MeatPad's Conversions 32-Bit, v2.8


INTRODUCTION

Welcome to MeatPad's Conversions 32-Bit, v2.8. MeatPad's Conversions allows you to convert measurements in 23 different categories: Acceleration, Luminance, Viscosity, Angle, Energy, Length, Area, Mass, Data, Data Flow Rate, Frequency, Sundry Units, Density, Volume, Electricity, Magnetism, Force, Pressure, Temperature, Liquid, Power, Time, and Velocity. Included are charts for calculating Heat Index, Wind Chill and Dew Point Factors. This can be accessed through the "Time, Velocity" drop down menu. There are more than 9,000 conversion possibilities with MeatPad's Conversions.


WHAT IS NEW IN VERSION 2.8?

Temperature units have been expanded and three unit categories have been added to MeatPad's Conversions v2.8: Data, Data Flow Rate, Frequency and Sundry Units. Internal access to the Windows utilities, Calculator, Notepad and Wordpad has been removed. Also, there is an updating of the documentation.

There are now more than 9,000 conversion possibilities.


WHAT WAS NEW IN VERSION 2.5?

MeatPad will open faster now that most of the 3-D effects have been eliminated. The Floating Toolbar no longer has buttons with pictures and tooltips. For greater ease in operation the pictures and tooltips have been replaced with text buttons. This is, also, true for the toolbar on the unit conversion forms. The button pictures and tooltips have been replaced with textual labels. Like the buttons, a single click will activate the extras.

There are now more than 8,900 conversion possibilities with the addition of three new conversion units, Acceleration, Luminance and Viscosity.


FLOATING TOOLBAR

Click on the Floating Toolbar button of your choice to begin your conversion calculations. The Toolbar buttons are labeled in text.

On the Floating Toolbar there are three rows of twelve buttons. Beginning on the left side, the buttons are, from top to bottom, Acceleration, Luminance, Viscosity and Angle, Energy, Length and Area, Mass and Hide Floating Toolbar. The second row consists of, from top to bottom, Data, Frequency, Sundry Units and Density, Volume and Electricity, Magnetism and Help. Force, Pressure, Temperature and Liquid, Power and Time, Velocity and Exit Program comprise the third row.

Do not click on Hide Floating Toolbar before opening a unit conversion form. If you do, the program will disappear while still running. You will then have to exit the program in an extraordinary fashion and restart it in order to continue its use. I don't recommend that. After opening any of the unit conversion forms, it is safe to click on Hide Floating Toolbar to get is out of your way. In the event you want to restore the Floating Toolbar, you can do so by clicking on the Options drop down menu and then clicking on Show Floating Toolbar.


MAIN SCREEN

Following your entry into the MeatPad main screen you will have convenient drop-down menus to facilitate easy ergonomic access to all MeatPad functions.

On each compact form is a Toolbar with a series of two labels for accessing Erase and Exit Program. To erase the contents of both display windows, click on the Erase label. To close the interface form and not exit the program, double-click on the form. There is a label on the form's toolbar advising you how to close the form without exiting  the program. To close the program, click on the Floating Toolbar Exit button or the Exit Program label on the unit conversion form.


SOURCE AND TARGET

When you click on a measurement unit menu heading, the Source and Target menu selections will present Within the category of Source you will find the "From" units. The "To" units are to be found under the heading of Target.

Left click to choose the conversion category you wish to employ. There are two or more unit categories from which to choose in each category. Enter the number or numbers for conversion in the top display window labeled Source. Following your unit selection, click on the menu selection, Source. Then select the desired unit for the respective answer from the menu selection under the heading of Target. At this point your answer will be displayed in the bottom display window.


EDIT

You can edit your input or output. Click on the Edit menu item and make your selection from Cut, Copy or Paste. However, a more rapid editing method would be the conventional Windows method, consisting of cntl + C for Copy, cntl + X for Cut and cntl+ V for Paste. Don't forget the Erase label for deleting the contents of the display windows.


OPTIONS

Within Options are the following selections: Unit Categories, Show Floating Toolbar, Font and Exit Program. In the event you hide the Floating Toolbar, you may restore it from the menu item, Show Floating Toolbar. You can change the display font and color by clicking on Font. To exit MeatPad's Conversions click on Exit Program on either the current form or Floating Toolbar.


HELP

The Help menu offers the choices of Contents, About MeatPad and Always On Top. You will be directed to the Help Document (help.doc) when Contents is clicked.


INSTALLATION

If you are installing from a downloaded zip file, do the following.  1) Create a temporary directory on drive C. Use the File Manager for this. 2) Copy the zipped archive file to the temporary directory and unzip the setup files into it. 3) Click on the Start Menu and click on Run. 4) A dialog box will appear or use the File Manager for this process. Find the directory into which you placed the zipped file. Double-click on the zipped file. In the temporary directory double-click on setup.exe. Follow the directions on the screen. 5) When installation is complete you may delete the temporary directory and the files it contains.


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. In no event shall the author's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for registration this software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. Use of this package constitutes agreement on the part of the user to this disclaimer.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Requires Windows 95, at least. (Developed and tested on Windows 95, and 586/133. Developed with VB4 32-Bit.)
Requires a mouse.
Requires a 3.5 disk drive if the file is on a floppy disk.
Requires minimum of 8 Mb RAM.
Requires minimum VGA monitor. 256 colors highly recommended for best viewing.
Requires minimum 386 CPU.
Requires VB40032.DLL and MFC40.DLL in your WINDOWS SYSTEM directory.
Requires PKUNZIP version 2.04G or newer.


WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU REGISTER

When you register you will receive a registered version of MeatPad's Conversions v2.8, 32-Bit and my gratitude. Also, you will receive support via the Internet* and free upgrades on request.

M.T. Pack
Packing House Software
3504-C Brockwood Court
Richmond, VA 23294
USA

*You can reach the author by email on the Internet at mtpack@usa.net.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration fee: $19.95, US

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