Distributed Console Access Facility 1.31. Hangs system if DCAF closed before Xit closes. ICSVB and DDE4VB30 CSD for IBM Visual Builder. ═══ 3.8. Popup Menu Options ═══ The popup menus for the edit and folder menu actions can be tailored to your needs. Simply check which menu items you would like to appear on the menus. Enable this menu If checked, X·it will allow the popup menu according to the rest of the menu settings. If not checked, X·it will not use the popup menu, regardless of the rest of the menu settings. This allows you to quickly enable or disable a popup menu. Changing the popup menu contents You can customize the content of the popup menus by checking the items which you want to appear in the menu. Items checked will be used in the menu, if applicable. For example, the Paste edit menu option will appear if checked and the current field allows pasting. Popup menu over these PM areas Check each PM control type that you wish the menu to popup over. For example, if you do not want the edit menu to popup when the mouse cursor is over the titlebar, uncheck the 'Titlebar' option. If you want the edit menu to popup only over Dos command line sessions, and not PM sessions, then clear all the checkboxes. A static control is text usually found in a dialog box by itself (i.e. not on a button) that cannot be edited (but can be copied). ═══ 3.9. Actions for Buttons, Mouse or Keyboard ═══ No action. Close window Closes the window. Same as pressing Alt-F4 or selecting the Cancel action in a dialog. (close.bmp) X·it task list Brings up X·its task list. (tasklist.bmp) Task list Brings up OS/2's task list. (taskos2.bmp) Open parent (folders only) Opens the parent folder of the current folder. Not available under OS/2 2.x. (dotdot.bmp) Open parent and close (folders only) Opens the parent folder of the current folder and closes the current folder. Not available under OS/2 2.x. (dotclose.bmp) Folder popup menu Pops up a folder menu when the current active window is a folder. You can edit the contents of this menu with Popup menu options. (menufldr.bmp) Arrange (folders only) Arranges the current folder window. (arrange.bmp) Refresh now (folders only) Refreshes the current folder window. (refresh.bmp) Sort by name (folders only) Sorts the current folder window by name. (sort.bmp) Sort by real name (folders only) Sorts the current folder window by the actual filename. (sortreal.bmp) Sort by size (folders only) Sorts the current folder window by size of file. (sortsize.bmp) Sort by write date (folders only) Sorts the current folder window by the last time the file was written to. (sortdate.bmp) Sort by access date (folders only) Sorts the current folder window by the last time the file was accessed. (sortacce.bmp) Sort by creation date (folders only) Sorts the current folder window by the creation date of the file. (sortcrea.bmp) Help - extended Displays the extended help for this window, if any. (help.bmp) Help - keys Displays the keys help for this window, if any. (helpkeys.bmp) Help - index Displays the help index for this window, if any. (helpidx.bmp) Next window Brings the next visible window into the foreground. Windows that are minimized/hidden or that do not have X·it buttons visible are bypassed. If this is assigned to a mouse button, it will only function if the mouse cursor is over the current active window. (nextwin.bmp) Previous window Brings the previous visible window into the foreground. If this is assigned to a mouse button, it will only function if the mouse cursor is over the current active window. (prevwin.bmp) Roll up/down window Causes the client window to rollup or down, with just the titlebar and system menu remaining. This allows you to view windows under the client area. Press SHIFT+rollup titlebar button to rollup/down all visible windows. WARNING: Rollup may not work with some programs that restrict a minimum size of the client area. If the rollup button is covered accidently when selected, you can restore the window by moving the mouse to the bottom edge of the window and drag the window border back down. (rollup.bmp) Move window Allows the window to be moved by moving the mouse or using the cursor keys. (move.bmp) Size window Allows the window to be sized by moving the mouse or using the cursor keys. (size.bmp) Show Launch Pad Brings the OS/2 Launch Pad to the foreground, if loaded. (lanchpad.bmp) User command Allows the user to execute any OS/2 or DOS command. Used in