README.TXT - Last minutes notes - January 21, 1995 "Neiki's Astro Tool Kit" version 1.2.2 "S" (January 19, 1995) This file contains the following sections: 0. Bugs Fixed with version 1.2.2 1. Starting the program and creating the icon 2. Requirements for version 1.2 3. Math Co-Processor performances 4. Solutions to problems with ICON creation 5. Solutions to printing problems 6. Known problems 7. Registering... 8. The Deluxe Edition: "Archimede the Astrologer" The basic information on how to use Neiki are in the USER'S GUIDE. The USER'S GUIDE is included as a Windows Write document. It was be copied in the directory where you have installed this software. The name of the file is NEIKI12.WRI =============================================================== 0. Bugs Fixed with version 1.2.2 -------------------------------- This version 1.2.2 (January 19, 1995) help avoid a problem of incompatibility with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Win32s: - The "Create Icon" dialog is NOT invoke automatically anymore at the first startup of the program. So, users who still have problems (GPF!) with this specific dialog can avoid it. Users who don't have problem with this automated icon creation can invoke it manually from the "create Program Manager icon" item of the "Options" menu. Bugs fixed with version 1.2.1 (January 15, 1995): - The initialization code was updated to avoid GPFs happening with the "Create Icon" dialog when Neiki is used with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or with Win32. (Probably help to run under in a Win box under OS/2 2.0, 2.1 and Warp - but this has NOT been tested). - support of half hour time zones: click the Help button in the New Chart or Edit Chart dialogs to read about how to use half hour in the Offset from GMT field. 1. Starting the program and creating the icon --------------------------------------------- If you can read this, then you have extracted the other files (including NATK12.EXE) from the ZIP files. (If not, please read NATK12.TXT). Here is how to start the program for the first time and create its icon: You can browse on your hard disk with FILE MANAGER and double-click on the NATK12.EXE program file OR follow these instructions: NOTE: The example given here assumes that you decided to copy files in the directory above mentioned, C:\NEIKI 1) From within Windows Program Manager, choose the menu "File", select item "Run". 2) Type c:\neiki\natk12 and press ENTER 3) Follow the instructions on screen. 2. Requirements for version 1.2: -------------------------------- The following hardware and software items are required to run "Neiki's Astro Tool Kit": [] a 386 or 486 PC with 4 MB of RAM (8 MB is better) [] Windows 3.1 [] 2 MB of disk space where you decide to install the application. 3. Math Co-Processor performances --------------------------------- On a 386 DX (40 MHz) without Math Co-Processor, computing a chart takes 2.6 seconds. On a 486 DX (33 MHz) with Math Co-Processor, it takes less than 0.2 second. 4. Solutions to problems with ICON creation ------------------------------------------- In some odd cases (if you have removed some files from \windows\system), you might have problems while creating an icon for "NATK" in Program Manager... Error: "Error loading DLL ..." Solution: Make shure that the file DDEML.DLL is in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. It should look like this: ddeml.dll 38,400 .a.. 28-04-93 0:00:00 If DDEML.DLL is not good or suspect, use the EXPAND.EXE program to copy DDEML.DL_ from the Windows 3.1 distribution diskettes (you have to find which diskette it is) to DDEML.DLL in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. EXPAND.EXE must be run from the MS-DOS prompt. The command to execute it will be something like: expand a:\ddeml.dl_ c:\windows\system\ddeml.dll 5. Solutions to Printing problems --------------------------------- Problem: (Only observed with Everex Laser Printer) Positions do not show properly on the printed House chart. Solution: In the Options menu, choose "Draw chart options...". Once the dialog box is opened, in the "House chart:" box, click to disable "use small characters for positions". 6. Known problems ----------------- Most the problems described here are related to specific installations or to the implementation of Windows. 