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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Guidelines Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Guidelines Installation
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- Welcome!
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- Welcome to the Guidelines Installation program. This program will perform the
- installation of Guidelines and any optional extension packs.
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- Help is available at each step of the installation process, so if you are in
- doubt, either press the Help button or press F1.
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- Press the Ok button to continue.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Installation Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Installation Help
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- Welcome to the Guidelines Installation program. This program will perform the
- installation of Guidelines and any optional extension packs.
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- Help is available at each step of the installation process, so if you are in
- doubt, either press the Help button or press F1.
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- As you complete steps of the installation, a checkmark will be placed alongside
- those items you have finished.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Directories Menu Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Directories Menu Item
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- Selecting this menu item will invoke the Directories dialog, which allows you
- to specify Source and Target directories for the installation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Options Menu Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Options Menu Item
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- Selecting this menu item will invoke the Options dialog, which allows you to
- modify the behaviour of the installation program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Install Menu Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Install Menu Item
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- Selecting this menu item will begin the installation of the base Guidelines
- product, using the settings you have selected within the directories and
- options dialogs.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Install Extensions Menu Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Install Extensions Menu Item
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- Selecting this menu item will invoke the Install Extensions Selection dialog,
- allowing you to choose a Guidelines Extension Pack to install.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Convert Menu Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Convert Menu Item
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- Selecting this menu item will invoke the Convert GUI Files dialog, which allows
- you to selectively convert GUI files created by earlier versions of Guidelines.
- The GUI files will be upgraded to a file format compatible with the version of
- Guidelines being installed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Exit Menu Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Exit Menu Item
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- Select this menu item to leave the installation program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Options Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Options Dialog
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- This dialog allows you to modify the behaviour of the installation program.
- The following settings may be modified:
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- Γûá Update CONFIG.SYS
- Γûá Create WPS Folder
- Γûá Install Sample Applications
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Update CONFIG.SYS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Update CONFIG.SYS
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- Guidelines needs to modify several environment variables within your CONFIG.SYS
- file in order to operate correctly. It will modify the following settings:
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- LIBPATH This setting tells OS/2 where to look for Dynamic Link Libraries
- (.DLL). So that Guidelines may find its own DLLs when it has not
- been started from its installed directory, the GUIDE\SYS directory
- is added to this setting.
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- PATH The PATH variable is used to find executable (.EXE) programs. To
- allow you to run GUIDE from the command line from any directory,
- the Installation program will add the GUIDE directory to the PATH
- environment variable.
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- HELP This variable tells the Help Manager where to find online help
- files (.HLP). Guidelines itself, and all the custom controls have
- help files, so the Installation program will add GUIDE and
- GUIDE\SYS to the HELP path to find them.
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- INCLUDE The INCLUDE path tells the compiler where C/C++ header files
- (.H/.HPP) are to be found. The Guidelines runtime and all the
- controls have their own header files which are needed to compile
- applications, so the Installation program will add GUIDE\SYS to the
- INCLUDE path.
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- LIB The LIB path tells the linker where to find libraries (.LIB) to
- link as a final step of building an application. As with the
- INCLUDE path, Guidelines and its controls need to know where to
- find their libraries, so the LIB path will have GUIDE\SYS added to
- it.
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- GUE This setting is specific to Guidelines, as it tells Guidelines
- where to find the GUE extensions which support the custom controls.
- This will be set to GUIDE\SYS.
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- It is recommended that you allow the Installation program to modify CONFIG.SYS
- for you, otherwise you will need to manually edit the file to ensure correct
- operation. If you opt not to have the changes done automatically, the required
- changes will be written to a file called CONFIG.GL within the target directory.
- These changes can then be applied manually before running Guidelines.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Create WPS Folder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Create WPS Folder
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- If this option is selected, the Installation program will create a Guidelines
- folder on your Workplace Shell Desktop, which looks like this:
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Install Sample Applications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Install Sample Applications
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- If this option is checked, a series of Guidelines applications will be
- installed into the GUIDE\GUI directory. There is a wide range of samples GUI
- files, which illustrate important techniques for creating Guidelines
- applications.
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- Some applications are small and illustrate key concepts or demonstrate specific
- features of a control, while others are more complex, and illustrate design
- principles and coding examples used by the creators of Guidelines.
