Dropsy 1.0 ---------- Dropsy is a utility which runs in the taskbar tray and allows dragging shortcuts to executables from the window in which the executable is running in. For example, to create a shortcut to Notepad on the desktop, one could click on the Dropsy tray icon, click on the Notepad window, and drag it onto the desktop. Dropsy also provides shortcuts to various Windows commands, such as those to Shutdown, Restart, and Logoff. Installation ------------ To install Dropsy, copy its files (DROPSY.EXE, DROPSY.HLP, and README.TXT) into a directory on your hard drive. The C:\WINDOWS directory would be a suitable place. Once you have copied the files, create a shortcut to Dropsy in your startup directory. Dropsy will now start up automatically with Windows. Using Dropsy ------------ Use of Dropsy is documented in the online help. To access this, run dropsy (dropsy.exe), and make sure that dropsy.hlp is in the same directory. Right click on the Dropsy icon which appears, and choose Help on Dropsy from the menu which pops up. If you want to get right to using Dropsy, I recommend going through the tutorial. To get to this, choose Help on Dropsy as above, then click "How do I create a shortcut to a program with Dropsy?", upon which a new screen of help will appear. Click "Show Me!" here to get a walk-through of creating a shortcut to Notepad in the startup menu with Dropsy. Licensing Information --------------------- By downloading and using this software, you agree to the terms in this license. If you do not agree with this, delete all copies of the software and cease using it. Permission is hereby granted for personal use of Dropsy at no charge. Commercial use past an evaluation period of 30 days requires the purchase of a license for the software. To purchase a license, mail $20 for each license to be purchased to Russ Woodroofe 1449 Morehead Ann Arbor, MI, 48103 A license may also be purchased for personal use, if you like Dropsy and want to support the creation of free/shareware utilities. In particular, if you plan on emailing me and asking for significant technical support, it would be polite to purchase a license. This software may be uploaded and downloaded to and from bbses and ftp sites freely, so long as the terms of use above are followed, and so long as all files (DROPSY.EXE, DROPSY.HLP, and README.TXT) are distributed together. Dropsy may also be placed on CD or diskette distributions of software, so long as the author receives a copy of the CD or diskette. These can be mailed to the address above. This software is provided "as is", and with no warranty of any kind. Contacting the Author --------------------- As mentioned above, you can snail mail me as Russ Woodroofe 1449 Morehead Ann Arbor, MI, 48103 If you have an internet email account, I also can be reached by email as either paranoia@engin.umich.edu, or power@cyberspace.org. The latest version of Dropsy should be available on my home page, at http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~paranoia About the Author ---------------- Russ Woodroofe is an undergraduate in the mathematics and computer science programs at the University of Michigan. He also works for Eidelman Associates, where he develops the WinDraft document assembly engine. For more information about Russ Woodroofe, look at his home page, at the address in the Contacting the Author section. For more information about Eidelman Associates and WinDraft, look at the Eidelman Associates web page, at http://www.lawtech.com/