conjunction with the "User Command" entry field. (user1.bmp - user10.bmp) Edit popup menu Pops up an edit menu when the current active window over the mouse pointer contains text that can be copied or pasted. When using the edit popup menu, the Clear, Cut, Copy All and Paste options will only appear if the mouse pointer is over a PM entry field. Otherwise, just the Copy option will appear in PM windows. For command line windows, Clear and Cut are not available. You can edit the contents of this menu with Popup menu options. (menuedit.bmp) Clear or Delete Deletes the currently selected text from a PM entry field. Does not use the clipboard. (clear.bmp) Cut to clipboard Cuts the currently selected text from a PM entry field into the clipboard. Same as copying the text to the clipboard, then deleting the text. (cut.bmp) Mark+Copy to clipboard This action works in 3 different ways. If used in a DOS or OS/2 command line window, it begins the "Mark text" function. You can now use the primary mouse button (left) to select the text. After the text is selected, press the "Mark+Copy" button again to copy the selected text into the clipboard. If used in a PM window, and the mouse pointer is over an entry field or multi-line edit field, this function will copy the currently highlighted text (i.e. you must mark the text first, by dragging the mouse over the text). If used in a PM window and the mouse pointer is not in an entry field, but is over text that can be copied (such static text in a dialog box or the text on a button or the text in the titlebar), this action will copy the entire text into the clipboard. This is useful for copying email or addresses out of an 'About' dialog box. (copy.bmp) Copy All to clipboard Copies the entire window (DOS or OS/2 command line windows only) or the entire entry field (PM windows) into the clipboard. (copyall.bmp) Paste from clipboard Pastes the clipboard contents into the DOS or OS/2 command line window or the active entry field in a PM window. To avoid the trailing new line that OS/2 inserts after the last character is pasted, hold down the shift key (this applies to command line windows only). (paste.bmp) Font Size (Dos/OS2 Window) Brings up the Font Size dialog, allowing you to change the size of the displayed font. (font.bmp) Full Screen (Dos Window) Changes the current DOS command line window to a full screen session. Not available on OS/2 command line windows. (fullscrn.bmp) Mouse button double click (mouse/key only) Executes the mouse double click and sends it to the window currently under the mouse pointer. To send shift+double click, assign this action to shift+mouse button (ditto for ctrl and alt). Maximize window (mouse/key only) Maximizes the window that is active or currently under the mouse. Minimize window (mouse/key only) Minimizes the window that is active or currently under the mouse. Hide window (mouse/key only) Hides the window that is active or currently under the mouse. Restore window (mouse/key only) Restores the window that is active or under the mouse. System menu (mouse/key only) Displays the system menu for the active window. Quick mark/copy (mouse only, Dos/OS2 Window) Drag the mouse in a Dos/OS2 window to mark text - release mouse button copies the selected text to the clipboard. Same as "Extended marking" option in NPSWPS. Quick paste (mouse only, Dos/OS2 Window) Paste text from the clipboard into a Dos/OS2 window. ═══ 3.10. Changing the Buttons Bitmaps ═══ If you prefer to display a different bitmap on one or more of the X·it buttons, you will need to edit the appropriate bitmap file. First determine the filename of the bitmap that you wish to modify. Filenames for screen resolutions of 800x600 or less are listed next to the bitmaps, which are shown in the Actions List. For resolutions above 800x600, append the number '1' to the filename if it is less than 8 characters long, or replace the last character with '1' if 8 characters long. For example, to change the 'Close window' action, you will need the CLOSE.BMP file if your screen resolution is 800x600 or less. If above 800x600, your will need the CLOSE1.BMP file. For the 'Sort by date' bitmap, use either SORTDATE.BMP or SORTDAT1.BMP. The next step is to unzip the bitmap file from BITMAPS.ZIP. For example: unzip BITMAPS.ZIP CLOSE.BMP You can then edit this file using the OS/2 bitmap editor (\OS2\ICONEDIT.EXE). From the OS/2 command line type: iconedit close.bmp or from the Desktop, open