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Welcome
Gox Box is an easy-to-use instant LAN messaging program. It does
the same job as WinPopup, only with a different approach. We have
done our best to follow Albert Einstein's advice: "Everything should be
made as simple as possible, but no more." Because of its ease of
use, Gox Box is a good way to communicate over your local area
network.
Gox Box is freeware for home users and schools. Businesses and
other organizations can use Gox Box Business Edition Shareware for 30 days
before purchasing a site license. You can purchase a
site license online, or you can order by phone by calling the
Registration Network at (800) 999-2734 and requesting Gox Box (#6994).
You are welcome to redistribute Gox Box if the files are not
modified. However, please check our web site to make sure you have
the latest version.
Installation
To install Gox Box, we recommend that you copy "goxbox.exe" to each
user's StartUp folder.
If you want to, you can also copy "goxbox.exe" to a shared network
server and create a shortcut to Gox Box in each user's StartUp
folder. You will need a reliable network server to do this, since
Gox Box will need to be restarted every time the server restarts.
When you install an upgrade, you will need to close Gox Box on each
computer before updating "goxbox.exe". Be sure to update all copies
of Gox Box.
You will not need to copy this Read Me. Once Gox Box is installed, you can open it by pressing F1 in Gox Box and choosing View Read Me.
Sending and Receiving Messages
Here's how to send a message in Gox Box:
- Click on the coffee cup icon on your system tray,
- Select the recipient from the To: list,
- Type your message in the Go Gox: text box, and
- Press ENTER or click Send!
Gox Box will let you know when you receive a new message.
Customizing Gox Box
Gox Box has three tabs in Options: General, Format, and QuickKeys.
General. This tab displays settings concerning the sending
and receiving of messages.
- Your Name. This is the name Gox Box uses when you send
a message You can use your real name or an alias for fun.
- When a New Message Arrives:
- Flash Taskbar. Gox Box flashes the Gox Box item on
the taskbar when a new message arrives. (This is the default
option.)
- Pop Up Dialog. Gox Box pops up when a new message
arrives.
- Do Nothing. Gox Box does not notify you of new
messages.
- Also play a sound when a new message arrives. Check
this box if you wish to also hear a sound when a new message arrives.
You can specify the sound by opening the Control Panel, choosing Sounds,
and selecting a file for Default Sound.
- Always select the computer from which the last message was
received. Often, you will want to send a reply to the person
who last sent you a message. If this is not usually the case for
you, uncheck this box.
- Prompt before sending to all users. If this box is
checked, Gox Box will prompt you before sending a message to all
users.
- Log (save) all messages. Check this box to have Gox Box
automatically save your chat text to file for future reference. If
you want to view your log file or empty it, click on the View button.
Format. This tab displays settings concerning the format
of messages.
Example message:
| Jeff Caldwell
9:42> Thanks. Hey, also check out
www.CornerstoneNetwork.com/CyberCafe. |
- Prefix. Choose the format you want for the name and
time before each message. If you are an advanced user and want to
learn how to create a custom prefix, visit www.CornerstoneNetwork.com/CyberCafe/prefix.htm
- Background. Choose the background color for the chat
text. In the example above, the background is light
yellow.
- Prefix Font. Customize the font for prefixes (Jeff Caldwell 9:42>). If
the font name is not specified for Prefix Font, Gox Box will use the
Message Font name, if available. The same is true for font
size.
- Message Font. Customize the font for messages (Thanks. Hey, also check out
www.CornerstoneNetwork.com/CyberCafe.). If the font name is
not specified for Message Font, Gox Box will use the Prefix Font name,
if it is available. The same is true for font
size.
QuickKeys. You can assign text to function keys F2 through F12. To do so, select
the name of the function key and type in a word or phrase. Later when you
are composing a message, you can press a function key one time to type the
QuickKey text, or you can press the function key twice to type the text
and send it.
Tips and Tricks
- You can resize Gox Box by dragging the "gripper bar" located in the
lower-right corner of the window.
- Press ESCAPE to hide Gox Box.
- If someone sends you a file name, you can open the file by selecting
the file name, doing a right-click, and choosing Open.
- To clear the chat text, right-click on it and choose Clear
All.
Using Hyperlinks in Gox Box
Gox Box can display web sites and network paths as hyperlinks if you
have Rich Edit 2.0 (riched20.dll) installed. This means that when you
receive a web address, you will be able to click on it and open it in your
default browser.
You can find out whether you have this
functionality by opening the options dialog and choosing the "Format" tab.
In the example box, you should see the address of our home page. If the
text is blue and underlined, you should be able to click on it to view our
site.
Unfortunately, we are cannot legally distribute it with Gox
Box. Microsoft, though, sends it with the following products: Windows
98/2000, Office 97, and Internet Explorer 4.0.
If you have none of
these programs installed, you can safely copy the file (riched20.dll) from
your friend's computer. You can alternatively download it from the
Internet (at your own risk) by searching for "riched20.dll" in a search engine.
If you have any questions or ideas, please e-mail us at CyberCafe@CornerstoneNetwork.com
or visit us on the Internet at www.CornerstoneNetwork.com/CyberCafe/.
You can also contact us by postal mail at the following address:
Matthias Miller
Cornerstone Cyber Café
4014 S. Herren
Rd.
Hutchinson, KS
67501-8845 |