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Date: February 14, 1992
Program: LookBook(c) Version 2.52
ASCII Electronic Book and Hypertext Reference System
Author: Bill Kavanaugh
Red Oak Data Systems, Inc.
23 W 014 Red Oak Drive
Glen Ellyn, Il 60137
708-858-0030
Language: Microsoft "C".
Requires: IBM PC or compatible running DOS 2+. Start from any
directory under DOS 3+. A Minimum 256K RAM required
for reading. Note editing using LB_ED increases RAM
requirements to 384K. Can operate with single floppy.
Start: A:\Install[ENTER]
(See Install topics for 360K target disk and other info.)
Documentation:
The install program exits to the LookBook user's
manual (LBOOK.DOC). The manual can be printed
using the marking facilities of LookBook.
Shareware Registration:
$15.00 personal use, $99 Distribution License
Registrants receive compression utility, notice
of updates, printed documentation, support.
README Contents
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■ LookBook History
■ LookBook Description
■ Using LookBook for Shareware Documentation
■ Install-hard and large floppy target drive.
■ Install-360K floppy target drive.
■ Using Examples
∙ LookBook Manual
∙ Touring the Example Document
∙ Sample Newsletter
∙ Ad Hoc ASCII data file
■ File List
■ LHA Archive Software
■ LookBook History
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LookBook Version 1.0 was published in September 1990 through
Public Brand Software, Inc. Public Brand awarded LookBook its
Trophy rating, which is their highest rating. Public Brand
Software also chose LookBook to publish the disk version of their
Fall 91 catalog. User input and extensive "hands on" testing has
led to continual improvement over the original version. You
should find Version 2.5 to be a solid program that is enjoyable
and easy to use.
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■ LookBook Description
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LookBook is an electronic book and reference system for
publishing and using a variety disk based documents such as
newsletters, program manuals, catalogs and depositions. It also
works with ASCII data files like print report files. LookBook
also includes a robust complement of options and a versatile TSR
utility that enable documents to support other applications.
Traditional Format
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Although the system makes quick work of informal ASCII text
files, LookBook's forte is automating the "paged" text of books
and manuals. It does this by creating a unique page location map
that establishes "hypertext" links with a traditional table of
contents and "back of the book" type index list.
Easy to Understand
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A design goal of LookBook was to make document preparation
more of a word processing task than a database task. The
traditional format using ASCII text contributes to this goal.
The traditional format enables Lookbook to present users with an
intuitive interface while the ASCII text gives users a clear idea
of the text's organization.
Small and Fast
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LookBook's performance characteristics work to increase the
utility of its documents through effective floppy disk use. The
small space requirements -- documents can be compressed to 60% of
original size -- pack approximately 150 pages for each 360K of
disk space. LookBook's capacity eliminates the need for hard
disk installation except for very large and frequently used
documents.
Complete Reference System
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LookBook is a complete reference system that includes a note
editor for taking page linked notes and for editing bookmarks
that remain from session to session. LookBook also provides for
point and shoot document selection with automatic detection of
file type. For authors, LookBook provides "video aware" color
enhancement through simple to use commands.
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■ Using LookBook for Shareware Documentation
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Authors
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Shareware authors will find that LookBook provides an
excellent documentation system for their programs. It requires a
very small investment in time and surprisingly very little space
on the distribution disk. A "pop-up" LookBook manual gives
potential users a fast and effective means of evaluating a
program.
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LookBook uses your existing document files intact. The
enabling product of the preparation process is a small binary
file (<document>.DOI) that takes less than 1K of disk space per
100 pages. Although the user can access the document with
LookBook it remains undisturbed for other use. You can ship
LookBook with your program, or users can get it from their
shareware distributor or BBS.
The distribution license fee that applies to shareware
products is currently $99. Shareware authors on tight budgets
can obtain a special license to distribute a "LookBook ready"
table of contents that uses percentage positions.
Users of Shareware
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Users of shareware have two ways to automate disk documents.
