DeskHedron(Ver 1.00) ReadMe_e.txt

*Please read this document carefully before you satrt using the application.

    Thank you for downloading this application,"DeskHedron".

    This is a tool which switch the desktop by using 3D GUI. 

    *This Software doesn't support multi monitor environment.

    Requirements

    OS       : Windows XP
    Library  : DirectX 9.c(It is included in XP SP2.)
    hardware : It is OK this application moves smoothly.
               *If CPU and video card have good performance, move of this 
                application will be more smoothly. 

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1.Install and uninstall

    1.a.Install

        Decompress the files that have been downloaded into the arbitrary 
        directory.
        That's completed the install.

        Included files list
        (1)DeskHedron.exe
        (2)readme_e.txt(This file)

    1.b.Uninstall

        Delete all files and folders that have been downloaded.
        That's completed the uninstall.

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2.How to use

    2.a.To launch
        To launch this application double click on "DeskHedron.exe" in the explor. 

    2.b.To quit
        To quit this application right click on tasktray and select "Quit".

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3.How to operate

    After launch this software, the icon will be added into tasktray.

    To enter 3D view left click on tasktray icon or press CTRL + SHIFT + Z key.
    At 3D view you can switch the desktop by mouse wheel or left and right cursor
    keys.

    To select desktop left click anywhere or press ENTER key.

    Initialy 2 desktops available to switch when start this software.

    If you want to add a new desktop, you'll have to select "Desktop +" from 
    the menu on tasktray icon by the right click. 
    You'll see it when you start 3D view next time.

    This software can organize apporoximetely 9 desktops, and switch the desktop.

    The desktops which are created by this software remain exist after quit this
    software. When you logoff or restart the Windows, the additional desktops 
    will be deleted.
    When you restart this software without logoff or restart the Windows,
    the software will reuse desktops which exist already.

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4.About this software's system of switch the desktop

    This software adopts the system which creates several instance of the 
    desktop by using the Windows API, and switches the desktop.
    For more infomation about this system, please refer the following URLs.
    http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/Multi_Desktop.aspx
    http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/VirtualDesktop.aspx
    This system compares to the virtual system which other tools adopt to switch
    the desktop, it has the advantages and disadvantages.
    So, please read carefully the articles that the link represents.

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5.About source code

    This software is the open source software under Apache license 2.0.
    For more infomation about Apache license, please refer the following URL.
    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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6.We can get the development environment of VC++ for free. 

    If you don't have the development environment of VC++, you'll get the free
    tool or SDK.
    And then you can compile the source code of this application by using them. 
    Following is the necessary things to compile this application.

    (1) Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition(Free. But to use it more than one 
        month, it is necessary to sign up. )
        (URL)http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/

    (2) DirectX9c SDK(Free.)
        (URL)http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?FamilyID=fd044a42-9912-42a3-9a9e-d857199f888e&displaylang=en
        DirectX9c SDK has some versions, but we used DirectX9c Summer2004.
        If end-user uses WindowsXP SP2 or later, Binary which have been compiled
        by using this version will be an advantage to redistribute
        this application. Because of it doesn't have to add the DirectX runtime
        on end-user's environment. 

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7.Update history information

    Sep,30,2008  ver.1.00 First version

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8.Thanks 

    We refered some source codes and programs when we create this application.
    The following were refered. 
    But also we refered many of source codes and programs.   

     Yod'm 3D
     DeskSpace
     CubeDesk
     Virtual Desktop
     Multiple Desktops
 
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9.Staff

    Koji Higashino
    Akira Taniyama
    Mai Michiwaki
    Sayaka Hayashida

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10.About copy right and responsibility 

    Copyright of all this software's files belongs to the staffs(refer to 9.).  

    We don't take any responsible for the consequences and all that things which 
    will happen by using this software.
    So, please use this software on your own responsibility.
    If you launch this software(DeskHedron.exe), we will consider you have been in
    agreement with the above.

*Windows is the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in USA and other
 countries. And other company names and products names are trademarks or 
 registered trademarks of each companies. 

Mail     : DeskHedron@tokyodownstairs.com
HomePage : http://tokyodownstairs.blogspot.com/

Copyright 2008 Koji Higashino, Akira Taniyama, Mai Michiwaki, Sayaka Hayashida