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- TrayText 6.0a by MJM Software (UK)
- for Windows 95 / NT4
-
- DESCRIPTION
- TrayText allows you to specify up to 14 autotext items (stock phrases
- or "boilerplate" text), available to any application by clicking the
- TrayText icon in the system tray.
-
- At the moment you may have your autotext or boilerplate text set up in
- your word-processor - but what about when you are using an e-mail
- program, a database or desktop publisher?
-
- How often have you wanted to insert a stock phrase into an application
- and had to type it because it was stored in another? It could be your
- address, your e-mail signature, even your name. TrayText is the simple
- answer.
-
- Up to 14 (3 in the unregistered version) of your favourite text items
- can be stored (up to 32kB each), and are then available to any
- application with two mouse-clicks. Left-click the TrayText icon in the
- tray, and a menu will appear showing the text items you have stored.
- Click the item you want and it will be "typed" in for you in the
- application you are using. Alternatively, open up the menu with a
- left-click then type the underlined number associated with the item to
- be inserted.
-
- There is a shortcut to the text stored as item number 1 - simply
- double-click the TrayText icon with the left mouse-button. You can
- store the phrase you use most often there, for ease of access.
-
- ** When you first run TrayText it is set up with one text item already
- stored. To see a demonstration of TrayText, run Notepad (or any word-
- processor), left-click the TrayText icon, then select item 1 which says
- "Run Notepad and click me!" (or just left double-click the icon). Then
- watch! **
-
- A keyboard shortcut is available so that you can set up a combination
- of keys (eg Ctrl-Alt-T) which, when pressed, will bring up the left-
- click menu. Then type the number associated with the item you want and
- the text is inserted. Your hands have never left the keyboard!
-
- TrayText also has a useful spike feature for collecting text from
- different documents or applications ready to insert in another document
- or application.
-
- Different sets of text items may be stored as files with the type
- .ttt - thus different sets may be constructed for different purposes.
- When TrayText is started it uses the set which was in use when it was
- last run. The default which TrayText starts with is TrayText.ttt.
-
- With the registered version you can even run TrayText more than once -
- have several "instances" of TrayText, each with an icon in the tray,
- and each with a different set of text items.
-
- See Help (run TrayText, right-click the icon in the tray and select
- "Help...") for detailed instructions. Also see context-sensitive help
- in the dialog boxes - click [?] on the title bar, then the area of the
- box you require help for.
-
-
- LIMITATIONS:
- Inserting or pasting text to an MS-DOS window is not supported.
- TrayText will detect the window title "MS-DOS Prompt" and inform you
- that it cannot insert to it, but if your MS-DOS window has a different
- title, TrayText will not insert or paste text as expected.
-
- Inserting or pasting text to a combo-box (edit control with a down
- arrow at the right to open a list) may not produce the required result.
-
- See Help for more information.
-
-
- TO INSTALL:
- TrayText is distributed in two forms; as a self-extracting .exe (which
- may be called traytx6a.exe), or as a .zip file (which may be called
- traytx6a.zip). If you have the .exe version, simply double-click it to
- run, and follow the setup instructions.
-
- If installing from the .zip file, copy all the files in the .zip file
- (TrayText.exe, TrayText.dll, TrayText.ttt, TrayText.hlp, TrayText.cnt,
- readme.txt and file_id.diz) to a new folder; for convenience you could
- call this folder "TrayText". To run, double-click TrayText.exe.
-
- To set TrayText to run at startup, either choose "Yes" when given this
- option if installing from an .exe file, or create a shortcut for it in
- your StartUp folder, normally found at c:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
- (Hint: Using the Explorer, right click and drag TrayText.exe; drop into
- the StartUp folder; choose "Create Shortcut Here" from the popup menu.)
-
-
- TO UNINSTALL:
- TrayText copies no other files, so to uninstall, simply remove the
- folder and files mentioned above. Or if you have installed using an
- .exe file, go to Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs, and select
- TrayText; or select the Uninstall icon in the TrayText program group.
