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- ProBoard 2.15 PEX Version 1.4
- FreeWare by Olivier Debonne
- Documentation enhanced by Garrick Darts
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- Copyright (C) 1996 by Olivier Debonne
- Free Corner BBS, +32-56-XX.XX.XX
- (not online yet!)
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- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Introduction ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- UserBar is a PEX for ProBoard 2.15 that will show the user a tiny graphical
- bar with the amount of Time/Kb he/she has left. It is totally user
- configurable, including the characters and all colors used.
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- UserBar is configured by an .INI file. New in this version is that you can
- have multiple .INI files; one for every menu. This means total flexibility!
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- UserBar needs ANSi to run smoothly. If you have users who use ASCii,
- don't panic! The program will recognize their terminal setting and they
- won't see a thing.
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- UserBar is, like all my other ProBoard utilities, FREEWARE.
-
- I'd like to encourage more programmers to write FreeWare instead of
- ShareWare, because there are a lot of programmers (I won't name names)
- who spend more time on their registration key system than the actual
- program...
-
- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Disclaimer ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- This software and its documentation is copyrighted material of Olivier
- Debonne.
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- I reserve the right to quit giving support or releasing updates for the
- software at any time.
-
- The software and other material included in the distribution archive are
- provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. We do not guarantee the
- correct functioning and/or reliability of the software. The author will
- not be liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use
- of the software.
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- You may not reverse-engineer this software in any way and you may certainly
- not add, change or delete any files in the distribution archive !
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- You are free to distribute the original, unmodified UserBar archive
- provided no fee is charged for its distribution. This excludes charges
- for online time on electronic bulletin boards or other communication
- services.
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- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Changes ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- - Version 1.4
-
- ■ Bugfix: When the Time/Kb-amount is equal to or less than zero, the
- bar is displayed empty. (Thanks to Gilles Hemberg)
-
- - Version 1.3
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- ■ Bugfix: In the PEX and its documentation was stated that your
- configuration file could have any extension. This is false, your
- file needs to have to extension .INI!
- ■ Added program header when displaying error messages.
- ■ "Better" English documentation included. (Thanks to Garrick Darts)
- ■ More distribution sites and Internet Web-Site :)
-
- - Version 1.2
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- ■ Boolean variables added to control Time/Kb Bar
- ■ Multiple configuration files
- ■ Compiled with ProBoard SDK 2.15
- ■ Some optimalisation!
-
- - Version 1.1
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- ■ Bugfix: When Time/Kb Limit is set to 0, for New Users, eg. UserBar gave
- a nice Divide Error and returns to the DOS Prompt. This is now FIXED !
-
- - Version 1.0
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- ■ This is the first public release.
- ■ Almost everything user definable through an .INI file.
- ■ Amount in Percent (%) or in minutes/Kb left on the screen?
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- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ UserBar in the Future ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- ■ Faster, 486/Pentium optimized version?
- ■ ASCii terminal support?
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- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Installation ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
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- Copy the PEX file (USERBAR.PEX) to the PEX directory. Copy the sample
- configuration file USERBAR.INI to any directory.
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- Make, in a menu, an entry to run UserBar. If you have an automated entry
- to show your menu ANSi file, add another automated entry right after it.
- Use a #60 - Run SDK File with USERBAR in the data line. Add after that
- a parameter which names the configuration file, so that you have the
- following syntax:
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- USERBAR <Path and Filename of a configuration file>
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- eg. USERBAR C:\PB\USERBAR\MAIN.INI
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- Modify the configuration file to your needs. There's no need for a
- description of it in this file; the .INI file is well commented.
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- As you can see, you can have several configuration files. Now, you can
- make one for every menu on your BBS! Just make sure that the extension
- of your configuration file is .INI! If not, the PEX would work because
- ProBoard needs .INI for its function GetIniVar(). By now, this PEX is
- completely configurable.
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- For compatibility reasons, there's backwards support with my older
- versions. If you just enter 'USERBAR' on the data line, then the program
- will search for USERBAR.INI in the ProBoard System Directory.
