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version 0.9 October 31, 1989
a product of FORTHOUGHT
copyright 1989
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******************** ATTENTION! *****************************
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION REGARDING THE NOTES.DAT FILE.
THIS FILE MUST!!!!! BE EDITED TO SHOW THE CORRECT
PATH FOR YOUR NOTES DIRECTORY! IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS
THE NOTES PROGRAM WILL NOT RUN CORRECTLY!
If your NOTES directory is located on drive C:, edit the
NOTES.DAT file to read as follows:
C:\NOTES\
HELP.NOT
0
DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS FILE! I have resisted the
temptation to make Notes install it's self, as this is only
done infrequently. If I did this you would have to pay the
price in memory all the time. This dosen't matter much on a
program but could be critical in a DA. We have been advised
that editing the NOTES.DAT file is a unforgivable burden on
the user, therefore we are looking into coming up with a
seperate install program. To those of us who were unable to
get notes to run, I apologize for the inconvienence. However
I doubt you will be reading this.
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Notes is a shareware program, this is NOT in the public
domain or free. Use notes for a short period of time, if
you find it useful fill out the registration form at the end
of this file and return it to us with the registration fee
of $15. For this fee you will be notified of all
future software upgrades.
To start using Notes, press alt I to go to the index for
this file. Remember, help is just a Help key away at all
times. In the index, the right arrow gets the next page
left arrow gets previous. Up/down moves cursor, return
selects, undo cancels. With this revision it is now possible
to select a note by clicking on the line that specifies it.
What is the Notes index?
The index is a way of navagating through your notes file.
It permits you to move quickly from note to note. When you
call the index, the first line of up to 15 notes is
displayed on the screen. You move the cursor to the line
containing the line from the note you want to use and press
the return key. The notes program will then retrieve that
note display it, and wait for your further input.
To move from index page to index page, press the right arrow
or F4 increase and left or F3 to decrease the page number.
If you wish to go back to the beginning, press Clr Home.
When in doubt consult the help screen. F10, Undo, Esc, or
alt-q will cancel the index mode. Or use the mouse to click
on the appropriate arrow or the closer icon.
What is the Notes system?
Notes is a program intended to allow you to keep
the equivalent of those little yellow stick on note papers
within your computer. In it's current form Notes provides a
means to create, maintain, and print files of related notes.
This version is very preliminary, it does not have all of
the features that I envision in the completed
product, however it should be a usefull program.
The notes system's capacity is limited only by the mass
storage system that you use. It has been designed to be
most effective on a system equiped with a hard disk drive.
What does Notes do?
Notes provides a convienent way for you to store small notes
on various subjects in a way that you can find them later
with a minimum of difficulty.
Notes presents you with a simulated card to type
your information on and saves it for later. It will print a
card if you need to. The note cards are stored in files on
the disk.
Notes provides the means to keep your individual memos
in related files.
This is a very preliminary version of notes, many features
will be added as development continues.
What is the Notes.dat file?
Notes.dat is a small text file used by the Notes program to
remember where you were in the notes system when you quit
the program last. It is generated by the program on a
continuing basis, therefore, if you are using a floppy disk
based system you must have a notes.dat file on the disk that
is currently in the boot disk. The disk that holds the
notes.dat file cannot be write protected.
The notes.dat file contains the path by which Notes is to
find it's data files, the current data file name, and
the current note number. ie:
e:\notes\
startup.not
4
How do I use the popup menu?
To access the popup menu, depress and hold the right mouse
button. This will cause the popup menu to appear. To make
a selection, move the mouse pointer over the item to
be selected. This will highlite the desired item. To
complete the selection, depress the left mouse button, and
then release the right button.
The menu selections are exactly the same as the command
keystrokes associated with the names. Press the Help key to
access the command key help screen. This will show you what
the various menu selections do.
The popup menu's are a special function of the NOVA language
that Notes is written in.
Program or desk accessory?
Yes.
The Notes program can be used as either a program to be run
from the GEM desktop, or it may be used as a desk accessory.
This is accomplished by changing the file name extender from
.PRG to .ACC. We feel that the notes system will be most
useful if used as an accessory.
How do I use this with floppy disks?
The notes system is at it's best on a hard disk, but it may
be used on a floppy based system. If you are using a floppy
based system, note that it is important that you have the
Notes diskette in the A drive whenever you consult the notes
desk accessory. This is necessary because the notes program
looks for the file notes.dat on the boot drive of the
system. Unpredictable results will occur if you do not
have this file on the boot disk.
The notes.dat file is also accessed by the program when you
quit. Therefore, you should have a notes.dat file on
the floppy in drive A when you quit also.
Can I use this with a hard disk?
If you are using the notes system on a hard disk
based system, you must place the notes.dat file in the root
directory of the C drive. BEFORE you run notes, use an
ascii text editor to modify the notes.dat file to contain
the correct path iformation. This is needed so that the
notes system can locate it's data files.
If you wish to use Notes as an accessory, name the Notes
program file Notes.acc and place it in the root directory of
the C drive.
Subsequent versions of this program will allow you to set
the correct path without using an editor, but the code to
do this is not finished at this time.
Warrenty?
As is usual in software, we are required to make the
following statement regarding warrenty.
"Notes is provided to the end user with NO WARRENTY either
express or implied. FORTHOUGHT will not assume ANY liablity
in regard to the merchantablility or usefulness of this
product. ANY loss or damages resulting from the use of this
program is the total responsiblity of the end user."
Notes is a software system currently under development, we
fully intend to provide updates as we create them. If
you experience problems using notes, please advise us by
mail, and we will attempt to rectify the problem.
Your rights.
As stated in the previous note, there is NO
warrenty associated with Notes. Notes is a shareware
product which is NOT in the public domain. You have the
right to use the Notes for a period of 30 days to determine
whether or not it will be useful to you. If after 30 days
you have determined that you will be continuing to use
Notes, we request that you fill out the registration form in
note# 12 and print a copy and mail it to us with the $15
registration fee. For this fee you will be notified of all
further updates to this product, and any other products that
we make available. You will also recieve a licence to
operate Notes on any microcomputer that you may own. This
means that only one copy of notes should be in use under one
licence at any given time.
Our rights.
FORGHTOUGHT retains all rights related to the sale and
distribution of the Notes system. As Notes is a
shareware product, the user in encouraged to provide copies
of the ARC file containing the related files, providing that
the ARC file is distributed in unmodified form. Notes is
NOT in the public domain, therefore distribution by public
domain services and user groups is permitted only if there
is either no fee or a modest copying fee of not to exceed
$6. Sale by commercial enterprise or inclusion with other
products is expressly forbidden.
Notes registration form:
Name:___________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________
City:___________________________________________________________
State:__________________________________________________________
Zip:__________
mail to:
FORTHOUGHT
9936 107th Ave. N.
Maple Grove, MN 55369
comments:_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
What is the "Change subjects" key?
With this revision, you may now change from the current subject
to a new one by placing the cursor on a word that is the eight
character portion of an existing notes filename. This can also
be accomoplished by clicking on the up pointing arrows.
What is the "List file" key?
This version provides a limited capability to access a related
ascii text file. To use this, the full path/file specifier must
be on the current note. This text must start at the left edge
of the note. Place the cursor on the beginning of the text
and press the F7 key. An example of the path/file specifer is
shown below.
C:\NOTES\NOTES.TXT