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- DocMan 1.3 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
- Electric Storm Software / / / / / / / / /
- Copyright 1995, Michel Forget / / / / / / / / /
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-
-
- ========
- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- 1. Introduction
-
- 2. Registration
- a) Registration Information
- b) Registration Form
- c) Site License Registration Form
-
- 3. Distribution
-
- 4. Disclaimer
-
- 5. Contacting Electric Storm Software
-
- 7. Using DocMan
- a. System Requirements
- b. The Document List
- c. Options
-
- 8. Acknowledgements
-
- =============================================================================
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- =============================================================================
-
- There are many new and exciting features to be found in Windows95, but
- perhaps the most exciting feature is the automatic recording of all the
- documents you access so that they can be located and opened at a later
- time with a single mouse click. The need to search through a complex -- and
- often confusing -- file system for frequently used documents is now a part
- of the past.
-
- Unfortunately, while implementing this feature, several important
- details seem to have been neglected. People who take advantage of this
- wonderful feature are usually people who tend to use many documents. The
- list very quickly becomes crowded with documents no sane person would
- want recorded for later use. How many times, after all, do you want to
- read "BBS_ADD.TXT"?
-
- DocMan allows you to easily maintain a clear and coherent document list
- in the following ways:
-
- * You can add document to the document list.
-
- * You can remove one or more documents from the document list.
-
- * You can remove all documents from the document list.
-
- * You can protect one or more documents, thus ensuring that they are
- not removed from the document list by DocMan.
-
- * You can save and restore complete document lists, which is especially
- useful if there are multiple users on one system (without a network)
- or there are multiple document lists being used by one user.
-
- DocMan is ideally suited to novice users and expert users alike. When
- a command that will have a permanent effect is about to be undertaken,
- DocMan can be instructed to ask for confirmation. Users who are experts
- may elect to disable the confirmations, which may be done on an individual
- basis, to improve productivity.
-
- DocMan is a completely 32-BIT application written explicitly for
- Windows95.
-
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- 2. Registration
- =============================================================================
-
- -------------------------------
- - a) Registration Information -
- -------------------------------
-
- OR: Is this program worth $15.00 to me?
-
- If you feel that DocMan is a quality product and would like to receive
- the registered version of the software, please send $15 (US/CDN) to:
-
- Michel Forget (RE: DocMan)
- 12209 Dovercourt Avenue
- Edmonton, Alberta
- CANADA
- T5L 4E1
-
- If you send a cheque to the address listed above, please make it
- payable to Michel Forget.
-
- If you do not live in North America (and you are writing to this
- address instead of the address for users in the United Kingdom), please
- send an international money order or the equivalent of $15 in your own
- currency. Please do not send a personal cheque unless you live in North
- America.
-
- For your convenience, we have included a registration form which can be
- printed.
-
- ------------------------
- - b) Registration Form -
- ------------------------
-
- You do not need to print this form to register. It is provided for
- your convenience only. If you do not have a printer, or simply do not
- wish to print this form, simply send your name, address, and registration
- fee to the address listed below.
-
- TO: Michel Forget (RE: DocMan)
- 12209 Dovercourt Avenue
- Edmonton, Alberta
- CANADA
- T5L 4E1
-
- Dear Michel,
-
- I am sending you $15.00 (US/CDN) as my registration fee for DocMan.
- Please send me a key that I can use to unlock all current and future
- versions of DocMan.
-
- Name: ____________________________________
- Address: ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
-
-
- If you supply an Internet electronic mail address, your key will me sent
- to you by electronic mail (if possible) in addition to being sent through
- normal mail channels.
-
- E-Mail: [Internet]
- ______________________________________________________
- [Other]
- ______________________________________________________
-
- [________] Please send a note to my Internet electronic mail address
- when new versions of this application are released.
-
- What is the name of the archive you downloaded/received? ________________
-
- Please feel free to use the space provided below to record your
- comments, suggestions, or bug reports (if any):
-
- --------------------
- - c) Site Licenses -
- --------------------
-
- You do not need to print this form to register. It is provided for
- your convenience only. If you do not have a printer, or simply do not
- wish to print this form, simply send your name, address, and registration
- fee to the address listed below.
