
IMPORTANT:

- UNINSTALL your existing LAUNCHkaos before installing this new version!
  Your registration and shortcuts will remain intact.

- If you get an Access Violation for the file MSVCRT.DLL while installing,
  choose IGNORE, then YES to continue if you already have the latest version.
  Your computer has the file locked and in use by another program.

  The MSVCRT.DLL file we include is the latest version as of 3/15/1999.
  If you're not sure, and you want the newest system files, try booting
  Windows 95/98 into "SAFE" mode and then install the program.  In SAFE mode,
  your system files should not be in use.

  (To boot into SAFE mode, restart your PC, then hold down the F8 key before
  you see the cloudy Windows screen.  A menu will appear.  Select "Safe Mode"
  and press ENTER.  When you restart the next time, everything will be normal
  again.  Windows 98 users can hold down the CONTROL key instead, if they choose.)

- READ the user license and disclaimer at the bottom of this document BEFORE
  installing the software!




CHANGES and BUG FIXES since the release of Version 1.0:
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1. Rollover button sounds are smoother - no clicks and static if you roll
   over many quickly.

2. Hold down ALT while launching (or drop-launching) to windowshade afterward.

3. Rolling over buttons while dragging files now brings LAUNCHkaos to the top. 

4. Skins are now displayed alphabetically in the skin management window.

5. Window "How to Create My Own Skins..." now floats on top, as it should.

6. When you drop files on a button to launch, the program is told to use the
   directory of the dropped documents as the path.

7. Dragging files over a shaded launcher will unshade it.

8. Launcher "snaps" to the edges of the screen within 10 pixels.

9. Transparency on buttons is more stable (less flicker)

10. Splash screen displays properly on systems using large screen fonts

11. Can turn sounds on/off for each skin

12. Can enable/disable Always On Top for each skin

13. SKIN AUTHORS:  Define up to 8 filmloop animations as eye-candy to spice up
    your skin designs.  They animate in the background, and you can specify the
    framerate, number of frames, size, and position on the launcher.  Great for
    blinking lights, spinning logos, and more!

14. SKIN AUTHORS:  New property for Section, Exit, Shortcut and Skin Management
    buttons, as well as Action Button Styles: "RegionOnly".  This defines a button
    as being fully transparent - simply a clickable region above the launcher
    background.  This makes it easy to create a skin that doesn't need button images
    for MouseDown, etc.  You still need images for the buttons and styles, but they
    are only used to define the SIZE (height and width) of the buttons themselves.

15. Section buttons now have their name as the tooltip.

16. Transparent buttons now display properly (no more occasional magenta).






POCKETkaos / MICHAEL MULLIN
ELECTRONIC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR LAUNCHkaos

NOTICE TO USER:
THIS IS A CONTRACT.  BY INSTALLING AND USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

This POCKETkaos / Michael Mullin ("POCKETkaos") End User License Agreement
accompanies the LAUNCHkaos product and related explanatory materials
("Software").  The term "Software" also shall include any upgrades, modified versions
or updates of the Software licensed to you by POCKETkaos.  Please read this
Agreement carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, do not
install this software.

Upon your acceptance of this Agreement, POCKETkaos grants to you a nonexclusive
license to use the Software, provided that you agree to the following:

1.  Use of the Software.

- You may install the Software on a hard disk or other storage device; install and use
the Software on a file server for use on a network for the purposes of (i) permanent
installation onto hard disks or other storage devices or (ii) use of the Software over
such network; and make backup copies of the Software.

- You may make and distribute unlimited copies of the Software, including copies for
commercial distribution, as long as each copy that you make and distribute contains
this Agreement, the LAUNCHkaos installer, and the same copyright and other
proprietary notices pertaining to this Software that appear in the Software.  If you
download the Software from the Internet or similar on-line source, you must include
the POCKETkaos copyright notice for the Software with any on-line distribution and
on any media you distribute that includes the Software.

2.  Copyright and Trademark Rights.  The Software is owned by POCKETkaos and its
suppliers, and its structure, organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of
POCKETkaos and its suppliers.  The Software also is protected by United States
Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. You may use trademarks only
insofar as required to comply with Section 1 of this Agreement and to identify printed
output produced by the Software, in accordance with accepted trademark practice,
including identification of trademark owner's name.  Such use of any trademark does
not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark.  Except as stated above, this
Agreement does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Software.

3.  Restrictions.  You agree not to modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, 
decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the
Software. You may not alter or modify in any way the installer program or create a
new installer for the Software.

4.  No Warranty.  The Software is being delivered to you AS IS and POCKETkaos 
akes no warranty as to its use or performance.  POCKETkaos AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO
NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY
USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION.  POCKETkaos AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE
NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY
RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  IN NO
EVENT WILL POCKETkaos OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS
OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF AN POCKETkaos REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY.  Some
states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental,
consequential or special damages, or the exclusion of implied warranties or
limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, so the above limitations may
not apply to you.

5. Governing Law and General Provisions.  This Agreement will be governed by the
laws of the State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., excluding the application of its conflicts of
law rules.  This Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly
excluded.  If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, it will not
affect the validity of the balance of the Agreement, which shall remain valid and
enforceable according to its terms.  You agree that the Software will not be shipped,
transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the
United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws, restrictions or
regulations.  This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon failure by you to
comply with its terms.  This Agreement may only be modified in writing signed by an
authorized officer of POCKETkaos.

Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.
POCKETkaos Software / Michael Mullin, 24 Kimberly Circle, Coatesville, PA 19320

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOREGOING AGREEMENT WAS INDICATED BY USE OF THE
SOFTWARE PACKAGE.
