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Chapter Four
Installing Directory Opus 5 ..........21
Technical Details of Installation ....22
Installation Options .................24
Serialising Directory Opus 5 .........25
Running Directory Opus 5 .............26
Workbench Replacement (WBR) ......26
Potential Problems with WBR mode .27
Automatic Startup on Boot ........28
Starting From Workbench ..............28
Starting From the CLI ................28
Tool Types, Command Line Arguments ..29
Installing Directory Opus 5
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| You cannot run Directory Opus 5 directly from the master distribution |
| disk. It is designed to be run ONLY after being installed on your |
| hard drive. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Installation of Opus 5 is handled by the standard Amiga Installer program
and an associated script. Do not attempt to install the program parts
yourself. For the correct operation of Opus 5, you MUST use the
installation procedure provided. Don't worry, the installer script does
everything for you, offering you few choices.
Insert the master distribution disk in your floppy disk drive and open
the disk icon from your workbench screen. Double-Click on the
'InstallOpus' icon to start the installation procedure, then follow the
instructions on the screen to install Directory Opus 5. The program,
related files and directories will be installed into a new directory on
your hard disk called 'Opus5 '.
Once the installer script has done its job, Directory Opus 5 will be
automatically run so that you may serialise your installed copy to
complete the installation. (See Serialising Directory Opus 5 on page 25).
Directory Opus 5 21
Technical Details of Installation
Although there is no need for you to be concerned about the installation
process, the following is a brief technical discussion about how Opus 5
expects to be installed.
Directory Opus 5 is designed to run ONLY from its own directory on a
hard disk. It also expects to have certain subdirectories installed under
the Opus5 directory. Briefly, these are
Environment
Contains the files which define the visual display characteristics for
screen mode and palette etc, plus links to the other items in the program
configuration such as Button Banks and Menu selections. An Environment
file also keeps track of any default Listers you wish to open, including
their position, current path and display format. By default, on startup
Opus 5 will use Environment / Default.
Settings
Contains the files which define most of the user-configurable options and
special flags. By default Opus 5 will use Settings / Default.
Buttons
Contains files detailing the various button bank and similar definitions.
Note that all function definitions are stored as button banks. This means
that button banks, Lister toolbars, Lister menus, user menus, hot keys,
and script files are all interchangeable. Even graphical and textual
button banks may be interchanged, but they may look slightly odd! By
default, Opus 5 will look for Buttons / Toolbar to use as the Lister
toolbar, Buttons / Lister Menu to use for the Lister menu, Buttons / User
Menu for the user menu, Buttons / Scripts for the scripts, and Buttons /
Hotkeys for the hotkeys.
22 Directory Opus 5
Images
Contains the various image files for toolbar and other button images.
All images are stored as IFF ILBM brushes, '.info' files or anim brushes.
(The default images are 22 x 14 pixels.) There may be more than one Image
directory for different sets of images.
Icons
Contains the default icon files ('.info') used by Opus 5 when creating
new drawers and associated files.
Groups
Contains any special Program Groups you create.
Filetypes
Filetypes are global to the Opus 5 system and are stored in individual
files, rather than being stored in one specific configuration file. Any
Filetypes present in this directory will be loaded automatically. Opus 5
uses file notification to keep track of changes you make while it is
running. Each physical file stores only one actual Filetype definition.
Storage
Contains unused modules and Filetype definitions.
Modules, Libs, C and System
Contains various files, programs, program modules and libraries to
control Opus 5 operations.
Help, Catalogs and ARexx
Help contains the AmigaGuide files for context sensitive Opus 5 on-line
help, Catalogs contains the Locale language files for non-english
versions, and ARexx contains sample ARexx scripts.
Directory Opus 5 23
Installation Options
Apart from allowing you to select where to install the Opus5 directory,
the installer script offers you the choice of having Directory Opus 5 run
automatically when you next boot up your computer. If this is not
required, choose option (d) and you may then run Directory Opus 5 from the
Workbench or from the CLI at a later time.
