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August, 1994
It's Legal README File
This file contains special instructions and program updates for
It's Legal. The topics included in this README file are listed
in the Topics section below.
TOPICS
It's Legal Data Files
Opening Files
Temporary Files
Rebuilding Files
File Sharing
Automatic Article Numbering in It's Legal's Documents
Searching for Text in a Document
Converting Documents from Previous Versions
Running It's Legal from Your Hard Drive
Running Multimedia Applications
Playing MIDI Music Files
NOTE: You can later access this README file by changing to the
directory where the program is located, typing TYPE README.TXT,
and pressing ENTER. You can also open the README file using the
Windows Notepad.
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IT'S LEGAL 5.0 DATA FILES
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There are important differences in how It's Legal 5.0 uses
files, compared to earlier versions of It's Legal.
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OPENING FILES
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It's Legal 5.0 will allow you to try to open any file on any
online disk drive. Although the suggested file extension is
".LGL", you can choose any extension that's permitted by DOS.
Before being loaded into a document window, the selected file is
scanned to see if it is an It's Legal 5.0 data file. This
scanning can detect if an It's Legal file was improperly closed
but could be rebuilt (see below).
If the file can be opened without problems, the file will be
loaded into a document window. If the selected file is not an
It's Legal data file, a dialog will appear explaining this, and
you will be returned to the File Open dialog. If the selected
file is damaged but can be rebuilt, you will be asked if you wish
to rebuild this file (see below).
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TEMPORARY FILES
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In order to allow the user to undo certain changes to their
files, It's Legal 5.0 keeps two files open for each document
window: The main file, whose name is displayed in the title bar
of the window, receives all the data typed in by the user. The
"shadow" or backup file, whose name is of the form "LGLnnn.$$$"
holds the previous version of screens in the file. "nnn" is a
number from "0" on up, numbered in the order that the files were
created on your data disk.
These *.$$$ files should not be deleted while It's Legal for
Windows is running--it could lead to serious problems with open
documents. Once you have quit It's Legal 5.0, you may delete any
.$$$ files you feel you don't need.
In the normal course of events, the temporary .$$$ files are
deleted when all changes have been written to the main file, and
the main file has been closed. Under some error conditions, such
as power outage or other hardware failure, the .$$$ files would
not be deleted. If you are unable to rebuild the data file you
were working on at the time of the failure, you may be able to
rebuild the .$$$ file that was created as an automatic backup to
your original file (see below).
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REBUILDING FILES
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If you choose to open a damaged file, and there is enough
information in the file for It's Legal 5.0 to try to reconstruct
the data in the file, It's Legal 5.0 will ask you if you wish to
rebuild the damaged file. If you answer "Yes" to this dialog, It's
Legal will read as much data as possible out of the original, damaged
file and write it out to a new file in the current directory (usually
the one containing the It's Legal program). The original, damaged file
is never changed by the rebuild process. The new file will be named
"REBLDnnn.LGL" (files are numbered like temporary files, see above).
You can then use the File Open dialog to select this newly
rebuilt file and load it into a document window. Once you have
opened a rebuilt file, you should save this file to a different
name, then use the Verify function to check this document from
beginning to end.
Once you have successfully rebuilt, saved and verified a file,
the "REBLDnnn.LGL" file may be deleted.
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FILE SHARING
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It's Legal 5.0 for Windows and It's Legal 5.0 (for DOS) were designed
to be single-user programs. These programs may not operate correctly
if their files are used by another program while It's Legal for
Windows or It's Legal is active.
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AUTOMATIC ARTICLE NUMBERING IN IT'S LEGAL'S DOCUMENTS
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As with any legal document, the documents you create with It's
Legal will contain many numbered paragraphs, called Articles
(such as Article I, Article II, etc.). These Articles appear in
printed documents and on screen when you're using a document's
template. Some Articles span more than one section and may be
rather lengthy, depending on the optional information you choose
to include.
Because you can return to previous sections in a document at any
time and include/exclude optional information, the on screen
Article numbers may not EXACTLY match your final printed
document. Do not be concerned if these on screen Article numbers
differ slightly from your printed document. When It's Legal
arranges the document for printing, the program reviews all the
required and optional information you've elected to include and
will number the Articles accordingly.
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SEARCHING FOR TEXT IN A DOCUMENT
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When using the It's Legal search feature, note that the program
does not search any text you've entered into the Safekeeping
section of a document. However, you can initiate a search from
the Safekeeping section.