OS/2 System -> Productivity and double click on 'Icon Editor'. The CLOSE.BMP file can then be loaded from the File -> Open dialog. When editing the bitmaps, you can make them any width, but the height must be either 16 pels (pixels) if your screen resolution is 800x600 or less, or a height of 20 pels for resolutions above 800x600. If you are not sure of your screen resolution, load the X·it titlebar options dialog and look in the top left corner. The current resolution is displayed after the words 'Titlebar buttons'. After you have made changes to the bitmap, save and overwrite the original filename. The next time X·it is loaded or enabled, it will load the CLOSE.BMP file, instead of using the default. Repeat the above instructions for any other bitmap that you wish to change. X·it will first check for the existence of a button bitmap file in its home directory, and will load it if found. If not found (eg. either CLOSE.BMP or CLOSE1.BMP), the default bitmap is used. The default bitmaps are stored in the XITBMP.DLL file for screen resolutions 800x600 or less, and in XITBMP1.DLL for above 800x600. If you do not want to change any of the defaults, you can delete the BITMAPS.ZIP file - it is not required for X·it. Also, you can delete the XITBMP1.DLL file if you only use a screen resolution of 800x600 or less. Or delete the XITBMP.DLL file if you only use above 800x600. You can use just one of the two .DLL files for both resolutions, but the bitmaps will appear either stretched (XITBMP.DLL and above 800x600) or squashed (XITBMP1.DLL and 800x600 or lower). Button Bitmap Contest Don't like the default set of bitmaps? Create your own in both 16x16 and 20x20 sizes, and submit them to CodeSmith. The best bitmaps will be included in the next release of X·it, along with your credits (or anonymous, if you prefer). ═══ 4. Technical Support and Updates ═══ Technical support is provided for all registered users via email or regular mail. Phone support is available for corporate accounts at 250-423-6411 from 9am-5pm PST (-8 GMT). If you are currently evaluating the product and encounter a problem or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact CodeSmith. Do not contact BMT Micro for support unless you have an order enquiry. If you wish to upgrade from the Chorus version of X·it to the shareware version, you would need to purchase the shareware version. To automatically receive X·it update notices via email, send a message to: majordomo@bmtmicro.com To join the list, in the body of the message, type: subscribe x-it or to remove your address from the list, type: unsubscribe x-it Mail address is: CodeSmith Software RR 1, S-2, C-23 Fernie, BC, CANADA, V0B 1M0 Email address is: Via Internet, AOL, BIX xit@bmtmicro.com Via Compuserve TO:internet:xit@bmtmicro.com Via MCI EMS:INTERNET MBX:xit@bmtmicro.com Via GEnie xit.bmtmicro.com.net@inet# Via Delphi TO:internet"xit@bmtmicro.com" Latest versions of CodeSmith's shareware products can be found at: BMT Micro (web) http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xit/xit.html or http://www.frankson.aus.net/bmtaust/ BMT Micro (ftp) ftp.bmtmicro.com /bmtmicro Hobbes (ftp) hobbes.nmsu.edu /util/wps or /incoming Hobbes (ftp via web) ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu Walnut Creek (ftp) ftp-os2.cdrom.com Gary Hammers Must Have Utilites (web) http://www.musthave.com Compuserve GO OS2BVEN, OS/2 Shareware Library (#1) If you do not have internet access, try this Canadian BBS: Brad and Mike's OS/2 BBS: 604-436-0321 ═══ 5. CodeSmith Products ═══ X·IT for Windows X·it for Windows gives you a single click to common actions that normally take a large number of mouse movements and clicking. The popular OS/2 utility has now been ported to Windows, with the most popular features implemented first. And yes, it runs under Win-OS2 sessions, complementing the OS/2 version of X·it. Available in 16bit and 32bit versions. Check out www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xitwin/ for XITWnn.ZIP (nn is the version number). Also at ftp.cdrom.com/pub/simtelnet/win95/desktop. X·FILE X·File, "The Open File Dialog Fixer", is a desktop enhancer which adds major enhancements to the standard OS/2 microscopic "open/save as" file dialog. Nothing paranormal here - just real useful stuff. X·File runs under OS/2 3.x or later, is small and non-intrusive, and will save you from merrily-we-scroll-along syndrome. Works with many apps such as System