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AUTOption Readme File
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Program Version: 1.3.1

PACKAGE CONTENTS

AUTOptn.exe....The Main Autorun program, Copy to this CD
AUTOProg.exe...This file is used to create your INI File, do 
               not copy to CD.
autoptn.ini....The default INI file, use AUTOProg.exe to create 
               your own version.
logo.bmp.......Background logo image, create your own and replace 
               this file with it.
autorun.inf....Autorun setup file, copy this to the ROOT directory 
               of your CD.
start.wav......This sound will play when the program starts, 
               optionally replace.
readme.txt.....Instructions on location of this file.
autoread.txt...This file. Your reading it. Right now.

OPTIONAL FILES

You can create and add any or all the following files as your 
needs dictate. If the files are not present then the features 
they represent will simply not be there (i.e. you are not required 
to have the files there, and no error will occur if they are 
missing). Therefore to take advantage of these features just 
place the files in the same directory as AUTOption Graphic. 
Most of these files are not included with the downloaded package 
and are up to you to create as you will.

start.wav.....A sound to play when the program starts.
exit.wav......A sound to play when a program exits.
click.wav.....A sound to play when a button is clicked.
change.wav....A sound to play when the menu is changed (with 
              a new INI).

You may also wish to download Sysfiles.zip, this file contains 
certain files which can help ensure your CD will autorun correctly 
on more systems.

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Step-by-Step Instructions
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Unzip all files into its own directory. The program is ready 
to run. The program does NOT require any installation. To set 
up for your CD just follow the following steps:

- Create an "AUTOptn" directory (see NOTE)

- Unzip the files into this directory

- Optionally unzip SysFiles.ZIP (downloadable separately) into 
  the same directory. This makes sure your program should work 
  on all systems.

- Create your own logo.bmp file for the flash image (and copy 
  it to the directory).

- Run the AUTOProg.exe to create your INI file. Copy this INI 
  file over to your AUTOption directory. Please DO NOT copy the 
  AUTOProg INI file programmer, it is for INI creation only.

- Replace the included "start.wav" with you own wave sound if 
  you like.

- write your CD, making sure you moved the autorun.inf to the 
  root directory of the CD.

NOTE that the supplied autorun.inf assumes you copied the program 
into a directory call AUTOptn, and that you will use the programs 
icon to represent your CD. Open the autorun.inf file to change 
these details (if necessary).

NOTE the software MUST be in a subdirectory, it has not been 
programmed to work from the root directory.

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AUTOption INI Programmer (AUTOPRog.exe)
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You enter the button text and command by clicking (and not dragging) 
on the indiviual buttons.

You can drag the buttons on the form directly, or for pixel 
by pixel movement use the orange "arrowed" area. The middle 
button gives some brief help information.

The "Bitmap to be Used" Field is for the background bitmap. 
You have to place all background bitmaps and INIs in the same 
directory as AUTOption.

The Submit button in the Registration Information section simply 
checks your registration information to confirm it has been 
entered correctly.

You are not allowed to have blank captioned buttons, there must 
be at least one character describing the button. Use the & symbol 
to create a keyboard shortcut to the item. Such that EXIT would 
acually be E&XIT.

CREATING AN EXIT BUTTON========================================

When creating the INI file in AUTOProg, the buttons have no 
commands associated with them by default. This is shown by striking-out 
the text (Strikethru Text) which involves a line drawn through 
the text on the button. Buttons that have no command associated 
with them function as EXIT buttons, that is when you click them 
in AUTOption they will cause the program to close (without executing 
any commands). To create an Exit button, simply click one of 
the buttons (without dragging) and enter your button text (strangely 
enough I expect people would often enter "E&XIT"), then delete 
any command (or "link") information so that the text entry area 
is blank.

Your button should now appear as "EXIT" with the X underlined 
(the & symbol did that), and be struck through (have a line 
running through the text). DON'T WORRY, the line will not be 
through the text in AUTOption! Now when your user clicks the 
"EXIT" button, the program will exit without executing any commands.

CREATING A MULTI-LEVEL MENU=====================================

With AUTOptn you can create a multi-level menu, allowing you 
to group buttons on separate screens. You can have AUTOption 
load a separate background image for each group of buttons, 
have different button text & associated commands, have different 
number of buttons etc.

To build multi-level menus you simply build separate INI files 
and for the button command just refer to the INI file you wish 
to load.

You must place all the INIs in the AUTOption directory. They 
must conform to a "auto*.ini" mask. In other words, must be 
something like "auto001.ini" or "auto_util.ini". You still must 
have a default INI file named autoptn.ini.

PS. You can "drag-and-drop" INIs into the AUTOprog.exe file. 
When writing the INI please make sure you correctly name it.

It is best to leave an INI file in the INI programmers directory 
so that it will load up with your preferred defaults and your 
registration details already entered.

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The button commands can be to a file, program, directory or 
Internet site as follows:

INI File: ====================================================
"auto_01.ini", "auto_util.ini", etc...

File: ========================================================
"\directory\file.doc" (on the CD), or "C:\windows\readme.txt"

Program: =====================================================
"\directory\program.exe" (on the CD), or "C:\windows\Notepad.exe"

Directory: ===================================================
"\directory\directory\" (on the CD), or "C:\windows\", even 
"C:\windows"

Internet Site: ===============================================
"http://www.powerup.com.au/~calypso/register.htm"

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Do not include the inverted commas (") when entering commands.

The absence of the drive (eg C:) means that the link is to the 
CD.

Slash directions above should be followed. These are Operating 
System "backslashes" not Internet style "forward slashes".

Trailing slashes on directory links do not matter.

If you wish to create a "Browse CD" button, as many CDs feature, 
simply create a button (named something like "Browse CD") and 
use a single backslash (\) as the command. Then, when the User 
clicks the "Browse CD" button, the CD will be opened in explorer 
in the root directory.

The % symbol indicates that the file is in the same directory 
as the program. We have introduced this to improve the function 
of the program when downloaded. We cannot guarantee what files 
you have on your system, so we have opted to open a downloaded 
file.

The image displayed must be in Bitmap form, named logo.bmp (or 
whatever you specified in the INI) and placed in the same directory 
as autoptn.exe.

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Other Information
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This program is freely distributable to anyone wishing to use 
it for non-commercial applications. Any User Names and Registration 
Codes must not be distributed.

This program, makes no modifications to your system. It does 
not add files, it does not make registry entries. To completely 
remove the program, simply delete the directory which you unzipped 
it into.

PLEASE NOTE: the program is a 32-bit application, and as such 
will not run on anything previous to Win95.

This program was written by Sean C Flanagan, and is copyrighted 
1999, by him. If you wish a modified copy for commercial application, 
or have any suggestions for improvements to the program then 
contact me.

To register this program (for personal use or for distribution 
for commercial or non-commercial applications), please contact 
Sean Flanagan (calypso@powerup.com.au) or see our site:

Registration Details can be found at:

http://www.powerup.com.au/~calypso/register.html

Program Information and Updates can be found at:

http://www.powerup.com.au/~calypso/autoption.html

you can contact us at calypso@powerup.com.au

(c) Sean Flanagan 1998

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