-
-
- TO REGISTER:
- TrayText is a shareware program. When first run it displays:
- "Evaluation Version" and gives 3 text items and the Spike for a period
- of 28 days. After that it automatically becomes the "Unregistered
- Version" and has the same 3 text items available, but no Spike. If you
- wish to continue using TrayText after 28 days, you should register.
-
- The Registered Version gives 11 new text items, making 14 in total, and
- lets you keep the Spike feature. It also allows the possibility of
- multiple instances. You can convert to the Registered Version at any
- time by entering the registration number you will be given by mail or
- e-mail.
-
- Benefits of registering are:
- ╖ 11 new text items, making 14 altogether.
- ╖ The Spike feature - not available after 28 days - is kept / restored.
- ╖ The possiblity of running more than one "instance" of TrayText at a
- time.
- ╖ The welcome box which appears at startup (and daily after 28 days)
- can be turned off.
- ╖ A sincere "Thank you" for supporting our efforts to develop quality
- software and offer it at reasonable prices.
-
- Registration covers this and any future versions of TrayText. Note that
- one registered copy of TrayText may be used by a single person who uses
- the software personally on one or more computers. Site licenses are
- available, as well as quantity discounts.
-
- You can register online using a credit card; the cost is 10 GB pounds -
- approximately 15 US dollars. For details go to the following
- World-Wide-Web page:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MJM_Software/trayreg.htm
-
- You can also register via Compuserve; the cost is 15 US dollars.
- GO SWREG and quote Registration ID: 12821.
-
- Alternatively send:
- 10 GB Pounds (sterling/GBP) as cash, cheque, Eurocheque, Postal Money
- Order or American Express Travellers Check,
- or
- 15 US dollars (USD) as cash or check drawn on a US bank,
- or
- if none of the above is possible, please calculate the equivalent of 15
- GB Pounds and send as cash or check in your own currency; unfortunately
- the cost is greater because of high bank charges.
-
- Please make any checks payable to Martin McKean. Include with the
- payment your name, address, and e-mail address (if applicable), and
- mail to the following address:
-
- Martin McKean
- 3 Johnsburn Road
- BALERNO
- Edinburgh
- EH14 7DN
- United Kingdom
-
- Whatever way you choose to register, upon receiving payment, a
- registration code will be sent or e-mailed to you.
-
-
- FOR SUPPORT, FEEDBACK and FURTHER INFORMATION:
- Consult "Help..." first; there is a section there called "Answers to
- Common Questions".
-
- Or visit the MJM Software (UK) home page on the World-Wide-Web:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MJM_Software/
-
- Alternatively you can e-mail the author at: martin@mckean.demon.co.uk
- or Compuserve 101351,2115.
-
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
- You may distribute the unregistered version freely, but please make
- sure that TrayText.exe and the associated files are kept together -
- preferably in the original .zip file.
-
- If TrayText is to be distributed on a read-only medium such as CD-ROM,
- then it is strongly recommended that the self-extracting .exe file with
- Setup routine is used (it may be called traytx6a.exe), rather than the
- .zip file or individual uncompressed files. This is because (1) if the
- user tries to run TrayText directly from a CD-ROM it will give an error
- message because the text data file is read-only, and (2) if Explorer
- is used to copy the files to a hard drive the read-only attribute is
- preserved; TrayText will fix this, but it is preferable to use the .exe
- version. This can be downloaded via
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MJM_Software/traytext.htm.
-
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
- 6.0 Initial release dated October 17 1996
- 6.0a If TrayText was installed from a CD-ROM, Explorer copied the
- read-only attribute of the files; this meant that the program
- could not write to the file TrayText.ttt to store user text.
- Version 6.0a corrects this by removing the read-only attribute
- if it is found.
- Some internal program timings were lengthened to correct some
- copying and inserting problems reported by users with a slow
- system.
- Version 6.0a is also available as a self-extracting .exe file.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER:
- Martin McKean and MJM Software take no responsibility for any damage to
- goods or lives through misuse of this program.
-
- This program has been tested to be free of bugs to the best of our
- capabilities. We disclaim any responsibility for any damage your
- computer or your data may incur through the use of this program.
-
-
- Martin McKean MJM Software (UK)
- Copyright 1996
-