This collection of Io Custom Folders is shareware. The folders in the collection can be used with System 7 and anything from monochrome to full colour monitors. In respect to the art work, and copyright law, I ask that you not alter the folders in any way or use them for profit without my agreement. Any correspondence (e.g.: offers of support to fund the creation of more folders or requests for information on other IoCustom Shareware Folders) should be sent to - dolpha@alumni.sils.umich.edu or dwayne@origami.ornet.med.umich.edu or by surface mail to Io Custom Folders, P.O. Box 7287, Ann Arbor, MI 48107-7287, U.S.A.. This ReadMe is required in any shareware distribution of the folders.
To use these custom folders as folders:
1. Select the folder(s).
2. Go to "duplicate" under the "File" menu.
3. Select “duplicate” - the folder(s) will be duplicated.
4. Place the duplicates in a handy location.
(I recommend a folder reserved only for blank duplicate folders.)
5. Use them as needed as you would any folder.
6. Place originals in a secure location for later duplication as needed.
7. To make more duplicates start the procedure over at #1.
N.B.: Duplicating filled folders will duplicate the contents of the folder.
To use for maximum work efficiency:
1. Copy, one by one, the graphics in the document entitled "Chessboards"
2. Paste them in the Control Panel application "Desktop Patterns".
3. Select "Set Desktop Pattern" for the board you wish to use.
4. Decide which 8 by 8 squares you will use for the board.
5. Set up the pieces in vertical rows rather than horizontal for max. efficiency.
6. The squares organize your important folders and keep them readily available.
7. Use scripts to put away or bring out folders for specific workday tasks.
N.B.: You may also play chess with the folders. Captured pieces can be sent directly into the King.
Additional Tidbits
Trash: When the folders are trashed, each folder will be considered two items within the trash dialogue box. The unseen, invisible item is the icon family associated with each folder (six icons per family with an associated mask, so the 16 unique folders in this collection contain a total of 96 icons). In ResEdit you can see this normally invisible item labeled as “icon” within the folder.
Scripts: Demo scripts for chessboard setups are included for 15" screens. To run demo scripts, place the folder "iofolders.chess" containing the folder "Io Chess Collection" (& this ReadMe) on the desktop, then open up "Demo Scripts" folder and double click on a script. This allows the finder to locate the 32 custom folders and move them from "Io Chess Collection" to the desktop or vice versa. {When creating your own scripts using the application "Script Editor", it is best to record the scripts moving blocks of custom folders from the storage folder to the desktop or vice versa. Remember to reposition the folders on the board, or in the storage folder, once you move them so the script will record your desired positions. After recording, select stop then save script as an application.}
Chessboards: Require a 7.5 version of the Scrapbook (Scrapbook, Quickdraw 3D 1.0.3). If you lack this version, the Apple application "ResEdit" can be used as an alternate and reliable method of access to the chessboards.
Pawns: There are difference between the two types of pawns which become very obvious the more you play. One type has a blue base, multiple flat rings on the neck, and an icy appearance (rather than outline appearance) on dark squares. The other type is stubbier, has a red base, and a single, thick, neck ring. Both types have a series of brown, vertical lines at the base, but one type is the reverse of the other. In the vertical arrangement of playing, the double brown lines at the base always face their own king's side. The differences are subtle because this more closely approximates the confusing situation on a real battlefield. On a traditional, non-computer chessboard, since players are looking down from above on the pawns, such subtle differences would be much less practical.
