TaskWizPlus version 1.00 - Taskmanager-Replacement for Windows 3.1
                Wizard57M Utility, Glenn Gilbreath Jr.
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This is version 1.00 of TaskWiz+.

TaskWiz+ is a replacement for the taskmanager of Windows 3.1
It is much more than taskman.exe, but not quite a full "shell".

TaskWiz+ 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'
- other commands:
  + minimize selected tasks
  + minimize all tasks with the exception of the selected
  + minimize all tasks
  + start applications from "Run" command
  + terminate tasks abruptly
  + set tasks invisible or visible
  + set tasks stay on top or delete stay on top
  + tile windows horizontally or vertically
  + arrange only selected windows
  + exit, restart Windows or reboot the system



Installation of TaskWiz+:
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- Copy Task-Wiz.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\Task-Wiz.EXE
  
   (If you don't copy Task-Wiz.EXE in the directory C:\WINDOWS
    change this path to the name of the directory in which you have copied
    Task-Wiz.EXE!)
- If you want to use the library CTL3D.DLL (see below), you have to copy the
  file CTL3D.DLL into the directory Windows\System.
  But don't override a newer version of CTL3D.DLL.


Commands of TaskWiz+
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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
- Cascade
    cascade all mainwindows
- Tile vertical
    tile mainwindows vertical
- Tile horizontal
    tile mainwindows horizontal
- Show invisible
    show invisible tasks
- Arrange only selected tasks
    if you select one of the three arrange functions 'Cascade', 'Tile vertical'
    or 'Tile horizontal' only the selected tasks will be arranged.
    This option has no meaning to the function 'Arrange icons'.
- 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
- Kill Task(s)
    terminate the selected task(s) abruptly
    ATTENTION: Use this command only if you can't close the task(s) with
               the 'End task' command!
    You can diable this command (see below).
- Windows ->
    shows a menu to exit Windows, restart Windows and reboot the system.
    You can diable this command (see below).
- Run
    show a dialog from where an application could be started.
    If you press the right mouse button in the edit field 'Command'
    you will see a list of the last used commands (if the history is enabled -
    see below) and you can select one of them.
    You can't specify parameters for the application!
    You can diable this command (see below).
- Options
    show options dialog
    You can diable this command (see below).
- About
    show version number and other information

Options dialog:

- Show icons in tasklist
- Default: show invisible
- Default: show full dialog
- Default: Arrange only selected tasks
- Minimize other tasks when 'Switch to'
    If you switch to one or more tasks with 'Switch to', all other tasks 
    will be minimized
- Close only after 'Switch to' and 'End Task'
    TaskWiz+ will only close if you select 'Switch to', 'End Task' or 'Cancel'.
    With this option you can do some functions of TaskWiz+ without starting
    TaskWiz+ again after each operation.
- Save position on exit
    The position of TaskWiz+ will be saved so the next time TaskWiz+ will
    start at the same position
- Use pattern in dialog
    With this checkbox you can enable or disable the gray pattern around the
    dialogs.
- Number of commands in the history list of the 'Run' dialog
    If you press the right mouse button in the 'Command' edit field of the
    'Run' dialog you will see a history of previous used commands. The length
    of the history is controlled by the value of this filed. You can enter
    a value between 0 and 20. If you enter 0 the history function is disabled.
- Sort tasks
    Lets you choose if the tasklist will not be sorted, sorted alphabetically
    or will be sorted reverse alphabetically.
- Place invisible tasks
    You can place invisible tasks at the top or at the bottom of the tasklist
- Number of lines in task list
    The value of the two edits will control the number of lines you will see
    in the task list. You can enter a value between 1 and 30 for the listbox
    with icons and the listbox without icons. 
    Note: The number of lines of tasks is adjusted to the maximal size of
    your screen so the dialog can't get bigger as your screen.
    
You can also access most of the commands and options 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.


Disabling commands
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You can disable the commands Kill Task(s), Windows ->, Run and Options.
This is especially useful in multi-user environments.
To disable one of these commands you have to add the following lines
to the section [Task-Wiz] in your WIN.INI

NoKill=1                 ' disable 'Kill' Task(s)
NoClose=1                ' disable Windows ->
NoRun=1                  ' disable Run
NoOptions=1              ' disable Options


If you don't add one of the lines NoClose or NoRun and you have added one
of these lines to the [Restrictions] section of PROGMAN.INI to disable the
run command or the command to exit windows of the program manager,
the commands are also disabled in TaskWiz+.
But you can override these settings with NoClose=0 or NoRun=0 in the WIN.INI.


3D-dialogs
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TaskWiz+ is using the CTL3D library from Microsoft to let the dialog controls
look 3 dimensional. If you don't like this look add

UseCtl3d=0

to the section [Task-Wiz] in WIN.INI.

Freeware-Note
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You may use and distribute TaskWizPlus free of charge.
If you have problems, comments, suggestions or you detect one error, 
please send E-Mail to:

Wizard57M@aol.com

1995 by Wizard57M Utility, Glenn Gilbreath Jr.

