LCAT    : Listing Catalog for Windows
          Information about the program usage

Title   : LCAT
Version : 1.3
Date    : Dec 22,1996
Author  : J R Ferguson
Usage   : Windows 3.1 application
Download: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ferguson
E-mail  : j.r.ferguson@iname.com

This program may be used and copied freely without  charge,  but  only  for
non-commercial  purposes.  The  author is not responsible for any damage or
loss of data that may be caused by using it.

LCAT replaces the programs LSTCATV (DOS) and LSTCATW (Windows) by the  same
author. It is distributed in two versions:
 1. LCATnnX.ZIP - Executable and Help file only
 2. LCATnnS.ZIP - Source files (Borland Delphi v1.0 and EDITHELP)
In both names, nn stands for a 2 digit release number.


General information
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LCAT  is  a  listing  catalog.  It  helps you find printed source listings,
textfiles, printed  documents  or  in  fact  any  objects  connected  to  a
filename. With LCAT you can view and maintain a list of filenames connected
to group identifiers.

A  group  identifier is a code for a place you store the listings. This may
be a folder or portfolio or bookshelf number, or anything that groups  file
listings  together. Typically, the file listings are ordered alphabetically
within their groups.

To make your catalog have a more 'human'  interface,  LCAT  allows  you  to
attach a free format description to each group identifier.


The main data file
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The main datafile contains only filename, extent and a group identifier for
each  listing entry. This is the file you open and save using the File menu
commands. Its name is saved in the LCAT.INI file, so when LCAT is  started,
it  automatically  reopens  the datafiles that were used the last time. The
default extension for this file is .LCA. You can maintain the main datafile
from the main application window by using the Edit menu entries Add, Change
and Delete. Also,  such  menu  entries  are  provided  in  a  pop-up  menu,
activated by pressing the right mouse-button over the main window listbox.


The group data file
-------------------

The  group  datafile contains a list of group identifiers and descriptions.
This file has the same filename as the main datafile, with an extension  of
.MAP.  The  group  datafile is automatically opened and saved together with
the main data file. To maintain the group datafile, you open the group list
dialog by choosing the Group list option from the main window's Edit  menu.
The  group  list  dialog  has its own Edit menu, and also provides a pop-up
menu, activated with a right mouse-button click.
