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(7536) Mon 30 Sep 91 21:38
By: Larry Elliston
To: All
Re: PAF colors
Making the Colors in PAF 2.2 Permanent
Larry Elliston, PAF Support
Orange County California Genealogical Society
Orange California Regional FHC
One of the most frustrating things about PAF for me has
been that when I want to make a simple permanent change in
the PAF configuration, is having to reset the colors each
time (i.e., when I had to experiment with the printer
time-out value).
The following instructions will alleviate this problem.
(PAF support in SLC has indicated they are working on this
one for a future maintenance release.)
1. Start the program in the usual manner by
typing "PAF" <enter>. Select 1. Family
Records from the Access Menu.
2. Select A. Utilities, then 4. Temporarily Change
Configuration.
3. Move the cursor to the Screen Color section of the
first page. Experiment with the colors until you
are happy with the color combinations. (Press F3
to test the colors.)
4. Write the code numbers for the colors below.
Characters Background
Normal __________ __________
Bold __________ __________
Reverse __________ __________
Help __________ __________
5. Press F2, F2, 0, 0, <enter>. You should now be at
the Access Menu.
6. Select 5. Configure Programs.
7. Select 8. Create/Modify Computer Entry. Answer
the 3 questions that follow.
Next is the menu for Computer Set-up.
8. Select 3. Modify Codes for an Existing Computer.
Select whichever is appropriate for you. These
instructions assume you have selected 1. IBM PC,
XT, AT, PS/2 or Fully Compatible.
9. Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen using
either the cursor keys or by pressing enter. Be
careful not to change any of the default entries.
10. Refer to the notes you made previously in
Temporarily Change Configuration and enter the
appropriate codes in the proper location.
11. When finished, a question will appear, "Do you
want to print the current key assignments?"
Unless you desire to make changes in the way the
keyboard functions, answer No.
12. If you do want to make such changes, you may do so
now, otherwise, press 0.
13. You should now be at the Access Menu.
Select 2. Select a Computer From List.
Select the computer you just modified.
14. Again, you should be at the Access Menu. Select
5. Continue with Configuration.
15. Select your printer.
16a. If this is a first-time installation, make any
changes to the defaults on this screen, press F1
to continue, make the appropriate changes on the
next screen and then save by pressing F1.
16b. If you have previously installed PAF and are only
making changes to the default colors, you may now
press F1, F1.
17. Update the various PAF programs (CONFIG, FR, RDF,
FRCHK, GIE, Convert, FRU, RS, FRED, HQ) as
appropriate. If you keep the Research Data Filer
(RDF) data files in a separate subdirectory,
answer No when prompted to update RDF.
When CONFIG asks if you want to update any other
programs answer No. CONFIG will then ask if you
want to quit. Answer No. You will then be
returned to the first configuration screen. Make
the appropriate change to the field requesting
the location of the data files.
Enter the full drive and path to the location of
the RDF data files. Press F1, F1. CONFIG will
then ask if you want to update the same programs
as before. Answer No to all of the prompts except
RDF, until CONFIG asks if you want to quit. Answer
Yes.
All Done.