ROMWORKS/ROMWORKS.ISO/romselct/readme.txt

Text File | 1994-09-14 | 13KB | 306 lines

Well now, it looks like you've been fished in, eh!?

This is actually the ROMaterial Select! Readme File... (sound the trumpets)


                  ROMaterial Select!  Version 1.0


September 15, 1994
Sky: Clear
Winds: Calm, out of the North, NorthWest

Welcome to ROMaterial Select!

Please read through this Readme.txt file.  It contains important information
about installation and other information not available when the help files
were created, or, perhaps some natural disaster prevented us from entering it.


 -> Installation Issues

If your are using hard disk compression software, you may need to have more
disk space available then the installation asks for.  This is because many of
the files included with ROMaterial Select! are already in compressed file
format and will not compress further.  If you receive error messages during
installation regarding decompressing, copying or reading files, you may have
to free up additional hard drive space and try again.

If you are using a screen saver, you should disable it before installing.
If the screen saver turns on during the installation it could
slow down the process considerably.  (besides, our sreen savers are better!)

Hard disk space requirements:

    1 MB of free hard disk space in your Windows directory
    1 MB of free hard disk space for program files
    1 MB of free hard disk space for sound files
    3 MB of free hard disk space for the installed video file


To install ROMaterial Select, from Microsoft Program Manager or Norton's
Desktop for Windows 2.0:

    1.  Click on File...
    2.  Then click on Run...
    3.  Type X:\INSTALL on the Command Line, type X:\INSTALL
         (where X is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive)
    4.  Follow the on-line prompts.

Towards the end of the install you will be asked if you have Video
for Windows.  Certain files for Video for Windows are necesarry to
run the video screen savers.  If you don't have these files, the
install program will provide them.


 -> Icon Do-It Users

Icon Hear-It replaces Icon Do-It during installation.  Since Icon
Hear-It contains all the functions of Icon Do-It plus more, you can simply
erase Icon Do-It from your hard drive.  To do this simply erase all the
files under the Icon Do-It directory, then erase the Icon Do-It directory.
Finally, delete the Icon Do-It icon from the program manager.


 -> Icon Hear-It Users

Please Remove Icon Hear iT Too from memory (by clicking on the Remove
Icon Hear iT Too menu item) before installing ROMaterial Select to
avoid any possible conflicts.  Don't forget to remove the Icon Hear-It Too
icon from the Startup group or from the load line if you have Icon Hear-It Too
automatically starting.


 -> Shell Programs

Icon Hear-It is designed to run with Norton Desktop for Windows, version 2.0
and Windows Program Manager only.  Under other shell programs Icon Hear-It
may not function properly.

Under the Icon Hear-It Options menu choice, a new item has been added that
tells you which shell Icon Hear-It is currently running under.  If this
shell is incorrect, reinstall Icon Hear-It through the correct shell.


 -> Norton Desktop Users

Icon Hear-It is fully compatable with Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0
with the exception of customized menu bars.  If you are running a
customized menu bar Icon Hear-It should not be run from the menu bar, but
should be run in the button window.


 -> Icon Hear-It Automatically Starting

To have Icon Hear-It start up automatically each time you start Windows, you
can drag the Icon Hear-It icon to the StartUp Group or place the
Icon Hear-It command line in your win.ini file.  The command line should
look something like this:

 load=C:\ICONHEAR\IHEARIT.EXE

The drive letter or directory name may be different depending on where you
installed Icon Hear-It, but the EXE file name should be the same.


 -> Video Screen Savers

If you do not have very much RAM or are running on a slower machine, the
video screen savers and their accompanying sounds may sound "jerky".
Unfortunately, there is no way to compensate for this other than
disabling the sound.  Slower and less powerful machines simply can't
keep up with the demand on hardware when runnning such intensive
videos.


 -> Animated Icons

The number of animated icons currently being played, the animation speed
and the number of frames can greatly affect the operation of Windows and
Windows applications.

Other than the maximum animations discussed below, there is no "rule"
for the number of animations you can have running concurrently.
5 animated icons may stress a 286-12 computer with a 256K video card,
but 25 may not stress a 486-33 with a 1MB card!  Icon Hear-It should
not "crash" or lock up your computer even if you do reach your hardware
limits.


 -> Maximum Animations Possible

The number of currently running animations is limited to the number of
available timers. Each icon animation uses one Windows' "timer".
Windows 3.0 has 16 timers and Windows 3.1 currently has 32. Be aware,
however, that many other programs also use timers.  Screen savers,
calendars, clocks and anything else that moves on the screen
without human intervention probably uses a timer.

The cursor animations (Curtoons) supplied with Icon Hear-It, for example,
uses a Windows timer.  If you decide to use one of the cursor animations
this will reduce by one (1) the number of icon animations that you will
be able to run at once.


 -> Icon Animation Speed

Basically, the faster you have an animation running, the more system
resources and display memory are being used and the slower Windows may run.
The higher the animation percentage, the faster the animation
will play.  As you add more animations this slowing may become
more obvious.

As mentioned, the amount of RAM and video display memory available as
well as processor speed will determine how many icon animations are able
to run before you notice system degradation.


 -> The Sound, of Silence.....

