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- IMPORTANT NOTE to BULLETIN BOARD OPERATORS:
-
- ACCESS.ZIP Versions 1.1A or later dated 12/21/91 or later is fully
- compatible with Norton Desktop.
-
- ACCE01.ZIP Version 1.0 dated 12/12/91 is NOT compatible with
- Norton Desktop.
-
- Accesses Version 1.0, called ACCE01.ZIP, has a serious compatibility
- problem with Norton Desktop. I would appreciate this copy be removed
- from your board ASAP and a message posted to anyone who may be using this
- version to upgrade to Accesses Version 1.1A or later dated 12/21/91
- or later before using Norton Desktop.
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-
- Accesses Version 2.0 allows you to perform functions that the Norton Desktop
- parent window will not be aware of. I've tested the functions and believe
- that there are no problems other than the parent will not know when the
- "child" windows are hidden or showing, etc. BUT IT IS UP TO YOU, THE USER,
- TO CONFIRM COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS. Accesses or the programmer will not be
- held responsible or liable for anything you loose!
-
- You will have to make a few changes to the Window Group Title Names that
- match the Program Window Title (Caption) name. Accesses uses Window Titles
- names to place windows. Both the Group and Program will be placed in the
- same location by Accesses if a group Window Title Name matches a Program's
- window title name. See the following:
-
- 1. Rename all Norton Window Groups with a name that is different from
- any program's window titles. For example, Norton's primary Window
- is called 'Norton Desktop' and there is also a child window with the
- same name 'Norton Desktop'. Rename the child window to:
-
- 'Norton Desktop Group' or any other name that is not a duplicate
- window name.
-
- Also, I use a program called 'Dynacomm'. The Norton Group name when
- I originally installed Norton Desktop also used the group name of
- 'Dynacomm'. I changed the group name to 'Dynacomm Group' and now
- the program 'Dynacomm' and the group window 'Dynacomm Group' can have
- different sizing information.
-
- You can change the group names from Norton's Quick Access group window.
- Select an icon from the Quick Access group and then select
- File+Properties from Norton's main menu.
-
- 2. Select: Ctrl+Esc, Alt+S, L
-
- to list or place Norton's or any other program's Child Windows.
- Accesses disables a few functions when you are using a Show Window
- function for the child windows of Norton, but I am not able to 'gray'
- the menu bar because you may also have selected Child Windows that are
- not Norton's. Don't worry about this, Accesses will respond properly.
-
- 3. Even if you select List Hidden Windows, I do not display the hidden
- "Norton Task Manager", "TheUlitmateMrSlate", or the "QAddeRegName" of
- Norton's since showing these hidden windows could accidentially crash
- windows. (I truely dislike taking away this visibility from the user
- but I saw no benefit and lots of problems for the user.)
-
- 4. Currently Accesses will perform all functions on Norton's
- "Child Windows" whether a TRUE child window or a DLL child window. It
- is up to the user to determine if hiding or showing these child
- windows will cause a problem on their system. Definitely, the Norton
- "Parent" window will not know when you hide or show hidden Child
- windows of Norton's, but my testing has not shown this to be a problem.
- Norton is an unusual and I am still testing and will eliminate options
- from Accesses that are know to be problems to avoid inadvertent user
- errors.
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- Finally, I believe that Accesses significantly enhances Norton's Desktop.
-
-
- Ted