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- Sound Dialog Examples Version 1.0
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- by Mike Mezaros
- A [x]CheckBox Software Freeware Release
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- INVENTORY
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- This archive should've included:
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- SOUNDEX.EXE - The SOUND DIALOG EXAMPLES application.
- SOUNDEX.TXT - This text file.
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- REQUIREMENTS
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- Hardware: 286 or 386 PC with at least 1 megabyte of RAM. VGA or better
- graphics hardware.
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- Software: Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher running in either Standard
- or Enhanced mode.
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- A sound driver capable of playing .WAV files (such as for a
- SoundBlaster card or the PC speaker).
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- VBRUN100.DLL, the royalty-free Visual Basic runtime DLL file.
- This DLL is widely available. It can be found on CompuServe
- in the Microsoft Windows Advanced Forum (GO WINADV) as
- VBRUN1.ZIP in library #16 and on GEnie in the IBM PC RT
- (IBMPC) as VBRUN.ZIP. It can also be found on BBS systems and
- in shareware disk vendor catalogs throughout the world.
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- PURPOSE
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- Sound Dialog Examples is a simple example program for Windows 3.1.
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- Windows 3.1 allows users to assign certain .WAV format sounds to
- different system events. The events include Windows Start, Windows
- Exit, Default Beep, Asterisk, Critical Stop, Exclamation, and Question.
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- The last four events are types of dialog boxes that Windows applications
- may present. They contain an icon used for visual effect. Asterisk
- dialog boxes show either an asterisk or a lower-case i (the asterisk is
- considered more language-independent) and generally provide important
- information. Critical Stop dialog boxes show a stop sign and generally
- provide information about a serious error or problem. Exclamation
- dialog boxes show an exclamation point and generally provide some sort
- of warning. Question dialog boxes show a question mark and generally
- require that you make a choice between two different options.
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- You may have already encountered a number of these dialog boxes under
- Windows 3.1, and you may have been surprised not to hear the sound that
- you had assigned to it. You may have heard the default beep, or perhaps
- you heard nothing at all.
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- To make a long story short, the programmer has to explicitly call the
- sound. It isn't a big deal; no more than a single line of code in most
- languages. However, prior to Windows 3.1, there wasn't much reason to
- bother. In fact, the applications included with Windows 3.1 don't even
- bother...
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- All of this will change soon, now that Windows 3.1 is in the hands of
- users. Sound Dialog Examples was created simply to show users that
- their assigned sounds really ARE assigned, and that properly written
- applications (eventually, with any luck, all applications) will make use
- of them.
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- INSTRUCTIONS
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- Sound Dialog Examples is simple to operate - just click one of the
- buttons ("Asterisk/Information", "Critical Stop", "Exclamation", or
- "Question") to see a sample dialog box and hear your assigned sound. The
- "About..." button provides a copyright notice.
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- If no sound driver is installed, you will hear the normal system beep.
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- ABOUT CHECKBOX SOFTWARE
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- CheckBox Software is a software developer and distributor concentrating
- on the Windows shareware market. Some of our current titles include:
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- STAY-ON-TOP CALCULATOR
- Stay-On-Top Calculator "stays on top" of other Windows applications - so
- it's perfect for quick & dirty calculations for users of Excel,
- 1-2-3/Win, or any spreadsheet/accounting/finance package! Don't waste
- time with blank spreadsheet cells or keeping a real calculator beside
- your keyboard! All standard functions are supported - including memory,
- uses very little screen space, clipboard support, and more! The most
- convenient calculator for spreadsheet users! Available on CompuServe
- (WINADV) and GEnie (IBMPC RT) as SOTCAL.ZIP.
-
- STARTUPSWAPPER
- StartupSwapper varies the Windows startup screen! Each time you run
- Windows, you can be greeted with a different screen of your design or
- choosing: corporate logos, family photos, sports cars, "heavenly
- bodies," custom designs - whatever you'd like! A new screen each time
- you start Windows! Complete instructions in Windows Help format and two
- sample startup screens are included. Available on CompuServe (WINADV)
- as SWAP.ZIP and GEnie (IBMPC RT) as SWAP10A.ZIP.
-
- Both of these programs, and other titles from CheckBox Software, are
- also available on a number of other services (including America On-Line)
- and BBS systems, as well as in many popular disk vendor catalogs.
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- CONTACTING CHECKBOX SOFTWARE
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- Mail: CheckBox Software, One Leary Drive, North Brunswick, NJ, USA 08902
- FoReM-Net E-Mail, Mike Mezaros: Node 593
- GEnie via Z*Net Publishing: Z-NET
- CompuServe via Z*Net Publishing: 75300,1642
- InterNet via Z*Net Publishing: 75300.1642@compuserve.com
- Z*Net Headquarters BBS, Mike Mezaros: (908)-968-8148
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- LEGAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES
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- This package (consisting of the Sound Dialog Examples software and
- associated documentation) is Copyright 1992 by Mike Mezaros. All Rights
- Reserved. It is provided "as is" without representation or warranty of
- any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, any
- representations or endorsements regarding the use of, the results of, or
- performance of; its appropriateness, accuracy, reliability, or
- currentness. The entire risk as to the use of this package is assumed
- by the user. In no event will Mike Mezaros or CheckBox Software be
- liable for any damages, direct, indirect, incidental or consequential,
- resulting from any defect in the package, even if Mike Mezaros or
- CheckBox Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
- Any and all use of this package, for any purpose, with no regard to the
- legality of such use or purpose, is the complete and sole responsibility
- of the user. All terms are subject to change without notice. This
- disclaimer shall supersede any verbal or written statement to the
- contrary. Should any part or parts of this disclaimer be deemed unlawful
- or unapplicable, the remainder shall continue to apply. If you do not
- accept these terms, you must cease using this package immediately.
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- This package is offered as "freeware." Freeware is defined as a software
- package that is copyrighted, and which you may not reverse-engineer or
- otherwise modify, but which you may use and distribute freely. Vendors
- approved by the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) are granted
- permission to distribute this package for a fee without prior written
- permission. All other vendors must contact us for further information.
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- The Microsoft Visual Basic runtime DLL (VBRUN100.DLL) is Copyright 1991
- by Microsoft Corp. All Rights Reserved.
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- Stay-On-Top Calculator and StartupSwapper are trademarks of CheckBox
- Software. Windows and Visual Basic are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
- CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Information Service,
- Inc. GEnie is a registered trademark of General Electric Corp. Z*Net is
- a trademark of Rovac Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the
- property of their respective companies.
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- [x]CheckBox Software - 4/20/92
- The End
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