This is the read me file for PM Postnotes 2.80

                 *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***

    PLEASE NOTE THAT MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AND HOME PAGE URL 
    HAVE BEEN CHANGED AGAIN, EFFECTIVE 1 NOV 1999. THESE
    ARE NOW, RESPECTIVELY:

        phcaron@home.com
        http://members.home.net/phcaron

CONTENTS:

    - Introduction
    - Installation
    - Migrating from Earlier Versions
    - Files
    - Bug Reports
    - Known Problems
    - Where to Turn for Help
    - Contact Information


                           INTRODUCTION 
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

PM Postnotes is a suite of utilities and applications designed to reduce
desk clutter, to free the mind for more imaginative pursuits rather than
force it to remember to pay bills, to arrange for that dental appointment,
and to run applications at a specific time every day.

In its Deluxe Edition, PM Postnotes contains:

  Configurable "sticky" notes which can be attached to any file type, 
   or extension (such as *.TXT), and to which an alarm can be attached 
   so that the note will open automatically on a specified date and 
   time.  Notes can be configured individually to word wrap, appear in 
   the system switch, or task, list, to name just two of the configuration 
   options. 
  A clock that can be configured to display the date and/or time in 
   either order, to chime on the hour, half hour, and/or quarter hours, 
   and to toll the hour. 
  A popup, perpetual calendar that can be used for quick reference or 
   by various PM Postnotes utilities to date an entry. 
  A calculator with a running calculation tape that can be saved and 
   recalled at a later date and/or printed. 
  An Address Book to track addresses and telephone numbers for family 
   members, friends, or business associates.  Different addresses can 
   be contained in separate directories for maximum organization. 
  An envelope printer that you design so that the three available 
   printable fields are positioned exactly where they should be. 
  A telephone dialer that works in conjunction with the Address Book and 
   which will time the duration of calls and log these calls to a file. 
  A To Do application to list and monitor tasks that require completion.  
   Because it is recognized that some tasks occur repeatedly, these can 
   be configured to repeat perpetually by date, calendar days, or weekdays. 
  A Planner to alot time throughout the day for meetings or events, and to 
   schedule applications.  These can also be set to repeat themselves 
   perpetually, particularly handy for daily system backups, weekly 
   meetings, or monthly appointments. 
  A notification utility that works hand-in-hand with the other PM 
   Postnotes applications and utilities. 
  A Clipboard storage / extension utility.
  WPS integration, such as drag-and-drop and object launching. 
  A flexible registration scheme intended to provide users with the option 
   of registering what they intend to use.

PM Postnotes is released as shareware and sells for $20.00, $25.00, or 
$30.00 US, depending upon the registration option selected.  There are
four availabe options:

  Basic Edition, which includes:

    - Postnotes
    - Clock
    - Calculator
    - Clipboard Storage

  Contact Edition (formerly known as the Extended Address Edition), 
   which includes:

    - Postnotes
    - Clock
    - Calculator
    - Clipboard Storage
    - Address Book
    - Envelope Printer
    - Phone Dialer

  Planner Edition (formerly known as the Extended Clock Edition), 
   which includes:

    - Postnotes
    - Clock
    - Calculator
    - Clipboard Storage
    - Planner
    - To Do

  Deluxe Edition, which includes:

    - Postnotes
    - Clock
    - Calculator
    - Clipboard Storage
    - Address Book
    - Envelope Printer
    - Phone Dialer
    - Planner
    - To Do


                               INSTALLATION
                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is important that 'install.exe' be used to install PM Postnotes.
Not only will the utility copy the necessary files to a desired
location, BUT IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT DATE FILES ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH IT SO THAT THESE CAN BE OPENED AS POSTNOTES AND NOT AS REGULAR
TEXT FILES.

Unzip the files in the archive to a separate directory and run the 
install.exe utility.  You will be asked to supply a destination 
directory.  No restrictions are placed upon the destination of the
installation, but note that the files in version 2.70+ are incompatible
with versions equal to, or earlier than, 2.60a.

