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- ButtonStar Deluxe - Evaluation
- By Mark DiBiasio
- (c) Copyright - 1992-1994
-
- March 13,1994
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- You can register this program via CompuServe
- (GO SWREG SW ID:1362) We will Email you a Keycode
- to unlock all the program features.
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- PROGRAM INFORMATION
-
- ButtonStar Deluxe is a full featured program launcher for Windows 3.1. It
- replaces the chaos and limitations of Program Manager with simplicity and
- the power of common sense.
-
- ButtonStar Deluxe is first and foremost a Windows Shell program. Designed
- from the outset to be easy to use, simple to configure and logical in it's
- approach to the way you work. ButtonStar's interface comprises of a two page
- matrix of 36 buttons each. Buttons can be configured to launch a DOS or
- Windows program, or control one of nine Toolbars containing nine buttons
- each. The ToolBar's function the same as the main Button Bar, where each
- button can be configured for program launch. The ToolBar allows you to keep
- like programs or projects together. In total this provides the user with
- 153 programmable buttons.
-
- Following is a list of ButtonStar Deluxe's features.
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- BUTTONSTAR DELUXE FEATURES
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- 1. 153 configurable buttons including nine group toolbars of nine buttons each.
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- 2. Drag & Drop Button Configuration from File Manager and PM Group Bar
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- 3. 23 Short Cut keys to launch programs by Keystoke for Laptop users or Voice Blaster.
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- 4. Program Manager Groups Tab Bar - All the PM Groups can be accessed.
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- 5. One mouse button click program launching and Fast Windows EXIT.
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- 6. User configurable Button Bar Matrix: 2 Rows-18 Columns to 18 Rows-2
- Columns.
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- 7. Constant display of Date, Time, Day, System Memory, and System Resources.
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- 8. Keyboard or mouse control.
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- 9. Pop-up reminder alarms, with timed program execution and snooze alarm.
- Unlimited number of alarms can be set for any time, date or week day.
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- 10. Hot-Key Windows Screen Saver or ButtonStar to top. Bring ButtonStar to front
- from either an iconor background with one key stroke.
-
- 11. Pop-Up Task Manager - R/H mouse button pops up a menu with all running
- windows, plus programs you designated for quick launch and Program Manager Groups.
- Another way launch programs without fighting or minimizing multiple windows.
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- 12. Confiurable Launch options - Launch programs in a minimized state, Launch with a
- pop-up command line box, or Launch with a pop-up File Directory box where
- you select the file to load with your program.
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- 13. Auto-Launch and System Idle program launch. Besides the previously
- mentioned launch options, each button can be configured to load or run at
- the beginning of your windows session or they can be launched when your
- system is idle. Similar to the screen saver concept, programs designated
- for idle launch, won't launch until your system has been idle for period
- of time.
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- ButtonStar Deluxe
- REQUIREMENTS:
- Windows 3.1
- 286 CPU or above
- 2 MB Ram (4MB recommended)
- 1 MB of Hard Disk Space.
- Supports VGA, Super VGA and 1024x768+ resolution.
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- NOTE: The features of this version of ButtonStar for Windows program is fully
- functional, and differs from the registered version in that only 16 buttons
- and one group bar are User configurable. Run Register.exe to start registration process.
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- USERS see "install.txt" for ButtonStar installation intructions.
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- BBS operators and ShareWare Disk Distributors see "Distrib.txt" for
- ShareWare Distribution information.
-