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Starting the Program
After you install Bookshelf an application is placed in the Start menu. By
clicking on it, Bookshelf will start it's main window.
To put an icon on desktop, do the following:
1. Click Start menu.
2. Point on the Bookshelf shortcut.
3. Right mouse click.
4. Point on Send To.
5. Click Desktop (create shortcut).
You will now have a Bookshelf shortcut at your desktop
To configure Bookshelf to start with the Operating System:
1. Click Start menu.
2. Point on the Bookshelf shortcut.
3. Right mouse click.
4. Click copy.
5. Point on Start|Programs|Startup
6. Right mouse click
7. Click Paste
System will now load the Operating System, and after that it will load
Bookshelf.
System Requirements
Bookshelf will run on computer system that meet minimum requirements.
Minimum System requirements:
Hardware: Pentium class processor
OS: Windows(any version)
Ram: 16MB
Hard-disk free space: 1MB
Video: 640*480, 256 colors
As you can see, Bookshelf does not need strong computers to run. It could work
on older configuration that does not meet minimum requirements, but that is not
tested yet.
Bookshelf User Interface
Bookshelf is designed to be the simplest it could be, so it has only one main
window, and one Options window.
Automatic File Recognition
Automatic file recognition is the option you could choose if it is better to let
Bookshelf deal on finding the best program that will open the selected book, or
not.
If you select this option, Bookshelf will NOT ask you to find the program that
opens a book unless there is not any registered programs that opens that kind
of formats.
If you unselect this option Bookshelf will always ask you to find the executable
program that opens a book.
Form Top Most
Form Top Most is the option to let the Bookshelf be on the top of all the
applications that runs, or that will be started later.
This is good thing because the option in Bookshelf to Drag&Drop books direct
in the Bookshelf environment. That is the fastest way of adding books, without
taking chances that the main window would disappear when you got focus at
another program.
Very useful option when using that kind of adding books.
Default
Default is the option when you want to restore to the original settings.
Clicking at this button will result in changing of all the options in this
values:
- Automatic File Recognition: Checked
- Form Top Most: Unchecked
- Color: Gray
- Height: 465
- Width: 2985
- Font: MS Sans Serif, Bold, 8
If you don't like this settings, you should change it to satisfy your needs.
Only clicking on OK will change the settings you made!
Help
To access the help file you should do one of the following:
- Click Help in the Option window.
- Press the F1 key.
Choosing a Color
Choosing a color will affect not only the main window(books back color), but the
Option window back color, too.
Choose the best color for Bookshelf, that will not face the bad text visible
conditions!
Height
Choosing the wright height will improve visible performance.
Do not type values lower than 300 and higher than 1500, or you will be returned
to type the value again.
Width
Choosing the wright width will improve visible performance.
Do not type values lower than 1000 and higher than 20000, or you will be
returned to type the value again.
Choosing a Font
Font should be nice, well sized, bold... choose the best font for Bookshelf!
Adding Books
To add a book you should:
- Right mouse click on the main window, select Add book, and follow the
wizard.
- Right mouse click on the icon in the tray area, select Add book, and follow
the wizard.
- Drag the book to the main window, drop it, and follow the wizard.
Removing Books
To remove a book you should:
- Right mouse click on the book in the main window that you would like to remove
from the Bookshelf, select Remove book, and click OK.
Uninstalling
To remove this program from your system:
1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Find the application name in the list and select it.
4. Follow the instructions in the Uninstall Wizard.
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