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                      DeskMan/2 Update Information File

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NOTE: If you are using OS/2 2.1 GA, please make sure that you have applied
all available OS/2 patches and fixes before installing DeskMan/2.  This
specifically includes the fixes contained within 21WPSF.ZIP found on
CompuServe, GEnie, OS2BBS, and elsewhere.
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
Upgrading DeskMan/2
What's New in Version 1.5

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Introduction
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Development Technologies, Inc. (DevTech) is proud to announce the latest
release of its DeskMan/2 package.  DeskMan/2 is the first and only utility
suite designed to manage the OS/2 Workplace Shell, IBM's potent object
oriented user interface that helps put OS/2 years ahead of its competition!

The new DeskMan/2 version 1.5 release includes updated versions of the
DeskMan/2 Workplace Shell extension; the DM/2 Image tool, which makes a
complete, compressed, binary backup of your OS/2 software configuration; and
the potent VUEMan/2 window manager, with such powerful features as custom
window layouts, virtual desktops, password protected windows, Drag & Drop
object launching, and much more; PLUS our brand new DeskMan/2 Extensions,
which provide a whole host of new convenience, productivity, and security
features for the Workplace Shell.  See the last section of this document,
"What's New in Version 1.5", for a list of new features.

DeskMan/2 is fully functional on all versions of OS/2 from OS/2 2.0 plus
ServicePak through OS/2 2.11.  It provides full forward and backward
compatibility, as necessary, and has a familar, CUA-compliant, user interface.

DeskMan/2 is fully functional on both FAT and HPFS systems, although HPFS
systems do naturally operate at faster speeds.

DeskMan/2 is THE product for managing the Workplace Shell.  Just consider how
YOU might use DeskMan/2:


OS/2 users with a single Workplace Shell desktop can:

    Backup and Restore your Workplace Shell desktop.

    Share Workplace Shell objects with other users.

    Create a library of icon files for every object on your desktop.

    Delete objects which the built-in Shredder will not delete.

    Query objects for their settings to learn more about them.

    Create REXX scripts to completely recreate almost any object.

    Query and replace object ID's for almost any object.

    Replace any object's icon with any other object's icon.

    Change an object's styles, temporarily or permanently.

    Use Drive mapping when changing the locations you access on your system.

    Use the VUEMan/2 window as an object launcher, opening any objects on any
    virtual desktop, simply by dragging them and dropping them on VUEMan's
    desktop diagram.

    Use the VUEMan/2 layout capabilities with Work Area folders to instantly
    change whole groups of active windows, including sizing and repositioning.

    Use the DeskMan/2 WPS Extensions to customize both the entire WPS and
    individual objects, quickly and easily.

    Use the DeskMan/2 WPS Extensions to enable the Extended Drag & Drop menu,
    eliminating the need to remember the special keys for shadowing and
    copying objects.

    Password protect windows and objects to prevent unauthorized access and
    tampering.


In addition, OS/2 users with multiple copies of OS/2 on a single machine can:

    Permit any or all objects to be saved, restored, or migrated between
    desktops easily.


In addition, OS/2 users with multiple machines, such as at home and at work
can:

    Permit any or all objects to be saved, restored, or migrated between
    desktops easily.

    On most systems, the DeskMan/2 object description files and the full
    icon library to fit on one 3.5" 1.44MB diskette, or two 720K diskettes.


In addition, OS/2 administrators with multiple machines on a network can:

    Remotely install & configure DeskMan/2 and OS/2 desktops (Network and
    CID enabled).

    Easily backup and restore OS/2 desktops, cutting the installation time
    for future OS/2 upgrades by a significant factor.

    Easily setup both personal and standardized desktops. that can be
    accessed from any workstation.

    Administratively control which features are available to individual users.

    Restrict what actions users can perform in the OS/2 GUI environment.

