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IconCalc ---------- Version 1.01 -------------- Copyright (c) 1991 by David A. Feinleib. ------------------------------------------ Introduction ------------ IconCalc is a full-function calculator in an icon, for Microsoft Windows 3.0. - It can stay in front of other applications so that you can see/use it while you work. - It takes up little memory. - It has context sensitive help. - It has a variety of color schemes from which to choose. Additions/Improvements in versions of IconCalc ---------------------------------------------- - Version 1.00 [March 26, 1991] Initial release. - Version 1.01 [February 8, 1992] Bug fixes. Requirements for running IconCalc --------------------------------- - Microsoft Windows 3.0 - IconCalc (ICONCALC.EXE, ICONCALC.HLP) Running/Installing/Upgrading IconCalc ------------------------------------- Please note that the following directions assume you are using a mouse. If you are not using a mouse, please refer to your Windows documentation for equivalent keystrokes. - Upgrading IconCalc If you are upgrading from a previous version of IconCalc, you should copy this version of IconCalc to the same directory that the old version is in. Since configuration files of previous versions of IconCalc are not compatible with this version, the first time you run IconCalc you will see a message which tells you that your configuration file was created by a different version of IconCalc and that your preference settings have been reset to the default. You may want to change the settings back to your preferred settings. 1. Copy IconCalc.EXE, WCHOOK.DLL, and IconCalc.HLP to your Windows directory or another directory of your choice. Note that you must copy IconCalc.EXE, WCHOOK.DLL, and IconCalc.HLP to the same directory. 2. Do one of the following: Note: Option D is highly recommended over A, B, and C. A. Click on "File" then "Run..." in the Program Manager menu. Type IconCalc.EXE (including the path) in the "Command line" edit box and click "OK". If you use this option, you will have to do this every time you want to run IconCalc. B. Click on one of the program groups in the Program Manager (the "Accessories" group is suggested). Select "File" then "New..." from the program manager menu. Select "Program Item" and type IconCalc.EXE in the "Command line" edit box. For example, you might type: C:\WINDOWS\IconCalc.EXE if that was the directory into which you had copied IconCalc. IconCalc has several different icons from which you may choose. To see the icons, click on "Change icon" then click on "View next" until you find an icon that you like. When you want to run IconCalc, double click on the IconCalc icon. C. On the line that says "load=" in your WIN.INI file, add IconCalc.EXE (with the appropriate path). For example, if you copied IconCalc.EXE to C:\WINDOWS, the line would say: load=C:\WINDOWS\IconCalc.EXE This option will automatically run IconCalc each time you run Windows. D. Do both B and C, which will automatically run IconCalc and allow you to run IconCalc easily if you close it. IconCalc Options ---------------- To bring up a list of options, click once on the IconCalc system box. 1. Help... This will bring up help about IconCalc and explain how to use context sensitive help. It will also display an index of all help available for IconCalc. 2. Preferences... This allows you to: - keep IconCalc in front of other applications - have IconCalc beep when an operation button is selected - have IconCalc beep when any button is selected - change IconCalc's color scheme Select the options you want and click OK when you are done, or click Cancel to cancel the changed you have made. 7. About... Select "About..." to display information about IconCalc. Getting Help ------------ IconCalc help may be accessed in three ways: 1. Select help from the IconCalc system menu. This will display an index of all help available for IconCalc. It will also explain how to use IconCalc's context sensitive help. 2. You may access context sensitive help by clicking on one of the IconCalc system menu items, holding down the mouse button, and pressing F1. 3. You may access context sensitive help from most of IconCalc's dialog boxes by clicking on the "Help" button if one is displayed. The right mouse button ---------------------- You *must* use the right mouse button to select buttons on the calculator; the left mouse button will bring up IconCalc's system menu. You may also use the numbers on the keyboard or the numeric keypad (NumLock must be on to use the numeric keypad) to enter numbers. Moving IconCalc --------------- To move IconCalc, click on IconCalc and, while holding the mouse button down, move IconCalc. Closing IconCalc ---------------- Click once on the IconCalc system box and then click on "Close". How to contact me ----------------- Comments and suggestions (and reports of problems) would