═══ 1. Introduction ═══ Custom Design Software - ANNOUNCEMENT Custom Design Software is pleased to announce the availability of a new product that will make building your IPF files as easy as pointing and clicking! If you've struggled through the creation of an IPF file you know what we're talking about. Creating an IPF file can be a daunting task, even for an experienced programmer. You have to keep track of all the headings you've created. You have to remember the tagging language which is no small feat in itself. And lastly the development process of coding, compiling and testing your INF or HLP file creations can be very time consuming. If you are new to the IPFC tagging language, the task is even harder and more time consuming! IPF Builder can take alot of druggery out of the process of building your IPF files. Novices will appreciate the ease in which they can start using the IPFC tagging language to quickly create impressive INF and online help files. IPF Builder will speed up the following tasks: ■ Inserting BMP files into your IPF file. ■ Special highlight formatting of selected text. ■ Creating special code blocks like :lines., :example. and :note. ■ Creating hypertext links and headings ■ Creating footnotes and linking to them ■ Testing your INF files as you develop them Here is what IPF Builder looks like when you are editing an IPF file ... To get an overview of IPF Builder's features, double click on: Features ═══ 2. Features ═══ Double Click on one of the following items to see some of IPF Builder's functions: ■ Pull-Down Menus ■ Editing Window ■ Creating a New Heading ■ Link to a Heading or Footnote ■ Testing Your IPF Development ■ Complete Online Help ■ New Features in Version 1.12 ■ System Requirements If all this looks good to you, take a look at our Ordering Information ═══ 2.1. Pull-Down Menus ═══ IPF Builder gives you easy access to all it's abilities through pull-down menus from the menu bar. Or you can just click the right button on your mouse to get instant access to a popup menu. Return to Features ═══ 2.2. Editing Window ═══ IPF Builder has an editing window that displays the IPF file you are working on. You can cut, paste, undo and import text into the IPF file. If you want to add a special highlight to a word or phrase, just select the word or phrase by dragging your mouse across it, click on the "Highlight" Button and choose your highlight from the following dialog: Want to set the colors? Click on "Colors" from the IPF Controls or popup menu for easy color changes ... What about creating lists? And much more ... It couldn't be easier! Return to Features ═══ 2.3. Creating a New Heading ═══ Need to create a new heading? It's as simple as clicking on the "Heading" Button. Here you enter a new heading, an ID number for the heading and select what heading level this heading will be. Click on "Insert Heading" and you're done. Return to Features ═══ 2.4. Link to a Heading or Footnote ═══ Linking to a heading or footnote that you've already created couldn't be easier! IPF Builder maintains a list of all the headings you've created. Click on the "Link to Heading/Footnote" from the popup menu and then select the heading or footnote you wish to link to: All headings are listed on the basis of the levels you've assigned to them. So you can easily keep track of where they should be placed in your IPF document. Return to Features ═══ 2.5. Testing Your IPF Development ═══ As you develop your IPF document it's as simple as selecting a menu item to compile your IPF into an INF file and then with another click, VIEW the results! This really speeds up the development cycle. IPF Builder is multi-threading so that compiles take place in the background allowing you to continue working while your document is being compiled. Results of your compiles are displayed in a window so that you can view them: Return to Features ═══ 2.6. Complete Online Help ═══ IPF Builder of course comes with complete online help developed with IPF Builder itself! Return to Features ═══ 2.7. New Features in Version 1.12 ═══ The next release of IPF Builder (due to be released on September 5, 1994) will include many new features: ■ 300% speed increase in loading an IPF file. ■ Ability to view both your INF and HLP files as you create them. ■ Indexing ■ When selecting a BMP file for insertion in your IPF file you will be able to view the BMP prior to making your selection. ■ Setting of various fonts/point sizes. ■ Create tables effortlessly. ■ Registered users of earlier versions will be able to pickup the new version directly from the OS/2 Shareware BBS. See OS/2 Shareware BBS for more information. IPF Builder has been certified by IBM as Return to Features ═══ 2.8. System Requirements ═══ IPF Builder will run under OS/2 2.1. The IPFC compiler is required to create OS/2 INF and HLP files. This is a separate product that can be purchased from IBM. Return to Features ═══ 3. Ordering Information ═══ IPF Builder (c) is here now! IPF Builder is being offered at a special introductory price of only $69! This special pricing will remain in effect until November 1, 1994. After that the regular pricing will be $99.00. Still a great deal for a piece of software that will save you so much time and make your IPF building so much easier. All those who purchase any version of IPF Builder will be entitled to a free upgrade to the next release. IPF Builder can be purchased directly from Custom Design Software using the Order Form in this INF file or by calling the OS/2 Shareware BBS. Click on Order Form to print out an order form. Click on OS/2 Shareware BBS for information on purchasing directly from the OS/2 Shareware BBS. Return to Introduction ═══ 3.1. Order Form ═══ (Print out this section and use it as an order form.) See Special Pricing Custom Design Software Order Form Please send me the following software package(s): Qty Unit Price Description Price ────┬───────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬─────────── │ $ 99.00* │ IPF Builder Version 1.0 │ ────┼───────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────── │ │ │ ────┼───────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼─────────── │ │ │ ────┼───────────────┴─────────────────────────────┼─────────── │ Canadian Residents Add 7% GST │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────── │ BC Residents Add 7% PST │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────── │ Shipping - Add $ 2.00 │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────── │ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED >>> │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────── * Prices are in US funds. Please send the order to: Your Name: ──────────────────────────────────────── Company : ──────────────────────────────────────── Address : ──────────────────────────────────────── City : ──────────────────────────────────────── Province/State: Postal Code/Zip: ─────── ─────────── Phone Number: ───────────────────────────────────── Note: Please make cheques or money orders payable to: Custom Design Software 3848 Warren Avenue Royston, BC V0R 2V0 Canada Phone: (604) 334-2263 ═══ 3.2. OS/2 Shareware BBS ═══ Pete Norloff's great BBS called the OS/2 Shareware BBS has the ability to allow you to easily purchase IPF Builder directly from the BBS. Simply log on to the OS/2 Shareware BBS and once at the Main Menu, type "P" for Purchase. This takes you to the following screen: You'll be asked to enter your name, credit card number and phone number. The BBS will automatically check your credit card for authorization. The process takes about 30 seconds. If your credit card checks out ok, you'll be given access to the file area that contains IPF Builder. IPF Builder is located there in a compressed disk image format (less than 800K) that you will then download. You'll also be presented with the License Agreement for the product and by downloading the file, you are agreeing to the terms of the License Agreement. The file you download is self-extracting and will create a floppy disk of the program. (The same disk you'd get if you ordered the software directly from CDS). IPF Builder comes with an Installation program that will install the program on your hard drive along with building a folder on your OS/2 Desktop. Once you have purchased through OS/2 Shareware BBS you will continue to have access to the IPF Builder file area. This will allow you to easily pickup any upgrades to the program when they become available! Return to Ordering Information ═══ ═══ IPF Builder is being introduced at a Special Price of only $ 69.00 US until November 1, 1994. Quantity purchases are further discounted. Please contact Custom Design Software for further information. Note: IPFANN.INF was created entirely using IPF Builder.