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- <H2>StartGen 1.0 Readme File </H2>
- <P>
- Thank you for giving StartGen, the Internet start page generator,
- a try. Here's a summary of what is contained in this file:
- <UL>
- <LI><A HREF="#BENEFITS" >BENEFITS</A>
- <LI><A HREF="#LIMITED" >LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER</A>
- <LI><A HREF="#ACKNOWLEDGMENT" >ACKNOWLEDGMENT</A>
- <LI><A HREF="#INSTALLING" >INSTALLING STARTGEN</A>
- <LI><A HREF="#STEPBYSTEP" >STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS</A> ON USING
- STARTGEN
- <UL>
- <LI>Importing your bookmarks
- <LI>Adding an Item
- <LI>Generating Your Start Page
- <LI>Viewing the Generated Help Page
- <LI><A HREF="#GENBKMRKSUMMRY" >Generating a Bookmark Summary Page</A>
- <LI><A HREF="#ADDSEINT" >Adding a new Search Engine Interface</A>
- </UL>
- <LI><A HREF="#TECHNICAL" >TECHNICAL SUPPORT</A> FOR REGISTERED
- USERS
- <LI><A HREF="#PURCHASING" >PURCHASING THE LICENSED VERSION</A>
- </UL>
- <P>
- The first 100 registrations received before 3/31/97 will receive
- a free copy of Patrick Magee's new book, Brain Dancing.
- <P>
- <A NAME="BENEFITS"><B>BENEFITS</B></A><BR>
- StartGen optimizes some frequently performed procedures when working
- on the Internet, such as going to search pages to begin a search.
- By taking control of your start page, you add structure to the
- Internet experience and this helps minimize the number of decisions
- you must make each time you log on. Some bookmarks are used far
- more often than others, and StartGen allows you to place these
- in a place you can get to any time just by clicking your browsers'
- Home button. The bookmark summary feature also allows you to place
- a table of contents type summary at the beginning of your bookmark
- file which you can link to your start page for quick access.
- <P>
- A sample startpage can be viewed by pointing your browser to startgen.htm
- located in the directory you installed StartPage. The top part
- of the start page contains frequently used bookmarks organized
- by Category and Subject. The Step By Step portion of this article
- gives you instructions on how to customize these selections. Just
- beneath the bottom of this table is a "Start Page Help"
- button that takes you a mirror image of your start page that is
- linked to descriptions each item. Hit the Back button to return
- to your start page and select the "Bookmarks" link to
- see a sample bookmark summary generated by StartGen.
- <P>
- Shareware gives you a chance to try software before buying it.
- If you try a Shareware program and continue to use it, you are
- required to register it. You can do by completing the sending
- $19 as explained in the <A HREF="#PURCHASING" >registration section</A>
- of this document. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and retail
- software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a
- few specific exceptions as stated below.
- <P>
- <A NAME="LIMITED"><B>LIMITED</B></A><B> WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
- OF WARRANTY<BR>
- </B>THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE) ARE PROVIDES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
- OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, ALTAIR SYSTEMS, DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE,
- OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS
- OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS,
- ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK
- AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY
- YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, AND
- NOT ALTAIR SYSTEMS NOR ITS DISTRIBUTORS, DEALERS, EMPLOYEES, OR
- AGENTS, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR,
- OR CORRECTION.
- <P>
- THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT IS
- MADE BY ALTAIR SYSTEMS, ON THIS ALTAIR SYSTEMS PRODUCT.
- <P>
- NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY ALTAIR SYSTEMS,
- ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A
- WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY AND
- YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. YOU MAY HAVE
- OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
- <P>
- NEITHER ALTAIR SYSTEMS NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
- THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE
- LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
- (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
- LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE
- USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF ALTAIR SYSTEMS HAS
- BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- <P>
- This Limited Warranty shall be governed and construed in accordance
- with the laws of the State of Washington.
- <P>
- <A NAME="ACKNOWLEDGMENT"><B>ACKNOWLEDGMENT</B></A><BR>
- BY USING THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF PAINT SHOP PRO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
- THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE
- TO BE BOUND BY ITS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT
- THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND SUPERSEDE ALL PROPOSALS OR PRIOR
- AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
- THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.