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- It is recommended that all users install these samples, as even experienced
- programmers may learn from them.
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- Other sample programs will be installed within the GUIDE\BIN directory which
- demonstrate some of the capabilities available in optional Guidelines extension
- packs. GUI files for these programs have not been provided as they require the
- extension packs to support them.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Installation Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Installation Directories
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- This dialog allows you to specify the source and target directories to be used
- during the installation of Guidelines. The following fields can be set:
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- Γûá Install From
- Γûá Installation Directory
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Source Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Source Directory
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- This is the directory from which you are installing Guidelines. It would
- normally be A:\ or B:\ if you are installing from a floppy drive.
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- If you are installing from a directory on a hard drive, the Installation
- program will display the directory from which it was run, which should specify
- the location of the installation files.
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- This field should not normally be changed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Target Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Target Directory
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- This field allows you to specify the directory in to which Guidelines will be
- installed. The default drive for installation is the OS/2 boot drive, and the
- default directory is GUIDE. If the target directory does not exist, it will be
- created. If the target directory already exists and contains an existing copy
- of Guidelines, then the system files will be overwritten with the version being
- installed. Other user files within the target directory will not be affected.
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- The Installation program will automatically check that there is sufficient
- space to install all the options selected.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Registration Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Registration Dialog
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- This dialog allows you to personalize your Guidelines package. You should
- enter the following information to before proceeding:
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- Γûá Registration Number
- Γûá Name
- Γûá Company
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Registration Number ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Registration Number
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- Enter your Registration Number in this field. Your unique Registration Number
- is supplied with your Guidelines package. If you have not purchased a
- registered copy of Guidelines, a blank Registration Number will be accepted
- which will provide full functionaility within the base product, but will
- prevent the use of any Guidelines extension packs.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Name
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- Enter your name in this field to customize your Guidelines package. This name
- will appear in the Product Information dialog from within Guidelines. If no
- Company is specified, this Name will appear in your applications' Copyright
- notices.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Company ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Company
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- Enter your Company name (if any) in this field. This Company name will appear
- in your applications' Copyright notices. If the Company name is not specified,
- the Name will appear in the Copyright notices instead.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Installation Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Installation Status
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- This dialog shows the progress of the installation. It displays the actions it
- is performing and shows a graphical bar representing the completion percentage
- of the installation as it progresses. Pressing the Cancel button will abort
- the installation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. GUI Files Conversion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- GUI Files Conversion
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- This dialog allows you to selectively nominate existing application GUI files
- to be converted into a format compatible with the latest version of Guidelines.
- You can optionally select files individually by pressing Select, or have the
- Installation program automatically search all your drives for GUI files. Once
- you have selected the desired files, press the Convert button to update the
- files.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Files List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Files List
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- This list displays all the files which have been selected for conversion. Each
- file may be individually selected or deselected by a single click with the Left
- Mouse Button (LMB).
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- Once you are satisfied with your selections, press the Convert button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Install Extensions Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Install Extensions Dialog
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- This dialog displays a list of the Extension Packs which are available for
- installation. Select an Extension Pack to install from the Extension Pack list
- and press the Install button.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Extension Pack List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Extension Pack List
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- This list shows all of the Extension Packs which were located on the specified
- source directory. Select an Extension Pack to install, and press the Install
- button to proceed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. File Selection Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- File Selection Dialog
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- This is a standard OS/2 dialog which allows you to select one or more GUI
- application files for conversion from earlier releases of Guidelines.
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- Help is available for the following:
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- Γûá Name
- Γûá Type
- Γûá Drives
- Γûá Files
- Γûá Directories
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Name
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- This field shows the currently selected file in the Files list. You can also
- type in the name of the desired file, if known.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Type
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- This combo box allows you to select the Extended Attribute Type of the files to
- display. It is not currently used.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Drives
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- This combo box shows all the drives available on your system. To select a file
- on a different drive, simply click on the desired drive in the list.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Files
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- This list shows the available GUI files in the current directory. You can
- scroll through the list and select individual files to add to the list of files
- to be converted.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Directories
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- This list shows a hierarchical display of the directories on the current drive.
- To navigate through the list, double-click on the desired directory name. As
- you change directories, the list of files will be updated with the GUI files in
- that directory.