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README.DOC File
CADET - the CAD Text Editor v4.02
Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992 Steve Waskow
Wasco Technical Software
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INCLUDED CADET FILES
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The CADET shareware is made up of the following files:
CADET.EXE CADET attribute and text editor.
CADET.OVR Overlay file used by CADET.EXE.
CADET.PIF Windows PIF file for CADET.
CADETIN.EXE CADET installation/configuration program.
CADETCFG.EXE CADET color configuration program.
CADET.LSP Primary CADET AutoCAD interface, AutoLISP.
CADET40X.LSP CADET lisp file for ACAD 386 or Extended AutoLISP.
WTSC40.LSP CADET overlay lisp file for regular AutoLISP.
WTSE40.LSP CADET overlay lisp file for regular AutoLISP.
WTSJ40.LSP CADET overlay lisp file for regular AutoLISP.
WTSM40.LSP CADET overlay lisp file for regular AutoLISP.
WTSP40.LSP CADET overlay lisp file for regular AutoLISP.
WTSR40.LSP CADET overlay lisp file for regular AutoLISP.
CADET.DIC CADET's 112,000+ word spell checking dictionary.
WHATSNEW.DOC CADET's revision history.
CADETDOC.EXE Self-extracting file for CADET.DOC User's Manual.
REGISTER.DOC CADET registration and order form.
README.DOC This file - File list and quick start guide.
SHARWARE.DOC Shareware description and support policy.
VENDOR.DOC Shareware distribution policy for disk vendors.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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CADET's requirements are basically the same as DOS versions of
AutoCAD. CADET requires an IBM AT, PS/2 or true 286 compatible
with 640K RAM, hard disk, monochrome or color display, and MS/DOS
3.1 or higher. CADET requires any DOS or Windows version of
AutoCAD Release 9 or higher, and a shell space of 300000 bytes.
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QUICK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Change to the drive containing Disk #1 of the CADET software.
2. From the DOS prompt, type "CADETIN" and press [Enter]. Follow
the on-screen instructions to run CADETIN in Installation mode
to copy all files and initially set various options.
3. Change to the directory in which you have installed CADET.
4. From the DOS prompt, type "CADETDOC" and press [Enter]. This
extracts the CADET User's Manual CADET.DOC.
5. Type "PRINT *.DOC" to print the documentation. (You can type
"COPY *.DOC PRN" instead if you prefer not to use DOS PRINT.)
6. Review the documentation, and if desired, run CADETIN again in
Configuration mode to change defaults and/or run CADETCFG to
change screen colors.
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USING CADET WITH WINDOWS AND AUTOCAD FOR WINDOWS
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CADET v4.02 is a DOS application, not a Windows application, but
works well with Windows 3.1 in 386 Enhanced mode and with
AutoCAD's Extension for Windows. There are two alternate methods
of installation for use with AutoCAD for Windows. Both methods
require that you follow the standard CADET installation
procedures by running CADETIN from the DOS command prompt.
First, if you only wish to use CADET from AutoCAD and DOS, it
isn't necessary to install CADET into the Windows environment
itself. Simply edit the CADET command lines in the ACAD.PGP file
used by AutoCAD for Windows, preceding the CADET command with
your system's command interpreter. On most DOS systems, assuming
the interpreter is in the root directory of drive C, this will be
"c:\command.com /c " as shown in the examples below. The /c
parameter is required to tell this secondary copy of command.com
to stop after executing the CADET program.
CADET!,c:\command.com /c C:\CADET\CADET /A,300000,,0
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CADETX,c:\command.com /c C:\CADET\CADET /X,300000,,4
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Alternatively, and if you wish to run CADET from Windows, you
must copy the sample Windows 3.1 CADET.PIF file from your CADET
v4.02 diskette into your Windows directory. Run Windows, and use
the Windows PIF Editor to edit the CADET.PIF pathname from the
default C:\CADET\CADET.EXE if necessary. Next, activate the
Applications window and use the Program Manager to add CADET:
pick File, pick New, select Program Item, then pick OK to get the
Program Item Properties window. Move the Cursor to the Command
Line field and enter CADET.PIF, then pick OK to close the Program
Item Properties window. That's it, if everything was entered
correctly, CADET will appear in your Applications window with a
MS-DOS icon. With CADET added to the Windows environment, you do
not need to do the special editing of your AutoCAD for Windows'
ACAD.PGP file required by the first method.
Here are some general tips for using CADET with AutoCAD for
Windows. When in the CADET editor, you can press [Alt-Enter] to
switch between a full screen and a window on top of AutoCAD. If
you window CADET and are using a mouse, you must use the mouse
driver supplied with Windows or a third-party Windows mouse
driver in order for the window's arrow cursor to function
properly with the mouse. If not, stick with Cadet's full screen.
If you use the above method to window CADET on AutoCAD, it is not
advisable to minimize the Cadet window - this may give rise to
panic since you will neither see CADET, a CADET icon, nor have
any apparent control of AutoCAD. Should this happen, regain
control by pressing [Ctrl-Esc] to bring up Windows' Task List to
reactivate CADET, or press [Alt-Esc] to cycle through the open
tasks back to CADET. Always exit CADET by its own exit commands.
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SWITCHING VIDEO MODES
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Please note that CADET's start-up video modes are only available
for changes to the current video adapter. If you are running a
dual screen set-up, CADET alone cannot switch from one adapter to
the other. Modes not valid for the current adapter are ignored.
If you want to switch from monochrome to color in a dual monitor
AutoCAD system, you can attempt the following procedure. This
procedure has worked successfully on some dual screen systems and
failed on others - its success depends on the video adapter and
driver in use. First, run the CADETIN configuration program and
set CADET to start up in the current (default) video mode, and to
start up from the CADET4.BAT batch file. Next, edit CADET4.BAT
to add the appropriate DOS MODE commands before and after the
call to CADET. If you have a hardware specific mode switching
program provided with your video adapter or display driver, you
might try it instead of the DOS MODE command.
A sample CADET4.BAT for dual screen systems is shown below:
@ECHO OFF
MODE CO80
C:\CADET\CADET %1
MODE MONO
Minor problems can occur with changing modes on P386 display list
drivers, as explained in the section below.
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VIDEO PROBLEMS
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With some AutoCAD 386 systems with protected mode display list
drivers (ADI P386 drivers), a problem occurs with garbage being
displayed on the screen upon returning to AutoCAD from CADET.
The screen garbage is usually in the form of short vertical bars,
which can be cleaned off the drawing area - but not the side menu
area - with a REDRAW. As of this writing, the only known way to
avoid the screen garbage in such cases is to prevent video mode
changes from occurring while in the CADET shell.
You can prevent CADET from switching video modes by configuring
it to start in the current (default) video mode (run the CADETIN
installation/configuration program to set the start-up mode).
You will also need to eliminate any DOS MODE commands you may
have added to the CADET4.BAT batch file.
The inability to handle video mode changes is apparently a
limitation of either the display list driver, the P386 interface,
or a combination of both and other factors. We hope a more
attractive solution than avoidance will present itself sometime
in the near future.
Wasco Technical Software
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