Editor and SmallEd - see list below for more. o Replaces the tiny "open/save as" file dialog with a full height dialog that is user customizable - prevents Carpal Scroll Syndrome by showing more files and directories. o Drive buttons at the top of every "open/save as" file dialog. Single click moves you to that drive. o History buttons for last files and directories accessed. o A Frequent Directories button (quicklist) - jump to your favorite directory in two mouse clicks! o File Viewer button lets you view the current selected file using either your favorite viewer, or the default WPS viewer for that file object. o File Manager button lets you access the current selected directory using either your favorite file manager, or the default WPS file manager (folder is opened). o All of the above functions/buttons are also accessable with a popup menu (right mouse button or Shift-F10). o Change the fonts for the file and directory lists - use a really small font to really cram in all those files/directories. o Both the "Drives" and "Type of File" drop down lists are lengthened to fit the entire list on the screen - no more scrolling here either! This utility will enhance many existing applications, such as System Editor(E), Enhanced System Editor (EPM), SmallEd, Mesa/2, Home Page Publisher, PMMail, BackAgain/2, FM/2, HTML Studio, PhotoGraphics, Netscape/2, Program Commander/2, NeoN Graphix Lite, PMJpeg, Adobe Acrobat, PMuue, Iedit, Initor, PMMpeg, UNZip Shell, Compuserve Information Manager, Icon Editor, Icon Heaven, WebExplorer, Internet Adventurer, ZOC, GVPM, HexEdit/2, IniMaint, ISDN Watcher, ZIPme, Visual Age products, Borland development products, Compare, EquationEditor/2, PMpgp, RexxEdit, Maple V/2, LogoArt, PMSpy, Pastry Box, OS/2 Multimedia tools (Digital Audio, Video, etc), PMDMatch, Matrix, Mahjongg and many more. A low price of $15. The filename is XFILEnn.ZIP, where nn is the version number, and is available at most of the sites listed in the Technical Support section. Or check out www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xfile/ MATRIX Matrix is an OS/2 PM strategy game. The game is easy to learn - like Tetris - but requires some brains - like Go. Matrix uses a set of coloured tiles, where each player attempts to score by matching tile colours. The game is played with two players, with the opponent being either computer (different levels) or human. To appeal to as many players as possible, the game is fully configurable. Board configuration includes size of board and the background displayed - either a selected colour or any bitmap. The shape and colour of the playing tiles can also be selected, making the game suitable for users with monochrome screens or those that have trouble distinguishing shapes or colours. Matrix is simple to install, and fully functional even if unregistered. The game can be played in any window size, at any video resolution. "Don't blame me for the time you loose on this Tetris like game!" - David Barnes, IBM Senior Product Manager for PSP "..it looks very very good! A game similiar to Tetris and just as addicting!" - Alex Bradley, Editor of OS/2 Game Review "This puppy can be quite addicting. I had a lot of fun playing around with it last night! I definitely like the customizing features, especially being able to load alternate bitmaps for the background." - PCA Dave, American Online sysop System Requirements for Matrix are: OS/2 2.0 or later, 220K of free disk space, 16 MHz 386 or better, any video resolution mode. Matrix registration cost is only $12 US and the game is available at most of the sites listed in the Technical Support section. The filename is MATRIXnn.ZIP, where nn is the version number. Check out www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/matrix/matrix.html ═══ 6. Credits ═══ CodeSmith would like to thank the following for their input into X·it. Peter Fitzsimmons PM Guru. Achim Wilhelm German translator. jimmy@husky.camelot.de Achim Wilhelm @ M4 Achim Wilhelm @ 2:2480/13.42 Marcus de Geus Dutch translator. 72124.2221@compuserve.com Fernando Cassia Spanish translator. 