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- Task Pro Version 2.00 - Important Notes
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- VISA/MasterCard registration now available!
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- You can now register Task Pro with your Visa or MasterCard
- via telephone, FAX, or e-mail. Of course, you can still
- register online on CompuServe, and by check or money order.
- For complete information, see the registration section of the
- Task Help file.
-
- Hidden Windows
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- When using the "Hide" context button when in Window View, it is
- important to remember that unless you have configured Task Pro
- to display hidden windows, when you hide a window it will no longer
- be displayed in the Window View. To display the window, and be able
- to "Show" it again you will need to enable the "Show hidden windows
- in Window View" option in the Settings dialog.
-
- New Context buttons in Function Bar
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- The new context buttons in the Function Bar give you greater
- control of your system. For example, you can now show, hide,
- minimize, restore, or obtain information on a selected window.
-
- What's New?
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- The version 2.0 update to Task Pro is a huge upgrade to the
- product. For those of you that are familiar with previous
- versions of Task Pro be sure to check out the What's New
- section of the Task Pro Help file. It provides an overview
- of some of the major feature additions and enhancements.
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- Configuration Wizard
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- The Configuration Wizard makes configuring Task Pro in any
- environment a snap. To use the Configuration Wizard after
- installation, just press the Configure button.
-
- New Listbox features
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- The column listbox control that has been used throughout
- Task Pro has some great features. You can size the columns
- by dragging the column marker. You can sort the list by a
- column by clicking on the column header. You can also toggle
- ascending or descending sort by double-clicking on the column
- header. All of these size and sort settings will be saved
- from session to session.
-
- Configuring Buttons
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- To configure the Quick Launch Buttons(the buttons along
- the bottom of Task Pro), use the right mouse button.
- The left mouse button launches the configured application.
-
- Quick Launch Key Search
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- The Quick Launch Key Search searches your object list
- as you type and attempts to match your typing to one of
- your Quick Launch Keys. As soon as a unique key has been
- built the application or document is launched. You may also
- press <Enter> to launch as soon as the item you are looking
- for becomes visible in the region above the edit field.
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- Task Pro Configuration
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- The Configuration Wizard will configure everything for you.
- However, the following information is provided in case you are
- curious about the different configuration options.
-
- Running Task Pro as the Task Manager
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- Task Pro can easily replace the Task Manager, allowing you
- to bring it up by pressing <Ctrl-Esc>. The following
- steps are required to install Task Pro as the Task Manager.
- (Again, these steps are all done for you by the Configuration
- Wizard.)
-
- 1. Modify the SYSTEM.INI. The line "taskman.exe=
- <PATH>TASKPRO.EXE" will be need to be added or modified where
- <PATH> is the full path into which you installed Task Pro.
-
- 2. In the Task Pro Settings dialog box, the Deactivation Action
- will have to be set to either "Hide" on "Minimize". When Task
- Pro is installed as the Task Manager, it will need to hide or
- minimize itself when another application gets focus. The standard
- Windows Task Manager exits and restarts each time you invoke it.
- However, Task Pro uses intelligient activation/deactivation to
- improve performance Task Pro simply hides and shows itself.
-
- 3. To speed initial loading, Task Pro should be added to the
- StartUp group. The command line for Task Pro should include the
- argument "/s". This tells Task Pro not to show itself, but
- instead, simply load and wait to be invoked.
-
- Running Task Pro as a stand-alone utility
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- Task Pro can also be used as a standard utility application.
- Only one step is required to configure Task Pro for stand-alone
- operation.(Again, this is done for you by the Configuration
- Wizard.)
-
- 1. In the Task Pro Settings dialog box, the Deactivation Action
- should be set to "None". Task Pro will behave as a normal
- application and will not hide or minimize itself based on
- activation/deactivation.
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