ICON TRAY
The Little Things That Microsoft Forgot


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FEATURES
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* Displays the current month, date, day simultaneously (in any 
  order) in the system tray.
* Schedules programs to run at specific time (i.e. automatically 
  run backups everyday).
* Appointment picture calendar with 1-month, 3-month, and whole 
  year display (optional).
* Automatic desktop wallpaper changing at pre-determined interval 
  or time.
* Launches the default screen saver instantly from the system tray.
* Launches Explorer with a single mouse click from any defined 
  folder and also open a DOS window in a default directory with a 
  single mouse click (using the default COMMAND.COM shell 
  processor or any other processor such as Norton NDOS). 
* Launches any program of your choice instantly.  You can even 
  change the default icon for these programs to any icon you like 
  and a description for each program to be popped up as a yellow 
  tool tip when the mouse is hovered over the program icon.
* Launches any DUN (Dial-Up Networking) icon with a single mouse 
  click.


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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Hardware Requirements:
* Any computer capable of running Window 95 or Windows NT 4.0 
  (a 486 or better is recommended).

Icon Tray is developed on a Pentium II 300 MHz with 128 MB 
SDRAM, 4 MB SGRAM AGP Diamonth Viper V330 (nVIDIA RIVA 128).

Icon Tray has also been tested on the following computers:
* 100 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 16 MB of RAM and a 1 MB 
  PCI Diamond Stealth SE.
* 150 MHz PCI Pentium-based computer with 32 MB of RAM and a 2 MB 
  VRAM Diamond Stealth Video 3200 (S3-968) under the above 
  resolutions and color depth modes.
* IBM P5-133 with 32 MB or RAM and a 1MB PCI Diamond Stealth DRAM 
  (S3-764).
* AST Bravo LC 4/33s with 8MB of RAM and a 512K ATI video card.
* Sharp PC-9050 notebook computer with 32 MB RAM and a 2 MB VRAM 
  PCI  Trident (9660/9680/938X) linear accelerator.
* IBM ThinkPad 365XD with 48 MB RAM.

Software Requirements:
* Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.


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INTRODUCTION
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Icon Tray is a utility which displays the current month, day of 
the month, and date of the week in the System Tray of the Taskbar. 
You can select to display all these three items or any combination 
in any order you wish (ideal for foreign users who use different 
date format than the U.S standard). This comes in handy when you 
need to know the date immediately. Sure, you could leave the mouse 
over the digital clock in the lower right corner of the icon tray, 
and wait a couple of seconds, but I found it's not too convenient.  
It's nice to see the date/time at a glance any given time.

The program allows you to launch programs at pre-detemined times.  
For example you can schedule a backup to run every night when the 
computer is idle.

Tired of staring an existing desktop wallpaper day after day?  
Why not having a different wallpaper everyday (how about looking 
at a different picture from a photo album everyday).  You can even 
have Icon Tray switch to a different picture wallpaper as soon as 
every minute.  It’s like having a slide show desktop wallpaper.

A perpetual calendar accessible with a single click from the 
system tray that displays 1-month, 3-month, or an entire year.  
You can define up to 9 different stylesets for the calendars 
(Holidays, Birthdays, Paydays, etc.)  Up to 12 different pictures 
(BMP, ICO, or JPEG) can be assigned to each of the 12 months.  
The calendar module is available as an  option.

For those of you who frequently launch Dial-Up Networking icons 
such as AT&T WorldNet Service or CompuServe to establish an 
internet connection with your ISP (Internet Service Provider), 
you can even put your DUN icon in the system tray area and launch 
it with a single mouse click.

Icon Tray also allows you to quickly launch Explorer from any 
folder of your choice or quickly open a DOS window (for those of 
you who are still nostalgic of the venerable DOS commands) with 
a single mouse click.  You can further launch a default DOS 
command processor (COMMAND.COM) or any other shell (such as NDOS).  
Simply type the name of the desired command processor in the 
"Command Shell" box or use the file list box to search for one.

What else?  with Icon Tray, you can instantly launch any screen 
saver or your default screen saver (in case you're away from 
your PC and want to invoke a password-protected screen saver so 
no one can peek at what you're doing...) with without having to 
wait for the elapsed time or move your mouse pointer to a 
certain position of the screen (certain  screen savers allow you 
to position your mouse pointer at any of the 4 corners of the 
screen to instantly invoke the default screen saver).

You can also put all your frequently used programs in the system 
tray for quick and easy access.  A description is also provided 
with each of your programs so you can label them to your liking  
(this label will appear as a yellow tool tip when you hover the 
mouse over any of the program icons in the system tray).  To 
change the icon for these programs, click on the icon "icon" to 
select any other icon you like (.ICO file).

Everything is always right there and accessible with a single 
mouse click.  What a handy set of utilities. I hope you agree 
with me.


