Copyright: © miroMEDIA GmbH 1997
Citation: © miroMEDIA GmbH 1997


miroPINBOARD

miroPINBOARD will help you find the optimum configuration for your miro hardware with Windows 95. In addition, you can use miroPINBOARD to customize your Windows 95 desktop. miroPINBOARD provides additional functions to streamline your work procedures.

Using the miroPINBOARD

miroPINBOARD consists of a control panel which has a different number of buttons depending on the system configuration. You can configure the miroPINBOARD control panel to your liking which means you can add or remove buttons. This control panel can be moved on the screen.

If miroPINBOARD is iconized, it is placed in the task bar next to the system clock. Clicking the left mouse button on the symbol will cause a menu to appear that lists the buttons available on the miroPINBOARD. Clicking the right mouse button calls up the object-oriented options of miroPINBOARD. Double-click to restore the miroPINBOARD window.

The following explains the functions of the individual buttons and the sub-menus.

Configuration

Task switcher

Icons

Resolution

Wallpaper


Configuration

When clicking the configuration button a menu with the following menu items opens:

Configure...
When clicking Configure... a dialog box opens which allows to configure miroPINBOARD. The  Configuration dialog box contains the following file cards:

Information

General

Button order

Hotkeys

Icons

Wallpaper

Always on top
When activation Always on top miroPINBOARD is always on top of all windows.

Help...
Opens Help.

Minimize
Minimizes miroPINBOARD to a taskbar icon. Double-click on the symbol to restore the miroPINBOARD window.

Close
Closes miroPINBOARD.

If you move the mouse pointer onto the miroPINBOARD title bar or the symbol in the task bar and click the right mouse button and select the Configure... command, the configuration menu will appear.

All miroPINBOARD Configuration dialog boxes include the Help, OK, Cancel and Apply buttons.

Help
Help on this dialog box.

OK
Uses the new settings are used and quits the dialog box.

Cancel
Rejects all settings and closes the dialog box.

Apply
Accepts the current settings. The dialog box remains open so that you can do further settings.


Information

Displays information on the system.

Copy Info
Copies information to the Clipboard.

If you insert this information into a word processing program, you have all data of your system configuration available which you can give the miro support in case of problems.


General

General configuration of miroPINBOARD.

Save after closing
All settings made using miroPINBOARD take effect when miroPINBOARD is restarted. To prevent this, deactivated the settings in question by clicking with the left mouse button.

miroPINBOARD caption
Here you can select the contents of the miroPINBOARD title bar from the possibilities offered.

General options
If you activate the Show bubble help option, the function of a button or an option is shown when being touched by the mouse cursor. The Automatic start with Windows option enables miroPINBOARD every time Windows is started.

Current user:
Select a user-specific configuration.

miroPINBOARD can be custom configured, with all possible settings, for each specific user.


Button order

Changes the order of the buttons in the miroPINBOARD control panel.

Available functions
The list box contains all available functions and the corresponding buttons.

If you want to add an icon to the control panel, select the desired button, press the left mouse button and drag it to the desired position of the control panel. If you want to remove the button from the control panel, keep the left mouse button pressed and drag the button into the Available functions list box.

Visibility options for miroPINBOARD
If you click the Don´t show disabled command buttons button, the buttons which are not available for the configuration, are not displayed in the control panel.


Hotkeys

Allocates a hotkey or a key combination to all miroPINBOARD functions.

Function && Key
Select the desired hotkey in the first list box. You can also select key combinations using the Alt, Shift and Ctrl key.

In the list boxes at the bottom, select the miroPINBOARD function(s) and the parameters  you want to enable with the hotkeys.

Add function
Adds functions, parameters, hotkeys and key combinations to the list.

Clear
Deletes the selected function in the list and disables the hotkey or the key combination.

Change
To change the parameters and hotkeys or key combinations, select the corresponding function in the list and click Change.

All hotkeys do not become active until you click on the Apply button and/or Ok. If you quit miroPINBOARD using the Cancel button, the changes will be canceled.


Icons

Position of new (unsaved) icons on restore
When you add a new icon to your Windows 95 desktop (click with the right mouse button on an empty spot on the desktop, select the Shortcut command, define the shortcut), here you can specify where the icon should be located on the desktop when the screen is refreshed: Left = the icon will arranged on the left, Unchanged = the icon remains where it was created, Right = the icon will be arranged on the right.

Icon positions
If the checkbox Restore automatic after resolution change is active, the arrangement of the icons on the Windows desktop will be adjusted to the new resolution automatically when you switch resolutions.

If the checkbox Save automatic before a resolution change is active, the current arrangement of the icons on the Windows 95 desktop will be saved automatically before changing resolutions.


Wallpaper

Use the Wallpaper button to specify which wallpaper images are used and how often they should be changed.

Automatic changing
Here you can define the way in which the wallpaper images should be changed: Random = the images rotate in random order, List up, the images change in ascending order, List down, the images change in descending order.

Min : Sec
Here you can specify the amount of time that elapses between wallpaper changes. You can also set this using the slider. When you quit Windows 95, the “elapsed” time is saved, so after rebooting, the wallpaper changes already after the remaining time has elapsed.

Files in List
Lists all files among which the wallpaper changes.

Add Wallpaper
To add an image, click on Add Wallpaper, go to the hard disk and directory where the file is located. Double-click on the desired file and the file name will be added to the list.

Sup Wallpaper
To remove an image, mark the corresponding image in the list and click on Sup Wallpaper.


Task switcher

Use the Task switcher button to jump back and forth among the active applications / programs.


Resolution

The Resolution button lets you choose from among the possible resolutions and color depths supported by your graphics card. If you change the color depth, you will have to restart Windows 95 in order for the changes to take effect.


Icons

The Icons button lets you control the arrangement of the icons on your Windows 95 desktop. The options are defined using the Configuration button on the Icons  tab.

If you click on the Icons button, the following options are available:

−	Restore desktop: The Windows 95 desktop wird will be restored according to the settings made on the Icons  tab.

−	Save desktop: The arrangement of the icons on the Windows 95 desktop will be saved.

−	Auto arrange: The icons will be arranged on the Windows 95 desktop automatically.

−	Snap to grid: The icons will be arranged in accordance with the settings made in the Display Properties window on the Appearance tab.

−	Arrange left: The icons will be arranged on the left of the Windows 95 desktop.

−	Arrange right: The icons will be arranged on the right of the Windows 95 desktop.

−	Arrange top: The icons will be arranged at the top of the Windows 95 desktop.

−	Arrange bottom: The icons will be arranged at the bottom of the Windows 95 desktop.


Wallpaper

If you click on the Wallpaper button, all images that you have selected with the Configuration button on the Wallpaper tab will be listed. Here you can choose a specific wallpaper image.