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CvS/2 - VIRTUAL SCREEN FOR OS/2 2.X
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Version: 0.11
Date: April 19, 1993
Author: Carrick von Schoultz, cschoult@aton.abo.fi
Introduction
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This is the documentation for the CvS/2 - Virtual Screen. I recommend
that you read it!
CvS/2 is a Virtual Desktop utility for the OS/2 2.x Workplace Shell.
When you start the program you will see a 9 button grid. Each button
represents a screen (of your current videoadapter resolution). The
current screen is marked with an "X".
When you press on of the buttons (move the cursor over it and click
mouse button 1) you move to that virtual location. (In this version
you can not see your open windows in the CvS/2 application, ...but
just wait for the future versions). Your Workplace Shell Desktop
(icons) will always be visible, and also windowed but hidden non-PM
allications are not located relational to CvS/2, but to your Workplace
Shell Desktop position. This way you can easily get hold of those hidden
objects (where ever you are).
Features
--------
Choose "Toggle Frame Controls" from the "Settings" menu to hide title
and menu bars. You can also use Alt-F, or double click mouse button 2.
The latter two methods will also get the title and menu bars visible
again.
Move the CvS/2 window by pressing mouse button 2 (inside the 9-button
grid) and dragging the window.
By hiding the title and menu bars and resizing the window, you can
position CvS/2 for example in the lower corner of the screen, and so
out of the way.
CvS/2 will "remember" it's last position and virtual screen. If you
put a CvS/2 Program Object in your startup folder, it will start where
you last left it. You may also Shutdown your system without closing
CvS/2 (because Shutdown closes it for you). Remember to put the
line SET RESTARTOBJECTS = NO, in your CONFIG.SYS file before SET
AUTOSTART = PROGRAMS, TASKLIST, FOLDERS, CONNECTIONS.
Troubleshooting
---------------
Recovering "lost" windows: you may choose the "lost" program from
Window List and cascade the program back to the visible area (press
mouse button 2, choose "CASCADE").
Starting the program
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To start CvS/2, double click on the program object.
Program requirements
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To use CvS/2, you must be running OS/2 2.0 (or later), and of
course Workplace Shell as your shell.
* * *
Registering
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CvS/2 - Virtual Desktop is in its current version a freeware program.
As this is yet only a beta version, I do not require you to register
it even if you should choose to keep and use it. However, it would be
nice to get a postcard from your part of the world!
Since this version of CvS/2 - Virtual Desktop is freeware, you are
permitted (and encouraged) to pass on the file CVS01.ZIP. You may NOT
modify this file (or its individual components) before passing it on.
Development System
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IBM PS/2 model 90 486/20MHz (Overdrive)
16 Mb RAM
370 Mb hardfile
XGA + 14" multisync
IBM OS/2 2.1 (Dec. beta)
Development Tools
-----------------
GCC/2 ver 2.2.2
IBM OS/2 Developer's Toolkit 2.1 (Dec. beta)
EPM and E editors
- and of course:
CvS/2 - Virtual Screen (earlier versions)
Tested Environments
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OS/2 ver. 2.1 (Dec. beta), in XGA (1024*768) and VGA (640*480)
resolutions.
Why I wrote CvS/2
--------------------
Since nobody had yet released a Virtual Desktop utility, and I find my
screen a little tiny. I also had to write a program as an assigment
for my C-language course at school, and had the opportunity to choose
what to do. I also wanted to learn about writing OS/2 Workplace Shell
compliant programs, and this was the hard way. Belive it or not, but
THIS IS MY FIRST C-PROGRAM EVER.
Who am I
--------
Name: Mr. Carrick von Schoultz
Age: 25
Occupation: Student(Computer Science at Abo Akademi University, Finland)
How to contact me
-----------------
I would love to hear from you. If you have any comments, suggestions,
or wishes for new CvS/2 features, please write to me.
I can be reached on the Internet at cschoult@finabo.abo.fi or
cschoult@aton.abo.fi. And remeber to send me a postcard:
Carrick von Schoultz
Mittarinkatu 4 bB 32
SF-20100 Turku
FINLAND