Perfect Screens for Windows 95 and NT
Copyright (c) 1996-1998 Pitrinec Software, All rights reserved.

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Readme.txt content:

1. Overview
2. Installation
3. Requirements
4. License agreement
5. Registration
6. Contacts
7. History



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1. OVERVIEW:

Perfect Screens is a virtual screens (virtual desktops) manager. It allows 
a user to organize work on several screens (desktops) and make the user to 
feel like having several monitors. Organizing windows on several virtual 
screens decrease the number of windows displayed on the screen at the same 
time and allows the user better orientation and faster switching among 
applications. The Taskbar is not full of buttons of all running applications 
but only the buttons of applications presented on the given screen are in 
the Taskbar. Windows can be copied/moved among screens very easily if 
necessary. 
Perfect Screens also dramatically simplifies launching applications and 
accessing desired files. Each screen has its own Screen menu and toolbar 
containing applications and files associated with the given screen. On each 
screen, the user is only one click far from opening desired application or 
file (or URL location).
Having several screens, each for a typical activity like document processing, 
networking, file management, system management, gaming, etc., allows the user 
to logically divide work on several screens, be more efficient and have 
clearer desktop. 


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2. INSTALLATION:

To install the Perfect Screens to your system run SETUP.EXE program.                                           


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3. REQUIREMENTS:


   - Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.x
   - 1.5 MB free disk space



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4. LICENSE AGREEMENT:

The Perfect Screens program has been released for distribution as a SHAREWARE 
and may be distributed at no cost. A user is granted a license to try Perfect 
Screens for 30 days. After this time, the program must be registered or removed 
from the system. Unregistered use of Perfect Screens program after the 30-day 
evaluation period is in violation of international copyright laws. 
Registered version of Perfect Screens cannot be redistributed in any way as 
well as registration number. Redistributing of registered Perfect Screens 
program or providing registration number to third-party is in violation of 
international copyright laws. 

ALL WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SOFTWARE. 
THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE USE OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE REMAINS 
WITH THE USER.


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5. REGISTRATION:

As stated in "License agreement" part of this document, the Perfect Screens is 
a shareware program and must be registered if a user decides to keep it. There 
are several ways how to register it. User can either use on-line registration 
or send registration form via e-mail or snail mail (in such a case there is a 
Register.exe program provided with the package allowing user to generate 
registration form). User can choose among several payment methods including 
credit cards, cash, money order, etc. 
To register, just open main Perfect Screens menu and select "Register..." item 
and then follow instructions. 


Registration price list:

License:                                          Price (US $): 
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Upgrade from version 1.x or 2.x                         5.00 
1 User (copy)                                          29.00 
5 Users (copies)                                       99.00 
10 Users (copies)                                     149.00 
25 Users (copies)                                     299.00 
50 Users (copies)                                     449.00 
* Site license                                        790.00 
** World-wide license                                2290.00 
* Site license (educational organizations)            290.00 
** World-wide license (educational organizations)     490.00 

Multiple users license (e.g., 10 users license) can be either used so that there 
are several users using the same copy of the program installed on a network 
server or there are several copies of the program installed on users' workstations 
(each user has own copy installed on the computer). In any case the number of 
users running the program at the same time cannot exceed the number of copies 
licensed.

*  Site license is for unlimited number of users at one organization, and within
   a radius of 100 miles (160 km) from one central location. 
** An organization that has offices further than that and wants to use the product 
   in these distant locations, should buy a world-wide license


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6. CONTACTS:
   
Postal:		Pitrinec Software
                Petr Pitrinec
                Severni 1025
                54941 Cerveny Kostelec
		Czech Republic

E-mail:	        pitrinec@kagi.com
                pitrinec@labe.felk.cvut.cz
WWW:            http://labe.felk.cvut.cz/PerfectScreens/ps32.htm
                


