AuroraWare!™ Summary

AuroraWare! ™ is a collection of visual accessories. These programs are simple, yet helpful, windows applications. Many of the programs optionally operate as topmost windows, which remain visible when other applications are active. Each program can be activated numerous times. All of these programs are accompanied by HTML usage descriptions. The following programs are provided:
CheckLst Counter Ticker TopClick TopClip TopCue TopList TopNote TopSort VuHtml	A check list management accessory An activity counter, ticking clock, timer, or count down timer A time keeping accessory. An action button accessory A text clipping management accessory. A scrolling marquee accessory. A drop-down list accessory A note editing accessory A clipboard text sorting accessory. An HTML file viewing accessory.

C h e c k L s t The CheckList accessory is an easy to use activity list management system. It uses a standard text file to store list items. When an item is checked, the date and time of the activity's completion are added to the front of the item. The order of activity items can be easily rearranged. Completed items can be optionally automatically archived when the activity list is saved.

C o u n t e r The Counter accessory provides various modes of counting activities, or time durations. 'Simple' mode Increments or decrements a numeric value. 'Timer' mode Monitors the number of seconds since the timer was started. 'Count down timer' mode Counts seconds downward until no more seconds remain. 'Elapsed time counter' mode Monitors elapsed time since the COUNTER program was started.

T i c k e r The Ticker accessory shows the current date and time in the upper right corner of the monitor. The displayed text can be copied to the clipboard by pressing a button. Alternatively, you can select portions of the text with the mouse, then right click the text area, and select 'Copy'.

T o p C l i c k The TopClick accessory is useful for numerous purposes. Generally, it is used to perform a frequent system command. Another common usage is to copy a text string to the clipboard. A specific program can be established as the program to perform when the action button is pressed. The TOPCLICK program can operate as a 'topmost' window.

T o p C l i p The TopClip accessory is an easy to use text clipping management system. Clippings are commonly typed text segments. These are retained in a standard text file. The names of clippings are retained in a standard drop-down list. These are presented in alphabetic order. Clippings are added by pressing the Add button, and entering the text in the clipping text input area. Text can also be added to the input area by pasting text that is currently in the system clipboard.

T o p C u e The TopCue accessory shows a text file as a scrolling marquee note. The cue can optionally be displayed as a topmost window, which remains visible when other windows are active. The intent is to show a reminder, at a specific time of day, or when the computer is started.

T o p L i s t The TopList accessory is useful for numerous purposes. It can be used to merely maintain an ordered list of items. Generally, it is used to hold a list of system commands. Often, it contains a list of file names to activate with an associated program. A specific program can be established as the program to activate for a list item.

T o p N o t e The TopNote accessory provides many useful note editing capabilities. The simplest usage is to retain commonly used text segments in a scrapbook, for copying and pasting to other applications. An important capability is to view the note as a 'topmost' window. This allows you to see note contents while other applications are active.

T o p S o r t The TopSort accessory sorts the text in the system clipboard. Various sorting options are supported. Clipboard contents are displayed in a read-only text area. Clipboard text is sorted when TopSort is started, and after options are modified. The text is automatically copied to the clipboard after every sort operation.

V u H t m l The VuHtml accessory is used to view HTML files or URLs. It is particularly useful for displaying HTML files that use the Microsoft Internet Explorer dialog capabilities; especially when the HTML text contains JavaScript programs. Many useful accessories can be developed using VUHTML with Dynamic HTML programs.