ButtonStar Deluxe - Evaluation V5.5.3
By Mark DiBiasio
(c) Copyright - 1992-1994

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NOTE: VBRUN300.DLL must be in your Windows\System
Directory before installing ButtonStar.
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Program Description
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ButtonStar Deluxe is a full featured Desktop Manager (program launcher) for Windows 3.1x. It 
replaces the chaos and limitations of Program Manager with a common sense approach to 
desktop management.

ButtonStar Deluxe is first and foremost a Windows Shell program. Designed from the outset to 
be easy to use, simple to configure and logical in it's approach to the way you work. ButtonStar's 
initial interface comprises of a two page matrix of 36 buttons each. Buttons can be configured to 
launch a DOS or Windows program, or control one of sixteen (16) separate Tool bars  each 
containing nine buttons. The Tool bar's function the same as the main Button Bar, where each 
button can be configured for program launch. The Tool bar allows you to keep like programs or 
projects together. In total this provides the user with 216 programmable buttons.

ButtonStar Deluxe Features
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 216 configurable buttons including sixteen (16) group tool bars of nine buttons each.

 Program Manager Groups Tab Bar - All the PM Groups can be accessed.

 TaskBar for maximum desktop control and multitasking ease of use. TaskBar, also has a ten item launch history.

 23 Short Cut keys to launch programs by Key stoke for Laptop users or Voice Blaster.

 Pop-up reminder alarms, with timed program execution and snooze alarm. Unlimited number of alarms can be set 
for any time, date, week day or month.

 Hot-Key Windows Screen Saver or ButtonStar to top. Bring ButtonStar to front from either an icon or background 
with one key stroke.

 Hot-Keys for minimizing all windows or making any window a floating on top window.

 Drag & Drop Button Configuration from File Manager

 One mouse button click program launching and Fast Windows EXIT.

 User configurable Button Bar Matrix: 2 Rows-36 Columns to 18 Rows-2 Columns.

 Constant display of Date, Time, Day, System Memory, and System Resources.

 Pop-Up Task Manager - R/H mouse button pops up a menu with all running windows, plus programs you designated 
for quick launch and Program Manager Groups. Another way launch programs without fighting or minimizing multiple windows.

 Configurable Launch options - Launch programs in a minimized state, Launch with a pop-up command line box, or 
Launch with a pop-up File Directory box where you select the file to load with your program.

 Auto-Launch and System Idle program launch. Besides the previously mentioned launch options, each button can be 
configured to load or run at the beginning of your windows session or they can be launched when your system is idle. 
Similar to the screen saver concept, programs designated for idle launch, won't launch until your system has 
been idle for a specified period of time.


ButtonStar Deluxe 
REQUIREMENTS:
Windows 3.1x
386 CPU or above
4 MB Ram (8MB recommended)
1 MB of Hard Disk Space.
Supports VGA, Super VGA and 1024x768+ resolution.

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NOTE: The features of this version of ButtonStar for Windows program is fully 
functional, and differs from the registered version in that only 16 buttons
and one group bar are User configurable. Run Register.exe to start registration process.
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USERS see "install.txt" for ButtonStar installation instructions.
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