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CONVERTING DOCUMENTS FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS
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If you own a previous version of It's Legal, you can convert your
old documents for use in Version 5.0. Note, however, that due to
numerous documents updates, you should only consider these
converted documents as a starting point for creating new documents in
It's Legal 5.0.
You can consult the online Program Information Help for details on
converting your old legal documents. To access Program Information,
press F1 from any program location. Once you've converted your
documents, you should open them in It's Legal 5.0 and carefully review
the information.
Because many of It's Legal's documents have been updated, the format
and appearance of your documents may be different in Version 5.0.
After reviewing your converted document(s), use the Verify feature to
check your document for any missing data.
NOTE: If you own a previous version of It's Legal for Windows or
It's Legal 4.0 (for DOS), you can also use your personal information
records in It's Legal 5.0. To do this, simply switch to the directory
where your previous version of It's Legal is stored and copy your
PERSINFO.DAT file to the location where you installed It's Legal 5.0.
Then when you open Version 5.0, the Personal Information feature will
already contain your previous records.
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RUNNING IT'S LEGAL FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE
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If you want to run It's Legal 5.0 from your hard drive (rather than the
It's Legal compact disk), you'll need to copy several files from the
It's Legal compact disk to your hard drive.
To copy the necessary files:
1. Insert the It's Legal compact disk into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Switch to your CD-ROM drive (such as D:\).
3. Copy the following files to the C:\ILWIN5 directory on your
hard drive (see your Windows manual if you need help copying
files):
* All files with an .OVL extension
* All files with an .HLP extension
4. Modify the It's Legal 5.0 program item in the It's Legal
Program Group from the Windows Program Manager to run
the program from your C:\ILWIN5 drive/directory (instead of
your CD-ROM drive). See your Windows manual for details on
modifying program items from the Windows Program Manager.
You can now start It's Legal normally by double-clicking the It's
Legal 5.0 icon in the It's Legal program group.
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RUNNING MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
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Both the It's Legal Tutorial and the Parsons Technology Software
Collection (the Catalog) are multimedia applications. Before running
either of these applications, make sure you close any other programs
you are running under Windows. This will free up your system resources
so these multimedia applications can run better on your computer. Also,
due to the system resources required to run the Tutorial and the
Catalog, you will not be able to run both of these applications as
the same time.
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PLAYING MIDI MUSIC
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MIDI files (*.MID) are digital descriptions of musical compositions.
All MPC compliant sound cards can create synthesized music from MIDI
files.
If you do not hear background music in the It's Legal Tutorial or the
Parsons Technology Software Collection, or if the music you hear sounds
peculiar, your computer may not be properly configured to play MIDI
music under Microsoft Windows.
To prepare your computer to play MIDI music, open the Windows Control
Panel by clicking on its icon in Program Manager. Control Panel is
usually located in the 'Main' program group. From the Control Panel
dialog box, select MIDI Mapper.
From the MIDI Mapper dialog box, select the Setups radio button and
review the choices available in the Names list. The items in the list
will vary depending on the brand and model of your sound card, but
there are usually choices like Basic and Extended. Choose the setup
that best corresponds with the capabilities of your sound card.
Generally, you should choose the highest level setup offered. Basic
is the lowest level MIDI setup and Extended is the highest. (For more
information about the capabilities of your sound card, see your sound
card manual.)
NOTE: If there are not any MIDI Setups listed in the Names list, you
probably need to install the Windows sound drivers for your brand and
model of sound card. Most sound cards come with Windows sound drivers;
follow the manufacturer's directions to install them.
After selecting a MIDI Setup from the Names list, click the Edit
button to open the MIDI Setup dialog box. Make sure all channels (1-16)
are turned "on," and select a driver from the drop down list box in the
Port Name column for each channel. Usually, the best choice will have
'FM' in the driver's name. See your synthesizer manual for further
details on the drivers offered.
You may need to remap channel 16 to be played on channel 10. This
arrangement will improve the playback of percussion for most MIDI
songs written for Windows. To do this, find the row for source channel
10, then use the up and down arrow buttons to set the destination channel
to 16.
Click OK when you are done editing the MIDI Setup and answer 'Yes'
when asked to save changes. Click Close to close the MIDI Mapper
dialog box. You should now hear background music in the It's Legal
Tutorial and in the Parsons Technology Software Collection.