What is Chimp!?

•	Sticky note style memo pad for Windows 95 / NT4.

•	Internet enabled - store and launch URLs with a simple click of the mouse.

•	Store file paths and launch applications via the file’s own context (right-click) menu.

•	Unobtrusive and easily accessible via an icon in the System Tray.

•	Multiple tabbed topics.

•	Complete with full Install/Uninstall programs.

•	Full printing capability.

•	Fully customisable.

Chimp! provides a convenient place for keeping to-do lists, reminders and miscellaneous information.  Chimp!’s interface is based on the model of a tabbed notebook - each file is divided up into a set of topics, each of which is displayed as a tabbed page.  By using this model, Chimp! allows a large amount of information to be held and conveniently accessed without the screen clutter associated with programs based on the 'sticky note' metaphor.

In order to provide easy access to stored information, Chimp! can add one or more icons to the System Tray.  When Chimp!’s window is closed, the icon remains in the system tray.  Double-clicking this icon (or single clicking if preferred, see Opening Chimp! with a single Click) immediately restores the window, including the currently selected topic, text cursor position etc.

Chimp! does not require any action to ensure that any notes are saved - Chimp! auto-saves whenever necessary.  This allows you to treat Chimp! just like a paper-based notepad: whenever a note has been edited, the software takes charge of making sure that the modifications are saved, you do not have to remember.

Chimp! provides a comprehensive set of editing features, printing support and customisation options such as colours and fonts. It also allows files and URLs to be launched directly from Chimp! simply by selecting the text corresponding to the path/URL and right clicking.

Chimp! is shareware. If you use this program for more than the evaluation period of 90 days you are required to register it. (The cost of a single user license is $15 or £10)

For information about registering Chimp! see: How to Register.


Installing from a floppy disk

If you have received Chimp! on a floppy disk, you must run 'setup' to copy the files onto your hard disk, and to configure your system to run Chimp!.

1.	Put the floppy disk in the appropriate drive

2.	Select 'Run' from the Start Menu

3.	Enter 'A:\setup.exe' (assuming your floppy disk drive is A: - if not, replace the ‘A’ with the letter corresponding to your floppy drive)

4.	Follow the on-screen instructions

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Installing from the self-extracting executable

•	If you have downloaded the Chimp! self extracting executable, double click on it to run it and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Uninstalling Chimp!

Before uninstalling Chimp!, ensure all users have the 'Run automatically at startup' option turned off.

1.	To remove Chimp! from your system choose Settings | Control Panel from the Start Menu,

2.	Choose Add/Remove programs in the resulting folder.

3.	Choose Chimp! from the list, and click the add/remove button.

4.	Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Launching Chimp!

If Chimp! has been correctly installed, it can be launched in any of several ways:

•	Choosing 'Chimp!' from the Start Menu.  This launches Chimp! and opens the default file if there is one, otherwise you are prompted for the file to open).  If you are prompted for a file, it is opened in initially visible mode, otherwise it is opened in standard mode.

•	Double-clicking any Chimp! file.  This opens the file in initially visible mode.

•	At start-up: Chimp! can be configured (using the Options Property Sheet)  to open the default file automatically at start-up, in standard mode.

•	Explicitly executing the command line:

Drive:\Path\Chimp <Options> <Chimp! File Path>

where:

◊	Drive:\Path is the drive letter and pathname of the directory where Chimp! has been installed

◊	<Options> is either omitted, or is one of

•	/NoSysTray

•	/Visible

If omitted, Chimp! is started in standard mode

◊	<Chimp! File Path> is the pathname of the data file to be opened. (If this is omitted the default file is used, if one has been specified, otherwise you are prompted for the file to open).  If you are prompted for a file, it is opened in initially visible mode, otherwise it is opened in standard mode.


The Default File

Every user has an associated default file, which Chimp! opens if no file is specified when it is launched.   To set this file, choose Options from the Options menu, and go to the Configuration page.  Additionally, the first time you run Chimp! without specifying a file, you will be asked if you want to make the file you select your default.


Standard Mode

In standard mode, an icon is placed on the System Tray and the Chimp! window is initially either visible or hidden, depending on the setting of the ‘start initially visible’ option in the ‘Configuration’ page of the. Options Property Sheet.