be greatly appreciated. You can contact me in the following ways: 1. Write: David A. Feinleib 1430 Mass. Ave. Suite 306-42 Cambridge, MA 02138 2. Send BIX mail to: "pgm" 3. Send CompuServe mail to: 76516,20 4. Send mail on a BBS via FIDONET (IBM UG BBS, Boston MA.) to: Node: 1:101/310 David Feinleib How to pay for/register IconCalc -------------------------------- IconCalc is ShareWare. You may make copies of this program and give them to others as long as the documentation is provided with the program, both unaltered. Please send $12 to receive a registration number which will disable the ShareWare reminder message. If you would like to receive IconCalc on disk, send an additional $3.00 for 5 1/4 inch, $4.00 for 3 1/2 inch. You will be able to receive support by BIX, CompuServe, FidoNet, or mail. Shipping to Canada is an additional $1.50. Shipping outside of North America is an additional $2.00 Please include your name, address, and current version number. (The version number may be found in the About Box.) See above for the address. Site licenses, LAN licenses, and substantial quantity discounts are available. Customization of IconCalc is available but is not included in the ShareWare registration fee. The fee charged for customization will depend on the amount and significance of the customization. Please contact me for more information regarding the above two items. Thanks! ------- Thanks very much to Peter Kaminski for getting the icons "just right" and for coming up with the different color schemes. Other products by the same author --------------------------------- For MS Windows 3.0: Utilities --------- WinClock A digital alarm clock for Windows 3.0 that has many date and alarm options. It can stay in front of other applications so that you can see it while you work. Pos Pos displays the mouse cursor position in relation to the screen (screen coordinates) and in relation to the window which has the input focus. Pos makes a good addition to the Windows Software Development Kit and is also useful when selecting monitor resolutions. It was originally developed to allow the user to move the mouse cursor to screen positions ahead of time. In addition, Pos can display the dimensions of a window. RunProg RunProg allows you to run a program at a preset size. This means that you could, for example, always run PaintBrush maximized. ChCursor If you find that you sometimes lose track of the mouse cursor on the screen, ChangeCursor will allow you to press the right mouse button to highlight the cursor. Other features include the ability to position the cursor in the center of the screen with a click of the right mouse button, and the ability to hide the cursor when you start typing and then have it displayed again when the mouse is moved. Lock Lock is a keyboard lock and screen saver. It will automatically lock the keyboard after a certain time. SaveSet SaveSet allows you to cause the "Save Settings" Check Box that appears when you exit Windows to be automatically un-checked or checked. Click Click will produce a keyboard "click". This is especially useful to those users who have used a keyboard click for DOS but have been unable to find one for MS Windows. The duration and pitch of the click may be easily changed by the user. Games ----- Hop The only computer Hop-Over puzzle. Hop is a short form of Chinese Checkers. (Hop can undo moves and solve the puzzle automatically, if you want it to.) Magic Squares The only magic squares game for Windows 3.0. (A magic square is a square array of numbers, in which each row, column, and diagonal adds up to the same number.) Can save and retrieve games, and includes several solutions on disk. Can use different size puzzles, from 3 x 3 to 9 x 9. Slide Slide is the Classic Sliding Block Puzzle. Features: - Saves and retrieves games - Can undo moves one at a time - Saves last game automatically - 3x3 to 9x9 puzzle size For DOS: DskNum DskNum estimates the number of disks needed for a DOS Backup. It estimates for 360Kb, 720Kb, 1.2Mb, and 1.44Mb disks. DlFile (with DirSrch) DlFile goes through your disk directories looking for the filespec you specify. If found, it prompts to delete it. This is very convenient for finding and deleting "*.BAK". ShowDirs ShowDirs displays directories on your system that match the one specified. It can search a single drive or an entire system. Mem Mem displays the amount of conventional memory in your computer and the amount free. It displays information about extended memory if you have it in your computer. These programs are available on BIX, CompuServe, the Boston Computer Society's IBM BBS, and from other ShareWare libraries. If you would like more information, you may contact me as shown in the section "How to contact me". Disclaimer ------------------- IconCalc is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse- quential, which may result from the use of IconCalc.