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FlexText READ.ME (Shareware version)
3/26/95
INSTALLATION: Run INSTALL.EXE -or- follow the manual instructions below.
1. Copy FLXTS.EXE, FLXT.HLP, INSTALL.CMD and READ.ME to a
directory of your choice. Make a directory under the location
of the program files named PRNTSTT (this is used to store print settings).
2. Drag the "program" object from "templates" (usually found
in the OS/2 system object). The settings notebook will
appear.
3. In the "Path and file name" box, enter FLXTS.EXE preceded by
the directory you copied it to.
4. In the "Working directory" box enter the directory you
placed the program in - or - add the FlexText directory to
the SET HELP: statement of your config.sys file. If you skip
this step, help may become disabled because the system will
be unable to find the FLXT.HLP file.
5. Skip to the "General" tab and enter FlexText in the "Title" entry
field.
STARTING:
FlexText can be started in one of three ways:
1. Double click with the mouse on FlexText's icon.
2. Drag and drop a text object on top of FlexText's icon. The
program will start automatically opening the dropped file.
3. At the OS/2 command prompt, type "FLXTS filename1 filename2 ..."
The program will begin opening all files listed on the
command line. The option "/STT=print settings file" may also
be included as a parameter.
TROUBLESHOOTING
The first character of each line is missing.
- The print settings have been set incorrectly to recognize ASA control
characters. