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README for ST-Guide English Release 4
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Important!
Read ST-GUIDE.CHG for details of the latest changes.
ST-Guide consists of two archives:
STGUIDxE.LZH: Contains ST-Guide, HCP, HypFind, STool and RefLink
STGUTIxE.LZH: Contains 1st-Conv, PC-Conv, MAN2STG with C source code
along with HELP_RC, HELPDISK, HypTree and others!
We've included the source code so other programmers can debug or extend
the converters. Please let me know and send me a copy of any changes you
make so I can make sure everbody has access to the latest and optimum
versions at all times.
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Installation guide
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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
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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
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Using a text editor (eg Everest) load ST-GUIDE.INF and 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.
It's important the path entries are correct otherwise ST-Guide won't be
able to find its files:
PATHS: The path where HYP files are located, more than one path can be
entered, use the ';' character to seperate paths.
HYPFOLD: The default path used by the file selector and HCP.
HYPTOP: The default hypertext loaded when ST-GUIDE is called without
parameters.
REF: The path to the ALL.REF file, which may already be listed in the
PATHS variable. It's not needed during installation and can be
added later.
HCP: The path to the compiler, HCP.TTP.
ST-GUIDE should not be renamed as some applications which offer on-line
help may not be able to find it.
Managing your hypertexts
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Each hypertext consists of a HYP and a REF file. The HYP file contains the
compiled hypertext and the REF file contains the references defined in the
hypertext.
Using REFLINK.TTP it's possible to combine the references contained in
each REF file into a single ALL.REF file.
There are several ways of adding the contents of an individual REF file to
ALL.REF:
a) Install REFLINK.TTP as an application for '*.REF' files using the
desktop. After installation a double click on any REF file on the
desktop will call REFLINK.TTP and add the contents of the REF file to
an ALL.REF file located using the REF path in ST-GUIDE.INF.
b) Drag a REF file/s onto REFLINK.TTP.
c) Run REFLINK.TTP and manually enter the path to the desired REF file.
d) One convienient method, where possible, is to store all hypertexts in a
single folder and call REFLINK.TTP using '*.REF*'. This generates an
ALL.REF file containing all the references in all the hypertexts
contained in the folder.
The last option is recommended because it enables ST-Guide (via the 'Find'
option) or hypertexts to search for references in other hypertexts.
Catalogue your collection
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Using STOOL.TOS it's possible to automatically catalogue all your
hypertexts thematically. This does however depend on the author of the
hypertext including the necessary infomation in the hypertext header.
On starting STOOL.TOS each of the paths entered in the ST-GUIDE.INF PATH
entry is searched for HYP format hypertexts and creates a hypertext
called CATALOG.HYP. this can be loaded via the 'Open' option from the
'Extras' menu in ST-GUIDE.ACC or installed as the default hypertext in
ST-GUIDE.INF.
Finally
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Reboot your computer and we wish you every success using ST-Guide.
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7th March 1995