-
- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Credits ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- This program was made by Olivier Debonne. I used Borland C++ 2.0 for DOS
- to edit and compile the source. The source contains about 220 lines, which
- totals 5.5 KB of code, including all commentary.
-
- This document (USERBAR.DOC) file was edited with the Editor (EDIT.COM)
- supplied with Windows 95. Thanks to Garrick Darts for rewriting this
- documentation in correct English!
-
- The following names/products mentioned in this document are copyrighted
- material, trademarks or registered trademarks.
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- Borland C++ Borland International, Inc.
- Fidonet Tom Jennings.
- ProBoard Philippe Leybaert
- Windows 95, MS-Editor Microsoft, Inc.
-
- My home address is : Olivier Debonne
- Kozakstraat 201
- B-8560 Wevelgem
- Belgium
-
- I monitor both PROBOARD and PROBOARD.029 Fidonet echoes. My Fidonet address
- is 2:291/1501.61. Leave a NetMail if you have a specific question!
-
- My Internet E-Mail address : odebonne@texas.knooppunt.be
-
- If you are able to "Surf" the World-Wide-Web, be sure to take a look at the
- Virtual Soft Production Web-Site. All the latest PEXes can be found over
- there. The URL is http://www.dma.be/p/bewoner/odebonne/v_soft.htm !
- My files will also be available to FTP in the near future.
-
- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Greetings ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- Greetings go to (in order of appearence) :
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- Ruben Provoost, Stefaan Ovaere, Garrick Darts, Jurre Van Dijken, Tom Van
- Overbeke, Steven Leeman, Gilles Hemberg, Tom Torfs, Jonathan Cloots, Jeroen
- Jacobs, Pieter Dom, Wim Jans, Eric Delaet, Ronny Minjou, Chuck King,
- Branislav Slantchev, all points at Texas Van Vlaanderen, all readers of
- the PROBOARD.029 and PROBOARD echo, all students at the P.I.H. in Kortrijk,
- everybody who ever wrote a mail to me and all the FreeWare authors. Keep
- up the good work! And I forget to mention all the ones I forgot <g> ;-)
-
- Special thanks to Phillipe Leybaert for developing ProBoard!
-
- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ ▒▒ Distribution Sites ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- - USS Aurora - Belgium/Europe distribution site
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- Sysop : Ruben Provoost [JMJ] (Ruben.Provoost@student.kuleuven.ac.be)
- BBS # : +32-16-490588 (V.34)
- Fidonet : 2:292/628
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- - Orbit - The Netherlands distribution site
-
- Sysop : Jurre Van Dijken (jvdijken@pi.net)
- BBS # : +31-592-51561 (V.34)
- Fidonet : 2:282/223
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- - The Slice of Lime BBS - UK/Eire distribution site
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- Sysop : Garrick Darts (garrick@wortz.demon.co.uk)
- BBS # : +44-121-6226601 (V.34)
- Fidonet : 2:2500/623
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- - Pacific Coast Micro - USA distribution site
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- Sysop : Mike Ehlert (mike@pcmicro.com)
- BBS # : +1-805-494-8327 (V.34)
- Fidonet : 1:102/1001
- FTP-Site: ftp://pcmicro.com/proboard_pex/
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- - X-Technologies - Canada distribution site
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- Sysop : Doug Crone (decrone@saskmaple.net)
- BBS # : +1-306-545-5941 (V.34)
- Fidonet : 1:140/46
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- - Graph BBS - Argentina distribution site
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- Sysop : Mariano Defelipe (mardef@graph.turdera.com)
- BBS # : +54-1-551-2417 (V.34)
- Fidonet : 4:900/758
-
- - I'm searching for distribution sites in other countries/districts. Please
- write a message to me if you want to be my distribution site. All you need
- is a 24/24h BBS with Fidonet and/or TGPBN support and an E-Mail account!
- Other ProBoard alike nets are recommended, but not necessary.
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