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Sage v1.3
Copyright (c) 1990-1991 Services Rendered All Rights Reserved
What is it?
Sage is a Windows application that displays over 4,000 gems of wisdom. You
can adjust the fonts and colors of the quote messages, as well as add your
own. The quote window is resizeable, and comes up where you last put it.
Sage is ATM, FaceLift and Publisher's PowerPak-compatible.
Keywords: SAGE QUOTE WISDOM
Getting Started Quickly
The program SAGE.EXE and file SAGE.DAT should be put somewhere in your search
path (typically C:\WINDOWS). Using the "Sage Options..." menu selection, you
can add Sage to your WIN.INI file to automatically have it start when Windows
does.
Included in the package
- SAGE.EXE, a Windows application
- SAGE.DAT, the companion quotes text file
- SAGE.WRI, these application notes
- SAGE.DOC, a text-only version of this file (same as SAGE.WRI)
Version Information and History
11/18/1990 Version 1.0 Initial release
11/25/1990 Version 1.1 Added more background color choices
01/01/1991 Version 1.2 "Find" will now find comment lines, memory
access cleaned up, PostScript printer better supported, more foreground color
choices, and even more quotes!
03/19/1991 Version 1.3 "Find" will now let you search only quotes or
authors if you want. The "Options" menu will now let you choose to avoid
covering up icons at the bottom of your screen. You can add quotes to your
database from an additions file (SAGE.ADD). You can also order Sage using a
credit card, which makes telephone and FAX ordering a convenient alternative
to checks.
Registration Considerations
You have obtained an un-registered version of Sage which is being marketed
under the "Shareware" concept. As such, it is a fully working version of the
product, with complete documentation. In its unregistered state, Sage will
display an informative message when it is first run. When you register the
program with Services Rendered for $10, you will be free of the startup
message and be entitled to 1/2 hour of software support.
You may register the product by mail with a personal or business check. To
order, select "Print Order Form..." from the Sage control menu. The order
form is designed to be folded and mailed without an envelope, although you can
choose to use one if you would prefer.
Address:
Services Rendered
455 14th. Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
You can also order Sage from the Public (software) Library with your MC, Visa,
American Express or Discover card by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394; or
by FAX to 713-524-6398. These numbers are for ordering only. For information
about dealer pricing, volume discounts, site licensing, shipping of product,
returns, latest version number or other technical information, please write to
Services Rendered at the above address. Telephone or FAX orders are subject
to a $4.00 for shipping and handling, which makes the total price $14.00.
By registering, you receive the following benefits:
- Your registration code.
- 1/2 hour of free technical support by the author.
- Periodic notification of upgrades and enhancements.
- No startup screen.
You are authorized to make as many copies of the un-registered version of the
product as you would like, and to distribute them freely to individuals or
onto bulletin boards. You must, however abide by this one simple rule ...
that you always include with such distribution all of the files that you have
received.
Upgrading from v1.1 to v1.3
If you are a registered user of Sage v1.1, you will need to reenter your
assigned registration code. Just follow the instructions in your original
registration letter to validate version 1.3.
Upgrading from v1.2 to v1.3
If you are a registered user of Sage v1.2, you can simply copy the new
SAGE.EXE over your old copy without reregistering.
Installing Sage
Change to your \WINDOWS subdirectory and copy the zipfile SAGE13.ZIP to it.
Type:
PKUNZIP SAGE13
to unpack the files to your system.
Starting Sage the first time
Select "File" from the Program Manager, then select "Run". Type "Sage" and
select "OK".
Adding Sage to the Program Manager
With Sage running, move the mouse to the Sage system control and click once to
see the command menu. Select "Sage Options...". Click once on the "Install
Sage in Program Manager" button to install.
Starting Sage from the Program Manager
Double-click on the "Sage" icon in the Program Manager to start the program.
Closing Sage
You can type Esc (or choose "Close" from the command menu) to end the program.
Starting Sage Automatically with Windows
With Sage running, move the mouse to the Sage system control and click once to
see the command menu. Select "Sage Options...". Click once on the "Start
Sage automatically" button to automatically load Sage the next time you start
Windows. The Sage window will reappear in the same place every time.
Showing the Next or Previous Quote
By pressing Space or Backspace, you can display the next or previous quote. Up
to 10 previous quotes are remembered.
Finding Quotes
You can find a specific quote, or all quotes that feature a specific word.
Type Ctrl-F (or choose "Find..." from the command menu) and enter the word
you'd like to find. Upper and lower case are ignored. You can find the next
quote featuring the word by typing Ctrl-E (or choosing "Find Next" from the
command menu.)
"Find" will let you search only quotes or authors if you want. Just select
"Quotes" or "Authors" from the "Find In..." box to restrict your search.
