OKScript Status Report #25

December 5, 2003

Dear OKScript User,

The OKScript Status Report is sent to OKScript
licensees, developers and friends when significant
updates have been made to the program. Interesting
techniques and applications for the program will
also be distributed in the report periodically. To
update or be removed from this distribution list
please see the links at the bottom of this message
or write me at yweare@gte.net.

This issue announces a new release of OKScript that
includes the following features ...

- Ability to set a button's background color.
- Support for non-administrative users of NTFS
    computers running Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- Reorganization of the help system.
- Bug fix - EditPad window activation
- Bug fix - license expiration issue.


BUTTON BACKGROUND COLOR

A button's background color can now be set to
something other than the default by appending a
hyphen and another color name to the button's
color field, for example:

  BUTTON abc red-navy OKbridge bla bla{enter}
  
This feature is nice for structuring large button
panels. An example can be seen at the OKScript web
site.


NON-ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORT

Until now, OKScript stored it's settings
(OKScript.ini) in the same folder as the OKScript
program, usually c:\Program Files\OKS40. This was
also the default location for script files. This
folder cannot be written to by a non-
administrative (limited) user when using NTFS on
Windows XP, 2000 or NT. This release of OKScript
can be setup to run with non-administrative
privileges which significantly reduces your NTFS
computer's vulnerability to malicious programs and
"hacking" when connected to the internet.

This feature is enabled during the OKScript
installation process by checking the box that says
"Create a separate settings file for each user of
this computer" during the installation process.
Uncheck this box if you are updating your existing
installation and want to continue saving the
settings in the program folder. Once installed
this feature is controlled by a file in the
program folder called USER-INI.TXT which contains
instructions for modifying this behavior.

Also during installation you are asked to select
from several options for script folders, two of
which are writable by limited users - under My
Documents and under Shared Documents.


UPDATED HELP SYSTEM

The instruction reference section of the help was
re-organized with one instruction per page. An 
alphabetical and category index was added. 


WINDOW ACTIVATION BUG

A few programs, including EditPad and InnoSetup,
cause OKScript to hang with the "Abort_Script!"
menu displayed (and functional) after activating
their window. When activated these program's
behavior was confusing to OKScript (and me). I
made a change that seemed to fix the problem. If
anyone encounters window activation anomolies with
the new release I'd appreciate hearing from you.


LICENSE BUG

The occasional situation where an old license code
wouldn't work with an updated program has been
fixed.


For more information, or to offer suggestions or
interesting techniques or applications for
OKScript write me at yweare@gte.net.


HOW TO UPDATE OKSCRIPT...

To download the latest version (dated December 5, 2003)
visit the website at ...
http://home1.gte.net/yweare/index.htm
Your existing license will automatically be active
on the new OKScript if you install it to the same
directory, or copy the okscript.ini file from the
folder where your licensed program was installed to
the new OKScript folder. Alternatively, you can re-
enter the registration data. Please note that the 
OKScript web site may become sluggish following 
update announcements. If you experience this try 
again later or write me and I'll send you the 
installation package as an email attachment.

Thank you for supporting the continuing development of 
OKScript.

Michael Mardesich
okb://mikezzz