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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
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A single user license permits a user to use Icon Tray only 
on a single computer.  Licensed users may use the program on 
different computers, as long as there is NO POSSIBILITY of it 
being used at one location while it is being used at another, 
or on a computer network by more than one user at a time.

No one may modify or patch the Icon Tray executable files 
in any way, including but not limited to decompiling, 
disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the program.

A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Icon 
Tray only for the trial use of others, subject to the above 
limitations, and also the following:
1) Icon Tray and all of its release files must be copied in 
   unmodified form, complete with the file containing this 
   license information.
2) Operators of electronic BBSs (sysops) may make Icon Tray 
   available for downloading only as long as the above 
   conditions are met.  An overall or time-dependent charge for 
   the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long as 
   there is not a specific charge for the download of Icon Tray. 
3) Shareware copies may be uploaded to BBSs, FTP sites, Usenet 
   newsgroups, and any network sites with the condition that all 
   of its release files must be included in unmodified form, 
   complete with the file containing this license information.
4) Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by 
   the ASP may distribute Icon Tray, subject to the above 
   conditions, without specific permission.  Non-approved 
   vendors may distribute Icon Tray only after obtaining 
   written permission from myself.  Please write to:

		Chris Doan
		4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401
		San Diego,  CA 92117

4) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the the Icon 
   Tray diskettes to their members, subject to the above 
   conditions, without specific permission. Non-profit groups 
   may collect a disk duplication fee enough to cover the cost 
   of the media and handling.


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DISCLAIMER
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I, CHRISTOPHER C. DOAN, MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL 
FUNCTION FLAWLESSLY NOR WILL I TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE USER EITHER ACCIDENTALLY OR INTENTIONALLY 
THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS. 
IT IS SHAREWARE AND YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE IT AS SUCH PROVIDING YOU 
KEEP THE HELP FILE, THE PROGRAM FILE AND THE INTRODUCTORY TEXT 
FILE IN ORIGINAL INTACT CONDITION. THE PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED 
IN SHAREWARE\FREEWARE PACKAGES IN WHICH FEES COVER DUPLICATION/
MEDIA COSTS. THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE SOLD COMMERCIALLY OR 
PRIVATELY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your 
acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents.


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REGISTRATION/CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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The shareware version of Icon Tray is fully functional in the 
first 14 days from the day you install the software.  Registered 
users will receive a registered copy of Icon Tray on a disk and/or 
through internet e-mail (UUencoded or MIME-encoded) for $19.  For 
those of you who are not familiar with neither of the above e-mail 
decoding methods, I recommend that you pay $5 to receive the 
software on disks through regular mail (it takes about 3-4 days).

Those of you have access to CompuServe, you can register Icon Tray 
on line directly with CompuServe and receive the registered version 
almost instantly (SWREG #13797).  Within hours of registration, 
you'll receive a temporary license file in your CIS mailbox which 
you can use to turn your shareware version into the registered 
version.  The disks with your permanent license will be in the 
mail the next business day. For international users, this 
registration method may be the best option since you do not have 
to worry about currency conversion and the mailing delay.

Using Visa/MasterCard, you can also purchase Icon Tray from 
the Virtual Software store which is accessible from my web page at:
http://members.aol.com/doanc/products.html

For international users who may want to do bank transfer for some 
reasons, you can transfer $US 19 directly to my Bank of America 
account.  There will be an additional  processing fee of $10 
because that's how much my bank charges my account for Fund 
Transfer Service.  You will have to contact me by e-mail to obtain 
my account number for this type of payment.
 
As of this writing, I only accept money orders, cashiers checks, 
bank checks, or personal checks.  

A site license is required by a corporation, company, educational 
institution, or governmental agency for use of Icon Tray 
software on the total number of computers that will use the software.

Please fill in the registration form in the REGISTER.TXT file and 
mail it along with your payment to:

	Chris Doan
	4891 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #401
	San Diego,  CA 92117

For my bookkeeping purposes, please refrain from sending cash.  But 
if you have to send cash, please also include a written order so I 
can keep track of my users. For your payment, you will receive a 
copy of Icon Tray registered in your name (or company name).  I'll 
trust you enough and send you the registered version on the day I 
received your check without waiting for the check to clear first, 
please don't write bounced check because this may void your 
registration status and cut off all future communication in case 
you ever need technical support.  You may receive the registered 
version on the same day I receive your check by specifying on the 
registration form that you wish to do this (UUencoded or MIME-
encoded), please be aware that if you are not familiar with the 
decoding process, you may as well wait about 3 days to receive 
the disks because the decoding process can be frustrating for 
those of you who don't know how to decode software embedded 
inside the body of the e-mails.

Thank you for your interest in Icon Tray and supporting shareware.

Chris Doan
doanc@san.rr.com
chris_doan@compuserve.com

San Diego,  California
April 1998

