DocMan 1.5 Copyright 1995, Michel Forget Electric Storm Software The documentation for this archive is located in DocMan.TXT, which should be located in the same directory as this document. This list of bug fixes and changes made to DocMan is in chronological order; the new information appears at the end of the document. August 4th, 1995: DocMan 1.2 * NAME CHANGE A limited version of DocMan was previously releaed under a different name. It was flawed in a number of ways, mainly due to testing on a limited number of computers and configurations before release. This application, which has a new name and a new design, is meant to replace the previous version completely. * TESTING While DocMan has been tested extensively before release, past experience has shown that such testing is not always sufficient. If you have any problems installing or using DocMan, small or large, please send a message to mforget@worldgate.com so that the problem can be resolved. It is extremely important that your feedback reach Electric Storm Software, as this product cannot be improved without it. * WINDOWS 95 DocMan, like a growing number of other Windows95 applications, can automatically install/uninstall itself on demand. DocMan also utilizes the "look & feel" of Windows95 so that it will complement your system nicely. August 6th, 1995: DocMan 1.3 A small bug which prevented documents from being manually added to the document list has been fixed. September 12, 1995: DocMan 1.5 ** IMPORTANT ** -- Before installing DocMan, you must end all tasks that might be using the 3D control library; these tasks include QuickCD, CD Player, and most other tray applications. To end a task, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, select the task to be ended, and click "End Task". The "Setup" module has been the bane of my career; once again, problems have been detected (and solved) with it. To ensure more reliable performance, the "Setup" module has been given enhanced error reporting abilities. If you experience trouble installing DocMan, you will now be told exactly what the problem is and how to solve it. In most situations, the way to solve installation problems is to perform a manual installation. The process for performing a manual installation is explained in the PROBLEMS.TXT text file in this folder. * NEW FEATURES 1. DocMan can now remove certain documents automatically. To determine which documents are removed, select "Options..." and then type the names of the documents to be removed in the area provided using the following format: name.ext, name.ext, name.ext, name.ext You may use any valid wildcard sequence, such as: name.*, *.diz, file????.bat Once you have selected the names of the documents to be removed, DocMan will automatically remove those documents every time it is executed and once every five seconds while it is in use. 2. To fully support the AutoRemove feature (outlined above) there is now support for a new command line option. The new option (\AUTOREMOVE) is designed to be used from your "Startup" list. To have DocMan use the AutoRemove feature every time you start your system, follow this procedure: 1) Select the "Taskbar..." entry from the "Settings" folder of the "Start" button. 2) Select the "Start Menu Programs" tab. 3) Click "Add...". 4) Click the 'Browse" button, then locate "DocMan.EXE". 5) On the command line, after the filename, type a space followed by: AUTOREMOVE 6) Click "Next". 7) When asked which folder to place the new shortcut in, select "Startup". 8) When asked to name the new shortcut, type "AutoRemove", then click "Finish". 3. DocMan can now "remember" the options you have chosen. This bug affected a limited number of people (possibly none -- it was a strange one). The symptom of the bug was that the options you selected would be recorded but not used.