If DeskMan/2 files are stored in a data partition and not on an OS/2 boot
volume, then reformatting and installing new versions of OS/2 becomes a minor
inconvenience instead of a major project, since the desktop configuration can
be easily restored.  This is especially useful for those using beta versions
of OS/2 who wish to upgrade to a new GA version of OS/2, as IBM technical
support personnel have said that such users will need to reformat their OS/2
boot volumes.

DeskMan/2 will not replace the Desktop object, DeskMan/2 itself, nor Printer
objects, allowing for system specific versions of these objects.  Likewise,
it will neither save nor restore Minimized Window Viewer or its contents,
allowing DeskMan/2 to be used regardless of other objects in use.

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Upgrading DeskMan/2
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This procedure assumes that you are upgrading from DeskMan/2, version 1.00,
1.01, 1.10, 1.11, 1.20, or the 1.5 release introduced at the 1994 IBM PSP
Technical Interchange to the final 1.5 version.  It further assumes that you
still have your original program diskette, plus an archive called DM215R.ZIP,
which contains a copy of this file, as well as the appropriate patch files to
update your current version of DeskMan/2 to the latest version of DeskMan/2.
If you know which version of DeskMan/2 you are currently using, you could
substitute a smaller, version specific archive, such as specified in the
table below:

  Version      Patch file archive
   1.00           DM2100.ZIP - upgrades this version to version 1.5 (GA)
   1.01           DM2101.ZIP - upgrades this version to version 1.5 (GA)
   1.10           DM2110.ZIP - upgrades this version to version 1.5 (GA)
   1.11           DM2111.ZIP - upgrades this version to version 1.5 (GA)
   1.20           DM2120.ZIP - upgrades this version to version 1.5 (GA)
   1.5 (PSP)      DM2PSP.ZIP - upgrades this version to version 1.5 (GA)
   1.5 (GA)       DM215R.ZIP - upgrades all previous versions to this one.

Upgrading DeskMan/2 consists of upgrading the DeskMan/2 distribution files,
and reinstalling.  The new DevTech installation tool should detect and use
any settings and defaults from your existing DeskMan/2 installation.

The procedure will update your DeskMan/2 master files.  None of your current
DeskMan/2 files will be impacted until step 7.  In no case will your existing
DeskMan/2 data files be changed during the upgrade procedure.  It may be
necessary to shut down and restart the system in step 7, if DeskMan/2 has
been used after the system was last booted.

    NOTE: If you are using OS/2 2.1 GA, please make sure that you have
          applied all available OS/2 patches and fixes before installing
          DeskMan/2.  This specifically includes the fixes contained within
          21WPSF.ZIP found on CompuServe, GEnie, OS2BBS, and elsewhere.

Substitute the name of your Patch file archive for DM215R.ZIP in any of the
following steps:

  1) Create a new directory on your hard disk.

                   For example:  MD C:\DESKMAN2

  2) Copy all the files from your DeskMan/2 installation diskette into this
     new directory.

                   For example:  COPY A:\*.* C:\DESKMAN2\*.* /V

  3) Those who have the version of DeskMan/2 introduced at the April '94 PSP
     must unpack the packed file, DESKMAN.15@, and delete the DESKMAN.15@
     and UNPACK.EXE files from the directory.

                   For example: UNPACK DESKMAN.15@
                                DELETE DESKMAN.15@
                                DELETE UNPACK.EXE

  4) Place the archive, DM215R.ZIP, into the new directory.

                   For example:  Copy DM215R.ZIP into C:\DESKMAN2

  5) Unzip all files in the archive.

                   For example:  UNZIP DM215R.ZIP

  6) Apply the update.

                   For example:  UPDATE

  7) Your new directory now contains your updated DeskMan/2 files.  First
     delete the archive and patch files, and then please back up the
     remaining files before running the installation procedure.

