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Copyright 1993, Hyperion Softword
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS
PROGRAM TITLE:
Orpheus
VERSION:
1.41
RELEASED ON:
February 3, 1993
NEW IN THIS VERSION:
(Please see the WHATS.NEW file)
PROGRAM AUTHOR:
Rod Willmot
Hyperion Softword
535 Duvernay
Sherbrooke, QC
Canada J1L 1Y8
(819-566-6296)
INTENDED USER:
Writers of online books, manuals, tutorials, or any other form of
electronic documentation with a hypertext component.
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Orpheus is a writer-friendly hypertext authoring system, consisting of
two programs: OH.EXE, the authoring program itself, and OHREAD.EXE, a
reader to distribute with compiled electronic books.
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS SOFTWARE:
* Hypertext authoring in Orpheus is easier, faster, more intuitive
than in any other system on the market.
* Compiled books form a seamless package with an impressive user-
interface. Readers see a gorgeous end-product that is easy to
navigate and fun to read.
* Link to graphics, embed hotspots in graphics, launch programs,
play music... or just do fabulously readable text. The end-user
can click on a word and get anything you can imagine.
* Import existing text or use the powerful hypertext word processor in
the authoring program's Integrated Development Environment.
* The Orpheus Reader has bookmarks, a notepad, printing, online help,
configurable colors, even a Tour Mode for self-running displays.
CAPACITY AND LIMITATIONS:
Documents can contain up to 32,000 linked cards and graphics. A text card
can hold up to 250 links to any combination of text cards and graphics.
There are 7 link types, of which one can be reserved for the author's
notes and excluded from the compiled version, while three others are
for script commands entered in the easy Orpheus Command Language.
REQUIREMENTS:
Orpheus requires an IBM XT- or AT-compatible computer with DOS 3.1 or
later. The authoring program requires a hard disk; the Orpheus Reader
does not.
IS A MANUAL INCLUDED?
Yes. The file MANUAL1.DOC provides an introduction to hypertext and a
series of step-by-step tutorials on how to make hypertext with Orpheus.
(Both programs include online help -- context-sensitive, with hypertext
links of course! Help in the authoring program is an exhaustive resource
with nearly 250K of texts on every facet of the system.) In addition
the file MANUAL2.DOC provides a complete guide to using the Orpheus
Command Language (for authors who wish to display graphics, launch
programs, play music, etc).
SUPPORT:
Orpheus is supported on three levels, all of them free: (1) voice
support over the telephone (11:30 am to 11:30 pm, Eastern Time);
(2) email support via Internet and GEnie, as well as the shareware
conferences of several public echomail networks; (3) a support BBS
providing free updates. See the README file for details.
HOW TO START THE PROGRAM:
At the DOS prompt, "OH [Enter]" starts up the authoring program; you
can also give the name of a file. For example, to start up Orpheus
Author and simultaneously initiate a new project called "Test", you
would give the command "OH TEST [Enter]". See MANUAL1.DOC
(Chapter 1) for more information.
To start up the Orpheus Reader with the demo book "Introducing Orpheus",
give the command "OHREAD INTRO.HTX [Enter]" at the DOS prompt.
REGISTRATION:
Orpheus is distributed as shareware, with a registration fee of $49.
Registered users receive bonus utilities and an unlimited licence to sell,
give away, or otherwise distribute their compiled works together with the
Orpheus Reader. Registration numbers are built right into compiled books
as the ultimate proof of copyright. Site licensing is available to
companies requiring multiple copies of the authoring program.
SUGGESTED CATALOG TEXT:
For hypertext writers, for anyone wishing to create electronic books and
manuals, Orpheus is a dream come true. The system is two programs:
Orpheus Author (OH.EXE), an Integrated Development Environment for
composing hypertext; and Orpheus Reader (OHREAD.EXE), a slick but easy-to-
use program for registered users to distribute with their finished works.
Both programs come with pulldown menus and online help, mouse support,
and configurable colors.
Orpheus Author gives you seamless integration between the act of writing
and the act of hypertext linking. All features are accessible through
menus and dialogs, and most have keyboard accelerators. There are no
special codes or brackets to insert; you can quickly develop a complex
hypertext network that is a joy to navigate and a pleasure to read.
Extensive word processing tools include reformatting, search and replace,
block operations including column mode and mouse-marking, a boxdraw mode
for making tables and boxes, everything you need to write well and make
text look great onscreen. Hypertext tools let you refine and restructure
your hypertext network at will, letting it grow and change following the
flow of ideas -- safely and easily, with a couple of keystrokes or clicks
of the mouse. With 4 independent Edit windows you can keep separate
"growing points" of your work close to hand (Orpheus saves your window
configuration when you end a session). A fifth window provides read-only
access to other files for quickly importing external text. Every Orpheus
book can hold up to 32,000 cards; each card can have up to 250 links to
any combination of text cards and graphics; graphics in turn can have
hotspots linked to other graphics or to text. Finished works are compiled
into two or more compressed files for efficient distribution with the
Orpheus Reader.
The Orpheus Reader is the public's gateway to you and your work. It
offers a user-friendly interface combined with the under-the-hood
sophistication to take full advantage of the user's hardware. (Even if
you wrote your book in monochrome, users with color will get glorious
color; but if you used graphics that the reader's system can't display,
Orpheus handles this gracefully.) Features on the menu include a notepad
with hypertext linking, a bookmark dialog where the user can enter
descriptive comments for up to 10 bookmarks, and printing.
The author of Orpheus provides support through GEnie and Internet
addresses, as well as the shareware conferences of several public echomail
networks. A sample book included with the Reader (INTRO.HTX) demonstrates
what the system can do.
FILES IN THIS PACKAGE:
README ....................... general info and file list
OH.EXE ....................... Orpheus Author, the authoring program
WHATS.NEW .................... new features, fixes, changes
REGISTER.DOC ................. order form
VENDOR.TXT ................... this file
OH.HLP ....................... online help for the authoring program
MANUAL1.DOC .................. manual/tutorial on OH.EXE
MANUAL2.DOC .................. guide to Orpheus Command Language
OHREAD.EXE ................... the Orpheus Reader
OHREAD.HLP ................... its online help
INTRO.HTX .................... demo book to read with Reader
INTR_.1 ...................... part of demo book
WORLDMAP.PCX ................. graphic for demo
HOME16.PCX ................... graphic for demo
FLAGS.ANS .................... ansi for demo
SHOWRUN.BAT .................. sample batch file called by demo