The installation utility will copy the necessary files to the desired
destination and, if this destination does not contain either pmpnall.ini
(from v.2.60a) or pnote.ini (2.70+), will ask if an old version exists.
Answer YES to have the installation utility copy your registration 
information to new location.

If PM Postnotes' Desktop folder or the program object used to open
notes are accidentally deleted, use the Install utility to recreate 
them.  Simply change to your installation directory, run 'install', 
click 'Install', set the installation directory to your current 
installation directory, and answer YES when asked to skip the
programs and to continue with the installation.


                      MIGRATING FROM EARLIER VERSIONS
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Because 2.70 is a complete rebuild of 2.60a, and because the source
code of 2.60a was lost, migration from a version earlier than 2.70
is not possible.  Scheduled items will have to be recreated, either
in the To Do or Planner applications.  Notes, also, will have to be
saved as standard ascii or text files (2.70 no longer uses 
proprietary files for notes).

If you have installed a version later than 2.70 in a separate directory
and wish use the files associated with the earlier version (but not
earlier than 2.70), simply copy the following files from the old
installation directory to the new one (before starting PM Postnotes):

     *.DTA
     *.IDX
     *.AI*
     *.INI

Unless specifically mentioned below, migration from one version to 
the latest is not necessary.

   Applications in need of migration:  <none>



                                   FILES
                                   ~~~~~
Included in the archive are the following files.  Depending upon your
needs, some may be safely deleted.  Please note:  runtime dynamic link 
libraries (DLL) are not included, here:

      pnbook.exe         Address Book
      pncalc.exe         Calculator
      pnclip.exe         Clipboard Storage
      pnclock.exe        Clock
      pndial.exe         Phone Dialer
      pnnotify.exe       Notification utility
      pnote.exe          PM Postnotes' main program
      pnotnote.exe       Works in conjunction with pnote to open notes
      pnplan.exe         Planner
      pntodo.exe         To Do
      prnenv.exe         Envelope Printer
      install.exe        Installation / object creation utility
      read.me            This file
      whats.new          A list of changes / additions / fixes for the
                         current version
      problem.txt        A bug report form
      playchim.exe       Utility used to play clock chimes (WAV files)
      clock.wav          A wave file that can be used for clock chime
      clock2.wav         A wave file that can be used for clock chime
      cuckoo.wav         A wave file that can be used for clock chime
      cuckoo2.wav        A wave file that can be used for clock chime
      rooster.wav        A wave file that can be used for clock chime
      pmpn0.ico          Icon file used for PM Postnotes WPS folder
      pmpn1.ico          Icon file used for PM Postnotes WPS opened folder

                                BUG REPORTS
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~
All bug reports are to be directed to my e-mail address:

    phcaron@home.com

Please use the supplied 'problem.txt' template when reporting bugs.


                              KNOWN PROBLEMS
                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was found that Styler/2 and my other program, Electronic Teller, could
not get along amicably, and the same sort of behaviour was detected with
PM Postnotes, although not nearly as severely.  I worked long and hard to
try to resolve the conflicts between Styler/2 and Electronic Teller, but
gained only marginal success.  As a result, I feel that I have done all 
that I'm prepared to do to support a third-party WPS enhancer.



                            WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Should have difficulty working with PM Postnotes, extensive on-line 
help is available.  Most, if not all, windows and dialogs come equipped
with context-sensitive help, and this can be accessed by pressing the
F1 key.  A 'Help' button will generally display help for the task being
performed or for the concept/usage behind the window for which help was
invoked.

Should a satisfactory answer not exist in the help file, I can be reached
via e-mail.  Full contact information is available below.


                             CONTACT INFORMATION
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you experience difficulties, have question, or would like to comment
generally, I can be reached at:  

   phcaron@home.com

For update information, visit my home page at:  

   http://www.home.com/~phcaron
