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- CvS/2 - VIRTUAL SCREEN FOR OS/2 2.X
- -----------------------------------
- Version: 0.11
- Date: April 19, 1993
- Author: Carrick von Schoultz, cschoult@aton.abo.fi
-
-
- Introduction
- ------------
- This is the documentation for the CvS/2 - Virtual Screen. I recommend
- that you read it!
-
- CvS/2 is a Virtual Desktop utility for the OS/2 2.x Workplace Shell.
- When you start the program you will see a 9 button grid. Each button
- represents a screen (of your current videoadapter resolution). The
- current screen is marked with an "X".
-
- When you press on of the buttons (move the cursor over it and click
- mouse button 1) you move to that virtual location. (In this version
- you can not see your open windows in the CvS/2 application, ...but
- just wait for the future versions). Your Workplace Shell Desktop
- (icons) will always be visible, and also windowed but hidden non-PM
- allications are not located relational to CvS/2, but to your Workplace
- Shell Desktop position. This way you can easily get hold of those hidden
- objects (where ever you are).
-
- Features
- --------
-
- Choose "Toggle Frame Controls" from the "Settings" menu to hide title
- and menu bars. You can also use Alt-F, or double click mouse button 2.
- The latter two methods will also get the title and menu bars visible
- again.
-
- Move the CvS/2 window by pressing mouse button 2 (inside the 9-button
- grid) and dragging the window.
-
- By hiding the title and menu bars and resizing the window, you can
- position CvS/2 for example in the lower corner of the screen, and so
- out of the way.
-
- CvS/2 will "remember" it's last position and virtual screen. If you
- put a CvS/2 Program Object in your startup folder, it will start where
- you last left it. You may also Shutdown your system without closing
- CvS/2 (because Shutdown closes it for you). Remember to put the
- line SET RESTARTOBJECTS = NO, in your CONFIG.SYS file before SET
- AUTOSTART = PROGRAMS, TASKLIST, FOLDERS, CONNECTIONS.
-
- Troubleshooting
- ---------------
- Recovering "lost" windows: you may choose the "lost" program from
- Window List and cascade the program back to the visible area (press
- mouse button 2, choose "CASCADE").
-
- Starting the program
- --------------------
- To start CvS/2, double click on the program object.
-
- Program requirements
- --------------------
- To use CvS/2, you must be running OS/2 2.0 (or later), and of
- course Workplace Shell as your shell.
-
- * * *
-
- Registering
- -----------
- CvS/2 - Virtual Desktop is in its current version a freeware program.
- As this is yet only a beta version, I do not require you to register
- it even if you should choose to keep and use it. However, it would be
- nice to get a postcard from your part of the world!
-
- Since this version of CvS/2 - Virtual Desktop is freeware, you are
- permitted (and encouraged) to pass on the file CVS01.ZIP. You may NOT
- modify this file (or its individual components) before passing it on.
-
- Development System
- ------------------
- IBM PS/2 model 90 486/20MHz (Overdrive)
- 16 Mb RAM
- 370 Mb hardfile
- XGA + 14" multisync
- IBM OS/2 2.1 (Dec. beta)
-
- Development Tools
- -----------------
- GCC/2 ver 2.2.2
- IBM OS/2 Developer's Toolkit 2.1 (Dec. beta)
- EPM and E editors
- - and of course:
- CvS/2 - Virtual Screen (earlier versions)
-
- Tested Environments
- -------------------
- OS/2 ver. 2.1 (Dec. beta), in XGA (1024*768) and VGA (640*480)
- resolutions.
-
- Why I wrote CvS/2
- --------------------
- Since nobody had yet released a Virtual Desktop utility, and I find my
- screen a little tiny. I also had to write a program as an assigment
- for my C-language course at school, and had the opportunity to choose
- what to do. I also wanted to learn about writing OS/2 Workplace Shell
- compliant programs, and this was the hard way. Belive it or not, but
- THIS IS MY FIRST C-PROGRAM EVER.
-
- Who am I
- --------
- Name: Mr. Carrick von Schoultz
- Age: 25
- Occupation: Student(Computer Science at Abo Akademi University, Finland)
-
- How to contact me
- -----------------
- I would love to hear from you. If you have any comments, suggestions,
- or wishes for new CvS/2 features, please write to me.
-
- I can be reached on the Internet at cschoult@finabo.abo.fi or
- cschoult@aton.abo.fi. And remeber to send me a postcard:
-
- Carrick von Schoultz
- Mittarinkatu 4 bB 32
- SF-20100 Turku
- FINLAND
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