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- FileNotes (tm) version 3.2
- Copyright (C) 1997,1998 JAM Software.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- **** IMPORTANT NOTES IMPORTANT NOTES ******************
- ** NOTE 1.
- ** FileNotes adds a column to the Windows Explorer
- ** that will display the first 256 characters of
- ** a note. In order for this feature to work
- ** correctly, you need to set the Windows Explorer
- ** Options to display the full path name in the title
- ** bar and to not hide extensions for known file types.
- **
- ** NOTE 2.
- ** You may need to upgrade your COMCTL32.DLL
- ** To determine if you need to upgrade your
- ** COMCTL32.DLL you should install FileNotes.
- ** After installing FileNotes, open the
- ** Windows 95 Explorer and right Click on a
- ** File or Folder. Select Properties from the
- ** right click menu. If the properties dialog
- ** does not display correctly then you need to
- ** upgrade your COMCTL32.DLL.
- ** You can obtain the COMCTL32.DLL upgrade at:
- ** http://www.flash.net/~jmosier/FileNotes/com32upd.exe
- ********************************************************
-
- WELCOME TO FileNotes Version 3.2 FOR Windows 95
- (This version will not run on Windows NT)
-
- Whats New in Version 3.2
- 1.) Fixed problems exhibited when coexisting
- with other monitoring utilities such as
- anti-virus programs and system monitor
- programs.
-
- 2.) Increased integration with Windows 95
- Shell. This version adds a
- "FileNotes Brief" column to the Windows
- Explorer that will display the first
- 256 characters of an associated note.
-
- 3.) FileNotes adds an interface to Explorer
- Style Open/Save As dialogs. Files and
- folders with associated notes are tagged
- with the FileNotes icon and when selected,
- display the associated note.
- The Save As dialog allows you to edit
- or add notes when you save a file.
-
- 4.) The FileNotes Configuration Utility allows
- you to modify some of the settings for
- FileNotes. Including whether or not to
- display the FileNotes Monitor icon in the
- system tray, whether or not to display
- notes in the Windows Explorer and Explorer
- Style dialogs. The configuration utility
- also allows you to cancel the automatic
- file extensions that some applications add
- when you save a file.
-
- Features and Limitations
- ------------------------
- FileNotes integrates with Windows 95 to
- allow you to keep notes about all your
- files and folders. You create and access
- all your notes through the Windows 95
- Explorer. To access and create notes,
- simply right click the mouse on any file
- or folder. FileNotes can be accessed by
- right clicking on any folder or file object
- on the system including the desktop and
- file open dialog boxes.
-
- The notes that you create will follow
- your files and folders whereever you copy
- them. When you copy or move a file or
- folder, the new files created will have
- the same note as the original.
-
- When you use the Windows 95 Explorer to
- delete a file, the note will follow the
- file to the recycle bin so that if you
- restore the file, the note will also be
- restored. Unfortunately, this version
- will not preserve notes for folders that
- are sent to the recycle bin.
-
- FileNotes includes the FileNotes Explorer
- that allows you to quickly find, review,
- add and update your notes. The FileNotes
- Explorer can be accessed from either the
- Start | Programs menu or from the Windows
- Explorer right click menu.
-
- This version of FileNotes does not support
- short file names. This means that when you
- move or copy files and folders in a DOS box,
- you must use the long file name if you want
- your notes to follow your files and folders.
- Remember that if your long file name has a
- space in it you must put double quotes around
- it. Also note that the short and long filenames
- are the same for files with names within the 8.3
- format.
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
- If you have any problems or need assistance,
- help is available from the following source:
-
- Jay Mosier
- 421 Montreal Court
- Hurst, Texas 76054
-
- http: www.flash.net/~jmosier
- E-Mail: jmosier@flash.net
-
- When you do report a bug or have a techninal
- question please provide information about
- the hardware you are using, what are the
- exact symptoms and what have you done so
- far to solve the problem.
-
- We welcome any suggestion on how FileNotes can
- be improved.
-