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- ATnotes, Version 6.63
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- ATnotes is a FREEWARE program which creates Post-it like notes on the Windows
- desktop. The user interface is provided through an icon in the taskbar and
- supports english and german language, which is set automatically according
- to the system default language.
-
- You are allowed to use and distribute ATnotes for free, but you are NOT allowed
- to sell ATnotes for profit. You are using ATnotes at your own risk, no
- responsibility is taken for damages to your computer system. However i've not
- heard of any problems yet. :-)
-
- Features
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- * dragable and resizeable notes anywhere on the desktop
- * notes are autosizing as text is entered
- * custom font, background color, text color and border color for each note
- * single or repeated alarms for each note with visual and audio alarm signal
- * copy/paste note text or note layout to/from clipboard
- * keep all or single notes always on top or on the desktop
- * hide notes until manually activated or until a specified date/time
- * minimize notes to first line of text and restore the note size to fit the whole text
- * open URLs, e-mail adresses and file shortcuts in notes with the associated program
- * get an overview of all current notes in the note list
- * search for notes containing a specified text
- * print selected notes (in color if supported by printer)
- * custom system-wide hotkeys for important functions
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- Requirements
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- ATnotes runs on Windows 95/98/NT4 and requires COMCTL32.DLL version 4.71 or higher.
- This file is installed by many Microsoft products like Internet Explorer. If you
- don't have this file in your Windows/System directory in the required version, you
- can download it at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q186/1/76.asp
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- Install
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- Install ATnotes using Setup ATNSETUP.EXE
- * Start the Setup ATNSETUP.EXE and follow the instructions.
- Install ATnotes without Setup using ATNOTES.ZIP
- * Copy the program file ATNOTES.EXE to the desired location.
- * Add a shortcut to ATNOTES.EXE to the Startup group of your Start menu,
- if you want ATnotes to be started automatically every time you start
- your computer.
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- Uninstall
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- If ATnotes has been installed using Setup ATNSETUP.EXE
- * Open Control Panel / Software, select ATnotes and click on "Add/Remove".
- If ATnotes has been installed without Setup using ATNOTES.ZIP
- * Delete the executable file ATNOTES.EXE and the data file ATNOTES.DAT using the
- Windows Explorer.
- * Delete the Registry Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ascher\ATnotes using the
- Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
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- Usage
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- Right click on the icon in the taskbar to open the main menu and on a note to
- open the note menu. To add a new note select "New Note" from the main menu or
- double click on the taskbar icon. To edit an existing note choose "Edit" from
- the note menu or double click on the note. When entering text in a note use the
- ENTER key for a new line, CTRL+ENTER (or a click outside the note) to save the
- note and ESC to cancel. To delete a note select "Delete" from the note menu.
- For further information refer to my homepage http://members.xoom.com/atnotes
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- History
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- Version 6.63 / 09-May-2000 / * notes can be exported to a text file in the note list
- * new setting for separator line between notes when
- exporting to text file and copying to clipboard
- * insert file shortcuts while editing notes through the
- right click context menu
- * when turning off "always on top" from the main menu
- all notes are back on the desktop
- * remembers last time set in alarm and hide window
- * fixed a bug where program windows were covered by
- always on top notes
- * fixed a bug when opening file shortcuts with blanks in
- file path: put path between double quotation marks (")
-
- Version 6.62 / 11-Apr-2000 / * fixed a crash when trying to paste a new note longer
- than 2048 characters
- * new layout setting for use of desktop colors
-
- Version 6.61 / 07-Apr-2000 / * alarm action "bring to top" now hides a note which
- was hidden before the alarm correctly after flashing
- * if alarm type "delete note after alarm" and alarm
- action "bring to top" are specified at the same time
- the note now is deleted correctly after flashing
-
- Version 6.6 / 06-Apr-2000 / * new layout setting for left/centered/right alignment
- * various new settings for initial cursor position when
- editing and appearance of date selection calendar
