Copyright: CLS-TaskIcon V1.33 Help, (c) 1998 Claude Schmidhuber


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CLS-TaskIcon V1.33

by Claude Schmidhuber

(C) 8/1998 CLS-Software

Win95/Win98/WinNT4

What is it ?

Installation

The ‘Preferences’ Window

Add an Icon

Modify an Icon

Delete an Icon

Sort the Icons

Options

Using CLS-TaskIcon without a mouse

Help on problems

Copyright / Disclaimer

How to register

History


What is it ?

Ever wanted to have all of your most important applications at one place -

best at the the taskbar notification area (system tray), but without loading all

programs directly when starting Windows ?

CLS-TaskIcon now gives you this opportunity.

TaskIcon allows the user to add custom icons to this area. Then by double clicking on one icon, the application associated with the icon will be launched. You may also put all the programs in a PopUp-Menu coming up when clicking on the TaskIcon-Icon or pressing a hotkey.

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Installation

The installation is conceivable simple:

Just copy the file TSKI13.EXE and this helpfile in any directory and start it by using the explorer or something equal.

If you have previously used the V1.1 or V1.11 of CLS-TaskIcon and you want to keep your former settings you’ll have to run GETOLDCFG.EXE, which can be downloaded from the CLS-Software Homepage.

This will convert your settings and has only to be done once a lifetime, because

since CLS-TaskIcon V1.2 this is managed automatically.

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Help on Problems

Problem:

CLS-TaskIcon shows ‘Registry Error ‘

Solution:

Call CLS-TaskIcon with the FixRegistry-parameter.

Start a DOS-Box , switch to the directory CLS-TaskIcon is located in,

type ‘TSKI13.EXE /FixRegistry’ and press enter.

Leave the DOS-Box by typing ‘Exit’ and pressing enter.

Problem:

I have activated the ‘Big Icons’-option and now i cannot reach the Preferences

Solution:

Call CLS-TaskIcon like shown above, but type ‘TSKI13.EXE /ShowPrefs’.

Otherwise you can also reach the Preferences by pressing ‘P’ in an open popup menu.

Other stuff:

If you have encountered any other problems with CLS-TaskIcon or any bug, please mail me so that we can find a way to solve the problem.

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The ‘Preferences’ Window

You can reach the Preferences by right-clicking on any Icon in the system tray created by CLS-TaskIcon and choosing Preferences from the popup menu.

Here you can add, modify, delete or just sort Icons and access the Options.

On the left you have a list of all Icons (entries) and on the right the contents of the chosen entry

One Entry

Add an Icon

Modify an Icon

Delete an Icon

Sort the Icons

Options

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One Entry

An Entry consists of

•	Path

Path where the application is located (*.exe)

•	Icon Path

Path where the iconfile is located (*.ico ; *.exe; *.dll)

•	Parameters

Does the application need special parameters (like the Explorer) ?

•	Startmode

How should the application be launched ?

•	Icon

What icon should be used ?

•	Description

What’s the application’s name ?

•	Autostart / Startmode

Should the application be launched automatically when CLS-TaskIcon is

loading ?

How should it be launched when auto-starting ?

The ‘Preferences’ Window

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Add an Icon

possibility no.1:

First, click on Browse next to the path-field, then select an application in the FileDialog and press Open.

After that modify the options (Icon Path, Icon, Description, Parameters, Autostart) as you like it.

Finally press the Add-Button to add the entry to the list.

Possibility no.2:

Just drag a file or link from your desktop or explorer and drop it at the listbox.

The ‘Preferences’ Window

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Modify an Icon

First select the entry you want to modify then modify any of the properties of the entry.

Finally press the Modify-Button to modify the entry.

The ‘Preferences’ Window

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Delete an Icon

First select the entry you want to delete from the list.

Finally press the Delete-Button or press CTRL+Del to remove the entry from the list.

The ‘Preferences’ Window

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Sort the Icons

First select the enty you want to move in the list.

After that you can move it up and down by using the Arrow-Buttons or by pressing CTRL with the ArrowUp-Key or the ArrowDown-Key as you like it.

The ‘Preferences’ Window

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Using CLS-TaskIcon without a mouse

When running CLS-TaskIcon in PopUp-Mode you don’t need a mouse for using it. Just define a hotkey in the Options-Window and check “put all the entries in one popup menu” to switch to PopUp-Mode.