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7. HISTORY

* Version 3.0 - released in January, 1998

  New features:
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  1) New toolbar look and feel (flat buttons).
  2) New type of items - hot key.  If button of such item is
     clicked specified hot key is pressed.  This allow to 
     run macros (defined in MS Word or other programs) on mouse 
     click.
  3) The "Submenu" item can be put to the toolbar as another
     items.  Clicking such button will pop up the submenu.
  4) Auto-hide.  Each toolbar can have auto-hide specified.
  5) Integrated bar.  Both screen toolbar and application 
     toolbar can be put to one integrated bar.  Integrated
     bar looks and behaves as MS TaskBar (including auto-hide).
  6) Network support.  Default configuration can reside on
     a network drive and can be shared by many users.  Users
     still can customize the shared screens by adding their
     own (private) items to the screen menu (application 
     toolbar).
  7) Multiple user support.  Many users can share the same
     Perfect Screens copy because each of them has its
     own profile.
  8) Improved password protections.  There is more levels 
     of protection including network administrator password.
  9) Integration with MSIE 4.0 active desktop technology.
  10) Improved big screen feature.
  11) "All taskbar buttons" feature allows to switch on that
      buttons of all running applications are in the TaskBar.
      Default is that only application presented on the
      active screen have buttons in the TaskBar.
  12) "Screen icon" - small icon appearing close to right
      corner of an active application (window).  It allows
      to move application to athor screen or add the application
      to toolbar (screen menu) easily.


* Version 2.6 - released in March 6, 1997

  Bugs fixed:
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  1) Alt+right click in some cases caused that Perfect Screens
     crashed.  This terrible bug is fixed in this version.

* Version 2.5 - released in March 5, 1997

  New features:
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  1) Configuration assistant that helps you to configure Perfect
     Screens.
  2) Screen buttons can be reordered (see "Screen settings"
     dialog box.
  3) Screen switching is faster and smoother.
  4) The number of windows opened on each screens is (optionaly) 
     displayed on screen buttons (set up it in "Application 
     settings/Advanced"). 
  5) On-line registration.
  
  Bugs fixed:
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  1) Installation program creates Start menu group also in NT.
  2) Right click on Screen menu works without any problems in NT.
  3) Screen cannot be switched when screen saver with password 
     protection is running.
  4) The problem with GDI resources when Perfect Screens is 
     in TaskBar is fixed.

* Version 2.1 - released in December 15, 1996

  New features:
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  1) There is a new item "Original screen" in the menu allowing you 
     switch on/off the button of the Original screen.
  2) Registration numbers are incompatible with previous versions
     (2.0 and older).  The upgrade to this version is free.  Already
     registered user will by re-registered for free.
  
  Bugs fixed:
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  1) If big screen is checked and there is not a window on the screen
     the programme crashed when moved mouse cursor to the edge of the 
     screen.  This bug is fixed.

* Version 2.0 - released in November 25, 1996

  New features:
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  1) Big screen - you can "scroll" screens to left and down if there 
     is some programm on the screen exceeding the screen's edge.
     You can scroll it by mouse movement to edges of screen.
     You can switch it on/off for each screen in screen settings.
  2) New (standard) setup.
  3) You can change some screen settings (sound, ToolBar look) 
     globally.  There is new Configuration/Global settings...
     menu item.
  
  Bugs fixed:
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  1) The programm doesn't "eat" resources (version 1.6 did).
  2) "Toolbars have grey color" setting works again.
  3) Some other minor fixes.

* Version 1.6 - released in September 5, 1996

  New features:
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  1) The program supports drag & drop of shortcuts (*.lnk files).
  2) Autosave - the program automatically saves all changes made
     in settings.

  Bugs fixed:
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  1) Bugs that may cause unstability were fixed.
  2) Program folows color settings set in standard Windows dialog
     "Display properties".

* Version 1.5 - released in July 29, 1996

  New features:  
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  1) Program runs under Windows NT 4.0 without problems (for more
     information read "NT users" topic in the help and "Requirements"
     in the readme file).
  2) Program runs fine under Windows NT 3.51 with some functionality disabled
     (for more information read "NT users" topic in the help and
     "Requirements" in the readme file).
  3) When you switch to a screen a sound can be played. This option
     is a part of "Screen settings" now.
  4) Better font used.
  5) Tab-like buttons. (Can be selected in "Application settings", 
     "Buttons and Icons" section.)
  6) Splash screen can be switched off. (Can be switched off in "Application 
     settings", "Advanced" section.)
  7) Perfect Screens checks for already used shortcut keys.
  8) Drag a window and drop it on another screen. Drag a window and move it 
     to the left or right side of the screen like you want to move it 
     outside of the screen.  When the cursor is on the edge of the screen 
     the Perfect Screens automatically switches the screen to the next one.  
     If you release mouse buttons then the window you originally caught is 
     moved to the current screen.  This require to have switched on the option 
     Go to next/previous screen... in the Application settings in the Advanced 
     section.
  9) Perfect Screens Help allows you to use Find function.  This allows you
     "full text" searching in the help.
 10) Perfect Screens window can overlap TaskBar (if "Always on top" option
     is set on).
 11) New help file - Perfect Screens Quick Help -was added.  The file name
     is psqh.hlp. 

