FTaskman - Taskmanager (c) 1993 by Andreas Furrer
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This is version 1.04 of FTaskman.

FTaskman is a replacement for the taskmanager of Windows 3.1


FTaskman has the following additional functions to the normal taskmanager

- display the icons of all tasks (switchable)
- multiselection -> e.g. end several tasks
- show also invisible tasks (switchable)
- minimize other tasks when 'Switch to'
- new commands:
  + minimize selected tasks
  + minimize all tasks with the exception of the selected
  + minimize all tasks
  + set tasks invisible or visible
  + set tasks stay on top or delete stay on top
  + tile windows horizontally or vertically


There is an english an a german version of FTaskman.


Installation of FTaskman:
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- To use the german you have to rename FTASKMAN.EXG in FTASKMAN.EXE.
- Copy FTASKMAN.EXE in your windows directory (or any directory you want)
- Add the following line to the section [Boot] of the file SYSTEM.INI:

   TASKMAN.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\FTASKMAN.EXE
  
   (If you don't have copied FTASKMAN.EXE in the directory C:\WINDOWS
    change this path to the name of the directory in which you have copied
    FTASKMAN.EXE!)
- If you want to use the library CTL3D.DLL (see below), you have to copy the file CTL3D.DLL
  in the same directory where FTASKMAN.EXE is, or in your Windows or Windows\System 
  directory


Commands of FTaskman
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- Switch to: 
    show selected tasks and activate the first of the seleted
- End Task(s)
    end selected tasks
- Cancel
    close taskman without doing anything
- Minimize task(s)
    minimize selected tasks
- Minimize others
    minimize all tasks with the exception of the selected
- Minimize all
    minimize all tasks
- Tile
    tile all mainwindows
- Cascade vertical
    Cascade mainwindows vertical
- Cascade horizontal
    Cascade mainwindows horizontal
- Show invisible
    show invisible tasks
- v
    show extented dialog
- Arrange icons
    arrange desktop icons
- Task(s) invisible
    set selected tasks invisible 
- Task(s) visible
    set selected tasks visible
- Task(s) on Top
    set selected tasks stay on top
- Task(s) not on Top
    clear stay on top of selected tasks
- Options
    show options dialog
- About
    show version number and copyright information

Options dialog:

- Show icons in tasklist
- Default: show invisible
- Default: show extented dialog
- Minimize other tasks when 'Switch to'
    If you switch to one or more tasks with 'Switch to', all other tasks 
    will be minimized


You can also access each command with a popup menu, if you press the right 
mouse button in the task listbox.


Invisible tasks will be marked with a '¤'.

The tasklist will not show tasks which have no title, because the standard
taskmanager also don't show them and there are a lot of untiteled windows 
which your system uses for internal things.


FTaskman will use the CTL3D library from Microsoft to let the dialog controls
look 3 dimensional. If you don't like this look, just delete CTL3D.DLL or add

Ctl3d=0

to the section

[FTaskMan]

in WIN.INI



Freeware-Note
=============

You can use and distribute FTaskman free, as long as the following files are 
not changed and you distribute all files together

- ftaskman.exe
- ftaskman.exg
- ftaskman.txt
- ftaskman.txg

I am programming FTaskman because I have fun and not to make any profit. 
That's why FTaskman is free and you don't have to pay more or less high 
registration charges. I think it is a bad habit, that more and more program 
authors want to have money even for the smallest programs.

Long live the Freeware!


If you have problems, comments, suggestions or you detect one error, 
please E-Mail to

s_furrer@ira.uka.de


(c) 1993 by Andreas Furrer


Version history
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1.04: - Fixed a bug with the task listbox
      - Fixed a bug with UseCtl3d=0
      - Now CTL3D.DLL is shipped with FTaskman
1.03: - FTaskman will now be the topmost window
      - Fixed a bug with command 'Task(s) not on Top'
1.02: - Now FTaskman will use the CTRL3D library from Microsoft to let 
        the dialog controls look 3 dimensional
      - Error fixed in the english version: exchanged Cascade and Tile
1.01: - If an applicatíon has no icon, FTaskman will dislay Windows 
        default icon
      - Error fixed: With a resolution of 640x480 you have not seen 
        the whole extented dialog sometimes
1.00: First version of FTaskman.