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Welcome to DOpus PLUS!
The Essential Companion to Opus Magellan II!
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the DOpus PLUS collection and for supporting our
efforts on the Amiga with Directory Opus Magellan!
This collection of tutorials, ARexx scripts, icons, images, sounds and
associated support files and utilities for Opus Magellan has been produced
by GPSoftware from material custom written for this CD by some of the
leading DOpus experts in the world. We have also incorporated collections of
other material kindly supplied by many Opus users from around the world over
the last few years.
The tutorials may be accessed in a stand-alone manner directly from the CD
by double-clicking on the appropriate icon. To make best use of the
collection you will need to have Directory Opus Magellan II (version 5.8 or
higher). This tutorial has been designed for different screen resolutions.
You may view the tutorial either in Fixed or Scalable proportions.
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How to install and run the Tutorial
Before you begin accessing this CD, you should read these instructions.
The Opus Tutorial on this CD is HTML-based, and as such requires a web
browser to access it (note that you do not actually need access to the
Internet, as a web browser can also access local files).
If you do not have a web browser installed already (the three most common
are AWeb, IBrowse and Voyager), you may like to install one from this CD.
The Tools/Browsers directory on this CD contains demo versions of these
three browsers which you can install using the supplied install scripts. If
you do want or need to install a web browser we suggest you go and install
it now, and then come back and read on...
You can also run the Tutorial direct from the CD. In this case, the
Tutorial defaults to using the demo version of IBrowse.
If, however, you already have a web browser installed, you will probably
want to use it instead of installing another one. The supplied install
script (Install_DOpusPLUS, found in the root directory of this CD) lets
you choose whichever browser you want to use.
To use this tutorial and also the DOpus Magellan themes on this CD, you will
need to install various Amiga datatypes such as jpeg, gif, png, bmp, wav etc.
If you do not already have these installed we have provided a set for your
convenience in the Datatypes drawer in the Tools directory of the CD. Install
these or see AmiNet util/dtype for newer or related datatypes.
After you have installed a browser (if applicable), run the
Install_DOpusPLUS installer script. This script will ask you to either
locate the browser you want to use (either one you already had installed,
or the one you just installed), or to choose to run the Tutorial using
the IBrowse demo on the CD.
The Install script creates a DOpusPLUS sub-directory in your DOpus5: folder
and copies the Tutorial icon there with the default tool set to your chosen
browser. From now on, you can access the Tutorial simply by double-clicking
on this icon. The installer also creates a DOpus Program Group containing
the icon for quick access to the tutorial.
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Other contents of the CD...
Apart from the Tutorial, this CD contains many other interesting and useful
Opus things. The CD is split up into different directories; a brief
description follows.
Enhancements
Contains plug-in modules, ARexx scripts and programs that enhance
Directory Opus itself by adding new functionality. Note that most
of these require Opus Magellan II.
Tools
Contains third-party software utilities that we have found to be
useful in day-to-day Amiga use, including a collection of
Datatypes, Archivers, Web Browsers, and a free version of Cloanto
PPaint.
SDK
For the programming gurus among you, the SDK directory will prove
invaluable. Contains documentation on low-level Opus programming,
including include files and autodocs for the dopus5.library.
Themes
One of the most popular new features of Magellan II is the ability
to instantly transform your desktop with Themes. Here is a
collection of over 150 themes for you to try out!
Icons
A huge collection of icons which you can use for your Opus
toolbars, start menus and button banks, as well as beautiful
program and file icon sets (we particularly recommend GlowIcons!)
Images
For light relief, lots of scanned images of Amiga shows and
personalities.
AmiNet
The entire contents of the /biz/dopus directory from AmiNet. If
you're looking for an Opus-related file, the odds are it's in here.
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Copyrights
The DOpus PLUS CD collection, the tutorials and related material are
Copyright GPSoftware, 1998.
Please return the registration card to GPSoftware. Technical support will
be provided ONLY if your have registered and if you can quote your personal
registration number. You may also register via our web site or by sending
your registration details to us by email.