-
- TO: Michel Forget (RE: DocMan)
- 12209 Dovercourt Avenue
- Edmonton, Alberta
- CANADA
- T5L 4E1
-
- Dear Michel,
-
- I am sending you $100.00 (US/CDN) as my site license registration fee
- for DocMan. Please send me a key that I can use to unlock DocMan on an
- unlimited number of computers. I understand that this key will unlock all
- current and future versions of DocMan.
-
- Name: ____________________________________
- Address: ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
- ____________________________________
-
-
- If you supply an Internet electronic mail address, your key will me sent
- to you by electronic mail (if possible) in addition to being sent through
- normal mail channels.
-
- E-Mail: [Internet]
- ______________________________________________________
- [Other]
- ______________________________________________________
-
- [________] Please send a note to the above Internet electronic mail
- address when new versions of this application are released.
-
- What is the name of the archive you downloaded/received? ________________
-
- Please feel free to use the space provided below to record comments,
- suggestions, or bug reports (if any):
-
- =============================================================================
- 3. Distribution
- =============================================================================
-
- The unregistered version of DocMan may be distributed with the following
- limitations:
-
- GENERAL
-
- DocMan may be distributed free of charge; there can be no fee charged
- for the distribution of DocMan other than reasonable media charges. DocMan
- may only be distributed in its entirety -- the archive format may be changed,
- but all of the files in the original archive must be included in the new
- archive.
-
- MAGAZINES
-
- DocMan may be included on disks or CD-ROMs included with (or sold by)
- magazines without permission, providing that a courtesy copy of the magazine
- (and media) is sent to Electric Storm Software and all other rules of
- distribution are adhered to.
-
- CD-ROM SOFTWARE COLLECTIONS
-
- DocMan may be included on CD-ROM collections, providing that all rules
- of distribution are adhered to. A courtesy copy of the media would be
- sincerely appreciated, but is not mandatory.
-
- The limitations specified in this section are not designed to interfere
- with you; they are designed to protect the interests of Electric Storm
- Software. If there are any questions about these limitations, please do not
- hesitate to contact Electric Storm Software.
-
- =============================================================================
- 4. Disclaimer
- =============================================================================
-
- DOCMAN (THE SOFTWARE) DOES NOT COME WITH ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
- IMPLIED. IF YOU MAKE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU DO SO AT
- YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER THE AUTHOR OF THE SOFTWARE (MICHEL FORGET) NOR ANY
- OTHER PARTY WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DATA LOSS, EQUIPMENT DAMAGE,
- OR OTHER UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES OR DAMAGES THAT ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE
- USE OR MISUSE OF THE SOFTWARE.
-
- =============================================================================
- 5. Contacting Electric Storm Software
- =============================================================================
-
- Programming: Michel Forget
- Design Testing: Mike Bublitz
-
- If you would like to contact Electric Storm Software, please send an
- electronic mail message to mforget@worldgate.com or mbublitz@worldgate.com --
- your message will be answered promptly. If you would like to contact
- Electric Storm Software in writing, either for the purposes of registration
- or to offer comments or suggestions, please write to:
-
- Michel Forget (RE: DocMan)
- 12209 Dovercourt Avenue
- Edmonton, Alberta
- CANADA
- T5L 4E1
-
- =============================================================================
- 6. Using DocMan
- =============================================================================
-
- --------------------------
- - a. System Requirements -
- --------------------------
-
- DocMan is not an application that will devour your system resources. If
- you would like to use DocMan on your system, you should have a system with
- the following components/capabilities:
-
- 386/486/Pentium/P6 Processor
- Windows95
- VGA (>=16 Colours)
-
- ------------------------
- - b. The Document List -
- ------------------------
-
- The document list is the heart of DocMan. It consists of a single pane
- showing the documents currently in your document list and several rows of
- command buttons below the document list. The purpose of each command button
- is explained below:
-
- * Add Document
-
- This command allows you to manually add a document to the document
- list without actually launching the application associated with the
- document.