If you do not hear any sound please try assigning the sound again.
If that doesn't work, check and make sure that the TASOUNDS directory exists
beneath ICONHEAR.  The TASOUNDS directory CANNOT be moved, nor can the
files beneath it be deleted.  You will lose your talking applications
if Icon Hear-It cannot find these sound files.

Check your SYSTEM.INI file and make sure the following lines are included
under the [Boot] section:

[Boot]
Sound.Drv=Mmsound.Drv
Drivers=Mmsystem.Dll.

You can erase all or move any of the files in HEARITFX without damaging
Icon Hear-It.  But, you will lose any of the preattached sounds whose
file you have deleted or moved.  However, after relocating this directory
you can reattach these sounds.

If you are running Windows on a network and are not getting any sound:

    1.  Go into Main, Control Panel, then Drivers.
    2.  Check to see if Sound Driver for PC-Speaker is listed.
    3.  Add the Sound Driver for PC Speaker by clicking on Add
    4.  Click on Unlisted or Updated Driver (the first choice)
    5.  Click OK
    6.  You will be prompted for a drive and directory name, type in
        the drive letter and path you installed Icon Hear-It to.
        (Eg.  C:\ICONHEAR)  If you can't remember the drive and path,
        click on Browse to help refresh your memory.
    7.  You will be given a choice of two drivers, click on
        Icon Hear-It Wave Driver #1 for PC Speaker.
    8.  Click OK.

You will then be asked if you want to restart Windows, Click Yes.

Icon Hear-It supports all .wav files.  You can use other .wav files
with Icon Hear-It by clicking through the directory list boxes to the
directory that contains your .wav files.


 -> Sound Board Not Being Used

Sound boards are supported in Windows 3.1 and above ONLY.  If you are using
Windows 3.0 the sounds will not play through your sound board.

Make sure you are not trying to play 16-bit or stereo sound on a card that
will only play 8-bit or mono sounds.

If you have a sound board installed (i.e. Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum,
Thunder Board, etc) and are using Windows 3.1 and the sounds are still
being played through the PC Speaker:

    1.  Go into Main, Control Panel, then Drivers.
    2.  Check to make sure your sound board drivers are installed.
        You will see the name or the manufacturer's name of your
        sound board and some reference to "wav" if your drivers are
        properly installed.
        (If you do not see your sound board listed, refer to your
        sound board documentation for instructions on installing the
        sound driver into Windows 3.1. then continue to step 3).
    3.  Remove the Sound Driver for PC-Speaker.

You will be prompted that this sound driver is required by your system,
do you really want to remove it.  Click Yes.  You will then be asked
if you want to restart Windows, also Click Yes.


 -> Icons Not Sticking from One Windows Session to the Next

1.  Do you have Icon Hear-It automatically loading?  Icon Hear-It must
    be in memory for the animations to play.  See the section titled
    Have Icon Hear-It Start Up Automatically earlier in this file

2.  The problem you are experiencing with non-sticking program icons
    probably has to do with the icon Description in Properties.
    Windows 3.1 reads spaces as part of the description,
    so _Word_Perfect (where _ is a space) is not read the same as
    Word_Perfect.  The problem with this is you can't see trailing spaces,
    so Word_Perfect would not match Word_Perfect_ _ _!  The fix for this
    is to go into File from Program Manager, click Properties and
    retype the Description and hit ENTER..  DO NOT click OK or
    move the mouse cursor from the last letter in the description.
    This will eliminate any trailing blank spaces.

3.  Non standard characters in path or command lines may also cause icons
    not to stick from one session to the next.  If you have " or ( or any
    other "strange" character in either the command line or path, try
    changing to a strictly letters and numbers command line.


 -> Adding Push Buttons

If you add a push button and give it a sound, you will see it in the
Track All Icon Hear-It Sounds window.  But, if you unattach the sound,
the push button will be removed from this list.  The preattached push
buttons will always remain in the list whether you unassign their
sounds or not.


 -> Speaker Driver Setup

The Speaker Driver Setup button in the Options Window works ONLY with
the speaker driver installed with Icon Hear-It.  When loading, if
Icon Hear-It detects a sound board or speaker driver already on your
system, it will not allow you to use its Speaker Setup.


 -> DOS Applications that Use Sound

If you have attached a sound to an icon for a DOS based application
that uses sound, you may get an error message saying your sound card
is in use by another program.  This is happening because the DOS
application accesses the sound board directly and if it is in use
by Windows, (which it would be if it was playing the sound attached
to the icon) it cannot be accessed again by DOS.

If you unassign the sound attached to the icon, you should be able to use
sound in your DOS program.  You may also have to experiment with unassigning
the CLOSE sound or any other Window Event that might be invoked when you
run the DOS program.


 -> Interface Problems

If the drop down menu is not refreshing or you are getting other
"goofiness" on your monitor, try switching video drivers to the ones
that come bundled with Windows.  If that solves the problem, contact
the manufacturer of your video driver and ask for an update.  The video
driver can be changed from within Windows from the Windows Setup.  Be
warned, you will probably be asked for certain Windows install disks
during this process and may want to have your original set of Windows
disks handy.


 -> Cat Acting Very Strange

Hang on, looks like an impending earthquake is about to hit!  Be sure and
stock up on batteries for a flashlight and a radio.  Fill several containers
up with water in case the water main breaks.  When shaking begins, seek
shelter beneath a door frame.  If, however, two days pass and no shakie,
take cat to Psychologist.

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