Double clicking on the System Tray icon(or single clicking if preferred, see Opening Chimp! with a single Click), or right clicking on the System Tray icon and selecting 'Open' from the resulting menu, causes the Chimp! window to be shown.

Closing the window (either by clicking the close-window button, choosing 'Close' from the File menu, or pressing Alt-F4, causes the Chimp! window to be hidden, but the System Tray icon remains.  Choosing 'Shutdown', either from the File menu or from the System Tray Icon menu will terminate the program, removing both the Chimp! window and the System Tray icon.

If more than one Chimp! file is open in standard (or initially visible) mode, more than one icon is placed in the System tray, one for each open file.  In order to distinguish between these icons, the background colour for the different files can be set to different colours (see Setting the Background Colour), which also sets the colour for the corresponding icons.  (The selected background colour is automatically saved with the file).

Note

While it is possible, you need never explicitly shut down Chimp!, as Chimp! detects when Windows is being shut down and shuts itself down cleanly).

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Initially Visible Mode

Initially visible mode is the same as standard mode, except that the Chimp! Window is automatically shown, irrespective of the setting of the ‘start initially visible’ option in the ‘Configuration’ page of the. Options Property Sheet).

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No System Tray Mode

In No System Tray mode, no icon is placed on the System Tray, and closing the window shuts down Chimp!  (i.e. Chimp! operates much like a conventional program).

In No System Tray mode there is no difference between choosing Shut Down from the File menu and closing the window.

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The Chimp! Window

Click on any area for a description.


Tab: Clicking on a topic’s tab displays the topic.


Topic Edit Pane: A topic’s edit pane is used to view/edit its text


File Menu: The File menu contains entries for manipulating Chimp! files and the Chimp! program


Edit Menu: The Edit menu contains entries for manipulating text


Topic Menu: The Topic menu contains entries for manipulating topics


Options Menu: The Options menu contains entries for configuring Chimp!


Help Menu: The Help menu contains entries for displaying on-line help for Chimp!


ToolBar: The Toolbar provides easy access to some of the most common Chimp! operations.


Close Button


Maximise button


Minimise button


Using the System Tray Icon

The System Tray icon can be double-clicked (or single clicking if preferred, see Opening Chimp! with a single Click) to display the Chimp! window, or right-clicked to display the System Tray Icon Menu.

If more than one Chimp! file is open in standard (or initially visible) mode, more than one icon is placed in the System Tray, one for each open file.  In order to distinguish between these icons, the background colour for the different files can be set to different colours (See Setting the Background Colour), which also sets the colour for the corresponding icons.  (The selected background colour is automatically saved with the file).


Introduction to Topics

Every Chimp! file is divided into a set of topics.

Files are initially created with two topics, 'To-do' and 'Notes', but topics can be renamed, added or removed at any time.

A topic is similar to a page in a notebook - only one topic is displayed at any time.  You can switch to another topic by clicking its tab.

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Renaming Topics

To rename the current topic:

1.	Select the 'Rename' option from the Topic Menu

2.	Enter the new name in the resulting dialog box.

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Adding Topics

To add a new topic:

1.	Select the 'New' option from the Topic Menu

2.	Enter the name for the new topic in the resulting dialog box.

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Deleting Topics

To delete the current topic:

•	Select the 'Delete' option from the Topic Menu.

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Changing the order of Topics

To move the tab for current topic to the left or right:

•	Select the 'Move left' or 'Move right' option from the Topic Menu.

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Cut/Copy/Paste

Text can be cut, copied and pasted to/from the clipboard using the entries in the Edit Menu or Edit Pane Context Menu.


Searching

A topic can be searched for any text using the 'Find' and 'Find next' options in the Edit Menu.

1.	Position the text cursor at the point in the topic where you want the search to start

1.	Choose Find from the Edit Menu.

2.	Enter the text to find in the resulting dialog box and select the required search options (such as 'whole word only' or 'case sensitive').

3.	Click the 'Find next' button to perform the search.

4.	If you want to repeat the search click the 'Find next' button, or choose Find Next from the Edit Menu.

Note

The Find Next menu option and its associated keyboard shortcut are available regardless of whether or not the Find dialog box is visible.

