Copyright: Copyright (c) 1993-1994 by K. Routley and R. Trowe


WinFC Help
WinFC V1.0b Help

WinFC V1.0b, Copyright (c) 1993-1994 by K. Routley and R. Trowel
                          All rights reserved.
                      Distributed by Tekra Software

This is an evaluation copy of WinFC.  You may evaluate WinFC for a period of 30 days after initial installation; if you decide to keep WinFC, you must register.  See Registration Form.

Procedures
Using WinFC
Viewing More than One Set of Differences

Menus
File
View
Difference
Toolbar

More Information
Registration Form
Restrictions
Installation and Deinstallation


File
File Menu

Open Files...
The File|Open Files... command is used to open a new set of files to compare.

Close Files
The File|Close Files command is used to close the current set of files. under comparison

Exit
The File|Exit command is used to exit WinFC.


View Menu

Status bar

Toolbar

Flyover Hints


View|Status bar

The View|Status bar menu item is used display/hide the Status bar located at the bottom of WinFC's main window. This area is used to display the titles of the files as the mouse cursor is position over the file area. It is also used to display the Flyover Hints.


View|Toolbar

The View|Toolbar menu item is used to display/hide the Toolbar. The items in the Toolbarare used to represent shortcuts for WinFC functions.


View|Flyover Hints

The View|Flyover Hints menu item is used to enable/disable the description associated with the menu items and Toolbar items. The hints are displayed in the Status bararea (if the Status bar is enabled).


Difference Menu

The current difference is distinguished by the RED graphics area.  The BLACK graphics area(s) indicate other differences between the files.  Some or all of the difference menu and toolbar items may be disabled depending on what differences exist.

Next Difference Menu

The Next command brings you to the next set of differences between the files being compared.

Previous Difference Menu

The Previous command brings you to the previous set of differences between the files being compared.

First Difference Menu

The First command brings you to the first set of differences between the files being compared.

Last Difference Menu

The Last command brings you to the Last set of differences between the files being compared.


Toolbar

The toolbar is used for "quick" access to common WinFC functions.


Using WinFC

Click on the area in the diagram below that you'd like more information about.


Registering WinFC
WinFC V1.0b Order Form

To print this order form, click on the File|Print Topic menu entry above, or else you can print the ASCII file ORDER.TXT.

Payment: Make checks out to "Kevin Routley" or "Tekra Software".  Checks must be in U.S. dollars.  American Travellers Checks or International Postal Orders in US dollars should be made out to "Kevin Routley".  US cash also accepted.

Multi-user Licenses:  A multi-user license for WinFC entitles you to receive one copy of the distribution package and duplicate it for the designated number of users.  The number of people using WinFC at any single point in time may not exceed the number of licenses paid for.

Send to:
Tekra  Software
P.O. Box  0030
York Harbour, ME 03911-0030

WinFC Single Copy ____ copies @ $ 15.00 each = __________
WinFC Multi-User License:
2 to  9 users : ____ users @ $ 14.25 each = $ __________
10 to 24 users : ____ users @ $ 13.50 each = $ __________
25 to 49 users : ____ users @ $ 12.75 each = $ __________
(The fee for more than 49 licenses is negotiable.)

Please include $2.50 shipping & handling   +     $2.50

5.25" Disk ___ or 3.5" Disk ___            Total payment = ___________

Name: _____________________________________   Date: ________________

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Address: ___________________________________________________________

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If you provide an electronic mail address, we will notify you first about
updates and new product offerings as they become available.

Electronic mail address:  __________________________________________

How did you hear about WinFC?

Comments, suggestions, etc:


Contact


Restrictions
WinFC V1.0b Restrictions

Heres a list of the known problems and restrictions in WinFC V1.0b:

If you remove the Status bar, there is currently now where for the file name and Flyover Hints to be displayed.

WinFC has difficulty recognising individual differences that occur near (within 3 or 4 lines) the bottom of the files being compared.  More than one difference may be contained within a single highlighted difference area.

WinFC may stop displaying the red and black highlights, especially in low resource situations.  The only way to recover the highlights is to re-open the files being compared.

If the help file is displayed via the Help menu, exiting WinFC does not close the help file.


Installation & Deinstallation
Installation and Deinstallation

You most likely received your evaluation copy of WinFC as a .ZIP file.  To install, unpack the .ZIP file into a directory on your hard disk.  Only WINFC1B.EXE is strictly required to run WinFC, the other files are not needed after you've read them and ordered your registered copy.  You may wish to keep WINFC.HLP for future reference.

WINFC1B.EXE may be executed using the File|Run... command from either Program Manager or File Manager.  You may wish to create an icon in Program Manager for convenient execution.

Quick Installation is...
1) Create a directory to hold all the WinFC related files. The recommended directory name (used in the following instructions) is "C:\WINFC".

2) Copy all WinFC-related files to this directory. You need WinFC1B.exe at a minimum.

3) Add WinFC to a program group by selecting the program group you want to add WinFC to, select the program manager's File->New menu item entry. Select "Program item" and the press "OK". Fill in the following fields and then press "OK":

 	Description: WinFC
Command Line: winfc1b.exe
Working Dir: c:\winfc

Deinstallation

Should you choose not to keep WinFC, it may be de-installed by deleting the files you restored from the distribution set.  Also, delete any Program Manager groups and/or icons you may have created. That's it!


Viewing More than One Set of Differences

It is a restriction in evaluation copy of WinFC that only one set of differences can be viewed at one time. This is not a restriction in the registered version, where you can have multiple file comparisons visible at the same time. See Registration Form.


The Open Files button is used to open a new set of files to compare.


The First button brings you to the next set of differences between the files being compared.


The Prev button brings you to the next set of differences between the files being compared.


The Next button brings you to the next set of differences between the files being compared.


The Last button brings you to the next set of differences between the files being compared.


The Status bar button is used display/hide the Status bar located at the bottom of WinFC's main window.


The Toggle Toolbar Position button moves the toolbar to various positions in the main window.


Contains menus to open and close difference files, and exit WinFC.  See File.


Contains menus to navigate between differences.  See Difference.


Contains menus to enable or disable controls.  See View.


Contains menus to provide access to on-line help.


Shows a difference between the two files.


The first file being compared.


The second file being compared.


Used to display the names of the files being compared and the status of the comparison operation.


Indicates the difference currently being viewed.