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- StatBar 97 - v2.01.0012 - Release notes - 12/10/96
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- StatBar is a utility to view free system resources and
- drive space, as well as an application launcher. It can
- also shutdown, logoff or reboot your PC with a single
- mouse click. StatBar is being released as freeware (note
- that freeware DOES NOT mean public domain...see the legal
- section below for more details).
-
- No registration fee is required, but we'd appreciate
- sending us your name, address and e-mail address if you
- plan to continue to use this software, as well as the
- location you obtained it from. This information is for our
- records only and we will NEVER give out or sell the
- information, for any reason. If you do wish to send a
- donation to us anyway, send what you feel the program is
- worth to you. All money will be used to upgrade our
- development tools to further enhance StatBar and other
- programs we're working on. Make checks or money orders
- payable to David M. Fornalsky. Remember, however, that no
- registration fee is required. StatBar is FREE.
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-
- Installation:
-
- StatBar 97 has been tested on Windows 95, but should run
- correctly Windows NT 3.51 and Windows NT 4.0. It will not
- run on previous versions of Windows, including Win32s, or
- on Windows NT 3.5 or earlier.
-
- If you have a previous beta version of StatBar 97
- installed on your PC you should uninstall it first.
-
- To install StatBar 97, uncompress the zip file that
- contains the program and run SETUP.EXE. To uninstall
- StatBar 96, go to the Control Panel and select 'Add/Remove
- Programs'. From the resulting dialog box select StatBar 96
- and click the 'Add/Remove...' button. The software will
- automatically be removed.
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-
- Description of features:
-
- Free Resource Monitors:
- StatBar monitors free System, User and GDI resources. It
- further monitors the CPU load on Windows 95 PCs.
-
- Application Launcher:
- The first tab on the StatBar called 'Applications' is the
- application launcher. To add an application, click the
- 'Add' button and select the program you wish to add. To
- move a program up or down in the list, or to change the
- name or remove it from the list, click the 'Edit' button.
- To launch an application, simply double-click on it's
- name.
-
- Drive Monitor:
- The second tab contains a list of free space for all the
- drives in your system or mapped from a network. To refesh
- the list click the 'Update' button. For more information
- about a specific drive, double-click on it or select the
- 'Info' button.
-
- Dock to the System Tray:
- StatBar can be docked to the Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
- system tray, and all of it's features accessed from there.
- Simply select the 'Dock to System Tray' in the Options
- dialog. When you next minimize StatBar it will appear on
- the tray in the Windows taskbar.
-
- Options Dialog:
- * 'Warn on exit' will display a warning before shutting
- down or logging off of Windows, or before rebooting your
- PC. If this box is unchecked, any of the above actions
- will be performed immediately without any warning.
-
- * 'Chromatic status bar colors' will display the free
- resource percentage bars using a smooth color transition
- from green to yellow to red. Unchecked, the status bars
- will be displayed using only the three solid colors,
- green if the resources are good, yellow if they're half
- used or red if they're low.
-
- * Free drive space can be displayed in megabytes or as a
- percentage, depending on the option you choose.
-
- * Automatic update will update the drive list after a
- number of seconds or minutes that you choose.
-
- * You can exclude certain types of drives from appearing
- in the drive list, like CD-ROMs or network disks.
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-
- Features planned for the future:
-
- * Other resource monitors (e.g., memory)
- * Sizable window
- * Audible warnings for low drive space
- * YOUR SUGGESTIONS!
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-
- Known problems:
-
- * Tooltips appear underneath StatBar when set to 'Always
- On top':
- This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future
- release of StatBar. Current workaround is to uncheck
- 'Always on top' in the 'Options' menu.
-
- * Popup menu fails to disappear when canceling a right-
- click on StatBar while in the taskbar:
- This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future
- release of StatBar. Current workaround is to select
- another open explorer window. The popup menu should
- disappear.
-
- * Icons incorrectly displayed in app launcher:
- Your video driver may not be fully Win95 compatible.
- Contact your video board manufacturer for updated Win95
- drivers.
-
- * Icons incorrectly displayed in app launcher after
- adding a new program:
- On rare occasions icons in the application launcher
- have become corrupted after adding a new app. This has
- so far not been consistently reproducible. Current
- workaround is to select any app in the launcher, select
- the 'Edit' button, and in the Edit Program Information
- window select 'Done'. This will refresh the icons.
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-
- Bug Reports:
-
- Send any bug reports to Cygnus Productions at:
- Internet E-mail: cygnus@mcs.com
- World Wide Web: http://www.mcs.com/~cygnus
-
- Be sure to include a simple description of the hardware
- you're running StatBar 97 on (e.g., Dell model xxx with
- 16Mb RAM, Pentium 120MHz), and your operating system
- (Win95 or NT and it's version number). Also include a list
- of hardware in your PC that you might think is contributing
- to the problem. Include steps to reproduce the problem if
- possible. Also make sure to include your e-mail address so
- we can contact you if necessary.
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-
- Legal Goodies:
-
- StatBar 97 is ⌐Copyright 1994-97, Cygnus Productions. All
- Rights Reserved. The Cygnus Productions logo is a
- trademark of Cygnus Productions. Cygnus Productions
- retains all rights over all aspects of the StatBar 97
- program.
-
- StatBar 97 is being released as Freeware. It may be used
- by individuals or companies at no cost as long as the
- software remains unmodified. Modification to the software,
- and any files included with it, without the written
- permission of Cygnus Productions is strictly prohibited.
-
- StatBar is NOT public domain software. It may not be
- resold for profit, or included in or with any other
- software without the written permission of Cygnus
- Productions. The program code may not be decompiled,
- reverse engineered or reused for any reason.
-
- Because this program is being released for free, Cygnus
- Productions cannot be held liable for any problems or
- damage this program may cause to your computer. Use it at
- your own risk.