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Finding and replacing text

To search for and replace occurrences of specified text in a topic:

1.	Position the text cursor at the point where the search and replace is to start

2.	Choose the Replace option from the Edit Menu.

3.	Enter the search text and options.

4.	Enter the string with which it is to be replaced.

5.	Click the 'Find next' button in the Replace dialog box to find the first occurrence of the search text.

6.	To replace this occurrence:

•	click the 'Replace' button, which will perform the replacement and move on to the next occurrence.

To move onto the next occurrence without replacing this one:

•	click the 'Find next' button again.

To replace all remaining occurrences without further confirmation:

•	click the 'Replace all' button.

7. 	Repeat step 6 as desired.

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Undoing Changes

To undo the last editing action:

•	Choose the Undo entry from the Edit Menu or from the Edit Pane Context Menu.

To undo a topic delete:

•	Choose the 'Undo last topic delete' entry from the Topic Menu.


Smart Context Menus

If you have Smart Context Menus enabled (using the Options|Configuration dialog box), then if you right-click in the edit pane when the selected text represents a file path or an URL (Uniform Resource Locator - a Web, email or ftp address, or a newsgroup), the usual edit context menu is replaced by one which will let you apply any registered verbs (such as 'Open') to the file, or launch your browser to open the URL.

When launching an application to open an URL, Chimp! will use whichever application has registered itself as the default handler for that URL type.  Most browsers will do this automatically by default, but please refer to your  applications’ documentation for details.

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Why do you never need to save?

Chimp! relieves you of the need explicitly to save any modifications.  It does this by automatically and transparently saving at appropriate times (See When does Chimp! save?).  The effect of this is that you can just forget about it!

Note that if you have a portable computer, and if you want to limit the frequency with which Chimp! will save in order to preserve your batteries, you can limit this using the Options Property Sheet.

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When does Chimp! save?

Normally, Chimp! saves in all the following circumstances (but only if a modification has been made since the last save).

1.	When the Chimp! window 'loses the focus' (i.e. you have switched to using another window)

2.	When you select a different topic

3.	When you have stopped typing for a short while (about 10 seconds)

4.	When Chimp! is shut down

5.	When Windows is shut down (N.B. You must ALWAYS choose 'Shut down' from the Windows Start Menu before switching off your machine - this is not just the case for Chimp!, but is essential for all Windows use).

6.	If no save has been performed for any other reason for more than about a minute.

In other words, don’t worry about saving - your data is safe.

Portable PC users can limit the times when Chimp! saves using the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.  Turning on the 'Limit saves to once every ...'. option, and specifying a time in minutes will disable saving in situations 1, 2, and 3 above, and the time specified will become the timeout used in situation 6.  Turning on this option also adds a Save entry to the File Menu, which can be used to force a save whenever you want.

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Creating new Chimp! files

Chimp! files can be created in any of three ways:

•	Using the Windows 95 shell:

1.	Right-click in the folder where you want to create the new file.

2.	Choose 'New' from the menu and then 'Serpent Software Chimp! file'.

3.	Edit the resulting filename as desired (but don’t change the .chp extension).

•	Run Chimp! using a command line which specifies a non-existent file.  Chimp! will create and open the file.

•	Choose the 'New' entry from Chimp!’s File Menu.

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Opening existing Chimp! files

Existing Chimp! files can be opened when Chimp! is invoked (see Launching Chimp!).  Additionally, the current window can be used to edit a different file using the 'Open' entry in the Chimp! File Menu.

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Per-user and per-file options

Chimp! configuration options fall into two categories: per-user options, which are stored in the system registry, and per-file options, which are stored in the Chimp! file itself.

Per-user options apply to an individual user, and affect the appearance of all files opened by that user.  Examples include the default Chimp! file, the Chimp! window position and the Auto-wrap setting.

Per-file options are tied to a particular Chimp! file, and affect the appearance of that file irrespective of the user who is editing it.  Examples include the fonts and colours used in the Chimp! window.


