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Gothenburg, Sweden
May 09, 1994
MICROLEARN SWITCHER, Version 1.01 - "readme" file
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LICENSE STUFF
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This program may be used by anyone running OS/2 2.x, at their own risk.
Neither MicroLearn Nordic nor any of the employees at MicroLearn Nordic make
no guarantees about this program. MicroLearn Nordic will not be responsible
for damage possibly caused by this product.
This product may be distributed freely, as long as ALL files in this
archive is enclosed in UNMODIFIED form.
BACKGROUND
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I (Jari Williamsson) currently work ( almost day and night ;-) ) as a
programmer with MicroLearn Nordic's upcoming product, "MicroLearn Game
Pack, Volume 2" - a new 32-bit game package for OS/2 (PM). This weekend,
I thought about making something different in OS/2 [The REAL story: My TV
broked down.], so I decided to create a switch utility that works in the same
way as Alt-Tab in Windows. The process of making this utility was pretty
straight-forward, and it was also fun to exploit some parts of OS/2 which we
never use in our game programming.
Today, I talked to the other guys here at MicroLearn Nordic, and we decided
to make this utility public. Our excellent graphics artist (Bjorn) helped
me with the startup bitmap and the icon.
ENJOY!!!
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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OS/2 2.x using Workplace Shell.
It may work with other WPS replacements, but that has not been tested.
USAGE
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Place the MLSW.EXE icon in the startup folder for automatic start at
boot time.
Make sure that the MLSDLL.DLL file is in the same directory as the executable
file. Also make sure that the LIBPATH environment variable contains a dot
(.) as one directory.
To activate the program, use Ctrl-Tab. Browse thru the list by holding the
Ctrl key down and hitting the Tab key. Browse backwards by holding down the
Shift key at the same time. To select an application, release the Ctrl key.
To cancel the selection, hit any other key (than Tab, Shift & Ctrl).
To make MicroLearn Switcher to NOT display folders in the workplace shell,
use the -f command line parameter.
To make the Switcher Settings Window appear in the tasklist, use the +T
command line parameter.
To make more icons appear at one time, use 3, 5, 7 or 9 as a command
line argument.
If the program could't be installed, a short beep will be made. If the program
starts successfully, an intro window will be displayed for a short time.
You can always change settings "on the fly" by selecting the MicroLearn
Switcher Settings Window. This window will always be available in the
Ctrl-Tab browsing, regardless of whether it is displayed in the task list or
not. In this window, you can also select to kill MicroLearn Switcher.
SUPPORT
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There is no support on this product. We make no obligations to fix any bugs,
but you are always welcome to mail your comments about the program to the
address below ("How to contact us").
KNOWN PROBLEMS
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There may be a problem with the "-f" switch. Folders are located in an
undocumented way. If there is a problem, please let me know.
Some programs don't return the icon correctly. For these programs, a standard
icon is used. This can be fixed, but I currently have no time to do so.
There is a weird bug when using the switcher in programs started at startup
time (from STARTUP.CMD or the Startup folder). The Ctrl key can get stucked
in a pressed-down state. Press the Ctrl key once more to make the key state
normal. I will try to fix it when I get the time.
HOW TO CONTACT US
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If you have any comments on this product, please send your mail to
"jari@microlearn.se". Do NOT use any other adress at MicroLearn Nordic's
Internet address for this purpose, this may cause a lot of confusion.
WHAT IS MICROLEARN NORDIC?
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MicroLearn Nordic is a software company located in Gothenburg, Sweden.
We currently only create commercial game applications for OS/2. Our first
released product was "MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume 1" (10 games and 2 level
editors for OS/2 2.x) and we are now developing "MicroLearn Game Pack,
Volume 2" (and are also planning two more products, release later this
year/beginning next year).
NEW FEATURES
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May 15, 1994 Version 1.01
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- Fix: Hidden folders and programs don't show up
- Z-order sorting like in Windows. Now you can switch between the most used
programs much more easily.
- Display more icons at the same time (3,5,7 or 9).
- Fix: Improved method to find folders.
- Fix: White, selectable window appearing.
- A Settings window where you can make changes at run time.
- The +T switch. Display settings window in task list.
- ...some more small fixes.
FEATURE LIST FOR UPCOMING VERSIONS (IF I GET THE TIME AND MOTIVATION)
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- Better method to find icons
- Fix the bug for startup programs.
- Full screen text mode support in OS/2 and DOS sessions.
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