TrayDay v6.0: by MJM Software for Windows 95 / NT 4 (see end of this readme.txt for version history) DESCRIPTION: TrayDay - date, time and counter utility for the Windows 95 or NT 4 tray. TrayDay places an icon showing the date (day of the month) in the system tray (the part of the taskbar which includes the clock). The icon resembles a page of a "tear-off" calendar. You can therefore see the date at a glance - often quicker and easier than resting your mouse over the clock, searching for an "Insert Date" menu, or having to reach for your diary. Move the mouse over the icon and the day of the week will appear. Left-click the icon and a pop-up menu appears showing the date in various formats - including up to ten user defined formats. Click one and it will automatically be inserted into your application (or copied to the clipboard, depending on the option checked in the right-click menu). You can select your favorite date format to be available by double-clicking the TrayDay icon. The user formats can include the date, time, and counters - particularly useful for date-stamping messages or files. The right-click menu shows the various items used to configure TrayDay, and Exit. Selecting Options... brings up a dialog box which lets you choose different tray icons, define user formats, etc. You can also select from the right-click menu the action to be carried out when a date is selected on the left-click menu - the current action is marked with a tick. The three possibilities are: Copy - the date will be copied to the clipboard. Insert - the text will be inserted at the insertion point of your active or foreground window by simulating keyboard input. And Paste - the text will be copied to the clipboard AND automatically pasted in at the insertion point. [Note that if Insert is selected but the date includes character(s) which cannot be typed by a single combination of keystrokes, the Paste action will occur.] By placing a shortcut to TrayDay.exe in your startup folder, you can have the date always available. See Help (run TrayDay, right-click the icon in the tray and select "Help...") for detailed instructions. Also see context-sensitive help in the Options dialog box - click [?] on the title bar, then the area of the box you require help for. *** This program requires Windows 95 or Windows NT4. *** *** When a date is being inserted (typed) into an application, you can stop it by clicking the TrayDay icon. *** LIMITATIONS: Inserting or pasting text to an MS-DOS window is not supported. 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: Copy TrayDay.exe and this readme.txt to a new folder; for convenience you could call this folder "TrayDay". To run, double-click TrayDay.exe. To set TrayDay to run at startup create a shortcut for it in your StartUp folder. (Hint: Using the Explorer, right click and drag TrayDay.exe; drop into the StartUp folder; choose "Create Shortcut Here" from the popup menu.) TO UNINSTALL: TrayDay copies no other files, so to uninstall, simply remove the folder and files mentioned above. TO REGISTER: TrayDay is a shareware program. When first run the welcome box displays: "Evaluation Version"; after 28 days it automatically becomes the "Unregistered Version". The only change to the program's function at that point is that if you run your computer continually, the welcome box which appears at startup will also appear once a day. If you wish to continue using TrayText after 28 days, you should register. 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: · The 'Shift icon' functions are enabled. · The welcome box which appears at startup (and daily after 28 days) can be turned off. · A clear conscience! Registration covers this and any future version of TrayDay. 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: 11021. Alternatively send a check for 10 GB Pounds (sterling / GBP). For other currencies send 15 US dollars or the equivalent; because of high bank charges for foreign checks, cash is preferred - but checks are accepted. 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: 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. Select Register... from the right-click menu to enter the code. FOR SUPPORT, FEEDBACK and FURTHER INFORMATION: For technical support, or further information, e-mail the author at: martin@mckean.demon.co.uk or Compuserve 101351,2115. This support is available to both registered and unregistered users. Or visit the MJM Software home page on the World-Wide-Web at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MJM_Software/ You will find there the latest version of TrayDay, and the "companion" product to TrayDay, TrayText: autotext from the tray - for all applications. DISTRIBUTION: Distribute the unregistered version freely, but please make sure that TrayDay.exe and the readme.txt are kept together - preferably in the original .zip file. CREDITS: Special thanks to Jeremy at RTV Software for advice and testing. 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 Copyright 1996 -------------- VERSION HISTORY: 5.0 Added choice of date icons 5.0a Corrected a problem some users (with 256 color display or less) experienced with the color of the help box 5.0b Enhanced non-English language support 5.1 Changed the way insert date works: from copying to and pasting from the clipboard, to simulating keyboard input (applies only to single byte character set languages). This means that the user's clipboard data is preserved, and insert date now functions in dialog boxes and wherever keyboard input might be expected. Added choice of delay for "Shift Icon After Startup"; some users had reported that 1 minute was not long enough. Enhanced right-click menu and Options dialog box. Added counter, time, new line and tab options to user format. Added combo box to give recently used user formats. Altered Options Help box to reflect these changes. 6.0 Menu structure changed to give new left-click menu and make insertion of the date easier. Regular shifting of the TrayDay icon to the clock added, as requested by many users. New welcome box - removable on registration. Gray icons changed to match TrayText; transparent icons changed to give numbers only, per user feedback. Insertion ("typing") of date speeded up. Paste option added as an alternative to inserting (inserts by copying to clipboard then automatically pasting - quicker!)