Setting the Auto-wrap option

To enable or disable the Auto-wrap option:

•	Turn on or off  the 'Auto-wrap' entry in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.

If Auto-wrap is enabled, lines which are too long to display in the Edit Pane are automatically word-wrapped.  Any line breaks introduced by word wrapping are temporary - they will move or disappear altogether if the window size or line length changes.  This contrasts with line breaks introduced using the 'Return' key, which remain until explicitly deleted.

If Auto-wrap is disabled, long lines are not wrapped, and a scroll bar is provided at the bottom of the Edit Pane to allow the window to be scrolled to view them.


Setting the tab font

To set the font used in the topics’ tabs:

•	Click the 'Set Tab font' button in the Fonts/Colours page of the Options Property Sheet.

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Setting the text font

To set the font used in the Edit Pane:

•	Click the 'Set Text font' button in the Fonts/Colours page of the Options Property Sheet.

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Setting the background colour

To set the background colour used in the Edit Pane:

•	Click the 'Set Background Colour' button in the Fonts/Colours page of the Options Property Sheet.

Note that, depending on the number of colours supported by your system,  the actual colour used may not be exactly the same as the one you choose - Chimp! will not dither colours in the edit pane as this can make the text unreadable.

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Setting the text colour

To set the text colour used in the Edit Pane:

•	Click the 'Set Text Colour' button in the Fonts/Colours page of the Options Property Sheet.

Note that, depending on the number of colours supported by your system,  the actual colour used may not be exactly the same as the one you choose - Chimp! will not dither colours in the edit pane as this can make the text unreadable.

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Setting the icon colour

You can choose to make Chimp! automatically use the nearest icon colour to the background colour you have selected, or you can specify a particular colour.

To set the Chimp! icon colour used in System Tray and the Chimp! window to a specific colour:

•	Open the Fonts/Colours page of the Options Property Sheet.

•	In the Icon Colour section:

•	click the 'Use this colour' button.

•	Click the 'Set' button.

To make Chimp! automatically use the nearest icon colour to the background colour:

•	Open the Fonts/Colours page of the Options Property Sheet.

•	In the Icon Colour section, Click the 'Use Background Colour' button.

Note that, depending on the number of colours supported by your system,  the actual colour used may not be exactly the same as the one you choose.

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Setting the date and time formats

To change the format used when Insert Date and/or Time is chosen from the Edit menu, use the 'Date and Time Formats' page of the Options Property Sheet..

When a custom date or time format is selected, the formatted date or time will be the same as the format string, with the following substitutions.  If you wish to prevent a part of the format string from being substituted, enclose it in single quote (') characters.

Date Format Substitutions

String	Replaced By

d 	Day of month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit days.

dd 	Day of month as digits with leading zero for single-digit days.

ddd 	Day of week as a three-letter abbreviation.

dddd	 Day of week as its full name.

M 	Month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit months.

MM 	Month as digits with leading zero for single-digit months.

MMM 	Month as a three-letter abbreviation.

MMMM 	Month as its full name.

y 	Year as last two digits, but with no leading zero for years less than 10.

yy 	Year as last two digits, but with leading zero for years less than 10.

yyyy 	Year represented by full four digits.

Time Format Substitutions

String	Replaced By

h 	Hours with no leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock

hh 	Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock

H 	Hours with no leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock

HH 	Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock

m 	Minutes with no leading zero for single-digit minutes

mm 	Minutes with leading zero for single-digit minutes

s 	Seconds with no leading zero for single-digit seconds

ss 	Seconds with leading zero for single-digit seconds

t 	One character time marker string, such as A or P

tt 	Multicharacter time marker string, such as AM or PM

For example, to get the time string

11:29:40

use the following format string:

hh:mm:ss

To get the date string

Wed, Aug 31 97

use the following format string:

ddd, MMM dd yy

To get the date and time string:

At 15 minutes past the 11th hour on the 2nd day of' July 1997

use the following format string:

'At' mm 'minutes past the' H'th hour on the' d'nd day of' MMM yyyy


Setting the default Chimp! file

To make the current file the default file, turn on the 'Open this file by default when Chimp! starts' option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


Making Chimp! Run automatically at start-up

To make Chimp! run automatically at startup, turn on the ‘Start Chimp! automatically at Windows startup’ option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


Making Chimp! Start initially visible

To make Chimp! start with its window initially visible, turn on the ‘Start initially visible’ option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet..


