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06-01-90 11:40am
The Multi-Edit Demo is now shipped in compressed, self extracting form.
The program INSTALL.EXE will automatically perform the extractions and
install Multi-Edit onto your disk for you.
The Multi-Edit Demo win NOT run from a 360k floppy. DEMO will fit on a
720k or larger floppy with no problem.
NOTE: DOS VERSIONS < 3.0
You MUST have a 'ME_PATH=' environment variable set.
EXAMPLE: SET ME_PATH=C:\ME
ABOUT THE DEMO:
Unlike other "demo" disks you might have received, this
Multi-Edit demo is truly a FULLY FUNCTIONAL copy of the
editor! ANY SIZE FILE may be loaded, edited and saved.
The differences between the demo and the full product are:
1. The introductory screens, which may not be bypassed.
2. The on-line help and user's guide is more limited, and
there is no macro language reference manual.
3. The following advanced features are not included: Network
Support, Macro Debugger, Print formatter, Spell checker and
Communications Module Language support other than C and
Pascal
4. Configuration changes last only for the current session and
may not be saved.
5. Technical support and maintenance updates are not included
6. The DEMO takes much longer to load, and uses more memory
than the regular Multi-Edit.
7. The macro compiler and macro source is not included.
To order the full package call: 1-602-968-1945
A NOTE ON MOUSE SUPPORT:
Please check out our mouse support. It is fully explained in
the online help. Some examples of what you can do with your
mouse:
Click anywhere on the top two lines of the screen to
pop up the main menu.
Drag the corner of a window to resize it, or drag the
top of the window to move it entirely.
Mark blocks of text.
Move your cursor through a file.
Click on the scroll bar to easily move through a file.
** COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS **
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1. Upon bringing up Multi-edit you get the message:
"INIT file not found."
Your ME_PATH environment variable is not SET correctly.
If you are running Dos version < 3.0 you need to add
a line to your autoexec.bat file:
SET ME_PATH=C:\ME
(Whatever follows the = should be the path to the main
Multi-edit directory). If the path above is wrong or
doesn't exist you will get the above error message.
If you are running DOS versions 3.0 or higher you DO NOT NEED
to set this variable. If you are getting the above message
check & see if you are setting this variable. If you are
remove the line.
2. Multi-edit will not run at all:
Multi-Edit normally auto-detects the presence of a mouse driver.
With DOS versions below 3, this does not always work, and may
cause problems. If you are using DOS 2.0, 2.1 or any other
version below 3.0, try starting Multi-Edit with a /MN.
/MN = Mouse disable, /MY = Mouse enable
3. You go into Multi-edit and your keyboard locks up OR your
key repeat seems to be malfunctioning. You should try
the following command line switches:
Some special TSR's, and older PC clones, will not work if
Multi-Edit trys to use the enhanced keyboard functions. If
you experience keyboard problems, try the /EN switch.
/EN = Don't try to use enhanced keyboard
Some special ANSI.SYS replacements, and some unusual PC clones,
have major problem when attempting to alter the keyboard
repeat speed. If you experience keyboard problems, try the /KN
switch (/KY is the default). If this fixes your problem, be sure
to go into Install and save the settings.
/KN = Don't change key speed, /KY = Change key speed
4. If you are using EMS, and have already tried the command line
switches listed above, and Multi-edit is still acting strange,
it's probably due to a conflict between Multi-edit and your EMS.
Try starting Multi-Edit with the /EMSOFF command line switch.
5. When trying to install Multi-edit you get the PKWARE error message:
"don't know how to handle file"
Your version of PKUNZIP is incompatible - you need to get PKZIP
version 1.01. A copy can be obtained from our bulletin board.
We would like to acknowledge PKWARE, who provided the utilities
needed to generate the compressed, self extracting files.
PKWARE provides the best file compression utilities available,
and we highly recommend them. For more information, contact
PKWARE, Inc.
7545 N. Port Washington Rd.
Glendale, WI 53217
You can also download PKWARE's shareware PKZIP product from the
American Cybernetics BBS.