For evaluations you can create a "quick and dirty" table of
contents as I have done for LHA (see LHA Archiving Software
topic). For registered programs that warrant more effort, you
can create a fully automated document. The registration fee of
$15 will allow you to do this. However, if you distribute these
documents you must obtain a distribution license. Also, make
sure that you respect the rights of document's copyright holder.
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■ Install - Hard or large floppy (720K+) as target drive.
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Command: A:\Install[ENTER]
Note: For floppy other than A: substitute drive letter for "A".
Hard Disk Source: Make the appropriate drive and directory
current or precede the INSTALL command
with the proper path information.
C:[ENTER]
CD\BBS_DOWN[ENTER]
INSTALL[ENTER]
--- or ---
C:\BBS_DOWN\INSTALL[ENTER]
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■ Install - 2 Floppy system
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1. Put a blank disk in the B: drive.
2. Issue the command--> A:DISK1 B:[ENTER]
3. Take the disk out of B: and label it "Program".
4. Put a blank disk in the B: drive.
5. Issue the command--> A:DISK2 B:[ENTER]
6. Take the disk out of B: and label it "Example"
7. Place the "Program" disk in A:.
8. Issue the command--> A:\LB A:LBOOK.DOC[ENTER]
9. Put the "Example" disk in drive B: to access the Example
and Newsletter documents.
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■ Using Examples
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Selecting Documents
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After installing LookBook you can open documents by
specifying their names on the command line. Also you can use the
file selection screen that appears upon starting LookBook.
Example: C:\LB\LB LBOOK.DOC[ENTER]
Example: C:\LB\LB A:\README[ENTER]
Note: Users of DOS Versions under 3 must change to
the LookBook program directory before starting.
Sample Documents
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1. LookBook Users Manual ∙ LBOOK.DOC
This LookBook users manual exemplifies program manuals.
2. Example Document ∙ EXAMPLE.DOC
The example document provides a "hands on" tour of LookBook.
3. Sample Newsletter NEWSLETR.DOC
Sample electronic copy of a print newsletter.
4. Ad Hoc ASCII data Files ∙ LHA211.DOC
Example "hyper access" to ASCII data file.
Note: This file is part of LH_SELFX.EXE.
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■ Files on Disk
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1. INSTALL.EXE - Install Program
2. INSTALL.CFG - Install config file.
3. README - This readme file.
4. Archive file DISK1.EXE................................228K
Expands to: LB.EXE Program file. 86K
LB.HLP Program help. 28K
LBOOK.COP Copyright. 2K
LBOOK.DOC User manual text. 67K
LBOOK.CNT User manual contents. 5K
LBOOK.IND User manual text index. 17K
LBOOK.DOI User manual binary index. 1K
LBPOP.EXE Pop-up utility program. 17K
INVOICE.DOC Invoice order form. 2K
README.DOC Last minute program notes. 3K
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5. Archive file DISK2.EXE ...............................125K
Expands to: LBED.EXE Note editor. 43K
NEWSLETR.DOC Newsletter text. 32K
NEWSLETR.CNT Newsletter contents. 4K
NEWSLETR.IND Newsletter text index. 3K
NEWSLETR.DOI Newsletter binary index. 1K
NEWSLETR.COP Newsletter copyright file. 2K
EXAMPLE.DOC Example text. 17K
EXAMPLE.CNT Example contents. 3K
EXAMPLE.IND Example text index. 10K
EXAMPLE.DOI Example binary index. 1K
EXAMPLE.NOT Example note file. 5K
EXAMPLE.PIN Example bookmark file. 4K
6. Archive file LH_SELFX - Self extracting archive of LHA 85K
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■ LHA Archiving Software
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Included on the distribution disk is a self extracting file,
LH_SELFX.EXE, that contains the program and documentation files
for LHA a copyright reserved, public domain archiving program.
PC Magazine reviewed archiving software in the October 15, 1991
issue (page 294) and awarded LHA their "Editors Choice".
Included with the LHA files is a table of contents for
LHA211.DOC. I prepared the table of contents quickly by using
the bookmark feature to create a rough "position" file that I
edited to arrive at the table of contents file. If you get a
chance, read the LHA documentation using LookBook. I think you
will agree that the contents file greatly increases the
documentation's utility.
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End of README