                   For example:  DELETE PATCH.EXE
                                 DELETE UPDATE.CMD
                                 DELETE *.RTP
                                 DELETE DM215R.ZIP
                                 MD D:\BACKUP
                                 COPY C:\DESKMAN2\*.* D:\BACKUP\*.* /V
                                 INSTALL

    It may be necessary to shut down and restart the system, if DeskMan/2
    has been used after the system was last booted.

  8) Run the INSTALL program.  You will be presented with a number of
     options.  The simplest way is to select "Do Express Actions" while
     the "Express Action" button is set to "Install" and the Default
     Target Directory points to the location where you wish the files
     installed.  Alternatively, you can do a Custom Installation by clicking
     on the "Custom Installation" button.  This takes you to the Custom
     Installation screen, where you are presented with options for each
     of the various components in the DeskMan/2 package, including the
     DeskMan/2 object, the DM/2 Image and PM Image objects, and VUEMan/2.

     You can install, uninstall, remove, or skip any of the various DeskMan/2
     components.  You can also specify individual directories for most of the
     files.  Context sensitive help is displayed in the bottom line of the 
     installation windows throughout the installation process.  For the
     purpose of this overview, we will assume that you elected to install
     everything.

     Note: If you want to delete some files from the DeskMan/2 package, you
     must use the Remove options on the Custom Installation screen to
     properly do so.

  9) After you have told the Install program what options should be used,
     you will be asked for your customer name, if you have not previously
     entered it.  After entering your customer name, the DevTech folder
     will be created; and then the DeskMan/2 object, the DeskMan/2 User's
     Guide, the DeskMan/2 WPS Extension's User's Guide, the DM/2 Image
     object, the PM Image object, and the VUEMan/2 object will be installed.
     Double-click the small icon in the upper left corner of the installation
     window to end the installation process.  Alternatively, you can click on
     the Exit button or you can select Exit from the Processing menu.  Either
     will take you back to the initial installation screen and begin to exit
     the program.

     Note: The DM/2 Image and PM Image objects are different interfaces to the
           same program, the DeskMan/2 WPS Image Backup facility.  The former
           is a non-PM UI and the latter is a PM GUI.

  10) Congratulations.  At this point, you have completed the installation of
      DeskMan/2 v1.5.  You should now have a DevTech Folder on your desktop,
      containing between one and six new icons.  The actual number depends on
      the components you elected to install.  Two key objects represent the
      DeskMan/2 User's Guides.  If there are any additional questions about
      DeskMan/2, these User's Guides should provide the answers.  It is
      highly recommended that users read through the Introduction, Getting
      Started, Online Tutorial, DM/2 Image and VUEMan/2 sections in the
      DeskMan/2 User's Guide, and the "What are the DeskMan/2 WPS Extensions?"
      section in the DeskMan/2 WPS Extensions User's Guide.

  11) After installing the new version of DeskMan/2, please check DeskMan/2's
      settings notebook and the System - usually found in the System Setup
      folder - object's settings notebook - particularly the Extensions tab
      - to verify that your settings are set as desired.  We recommend that
      all REXX generation be turned off unless required, and that both icon
      and data-file saves be enabled.  We STRONGLY recommend that you set
      aside one or more directories for use solely by DeskMan/2's save and
      restore features.  Close the settings notebook(s).

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IMPORTANT!  File references were changed between versions 1.11 and 1.20, so
please follow the following steps carefully if upgrading from pre-1.20 code.

[Skip this section entirely if you are upgrading from DeskMan/2 version 1.20]

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  A)  Change your directory to the directory that contains your saved object
      description file(s).  Backup this directory, and any subdirectories.
      You will be deleting the files stored here, and recreating them with
      the new version of DeskMan/2.

