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FlexText READ.ME
7/29/93
INSTALLATION: Run INSTALL.CMD or follow the instructions below.
1. Copy FLXTS.EXE, FLXT.HLP, INSTALL.CMD and READ.ME to a
directory of your choice.
2. Drag the "program" object from "templates" (usually found
in the OS/2 system object). The settings notebook will
appear.
3. In the "Path and file name" box, enter FLXTS.EXE preceded by
the directory you copied it to.
4. In the "Working directory" box enter the directory you
placed the program in - or - add the FlexText directory to
the SET HELP: statement of your config.sys file. If you skip
this step, help may become disabled because the system will
be unable to find the FLXT.HLP file.
5. Skip to the "General" tab and enter FlexText in the "Title" entry
field.
STARTING:
FlexText can be started in one of three ways:
1. Double click with the mouse on FlexText's icon.
2. Drag and drop a text object on top of FlexText's icon. The
program will start automatically opening the dropped file.
3. At the OS/2 command prompt, type "FLXTS filename1 filename2 ..."
The program will begin opening all files listed on the
command line.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Each page has one or more truncated edges.
- Printer/driver incompatibilities cause truncated edges. The driver
tells FlexText to print in an area of the page that is inaccessible to the
printer. The solution is to adjust the margins inward as described in
section 6.2.
FlexText fails to start using an XGA monitor.
- After starting FlexText, bring up the task list (ctrl-esc) and select
the program. Go to preferences under the option menu item and turn off
program startup animation. Restart the program.
Program help is not available.
- Make sure that the file FLXT.HLP is either in the default directory
(program settings), or can be found in the help path in the config.sys
file.
Columns fail to line up on printed reports.
- A mono-spaced font must be used if column alignment is necessary.
Courier (included with OS/2) is a good choice.
The program crashes when printing or the output is garbage.
- This is most likely a printer/driver problem. If you have just
installed a new driver or upgraded to a new version of OS/2, try deleting
the file FLXT21.INI. If that does not solve the problem delete the printer
object and re-create a new one, boot the system and try FlexText again. If
neither of these actions solve the problem, please call customer support at
the number below.
Blank pages are printed or few lines appear on every other page.
- FlexText is encountering ASCII form feed characters after it has already
started printing the next page. Pick a smaller point size so that the
document controls page breaks before FlexText hits the bottom of the
page.
If you encounter problems or questions while using this program, call
customer support at (602) 820-0321.
Extension Software
921 W. Meseto Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210