You Probably Didn't Pay For This Software, But It Really Isn't Free. DIRECTOR is being marketed as Shareware. A Shareware program can be downloaded from numerous bulletin boards around the country. It may also come on a disk with other Shareware programs, the disk usually being sold for under $5.00. The philosophy behind Shareware is simple. Good quality software can be obtained for free, or practically so, for you to try out. You are free to copy the programs and pass them on to friends. They also can use the program and see if it meets their needs. If only after trying out the product any of you decide you like the program and find yourselves using it regularly, you are required to register with the author and pay the usually low registration fee. Because Shareware authors don't have to pay the high costs of advertising and distribution, they can provide you with high quality software at very reasonable prices. However, Shareware will only exist if you register for the programs you are using. Major software companies are constantly announcing release dates of new products and then later pushing forward those release dates by many months. The reason for these delays is that good software takes a long time to develop and debug. The same is true for good Shareware. The DIRECTOR programs, DL.EXE, DB.EXE and DM.EXE, took a long time to develop and I am constantly trying to make them run faster and add new features. It is only through your support that I'll be able to continue to do this. The registration price for DL and DB are 30.00. When you register, you will be sent the latest versions and a complete manual on disk. For $ 5.00 more you can also get a printed copy of the manual. I am also available by phone or on Compuserve, where my ID # is 71320,1277, to answer any questions or receive any suggestions for future releases. DIRECTOR is constantly being improved. I am currently working on a version where you can add command line arguments at run time when running programs. If you register, you will get these additions plus other improvements, plus unlimited support by phone, letter or CompuServe. The registered version will also not have a trailer on it telling you to register. You have 30 days to evaluate DIRECTOR and and see if you like it. If, after that you continue to use it, you are required to register. REGISTRATION FORM ____DIRECTOR Version 3.43 Diskette, Manual and Registration...................... @ $35.00 ea $________ ____DIRECTOR Version 3.43 Diskette, Manual on Diskette and Registration.......... @ $30.00 ea $________ Subtotal $________ California residents please add 6% sales tax: tax $________ Total $________ Please make checks payable to: Helpware 100 Bayo Vista Way #6 San Rafael, CA 94901 Name:_________________________________________________________________ Company:_______________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________ Where did you obtain DIRECTOR__________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Any comments, suggestions or bugs?_____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ REGISTERING BY PHONE For your convenience, you may now register for DIRECTOR through the Public (Software) Library with their 800 number and use your credit card. PSL will contact me the same day and I will send you the latest release of DIRECTOR. Their phone number is 1-800-2424-PSL My name is Dan Baumbach I am a member of ASP., The Association of Shareware Professionals. I can be reached either at the above address, on CompuServe electronic mail 71320,1277, or at (415) 453-9779. Thank you for your registration. USING DIRECTOR In order to run a text editor, and modify DIRECTOR to your liking, you must first run the installation program DCONFIG. DM.EXE To facilitate running programs from Director, the pop menu program DM.EXE has been added. You can pop up DM over the directory view of DL and file view of DL and DB by pressing the slash "/" key. Mouse users can pop up DM in the directory view of DL by clicking on "UTIL" and then clicking on " / Menu". They can pop up DM in the file view of DL and DB by clicking on " / MENU" on the lower right of the screen. You can also run programs from Director without popping up DM. Merely press the ALT key and the hot key of the program that you want to run and it will be run without DM ever popping up. You can also use DM as a stand alone hard disk menu. Just type "DM" at the DOS prompt and press Enter. COMMAND SUMMARY FOR THE DIRECTORY VIEW OF DL.EXE Enter: View contents of highlighted directory. F1 or ^C: Change Drive. F2: Exit DL to the highlighted directory. F3, ^R: Rename directory. F4: Move directory. F5 or ^M: Make directory. F6 or ^V: Remove directory. F7 or ^H: Search disk for file. F8 or ^P: Print directory tree. F9: Pull down Utility Menu s Show file count and disk usage. h Hide or unhide directories. m Pop up program menu F10 or ^S: Show file count and disk usage. / Pop up DM.EXE program menu. ALT key + hot key Run programs without popping up DM. COMMAND SUMMARY FOR THE FILE VIEW in DL.EXE and DB.EXE Enter: View the highlighted file. ^Enter: Run Text Editor and load highlighted file. F1 or ^C: Copy the highlighted or marked file(s). F2 or ^D: Delete the highlighted or marked file(s). F3 or ^R: Rename the highlighted file. F4 or ^M: Move the highlighted or marked file(s). F5: Sort Menu e sort by extension. f sort by filename. d sort by date. s sort by size. u show unsorted listing. ^F: Sort by filename. ^E: Sort by extension. ^T: Sort by date. ^Z: Sort by size. ^U: Show unsorted listing. COMMAND SUMMARY FOR THE FILE VIEW IN DL.EXE and DB.EXE F6: Mark Menu. + or Right Arrow: Mark file. - or Left Arrow: Unmark file. Space Bar: Mark or Unmark file. ^Right Arrow: Mark all but the hidden files. ^Left Arrow: Unmark all files. F7 or ^X: Run marked programs. F8 or ^P: Print file list. ^F8: Print marked files. ^A: Change file attributes. ^L: File specification. F9: Util Menu. l Print file list. t Print marked files. a Change file attributes. f Enter file specification. F10, ^S: Display disk usage statistics. / Pop up DM. EXE program menu. ALT key + hot key Run programs without popping up DM.