Limiting the frequency of Chimp!'s saving
Limiting the frequency of Chimp!’s saving

To limit the frequency with which Chimp! saves (see When does Chimp! save?) turn on the Limit saves to ... option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


Preventing Chimp! from displaying a button in the Windows Taskbar

To prevent Chimp! from displaying a button in the Windows Taskbar, turn off the 'Show taskbar button' option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


Opening Chimp! with a single Click

To allow the Chimp! window to be opened with a single click on the system tray icon,  turn on the 'Open with a single click on tray icon' option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


Keeping Chimp!'s window on top
Keeping Chimp!’s window on top

To force Chimp!’s window to stay on top of other windows, even when it doesn’t have the focus, turn on the 'Always on top' option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


Printing Overview

Chimp! can print on any Windows supported printer.  It can print multiple copies, with a user-specified collating sequence, of either the current topic or all topics in a file.  Topic titles are printed in the tab font, while text is printed in the text font.

Chimp! can be configured to print with or without borders around each topic using the 'Print topic borders' option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet.


How to print

To print, choose 'Print' from the File Menu:

1.	Select the appropriate options in the resulting dialog box (see Printing Options)

2.	Click the 'Print' button.


Printing Options

The Print dialog box allows you to

•	Select which printer to use and change the configuration of that printer (by clicking the 'properties' button in the dialog box).

•	Select the desired number of copies.

•	Select the collation order.

•	Select whether to print all the topics in the file (choose 'all pages' in the dialog box), or just the current topic (choose 'Selected' in the dialog box).

Note

Further page layout options, such as paper orientation and margins, can be set using the Page Setup entry in the File Menu., while Chimp! can be configured to print with or without borders around each topic using the 'Print topic borders' option in the Configuration page of the Options Property Sheet..


The File Menu

The File Menu contains the following entries:

 New

 Open

 Close

 Save (Only available if Auto-saves have been limited - see When does Chimp! save?)

 Print

 Page Setup

 Shut Down


File | New

Creates and opens a new Chimp! file, in place of the currently open file.  Using the resulting dialog box, specify the name and location of the new file.


File | Open

Opens an existing Chimp! file in place of the current file.  Locate the file to open using the resulting dialog box.


File | Close

Closes the Chimp! window.  Unless Chimp! is running in NoSysTray mode, 'Close' leaves an icon in the system tray which can be used to reshow the window.  If Chimp! is running in NoSysTray mode, 'Close' performs a Shut Down


File | Save

Forces a save (only available if Auto-saves have been limited).


File | Print

Shows the Print dialog box, which allows you to print one or all of the topics in the file.  Also provides access to the Printer Properties dialog box, which you can use to change the configuration settings for your printer.


File | Page Setup

Shows the Page Setup dialog box, where settings such as margins and paper orientation may be specified.


File | Shut Down

Terminates this instance of the Chimp! program.  Removes any icon placed in the System Tray.


The Edit Menu

The Edit Menu contains the following entries:

 Undo

 Cut

 Copy

 Paste

 Delete

 Insert Date

 Insert Time

 Insert Date and Time

 Find

 Find Next

 Replace

 Select All


Edit | Undo

Undoes the latest edit operation.  (Shutting down Chimp!, or switching between topics clears the undo buffer).


Edit | Cut

Removes the currently selected (highlighted) text from the topic, and places it in the Windows clipboard.


Edit | Copy

Places a copy of the currently selected (highlighted) text in the Windows clipboard.


Edit | Paste

If the Windows clipboard contains text, inserts a copy at the text cursor position.


Edit | Delete

Deletes the currently selected (highlighted) text.


Edit | Insert Date

Inserts the current date at the text cursor position.

See Setting the Date and Time Formats for details of how to set the date format.


Edit | Insert Date and Time
Edit | Insert Time

Inserts the current time at the text cursor position.

See Setting the Date and Time Formats for details of how to set the time format.