103046.665@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/fcassia/ Martin Lafaix French translator. lafaix@ibm.net Satoru Tagaya Japanese translator. satorut5@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp Per Wille Danish translator wille@night.ping.dk wille@imada.ou.dk Fidonet: 2:237/39 Geng-Ming Chen Chinese translator u810735@Oz.nthu.edu.tw Harri Kaukovuo Finnish translator tiijahar@dsp.com Harald Eilertsen Norwegian translator haraldei@stud.unit.no Ivan F. Martinez Portuguese translator ivanfm@ecodigit.com.br Nagy Tamas Gabor Hungarian translator s5793nag@sun10.vsz.bme.hu Andrea Resmini Italian translator resmini@netsis.it Chris Hayashida Bitmap artist. All the beta testers, who have to put up with buggy code so you don't have to. Michael Shillingford is responsible for all the rest, except where noted in the DISCLAIMER section in the readme.xit file. ═══ 7. Registration ═══ Click here for X·it Introduction To order X·it, phone these numbers in North America, or use your Compuserve account, or use the secure order form on the world wide web. o 800-414-4268 (Orders only) 8am-7pm EST (-5 GMT) o 910-791-7052 (Orders/Order Inquires) 8am-7pm EST o Compuserve users: SWREG #11263 o BMT secure order form (web): https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order0229.html X·it is shareware. You may use it for a 45 day trial period, after which you must purchase it. Buying the product will provide you with a registration number that will: o Remove all dialogs referring to registration. The registration number will be valid for all future minor releases (eg. 2.1 -> 2.2 -> 2.9). o Allow you to upgrade to future major releases at a reduced cost. (eg. 2.1 -> 3.0) o Provide you with technical support via email or regular mail. Phone support is available for corporate accounts. The cost of X·it is 25 Canadian dollars or 25 US dollars. Orders can be placed with BMT Micro (USA or international), CodeSmith (Canada) or Compuserve (SWREG 11263). BMT Micro accepts US dollar purchases by Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diner's Club, Carte Blanche, cashiers cheques, personal cheques, Eurochecks in DM, and DM or Sterling via registered mail. Persons in Germany may transfer funds to BMT's Deutsche Bank account - see BMT order form for more info on this. CodeSmith accepts money order, cheque or cash, in US or Canadian funds. Make cheques payable to BMT Micro if ordering from BMT Micro, or payable to Michael Shillingford if ordering from CodeSmith. For bulk or site licenses (over 9 copies), or discounts for Team OS/2'ers or educational institutions, please contact CodeSmith directly for orders. If you order from BMT Micro, that name will appear on any credit card billing slips. Click here for BMT Micro Order Form Click here for CodeSmith Order Form Refer to the order forms for address and phone info. Please include an email address, if possible, with your order. This will allow you to receive your registration number as quickly as possible. For CodeSmith's contact information, click here. Once you have a registration code, click here for more info. ═══ 7.1. X·it Order Form for BMT Micro (2.6) ═══ Name: ____________________________________________________________ Company: ____________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ City: _______________________ State/Province: __________________ Postal/ZIP: _____________________ Country: _________________________ Phone: ____________________________________________________________ Fax: ____________________________________________________________ Email #1: ____________________________________________________________ Email #2: ____________________________________________________________ Product Price Quantity Total -------- ------- ---------- ------- _X·it for OS/2___________________ _$25.00__ x ________ = $________ _Latest version on Diskette______ __$3.00__ x ________ = +$________ North Carolina residents, please add 6% sales tax: +$________ Shipping and Handling (no quantity limit / see below) +$________ Email - Subject to Credit Card Verification Free Fax (USA/Canada)........................... 1.00 US Fax (Non-North America).................... 2.00 US Worldwide 1st Class ....................... Free 2nd Day Priority, USA Only ................ $ 4.00 US US Postal Service International Express (Including Canada and Mexico), allow up to 7-10 days ............................... $ 25.00 US Airborne Select Delivery (USA Only) $ 8.00 US FedEx Overnight, USA Only (delivery by 3:00 pm the following day) .............. $ 15.00 US FedEx Europe/Japan (guaranteed delivery within 3 days) .......................... $ 35.00 US Total: $________ For credit card payment only: Circle one: VISA/Mastercard/Discover/American Express/Diner's Credit card number: _____________________________________________ Expiration date: ___________________________ Authorization signature: _____________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mail Orders (make checks payable to BMT Micro): BMT Micro PO Box 15016 Wilmington, NC 28408 U.S.A. Voice Orders: 8:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT) (800) 414-4268 (Orders only) (910) 791-7052 (Orders / Order Inquires) Fax Orders: (910) 350-2937 24 hours, 7 days a week (800) 346-1672 24 hours, 7 days a week Secure online order form via web: https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order0229.html Online Orders via modem: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K (910) 799-0923 28.8k line Ordering and general ordering questions: Via AOL: bmtmicro via MSN: bmtmicro Via Prodigy: HNGP66D via Compuserve: 74031,307 via Internet: orders@bmtmicro.com telnet@bmtmicro.com http://www.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro http://www.frankson.aus.net/bmtaust/ BMT accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, Carte Blanche, Cashiers Check, Personal Check. Personal checks are subject to clearance. Eurochecks in DM are welcome. DM, Sterling, and US Currency is welcome but send only by registered mail, return reciept requested. BMT cannot be liable for lost cash sent through the mail. Purchase orders are welcome, subject to approval. The minimum amount is $250.00. ORDERING FROM INSIDE GERMANY ONLY ================================= Persons in Germany wishing to order shareware may also transfer funds into BMT's account with Deutsche Bank. Once the money is deposited you may either fax a confirmation to us with proof of deposit or wait until Deutsche Bank notifies us of the transaction (usually 10-18 business days). Account information is as follows: Deutsche Bank / Frankfurt Branch EmpfДnger: Thomas Bradford / BMT Micro Konto-Nummer: 0860221 Bankleitzahl: 500-700-10 When you make the transfer, be sure to put your name and the program you are registering on the transfer. Current exchange rates can be obtained by sending an email to dm_to_us@bmtmicro.com. An automated reply will return todays exchange rates. It is very important that you send us a completed order form by either email or fax if you deposit money into this account for a registration. Fill the order form out as usual except in the credit card number field put "DEUTSCHE BANK". We will file the order and use it to match against the deposit information we receive from the bank. IMPORTANT! ---------- When you email us your order form, we will reply with an acknowledgement. If you do not get an acknowledgement within 24 hours please send your order again in case it was lost. This extra bit of caution can save a lot of confusion. If you are concerned that your order is taking too long to process, feel free to check with us about the status of your order. It's important to all of us that you feel safe doing business with our company and please feel free to suggest ways we can improve our service to you. ═══ 7.2. X·it Order Form for CodeSmith Software (2.6) ═══ Name _________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Fax _____________________________ Email (please print clearly) ____________________________________________ Ship registration code to (check one) ____Email ____Regular mail Where did you find X·it __________________________________________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - __________ X·it for OS/2 registration fee $25.00 x _________ copies __________ Latest version on 3.5" disk $3.00 x _________ copies __________ 7% PST (British Columbia residents only) __________ Total enclosed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mail registration fee (cheque, money order drawn on Canadian or US bank, payable to Michael Shillingford) and this form to: Michael Shillingford, RR 1, S-2, C-23 Fernie, BC, CANADA, V0B 1M0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Comments or Suggestions: ═══ 7.3. How to Register ═══ To register this product, you must first obtain a registration number. For info on this, click here for obtaining a number. Once you have the registration number, load X·it (if not already loaded) and select the 'About' button, then the 'Registration' button. A dialog window will appear. Enter your name in the first field, then enter the registration number EXACTLY as shown in the registration letter you received. Press 'OK'. The product is now registered.