

                       "MenuWatch" Custom Control 

                            Readme.txt File


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INTRODUCTION
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The "MenuWatch" custom control allows you to easily add a full-featured
menu help status bar to your application.  By placing this custom control 
directly on your main form, you can display help "snippets" in a help status
bar at the bottom of the window as the user highlights menu items.

This custom control is very easy to use.  The events it generates in
response to Windows' menu events are intuitive.  Very little effort is
required to integrate with your app.  Shareware.  Not crippled.

This control supports MDI windows, The MDI "WindowList" property, and it
does not interfere with the normal activation of menu-related context-
sensitive help (test this by highlighting a menu option in the demo apps.
and pressing F1).  At least one other custom control which allows you to add
a menu help status bar disables the regular context-sensitive help in the 
process.


THE DEMO PROGRAMS
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Note: The demo programs require the THREED.VBX control.  If you don't
      have this control, you can use a static text control instead.

Demo 1 is an example of a simple program (one which uses no MDI windows,
etc.) which requires a minimum of code to use the "MenuWatch" control.  In
order to reduce the coding required, the menu help snippets themselves
are stored in the "Tag" property of the menu control.  The "Tag" property
of each menu item is assigned a value at design time in the properties 
window.

Demo 2 is the same as Demo 1 except that the menu help snippets are stored
in an array which is populated at run-time.

Demo 3 is an MDI application which uses the "WindowList" property.  The
menu is *not* altered when an MDI child is opened, since the MDI child
window does not have a menu of its own.  Select the File|New option
to test the MDI windows.

Demo 4 is the same as Demo 3 except that the main menu is altered when an
MDI child is opened, since the MDI child window has its own menu.


UNREGISTERED VERSION
====================

This is an unregistered copy of the "MenuWatch" custom control.  This
ZIP file contains the following:

	mnuwatch.vbx	The "MenuWatch" custom control
	mnuwatch.hlp	"MenuWatch" help
	mwdemo.bas	VB module used by demo apps 3 and 4
	mwdemo1.frm	Main form for demo app 1
	mwdemo2.frm	Main form for demo app 2
	mwdemo3.frm	Main form for demo app 3
	mwdemo4.frm	Main form for demo app 4
	mwmdi1.frm	MDI child form for demo app 3
	mwmdi2.frm	MDI child form for demo app 4
	mwdemo1.mak	VB project file for demo app 1
	mwdemo2.mak	VB project file for demo app 2
	mwdemo3.mak	VB project file for demo app 3
	mwdemo4.mak	VB project file for demo app 4
	readme.txt	This file

This unregistered copy of "MenuWatch" is for trial use only, you may not
commercially distribute the MNUWATCH.VBX file, distribute it on CD-ROM,
distribute it to government agencies or their contractors, etc.

The ZIP file may, however, be distributed in its entirety for trial
purposes.  You must purchase a registered copy of "MenuWatch" in order
to distribute it with your applications.


REGISTRATION
============

You may register this software via:  (1) The mail ($15, $20 for 
international orders),  or (2) The mail and/or CompuServe e-mail (send $10
and your acct. number and a registered copy will be e-mailed to your acct.),
or (3) The SWREG Forum, Registration ID 1303; $10 will be billed to your
CompuServe account

The source code is available for an additional $40.

Author information:

		Steve Lathrop
          	19101 Willow Spring Drive
          	Germantown, MD 20874

          	CompuServe ID:  70540,370


REGISTERED VERSION
==================

The initial dialog box with registration information does not appear in the
registered version.  Once you register this software, the registered version
will be sent to you via CompuServe e-mail.  Support will be provided via 
CompuServe e-mail sent to the author's mail box (70540,370).