Wind-XES (c) 1991, Charles Medley/ENiGMA Software


         How To Use Wind-XES (No, Not a Glass Cleaner!)
         ==============================================

     Wind-XES is a modular accessory/control panel that lets you 
load in .WNX ("winks") applications which run concurrently under 
its environment.  It works with GEM, not under, around, or over 
it.  This means it works with your favorite programs, provided 
they are GEM-based.

     To get started:

     First, you might want to play with Wind-XES a bit as a 
program.  It will run fine as a program if you just rename it and 
give it the extension .PRG.  When it first pops up, it will 
present you with the Configuration Menu, where you can load in a 
.WNX application by just clicking on the empty text field next to
"Filename".

     The file selector will now appear and you should then choose 
a .WNX.  PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO LOAD ANY .PRGs or .ACCs IN TO 
WIND-XES UNLESS THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR IT. (e.g., 
BIN2C.PRG will run as a .PRG, an .ACC and as a .WNX, and you can 
load it in to Wind-XES as a .PRG or .ACC and it will work fine, 
even if you don't rename it...).

     If you have enough RAM, enough screen space (for the Wind-
XES window to contain the .WNX's graphic interface), and you have 
done everything correctly, you will see the .WNX's name pop up, 
and now you can hit return to exit the Configuration Menu.

     Now you can move the .WNX's interface around in the Wind-XES 
window.  With just one resident, this isn't much fun.  If you 
want to load more, just hit Alt-W or "full the window" and you 
can get back to the Configuration Menu where you can load another 
.WNX in.  Experiment with this, and then close the window (also 
accomplished with Alt-Q).

     Now Wind-XES acts just like a normal program.  Play with 
it...  See what the .WNXes are capable of.  When you have a setup 
that you like, go back to the Configuration Menu and click on 
Save, and save the configuration to the WIND_X_1.ACX file (which 
you probably have renamed by now).  When Wind-XES is run again, 
it will automatically look for the WNXes you have currently 
loaded where you loaded them from, and will try to fit them in to 
the window in the same way you have it now.


                            Commands
                            ========

From Configuration Menu:

     Button         Keyboard Equivalent Purpose
     ======         =================== =======
     Unload         none.               Clears out one .WNX.
     Unload All     none.               Unloads ALL .WNXes.
     Load           none.               Load a .WNX.
     Save           none.               Save Configuration.
     Exit           <Return>            Goto Configuration Mode.

From Configuration Mode Window:

     Button         Keyboard Equivalent Purpose
     ======         =================== =======
     Full Window    Alt-W               Goto Configuration Menu.
     Close Window   Alt-Q               Goto Normal Mode.
     

From Normal Mode Window:

     Button         Keyboard Equivalent Purpose
     ======         =================== =======
     Full Window    Alt-W               Goto Configuration Menu.
     Close Window   Alt-Q               Close Window.

     
                             History
                             =======

     Wind-XES (ne‚ Wind-X, ne‚ UCP: Ultimate Control Panel) was 
born out of a conversation I had with Jim Allen during a series 
of phone calls when I was inquiring about the Turbo16 accelerator 
board shortly before I bought one.

     One such call diverged on to a topic about the Mac CDEV-
based control panel, and I was thinking about writing something 
for fun (ok, for profit) and this seemed perfect.

     I had UCP up and running within about a month, but after 
finding out about XCONTROL in December '90, decided to take UCP 
to the "next" level and make it more flexible (i.e., better) and 
worth someone spending their hard earned $$$ on.

     Well, the concept changed from a control panel that allowed 
access to a single utility at a time to a *real* control panel 
where everything is sitting before the user like a console from 
Star Trek: TNG, and they can watch all these utilities at work, 
doing "incredibly important things" for them.

     However, I never have found time (with school and/or other 
stuff) to write the "incredible" application that I felt was 
required to make this accessory worthy of being commercial.  It 
didn't make sense to sell a great "engine" and not have a car 
around it.

     So here it is, placed out to you as FreeWare.  This means, 
by definition, that I have the copyright to it, and the code is 
MINE.  However, I hope everyone copies Wind-XES in its current 
incarnation and distributes it widely so that when/if I make a 
commercial version (maybe?), this might help me both in terms of 
"free advertising" as well as giving everyone a chance to find 
any likes/dislikes in the program so I can make improvements.  I 
figure it worked for D. Mihocka with Quick ST, heck, it'll work 
for me...