  B)  Verify that you have only DeskMan/2's saved object description files
      (.DRC) and other internal files in your directory.  To do this, you
      can compare the files you see on a directory listing with the files
      referenced by the pathnames in the DeskMan/2 notebook settings.  If
      you see only DESKMAN.DRC, or any of the following: DESKMAN.IRC,
      DESKMAN.CMD, DESKMANI.CMD, or DESKMAN.LOG files; along with a bunch
      of files that look like the names of objects which you see in your
      Templates folder, you're fine.  Go to step C.  If you do not see
      this, open your DRIVES folder, open the drives object that contains
      the directory where you have your saved object description files,
      and examine that directory through the graphical interface. If you
      see the files mentioned above, then continue with step C, otherwise
      skip to step D.

  C)  To make sure that you start out with a clean system, we're going to
      delete your .DRC, .CMD, and data-file files from this directory.  Be
      careful not to delete any other files, if you are using this directory
      for any other purpose than storing DeskMan/2's various storage files.
      If you are storing your icons in this directory, go ahead and delete
      them if you wish. If you are storing your icons in a subdirectory, go
      ahead and delete them from that subdirectory too, if you want to
      remove the saved icon files.  Note that this has no effect upon your
      existing objects' icons, only upon saved icons and icons not in use
      that are saved in the same directory.

  D)  Save your desktop, using the DM/2 Image or PM Image programs, creating
      an image of the WPS configuration immediately after installing the new
      version of DeskMan/2.

                   For example:  FLUSH
                                 DM2IMAGE SAVE NEWVER15

  E)  Save your desktop, again, using DeskMan/2 to automatically recreate
      your saved object files and placing copies of your icons and data-file
      objects into the appropriate sub-directories.

                   For example:  Click MB2 on the DeskMan/2 object
                                 Select the Save desktop option

  F)  Congratulations, you have now saved your system configuration using your
      new copy of DeskMan/2 version 1.5, and have both a system image, and an
      object-by-object backup of your Workplace Shell desktop.

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What's New in Version 1.5
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                                   INSTALLER

New easy to use installation program for faster, simpler manipulation of
DevTech products, including install, refresh, un-install, and remove options.


                                    VUEMAN/2

Drag & drop one or more Workplace Shell objects directly to a virtual desktop.
VUEMan/2 will switch to the indicated virtual desktop, and open the object(s).

Automatic startup layouts.

Command line option to override starting layouts.

Command line option to switch active layouts while running.

Improved speed and system resource utilization.

Enhanced security features.

Keep on Top option maintains VUEMan/2 window visibility at all times for ease
of use.

Optional 'hot key' transfer to VUEMan/2 window.


                             DESKMAN/2 WPS EXTENSIONS

Remove Find, Sort, or Arrange menu items from folders.

Remove various menu items from the Desktop menu.

Remove Open Settings menu item from all objects.

Remove Style menu items from all objects (Delete, Copy, etc.).

Additional open & close options.

Extended Drag & Drop no longer requires special keys to Copy or Shadow objects.

Optionally override global settings to change behaviour of individual folders
or objects.

Password protection for objects available: Call for details.

Workplace Shell Audit Trailing and other custom enhancements available.


                         DESKMAN/2 WPS IMAGE BACKUP FACILITY

Save or restore active or inactive desktops from either PM or non-PM
environments.

Optional automatic generation tracking of up to 99 generations.

Automatic pause on exit if error occurs.

Both PM and character mode programs provided for use with the new image backup
engine.

Include/Exclude capabilities for adding or removing specific files from the
list of files included in the image backup.


                                     DESKMAN/2

Capability to interactively modify object settings.

Open interface to save and restore private setup data.

Improved icon assignment capabilities.

Improved icon position management when restoring objects.

Improved help and information.

Improved command line interface.

Improved compatibility with WorkFrame/2 objects.

Includes WIN-OS/2 settings when saving System Settings.

Saves and restores the Sorting attributes for folders.

Saves and restores Dan Kehn's GFolder information and contents.

Saves and restores Dan Kehn's EXCal information and contents.

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We thank all those whose efforts and suggestions helped us to create this
latest version of DeskMan/2.

    The DeskMan/2 Development Team
    Development Technologies, Inc.
