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- Amiga TaskBar - By Robert Ennals
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- Version 1.0b (bugs fixed from 1.0);
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- Please read this document to the end, as it contains important
- information.
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- What is it
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- More observant Amiga users may have noticed that Windows 95 has
- a nice little bar at the bottom of the screen called the Taskbar.
- This bar allows you to switch between active programs.
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- Although I prefer AmigaDos to WimpDos (Windows) I rather liked the
- taskbar and so I decided to write an Amiga version. I hope you
- like it.
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- TaskBar is Freeware. You may use it and distribute it freely, but if
- you like it, pass it on.
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- Features
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- Only 13k
- Completely font and screenmode sensitive
- Recognises new windows when opened
- Nameless windows given name of owner task
- Customerisable number of buttons
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- Functions
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- Amiga Taskbar can bring to front, maximise and panel any windows
- on the workbench screen.
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- Bring to Front
- > Simply left click on the window's button.
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- Maximise
- > Click on the window's button with the right mouse button held down
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- Panel
- > Click on both windows' buttons with the right mouse button held down
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- Select a non listed window
- > Click on 'Other' and a button can be created for a window
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- Change the number of buttons
- > Select the Icon from Workbench and enter your desired number as
- the value for BUTTONS. For a normal Hires or DblPal screen I recommend
- 4 or 6 buttons.
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- Quit
- >Select the window. If you want to be sure not to click on a button
- then use the right mouse button. Once the window is selected hit a key.
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- Known Problems
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- Most problems that you may experience with TaskBar are due to the
- owner of the window rather that taskbar. I am afraid that some
- applications just do not like other tasks such as TaskBar taking
- control over their windows and fiddling with them.
- There aren't any serious problems, but some windows simply will not
- panel or maximise properly. I am afraid that there is no way around
- this. Fortunately most recent programs that handle windows cleanly
- will work perfectly with TaskBar.
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- Possible problems
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- A button does not do anything
- > The owner task may have closed or changed the pointer to the window
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- A window is not added to the list when I open or select it
- > Due to limitations of the OS TaskBar cannot always tell when a new
- window is created or selected.
- If you want to add it to the buttonlist, simply click on 'Other'
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- I realise that my buttons look a bit odd when you click on them.
- This is because, due to limitations of gadtools, I had to write the
- text manually over the buttons. In the next version I will probably
- bypass Gadtools altogether.
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- The Author
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- This Program was written by Robert Ennals.
- Contact me if you find a bug, have an idea for an improvement, or just
- want a chat.
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- Email
- JaNET : ennals@kingston.ac.uk
- AOL : ennals@aol.com
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- Tel : England-(01)81-941-5201
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- Postal Address
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- 19 Belgrade Road, Hampton, Middx, England, TW12 2AZ
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- It would be nice if you could inform me if you release TaskBar in
- a collection, publish it on a coverdisk, or review it in a magazine.
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- Future Updates
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- If I get mail telling me that you want me to do an update then I do it,
- otherwise not. I'm not going to waste my time putting in a feature if
- nobody wants it.
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- > Open on every screen - Not just workbench
- > Show windows form other screens on the taskbar
- > Include a Win95 style Start button?
- > Iconise or hide windows
- > Shanghai windows to different screens
- > Handle MUI windows via Arexx
- > Patch intuition for window close notification
- > Allow more than one row of buttons
- > Make Buttons prettier
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- History
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- 1.0 - First release
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- 1.0b - This release
- bugs fixed
- didn't sense window closing
- popup sometimes wouldn't close
- crashed some machines
- buttons updated badly
- features added
- none
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- Thanks
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- Damir Petkovic - For spotting the popup bug
- All the people who mailed me to tell me how much they liked TaskBar
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