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- Icon Master
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- Version 2.1
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- Copyright 1991
- AZ Computer Innovations
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- Table of Contents
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- I Introduction 3
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- II Installation 3
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- A. Getting started 3
- B. Contents of the distribution archive (IM21.EXE) 3
- C. Setting program options 4
- D. Icon Master initialization file (IM.INI) 5
- E. Icon editors 6
- F. License and registration Information 7
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- III Operation 8
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- A. Selecting icon directory 8
- B. Selecting icons 8
- C. Editing icons 8
- D. Renaming icons 8
- E. Deleting icons 8
- F. Mouse-less systems 9
- G. Attaching an icon to a program item 9
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- All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are
- trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
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- Icon Master Reference Manual (Version 2.1) Page 2
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- I Introduction
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- Icon Master is a Windows 3.0 utility program that allows for
- the viewing and management of multiple Windows 3.0 icon
- files. Icon Master will display as many icons as will fit
- into the display window. From the display window, the user
- may select any one of the icons that are shown and then
- perform any of the icon management functions that are
- described in this manual.
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- II Installation
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- A. Getting started
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- Icon Master is installed by simply copying the program
- files that are listed below to a directory of your
- choice. To start Icon Master, select File|Run from the
- Program Manager's main menu and type "IM" and ENTER.
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- B. Contents of the distribution archive (IM21.EXE)
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- READ.ME
- IM.EXE Icon Master program.
- IM.DOC This document.
- ORDER.FRM Order form.
- REGISTER.FRM Registration form.
- 1-ONE.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 2-TWO.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 3-THREE.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 4-FOUR.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 5-FIVE.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 6-SIX.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 7-SEVEN.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 8-EIGHT.ICO Demonstration icon.
- 9-NINE.ICO Demonstration icon.
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- Icon Master Reference Manual (Version 2.1) Page 3
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- C. Setting program options
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- The program options that are described below may be set
- or reset by selecting File|Options on Icon Master's main
- menu. A dialog box containing the following options will
- be displayed.
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- o Save changes on exit.
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- This option determines whether changes to program
- options are to be saved at program termination.
- Default: YES
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- o Prompt for icon delete.
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- This option determines whether the user is prompted
- whenever an icon is deleted.
- Default: NO
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- o Icon editor.
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- Name of your icon editor. If your editor is not
- located in a directory that is included on the PATH
- statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, then the
- complete path to your icon editor must be specified
- here. Refer to Icon Managers section below for a
- list of several icon managers that are currently
- available.
- Default: SDKPAINT
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- Icon Master Reference Manual (Version 2.1) Page 4
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- D. Icon Master initialization file (IM.INI)
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- The operation of Icon Master is controlled by an
- initialization file that is read during program startup.
- This file, (IM.INI), must be located in the same
- directory as the IM.EXE executable file. If the IM.INI
- file is not present when Icon Master is started, it will
- be created with a default set of options. The options
- contained in this file are maintained automatically by
- the Icon Master program and no action by the user is
- required. If it is desired, the user may set any of the
- program options directly by using any text editor to
- edit the IM.INI file. The options in this file are in
- the same format as those used by the Windows 3.0
- initialization file (WIN.INI).
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- The available options are:
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- o Icon_Directory
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- Complete path for directory containing the icons to
- be viewed.
- Default: Directory where IM.EXE is located.
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- o File_Filter
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- File filter used by Icon Master when making a list
- of icon files to be viewed.
- Default: *.ICO
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- o Icon_Editor
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- Name of your icon editor. If your editor is not
- located in a directory that is included on the PATH
- statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, then the
- complete path to your icon editor must be specified
- here. Refer to Icon Managers section below for a
- list of several icon managers that are currently
- available.
- Default: SDKPAINT
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- o Save_Changes
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- This option determines whether changes to program
- options are to be saved at program termination.
- Default: YES
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- o Prompt_For_Delete
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- This option determines whether the user is prompted
- whenever an icon is deleted.
- Default: NO
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- E. Icon editors
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- In order to use Icon Master's Edit function, you must
- specify the name of your icon editor program in Icon
- Master's options setup dialog box. Here is a list of
- several icon editors that are currently available.
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- o SDKPaint Supplied with the Microsoft Software
- Development Kit.
