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Introduction

Getting started

- Smile is a script editor conceptually different from other script editors. Once you get familiar with Smile's concept, you will quickly find it easy to use. The "Guided Tour" presents Smile's concept through a quick example, so that you can get started just by reading it.
- How to use Smile is also explained in the present documentation, starting with the page on text windows . Then, for any question, please refer to the present Smile Help. We recommend to use the Search feature.
- Smile Help includes also the documentation on the other facets of Smile: as an interface builder for AppleScript, and as a scriptable text editor.

Installation tips

- There is a special page for installing Smile on an OS before 8.5 .
- If you have already a previous version of Smile installed, some Smile's documents can display in the Finder with the generic, blank, file icon, instead of their Smile's document icon. This may be in particular the case with the Guided Tour. To fix this, you may rebuild the desktop or use Save a BNDL, a fine utility which is much faster and specially designed for this purpose. Save a BNDL can be found at www.tempel.org/mac/#svab
- The Smile folder must be kept in order for Smile to work properly. The "Class Scripts", "User Scripts" and "More stuff" folders (and, possibly, the "Smile help" folder) must remain in the folder of Smile. Do not remove or rename any file of these folders unless you know what you are doing.

Using the Help

- For help, pull down the 'Help' menu, and choose 'Smile help'. Or, press the 'Help' key. After you have activated the help, you can use the 'Search' feature of the 'Help Viewer' to select the pages of interest for you.
- You can print the current page by using the corresponding menu. You can also print the whole documentation by clicking here .
- Smile's vision of scripting is different from other editors'. For an easy presentation, double-click the "Guided Tour".

Language

You are using the US version of Smile. This means that the documentation (Smile Help and Guided tour) is in English.

If you choose "French" in the Preferences dialog, Smile will be toggled to French. (Note that the menus will be updated only next time you launch Smile). The documentation (Smile Help and Guided tour) remains in English, unless you have installed the French help (Aide Smile), which ships with the French version of Smile.

Known incompatibilities

- Help Viewer
Help Viewer is an application shipping with the OS. Smile Help is viewed in Help Viewer. Because of a bug of Help Viewer, you may get a "Memory full" error message when you attempt to launch a Search in Smile Help. Other problems can occur. If this is the case, quit Help Viewer, then take the "Help Viewer Preferences" folder out of the "Preferences" folder of the System folder (or, trash the "Help Viewer Preferences" folder), then launch again Smile Help.

- Action Files
Smile makes use of Navigation Services for its standard open / save dialogs. If you have PowerOn "Action Files" installed, you must absolutely add Smile to the list of incompatible applications in the Compatibility pane of the Action Files control panel, and select "Enable Navigation Services".

- Contextual Menu and others
Smile makes use of the contextual menu system (ctrl-click). Thus, you might need to disable for Smile any third party utility which would handle the ctrl-clicks in place of the application.

- FinderPop
Some users have suspected some versions of FinderPop of interacting with the contextual menus of Smile (ctrl-click), even if disabled.

- QuicKeys 4.1 under OS 9
A bug of OS 9 may cause crashes under OS 9 when you quit Smile (as well as other applications) with QuicKeys installed. The workaround is to move the file "Folders" out of its folder before launching Smile. CE Software has provided the full description of the workaround. It can be found on Smile's home page :
www.tandb.com.au/smile/

Distribution and property

Smile is distributed by Satimage on a feedbackware basis. If you choose to use it please pay your share : report to Satimage any bug, incompatibility, or suggestion. Instructions for contacting Satimage can be found below.
You may distribute it freely yourself, or sell it, alone or included in your own product, untouched or customized. In any case you must conform to the following:
- do not suppress any of the "Satimage" marks built in the software, in particular do not change nor remove the splash screen, nor the About menu,
- and distribute the "Read me" file with it.

Contacting Satimage

- To report bugs and incompatibilities, make requests and suggestions. E-mail to Satimage

- To get some help, and to be informed about updates and announcements, subscribe to the Smile discussion list SUL. See Smile Users List ( SUL ) below.
Satimage
1 AVENUE DES PRES
F-94260 FRESNES
FRANCE
E-mail us Satimage
Fax : +33 1 46 15 92 99

Smile Users List (SUL)

If you encounter a problem or have questions about Smile, it is possible that other users can help you.
SUL is a discussion group (list) about Smile allowing users to exchange support.
- To subscribe send a mail to satimage@imaginet.fr with "subscribe sul" (w/o quotes) as the subject.
- To unsubscribe send a mail to satimage@imaginet.fr with "unsubscribe sul" as the subject.
- To post, send a mail to satimage@imaginet.fr with [SUL] somewhere in the subject. Important : use no quotes, include brackets [SUL].

Updates and additions

For updates and to download additional tools, extensions, goodies, and any kind of stuff, check the official site of Smile hosted by T&B (Australia) :
www.tandb.com.au/smile/
Alternately, you can visit the Satimage softwares home page :
wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~satimage/
Satimage has a web site www.satimage.fr (cliquez ici pour la version Française ).

Acknowledgments

Smile uses parts from the WASTE 1993-1996 text engine by Marco Piovanelli, the author of Style. Marco's Style is a wonderful piece of software. Visit its home page .
A sincere thanks is extended to those who reported bugs, offered suggestions, or collaborated with us at any level.

Disclaimer

In no event will Satimage be liable for any consequences of the use of this software.

Trademarks and Copyrights

- Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript, Balloon Help, HyperCard, Macintosh, Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines corp.
- Satimage is a registered trademark of Satimage SARL in Europe.


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