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SOFTWARE: X-it 2.51 update - fix for Pmmail, Communicator beta, and SmartSuite for Warp 4
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Shillingford)
Sun Aug 9 13:58:50 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 09 Aug 1998 13:06:00 -0400
From: mshill@elkvalley.net (Michael Shillingford)
Reply-To: mshill@elkvalley.net (Michael Shillingford)
Reply-to: mshill@elkvalley.net (Michael Shillingford)
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NEW RELEASE Aug 4, 1998 X-IT Version 2.51
The One Button Zapper
X-it gives you a single click to many common actions that normally take a
large number of mouse movements and clicking. X-it was nominated as Most
Innovative New Product at the 1997 Shareware Industry Awards (www.sic.org).
NEW FEATURES:
* Added "Rollup/down all windows" by pressing SHIFT+rollup titlebar button.
* Fix for lockup with Pmmail 1.9x, Communicator/2 beta and Smartsuite for
Warp 4 (Approach, 123w).
* Fix for rollup not working on Pmmail message windows.
* Fix for Warp 4 close button re-appearing on folders (if remove close button
option is enabled).
* Fix for custom/user X-it tbar buttons not appearing.
* Fix for Desktop clock not appearing in Desktop window.
* New port: X-it for Windows 95/98/3.x at www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xitwin/
AND THE STANDARD FEATURES:
* Multiple user defined titlebar buttons - assign a predefined action to
them or launch any PM, Dos or Windows program. Place them on the left
or the right side of the titlebar.
* Over 30 useful predefined actions.
* Window actions include close, rollup, next, previous, move, size, task list.
* Edit actions include cut, copy, copy all, paste and clear. These actions
are available in any PM window or any command line window. Copy all
will copy the entire text in a PM multi-line entry field with a single click
- no need to mark it first! Copy from static text or the titlebar!
* Folder actions include open parent, open parent and close, sort,
arrange and refresh.
* User defined middle and right mouse buttons - assign them with the
same actions available for the titlebar buttons. Plus, you can assign the
right or left mouse button double click action to a single mouse button
or a key - never have to double click again!
* Keyboard keys can also be assigned any predefined action (including Win95
keys).
* User defined popup menus for edit and folder actions. Copy and paste
or sort a folder with almost no mouse movements.
* Full OS/2 and Dos command window support, including font size and
full screen actions. Bypass that pesky "are you sure" dialog when closing a
command line window or doing a system shutdown.
* Other available actions that can be assigned are X-it task list (single
click to another program), OS/2 task list, LaunchPad, and Help.
* Titlebar and Desktop clock, with date and/or time in your country format.
* "Auto drop down combo box on mouse click" - a handy windows-like feature
where you don't have to click on the tiny down arrow to open a drop down
list.
* X-windows like window focus - the window under the mouse pointer is
automatically activated. User defined delay, and Z-order can be preserved.
* "Remove Warp 4 close button" option.
* "Disable capslock key" option. Handy for small keyboards.
* Language support for German, French, Danish, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish,
Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian, Italian and English.
* No charge when updating from a previous 2.x version, and all your current
settings are preserved.
"I always feature the latest and greatest shareware in my demos and a LOT of
people ask me where to get X-IT. I have grown to REQUIRE it (and can't
stand working on a system that doesn't have it)."
- David Barnes, IBM Senior Product Manager for PSP, on X-it 1.0
"A VERY cool WPS enhancement!"
- David Barnes, IBM Senior Product Manager for PSP, on X-it 2.0
"There is a certain little desktop enhancement that is long overdue for a
Rave ... X-it v2.2.... everyone should know how incredible it really is.
X-it is super useful, super small, and super slick. This software is
extremely configurable, allowing users to place a zillion buttons on either
the left or right of any window's title bar to do about a zillion things.
... I've never once had to look at a readme or manual to figure out what a
feature does. ... X-it is solid and beautifully discreet."
- Trevor Smith, editor, OS/2 e-Zine!, June, 1996
"After using it for the past two weeks or so I have found this to be one of
my most treasured add-ons."
- Collin Summers, OS/2 Warp Newsletter Feb. 1996
"This is a *very* useful gadget that deserves a spot on *everyone's* desktop."
- Chris Wenham, OS/2 e-Zine! March 1996
Product Info:
Product: X-it for OS/2
Filename: XIT251.ZIP. Language specific versions (XITDE*.ZIP) can be found
at the X-it web page (see below)
Type: Desktop enhancement utility, Shareware
Price: $25 US
CIS SWREG: #11263
Company: CodeSmith Software, RR 1, S-2, C-23, Fernie, BC, Canada V0B 1M0
Web: http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xit/xit.html
Update notices via list server: email: majordomo@bmtmicro.com
body: subscribe x-it
Email: xit@bmtmicro.com
USA Phone: 800-414-4268 (orders only),
910-791-7052 (orders or order inquires only)
Online ordering: https://secure.falcon-net.net/BMT/order0229.html
Requirements: OS/2 2.0 or later. @250K RAM (X-its usage), 300K disk space
Look for XIT251.ZIP at these sites:
http://www.bmtmicro.com/catalog/xit/xit.html (web)
ftp.bmtmicro.com /bmtmicro (ftp)
hobbes.nmsu.edu /util/wps (ftp)
ftp-os2.cdrom.com /wps (ftp)
http://www.musthave.com (web)
GO OS2BVEN, OS/2 Shareware, Library #1 (Compuserve)
IBM OS/2 BBS: 604-664-6464 (Canada)
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Michael Shillingford CodeSmith Software
mshill@elkvalley.net
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