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- Project-Timer V1.4.1 User's Guide
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- CONTENTS
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- 1. Software Information
- 2. System Requirements
- 3. Contact / Support
- 4. Program features
- 5. Shortcuts
- 6. Files
- 7. History
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- 1. SOFTWARE INFORMATION
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- Project-Timer is FREEWARE and may be freely distributed.
- I am not responsible for any problems that could be caused
- by the usage of this program !
- THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY INTENDED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE.
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- If you want to use Project-Timer for commercial use please
- first contact me.
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- 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Minimum Requirements:
- - 486DX2-66
- - 8 MB memory
- - Windows 95/98/ME/XP/2000/NT
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- 3. CONTACT / SUPPORT
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- For questions, suggestions or bug reports you can contact
- me at:
- dschult@gmx.de
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- For latest updates, versions and informations you can look
- at my homepage at:
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- http://pc.revivalteam.de
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- 4. PROGRAM FEATURES
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- Project-Timer is a tool wich counts the time you need for
- an project or any other work ( like online-time ... ). It
- remembers the time of the last 28 days and it can display
- some statistics of your work ( like average times ... ).
- The program saves the times atomatically in an configurable
- interval of 5 minutes. Project-Timer can also print an form
- with all collected informations.
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- The Open-Screen
- ---------------
- Here you can create new projects or load existing project
- times. When you press the NEW - button, a new project
- 'projectname' will be created. You can change the name of
- a project by clicking 2 times on the line or if you have
- always selected a project you can simply begin to type in
- a new name. After entering a project by doubleclicking or
- pressing the open-button you are in the ->
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- Main Screen
- -----------
- Here you can see the time of your project in hours and
- minutes. Below there are some buttons to switch the
- display mode. You can switch between day/week/month/total.
- If you want to break you can press the PLAY - button in
- the middle of the display. On the right top corner there
- is a pin button, wich make the display 'ALWAYS ON TOP'.
- To open any other project press the open button below the
- pin button. With the STAT button you come in the ->
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- Statistics Screen
- -----------------
- Project-Timer displays all collected informations on this
- form. In the graphical diagram you can change the week
- with the ARROW buttons. With the printer button you come
- to the ->
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- Printer Dialog
- --------------
- On the top you can see the name of the current printer. To
- make some printer adjustments press PRINTER. In the middle
- there are some print options. Here you can select what
- to print and you can change the amount of copies. With
- GRAYSCALE checked, Project-Timer will print the diagrams
- in gray.
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- Setting-Dialog
- --------------
- You can reach this dialog from the main-screen by pressing
- your right mouse-button and selecting SETTINGS or by
- pressing Ctrl-S. There are 3 Tabsheets: Colors, System and
- Information. At the color-sheet you can set 3 different
- colors:
- - background
- - normal text
- - highlighted text
- At the system-sheet you can set:
- - save interval ==> the time-interval for saving
- - language
- - autostart : if checked Project-Timer starts at systemstart
- - always on top : same as the pin-button
- On the information-sheet you can find some informations about
- the program, like version and copyright.
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- 5. SHORTCUTS
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- There are some shortcuts for the main-window:
- ALT-D : show project-time for today
- ALT-W : show project-time for the current week
- ALT-M : show project-time for the current month
- ALT-T : show total project-time
- ALT-S : open statistics-screen
- CTRL-S : open settings-dialog
- CTRL-O : project-open dialog
- CTRL-F4 : minimize to SysTray
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- 6. FILES
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- To run Project-Timer you need the following files:
- ProjectTimer.exe : the executable
- ProjectTimer.DEU : german language resource
- ProjectTimer.ENU : english language resource
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- 7. HISTORY
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- Version 1.4.1 ( 11.02.2002 )
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- - bugfix : error in user-path detection routine removed
- - bugfix : some message dialogs were only in german language
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- Version 1.4 ( 20.10.2001 )
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- - NEW : minimize to SysTray
- - NEW : "magnetic" behavior on screen border
- - NEW : the projectfile is now stored in the "user application directory"
- ==> so every user has it's own projectfile
- - NEW : time is blinking during break
- - NEW : switch timer on/off with SPACE
- - minor layout changes
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- Version 1.3 BETA 1 ( 29.11.1999 )
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- - bugfix : after changing resolution project-timer will realign
- its form inside the screen ( not at runtime )
- - more 'hints' added
- - open-dialog completely rewritten
- - RENAME & DELETE of projects in open-dialog enabled
- - settings-dialog added
- - NEW setting : customizible colors, adjustable save-intervall,
- auto-start option
- - one version for english and german language
- - NEW : you can switch the language while program is running
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- Version 1.2 BETA 1 ( 28.07.1999 )
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- - some small design changes
- - some small bugfixes
- - NEW : shortcuts for nearly all functions
- - NEW : statistics table for last 28 days in statistics screen
- - NEW : print function ( experimental )
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- Version 1.1 ( 27.11.1998 )
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- This is the first public version of the program.
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