- * alarm action "bring to top" now flashes the note
- (click on note to stop flashing)
- * every file type is now available for alarm action "run"
- (like the note command "open")
- * reorganized note hiding: all options are set in one
- window, new option to hide notes for a period of time
- * fixed a bug where auto expanding notes sometimes were
- covered by other windows
- * lines are broken only at spaces when formatting lines
-
- Version 6.5 / 24-Mar-2000 / * new option to display notes in full size while
- mouse cursor is over the note
- * user defined initial text for new notes
- * insert date/time during note editing through the
- right click context menu
- * notes with long lines of text can be formatted to
- fit a user defined note size ratio
- * new option to automatically format lines when
- pasting text from the clipboard
- * dotted selection rectangle is displayed only if
- a note has input focus
- * fixed a bug where sometimes unintentional new
- notes were created
-
- Version 6.0 / 02-Mar-2000 / * select multiple notes on the desktop by holding down
- CTRL key while left clicking on the notes
- * custom alarm action for each note: message box,
- bring note to top or run a program
- * different audio alarm signals for each note
- * export/import notes to/from a file in the note list
- * new options to view notes in the note list
- normal, minimized or restored
- * note list now has an optional toolbar
-
- Version 5.51 / 16-Feb-2000 / * new option to search notes case sensitive or
- not case sensitive
- * new search history contains the last 16 searches
- * new option to hide the note from alarm window
- * fixed a bug in repeated alarms, where multiple
- alarm message boxes appeared if the next repeated
- alarm was before the current time
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- Version 5.5 / 20-Jan-2000 / * search for notes containing a specified text
- * show/don't show all notes (independet from hiding
- individual notes)
- * new option to ask before deleting single notes
- * undo last deletion of a single note
- * alarm can be set to a specified period of time
- from now on
- * new option to indicate if not the whole note text
- fits in the current note size
-
- Version 5.4 / 05-Jan-2000 / * notes can be minimized to the first line of text
- * note size can be restored to fit the whole text
- * show all / visible / hidden / alarm notes in note list
- * select all notes and reverse note selection in note list
- * note list now has menus and a statusbar
- * new settings for printing: automatically use default
- printer, print in color
-
- Version 5.33 / 27-Dec-1999 / * multiple notes can be selected in note list for copying,
- deleting, printing and settings
- * improved printing: multiple notes, note border, color if
- supported by printer
- * tab stops are now inserted correctly when pressing the
- TAB key
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- Version 5.32 / 17-Dec-1999 / * new hotkey for opening note list
- * pressing ENTER key in note list edits the selected note
- * fixed a bug where always on top notes covered new notes
- during editing
-
- Version 5.31 / 13-Dec-1999 / * increased time field width to fit times with AM/PM
- * made all fonts available for selection
-
- Version 5.3 / 10-Dec-1999 / * clicking outside the note during editing saves the note
- * notes remain visible when other ATnotes windows are opened
- * new option to make each note always on top separately
- * paste text from clipboard to an already existing note
- * copy/paste note layout to/from clipboard
- * create or paste new notes with the layout of an already
- existing note
- * open URLs, e-mail adresses and file shortcuts in notes with
- the associated program
- * additional settings define how much space to leave between
- cascading new notes
- * test audio signal in alarm settings
- * increased maximum text size from 1024 to 2048 characters
- * notes are also editable in the note list
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- Version 5.2 / 30-Nov-1999 / * note list window displays all current notes
- * fixed a problem with aligning in languages with
- right-to-left reading order
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- Version 5.1 / 17-Nov-1999 / * copy/paste note text to/from clipboard
- * always on top option
- * notes can be hidden
- * repeatable alarms
- * option for automatic deletion of note after alarm
- * option to signal alarm with computer speaker
- * new hotkeys to paste new notes and toggle always on top
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- Version 5.0 / 05-Nov-1999 / * changed name from DeskNotes to ATnotes
- * custom layout for each note
- * custom global hotkey to create new notes
- * custom wavesound playable at alarm
- * notes are stored in file instead of registry
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- Version 4.6 / 28-Oct-1999 / * first public release
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- Author: Thomas Ascher
- E-Mail: tom1971@hotmail.com
- Homepage: http://members.xoom.com/atnotes
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