Copyright: DoHide Help (C) 1996-1998 by Vladimir Kirienko


Content
Contents

Installation/Configuration

Requirements

Installing/Uninstalling

Using DoHide

Add to startup

Remove from startup

History

Registration

License agreement

Registration

About KVA software

Thanks

© Copyright 1996-98 KVA software. All rights reserved.

vlad@kva.sebastopol.ua

http://www.ukrcom.sebastopol.ua/ukrcom/koi8-r/www_user/vlad/


Thanks

Personal thanks to

Dmitry Skichko,
Igor Kuzmenko,
Igor L. Gindin,
Michael Glushko,

Lobincev U.,
Alexey Demakov,

which tested the program and helped me by the ideas.

© Copyright 1996-98 KVA software. All rights reserved.


Copyright
KVA software company.

Ukraine, Crimea, Sebastopol

http://www.ukrcom.sebastopol.ua/ukrcom/koi8-r/www_user/vlad

vlad@kva.sebastopol.ua


About KVA software

DoHide - allows remove any program from a screen/taskbar and ALT+TAB chain.

Copyright law and international treaties protect this program.

All copyrights to DoHide are exclusively owned by the author - Vladimir Kirienko
(Ukraine, Crimea, Sebastopol).

Copyright (C) 1996-1998, Vladimir Kirienko

© Copyright 1996-98 KVA software. All rights reserved.


License Agreement

DoHide is a freeware for ex-USSR countries citizens and shareware for citizens of other countries.

The author – Vladimir Kirienko, exclusively owns all copyrights to DoHide. Anyone may use this software during a test period of 30 days. Following this test period of 30 days or less, if you wish to continue to use DoHide, you MUST register.

Once registered, the user is granted a non-exclusive license to use DoHide on one computer, for any legal purpose, at a time. The registered DoHide software may not be rented or leased but may be permanently transferred, if the person receiving it agrees to terms of this license.  If the software is an update, the transfer must include the update and all previous versions.

The DoHide unregistered version may be freely distributed provided the distribution package is not modified. No person or company may charge a fee for the distribution of DoHide without written permission from the Copyright holder.

To register you must complete the registration form and send it, with registration fee, to author.

DoHide IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS".  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.

You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompose, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program, or any subset of the licensed program, except as provided for in this agreement.  Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution.

Vladimir Kirienko reserves all rights not expressly granted here.

Installing and using DoHide signifies acceptance of these terms and conditions of the license.

If you do not agree with the terms of this license you must remove DoHide files from your storage devices and cease to use the product.

© Copyright 1996-98 KVA software. All rights reserved.


Registration

KVA software DoHide is a freeware or shareware of program product, as described in license agreement. You must register this software. Registering your application has the following advantages:

* Notification of software updates and enhancements

* Notification of new products

* Access to special offers and promotions

If you wish to become a registered DoHide user, all you need do is make a payment to the author.

How to Register:

* Send payment to the author to the address given below.

* Fill the form below and send the information requested to the address given.

KVA software Registration Form

vlad@kva.sebastopol.ua

13-46 Ciolkovskogo St.

Sebastopol, Crimea, Ukraine

335016

Product: DoHide

Name 	____________________________________________

Company	____________________________________________

Address 	____________________________________________

City 	_______________________ST/Prov ______________

Zip/Postal 	___________________________

Country 	___________________________

Your e-mail address 	_______________________________________

Your Web site URL	_______________________________________

1 copy	 	[ ]  $15.00 each

2 - 5 copies 	[ ]  $10.00 each

5 - 10 copies 	[ ]  $7.00 each

To help us design products to fit your needs, please answer the following questions. (optional)

Where did you hear about this product?  _____________________________

Which operating system you most commonly access the Internet with?

[ ] Windows 3.x	[ ] Windows 95	[ ] Windows NT 3.x

[ ] Windows NT 4.x	[ ] Unix	[ ] Macintosh

[ ] OS/2	[ ] Other __________________________

Which operating systems do you use? (please, check all that apply)

[ ] Windows 3.x	[ ] Windows 95	[ ] Windows NT 3.x

[ ] Windows NT 4.x	[ ] Unix	[ ] Macintosh

[ ] OS/2	[ ] Other __________________________

[ ] Please, notify me of updates to this product

[ ] Please, notify me of new KVA software product releases

[ ] Please, do not share with any other organizations any of the information I have provided.

__________________________________

DoHide is a trademark of KVA software. Other product and company names mentioned maybe the trademarks of their respective owners.

© Copyright 1996-1998 KVA software. All rights reserved.


History

One year ago I used Windows 95 and CyrWin. It was very inconvenient, that the window CyrWin was present at taskbar and on screen. Then the program HideIt has got to my hands. It allowed me to be saved from presence CyrWin at a taskbar. But HideIt had a too large size and hadn’t some possibilities necessary to me. Therefore I have decided to write the similar program, with possibilities, necessary for me.

The result is before your eyes.

Version 1.4

Added Russian help.

Added hotkeys for run screen saver and logoff, reboot, shutdown and terminate processes.

Added additional options for automatic hide.

Version 1.3

Added hotkeys for minimize, maximize and restore windows.

Added Russian language support.

Added possibility for hide programs by filename.

Version 1.2

Added hotkeys and context help.

Version 1.1

The problem with hidden windows of other processes was solved.

This help was written.

Version 1.0

The some error was fixed by work under Windows NT.

Version 0.9

First attempt.

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Using DoHide

DoHide allows remove any program, including the DOS programs, from a screen/taskbar and ALT+TAB chain. DoHide can automatically hide the started application. DoHide has hot keys for hide (show) all (current) windows, include hide to notification tray.