Edit | Insert Date and Time

Inserts the current date and time at the text cursor position.

See Setting the Date and Time Formats for details of how to set the date and time format.


Edit | Find

Shows the Find dialog box, to search for specified text in the current topic.


Edit | Find Next

Searches for the next occurrence of the search text.


Edit | Replace

Shows the Replace dialog box, to search for and replace occurrences of specified text in the current topic.


Edit | Select All

Selects (highlights) the entire contents of the topic.


Open URL

Opens the selected URL (such as http://www.serpentsoft.demon.co.uk/) by launching the appropriate application.


Properties

Displays the properties of the selected file..


Context menu verbs
Smart Context Menu Verbs

Executes the chosen verb on the selected file.


The Topic Menu

The Topic Menu contains the following entries:

 Next

 Previous

 Move Left

 Move Right

 Add

 Delete

 Rename

 Undo Topic Delete


Topic | Next

Displays the next topic.


Topic | Previous

Displays the previous topic.


Topic | Move Left

Moves the tab for the current topic one tab to the left.


Topic | Move Right

Move the tab for the current topic one tab to the right.


Topic | Add

Adds a new topic.  Enter the name for the new topic in the resulting dialog box.


Topic | Delete

Deletes the current topic.


Topic | Rename

Renames the current topic.  Enter the new name in the resulting dialog box.


Topic | Undo Delete Topic

Restores the most recently deleted topic (Shutting down Chimp! clears the Undo delete topic buffer).


The Options Menu

The Options Menu contains the following entries:

 Options


Options | Options

Shows the Options Property Sheet.


Options | Options

Shows the Options Property Sheet.


The Options Property Sheet

The Options Property Sheet contains three pages:

Configuration page

 Open this file by default when Chimp! starts

 Start Chimp! automatically at Windows startup

 Start initially visible

 Automatically wrap text

 Limit saves

 Open with single click on tray icon

 Print topic borders

 Show taskbar button

 Use Smart Context Menus

 Always on top

 Tab stops

 Compatibility

Fonts/Colours page

 Set Text Font

 Set Tab Font

 Set Background Colour

 Set Text Colour

 Set Icon Colour

Date and Time Formats Page

 Date Format

 Time Format

 Date and Time Format


Options | Date Format
Options Property Sheet | Date and Time Formats Page | Date Format

Sets the format used for the date when 'Insert Date' is chosen from the 'Edit' menu.

See Setting the Date and Time Formats for details of the format strings.


Options | Time Format
Options Property Sheet | Date and Time Formats Page | Time Format

Sets the format used for the date when 'Insert Time' is chosen from the 'Edit' menu.

See Setting the Date and Time Formats for details of the format strings.


Options | Date and Time Format
Options Property Sheet | Date and Time Formats Page | Date and Time Format

Sets the format used for the date and time  when 'Insert Date and Time' is chosen from the 'Edit' menu.

See Setting the Date and Time Formats for details of the format strings.


Options | Background Colour
Options Property Sheet | Fonts/Colours Page | Set Background Colour

Sets the colour used for the background in the Edit Pane.

Choose the desired colour from the resulting dialog box.

Note that, depending on the number of colours supported by your system,  the actual colour used may not be exactly the same as the one you choose - Chimp! will not dither colours in the edit pane as this can make the text unreadable.


Options | Text Colour
Options Property Sheet | Fonts/Colours Page | Text Colour

Sets the colour used for the topic text in the Edit Pane.

Choose the desired colour from the resulting dialog box.

Note that, depending on the number of colours supported by your system,  the actual colour used may not be exactly the same as the one you choose - Chimp! will not dither colours in the edit pane as this can make the text unreadable.


Options | Icon Colour
Options Property Sheet | Fonts/Colours Page | Icon Colour

Sets the colour used for Chimp!'s icon in the System Tray and the Chimp! window.

You can choose to make Chimp! automatically use the nearest icon colour to the background colour you have selected, or you can specify a particular colour.

Choose the desired colour from the resulting dialog box.

Note that, depending on the number of colours supported by your system,  the actual colour used may not be exactly the same as the one you choose.


Options | Text Font
Options Property Sheet | Fonts/Colours Page | Text Font

Sets the font used for the topic text in the Edit Pane and when printing.