  Bugs fixed:
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  1) Several bugs that may cause unstability were found and fixed.
  2) Bug in drag & drop of long file names was fixed.
  3) Help allows to use Find function.
  4) Bug that caused Perfect Screens crashs when switching screen
     by moving mouse to an edge of the screen was fixed.
  5) Several bugs in help were fixed.


* Version 1.4 - released in May 25, 1996

  New features:  
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  1) Password protection.
  2) Global items.
  3) Alt + click is turnable on/off.


* Version 1.3 - released in April 18, 1996

  Bugs fixed:
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  1) The program was not able to run without MFC40.DLL dynamic link
     library (shipped with MS Visual C++ 4.0 and maybe with other
     Microsoft products).  
   
  New features:  None.
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* Version 1.2 - released in April 12, 1996

  Bugs fixed:
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  1) Program automatically saves all settings when Windows is exiting.
  2) Strange cursor movements that sometimes appears in the version
     1.1 is fixed.
  3) Perfect Screens window is possible to place directly to the bottom 
     of the screen.
  4) Previous version of the Perfect Screens sometimes crash when you
     quickly switch screens several times.  This is fixed in this version.
  
  New features:
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  1) It is possible to place screen buttons (icons) to the TaskBar (click 
     on the yellow mouse cursor icon, select "Application settings" item 
     from menu shown, choose windows position "On TaskBar")
  2) It is possible to place ToolBar buttons (icons) to the TaskBar (click 
     on the cyan mouse cursor icon on the TooolBar, select "ToolBar settings" 
     item from menu appeared, choose windows position "On TaskBar")
  3) You can set the default screen (this is the one the Perfect Screens
     switchs to after start).  (Do right mouse click on the screen icon
     and from the menu appeared choose "Screen settings" item.)
  4) ToolBars color may be either gray or the same as the screen 
     background color.  (To set this click on the yellow mouse cursor 
     icon, select "Application settings" item from menu appeared, select
     "Advanced".)  
  5) ToolTips.  Each icon in both the Perfect Screens window and
     ToolBar shows the name if you move the mouse cursor over the icon
     and wait for a while.
  6) Application you launch from the ToolBar (or screen menu) may be 
     automatically visible (accessable) on all screens. There is 
     new check button in the Screen menu (ToolBar) item "Properties"
     on the bottom of the dialog window.  
  7) Right click on the yellow mouse cursor icon may pops up the Screen
     menu associated with the current screen. (To set this click on the 
     yellow mouse cursor icon, select "Application settings" item from 
     menu shown, select "Advanced".)
  8) There are new shortcut keys for switching among screens that replace 
     Alt+left arrow, Alt+right arrow, Alt+down arrow keys.  These shortcut 
     keys are optional.  (click on the yellow mouse cursor icon, select 
     "Application settings" item from menu appeared, choose "Shortcut Keys".)
  9) Context sensitive help.
 10) If you do left mouse button click together with Alt key press on 
     title bar of a window the menu with copy/move/remove window operations 
     is shown. This is (sometimes) faster way how to copy/move/remove
     window to/to/from screen.
 11) You can save settings manually.  This protects you from loosing your
     settings if your system crashes from any reason.
 12) Switching among screens is a little bit faster now. 
 13) You can switch to next/previous screen if you move and keep for a while
     mouse cursor on right/left margin of the screen. This is optional and
     you can switch on/off this feature in "Advanced" section of
     Application settings.
 14) Tabbed dialog windows.

 

* Version 1.1 - released in February 29, 1996

  Bugs fixed:
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  1) Version 1.0 didn't cooperate correctly with Xmouse utility
     from Microsoft Power Toys package.
  2) Version 1.0 didn't cooperate correctly with some system 
     utilities (Xmouse, compress agent) because of bug in ps32dll.dll 
     library.  (The program didn't call mouse and keyboard next hook.) 
  
  New features:
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  1) The program allows user to choose screensaver to performe
     when the mouse cursor is moved to the upper right corner
     of the screen (this is optional; maybe set-up in the 
     advanced options).

* Version 1.0 - released in February 13, 1996