Normally, the DoHide is running in notification tray. If it is running, you may find it on lower right corner on the screen. For a show of the task list - double click on DoHide icon on taskbar.

If you press mouse button on DoHide icon on the tray, you take the menu with some additional items. For a hide (show) one application press mouse button on DoHide icon and choose application in menu.

If you want to know, what any element of a dialog window means, simply press left mouse button on the picture.

1. DoHide task list

2. DoHide properties

Tab Options

Disable startup dialog

Don't use "hide by filename" algorithm

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Hide windows from menu to toolbar

Show Desktop Icon

Show WS_OWNER windows

Show invisible windows

Hide by Run ...

DoHide Home page

Tab Hotkeys

Hide ALL windows full

Hide CURRENT window

Hide ALL windows to taskbar

Hide CURRENT window  to taskbar

Hide windows again, hidden by run

Show ALL windows

Minimize ALL windows

Minimize CURRENT window

Restore ALL windows

Tab System

Run screen saver

Logoff

Shutdown computer

Reboot computer

Terminate process

Add to menu

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The visible windows are checked by [image]. For hide or show a window press by mouse button specified line.


The visible windows are checked by [image]. For hide or show a window press by mouse button specified line.


Hide a DoHide window.


Show the properties dialog box.


List of windows titles or full file paths, which will be hidden with start. Each title or file path should be place on a separate line. You can enter only part of window title. Windows titles, but not file paths, are case sensitive. Before title or file path you can set some options.

For example: @TMFC@CD player

where	T - mean window will be hidden to toolbar

F - mean window will be hidden when title fully equal

M - mean window will be hidden if it minimized

Ñ - case insensitive title compare

DoHide can hide by full file path only Win32 GUI applications, therefore Win16 applications and Win32 console applications excluded from this possibility.


DoHide automatically will be hidden by start, when this button checked.


Provides information on how to perform tasks in this dialog.


Hotkey for hide all windows.


Hotkey for hide all windows to toolbar.


Hotkey for hide current window.


Hotkey for hide current window to toolbar.


Hotkey for show all windows.


Hotkey for repeat hide windows, which were hidden by run.


Hotkey for minimize all windows.


Hotkey for minimize current window.


Hotkey for restore all minimized windows.


Hotkey for maximize current window.


Hotkey for run default screen saver.


Hotkey for logoff from computer.


Hotkey for computer shutdown.


Hotkey for computer reboot.


Check this option if you don’t want to use “hide by filename” possibility. When this option checked, you free some memory.


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Check this option if you want to look Desktop Icons as a window in windows list.


Check this option if you want to look windows with WS_OWNER attributes in windows list. There is a situation, when the window is present on the screen, but it is not present in the list of windows. The set of this option can solve this problem.


Check this option if you want to look invisible (when DoHide start) windows in windows list. It is recommended to set this option only temporarily and before an exit from DoHide to remove it, because DoHide with an exit makes seen all windows.


Check this option if you want to add this items to menu.


Check this option if you want hide windows to toolbar, instead of completely.


Press this button to get on home page DoHide.


Hotkey for terminate process.

Be careful killing a process. It stops process immediately, and any unsaved information will be lost, so it should be used only when really necessary.


Add to startup

You can add DoHide to the Windows Startup as follows:

To add DoHide to the Windows Startup Group

  1. Click Start on the Taskbar (the taskbar is the Windows 95/NT menu usually located at the bottom of the screen)

  2. Click Settings | Taskbar

  3. Click the Start Menu Programs tab

  4. Choose Add...

  5. Enter the location of DoHide.exe. (i.e.,. C:\Program Files\DoHide.exe)

or

      Choose Browse... and select the DoHide.exe file

  6. Choose Next

  7. Select the Startup folder to place the shortcut in.

  8. Choose Next

  9. Enter the desired text to appear in the Startup folder

10. Choose Finish

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Remove from startup

To remove DoHide from the Windows Startup Folder

  1. Click Start on the Taskbar (the taskbar is the Windows 95/NT menu usually located at the bottom of the screen)

  2. Click Settings | Taskbar

  3. Click the Start Menu Programs tab

  4. Choose Remove...

  5. Find the Startup folder in the Remove Shortcuts/Folders dialog.

  6. Click the plus sign (+) to expand the Startup folder

  7. Select the DoHide icon

  8. Choose Remove

  9. Choose Close

10. Choose OK

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Installing/Uninstalling

To Install DoHide

 1. Create a folder for DoHide (such as C:\Program Files\DoHide)

 2. Unzip file DoHide14.zip to this folder

 3. Run DoHide.exe

Most users will find it useful to place a shortcut in the startup group so that DoHide automatically starts, when Windows is started. You can do this at any time. See Add to startup.

To Uninstall DoHide

Delete the Shortcut to DoHide.exe from startup group and the folder, which contains DoHide.exe together with all the files, related to DoHide.

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What is the DoHide?

DoHide allows remove any program, including the DOS programs, from a screen/taskbar and ALT+TAB chain. Your may find DoHide more powerful than other similar programs.

DoHide capability:

  Removing any application from a screen/taskbar and ALT+TAB chain.

  Hiding application to notification tray.

  Automatically hiding the started application.

  Hot keys for hide (show) all (current) windows, include hide to notification tray.

  Hot keys for minimize, maximize and restore windows.

  Possibility for hide application by specifying their file name.

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Requirements
Requirement

Operating System

Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0/5.0.

CPU

Intel 386 or higher.

Display

Any VGA, SVGA display.

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