Entering Your Own Quotes
You can add your own gems of wisdom one by one to the quote program by typing
Ctrl-A (or choose "Add Quote..." from the command menu.) You can specify up
to 1000 characters of quote and byline information for each quote. If you
want to put a carriage return in the middle of a quote or byline, type Ctrl-
Enter to go to a new line. Long quotes may scroll off the window as you type
them; this is normal.
Entering Lots of Quotes at Once
You can add bunches of quotes at a time to Sage by putting a file called
SAGE.ADD in the same directory as SAGE.DAT. When Sage is started, it will
automatically look for and try to add SAGE.ADD to your database of quotes.
After the quotes are added, Sage will confirm that you want to get rid of
SAGE.ADD before deleting it.
If Sage is running when you create SAGE.ADD, you can add the quotes from the
Options menu. Move the mouse to the Sage system control and click once to see
the command menu. Select "Sage Options...". Click once on the "Add quotes
from SAGE.ADD" button to copy the quotes from your SAGE.ADD file into
SAGE.DAT, then click on "Yes" to delete the now-spent SAGE.ADD file.
Copying Quotes to the Clipboard
You can copy a relevant quote to the clipboard, and then to any document.
When the quote you want to clip is displayed, type Ctrl-Insert (or choose
"Copy" from the command menu.)
Sage Options
With Sage running, move the mouse to the Sage system control and click once to
see the command menu. Select "Sage Options...". From the Sage Options
dialog, you can set how many minutes must elapse before a new quote is
displayed anywhere from 1 to 1440 minutes (1440 minutes is 24 hours between
quotes.)
PostScript Quotation Marks
If you use Adobe Type Manager and check the "ATM PostScript Quotation Marks"
checkbox, the quote will be surrounded in typographical quote marks instead of
the generic vertical quote marks. PostScript fonts, created on-the-fly by ATM,
have these special quote characters. If you see a black box, vertical bar or
dots instead of quote marks with this option set, the font you've chosen does
not contain the special quote characters. Uncheck the box or select another
PostScript font.
Unfortunately, both BitStream FaceLift and Publisher's PowerPak do not have
the forward and reverse quote marks in their fonts. While Sage will still
produce beautiful results with their products, you won't be able to show
PostScript quotation marks with them.
Typeface and Font Selection
You can set the typeface used to display quotes and bylines, as well as the
colors used in the window. Choose "OK" to make the changes take effect. You
can choose any Windows font at any point size from 1 to 127. If you don't
want the byline displayed, choose the same color for both the byline and the
background.
Quitting Sage
You can quit Sage by choosing "Close" from it's command menu, or you can
simply press "Esc".
For Advanced Users: Setting the Quote File Path
If you want to store the SAGE.DAT file away from the SAGE.EXE file, you can
explicitly direct Sage to look for it somewhere else. Add a line to the
SAGE.INI file that says:
QuoteFile=C:\QUOTES\SAGE.DAT
to cause Sage to look elsewhere.
Text File Format
If you want, you can add your own gems of wisdom manually. The quote text
file SAGE.DAT is fully editable using any text editor, and can contain any
number of quotes.
Comment lines, which are never displayed, start with two slashes, like this:
// This is a comment,
// and this is another.
Each quote has its own line, and looks like this:
Neuroses are red,^Melancholia's blue.
"Furious activity is no substitute for understanding." - H. H. Williams^In The Observer, 1866
(If these examples are wrapping on your display, it is not intentional. They
should each be on their own line.) Each Quote can be surrounded by quote marks
(if you like.) The byline always starts with a space, a dash, and another
space. If you need to have a dash in your text, put two in a row, like this:
"A billion here, a billion there -- pretty soon it adds up to real money!"
You can cause a new line to appear when the quote is displayed with the caret
key (^). Both the quote and any byline can have carets.
SAGE IS COPYRIGHT (c) 1990-1991 BY SERVICES RENDERED. IT IS DISTRIBUTED AS
"SHAREWARE", I.E., YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISSEMINATE THE SOFTWARE FAR AND
WIDE, PROVIDING IT IS DISTRIBUTED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND WITHOUT CHARGE, EXCEPT
FOR MEDIA AND MAILING, IF APPLICABLE. I EXPRESSLY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE
THESE DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS IN FUTURE VERSIONS. SAGE IS DISTRIBUTED
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND WITHOUT GUARANTEE AS TO ITS
SUITABILITY FOR A PARTICULAR TASK. SAGE HAS BEEN TESTED AND PERFORMS ITS
FUNCTIONS ESSENTIALLY AS DOCUMENTED, WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO THE
COMPUTER IN USE OR ANY OF ITS FILES. HOWEVER, ALL USERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
BACKING UP THEIR OWN FILES, AND SERVICES RENDERED ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ITS USE.