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- Thank you for trying KickOff!
-
- What is KickOff?
- ----------------
- KickOff is a program and file launcher which uses a hierarchy of popup
- menus to organize your applications. The menus display an icon as well
- as a description for each item, and they take up no space on your
- desktop until you ask for them. Once you have selected an item, the
- menus disappear until you need them again.
-
- What is KickEdit?
- -----------------
- KickEdit is the KickOff menu editor. It is a highly intuitive, what you
- see is what you get, editor with a full drag and drop interface. Along
- with the ability to manually create groups and items, it can also create
- menu groups from program manager and accept files dropped from File
- Manager. You will use it whenever you want to change your menu layout.
-
- Shareware Notice
- ----------------
- KickOff and KickEdit are Shareware, and therefore are not free. You may
- evaluate them for a reasonable time, but if you decide to continue using
- the software, you must register. Be sure to read the License and Warranty
- topic in the KickOff help file before using this software.
-
- Files Included on the Disk
- --------------------------
- KICKDLL.DLL KickOff routines common to KickOff and KickEdit.
- KICKEDIT.EXE The KickOff menu Editor
- KICKOFF.EXE The menu launcher itself
- KICKEDIT.HLP The help file for KickOff and KickEdit.
- README.TXT This file.
-
- Installing Kickoff
- 1. If you are installing KickOff for the first time, create a new
- directory for the files. A suggested name might be 'C:\KICKOFF',
- but you are free to choose what ever you want. If you have an
- older version of kickoff installed, you will just use the same
- directory that the older version is installed in.
- 2. Copy all of the files (listed above) into the KickOff directory.
- 3. Add KICKOFF.EXE, and KICKEDIT.EXE to a group in Program Manager.
- If you are not sure how to do this, consult the Program Manager
- Help on adding new items.
- 4. If you want KickOff to be available everytime you start Windows,
- add KICKOFF.EXE to the Program Manager Startup group.
-
- Creating your first menus
- -------------------------
- If you are installing KickOff for the first time, you will need to define
- your menus before you can use them. Fortunately, KickEdit will help you
- if you wish, by offering to create an initial set of menus from your
- Program Manager groups. These menus won't be pretty, but you can customize
- and rearrange them to make them suit your tastes. To create your first
- menus, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Start the KickOff menu editor (KICKEDIT.EXE).
- 2. Upon noticing that there are no menus currently defined, your will
- be prompted whether you want to create your initial menus from the
- Program Manager groups. Your response to this is up to you.
-
- If you choose Yes,
- Every single Program Manager group will be added to the main
- menu automatically.
-
- If you choose No,
- You will be presented with a menu with a single item in it.
- You can then add Program Manager groups individually using
- the Edit | Program Manager menu option.
-
- 3. Move, rearrange groups, change properties, customize to your
- hearts content.
- 4. When you have the menus looking the way you want them, choose the
- Save option in the File menu to save your changes. If KickOff is
- already running, you will be asked if you want the changes to update
- the running menus (In this case choose Yes).
- 5. If it is not already running, start KickOff (KICKOFF.EXE) and begin
- using your menus.
-
- Please consult the KickOff Help file for more detailed instructions on the
- above procedures.
-
- Registration information:
- -------------------------
-
- The price to register KickOff is $25.00. Full details on registration can be
- found in the KickOff help file, but briefly, KickOff can be registered in any
- of the following ways:
-
- CompuServe: KickOff may be registered in the SWREG forum. The ID number is 2058.
-
- By Mail: KickOff may be registered by sending a check or money order for $25 to:
-
- Steven B. Sutherland
- P.O. Box 20654
- Tampa, FL 33622-0654
-
- You will recieve the latest copy of KickOff and a registration number as
- soon as it is received.
-
- The author can be contacted electronically at the following addresses.
-
- Compuserve: 73774,1634
- America Online: SutherlS
- Internet: sutherls@aol.com
-
- Change History
- ---------------
- 10/20/93 - Initial Release
- 12/28/93 - Removed need for CTL3D.DLL. Support for 3D controls
- now linked into KICKDLL.DLL.
- 02/01/94 - Added support for keyboard navigation of menus, once the
- menus are popped up.
-