--------------------------------------------------------------------------- README for ST-Guide Lite =========================================================================== Programmed by Holger Weets (c) 1994. For more details refer to the ST-Guide HYPertext after installing ST-Guide. Distribution ------------ ST-Guide Lite is a cut down version of the full ST-Guide hypertext system and is ONLY for distribution with other applications which use ST-Guide format documentation. The files included in this archive or on the disk comprise the official English version of ST-Guide Lite and may NOT under any circumstances be distributed via BBSs, Mailboxes and PD libraries or included on Magazine Cover disks, Magazine subscriber disks or CD-ROM collections without the prior written permission of both Holger Weets and Joe Connor. UK Support and registration --------------------------- ST-Guide is Fairware and supported in the UK by Joe Connor. Benefits for registered users: - Access to the free update service - Labelled Master disk - ST-Guide illustrated on-line catalogue of supported software - ST-Guide on-line help - Selection of other software (dependent on disk space) The Shareware/registration fees are set to cover the currency handling, stationary, media and postage costs incurred in mailing out master disks. How to register inside the UK ----------------------------- 2) Make a cheque payable to at least œ6 to Joe Connor. 3) Be sure to include your name and address in a legible format! 4) Send cheque to: 65 Mill Road, Colchester, CO4 5LJ, England Joe Connor can be contacted by Email at: jconnor@cix.compulink.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brief Installation guide (refer to the ST-Guide HYPertext for more info) =========================================================================== To minimise the risk of other software affecting the installation of ST-Guide perform the installation after a reboot on a 'clean' minimum system! Extracting the archives (Skip if your version is already extracted) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Extract the contents of the archives OR copy the contents of the master disk onto the root directory of your boot partition/disk. Either method should preserve the directory structure and ensures ST-GUIDE can locate its files. Double check to ensure ST-GUIDE.ACC and ST-GUIDE.INF reside in the root directory of the boot partition or disk. Configuring ST-Guide Lite (Only neccessary if not pre-configured) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Using a text editor (eg Everest) you can edit the example ST-GUIDE.INF below and save it as ST-GUIDE.INF. Carefully read through the options. Each option is described in detail followed by the option line itself. Lines preceded with a '#' character are NOT currently active. ST-GUIDE should not be renamed as some applications which offer on-line help may not be able to find it. Example ST-GUIDE.INF file: ------------------------------ cut here --------------------------------- #======================================================================== # **** Please edit this ST-Guide INF file to your requirements **** #======================================================================== # # This file is configured with hard drive users in mind but floppy based # users can easily set up a RAM disk as drive C: and run ST-Guide from # there. # # To edit this file load it into any ASCII text editor (for example # Everest, Tempus etc) and edit the paths as desired. # # By default ST-Guide looks for a 'GUIDES' folder on 'C', which contains # all your 'HYP and 'REF' files, and a 'STGUIDE' folder also on 'C' which # contains the utilities. # # Lines beginning with the '#' symbol (like this line) are comments and # are ignored by ST-Guide. # # Default search path, where ST-Guide looks for 'HYP' hypertexts: PATHS=C:\GUIDES;C:\ST-GUIDE # # Default directory ST-Guide opens when calling the File Selector. # HCP also compiles to this path: HYPFOLD=C:\GUIDES\ # # An external viewer, which must be memory resident can be used to # display unknown file types: #EXTVIEW=1STVIEW.ACC # # A list of file extenders and paths to external viewers may follow: #IMG=C:\1STVIEW.ACC # # The hypertext file to be loaded via the ST-Guide 'Catalog' option or # when ST-Guide is started without parameters: HYPTOP=C:\GUIDES\CATALOG.HYP # # The file used to find references: REF=C:\GUIDES\ALL.REF # # ST-Guide can use GDOS screen fonts if loaded, the code determines the # font used. Refer to main documentation for syntax details: #FONT=98,9 # # The following two variables are only relevant in colour resolutions and # are ignored in monochrome resolutions. # TXTCOLOR displays text in the specified colour. # REFCOLOR displays references in the specified colour using the # normal typestyle (NOT bold and underlined). # Default colours (Note! Your system may change these values!): # 0=White 1=Black 2=Red 3=Green # 4=Blue 5=Cyan 6=Yellow 7=Magenta # 8=Grey 9=Dark grey 10=Dark red 11=Dark green # 12=Dark blue 13=Dark cyan 14=Dark yellow 15=Dark magenta TXTCOLOR=2 REFCOLOR=3 # # HCP is used to compile STG files into HYP files. STool uses this entry # to 'compile': HCP=C:\ST-GUIDE\HCP\HCP.TTP # # The number of spaces a tab will be expanded to is set here: #TABSIZE=4 # # This variable is provided to install ARROWPATCH. This patch corrects a # bug in the AES which prevents the scroll bars in windowed accessories # from working correctly with certain TOS versions. # If you exerience this behaviour activate this patch ON (by removing # the preceding #). # This patch is not needed if you are running WINX, MagiC, MTOS or # already running ARROWPATCH. #ARROWPATCH=1 # # The first two values set the top left corner of the window. The # next two values set the bottom right corner for the ST-Guide window: WINSIZE=40,40,560,320 # # This file will be loaded automatically if ST-Guide is started without # parameters: DEFHYP=st-guide.hyp # # These options are used automatically when HCP is called: HCP_OPT=+zz-s # # These options pass parameters from ST-Guide to HypTree: #HYPTREE_OPT= # # Special HypTree options # # Here the default size of the HypTree window can be displayed. # If these variables are not defined, the size and position of the last # window will be used, if available. HT_WINSIZE=40,40,560,320 # # Using this switch you can decide whether all pages are included in the # HypTree structure (0 = No, 1 = Yes) HT_OPENALL=1 # # This variable sets the position of the triangle in the window # 0 = With the text, 1 = On the left hand margin of the window. HT_MACLIKE=0 # # The following command line is sent to HypTree from ST-Guide (via # VA_START) after a double click of the user on the menu bar name of any # hypertext page. The following strings are replaced with the actual # values when called: # %p Pathname of the hypertext file # %n Name of the hypertext file (without path) # %s The internen name of the hypertext page HT_CALLSTG=-s1 %p %s # # The following command line is to ST-Guide from HypTree so that the # actual hypertext is closed: HT_STOPSTG=-s0 # # That's it! ------------------------------ cut here --------------------------------- 15th March 1994