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******************************************************************************
Announcing
PC/2 - Programm Commander/2 Version 1.20 for
IBM OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager
Copyright (C) by Stangl Roman 03, 1993
Version 1.20 Draft
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Dear Users!
PC/2 is an addon or replacement (!) for the WPS (Work Place Shell) that adds a
feature, that OS/2 definitly is missing! After PC/2 is loaded you may press
mouse button 1 anywhere on the Desktop to display a user-configurable
Popup-Menu, where you can select an application to start. This simplyfies
starting any application very much - you don't have to click on folders/icons
anymore to launch it - no more messed up Desktop full of folders/icons. You
even don't need to install the memory consuming WPS!
For every application you start, a configuration file contains:
*) Program Data: Title, Path and Filename, working directory and
parameters. For DOS programs you can enter the required DOS
Settings in an entryfield.
*) Program Style: Default, Maximized, Minimized, Invisible, no autoclose
background execution
*) Program Size & Position: User selectable size and position
*) Program type: WPS default, OS/2 and DOS Window or FullScreen and
Presentation Manager
*) Program priority: Sorry, under the current version you can only select
the default priority, if I find out how to change the priority of
any process, you will also be able to select any priority.
Full help is implemented, so I would suggest to read the help panels to get a
impression of how you can customize PC/2.
Installation:
*) First unpack the archive with UNZIP.
*) Then use the REXX installation script to install PC/2:
Syntax: INSTALL <Destination>
PC/2's files will be copied into the drive, path and filename
pointed to with <Destination>. An object is then created on the
Desktop and PC/2 is then started displaying the help panels.
*) PC/2 should be started upon bootup. You can either click on the PC/2
icon and OS/2 will start PC/2 for you the next time you boot. This
holds not true if you have used the statement SET RESTARTOBJECTS=
STARTUPFOLDERSONLY in your CONFIG.SYS, then you must create an
PC/2 object/shadow in the startup folder.
*) PC/2 may be used instead of the WPS, you need to copy PC2HOOK.DLL into
a path pointed by LIBPATH in the CONFIG.SYS and to copy PC2.HLP
into a path pointed by HELP in the CONFIG.SYS. Then edit your
CONFIG.SYS to SET RUNWORKPLACE=[path]PC2.EXE. The next time you
boot, PC/2 has replaced your WPS. (Of course you can then start
the WPS from a OS/2 command prompt by typing START PMSHELL).
*) The syntax of PC/2 is:
PC2 [-Profile Filename.ext] or
PC2 [/Profile Filename.ext]
where Filename.ext may be any filename for FAT or HPFS filname
convention.
If you ommit the optional profile name, the default profile
PC2.CFG is selected.
Version 1.10 Hints:
*) PC/2 is currently under test, so there will be some misspells/
inconsitencies/bugs. PC/2 will NOT destroy any data under no
circumstances!
*) PC/2 was developed and tested on two different PS/2s under OS/2 GA
(the version of OS/2 2.0 from 31/03/92). Although I don't
think that there are changes with the Service Pack installed or
2.1 Beta, PC/2 uses some tricks, for which the Toolkit says
reserved...
*) PC/2 adds for DOS sessions the default DOS Settings IDLE_SECONDS=5
and IDLE_SESITIVITY=100 to increase their time-slices. This
improves the performance of many DOS games.
You may contact me via (E-)Mail, if you have problems/suggestions/questions at:
*) 8650533@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at
*) Roman Stangl @ IBM Austria National Support BBS Tel. Number:
((0043) 0222 21145 6600)
*) Roman Stangl
Strebersdorferstr. 46
2103 Langenzersdorf, Austria
If you find this utility useful and want to honor four weeks of work, you are
welcome to send me 50 to 150 Austrian Schilling (about 5 to 15 US Dollar) to
my home address.
History:
Version 1.00ß: *) First public release
Version 1.10: *) Installation improved
*) IDLE_SECONDS=10 and IDLE_SENSITIVITY=100 added for DOS
sessions
*) Source code now included
Version 1.20: *) All DOS Settings now configurable
*) Standard file dialog can be used to find the application
you want to install to PC/2
*) PC/2 may now be used with or without the WPS - it may even
replace the WPS.
*) I know the bug occuring occasionally when deleting entries
is not removed, but other things have a higher priority.
Please read the help panels and enjoy! Roman Stangl