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- Documentation for ToolManager 2.1b 13-Mar-1996
-
-
- Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
- manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
- preserved on all copies.
-
- COPYRIGHT
-
- Copyright (C) 1990-1996 Stefan Becker
-
- No program, document, data file or source code from this software
- package, neither in whole nor in part, may be included or used in other
- software packages unless it is authorized by a written permission from
- the author.
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- NO WARRANTY
-
- There is no warranty for this software package. Although the author
- has tried to prevent errors he can't guarantee that the software package
- described in this document is 100% reliable. You are therefore using this
- material at your own risk. The author cannot be made responsible for any
- damage which is caused by using this software package.
-
-
- DISTRIBUTION
-
- This software package is freely distributable. It may be transfered to
- any media which is used for the distribution of free software like Public
- Domain disk collections, CDROMs, FTP servers or bulletin board systems.
-
- In order to ensure the integrity of this software package distributors
- should use the original archive file ToolManager2_1b.lha (file name on
- Aminet: ToolManagerUpd.lha). The author cannot be made responsible if
- this software package has become unusable due to modifications of the
- archive contents or of the archive file itself.
-
- There is no limit on the fee taken by distributors, e.g. for the media
- costs of floppy disks, streamer tapes or compact discs, or the process of
- duplicating. Such limits have proven to be harmful to the idea of freely
- distributable software, e.g. the software package was removed instead of
- reducing the price of a floppy disk below the limit.
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- Although the author does not impose any limit on these fees he would
- like to express his personal opinions on this matter:
-
- * This software package should be made available to everyone free of
- charge whenever this is possible.
-
- * If you have purchased this software package under normal conditions
- from a Public Domain dealer on a floppy disk and have paid more than
- 5DM or US $5 then you have definitely paid too much. Please don't
- support this improper profit making any longer and switch to a
- cheaper source as soon as possible.
-
-
- USAGE RESTRICTIONS
-
- No program, document, data file or source code from this software
- package, neither in whole nor in part, may be used on any machine which
- is used
-
- * for the research, development, construction, testing or production
- of weapons or other military applications. This also includes any
- machine which is used in the education for any of the above
- mentioned purposes.
-
- * by people who accept, support or use violence against other people,
- e.g. citizens from foreign countries.
-
-
-
- I. Description
- ==============
-
- This small package contains an update to the (still) current ToolManager
- 2.1 release. Changes since that release:
-
- toolmanager.library V3.2 - Added support for ScreenNotify
- - Added support for WBStart 2.0
- - Requires OS 3.0 (V39) or better
- screennotify.library V1.0 - Notify on screen close/private/public
- wbstart.library V2.0 - From WBStart 2.0 package
- - Requires OS 3.0 (V39) or better
- toolmanager.doc - Missing AutoDocs for toolmanager.library
-
- ToolManager now supports ScreenNotify, a library which sends out
- notifications when a public screen is opened or closed. This means that
- it is now possible to open docks automatically on a public screen after
- it has been opened. The docks will be closed automatically when the
- screen is closed. Now you can change the screen mode of your Workbench
- without manually closing all your ToolManager docks!
-
- The automatic open/close feature only works if you specify the public
- screen name for a dock object. It won't work for dock objects with the
- "FrontMost" flag set or for docks which should open on the default public
- screen. You must also set the "Activated" flag for the dock object.
-
- Every time a public screen is opened ToolManager will scan all dock
- objects and open all docks which have the same public screen name as the
- newly opened screen. When a public screen is closed ToolManager closes
- all open docks on this screen and marks them. If the public screen is
- opened again ToolManager will reopen all marked docks.
-
- ToolManager has been updated for the new WBStart 2.0 package. WBStart is
- now also a library so the old L:WBStart-Handler is not needed anymore.
- Due to the changes in the WB startup method emulation you might have to
- update some of your Exec Objects.
-
-
-
- II. Installation
- ================
-
- If you already use ToolManager 2.1 then copy the following files to the
- appropriate directories:
-
- libs/toolmanager.library -> LIBS:
- libs/screennotify.library -> LIBS:
- libs/wbstart.library -> LIBS:
-
- If you have used ToolManager 2.1 or 2.1a already then please remove the
- file L:WBStart-Handler. It is not needed anymore for this version.
-
- If you never have used ToolManager before then you have to install the
- release 2.1 first. It may be found on Fish Disks/CDROMs or on AmiNet.
-
-
-
- III. Question & Answers
- =======================
-
- Q: When I change the screen mode of my Workbench or start certain
- applications then the ToolManager docks will disappear forever. I have
- to start the Preferences Editor and press Save to get my docks back.
-
- A: You have installed the screennotify.library but you have forgotten to
- enter the name "Workbench" in the Public Screen string gadget in the
- Dock Object edit window. ToolManager can always close the docks but to
- open them it has to know on which Public Screen they should appear.
-
- Q: After installing ToolManager 2.1b some of my Exec Objects of the type
- WB don't work anymore.
-
- A: The WB startup method pf WBStart 2.0 has been made more compatible to
- the real Workbench. Therefore some of the old path settings might not
- work anymore. Please check the paths in your Exec Objects. A look at
- the output of a tool like SnoopDos might be helpful.
-
-
-
- IV. Warnings
- ============
-
- ToolManager in conjunction with ScreenNotify will cause dead locks under
- certain conditions. When a dead lock occurs you can't move the mouse
- pointer anymore or enter anything on the keyboard. These dead locks occur
- most of the time when other programs want to close a public screen.
-
- Unfortunately there is no way to circumvent this problem, so if you
- experience dead locks with many of your normal applications then you
- can't use ScreenNotify at all and MUST remove the screennotify.library.
- ToolManager will still work without this library, but you'll loose the
- automatic dock open/close feature.
-
- If you are using MUI 2.3 (or older) you MUST NOT open docks automatically
- on MUI public screens or a dead lock will occur! This problem has been
- fixed in MUI 3.0 and up.
-
-
-
- V. Cobtact addresses
- ====================
-
- NOTE: I have moved (again) to another city since the last release of
- ToolManager. Please DO NOT use the old addresses anymore or your
- mails may get lost!
-
- Postal address:
-
- Stefan Becker
- Bonner Ring 68
- D-50374 Erftstadt
- GERMANY
-
- EMail: stefanb@yello.ping.de
-
- World Wide Web: http://www.ping.de/sites/yello/
-