We recommend that you try option (a)!
You will be presented with choices similar to the following
a) Install Opus 5 as Workbench replacement
b) Start Opus 5 on boot (own screen)
c) Start Opus 5 Iconified
d) Do not start Opus 5 on boot
If you choose Option (a) , it will install Opus 5 as a default Workbench
replacement, specifically, by replacing your original 'LoadWB' program in
the 'C:' directory with a new version which will load Opus 5 instead of
the usual Workbench program. For safety, the original 'LoadWB' program is
renamed to 'LoadWB_old'.
Options (b) and (c) will place a small file in your SYS:WBStartup drawer
which will automatically run Opus 5 when you boot your computer.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| If you have installed the 'LoadWB' program from Opus 5 and wish to |
| boot your computer with the old workbench instead, simply hold down |
| the SHIFT key while the computer is booting. |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Serialising Directory Opus 5
In the program package you will find a registration card with your
personal serial number. Before you can use your new Directory Opus 5
program, it must be personalised with this serial number. When prompted,
enter your serial number and other details as shown on the screen. Select
'Register' when done and Opus 5 will be ready for use.
This would be a good time to complete and return your registration card
to the address indicated on the card. Please remember that technical
support and upgrades are only available to registered users.
Please safeguard your personal serial number. If you need to re-install
Directory Opus 5, you will need to serialise the program again with this
number. You will also have to quote this number for technical support and
upgrades.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Be sure to enter your registration number EXACTLY as shown on your |
| registration card, including correct upper case and lower case |
| characters as shown. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Directory Opus 5 25
Running Directory Opus 5
There are several ways of starting Directory Opus 5.
* As 'Workbench Replacement'
* Automatically on Boot
* From the Workbench
* From the CLI
Each of these options is discussed below.
Workbench Replacement (WBR)
This is now the preferred method for operating Directory Opus 5. Running
Opus in place of Workbench provides you with only one screen to handle
with all the standard functionality of Workbench but with the extra power
and ability of Opus. Remember that if you really need it, you can open
Opus Listers in Icon mode and operate the system just as with the original
Workbench.
As discussed above, when you choose to install Opus 5 to run as Workbench
Replacement (WBR), we actually install a new LoadWB program in your C:
directory to handle this job. For safety, we rename your original
'LoadWB' command to 'loadWB_old' and replace it with a our 'LoadDB'
program which is renamed to 'LoadWB' so as to work with a standard Amiga
startup-sequence. So, when your startup-sequence makes the call to LoadWB
at the end of the script, Opus will be run instead of the normal Workbench
program.
When Opus is run from boot in WBR mode, all that really happens is that
the Opus Main Window is opened on the system's default 'Workbench' screen
and the standard Amiga 'Workbench' program is not run. If you are not
running Opus as WBR, we suggest that to avoid confusion you run Opus on
its own screen and not on the Workbench screen.
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Potential Problems with WBR mode.
After the release of Opus 5, we found that some PD utility programs would
fail to operate correctly if the 'Workbench' program was not found. In
other cases, programs would not find the correct system path list or would
suffer from other related problems. After extensive testing of Opus 5.5,
we believe that all these problems have now been overcome. However, there
are limits. We have seen some PD utility programs which attempt to
illegally patch some specific functions of the Workbench program in an
unsupported manner. These will not work. If you have a problem, please
remove all such utility programs from your startup-sequence, user-startup
and the WBStartup drawer, boot with Opus 5, then replace the utilities one
by one to find out which one causes the problem.
When run as WBR (via LoadDB), Opus will attempt to use the environment
file named 'workbench'. (If run as a stand alone program, the
configuration named 'default' will be used unless overridden by a command
line argument or Tool Type. When running as WBR, these options are not
available.)
Also, when run as WBR, Opus will automatically run any programs in your
SYS:WBStartup drawer to provide compatibility with Workbench.
