Blackbook version 1.0 

'readme' file

Introduction

Blackbook is designed to give quick access to telephone
numbers/email addresses/postal addresses and the like.
It was originally designed to be opened at startup and
to sit on the desktop waiting for you - hence the 
neat little "Wrapup!" feature on the menu bar.  Try it
- it will not disappoint...

It is somewhat customizable - in that if you always want
a lot of information, choose the details - Wrapup when
not in use, Wrapdown to bring the details out again.

When I was programming it, I thought about how people
enter telephone numbers- some (555) 555-1515, some
555/555-1212....  My personal favorite (to K.I.S.S.) is
555 555 1212.  Just spaces - nothing more...  So, it is
programmed to accept just that many characters.  Try it
and fiddle around - I find it easier to be able to name
things myself - not conform to a template.

The same thing happens with the names.  You most likely
know who the person is by their first name, a nickname,
whatever - no need to have last names separate from
first names - there are no advanced search things here.

It does allow room for 2 different addresses (for those
of you in college or with college-aged friends - you
can store both home and school addresses.  However,
for anything else (telephone/email/fax/etc...) you can
just put it in the comments, I thought.  You can, however,
store a secondary/fax/and work phone #.  Don't like it?
E-Mail me (See the About menu) and let me know your
feelings - I'll work on it for you...  Maybe even give
you your own version number!  Wow!  If that isn't a
reason!

Beyond that, it's pretty straight forward and very easy
to use.

Use the "+" to add a record.  Use the "-" to delete.
Use the "check" to accept what you've just done.
Use the "x" to 'just say no'.
Click the "Address 1"/"Address 2" to toggle between which
one you would like to have showing.  If it says 
"Address 2", click it to see address 2 - it doesn't
refer to the address you're currently viewing....

If you want to see me hard at work, look in the about menu.
I will hang around for 30 seconds or so and will disappear.
Why the time, you might ask?  Easy.  Most people won't read
the cute message I put there.  If you know that now, you're
better than most people because you saw the "Readme" file
and didn't just skip it!  Congratulations - you are in the
5% of people who make it a priority instead of hauling ahead
into a serious mishap.

Well, not much more to say about it.  Sorry for the file size-
it includes the Borland Database Engine to keep things
standardized.  In fact, if you know your way around Paradox tables,
you can even play with the "black.db" file to see the data - import
and export from the Blackbook program.  If I lost you on that, yet
it sounds incredibly interesting, let me know and we'll talk.

You have just read a very neat "readme" file.  I hope it was 
everything you were expecting, yet maintained a degree of 
surprise.  Send me email so I can make blackbook a program to
suit your needs...

Jason Todd
Mrportab @ wwa.com