Choose the desired font from the resulting dialog box.


Options | Tab Font
Options Property Sheet | Fonts/Colours Page | Tab Font

Sets the font used for the topic names in the tabs and when printing.

Choose the desired font from the resulting dialog box.


Options | Auto Wrap
Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Automatically wrap text

Toggles auto-wrap mode on and off.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Use this file as the default file
Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Open this file by default when Chimp! starts

When this option is checked, the current file is used as the default file.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Run at startup
Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Start Chimp! automatically at Windows startup

When this option is checked, the default file is opened in standard mode at startup.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Start initially visible

When this option is checked, the Chimp! window will be shown when the program starts.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Use Smart Context Menus

When this option is checked, Smart Context Menus are turned on.

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Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Show taskbar button

When this option is checked, Chimp displays a button on the Windows taskbar when its window is open.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Always on top

When this option is checked, Chimp!’s window stays on top of other windows, even when it doesn’t have the focus..


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Print topic borders

When this option is checked, Chimp! puts a border around each topic when printing.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Limit saves

This option can be used by portable PC users to limit the frequency of saves from Chimp!, and hence conserve batteries.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration page | Open with a single click on tray icon

When this option is checked, a single click on the Chimp! icon in the system tray will open the Chimp! window.


Options | Tab Stops
Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Tab Stops

Sets the positions of the tab stops used in the edit pane and when printing.


Options Property Sheet | Configuration Page | Compatibility

Older versions of Chimp! used '.chm' as the default extension for Chimp! files.  The current version now uses '.chp''.  (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 now uses '.chm' for its own purposes).  If the 'Offer to rename old Chimp! files to the new extension' option is enabled, Chimp! will automatically offer to rename your old files for you when they are opened.


The Help Menu

The Help Menu contains the following entries:

 Help Topics

 About Chimp!

 Register Chimp!


Help | About

Displays the version number of the Chimp! software, and the name of the registered user if this is a registered version.


Help | Register

Displays the Chimp! registration dialog box.  Use this to enter the registration code supplied to you by Serpent Software when you register.  Doing so will turn off the 90 day evaluation time limit.


Help | Topics

Displays the online help for Chimp!


The Edit Pane Context Menu

If you do not have a pathname selected in the edit pane, the Edit Pane Context Menu contains the following entries:

 Undo

 Cut

 Copy

 Paste

 Delete

 Insert Date

 Insert Time

 Insert Date and Time

 Find

 Find Next

 Replace

 Select All

If you have an URL selected in the edit pane (such as http://www.serpentsoft.demon.co.uk/), the menu will also contain the following entry:

 Open URL

If you have a path selected in the edit pane, the menu will be replaced by one containing any verbs associated with the file’s type.


The System Tray Menu

The System Tray Menu contains the following entries:

 Open

 Add Topic

 Find

 Print

 Options

 Shut Down

 Help

 About Chimp!


System Tray Menu | Open

Shows the Chimp! window


The System Tray is the area at the bottom or right end of the Taskbar:


 The Start Menu is the menu displayed when you click the Start button on the left or top end of the Taskbar.


A topic is a 'page' of the Chimp! file.  See Introduction to Topics


The caret is the 'text cursor' which indicates where typed text will be entered.


The Edit Pane is the area of the Chimp! window in which topic text is displayed and edited.


Dithering: using patterns of different coloured pixels to create a colour which cannot be produced directly by your system.


Comments, Opinions, Suggestions & Bug Reports

Serpent Software welcomes any (constructive!) comments, opinions or suggestions you may have (whether or not you are a registered user), as well as details of any problems or bugs you have encountered.  Please send them to either of the addresses given in Contacting Serpent Software.


Updated Versions of Chimp!

The definitive source of the latest version of Chimp! is the Web address given in Contacting Serpent Software..

Please check this page regularly for news of updates, and to download the latest version.


About Shareware

Shareware is a mechanism for distributing and selling software which is designed to eliminate nasty surprises.  With this scheme, you get to try the software for a reasonable period (90 days in the case of Chimp!), and you only need to pay for it (register it) if you like it and continue to use it.  You are also encouraged to copy and distribute Chimp! as widely as you like, provided:

•	You distribute all the files that make up the Chimp! installation.

