Window Changer 1.3 (WINCHG11) Copyright (C) 1994 Natural Software Company DESCRIPTION Are you tired of not being able to find that buried window? Would you likely to instantly locate any window on your desktop? Would you like to be able to quickly make a window stay on top or move all the way to the back? Need to hide that window before the boss sees it? Would you like to know what invisible windows are running on your desktop? Are you tired of being nagged when you want to exit Windows? WinChanger can help with all of these things. And it is directly accesible from almost all of the windows on your screen. Switching windows is a breeze even with all windows maximized. Just click on the system-menu box in the upper-left corner of most windows. WinChanger is unobtrusive uses very little memory and does not use any timers. WinChanger is a Windows utility that operates by adding items to the system-menu. The system-menu is available from almost every window on the desktop by left-clicking on the system-menu-box in the upper-left corner of most windows. WinChanger is for Windows 3.1 or higher. INSTALLATION Copy the files: WCHANGER.EXE WNCHGDLL.DLL WCHANGER.HLP to any directory you like. The other files are optional and may be deleted. However, you might like to save README.TXT (this file) and/or ORDER.TXT for future reference. WinChanger may be started by running WCHANGER.EXE or by choosing WCHANGER.EXE from the File Manager. Or WinChanger may be added as an icon to a Program Manager group. In Program Manager, click the "File" menu option, then "New", then select "Program Item" and enter WCHANGER.EXE with its full path as the new item. If you have a "StartUp" group, adding WinChanger there will cause it to run every time Windows starts up. Once WinChanger is running, its menu may be accessed at any time by bringing up the system menu of most windows. This is the menu that contains things like "Restore", "Minmize" and "Close" and is usually available by left-clicking on the small box in the upper-left corner of the window. If the WinChanger configuration-panel is not accessible, there are several ways to gain access to it: 1) Attempt to run another instance of WinChanger. This will cause the configuration-panel to pop to the top. 2) If the icon is visible, choose Restore from the icon's menu. 3) If the icon is invisible, click on the system-menu-box in the upper-left corner of a window on the desktop, and choose the "Show WinChanger" item from the WinChanger pulldown menu. LICENSE This program is shareware. You may evaluate it for no more than 30 days. After this time, you must either register WinChanger or remove it from your system. Failure to comply with this condition is a violation of U.S. and international copyright law. REGISTRATION WinChanger may be registered by mail. WinChanger may also be registered online by Compuserve users by GOing SWREG (Registration ID 3525). Upon receipt of your payment, you will be supplied with a "Validation Code". This code is entered into the program along with the "Registration Name" of your choice. The "Registration Name" and "Validation Code" are entered by selecting "Register" from the configuration-panel's main menu. Benefits of registering WinChanger: 1) "Please register WinChanger" and "Register WinChanger" will no longer appear on your system menu. 2) Your "Registration Name" will appear in place of on the configuration-panel. 3) Your "Registration Name" and "Validation Code" will be valid for ALL future updates of WinChanger forever. The price may go up, but all future versions of WinChanger are yours for free. Future versions will be made readily available for download. You should be able to find them the same place you found your current copy of WinChanger. 4) Suggestions by registered users will be incorporated into future versions of WinChanger. 5) Registering supports the shareware system (including shareware authors). The order form is available by: 1) Selecting Help on the configuration-panel's menu and selecting "Order Form" 2) Printing file ORDER.TXT If you do not have a printer, be sure to include all of the information requested in the order form with your check or money order. DISTRIBUTION You may freely (in fact, you are encouraged to) copy and distribute copies of the archive file as WINCHG13.ZIP so long as: 1) no files are added or deleted from the archive 2) no files in the archive are altered GETTING HELP or ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We may be reached by postal mail at: Natural Software Company P.O. Box 217 Haleiwa, HI 96712-0217 We may be contacted on Compuserve at: 72672,3476 We may be contacted by electronic mail by way of Internet at: 72672.3476@compuserve.com DISCLAIMER This software and the accompanying files are provided as-is. There are no warranties express or implied. Any liability of Natural Software Company shall be limited to refund of the product purchase price. Natural Software Company is not responsible for any problems or damages that may result from using the software. HISTORY 1.00 09/94 Initial release 1.10 10/94 No longer crashes MSWord and Xcel Menu now available from icons Enable/Disable available from WinChanger icon 1.20 12/94 Add display "Window name as:" option Break Front,Back,Hide into 3 separate options 1.30 01/95 Fixed: system-menu entries not removed when main-menu item is clicked while system-menu is visible Some programs don't handle 2color icons - change to 16color Allow windows lists to be sorted alphabetically No longer requires COMMDLG.DLL