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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- DocMan 2.1 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Electric Storm Software / / / / / / / / / Copyright 1995, Michel Forget / / / / / / / / / -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======== CONTENTS ======== 1. Introduction 2. Registration a) Registration Information b) Registration Form c) U.K. Registration Form d) Site License Registration Form 3. Distribution 4. Disclaimer 5. Contacting Electric Storm Software 6. Using DocMan a. System Requirements b. The Document List c. Options 7. Acknowledgements 8. WUGNET & WINUSER Information NOTE: You may prefer to use the online manual; it is more current than the text-only manual. ============================================================================= 1. INTRODUCTION ============================================================================= There are many new and exciting features to be found in Windows95, but perhaps the most exciting feature is the automatic recording of all the documents you access so that they can be located and opened at a later time with a single mouse click. The need to search through a complex -- and often confusing -- file system for frequently used documents is now a part of the past. Unfortunately, while implementing this feature, several important details seem to have been neglected. People who take advantage of this wonderful feature are usually people who tend to use many documents. The list very quickly becomes crowded with documents no sane person would want recorded for later use. How many times, after all, do you want to read "BBS_ADD.TXT"? DocMan allows you to easily maintain a clear and coherent document list in the following ways: * You can automatically remove unwanted documents (or document classes) from the document list. * You can perform common document list management tasks by using an icon in the system tray (the area on the taskbar where the time is displayed). * You can protect one or more documents, thus ensuring that they are not removed from the document list by DocMan. * You can save and restore complete document lists, which is especially useful if there are multiple users on one system (without a network) or there are multiple document lists being used by one user. * You can add documents to the document list. * You can remove one or more documents from the document list. * You can remove all documents from the document list. DocMan is ideally suited to novice users and expert users alike. When a command that will have a permanent effect is about to be undertaken, DocMan can be instructed to ask for confirmation. Users who are experts may elect to disable the confirmations, which may be done on an individual basis, to improve productivity. DocMan is a completely 32-BIT application written explicitly for Windows95. What does the press have to say about DocMan? Well... * WINUSER Pick Of The Week (Sunday, December 17, 1995): DocMan ============================================================================= 2. Registration ============================================================================= ------------------------------- - a) Registration Information - ------------------------------- OR: Is this program worth $15.00 to me? If you feel that DocMan is a quality product and would like to receive the registered version of the software, please send $15 (US/CDN) to: Michel Forget (RE: DocMan) 12209 Dovercourt Avenue Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T5L 4E1 If you send a cheque to the address listed above, please make it payable to Michel Forget. If you do not live in North America (and you are writing to this address instead of the address for users in the United Kingdom), please send an international money order or the equivalent of $15 in your own currency. Please do not send a personal cheque unless you live in North America. For your convenience, we have included a registration form which can be printed. If you live in the United Kingdom, you can send your registration (10 UKP) to: ESS-PC (c/o Denesh Bhabuta) 203 Parr Lane Unsworth Bury Lancashire BL9 8JW If you send a cheque to the address listed above, please make it payable to Denesh Bhabuta. For your convenience, we have included a United Kingdom registration form for those who live in the United Kingdom. --------------------------------------------- - b) Registration Form [VersionID: 2.0/NA] - --------------------------------------------- You do not need to print this form to register. It is provided for your convenience only. If you do not have a printer, or simply do not wish to print this form, simply send your name, address, and registration fee to the address listed below. TO: Michel Forget (RE: DocMan) 12209 Dovercourt Avenue Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T5L 4E1 Dear Michel, I am sending you $15.00 (US/CDN) as my registration fee for DocMan. Please send me a key that I can use to unlock all current and future versions of DocMan. Name: ____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ If you supply an Internet electronic mail address, your key will me sent to you by electronic mail (if possible) in addition to being sent through normal mail channels. E-Mail: [Internet] ______________________________________________________ [Other] ______________________________________________________ [________] Please send a note to my Internet electronic mail address when new versions of this application are released. Please feel free to use the space provided below to record your comments, suggestions, or bug reports (if any): -------------------------------------------------- - c) U.K. Registration Form [VersionID: 2.0/UK] - -------------------------------------------------- You do not need to print this form to register. It is provided for your convenience only. If you do not have a printer, or simply do not wish to print this form, simply send your name, address, and registration fee to the address listed below. TO: ESS-PC (c/o Denesh Bhabuta) 203 Parr Lane Unsworth Bury Lancashire BL9 8JW Dear Denesh, I am sending you 10 UKP as my registration