- o IconDraw IconDraw is a shareware product that is
- available on many public bulletin
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- o IKE Available at no charge from PC MagNet.
- (A service of PC Magazine).
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- F. License and registration information
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- Icon Master is a shareware product. You are free to make
- copies of the distribution archive (IM21.EXE) and pass
- it along to friends for their evaluation. If you make
- use of this software package, you are expected to pay a
- registration fee of $15.00 to:
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- AZ Computer Innovations
- P.O. Box 10514
- Glendale, Arizona 85318
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- Upon receipt of your registration fee, you will be given
- a registration number which can be entered into Icon
- Master via the registration process. When the
- registration process has been completed, Icon Master
- will no longer display the "Shareware Agreement" at
- program startup. For your convenience and for future
- reference, your registration number will be displayed in
- Icon Master's About dialog box.
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- The registration process may be initiated by clicking
- the Register button on the "ShareWare Agreement" dialog
- box that is displayed at program startup or by selecting
- File|Register on Icon Master's main menu.
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- Becoming a registered user entitles you to use this
- software on a single user computer and to make as many
- copies of this software as you wish for backup purposes.
- Registered users are also entitled to technical support
- and future versions of Icon Master at a discounted
- price. Site licenses are also available.
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- Shareware distributors may not charge a fee for the Icon
- Master program but may charge a small distribution fee.
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- III Operation
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- A. Selecting icon directory
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- Specify the directory where your icons are located by
- selecting the File|Directory from Icon Master's main
- menu. A dialog box containing an edit box with the
- current icon directory path and a list box will be
- displayed. The desired directory may be entered directly
- into the edit box or selected by using the list box.
- Click on the OK box when you have specified the correct
- directory.
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- B. Selecting icons
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- Icons may be individually selected/deselected for
- manipulation by positioning the cursor over the desired
- icon and clicking the left mouse button. When an icon
- has been selected, a "select box" will be drawn around
- the desired icon and all of the menu items that are
- described below will be enabled.
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- C. Editing icons
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- Select an icon using the procedure described above and
- click over the Edit menu item. Icon Master will call
- the icon editor that you specified in the program
- options dialog box. The name of the icon file you
- selected will be passed to your icon editor as a command
- line argument.
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- Not all icon editors have command line support for the
- name of the icon file to be edited. Refer to the
- documentation of your icon editor for details.
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- D. Renaming icons
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- Select an icon using the procedure described above and
- click over the Rename menu item. A dialog box showing
- both the old and new name will be displayed. Enter the
- new name and click over the OK button.
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- E. Deleting icons
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- Select an icon using the procedure described above and
- click over the Delete menu item. The selected icon file
- will then be deleted. If the "Prompt_For_Delete" option
- is on, you will be prompted for an OK before deleting
- the icon file.
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- F. Mouse-less systems
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- Icon Master has full keyboard support for all of the
- functions that are normally performed by using a mouse.
- Here is a list of keys that are supported and the
- functions that are performed:
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- Up Arrow Move mouse pointer up one icon.
- Down Arrow Move mouse pointer down one icon.
- Left Arrow Move mouse pointer to the left one icon.
- Right Arrow Move mouse pointer to the right one icon.
- Page Down Display next page of icons.
- Page Up Display previous page of icons.
- Home Display first page of icons.
- End Display last page of icons.
- Enter Select/deselect icon under mouse pointer.
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- G. Attaching an icon to a program item
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- Perform the following procedure to attach an icon to a
- program item under Windows 3.0.
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- 1. Select File|New on the Program Managers main menu.
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- 2. In the New Program Object dialog box that appears,
- select the radio button for new program item and
- click on the OK button.
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- 3. In the Program Item Properties dialog box that
- appears, type in a brief description of the new
- program and the complete path and file name to the
- program.
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- 4. Click on the Change Icon... button.
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- 5. In the Select Icon dialog box that appears, type in
- the complete path and file name of the icon file
- that you want to attach.
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- 6. Click on the View Next button to show the icon that
- you have chosen. Click on the OK button if it is
- the icon that you want.
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- 7. Click on the OK button back in the Program Item
- Properties dialog box and the icon that you have
- chosen will be displayed in the active program
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