- <P>
- Use of this software is permitted only to the extent reasonably
- required to determine whether to purchase the software. After
- payment is made, use of this software is limited to use on only
- a single personal computer or workstation which is not used as
- a server. An additional payment is required for each use on another
- personal computer or workstation. Only a single copy may be made
- of this software solely for backup or archival purposes. The software
- may also be transferred to a single hard disk. Any use of this
- software in violation of the above is not licensed.
- <P>
- <A NAME="INSTALLING"><B>INSTALLING</B></A><B> STARTGEN<BR>
- </B>StartGen will run on any version of Windows, with the possible
- exception of Windows 3.0. After downloading the sgen10.exe file,
- run it from within Windows and it will guide you through the installation
- process. Click on the StartGen icon to begin using the software.
- <P>
- <A NAME="STEPBYSTEP"><B>STEP BY STEP</B></A><B> INSTRUCTIONS</B>
- <OL>
- <LI>After installing, double Click the StartGen icon to launch
- the program.
- <LI>Click the "Show Bookmarks" button to display the
- bookmarks section.
- <LI>Click the Import Bookmarks button.
- <LI>Point to your Netscape bookmark file (such as c:\netscape\bookmark.htm)
- and select OK.
- <LI>Your bookmarks will then be loaded into the bookmark listbox.
- Note that actual bookmarks are indented slightly whereas folder
- names in your bookmark file are not.
- <LI>Double-click one of the bookmarks to add it to the currently
- selected Category and Subject.
- <LI>When the "Add Item" dialog appears, you may want
- to change the Item field to a shorter description to avoid cluttering
- up your start page. Click the OK button to finish adding the item.
- <LI>Select the Generate button and enter and assign a name to
- your start page file to be generated.
- <LI>Start your browser and open the generated start page. You
- should see the item you added in steps 6 and 7.
- <LI>Here's how to make this your new start page (the page that
- loads automatically each time you start your browser or whenever
- you click the "Home" button.:
- <UL>
- <LI>With Netscape, you specify your homepage using the "Appearance"
- tab from the dialog that appears when you select the "Options
- / General Preferences" menu options.
- <LI>Using IE, select the "Navigation" tab from the dialog
- that appears when you select the "View Options" menu
- options.
- </UL>
- <LI>Notice the "Start Page Help" link that appears below
- the main table. This takes you to a mirror of your start page,
- except that clicking on an item takes you to a description of
- that item, rather than to the link site itself. As you transfer
- more and more of your abbreviations into long term memory (where
- your phone# is stored), you will probably use this help feature
- less and less.
- </OL>
- <P>
- <P>
- <A NAME="GENBKMRKSUMMRY">GENERATING A BOOKMARK SUMMARY</A>
- <P>
- Return to StartGen, select the "Tools" menu option,
- and the "Summarize Bookmarks" submenu option. Fill in
- the selections, and click "Save Changes and Close".
- It is recommended that you check the box at the bottom of the
- form to have your bookmark summary updated each time you generate
- your start page. Optionally, the "Summarize Now" button
- can be used to create a bookmark summary at any time.<BR>
- <P>
- <A NAME="ADDSEINT">ADDING A NEW SEARCH ENGINE INTERFACE</A>
- <P>
- To add a new search engine interface, include everything between
- the FORM and /FORM tags and you should be ok. Study the html for
- the search engine interfaces that shipped with StartGen for more
- information.<BR>
- <P>
- <A NAME="TECHNICAL"><B>TECHNICAL</B></A><B> SUPPORT FOR REGISTERED
- USERS<BR>
- </B>Limited technical support for StartGen can be obtained by
- sending email to mir@bdance.com
- <P>
- <A NAME="DISTRIBUTING"><B>DISTRIBUTING</B></A><BR>
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of the shareware version of
- StartGen along to your friends for evaluation. If you do so, you
- must provide them with the entire set of StartGen shareware version
- files.
- <P>
- <A NAME="PURCHASING"><B>PURCHASING</B></A><B> THE LICENSED VERSION
- <BR>
- </B>You may use the shareware version of StartGen for a 30 day
- trial period. If you would like to continue to use StartGen after
- the 30 day trial period, you are required to purchase the licensed
- version. <A HREF="register.htm" >Click here</A> to view the order
- form.<BR>
- <P>
- The first 100 registrations before 3/31/97 will receive a free
- copy of my book, Brain Dancing. See www.bdance.com/bdance for
- more information.
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