The VR5 runtime files needed for this program can be found at
this URL:  http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html

PURPOSE:
Multi-purpose Utilities for the Windows 95/98/NT4 System Tray

INSTALLATION:  
Run the setup.exe program and follow the on screen instructions.

STATUS:
Shareware. $24.  

DISTRIBUTION STATUS:
Freely distributable.

CONTACTING THE AUTHOR:
Chris Doan
doanc@san.rr.com
chris_doan@compuserve.com


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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 runs 
  backups everyday).
· Captures any region of the screen and save it under any supported 
  image file format.
· Automatic desktop wallpaper changing at pre-determined interval or 
  time (supports BMP file formats in the Standard Edition and 40 
  different file formats in the Plus or Pro Edition).
· Appointment picture calendar with 1-month, 3-month, and whole year 
  display (Gold or Pro Edition only).
· Captures any region of the screen and save it under any supported 
  image file format.
· Print hardcopy of images with print preview.
· Launches any DUN (Dial-Up Networking) icon with a single mouse click.
· 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.


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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Hardware Requirements:
* Any computer capable of running Window 95/98/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 95/98/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 at the same 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 pictured wallpaper as soon as every 
minute.  It's like having a slide show desktop wallpaper.

A perpetual calendar that is 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 in the Gold or Pro Edition.

With a single mouse click, you can capture any region of the screen 
and save it under any of the 40 supported image file formats 
including popular ones such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, Kodak FalshPix, WPG, 
WMF, etc.  This feature comes in very useful when you're surfing the 
Net and see an image you like to capture and save.  You can even 
print out a hardcopy of any supported image to any Windows-supported 
printer with a Print Preview feature.  This feature is available in
the Plus or Pro Edition.

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
		5345 Northridge Avenue
		San Diego,  CA 92117

5) 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 30 days from the day you install the software (or 30 times
of use, whichever comes first).  Registered users will receive a 
registered copy of Icon Tray by internet e-mail or a CD-ROM.  
For those of you who are not familiar with neither of the above 
e-mail decoding methods, I recommend that you pay $7 to receive 
the software on CD-ROM through regular mail (it takes about 
3-4 days).

I accept money orders, cashiers checks, bank checks, official
company P.O. signed by an authorized person, or personal checks.  

Using Visa/MasterCard, you can also purchase Icon Tray from 
my network of resellers 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 the appropriate amount 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.
 
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
	5345 Northridge Avenue
	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.

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

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

San Diego,  California
January 1999