fee for DocMan. Please send me a key that I can use to unlock all current and future versions of DocMan. Name: ____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ If you supply an Internet electronic mail address, your key will me sent to you by electronic mail (in addition to being sent through normal paper-mail. E-Mail: [Internet] ______________________________________________________ [Other] ______________________________________________________ [________] Please send a note to my Internet electronic mail address when new versions of DocMan are released. Please feel free to use the space provided below to record your comments, suggestions, or bug reports (if any): Your comments will be forwarded to Electric Storm Software. ---------------------------------------------------------- - d) Site License Registration Form [VersionID: 2.0/SL] - ---------------------------------------------------------- You do not need to print this form to register. It is provided for your convenience only. If you do not have a printer, or simply do not wish to print this form, simply send your name, address, and registration fee to the address listed below. TO: Michel Forget (RE: DocMan) 12209 Dovercourt Avenue Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T5L 4E1 Dear Michel, I am sending you $100.00 (US/CDN) as my site license registration fee for DocMan. Please send me a key that I can use to unlock DocMan on an unlimited number of computers. I understand that this key will unlock all current and future versions of DocMan. Name: ____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ If you supply an Internet electronic mail address, your key will me sent to you by electronic mail (if possible) in addition to being sent through normal mail channels. E-Mail: [Internet] ______________________________________________________ [Other] ______________________________________________________ [________] Please send a note to the above Internet electronic mail address when new versions of this application are released. Please feel free to use the space provided below to record comments, suggestions, or bug reports (if any): ============================================================================= 3. Distribution ============================================================================= The unregistered version of DocMan may be distributed with the following limitations: GENERAL DocMan may be distributed free of charge; there can be no fee charged for the distribution of DocMan other than reasonable media charges. DocMan may only be distributed in its entirety -- the archive format may be changed, but all of the files in the original archive must be included in the new archive. MAGAZINES DocMan may be included on disks or CD-ROMs included with (or sold by) magazines without permission, providing that a courtesy copy of the magazine (and media) is sent to Electric Storm Software and all other rules of distribution are adhered to. CD-ROM SOFTWARE COLLECTIONS DocMan may be included on CD-ROM collections, providing that all rules of distribution are adhered to. A courtesy copy of the media would be sincerely appreciated, but is not mandatory. The limitations specified in this section are not designed to interfere with you; they are designed to protect the interests of Electric Storm Software. If there are any questions about these limitations, please do not hesitate to contact Electric Storm Software. ============================================================================= 4. Disclaimer ============================================================================= DOCMAN (THE SOFTWARE) DOES NOT COME WITH ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IF YOU MAKE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER THE AUTHOR OF THE SOFTWARE (MICHEL FORGET) NOR ANY OTHER PARTY WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DATA LOSS, EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, OR OTHER UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES OR DAMAGES THAT ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE USE OR MISUSE OF THE SOFTWARE. ============================================================================= 5. Contacting Electric Storm Software ============================================================================= Programming: Michel Forget Design Testing: Mike Bublitz If you would like to contact Electric Storm Software, please send an electronic mail message to mforget@planet.eon.net, mbublitz@agt.net, or M_Bublitz@msn.com -- your message will be answered promptly. If you would like to contact Electric Storm Software in writing, either for the purposes of registration or to offer comments or suggestions, please write to: Michel Forget (RE: DocMan) 12209 Dovercourt Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4E1 CANADA ============================================================================= 6. Using DocMan ============================================================================= -------------------------- - a. System Requirements - -------------------------- DocMan is not an application that will devour your system resources. If you would like to use DocMan on your system, you should have a system with the following components/capabilities: 386/486/Pentium/PentiumPro Processor Windows95 VGA (>=16 Colours) ------------------------ - b. The Document List - ------------------------ The document list is the heart of DocMan. It consists of a single pane showing the documents currently in your document list, a row of quick access buttons above the window pane, and a menu where the complete set of commands is available. The purpose of each command button is explained below: File Menu Open Document(s) This command allows you to open a document (or more than one document) listed in the document list. Simply select the document(s) you would like to open, then click "Open Document(s)". The application associated with the document will be opened and the document will be shown. New Shortcut This command allows you to manually add a document to the document list without actually launching the application associated with the document. Close