This is an beta version. Use at your own risk.
Don't forget to make backups regulary.

About / What is QuickPad
------------------------

QuickPad is a utility to organize notes and other small informations.
It has a boult in schedular, and some other features.

After version 1.10 beta 1, I began to completely rewrite it, especially to make
it work without any OCX file. But I soon began to realize that it is not
possible, or at least not with all required features. After a long time (I was
busy with another program: QuickPlayer) I decided to continue with QuickPad 1:
Optimize speed and resources, and so on.

As long there are bugs or requests, QuickPad is (once more) under development.
The latest official version can be found at http://www.ctuser.net.
For suggestions, questions, requests or bug reports, send eMail to info@ctuser.net.
  
QuickPad has now approximate ??? kb / compressed ??? kb. The source code &
resources take about ??? kb (???? lines / ????? bytes pure code).

This document will give you additional information of QuickPad

System requirements
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(according to Microsoft)
- Pentium 90MHz / high
- VGA 640x480 or higher
- 24MB RAM for Windows 95 / 32MB for Windows NT.
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 / 95 or later.
  (Windows 95 users may need DCOM update (or at least one file of)

Copying / License / ...
-----------------------

QuickTask is freeware. You may use and copy for free. If you copy QuickTask, you
must copy both "QTask3.exe" and "QTask3.txt". If you want to copy "msvbvm60.dll",
see Microsoft's homepage (http://www.microsoft.com)

You may not sell or lend, modify (if you want to translate it, please contact
me: info@ctuser.net), decompile or disassemble.
Any commercial usage is prohibited!

Version history
---------------

New: New feature
Bug: Essential bugfix (Programm hangs, ...)
Fix: Other bugfix (Display, ...)
Chg: Changes (Optimation, ...)
Del: Removed 'feature' (Automation, ...)

(Some bugs may not affect the previous version, but an unreleased pre-beta
version)

1.10 beta 2
 - Chg: Lot's of source code optimations
 - New: Using standart ressources instead of language file (just at the beginning);
        faster, less code and somehow easier
 - Chg: Now freeware !!!
   ...

1.10 beta 1
 - new folders now created in the correct folder
 - advanced folder handling (supporting multiple QuickPads)
 - advanced scheduler
 - advanced scheduler handling (maximum 31.12.9999, intern 10.07.5879611)
 - ctCalc 1.00.09
 - load/save text when editing notes
 - speed optimations
					
1.00 [built 28]
 - some bugfixes

1.00 beta 27
 - new folders now created in the correct folder
 - included keyboard shortcuts
 - included "select all" and "invert selection" for item menu
 - included some layout-settings in "options"-menu
 - QPD Calc 1.00.04
 - reminder now always on top
 - fixed reminder bug ("index out of bounds")

1.00 beta 26
 - direct renaming for folders (like Windows Explorer)
 - drag and drop (folders / items / preview / notes)
 - fixed "copy/move folder" bug (folder disappeared when copying/moving to parent folder)

1.00 beta 25
 - icon rearangements
 - icons in settings menu
 - included new file and reload file
 - new splash screen graphic (spent about 6h) 
 - QPD Calc 1.00.04
 - fixed paste/import bug

1.00 beta 24
 - advanced import compatibility (does not affect files exported with QuickPad)
 - icons/style options moved to add/edit folder window
 - no more standart taskbar icon; only used for reminder
 - QuickPad is now a "folder" called "notes"
 - settings in popup-Menus included (optional)
 - standart folders rearranged
 - fixed button text in "import"/"open" window
 - fixed exporting bug (missing / double "save as..." window)
 - fixed loading bug (some folders didn't load when sorted)
 - fixed menus bug (copy.../advanced menu disappeared when using copy/advanced button)
   (another strange Visual Basic 6 [SP5] bug)
 - fixed resize-bar color (didn't fit on some windows color schemes)
 - fixed scheduler color bug (reverse date)
 - fixed lot's of bugs

1.00 beta 23
 - display language support icon in info screen (quickpad.ico)
 - folder/item-area can be resized
 - included icons
 - included "default icon" option
 - fixed "go to folder" bug (items title header caption)
 - fixed language support (Settings window)

