QuickRun(TM) v3.0 - Shareware Version Copyright (c) 1996-1999 Partridge Software All Right Reserved E-Mail: support@partridgesoft.com WWW: http://www.partridgesoft.com Written by Joseph Partridge --------------------------------------------------------- QuickRun is a utility to provide easy access to your most commonly used programs. Menus of your most commonly used programs and files can be created from an icon on the taskbar next to the system tray. Menus can be created for any folders on your computer, including the Desktop, My Computer, Control Panel, Favorites, My Documents, and Dial-up Networking. The files on the menus can be arranged in any order or simply sorted alphabetically. Full Drag and Drop support is also available so that files can be easily added to each menu and moved to any location within that menu. One of the best new features of QuickRun 3.0 is its ability to manage all the programs that run in the system tray. The system tray can quickly become very long and unwieldy, taking up half your taskbar or more with software apps that run from a tray icon. With QuickRun 3.0, you can take the apps that are running in the tray and move them to another popup menu from a QuickRun icon. This unclutters the tray but leaves everything still functional and readily accessible. System Requirements ------------------- Requires Windows 95 or 98. This version is not designed for Windows NT or Windows 2000. QuickRun will work but taskbar attachment and system tray support will not be available. Recommended ----------- 16-bit or 24-bit display mode. Disclaimer of Warranty ---------------------- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY SOFTWARE BE TESTED THOROUGHLY WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE DEPENDING ON IT. PARTRIDGE SOFTWARE SHALL IN NO WAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFIT THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Registration ------------ Registration is $15.00 (US dollars). To register, click Print Order Form in the About box, fill out the form, click Print, and send it with a check or money for $15.00 to: Partridge Software PMB #447 3 Monroe Pkwy, Suite P Lake Oswego, OR 97035 USA You will be sent a registration code that will convert the shareware version of QuickRun into a registered version. To convert the shareware version into a registered version, follow these steps. 1) Run QuickRun. When the About box is displayed, click on the Register button. 2) Enter the Name and Code in the registration dialog EXACTLY as shown in the information sent to you. 3) Click the OK button to complete the registration process. Distribution ------------ You may freely distribute the shareware version product to anyone as long the ZIP file contains the following files and that they are unaltered: SETUP.EXE SETUP.INF UNINST.EXE UNINST.INF QUICKRUN.EXE TRAYHOOK.DLL QUICKRUN.HLP QUICKRUN.CNT README.TXT QuickRun History ---------------- 3.0 November 1999 * Icons from the System Tray can be moved to menu on the QuickRun bar to reduce clutter on the taskbar. * The Desktop, Control Panel, and any folder can be added to QuickRun as a menu. * Option to sort the programs on a menu automatically. * The selected menu item background can be changed to a gradient fill. * The text font and color can now be changed for the menu sidebar. * The order the menus can now be changed by holding down the ALT key while dragging a menu icon to the desired location. * When the QuickRun bar is docked on the taskbar, it can now be resized by dragging the size grip. * Hover mode now works differently: When you over the mouse off of a menu without running something, it will disappear. The amount of time before the menu is shown can now be changed. * New Add Program wizard was added to make it easier to add programs. * Scroll bars appear on menu when it gets too big instead of being split into columns. * Right clicking on a menu item now shows the Explorer context menu. 2.04 October 1998 * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun not to adjust the window when a menu was added or deleted. * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun use a large percentage of CPU time on Windows NT. * Added an option to turn off the bar on the left side of the QuickRun window. 2.03 August 1998 * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun to crash when Windows was shut down. 2.02 May 1998 * Fixed a bug that caused the "Empty" item to remain on the menu after items where added to it. * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun to occasionally crash when a menu was removed. 2.01 May 1998 * Fixed a bug that caused it to messed up the system palette when the display was set to 256 colors. * Fixed a bug that caused the window to position itself wrong on the taskbar when the Auto Hide feature was enabled. 2.0 April 1998 * Moved the icon(s) from the tray area to it's own floating window that can be docked to the Windows Taskbar. * Added support for multiple menus. * Added full drag and drop support for adding and moving programs on a menu. * Information for each program is now stored in shortcut files. * Program icons can now be changed. * Menu icons 'pop-out' like Office 97 and Internet Explorer. * Each menu icon can be changed. * Removed the Programs tab in Customize. Now menu items can be customized directly from the menu with a right mouse click. 1.43 June 1997 * Increased the speed at which the QuickRun menu appears when the icon is clicked. * Corrected a bug that caused the filename to become garbled after a Browse. 1.42 April 1997 * Arguments can now be placed on the command line. * Program name is now put in quotes after a Browse. 1.41 January 1997 * Fixed a bug that caused the list box in the Programs tab of the Customize dialog to flicker when items were moved or added. * Changed the QuickRun icon so that it does not display tooltips when it is in Hover mode. * Added support for accelerators in the menu with the ampersand. 1.4 December 1996 * Separators can now be added to the menu. * Order of the programs can be changed. * Added information to the help file on how to use QuickRun. * Changed the look of the menu. * Fixed a bug that caused the menu icons to overlap. 1.3 October 1996 * Added an option for having the menu items sorted or unsorted. * Fixed a bug that caused the icons to disappear when a file could not be found. * Fixed a bug that caused some registration codes to be invalid. 1.2 September 1996 * Fixed a bug in the Customize Dialog. 1.1 August 1996 * The program can now run .LNK (Windows Shortcut) files. * User interface changes. 1.01 July 1996 * Fixed a bug that caused the program names to be sorted incorrectly. 1.0 June 1996 * Program Release ---------- Windows(R) 95 and Windows(R) NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.