If required, you may add Command Line Arguments to the LoadWB (LoadDB)
program line in your startup-sequence. (See below.)
Remember, if you have installed Opus 5 as Workbench replacement and wish
to boot your computer with the original Workbench instead, simply hold
down the SHIFT key while the computer is booting.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| If you ever wish to stop running Opus as Workbench replacement, |
| simply rename LoadWB to LoadDB and rename LoadWB_old to LoadWB. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
Directory Opus 5 27
Automatic Startup on Boot
The modern method of starting a program on boot is to put an icon in the
WBStartup drawer of your boot disk. You could place the whole Directory
Opus 5 program (and icon) in there, but this is a severe waste of space.
We have provided a special icon named 'Opus5_Startup' specifically for
this purpose. If not already installed by the InstallOpus script, you
will find this icon in your Opus5 drawer in the subdirectory WBStartup.
To start Opus 5 when you boot your computer, simply drag this icon into
the WBStartup drawer of your boot partition on your hard disk.
The older method of starting a program from boot was to add lines to your
startup-sequence or user-startup files. We recommend that you use the
WBStartup options as above instead of modifying these files.
You can modify the startup behaviour of Opus 5 by changing the Tool Types
in Opus5_Startup icon. (See page 29.)
Starting From Workbench
If you have not installed Opus as WBR, the quick way to run Directory
Opus 5 is from the Workbench. Double-click on the Directory Opus 5 icon
and, a few seconds later, the program will appear. It will load the
default Environment settings and appear either on its own screen or on the
Workbench screen, as defined in the Environment. You can modify the
startup behaviour of Opus 5 by changing the Tool Types in the program
icon. (See page 29.)
Starting From the CLI
To run Directory Opus 5 from the CLI enter:-
DOpus5:DirectoryOpus
This assumes that you have installed the program on your hard drive using
the InstallOpus script provided and that the correct assignment of
'DOpus5:' has been made. (The InstallOpus script should have done this
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for you.) The more technically inclined may notice that there is no RUN
command on the instruction line. Directory Opus 5 detaches itself from
the CLI, leaving the CLI free to be used for other commands and ultimately
allowing you to close the CLI window completely.
Directory Opus 5 can take a series of extra command line arguments to
modify the initial startup behaviour.
Tool Types, Command Line Arguments
By changing the Tool Types in either the program icon or the
Opus5_Startup icon, or by using command line arguments directly, you can
modify the initial startup behaviour of the program. The Tool Types and
Command Line Arguments have the following meaning :-
ENVIRONMENT=filename
The filename is the pathname of a special Environment file to be loaded
and used. (Note: This cannot be used with LoadDB in WBR mode.)
CX_POPUP=yes/no
This defines whether Opus 5 will open its main screen on startup or not.
To start Opus 5 iconified, set this to No.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
| CX_POPKEY is now obsolete. The default hot key is till defined as |
| Ctrl - left shift - left Alt but may now be defined directly in the |
| Options / Hide Method. (See page 87.) |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
QUIET
Tells Opus 5 not to display the 'Loading program...' requester.
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STARTUP_PIC=file
Specifies the path to a picture to be displayed while Opus 5 is loading.
This picture can be a standard IFF ILBM, or if you are using Workbench 3.0
or higher, any picture that you have a datatype installed for.
WBSTARTUP=yes/no
Specifies whether Opus should execute the programs in your SYS:WBStartup
drawer.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ONLY use this if you are running Opus in WBR mode by executing the |
| main program itself (DOpus5:DirectoryOpus). When Opus is installed |
| normally as WBR and run via LoadDB, this is automatically turned on. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
When starting Opus 5 from the CLI, the above arguments may also be used
as command line switches.
When running Opus 5 in WBR mode using LoadDB, all the above command line
arguments may be used except ENVIRONMENT. In WBR, ENVIRONMENT is always
set to read the DOpus5:environment/workbench settings.
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