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- HOTPOP copyright 1990 TMA Development
-
-
- HOTPOP provides a complete and easy to configure pop down
- menu. HotPop can start normal applications or associated
- files eg. (Readme.txt. or Bill.crd). The menu can be
- accessed through a hot key combination or a mouse button
- right or middle. The hot key combination and the mouse
- button used to open the menu are completely configuarable.
- The menu also features a built in task list and a Run
- option so applications or associated files not on the menu
- can be opened immediately. The menu items can be easily
- added or removed through the HOTPOP setup dialog box. The
- setup features a built in find file. Also theres a feature
- to only show associated files so that only executable
- applications or their associated files are shown.
-
- HotPop does not clutter up your desk top with an icon. When
- it's first loaded the icon will appear briefly meaning
- HOTPOP is loading and then disapear. Clicking on HOTPOP
- again will open up the HOTPOP menu setup.
-
- This is a demo version of HOTPOP only 10 items are allowed
- on the menu at once normaly 25 items is the limit. Also when
- HOTPOP is loaded the about dialog will show on demo
- versions. HOTPOP is not to be sold. This demo can be used
- for 15 days. So try it out and see if it helps you out.
-
- To obtain the latest version of HOTPOP and become a
- registered user:
-
- Send $50.00 dollars to:
-
- TMA Development
- 520 Washington St #148
- Marina Del Rey, Ca 90292
- (213) 827-8932
-
-
- Compuserve 70571,454
- Business BBS TMA
- PCMACNET TMA
-
-
- HOTPOP SETUP:
-
- The Zip file downloaded contains 3 files
-
- 1) HOTPOP.exe
- 2) HOTPOPL.dll
- 3) HOTPOP.txt
-
- HOTPOP.exe and HOTPOPL.dll need to be placed in your windows
- directory. (Make sure their together).
-
- To start HOTPOP:
-
- Create an icon for HOTPOP through the Program Manager or
- open file manager and move into your windows directory and
- select HOTPOP.exe.
-
- Once HOTPOP is selected, the HOTPOP icon will appear very
- briefly in the bottom left corner of the screen. This means
- HOTPOP is loading when the icon disappears HOTPOP is loaded.
- On demo versions the about dialog box will appear at this time.
- To setup the menu double click on the icon again or the
- filename and the HOTPOP setup dialog box will open.
-
-
- When HOTPOP is first loaded it looks in the win.ini file for
- it's settings. If these settings are not found it will
- create it's own defaults that will be in effect until you
- have added your own menu items and hot key combo through the
- HOTPOP setup dialog.
-
-
- The hot key default to open the menu is CTRL-ALT-A and the
- Right Mouse button.
-
-
- NOTE: The menu cannot be activated when the setup dialog box
- is open
-
- MENU SETUP:
-
- AFTER HOTPOP HAS BEEN LOADED. TO SETUP THE MENU ITEMS CLICK
- ON
- THE HOTPOP ICON AGAIN or the HOTPOP FILENAME AGAIN. This
- will open the setup dialog box after HOTPOP has been
- initialy loaded.
-
-
- TO ADD A MENU ITEM:
-
- 1) Double click on the file to be added in the file list
- box.
- 2) You will then be prompted for the title to appear on
- the menu enter the name and press ok.
-
- NOTE: When Show only Associated files is selected only
- files that have win.ini associations or executables will
- show up (this is the default) in the file list box. These
- include all the normal extensions (exe,com,bat,pif) and the
- extensions that have associations in the win.ini file. eg.
- if you had a cardfile named TMA.CRD it will show up because
- the extension .crd is associated with the Cardfile.exe
- utility. So the file TMA.CRD can appear on the menu to give
- you instant access to it.
-
- TO REMOVE A MENU ITEM:
-
- 1) Select the item to be removed from the menu items list
- box.
- 2) Click on the Remove button.
-
-
- TO FIND A FILE TO BE ADDED TO THE MENU:
-
- 1) Click on the FIND file button
- 2) Enter a wild card description of the name to ADD eg.
- *.txt
- 3) When the file shows up in the list box double click on
- the line containing the file name.
- 4) You will be prompted for the name to appear on the
- menu.
- 5) Enter the name and press ok.
-
- NOTE: FIND FILE finds all files not just executables and
- their associations
-
-
- HOT KEY SETUP
-
- 1) Tab or click to the hot key edit box.
- 2) Press the desired key combo
- 3) An echo of the keys will show up.
- 4) Click ok or tab out of the edit box.
-
-
- MOUSE BUTTON SETUP
-
-
- 1) Click on the checkbox that has the button name.
-
- NOTE: If you don't want to use a mouse button or you want
- to turn the mouse off just uncheck the box. The hot key
- combo will still open the menu.
-
-
- UNLOADING HOTPOP
-
- Select the unload button from the HOTPOP setup dialog
- box.
-
-
- TO OPEN A FILE NOT ON the MENU
-
- 1) Open the HOTPOP menu and select Run...(last menu
- item)
- 2) You will be prompted for the name of the
- application to execute.
-
- TASK LIST
-
- The task list will show all other applications besides the
- current one. To switch tasks just select the menu item. The
- task list is the first item on the menu.
-
- Screen Flashes during menu Setup
-
- If the screen blinks when a menu item is being added then
- the maximum number of menu items for the demo version has
- been reached or the item is already on the menu.
- Menu Location
-
- Menu Location
-
- If HOTPOP is activated through a hotkey it will show up in
- the upper left hand corner of the active window. If it's
- activated through a mouse button it will open at the current
- mouse pointer location.
-
-
- The best way to use HOTPOP is to put it in the load
- statement of your Win.Ini file. And to add the HOTPOP.exe
- file to the HotPop menu this will give you instant access to
- the setup menu.
-
-
- Any comments suggestions complaints can be directed to
- Timothy Adams at the address or BBS id's above. All feedback
- is welcome.
-
- Timothy Adams
-