Now you can also call the menu by pressing your desired hotkey. If you also want to call a program in a pop-uped menu by a keypress, you just have to edit it’s description by adding a “&” in the position before the desired key.

e.g.;

“ M&yProgram ” to let the entry appear in the menu like “ MyProgram ”

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Options

You may customize CLS-TaskIcon by using the following options:

•	AutoRun

If you switch on AutoRun, CLS-TaskIcon will be loaded automatically each time you start Windows, there’s no need to put an entry to the StartUp-Group manually anymore.

•	Launch programs on single click

This will call your applications by only doing a single click on the icon instead of a double-click.

•	Put all the entries in one PopUp-Menu

Activates the PopUp-Mode.

If you don’t want your system-tray to be full of icons, you can also access all of your applications over an PopUp-Menu coming up when clicking on the

CLS-TaskIcon-Icon.

•	Show Icons in menu

This will show 16x16 Icons in the PopUp-Menu

•	Show big Icons

Change the size of the Icons to 32x32

•	Left-click behavior

Here you can tell CLS-TaskIcon what to do when receiving a left-click on it’s icon by the user in PopUp-Mode.

•	Hotkey

When running CLS-TaskIcon in PopUp-Mode, you can also pop up the menu by using the hotkey you defined here.

The ‘Preferences’ Window

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History

V1.0

just an experiment

V1.1

first release 6.1.1998

V1.11

bugfixed release 8.1.1998

V1.2

- added a sort-function

- application-dir is now also work-dir, some programs seem to need

  that

- added AutoRun-function.

- included helpfile

V1.3

- cleaned up and optimized code

- removed splashscreen

- cleaned up and modified visual-stlyle of the Preferences-Window

- fixed strange behavior of popup menu staying up too long

- improved icon quality of the popup menu and added possibility to choose

  between different icon sizes

- added Drag’n’Drop support to the Preferences-Window

- added emergency functions to delete registry-key and to show preferences on

  program launch.

- added ability to tell CLS-TaskIcon what to do when left-clicking on an icon

- added ability to also add other files than executeables to the list

- added ability to also add drives and directorys to the list

- added ability to use a custom icon instead of the one CLS-TaskIcon uses

- added possibility to assign a hotkey for the popup menu

- added some minor enhancements

V1.31

- fixed bug causing windows not to shut down on some systems

V1.32

- fixed bug causing CLS-TaskIcon not to work correctly under Win98

V1.33

- fixed PopUp-bug again (came up again on v1.32)

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Copyright & Disclaimer

THIS PROGRAM IS SHAREWARE.

YOU MAY FREELY COPY, TRY OUT AND DISTRIBUTE

CLS-TaskIcon.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DECOMPILE, DISASSEMBLE, REVERSE ENGINEER OR MODIFY THIS PROGRAM OR ANY PART OF IT.

DUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION ON CDs AND EQUAL MEDIA IS PERMITTED AND DESIRED AS LONG AS THE AUTHOR GETS HIS OWN FREE COPY OR AT LEAST AN INFORMING EMAIL.

CLS-TaskIcon V1.33 by Claude Schmidhuber

Copyright 8/1998

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

the author:

Claude Schmidhuber

LeharStr. 21

69245 Bammental

Germany

eMail: c-l-s@t-online.de

Visit my (german) Homepage at http://cls.home.pages.de

CLS-Software(english) at http://cls-software.home.pages.de

DISCLAIMER

THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY

OF ANY KIND.

THE AUTHOR IS NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING OF THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

DO NOT USE CLS-TaskIcon UNLESS YOU CAN FULLY AGREE WITH THIS DISCLAIMER.

How to register

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How to register

CLS-TaskIcon is Shareware which means that you can use it legally for

30 days free of charge to evaluate it.

If during, or at the end of, that period you decide that you would like

to continue using it, please register your copy.

Your single-user registration will license you to use your copy of

CLS-TaskIcon, will support work on future versions, new features,

and bug fixes, and will provide you with technical support via email.

The current registration amount is US$10 (or DM15).

This is a one-time registration fee for your current version of

CLS-TaskIcon.

To register send the money (cash please), your full name, postal address and

email address to

Claude Schmidhuber

LeharStr. 21

69245 Bammental

Germany

eMail: c-l-s@t-online.de

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