This material has been supplied for private use of registered Directory Opus
Magellan users and no part of this publication or the accompanying software
may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in
retrieval system, made available on the Internet, or translated into any
human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, magnetic, manual or otherwise, or disclosed to any third party
without the express written permission of GPSoftware.
Also included are supplementary materials obtained from public domain,
freeware and shareware sources and their associated Internet sites.
Unless explicitly stated, any copyrights, trademarks or other legal entities
residing in this supplementary material remains the property of the original
owners or authors of the material. GPSoftware and its associated
distributors supply the material 'as is' and express no rights or claims on
any such material nor provide any warranty to such material.
Disclaimer
GPSoftware and its associated distributors make no representation or
warranties with respect to the performance of the Software nor of the
contents of this publication and specifically disclaim any implied
warranties of merchandisable quality or fitness for any particular purpose.
Further, GPSoftware reserves the right to revise the Software and this
publication and to make changes to them from time to time without obligation
of GPSoftware to notify any person or organisation of such revisions or
changes.
Program Licence
GPSoftware provides this CD, files and programs and any updates under the
terms set out below and licenses its use world-wide. You assume
responsibility for the selection of the program to achieve your intended
results, and for the installation, use and results obtained from the
program.
Warranty
All care has been taken to ensure that the programs perform the functions
as set out in this manual. However, GPSoftware provides the program
'AS IS' and makes no express or implied warranties with respect to the
software, its documentation, performance, or merchantability. Should the
medium on which the program is supplied fail within 30 days of purchase
by the original purchaser, GPSoftware will provide a replacement copy for
the cost of the disk plus postage, provided the original disk is returned
to the address below (shipping prepaid and properly packed). Proof of
purchase (a copy of, or reference to, the original Registration Card)
must accompany any request for warranty.
Technical Support
At the discretion of GPSoftware, any and all warranty or technical support
is available only to the original purchaser of this package.
Please contact your local GPSoftware distributor in your local country for
Technical Support in the first instance.
Licence
This CD is supplied under the following conditions. If you do not agree to
abide by these conditions, you must return the package to the place of
purchase together with the disk package unopened and a full refund will
be given. You accept responsibility for the serial numbered version of
the software supplied in this package.
GPSoftware will institute legal action against any individual, company or
organisation found to be creating, duplicating, selling, or distributing
in any manner, unauthorised copies of this software or its associated
user manual.
You may a) Use the program on a single machine at a specific site only,
unless a multiple site licence has been negotiated at time of purchase
from GPSoftware; b) Make a maximum of one copy of the software for your
own personal backup purposes only. If you transfer the program to
another party, you must at the same time transfer all copies to the same
party or destroy all copies not transferred.
YOU MAY NOT USE, COPY, OR TRANSFER THE PROGRAM OR MANUAL, OR A COPY,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED. IF YOU TRANSFER
POSSESSION OF ANY COPY OF THE PROGRAM TO ANOTHER PARTY, YOUR LICENCE
IS AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATED.
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Acknowledgments
This CD would not have come into existence without the encouragement, support
and hard work of a number of dedicated Opus users.
We wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to those who took part in the
development of the CD and who provided custom written materials in support
of giving the Directory Opus user such a valued resource to complement
their Opus Magellan. Very special thanks to Ben Vost, Dave Clarke,
Helmut Hummel and Martin Steigerwald with valued support from Trevor Morris
and others.
Opus, DOpus PLUS, Directory Opus and Workbench Replacement are registered
trademarks of GPSoftware.
Installer and Amiga Workbench TM (c) Copyright 1991-1992 and 1985-1988
Commodore Amiga, Inc. All Rights reserved. Amiga, AmigaDOS, Workbench,
Intuition, Exec, etc are registered trademarks of Amiga Inc and Gateway 2000.
Other products mentioned in this work are trademarks or copyright of their
respective owners.
Dr Greg Perry, GPSoftware, Brisbane, Australia, October 1998