Quick Bar 2.0a (tm) (c) 1994-1996 Branham Technologies (Brantek) Disclaimer ---------- The author hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Use of this software constitutes agreement to these terms by the licensee. Introduction ------------- Quick Bar 2.0a (tm) makes working in the *Windows 3.1 (tm) environment easier and more efficient. Quick Bar allows 'One Stop Shopping' of all the Tasks currently running on the system, Popup Menus for predefined Tasks, and it allows you to import your *Program Manager (tm) Groups so you will never have to 'Switch' back to Program Manager Again. Features --------------- A) QUICK TASKING The main 'Bar' of Quick Bar contains four buttons that allow quick and easy access to three of the most common *Windows(tm) Functions: 1) The Menu Button: This displays a popup menu listing predefined tasks arranged by Group. By clicking a group, the expanded list is shown. Clicking an Item in the Expanded list executes that Application. 2) The Screen Saver Button: Do you frequently need to walk away from your computer? Do you want to conceal it's contents from prying eyes? Is it 5 minutes before the system starts your screen saver? Why Wait? Press the Screen Saver button and your systems screen saver is launched without hesitation. 3) The RUN Button: This allows you to browse the system for applications and RUN them. QUick Bar Keeps track of what has been run and keeps a running list for you to choose from each time. 4) The DOS Button: This will take you to DOS without having to go to Program Manager and choose the DOS Icon. B) Quick Task Switching Tired of Task Manager? Quick Bar contains a list of tasks currently running on your system. The task is shown in the form of an ICON. By positioning your Mouse over an icon, the Tasks Main Window title will be displayed in a 'Balloon'. Also, by Right clicking on the Quick Bar, a popup menu is displayed where the First Item is an expandable Task List. By Clicking on the TASK item, you can choose from the list of tasks and execute them simply by clicking the description. C) Built-in Clock Do you keep Windows' Clock running on top all the time? With Quick Bar, there is no need to! It has a built in clock that displays the date by Day (Monday, Tuesday, etc), Month (January, February, etc), Month Day (1,2,3, etc), and Year. Forget CLOCK's bother some appearance! Quick Bar has it for you! D) Robust Options Managing Tasks in your windows environment can become hairy. By Right Clicking over the Quick Bar, Three options are presented that help you to manage your desktop: 1) Close All Windows: This will close down all the windows on your desktop. Depending on which program is your Windows Shell, it may even exit you from windows. 2) Minimize All Windows: This will MINIMIZE (ICONIZE) all open windows (TASKS) on your Desktop, effectivley cleaning it up for you. 3) Restore All Windows: This will open all the Windows (TASKS) on your desktop to they're original state. E) Easy Customization By Right clicking on the Quick Bar, you can see a list of options to help tailor Quick Bar to the way you work and your preferences: 1) Intelligent Response: This feature will HIDE Quick Bar from view then SHOW it automatically. If Quick Bar is Hidden, you can easily SHOW it by moving your MOUSE to the bottom of your screen! 2) Show Hints: Each Object on the Quick Bar has a HINT Balloon associated with it that tells you what the Object is for. Checking SHOW HINTS turns them on, while UNCHECKING SHOW HINTS turns them off. 3) Sort Groups: When you click the MENU button, a list of predefined Tasks is shown. By Clicking SORT groups, the list is sorted alphabetically for easier selection. 4) Hint Color: This allows you to modify the Color of the Hint Balloons for Quick Bar. F) Advanced Functionality: By Clicking the Menu Button, along with a list of predefined tasks, two options are presented: 1) Quick Bar: Maintain File List: This allows you to maintain the properties and existence of your predefined task list. Add New Task: This allows you to add a new task to your predefined task list. Import Program Manager Groups: This will import your existing program manager groups into the Quick Bar. Exit Quick Bar: This ends Quick Bar. 2) Windows: Exit Windows: This will EXIT Windows Quick and Easy! Restart Widnows: This will RESTART Windows. Reboot System: This will perform a REBOOT of your System. Requirements ------------- DOS 5.0 or Above Windows 3.1 At least 1Mb Ram Installation --------------- Copy the Files from the Diskette or Archive to your Windows Directory. Then, EDIT the WIN.INI file in your windows directory. LOCATE the WINDOWS section in the file. Next, find RUN and change it read BTQTBAR.EXE. Below is an example: [Windows] Spooler=yes Beep=yes ;Add the following line to your WIN.INI file Run=btqtbar.exe If you cannot find RUN under the WINDOWS section, it is OK to ADD it by typing the RUN line as shown above. After this is done, Restart Windows.... Enjoy! Technical Notes --------------- Some programs may not react as expected to the presence of Quick Bar. 99% of all programs we tested responded normally. If you run across an application that does not respond well, namely it hangs during start up or it will not start at all, try the following: 1) Exit Quick Bar and try running the program, if the program runs fine after exiting Quick Bar, the in the BTQTOOLS.INI file, located in your Windows directory, Add the Following section: [Exclude] MODULENAME=Exclude Module Name should be the name of the program's module. For instance, if the program if called TEST.EXE, the Module name should most likely be TEST. So the above would read as follows: [Exclude] TEST=Exclude In doing this, you will see this application's Icon on your desktop rather than it being hidden from view as the other Applications are. Technical Support ----------------- Technical Support May be obtained VIA E-Mail and World Wide Web. E-Mail: support@brantek.com World Wide Web: http://www.brantek.com When requesting support, please supply the following information: Customer Number Product Name Your Operating System Your Computer Type Amount of Memory (2,4,8,16MB, etc) Condition in which the error occured. A Phone Number where you may be reached Policy: Technical Support for Demo/Non-registered programs are not guaranteed to be answered within 24 hours. If you are a customer and are using a Non-Registered product, you do not fall within this exclusion. Customers will receive priority support. ORDER INFORMATION ----------------- See http://www.brantek.com for order information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Windows 3.1 and Program Manager are Trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation