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- Alarm
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- Stefan K. S. Tucker
- Perpetual Motion Software
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-
- This is an application that runs under Microsoft Windows to give the user
- the ability to set multiple alarms.
-
- The registration fee for this application is $15. In return, I will send
- you a version of the application that contains more features. You will find
- further information on using and registering the application in the Microsoft
- Windows help file that is included in this release. Please give me any
- feedback that you feel would be helpful.
-
- Please mail any correspondence (fees, suggestions, comments, etc.) to:
-
- Stefan Tucker
- Perpetual Motion Software
- 310 West Noyes Street
- Arlington Hts., IL 60005-3638
-
- The following files are included in this package:
- Read.Me - This file
- PMSProds.txt - Other products available from Perpetual Motion Software
- Alarm.exe - The application
- Alarm.hlp - The Microsoft Windows help file for the application
- PMSUtil.dll - Support functions for the application
- PMSCCtrl.dll - Support functions for the application's controls
-
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- IBM PC or compatible (286, 386, or better)
- Microsoft Windows 3.1, or later
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
-
- The author and distributors of this software are in no way legally
- liable for any negative effect resulting from its use. In the extremely
- unlikely event that something bad does happen and we are held responsible,
- our liability is limited to the licensing fees paid by the user to the author.
-
-
- Installation Instructions
- -------------------------
-
- 1. Copy alarm.exe, pmsutil.dll, pmscctrl.dll, and alarm.hlp to any one
- directory. (For example, "c:\alarm".) The .dll files must be on the
- path when you start Microsoft Windows or in the same directory as the .exe.
- (If you have more than one product from Perpetual Motion Software, please
- note that the DLLs must be in the same directory in order to ensure that
- all of the products use the same DLL(s).)
-
- 2. Execute alarm.exe from Microsoft Windows. (If you did not place the files
- in Step 1 in your Windows directory, you will have to specify the full
- path, unless the directory is on your path when you start Microsoft
- Windows.)
-
-
- Release Notes
- -------------
-
- All bugs in a version occur in subsequent versions unless a fix is specified.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.20
- =============================================================================
-
- Fixes
- -----
- The full string entered for an alarm's name is now displayed in the listbox.
- Previously, the last character was truncated. In these cases, the am/pm
- indicator was usually truncated as well. Both problems have been corrected.
- Alarm no longer GPFs when changing printers in Excel from the Printer-Setup
- dialog.
-
- Changes
- -------
- You can now sort the list of alarms by the alarm's name or by the date
- that the alarm is set to go off next.
- Alarms now support being set for a specific week of a month: First Week,
- Second Week, Third Week, and Fourth Week.
- The event dialog box no longer gets the focus when it is displayed. This
- enables you to continue working in your application without being interrupted.
- In addition, it is set to always be the top window, so you won't lose it.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.12
- =============================================================================
-
- Fixes
- -----
- To work around a bug in Windows, when the application is minimized, Alarm
- does not display the date/time in the title. (When the title was updated
- every minute, Windows interprets this as a user action, causing the screen
- saver timer to reset to zero.)
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.11
- =============================================================================
-
- Changes
- -------
- Name of "File" menu changed to "Alarm" for greater interface consistency.
-
- Fixes
- -----
- The help file has been corrected to match the (new) "Alarm" menu's choices.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.10
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- There is a new dialog box that appears when an alarm goes off. This dialog
- box can be used to change the next snooze interval. It also features an edit
- control into which go any characters that the user was typing when the alarm
- goes off (for example, in a word processor).
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.07
- =============================================================================
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- If the user no longer wants to have an alarm play a sound file, they must
- manually delete the sound file name from the "SoundFile=" line in the section
- for that alarm in the alarm.ini file.
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- The Alarm's timer now zeros itself on the seconds, so alarms now go off when
- the # of seconds (according to the system clock) are zero.
-
- Fixes
- -----
- The main window's title is now updated when the user changes the
- International settings in the Control Panel.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.06
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- The user can now associate a sound file with each alarm. When an alarm goes
- off, it will play the assocated sound file.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.05
- =============================================================================
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- When the application is minimized, screen savers do not get activated.
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- The listbox now formats the date and time according to the Control Panel's
- International settings ([Intl] in the win.ini file).
- The title now displays the date and time according to the Control Panel's
- International settings ([Intl] in the win.ini file).
- When an alarm's message is displayed, the current date and time is displayed
- in the message.
-
- Fixes
- -----
- There is no longer a problem with the hour changing when an alarm is created
- that crosses into or out of the daylight-savings time period.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.04
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- "How to Register" has been added to the Help menu.
-
- Fixes
- -----
- The main window's help menu is now functional.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.03
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- Alarm now remembers the position of the main window from the last time the
- application ran.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.02
- =============================================================================
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- There is a small problem related to crossing Daylight Savings Time boundaries.
- If you are currently in DST (e.g., 9-1-92) and create an alarm (10:00am)
- which is to go off when not in DST (e.g., 12-1-92), it will be set to 9:00am.
- However, if you modify the alarm and set the time back to 10:00am, it will be
- correct afterwards.
- Use [International] settings in win.ini to interpret time field and to
- display the dates and times in the main listbox.
- Display the current date and time in the main window title.
-
- Fixes
- -----
- The application now uses the .ini and .hlp files with the same name.
- A repeat frequency of 0 causes an infinite loop, so it is now considered to
- be an invalid value.
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- When an alarm's message is a fully-qualified path to a file, the application
- changes to that directory and then executes the named file.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.01
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- The calendar control now uses keys 1-7 to toggle the state of the weekdays.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 2.00
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- Instead of displaying message text when an alarm goes off, the user can set
- an alarm to execute a command line when an alarm goes off.
-
- .ini file change: Change "Days=" to "Weekdays=", change "Time=hh:mm" to
- "Time=hhmm". The "Month=" entry is now 0-based, instead of 1-based.
-
- When the user closes the alarm application or exits Microsoft Windows, any
- alarms that are snoozing ask the user whether or not they want to close Alarm.
-
- When an alarm goes off, it the same alarm already has a message on display,
- it does not display another message.
-
- A help button is now on the alarm dialog box.
-
- If no weekdays are selected when the user OKs changes to an alarm, an error
- message is displayed.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- The window always starts in the (0, 0) position.
- When a second instance is run, the first instance of the application is not
- restored; just a beep is sounded.
- There is no longer any support for registration (disable features, About text).
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 1.21
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 version control information added to resource file.
- Automated installation tool added (available with registered product).
-
- Fixes
- -----
- The radio buttons no longer act as one group (a bug introduced in v1.20).
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 1.20
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- Added calendar control. Simplified user interface.
- .ini file change: Delete "On=", remove negative from "Date=", "Month=",
- and "Year=".
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 1.12
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- Snooze interval can be set to 0 minutes which indicates that the application
- will not ask the user if they want to "hit snooze" when the alarm goes off.
- Running a second instance will activate the previous instance instead of
- displaying an error message.
-
- Fixes
- -----
- When exiting the application, if an alarm is snoozing, the user is asked if
- they really want to close the application.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 1.11
- =============================================================================
-
- Fixes
- -----
- Now, when an alarm goes off, it finds next match for the alarm in the future.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- When exiting, it does not notify the user of snoozing alarms.
- User is permitted to give alarms duplicate names.
-
- =============================================================================
- Version 1.10
- =============================================================================
-
- Enhancements
- ------------
- Began using pmscctrl.dll.
- Use MessageBeep() function with appropriate parameters for MultiMedia support.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- The OK button is occasionally incorrectly enabled when the user is specifying
- the "Every n Xs" controls.
-
-