-
- * Open Document(s)
-
- This command allows you to open a document (or more than one document)
- listed in the document list. Simply select the document you would like to
- open, then click "Open Document(s)". The application associated with the
- document will be loaded and the document will be shown.
-
- * Refresh Document List
-
- This command is used to update the document list. If new documents are
- added to the list while DocMan is being used, clicking this button will add
- them to the document list.
-
- * Remove Document(s)
-
- If you decide that one or more documents are no longer needed in the
- document list, select them using the mouse and then select this command.
- The selected documents will be removed from the document list immediately.
-
- * Remove All Documents
-
- If you want to remove all documents from the document list, select this
- command.
-
- * Protect Document(s)
-
- There are documents that are accessed so frequently that they should be
- protected from accidental removal from the document list. If there are such
- documents on your system, you can protect them by selecting each document
- and then selecting this command. When an attempt is made to remove a
- protected document from the document list (and the appropriate option is
- enabled) you will be asked for confirmation before the document is removed.
-
- * Save Document List
-
- If there is more than one user using a computer (but you do not want to
- install all of the networking drivers and software) you can create a document
- list for each user using this command. It is also a useful feature for
- systems where there is one user with a need for more than one specialized
- document list.
-
- * Restore Document List
-
- This command allows you to restore a previously saved document list.
- When a document list is restored, the previous index of the document list
- is destroyed by default. If you do not want the previous index of the
- document list to be destroyed, there is an appropriate option available to
- disable this feature.
-
- * Options...
-
- This command will allow you to set the various options available in the
- DocMan. To obtain more information about the options that can be changed,
- select "Help" after entering the options dialog box.
-
- * About...
-
- This command allows you to find out more information about DocMan.
- This is also the dialog box in which registered users can enter their
- personalized keys.
-
- * Help
-
- This command allows you to find out more information about DocMan and
- how to use it effectively.
-
- * Exit
-
- This command will exit DocMan. You will not be asked for confirmation.
-
- --------------
- - c. Options -
- --------------
-
- The options dialog box allows you to set various levels of confirmation
- before commands that are considered permanent are performed on the document
- list. For novice users, it is advisable to enable all of the confirmations.
- As users gain experience with DocMan, confirmations can be disabled
- individually or as a group.
-
- * Ask for confirmation before removing all documents from the document list.
-
- If this confirmation is enabled, DocMan will display a message box
- asking for confirmation before the contents of the document list is erased.
- This action, once taken, is irrevocable.
-
- * Ask for confirmation before removing one or more documents from the
- document list.
-
- If this confirmation is enabled, DocMan will display a message box
- asking for confirmation before a set of documents (selected by the user) is
- removed from the document list.
-
- * Ask for confirmation before removing a protected document from the document
- list.
-
- Documents that have been protected by the user should not be removed
- from the document list. If this confirmation is enabled, DocMan will display
- a message box asking for confirmation before a protected document is removed
- from the document list. If more than one protected document is to be
- removed, DocMan will ask for confirmation for each document.
-
- * Use a non-destructive method of restoring document lists.
-
- This option prevents the previous index of a document list from being
- destroyed when a document list is restored. This ensures that any documents
- currently in the document list are still available after the document list
- is restored. This mode can be though of as "merge" mode, whereas the
- default mode can be thought of as "replace" mode.
-
- * Display a summary after each command is completed.
-
- This option provides extra information about each command that
- DocMan performs on the document list. When removing documents, it
- summarizes the number of documents removed. When saving or restoring
- document lists, it summarizes the number of documents saved or restored.
-
- =============================================================================
- 7. Acknowledgements
- =============================================================================
-
- DocMan would not be possible without the contribution of Mike Bublitz
- and Denesh Bhabuta.
-
- ---
- Windows95 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
- Portions of this product are copyrighted by Borland International, Inc.
- Trademarks are property of their respective owners.
-
-