1) Printing report when using Compaq 800*600 SVGA Large Fonts mode: the fonts are bigger than they are supposed to be: Arial 10 points is more like 12 points, etc. Solution: This problem does not appear with the same driver in the 800*600 Small Fonts mode nor in the 640*480 VGA mode. 2) "The chart drawing does not scroll properly when I click on the scroll bar or on the scroll arrow". Solution: After you have scrolled the drawing as you want, click on the maximize or on the restore button on the upper right corner of the window. The window will redraw itself properly. 3) In the "Report Print Shop", the [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys do NOT always work. Solution: The application receives the [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys ONLY when the cursor (blinking vertical bar) is in the "Header:" or "Footer:" fields. The [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys will NOT work if the "focus" is on one the radio or push buttons. Click on one of the "Header:" or "Footer:" fields or TAB to one of them. 4) The "Copy to Clipboard" item of the "Draw" menu does NOT copy the complete drawing of the House (or Aspects) Chart. Solution: None yet. Anyway, a Paste into Paintbrush is less than beautiful: the bitmaps drawing of Paintbrush cannot really use the higher resolution drawings created by "Neiki's Astro Tool Kit". The best output for a chart is directly to a printer. A future version will provide a way to export a chart drawing to a file in the Windows "Metafile" graphics format. 5) Though you can start "Neiki's Astro Tool Kit" two or more times, this will most probably lead to serious problems: UAE, GPF or even Windows crashing. The next version will forbid starting a second instance of the application. 7. Registering... ----------------- This software is NOT free... except for a first period of sixty (60) days to try it. The details are in LICENSE.TXT To register this software (and unlock some of its functions) fill the registration form in REGISTER.TXT and mail it to us with your check. We will send you your personal "registration information". Once you will have entered your personal "registration information" in the program, the following features will be enabled: - printing of Synastry charts - printing of Transits charts - the menu item "Look at Sky Now", which draws an aspects chart of the sky as it is now. The fee for one Registered User License of "Neiki's Astro Tool Kit" is: Canadian residents: $ 49.00 (Can) (taxes included) US residents and others: $ 38.00 (US) Please look at REGISTER.TXT for details and to print the form. Instead of registering the shareware version, you can buy the "Deluxe Edition"... see next item. 8. The Deluxe Edition: "Archimede the Astrologer" ------------------------------------------------- There is another edition of this "Neiki" software, with more features. The name of this Deluxe Edition is: "Archimede the Astrologer" "Neiki" charts files (*.obc) and options file (options.obf) are fully compatible with "Archimede" files. "Archimede" has the same menus as "Neiki" but with some more features: - Transits not only of "slow", but also of "fast" planets (Moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus) - Sky Display Mode: this mode draws an aspects chart of the sky in real time (you select a refresh interval between 5 and 60 seconds) - compute and display positions of Lilith and Chiron - include more ephemeris files and cover the period between 1600 to 2680 AD You can buy "Archimede" directly from the author (see file ARCHIMED.TXT) or through our US distributor. The US distributor handles credit cards and does phone order: MICROCYCLES PO Box 3175 Culver City CA 90231-3175 USA Phone: (310) 202-8337 inquiries 1-800-8-CYCLES orders Mon-Fri 10am-5pm (Pacific Time) The suggested retail price is $95 US. The actual resale price could be lower. MICROCYCLES can also sell you a diskette with ephemeris files for "Archimede" that cover up to 8490 years (from the BC era to the next milleniums AD). The author, Falgor, Archimede & Neiki, only accept checks or money orders (in US or Canadian funds): Falgor, Archimede & Neiki PO Box 1631, Station "B" Montreal (Que) H3B 3L3 CANADA The author sells "Archimede the Astrologer" at these prices: Canadian residents: $120.00 (Can) (taxes included) US residents and others: $ 95.00 (US) Orders will be mailed within 7 days. Please allow three (3) weeks for delivery (in the US and Canada). There is an order form in the file ARCHIMED.TXT for your convenience. (c) Copyright 1994,1995 by Falgor, Archimede & Neiki ______________________________________________________________ MS Write and Microsoft Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PKUNZIP is a trademark of PKWARE Inc.