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README

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*  Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Minimizer  v0.90  *
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* Author:   Compholio                             *
* Download: http://www.compholio.com/etmin/       *
* Feedback: http://www.compholio.com/feedback.php *
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-Installation Instructions
Unzip "etmin.exe" and optionally the TeamSpeak registry template to 
your computer. Create a shortcut to etmin.exe from your desktop and 
execute the shortcut to start the minimizer (which will load W:ET 
automatically). 

-Additional Files
teamspeak.reg: A template registry file for configuring TeamSpeak to
autoload, edit this file before merging it into the registry.

wolf.reg: A registry file that sets the default registry path to 
W:ET, change this directory in the file and merge the file into the 
registry to change the path to W:ET.

icons: The icons for the minimizer in 16x16, 32x32, and combined 
sizes (based on the W:ET icon).

source code: Complete source code to the W:ET Minimizer.  I really 
don't have time to work on the minimizer anymore and people 
obviously enjoy it, so  if you make some good changes and send them 
to me I'd be glad to include your changes and the appropriate 
credits in the next release.  I compile everything with Borland 
C++ 5.5.1, so please make sure changes are compatible with that.

-v0.91 Changes
The minimizer now allows the option to "Resize the Screen on Min/Max" to
be customized, disabling this feature may be necessary on some video cards.

-v0.90 Changes
The minimizer no-longer uses config files stored in the directory with 
the minimizer, all settings are now stored as registry keys.  These 
settings can be changed manually*, or by right clicking on the new 
system tray icon for the minimizer and selecting "Options".  Any changes 
to these options will take effect when the minimizer is restarted.

*The registry keys are all stored in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Compholio\etmin

-v0.18 Changes
Added a 3rd and 4th line to 'Startup.cfg'.  Line 3 turns the use of
CTRL+Q to 'emergency quit' on(1) or off(0).  This feature could not
previously be disabled.  Line 4 is now the name of the EXE in the W:ET 
program directory, change this to execute batch scripts or other 
applications prior to loading W:ET.

-v0.17 Changes
*Bugfix: 'Startup.cfg' did not read properly and so command-line 
passthru support did not work properly.

-v0.16 Changes
Added a new config file with options for startup, the first line of 
'startup.cfg' should be a value of 0 or 1 where 0 will turn off the 
'auto game load' feature.  The second line of the file should be a 
value of 0 or 1 where 1 will turn on 'command-line passthru', that 
means that any command-line parameters you pass to etmin will be 
passed to ET if the 'auto game load' feature is activated.
*Bugfix: On some systems the 'auto game load' feature did not work, 
this problem has been corrected.

-v0.15 Changes
Previous versions would allow multiple "minimize" operations before a 
maximize operation.  This version requires that you after you minimize 
the game then you must maximize it before you can minimize it again 
(graphics problems could occur previously).

-v0.14 Changes
By request the default minimization key has been changed to CTRL+Z, 
this can be changed in the manner specified in the v0.13 changes. 
The W:ET Minimizer also now features the ability to re-maximize W:ET 
by holding down CTRL+SHIFT+Z(1) and does NOT ALLOW the user to maximize 
W:ET by clicking it in the taskbar. This feature was implemented to 
protect the user from corrupting the game resolution when the game 
uses a different size of screen than the desktop. This was not an 
issue before because the minimizer did not record your resolution, 
the only resolution that was used was the game resolution. Now the 
minimizer records your desktop and game screen resolutions and 
switches between them appropriately when you minimize or maximize 
the game.
(1) Replace "Z" with whatever alphanumeric character is in the 
minkey.cfg file.  This function means that in both the maximize and 
minimize functions the character used is the one placed in the config 
file minkey.cfg, the only difference is whether you must press SHIFT.

-v0.13 Changes
*Actually appropriately labeled version number. 
*Added check to make sure custom program is not already running.
The W:ET Minimizer now features the ability to customize 
slightly the minimize key. Edit the file minkey.cfg (which
is included in the ZIP file) and place the letter or number you 
like as the first character in that file, the minimize code will 
be CTRL+<your_letter/number>.  The W:ET Minimizer also now has 
an autoconnect to W:ET server feature by using the included file 
autoconnect.cfg (the example connects to Clan Paladin's W:ET 
server). The first and only line of this file is the server you 
would like to connect to in the format <ip>:<port>.  Debug code 
added to functions when loading programs, if you recieve a message 
formatted like this:
Unable to load W:ET, load it yourself! (Error Code <num>)
Please send me the message using my feedback form!

-v0.12 Changes
The W:ET Minimizer now features an autoload external 
application function.  Create a file in the same folder as 
etmin.exe that is named autoload.cfg (there is an example 
included in your minimizer ZIP file).  The first line is the 
name of your application, the second line is the command-line 
to send the application, the third line is the title of the 
application (used to find the window), the fourth line is a 
'force minimize' line - set to 1 to force the loaded application 
to be minimized or set to 0 to have it load at its default size, 
and the fifth line is the 'force to close' - set to 1 to force 
the loaded application to close once W:ET Minimizer closes.

-v0.11 Changes
If W:ET Minimizer is exited and restarted while W:ET is 
still running it will not attempt to open W:ET again. Do 
NOT load two session of W:ET, it will cause the graphics 
of the first one to go crazy.

-Loading W:ET Minimizer
W:ET Minimizer must be loaded BEFORE W:ET, the minimizer 
will wait until W:ET loads to find the handle to the W:ET 
window.  As a bonus, W:ET Minimizer will attempt to start 
W:ET when loaded, it will tell you to do it yourself if it 
cannot. Let me know how this works! I've only tested it on 
XP but the API calls should work on any Windows OS.

-Using W:ET Minimizer
You can customize any W:ET Minimizer setting by using the 
options dialog available by right-clicking on the system 
tray icon for the minimizer.  CTRL+<minimizer key> (defaults 
to Z) will minimize W:ET to the taskbar and 
CTRL+SHIFT+<minimizer key> will maximize W:ET and re-initialize 
the DirectX engine.

The Keystroke combo CTRL+Q closes the program safely 
(unregisters keystroke, should cause no problems 
to force it to quit by going CTRL+C with the prog open).
CTRL+Q is designed for an ingame minimizer exit, the 
minimizer should exit automatically when W:ET closes.

-The GUI
The GUI is brand-new to the minimizer, so if there are any 
problems with it please send me your feedback using the 
feedback form:
http://www.compholio.com/feedback.php

-Responsibility
I'm NOT responsible if this program screws up your computer. 
I believe this program works effectively and minimizes W:ET 
correctly with no side effects, and if it doesn't work with 
your computer setup I'm sorry.  Feel free to contact me via 
the feedback form and I'll try and fix whatever is broken, 
but there are no guarantees.