
                    MorphBar for Windows -- Shareware README

                        Version 1.3 -- June 3rd, 1996


   Copyright 1995-96, Roger Cope, All Rights Reserved.  
   Published by Roger Cope, 
                17 Highland View, 
                Bransty, 
                Whitehaven, 
                Cumbria. 
                CA28 6HF 
                Great Britain.

   Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

   Thanks for trying MorphBar for Windows.

   This file contains a variety of information you should read before using
   MorphBar, including:

      * Introduction to MorphBar         * MorphBar and Windows 95/NT
      * Technical support                * MorphBar files
      * Installation instructions        * Explanation of shareware
      * History log

   If you have tried a shareware copy of MorphBar and want to place an
   order, see the section 'Registration' in the MORPHBAR.HLP file (press F1 or
   click on 'Help' buttons while using MorphBar, or write to us at the address
   above or E-Mail us at the address shown on the 'About...' Dialogue. To 
   see the About Dialog right click on the date panel.
   
   The license agreement which governs your use of MorphBar is included
   separately in the file LICENSE.TXT.  Please read it before ordering. 
   The text clearly explains your rights and responsibilities as a user of 
   MorphBar

                        Introduction to MorphBar

   MorphBar is an Icon Bar (or Launch Bar) for Windows. It provides a single 
   mouseclick interface to your commonly used applications and/or files.

   Setting applications up is a simple matter of filling out a dialog box and
   selecting an icon for display on the button. You can also drag and drop
   files from Program Manager or Explorer onto MorphBar's buttons.

   MorphBar also provides you with a command line which can be used for running
   applications without setting them up as permanent icons on the bar, and a 
   simple text editor you may find useful for displaying and editing ASCII 
   files.

   It is compact, quick and easy to manage.

                        Files included with MorphBar

   The following files are included with this version of MorphBar:

          MORPHBAR.EXE        MorphBar program file
          MORPHBAR.HLP        MorphBar help file
          LICENSE.TXT         The MorphBar shareware license agreement
          README.TXT          This file
          DISTRIB.TXT         MorphBar information for shareware disk
                              vendors

                           Installation Instructions

   To install MorphBar on your system, first create a new directory for
   MorphBar.  The directory can be on any hard disk drive, and you can 
   use any valid directory name.

   Copy all the MorphBar files into this directory. (Note that the TXT files
   are not required to run the program).
      
   From the Windows 3.x Program Manager open the File menu and select 
   Run... (on Windows 95 click the Start button and select Run). Locate 
   MORPHBAR.EXE using the browse tool and run the program. After closing 
   the opening screen you may wish to change the location of any icon files
   MorphBar creates (otherwise they will be located in the Windows root 
   directory). To do this, click the 'Morph' button and change the pathname 
   in the Icon Directory field of the Control Dialog.

   Close MorphBar down by right clicking clicking the date panel at the bottom
   of the bar and selecting 'Close' from the pop-up menu. This will create 
   the default .INI file in the Windows root directory. You can now restart 
   MorphBar and add program icons to the bar by clicking the right mouse 
   button on any empty launch button. Programs are run by clicking the left 
   mouse button on the required launch button. See the on-line help for more 
   details.

   See the next section if you're running under Windows 95.

                            MorphBar and Windows 95/NT

   MorphBar runs fine under Windows 95 and has been deliberately designed
   to look attractive in this system. However, it is a Windows 3.x 
   application and does not support long filenames or the new Windows 95
   common controls. A 32-bit Windows 95 version is also available. We do not
   recommend that you run 16-bit MorphBar under Windows NT as we cannot
   support this configuration. If you run either Windows 95 or Windows NT
   we strongly recommend that you switch to using 32-bit MorphBar. 
   A single registration covers both programs on a single machine (we don't
   think you'll want to run both at the same time!).

                              Additional Notes

   You can attach documents to MorphBar launch buttons as well as executable
   files. When these buttons are clicked, providing the document type is
   correctly registered to Windows, the designated application will run
   with the document loaded. The same applies to the command line feature.

   Once you start using MorphBar you are likely to want to place it in the
   StartUp group in Windows. This is the main reason why MorphBar does not
   have a group of it's own.

                                Technical Support

   We enthusiastically support MorphBar. Please do not be put off 
   contacting us by the fact you'll be writing to a private address. Either
   write to us at the address above or E-Mail us at the address on the 
   Control Dialog. No SAE is required.

                           Shareware Copies of MorphBar

   If you obtained MorphBar from a shareware disk vendor, an on-line
   computer service or bulletin board, a friend or colleague, or another
   similar source, you have an unregistered (trial) copy.  As the
   copyright holder for this software, Roger Cope allows and encourages
   you to use this trial copy without charge for a limited period of
   time, under the terms of our license agreement (see LICENSE.TXT). 
   After this time is up, you must purchase (register and pay for) a 
   registration code to continue using it (see the 'Registration' topic in
   the on-line help for details).

   This method of distribution is known as shareware.  It allows you to
   determine whether the product meets your needs before you pay for it.

   Payment of the shareware registration fee for MorphBar gets you a 
   registration code which makes the opening screen go away and makes the
   Control Dialog look prettier. You can also order a disk based copy of
   the current version (you'll be notified if your trial version is not
   current) at extra cost. Registration also gets you continued support 
   via electronic mail or snail mail and low cost upgrades to future 
   versions.

                               History Log

   6th May 1995 - Original release

   7th May - Removed control button and border. This was primarily to
             make MorphBar look better under Win 3.x (it looked OK
             under 95) but also nailed a display problem when you run
             Windows with large fonts.

             Consequently had to implement 'Close' and 'Minimise'
             functions as a right mouse click menu on the date panel.
             This required an amendment to the help file.

   15th May - Whoops! The revised internal code structure allowed 
              MorphBar to attempt to launch a blank icon or a blank 
              command line in the Control dialog. The result was caught
              nicely in an error dialog but I fixed the code to ignore
              empty command lines.

   4th Dec  - Version 1.1 (released due to delay in Borland's Delphi
              for Windows 95). This version tidies up the interface,
		      particularly the Properties Dialog and notes changes in
		      contact information.

   25th Feb 1996 - Version 1.2 uses entirely rewritten code to paint
	          and run the buttons. This also allowed me to implement drag 
			  and drop (essential requirement to be taken seriously).

              Considerable work with the Windows API to cure little
              quirks inherent in Delphi and my design. 

              Reworked help file to incorporate Drag and Drop references. 

              Updated About... box e-mail references.

              Fixed bug preventing Run... listbox entries being saved to disk
			  if MorphBar active when Windows shuts down.

              Made editor non modal (much more sensible!).

   3rd Jun  - Added File Manager functionality. This increases the file size 
              somewhat but I think it's worth it.

			  Updated help files to reflect file manager addition.

			  Version 1.3.