1.00 beta 22
 - improved reminder (e.g. ask for update).
 - more options
 - new splash/info-screen
 - QPDCalc help-bar included
 - reminder now no longer depending on windows sound shemes
 - reminder using seperate systray icon
 - removed resizing bug when using QPDCalc
 - secret splash screen and game updated
 - sound for reminder can be selected
 - swapped "print" and "export (txt)" in folder menu (similar to item-menu)
 - update secret splash screen
 - used extra window for settings
 - fixed "Cut/Copy/Export" bug (folder menu)
 - fixed "Clear" in items-menu when clearing the Trash folder
 - fixed "go to folder" bug
 - fixed items lenght bug
 - fixed language support bug (System tray icon)
 - fixed language support (Mini Browser)
 - fixed printing bug
 - fixed "Resize Columns" bug

1.00 beta 21
 - fixed "object required" error when using folder-copy button
 - fixed message "Error saving/opening file ..." when load/save is canceled
 - option "resize columns" now saved correctly
 - variable folder/item length
 - items can take up to 65533 charakters.
 - variable password-checksume position
 - visible/enabled menues (new-button was disabled on startup) 
 - some changes in language file support
 - Calculator included (See options, layout menu) (QPDCalc 1.00.02)
 - Reminder included

1.00 beta 20
 - QuickPad / preview can be disabled
 - "Search on type" can be disabled
 - rearranged menus
 - QuickPad homepage displayed in minibrowser when in browsermode
 - So maximum folders/notes reached (16 folders / 256 notes), unregistered users are allowed to
   create 2 folders / 8 notes when restarting (maximum 24 folders / 300 notes)
 - Secret splash screen (can you find it?)
 - Game after secret splash screen
 - Trash folder
 - Import/Export
 - Cut/Copy/Paste

1.00 beta 19
 - All folders can be customized
 - Moving an folder into a subfolder disabled.
 - help file supported.
 - fixed some bugs when running with "/TASKBAR"-option
 - QPD-files now should use QuickPad Icon.
 - Maximum defined (currently 1024 folders and 65535 notes in registered Version)
 - Browser plugin and Mini-QuickPad mode
 - Improved language support
 - Decreased Splash-screen time to 3 seconds (unregistered Version only)

1.00 beta 18
 - Included this file (readme.txt)
 - New Checksume for Password. Sorry, I haven`t written a programme to get lost password.
   It's a great security feature, and the only thing I can estimate is the lenght of the password. So don't forget your password!!!
 - Improved language support. Just download QUICKPAD.LNG in your language and put it into your QuickPad directory
   Still got some english error messages when opening / saving files and printing
   (I want to rewrite "export as TXT"-functions and will fix it)
 - Fixed an bug when deleting one or more folder
 - Now using some multifunktional procedures instead of plenty single procedures
 - You can select the icon of each folder
   Well, I've not choosen which one to use, so next version could reset this icons.
 - Now you can use uppercase and lowercase letters for foldernames and SPACES (spaces in folder names are handled as "_")
 - Made some Windows resizeable

1.00 beta 17 (never released)
  After changing internal struktures, there where lots of possibility. It wasn't easy to arrange, but necessary for full language support.
  Instead of repeating "Now it's possible to ..., but I haven't included this feature yet", I decided to wait for the next, overwhelming version

Behaviours, Bugs, Errors, Problems
----------------------------------

Of course I'm testing my software and find most errors myself. Additionally, a
good friend of mine tests any version (alpha, pre-beta, beta, ...).
If you find an error anyway (that's why it's a beta), try to find out what you
did that caused the error (bug) and find the fastest / easiest way to reproduce
this error and eMail your report (info@ctuser.net). Please also check if the
error depends on one or more settings

 - There is a bug with the schedular. I have not yet fixed it.

Credits
-------

Jan Vorel (thats me):
 - Programming
 - Layout (design)
 - Testing
 - Readme file
 - Homepage (Text, screenshots, ...)
   
Christian Falk:
 - Beta tester
 - Found bugs

Ali Chaudry:
 - lots of discussions resulting in better performance
 - Showed me UPX

------------------ General Credits: ------------------

ULEAD System:
 - Photo Impact (best image editing programm)

PlanetSourceCode:
 - Visual Basic Source Codes to see how to use API

Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar:
 - UPX

Grennady Feldman
 - Win32Pad (Notepad replacement)

Toshi:
 - ExeScope: Additional resource operations / checking

Lothar Rossipaul:
 - Wörterbuch (For some translations)

Microsoft:
 - Windows 95/98
 - Visual Basic
 - MSDN
