PC PowerPlay 6/PCPP #6.iso/utils/powered/readme.txt

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        PowerDesk 1.1 README File

This README file contains the following information:
1)  Purchase PowerDesk
2)  Contact MicroHelp
3)  Notices
4)  Quick View and Quick View Plus
5)  Undocumented Features
6)  Issues and Workarounds
7)  PowerDesk SDK


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1) Purchase PowerDesk

You can purchase the complete version of PowerDesk for only
$44.95, plus Shipping and Handling. Call 1-800-922-3383 or
[phone] to order your copy of PowerDesk. You may
also send the PowerDesk Order form to MicroHelp. The Order
form is located in your PowerDesk folder and can be accessed
via the PowerDesk Start Menu. (The Order form filename is
ORDER.DOC and is normally placed in C:\Program Files\PowerDesk
as a default). PowerDesk is also available from your favorite
retailer.


2) Contact MicroHelp

MicroHelp, Inc.
4211 J.V.L. Industrial Park Drive
Marietta, GA 30066  -  USA

Sales:      1-800-922-3383  or [phone]
Fax:        [phone]
Email:      [e-mail]
Web Site:   www.microhelp.com
Compuserve: GO MICROHELP
BBS:        [phone]


3) Notices

a) PowerDesk is designed exclusively for the Windows 95 desktop
User Interface.  Windows NT, version 3.51, does not support the
Windows 95 desktop User Interface; therefore PowerDesk will not
run on Windows NT 3.51.

b) Quick View, a Windows 95 component, or Quick View Plus, an
Inso Corporation product, are required for the ExplorerPlus
Viewer Pane tool.  See details under "Quick View and Quick View
Plus" below.


4) Quick View and Quick View Plus

Quick View is a component of Windows 95 and is required for
using the ExplorerPlus Viewer Pane.  This component is not
provided on the Windows 95 disk set; it is only included on the
Windows 95 CD-ROM (both upgrade and full product).

Note:  The Quick View component is not part of the default
setup configuration for Windows 95 and needs to be installed as
an Accessory.

To install Quick View from the CD-ROM, choose Settings in the
Windows 95 Start menu.  Select Control Panel and select
Add/Remove Programs.  Click on the Windows Setup Tab and select
Accessories.  Scroll through the list to find Quick View,
select Quick View by clicking in the box and click OK.

If you do not have Windows 95 on CD-ROM, you can download the
component from the Microsoft on-line services via CIS, Internet
or the BBS.

Quick View Plus is an enhanced version of the Windows 95 Quick
View component.  It is fully compatible with ExplorerPlus and
enhances the capability of the ExplorerPlus Viewer Pane.  Quick
View Plus does not require that Quick View be installed in
order to run; it actually replaces or can be used in place of
Quick View.  To order Quick View Plus, or for more information
on this product, please review the Help topic "Upgrading Viewer
Files".


5) Undocumented Features

a) Canceling a ZIP operation   (ExplorerPlus)
A zip or compression can be canceled by pressing ESC, the
backspace key or the spacebar.

b) Associating ZIP archives with ExplorerPlus PowerDesk
ExplorerPlus allows you to easily open, view and manage ZIP
archive files.  You will have the option at Setup to
automatically associate ZIP archives with ExplorerPlus.  If you
say Yes to this option, a double click on a ZIP archive will
open the file with ExplorerPlus. This feature also adds an
additional item to the right mouse popup menu: Copy To/Move To
and Zip To for standard files or Zip To and Add to Zip for ZIP
archive files.

c) Changing Associations   (ExplorerPlus)
PowerDesk ExplorerPlus provides an Open With dialog under the
File menu that allows you to create or change associations for
individual files.

d) "Send To" options   (ExplorerPlus)
Windows 95 add-on features for the "Send To" right mouse popup
are supported and will be displayed.

e) System Monitor Alarms   (Toolbar)
Alarms may be set for the following System Monitors: Free
Memory, Free System Resources, Free User resources, Free GDI
Resources, Free Space on Disk x.  When the type of System
Monitor is selected in the Properties Dialog, an Alarm tab will
appear and you may set the parameters for the alarm.

f) Version 1.1 Release Notes
Many new features have been added to PowerDesk. The Release Notes
for PowerDesk 1.1 are posted on the Web site (microhelp.com),
CIS Forum (GO MICROHELP), and the BBS (770/516-1497).  They were
not embedded in this copy of the software to conserve download time.


6) Issues and Workarounds

a) Editing ZIP Files in the Viewer Pane   (ExplorerPlus)
A zip file may be viewed in the Viewer Pane and a right click
in the Viewer Pane provides an Open option.  While this action
allows you to edit and make changes to the file, it does not
allow you to save the changes.  This is because the file you
are looking at is really a temp file; if you choose to edit in
this mode it will be necessary to Cut/Copy and Paste your
changes to a new file in order to save the edits.

b) Folders Stuck in Open (-) Position   (ExplorerPlus)
If a folder seems to get stuck in an open position with a
constant minus (-) sign, pressing F5 will refresh the screen
and correct the folder status display.

c) Long File Name Folders on a Network   (ExplorerPlus)
ExplorerPlus constantly monitors open drives and folders to
recognize changes and refresh the screen appropriately.  Open
folders with long filenames on a network drive use considerable
resources to handle the monitoring. To optimize performance and
reduce the impact on system resources, have these folders open
only when necessary.

d) MultiView and Cascade or Tile Horizontally/Vertically from
ExplorerPlus   (Toolbar)
MultiView allows you to have applications opened in a series of
virtual screens.  When the applications in each MultiView
screen are maximized and ExplorerPlus is opened, a Window
selection in ExplorerPlus of New + Cascade, New + Tile
Horizontally or New + Tile Vertically, will grab all open
applications and place them on the current desktop in a
normalized view.  This effect pulls all applications out of the
individual MultiView screens.  Maximizing each application will
put the application back into its respective MultiView screen.
When working with MultiView it is recommended that you do not
use the ExplorerPlus New + Cascade/Tile functions.

e) MultiView and Cascade or Tile Horizontally/Vertically from the
Taskbar   (Toolbar)
MultiView allows you to have applications opened in a series of
virtual screens.  When you right click on the Taskbar and
choose Cascade, Tile Horizontally or Tile Vertically, Windows
95 will grab all open applications and place them on the
desktop as specified.  This effect pulls all applications out
of the individual MultiView screens.  When working with
MultiView it is recommended that you do not use the system wide
Cascade or Tile functions.


7) SDK

The PowerDesk Software Development Kit (SDK) allows C and C++
programmers to develop Tools for use in PowerDesk Toolbars. The
extensibility of PowerDesk Toolbar through the use of the SDK
greatly enhances the functionality that you can make available
to Toolbar users.  The SDK can be used with any Windows C or
C++ compiler.  A programmer using the SDK should be familiar
with Windows programming and should have the Win 95 SDK as
well.

The samples provided with the SDK are a good template for the
creation of your own Tools.

The SDK has free Technical Support via E-mail or FAX.  The
Technical Support help desk will not answer questions over the
phone but will refer callers to the use of E-mail or FAX.  An
answer will be returned to users via E-mail, FAX or by
telephone, depending on the nature of the question and response.

The PowerDesk SDK is available on the MicroHelp BBS, Web site
or CIS at no charge.