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PinUp Notes Version 1.3
for Microsoft Windows
Copyright (C) 1992 Jonathan Reed
All Rights Reserved
1 Introduction
Have you ever found yourself scrambling for a pencil and paper
even though you are sitting right in front of a PC loaded with
word processing, graphics, and other software? Ironic, isn't it?
It's still often easier (or quicker) to jot something down by
hand than to use your computer. Well, not any more. PinUp Notes
is a Windows program that provides instant access to the creation,
editing, and printing of brief notes containing not only text but
graphics (or bitmaps) as well.
PinUp Notes is a shareware program so you are welcome to try it
out free of charge. However, if you like it and decide to
keep it on your system, you are obligated to register your copy
by paying $5.95 U.S. to the author at the address given below.
Registration entitles you to legally use this and all future
releases of PinUp notes, notification of future releases, and
technical support.
2 Usage
To use PinUp Notes, run the accompanying executable file
PINUP13.EXE from the Program Manager, File Manager, WIN.INI,
SetUp group, or other Windows launch mechanism. Upon doing so,
a PinUp Notes icon will appear at the bottom of your screen.
Double click the left mouse button on the icon to create a
text note. Double click the right mouse button to create a
bitmap note. Both types of notes may also be created from
the icon's system menu.
Text notes are used to enter and store text from the keyboard.
Simply select the note and type in. Bitmap notes are used to
copy and store regions of the screen. To do this, select Edit
from the bitmap note's system menu, then choose the Grab submenu
item. Use the mouse to outline the rectangular region to be
copied. The image will be stretched to fit into the dimensions
of the note window.
With PinUp Notes version 1.3, bitmap notes may now be annotated.
Simply click the left mouse button on a bitmap note (and hold
the button down) to draw on the note. The color and thickness
of the annotation may be changed by selecting the Options item
on the PinUp Notes system menu.
Both types of notes may automatically be given a date/time stamp
when created. Select Options from the PinUp Notes system menu
to turn this feature on/off. Both types of notes may be minimized
to pushpin icons. Green pushpins represent text notes and red
pushpins represent bitmap notes. Both notes' captions may also be
changed to reflect their contents. To do this, select Edit from
the note's system menu, then choose the Caption submenu item.
A dialog box will appear in which you may type the new caption.
The remaining items on the Edit submenu provide note editing
capabilities. Cut and Copy move data from the note to the Windows
clipboard. Paste copies data from the clipboard to the note. For
text notes only the currently selected text is affected, while for
bitmap notes the entire bitmap is copied or pasted.
To print a note, select Print from the note's system menu then
choose the Print submenu item. The note will automatically be
printed on the default Windows printer. Choose the Setup submenu
item to view or modify the configuration of the printer. Text
notes are printed in text mode while bitmap notes are printed
in graphics mode. The size of a printed bitmap may be modified
by selecting one of the Scale items on the Print submenu. For
example, after selecting Scale 2x, bitmap notes will be printed
at twice the normal (1x) size.
Upon exiting Windows, any notes that are still open will be saved
in a file named PINUP13.NTS in your Windows directory. The notes
will then be automatically restored the next time PinUp Notes is
executed. Loading PinUp Notes from your SetUp group or WIN.INI file
makes this feature particularly useful. Notes may also be saved or
loaded from the PINUP13.NTS file by selecting the Save Notes or
Load Notes items from the PinUp Notes system menu.
Notes may also be archived in a file named PINUP13.ARC. Archived
notes are not automatically loaded or displayed, but may be retrieved
when needed. This is useful for backup purposes and for reducing the
number of icons and system resources utilized. To save and load notes
to and from the archive, select Archive from the PinUp Notes icon's
system menu. A dialog box will appear showing the currently loaded
notes on the left and the archived notes on the right. Select a
note from either list and then the appropriate Save or Load button.
You may also double click on the note to copy it to the other list.
One last tip...clicking left once on the PinUp Notes icon brings
all existing notes to the top of any other windows currently
displayed on the screen.
3 Legal Rights
PinUp Notes is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind,
either express or implied. No liability is assumed from any
damage or loss resulting from the use of this program. You are
free to copy and share PinUp Notes with others, as long as the
two files PINUP13.EXE and PINUP13.TXT are distributed together
and not modified in any way.
Shareware distributors are permitted to include PinUp Notes with
their distributions, but any fee charged by the distributor DOES
NOT cover the $5.95 registration fee that you the user owe to
author if you decide to keep and use PinUp Notes. Businesses,
Government agencies, and other organizations may purchase a site
license by contacting the author for additional information.
4 Registration
To register your copy of PinUp Notes, send a check or money order
for $5.95 U.S. to:
Jonathan Reed
1575 Agnes Avenue
Palm Bay, FL 32909
USA
Be sure to include the name PinUp Notes, your name, full mailing
address, and the type of computer on which you are running PinUp
Notes. In return you will receive a registration card and
notification when new releases of PinUp Notes are made available.
New releases may now be downloaded for free (except for phone
charges) from the Software Creations BBS, official home of
shareware by Jonathan H. Reed. To reach Software Creations,
set your modem to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and dial
one of the following numbers. Download SysUse from file area
#65, Favorite Authors, and be sure to fill out all of the on-line
registration forms and read the required bulletins before
downloading.
508-365-2359 for 2400 bps and 9600 CompuCom, or
508-368-4137 for 2400-14.4K US Robotics, or
508-368-7036 for 2400-9600K V.32 TwinCom.
SysUse may also be found on CompuServe (go winadv), Ziffnet
(under Public Brand Software), Internet (anonymous ftp to
garbo.uwasa.fi), and other popular BBS's and services.
Upon registration, you may also contact the author for
technical support, which may consist of technical questions,
comments, and requests for improvements. Of course, every
effort will be made to fix any bugs as well! The author may
be contacted electronically at:
CompuServe: 70570,3171
Prodigy: rdts35a
5 Release History
1.0 12/2/91 - Original release.
1.1 12/27/91 - Fixed bug which caused notes to change
position every time .nts file was reloaded. Added
"safe save" feature which writes notes to a temporary
file then renames to .nts. Modified program to save
.nts file only when notes have been changed. Also,
changed location of .nts file from start-up directory
to Windows directory.
1.2 3/26/92 - Added note printing, editing, and archiving.
1.3 2/27/93 - Added date/time stamp, bitmap note annotation,
6 Other Shareware Programs
Two other shareware programs are currently available from the
author.
SysUse is a very popular performance monitor program for Windows
3.0 and 3.1. It monitors your computer's CPU, memory, system
resources, and disk space, all within one window (or icon if
minimized.) It is also very efficient, taking very little CPU
time away from your other applications.
WinFind is a file search program for Window 3.1 only. You may
search for files based on file name as well as file contents.
You may restrict the search to certain subdirectories and file
name extensions. Once found, files may launched with the
application with which they are associated. The last 10 files
launched are also maintained on a menu for quicker launching
in the future.
Both of these programs may generally be found on the same BBS's
and other sources as PinUp Notes, and also cost $5.95 each. Please
contact the author for more information.