•	You do not reveal or make known your registration code.

•	You do not modify the files in any way.

•	You do not charge for the Software (apart from a nominal fee for copying and distributing, and for materials used in those processes).

The Shareware concept relies on your honesty.  If you continue to use this software, please register it.

See the file License.txt included with this installation for details of the shareware license agreement.

Related Topics


Benefits of registration

If you decide to register Chimp!, you will be sent a registration code which you may enter into Chimp! via the Help/Register dialog box.  This code will remove the 90 day evaluation time limit.

Related Topics


How to register

We will normally despatch your registration code within two working days of receipt of your registration, either by email if you have supplied your email address, or by post. Please allow a reasonable period for delivery.

Single User Licences

The cost of single user licence is US$15 or UK£10. Depending on the method of payment, there may also be a $5 transaction fee. At recent rates of exchange, UK£10 is approximately $17.

Choose a method of payment from the list below:

Using your credit card

•	Online via the Web Price: see registration web page for details.

•	By Phone Price: $15 + $5 handling.

•	By Fax  Price: £10.

By Cheque Price: £10.

Online via Compuserve (Compuserve Members Only) Price: $15

Site Licenses

For details of site licences contact us at Chimp.sales@serpentsoft.demon.co.uk

Related Topics


Registering Chimp! online via the Web

Various online registration schemes are provided, and new ones are added from time to time.  For details of the currently available methods and prices, visit our home page (http://www.demios.com/serpentsoft/ or http://www.serpentsoft.demon.co.uk/) and go to the registration page.


Registering Chimp! by Telephone

Price $15 + $5 transaction fee

To pay over the phone by Credit Card, quote RegNet id 423 when you call:

•	1 800 WWW2REG (1 800 999-2734) from within the USA.

•	+1 (805) 288-1827 from outside the USA.


Registering Chimp! online using Compuserve (Compuserve members only)

Price: $15

To have the registration fee added to your CompuServe bill use the CompuServe command GO SWREG and follow the menus. Chimp!’s SWREG id is 13303.


Registering Chimp! by Fax

Price £10

To pay by fax using Mastercard, VISA, VISA Delta, SWITCH or JCB put together the following information:

Your details:

•	Your name

•	Your company name (if appropriate)

•	Your postal address

•	Your email address (if you have one)

•	Your phone number (optional)

•	Your fax number (optional)

Your card details:

•	Your name as it appears on the card

•	Card type (Mastercard, VISA, VISA Delta, SWITCH or JCB)

•	Card number

•	Expiry date

•	Issue number (SWITCH cards only)

•	Billing address (if different from address already given)

Product details:

•	Which product you are ordering (i.e. Chimp!)

•	Number of copies

•	Where you learnt about Chimp! (optional)

Please fax the above information with a signature to:

•	01923 444854 from within the UK.

•	+44 1923 444854 from outside the UK.


Registering Chimp! by Cheque

Unfortunately we are only able to accept Sterling cheques drawn on a United Kingdom bank. To register by cheque, send a cheque for £10 per copy made payable to ‘Serpent Software’  (see Contacting Serpent Software. for the address to which the cheque should be sent).

Please include the following information:

Your details:

•	Your name

•	Your company name (if appropriate)

•	Your postal address

•	Your email address (if you have one)

•	Your phone number (optional)

•	Your fax number (optional)

Product details:

•	Which product you are ordering (i.e. Chimp!)

•	Number of copies

•	Where you learnt about Chimp! (optional)


Contacting Serpent Software

By Post:
Serpent Software,
3 Dinmore,
Bovingdon
Herts
HP3 0QQ
UK

Email:
Chimp.support@serpentsoft.demon.co.uk

Web:

http://www.demios.com/serpentsoft/

http://www.serpentsoft.demon.co.uk/

Serpent Software is a trading name and trademark of Pivotal Technologies Ltd.

Chimp! Is a trademark of Pivotal Technologies Ltd.


Enter the desired name for the topic


Enter the registration code EXACTLY as supplied by Serpent Software.