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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Copyright ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste
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- Copyright 1993 by Masar Software Ltd.
- All rights reserved.
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- Commercial distribution and/or use is prohibited without written consent by the
- author.
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- Because the program is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty for the
- program, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
- Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other
- parties provide the program "as is" without warranty of any kind, either
- expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
- The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the program is with you.
- Should the program prove defective, you assume the cost of all necessary
- servicing, repair or correction.
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- In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing will any
- copyright holder, or any other party who may modify and/or redistribute the
- program as permitted above, be liable to you for damages, including any
- general, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or
- inability to use the program (including but not limited to loss of data or data
- being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a
- failure of the program to operate with any other programs), even if such holder
- or other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. About TWCP ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste
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- The TWCP application is a simple Presentation Manager application which let you
- Mark, Copy and Paste text and graphics from a DOS or OS/2 Window using the
- mouse, like in X Windows, without passing through the system menu.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- 1. 1.00 Initial release.
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- 2. 1.10 Added option to eliminate last Carriage Return.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Masar Software Ltd ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Masar Software Ltd.
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- For bugs or suggestions, please write to:
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- Maurizio Sartori Masar
- Via MonteGrappa 7
- 20044 Bernareggio
- (Milano) ITALY
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- or email to the INTERNET address:
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- masar@cdc835.cdc.polimi.it
- masar@131.175.6.2
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- Acknowledgments
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- Thanks to Simona who helped us in writing the documentation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Install ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- In this package, you should receive these files:
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- Γûá TWCP.EXE - Program file
- Γûá TWCPHOOK.DLL - Program hook library
- Γûá TWCP.HLP - Program help file
- Γûá READ.ME - Program description in ASCII format.
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- To install TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste copy TWCP.EXE in a
- directory in your PATH, TWCPHOOK.DLL in a directory in your LIBPATH and
- TWCP.HLP in a directory in your HELP path.
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- That is all, now you can use TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Using ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This section explain how to use TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Enabling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To enable TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste you should:
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- 1. Select the mouse button with which you want to Mark and Copy, checking the
- corresponding radio button.
- 2. Chose which control key(s) (Shift, Alt, Ctrl) you would like to use
- together with the mouse to Mark and Copy, checking the corresponding check
- button.
- 3. Select the mouse button with which you want to Paste checking the
- corresponding radio button.
- 4. Chose which control key(s) (Shift, Alt, Ctrl) you would like to use
- together with the mouse to Paste, checking the corresponding check button.
- 5. Enable TWCP clicking on the ENABLE button.
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- Now you can start to use TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Disabling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To Disable TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste you should click on the
- DISABLE button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Marking and Copying ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To Mark and Copy a portion of text you should do the following:
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- 1. Press the Mark and Copy control key(s).
- 2. Click the Mark and Copy mouse button where you want to start marking.
- 3. Drag the mouse, holding down button and key, till the end of the portion
- of text you want to mark. Now the zone should be highlighted.
- 4. Release the Mark and Copy mouse button.
- 5. Release the Mark and Copy key.
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- The text or graphics you marked is automatically copied to the Clipboard.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Pasting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To Paste from the Clipboard you should do the following:
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- 1. Press the Paste control key(s).
- 2. Click the Paste mouse button in the window in which you want to paste.
- 3. Release the Paste mouse button.
- 4. Release the Paste key.
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- The text or graphics is automatically pasted to the window.
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- Warning: You should hold down the control key(s) till the paste operation is
- completed, otherwise the text program could loose the release of the control
- key(s).
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. How it works ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste works installing a system hook that
- intercepts every mouse message posted. If the message is directed to a DOS or
- OS/2 Text Window, that has a window class of type Shield, and it is a Mark,
- Copy or Paste key combination, the messages for Mark, Copy or Paste are send to
- the window.
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- Warning: Because the program relies on the class name, and there can be other
- windows with class name Shield that aren't DOS or OS/2 Text Windows, the
- program can fail with those windows.
- The fields Class and Parent show the class name of every window in which the
- mouse is clicked.
- If you find a program that makes fail TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste
- please let us know.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Mark and Copy Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use these buttons to select which mouse button and control key(s) you want to
- use for Mark and Copy operations.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Paste Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use these buttons to select which mouse button and control key(s) you want to
- use for Paste operations.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Enable / Disable Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Push this button to Enable or Disable TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Save Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Push this button to save your preferences in TWCP.INI.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. About Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Push this button to have information on TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and
- Paste.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Auto Minimize Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Check this button if you want TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste to be
- automatically minimized the next time you start the program.
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- Note: You should save your preferences pushing the Save button to enable this
- option.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Auto Enable Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Check this button if you want TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste to be
- automatically enabled the next time you start the program.
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- Note: You should save your preferences pushing the Save button to enable this
- option.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Eliminate Last Carriage Return ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Check this button if you want that TWCP V 1.10 - Text Window Cut and Paste
- eliminate the last Carriage Return in paste operations.