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DeScribe can run on OS/2 and Windows systems:
To install the OS/2 version run the SETUPOS2 program:
From the File Manager:
Double-click on the disk drive icon next to A: to get a list of the
directories on that drive. Then double-click on the text "A:\" in the
Directory Tree window to get a list of files. Double-click on
SETUPOS2.EXE to run the installation program.
From a full screen or windowed command prompt:
Type "A:SETUPOS2" to run the installation program.
To install the Windows version run the SETUPWIN program:
Select File/Run... from the Program Manager, and type "A:SETUPWIN" in
the dialog.
Use the mouse to select an installation option from the menu. If you
don't have a mouse, press and release the ALT key to switch to the action bar.
Then type "O" to bring down the Options menu. Then type a mnemonic letter
to select the installation option.
Select "Install DeScribe" to install some or all of the DeScribe files.
Select "Delete DeScribe" to delete some or all of the DeScribe files.
Select "Exit Installation" to stop the installation program.
When you select an installation option, the program asks you to choose
an installation type. The three types are: stand alone, LAN server, and
LAN workstation. Choose one and click OK. (The LAN server choice is not
available on Windows systems.)
Next, the program displays a dialog with check boxes for features to
install. To enable or disable a feature, click on the name with the
mouse. If you don't have a mouse, use the up/down arrow keys to highlight
the feature and press the space bar.
If you choose to install the text import/export libraries, the program
displays a dialog which lists all the available formats. Select one or more
formats from the list and click OK, or click All to install all of them.
The program also prompts you for the destination directory (typically
C:\DeScribe). You can change the directory if you wish.
The program checks to see that you have sufficient space on the
destination disk before proceeding with the installation. If there is
not enough space, the program displays a dialog which tells you how much
space you need and asks you if you want to proceed anyway.
The program places the DeScribe.exe file in the destination directory.
It also creates several subdirectories.
Data Directory for your documents
DLL Assorted dynamic link libraries
Inset Files needed for graphics conversion library
Layouts Directory for layout files
LLS Files needed for spell check, thesaurus, etc.
Macros Directory for macros
Temp Directory for temporary files
Tutorial Tutorial files
UsrDicts Directory for user dictionaries
W4W Files needed for text conversion library
DeScribe creates temporary disk files when it is running. By default, these
files are placed in the Temp directory. You can have these files created
in some other directory by adding the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file:
SET TMP=...
where "..." is replaced by the desired drive designation and path. For
example,
SET TMP=D:\JUNK
would instruct DeScribe to create the temporary files on the D: drive in
the directory JUNK.
The DeScribe.exe file, as well as the files in the DLL, LLS, Inset and W4W
directories are read-only. They are not modified by DeScribe. The files
in the Layouts, Data, Macros, Temp and UsrDicts directories may be modified
by DeScribe as a result of user actions.
DeScribe expects to find the DLL, LLS, Inset and W4W subdirectories
in the same directory as the DeScribe.exe file.
The LLS files may be moved to another location if desired. In this case
you should add a line to your CONFIG.SYS file like this:
SET LLS=...
where "..." is replaced by the drive designation and path where you placed
the LLS directory.
The program also creates a file DeScribe.dat and places in in the same
directory as the other system .INI files. On OS/2 systems this is usually
the C:\OS2 directory. On Windows systems this is usually the C:\Windows
directory. The file contains preference and configuration information
used by DeScribe. This file may be modified by DeScribe at any time.
The program also creates a text file called DeScribe.reg for use with
Windows 3.1 systems. See the documentation for Windows 3.1 for more
information.
After the installation of the program has completed, you will find a
document in the Data directory called "Sample". You may want to print
this document to test the capabilities of your printer.