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- READ ME for WSTBar 2.4 (6/5/1995)
- -------------------------------------
- WSTBar is a MS Windows application that displays a toolbar (TOPMOST) that
- holds command buttons for INTERNET applications. The toolbar is setup to
- run the following applications:
-
- Trumpet Winsock
- Web Browser
- E-Mail
- News
- FTP
- Gopher
- Telnet
- Finger
- Internet Phone
- IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
-
- New Features in version 2.4
- ---------------------------
- Version 2.4 includes the following new features.
-
- - Online registration
- - A MS Windows-based editor for editing WSTBAR.INI
-
-
- The application that WSTBar runs when a command button is clicked is
- user-defined. The file WSTBAR.INI hold references (disk, path and EXE name)
- for your INTERNET application preferences. Once WSTBar is installed, use the
- WSTBAR Setup program (installed in the WSTBar Program Group) to edit the
- settings in WSTBAR.INI (located in the \WINDOWS directory).
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- NOTE: This application requires VBRUN300.DLL
-
- 1. Un-ZIP the contents of WSTBAR.ZIP into a temporary directory
- 2. Start Microsoft Windows (if not already started)
- 3. From the Program Manager, select the File menu and choose Run
- 4. Type <drive>:<path>SETUP.EXE and press ENTER. Where <drive> and <path>
- is the disk drive and path where you have placed the un-zipped files.
-
- The files required for WSTBar will be copied to a directory on your
- computer (C:\WSTBAR by default), and the setup program will create a
- program group for WSTBar. At this point, you MUST use the WSTBar Setup
- program to edit WSTBAR.INI (located in the \WINDOWS) directory.
-
- Setting the toolbar location
- ----------------------------
- WSTBar allows you to set the location of the toolbar. This is accomplished
- through settings in WSTBAR.INI (BarLeft, BarTop). The position is specified
- in pixels. The current settings position the toolbar at the top left-hand
- corner of your screen.
-
- Selecting your applications
- ---------------------------
- You can select the applications that WSTBar will run when the buttons on the
- toolbar are clicked. Replace the path and filename of the INTERNET
- applications with the path and filename of your INTERNET applications.
-
- Setting the number of toolbar buttons
- -------------------------------------
- You can customize the number of toolbar buttons in WSTBar. If you leave
- a line in the [WSTBar] without an application path and filename, the
- corresponding toolbar button will be removed from WSTBar. Here is an
- example [WSTBar] section from WSTBAR.INI:
-
- [WSTBar]
- BarLeft=5400
- BarTop=0
- WinSock=d:\infinet\tcpman.exe
- WWW=d:\infinet\netscape\netscape.exe
- EMail=d:\infinet\mail\weudora.exe
- News=d:\infinet\newsread\nx.exe
- FTP=d:\infinet\ftp\ws_ftp.exe
- Gopher=d:\infinet\gopher\wsgopher.exe
- Telnet=
- Finger=d:\infinet\finger\finger.exe
- IPhone=
- IRC=
- LoadOnStart=
-
- Based on the above section, the toolbar for WSTBar would include toolbar
- buttons for WinSock, WWW, EMail, News, FTP, Gopher, and Finger. Since
- Telnet, IPhone, and IRC do not include path and filenames the toolbar
- buttons for these applications will be removed.
-
- Using LoadOnStart
- -----------------
- An option to load a specific application when WSTBar is started has been
- added in this release. To load a specific application when WSTBar is started,
- add the application to the LoadOnStart option in WSTBAR.INI. Allowable options
- for LoadOnStart are WinSock,WWW,EMail,News,FTP,Gopher,Telnet,Finger,IPhone, and
- IRC. This option is blank by default.
-
- Using you own help tips
- -----------------------
- You can customize the help tips that are displayed by WSTBar. To specify
- new help tips, use the WSTBar Setup program to edit the settings in WSTBAR.INI.
- Replace the existing help tips with the desired help tips. Below is an
- example of the [WSTBarHelp] section from WSTBAR.INI
-
- [WSTBarHelp]
- WinSockHelp="Winsock"
- WWWHelp="Netscape"
- EMailHelp="Eudora"
- NewsHelp="News eXpress"
- FTPHelp="WS FTP"
- GopherHelp="Gopher"
- TelnetHelp="Telnet"
- FingerHelp="WS Finger"
- IPhoneHelp="Internet Phone"
- IRCHelp="IRC"
-
- Loading you own icons
- ---------------------
- You can customize the toolbar icons that are displayed by WSTBar. To
- load new icons, use the WSTBar Setup program to edit the settings in
- WSTBAR.INI. Add the full path and filename of the icon for the specific
- toolbar button. If the file doesn't exist, the default icon for the toolbar
- button will be loaded. For the small toolbar, icons should can be a maximum
- of 19 X 11 pixels. Enclosed is a file (TRUMP.ICO) that can serve as a
- template for creating new icons for WSTBar. Below is an example of the
- [WSTBarIcons] section from WSTBAR.INI
-
- [WSTBarIcons]
- WinSockIcon=c:\wstbar\trump.ico
- WWWIcon=
- EMailIcon=
- NewsIcon=
- FTPIcon=
- GopherIcon=
- TelnetIcon=
- FingerIcon=
- IPhoneIcon=
- IRCIcon=
-
- Once you have edited the settings in WSTBAR.INI, you are ready to run WSTBar.
- Double click on the WSTBar icon and the software will be loaded.
-
- WSTBar can be unloaded by clicking the right mouse button on any of the toolbar
- buttons. Any INTERNET applications that you have running when WSTBar is unloaded
- are left running.
-
-
- Online registration
- -------------------
- You can use the registration button in the WSTBar setup program to enter your
- registration code in WSTBAR.INI. This code will be supplied to you when you
- register your copy of WSTBar.
-
- This application is SHAREWARE. If you find this application useful, please
- register ($10 fee). Please report any bugs or suggestions to jdzg@infinet.com.
-
- Joel A. Gerber
- 71 Stonyridge Court
- Powell, OH 43065
-
- E-Mail : jdzg@infinet.com
- Web Home Page: http://www.infinet.com/~jdzg
-
-
- Disclaimer & Copyright
- ----------------------
- This program is Copyright (C) 1995 by Joel A. Gerber,
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- It is provided as shareware with the following limitations:
-
- These programs are shareware and are not to be resold or distributed for
- sale with other programs which are for sale. There is no warranty or
- claim of fitness or reliability. The programs are distributed AS IS, and as
- such the author shall not be held liable for any loss of data, down time, loss
- of revenue or any other direct or indirect damage or claims caused by this
- program.
-