Document Window This command will exit the Document Window. It does not exit DocMan, though, so the document window can be opened again using the icon in the system tray. Exit DocMan This command will exit DocMan. If you select this command, the icon in the system tray will be removed and the only way to activate DocMan again will be to restart your computer. View Menu Refresh This command is used to update the document list. If new documents are added to the list while DocMan is being used, clicking this button will add them to the document list. Options This command will allow you to set the various options available in DocMan. To obtain more information about the options that can be changed, please read the next section of this manual. Document Menu Protect Document(s) There are documents that are accessed so frequently that they should be protected from accidental removal from the document list. If there are such documents on your system, you can protect them by selecting each document and then selecting this command. When an attempt is made to remove a protected document from the document list (and the appropriate option is enabled) you will be asked for confirmation before the document is removed. NOTE: This command will only prevent DocMan from removing the document. If you delete the document from the list using any other method (such as the Explorer or the Windows 95 "Clear" feature) the document will be removed. Remove Document(s) If you decide that one or more documents are no longer needed in the document list, select them using the mouse and then select this command. The selected documents will be removed from the document list immediately. Remove All Documents If you want to remove all documents from the document list, select this command. Remove All Unprotected If you want to remove all documents from the document list that are not protected, select this command. Save Document List If there is more than one user using a computer (but you do not want to install all of the networking drivers and software) you can create a document list for each user using this command. It is also a useful feature for systems where there is one user with a need for more than one specialized document list. Restore Document List This command allows you to restore a previously saved document list. When a document list is restored, the previous index of the document list is destroyed by default. If you do not want the previous index of the document list to be destroyed, there is an appropriate option available to disable this feature. Help Menu Help Topics This command allows you to find out more information about DocMan and how to use it effectively. About DocMan This command allows you to find out more information about DocMan. This is also the dialog box in which registered users can enter their personalized keys. -------------- - c. Options - -------------- The options dialog box allows you to set various levels of confirmation before commands that are considered permanent are performed on the document list. For novice users, it is advisable to enable all of the confirmations. As users gain experience with DocMan, confirmations can be disabled individually or as a group. * Ask for confirmation before removing all documents from the document list. If this confirmation is enabled, DocMan will display a message box asking for confirmation before the contents of the document list is erased. This action, once taken, is irrevocable. * Ask for confirmation before removing one or more documents from the document list. If this confirmation is enabled, DocMan will display a message box asking for confirmation before a set of documents (selected by the user) is removed from the document list. * Ask for confirmation before removing a protected document from the document list. Documents that have been protected by the user should not be removed from the document list. If this confirmation is enabled, DocMan will display a message box asking for confirmation before a protected document is removed from the document list. If more than one protected document is to be removed, DocMan will ask for confirmation for each document. * Use a non-destructive method of restoring document lists. This option prevents the previous index of a document list from being destroyed when a document list is restored. This ensures that any documents currently in the document list are still available after the document list is restored. This mode can be though of as "merge" mode, whereas the default mode can be thought of as "replace" mode. * Display a summary after each command is completed. This option provides extra information about each command that DocMan performs on the document list. When removing documents, it summarizes the number of documents removed. When saving or restoring document lists, it summarizes the number of documents saved or restored. ============================================================================= 7. Acknowledgements ============================================================================= DocMan would not be possible without the contribution of Mike Bublitz and Denesh Bhabuta. I would also like to thank Cyber City BBS (which can be reached at +60-3-758-7400) for creating a special software area for Electric Storm Software products. In addition, I would like to thank the fine people at PC Magazine & ZDNet for the excellent technical articles they publish and make available to the public. ============================================================================= 8. WUGNET & WINUSER Information ============================================================================= The Windows Users Group Network (WUGNET), operators of the oldest and largest independent support resource forum (WINUSER) for Windows Users on CIS with nearly 1,000,000 active members is recognized in the press, user groups, developers, and Microsoft as the foremost resource for shareware publishers on CompuServe and the Internet. --- Windows95 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Portions of this product are copyrighted by Borland International, Inc. Trademarks are property of their respective owners.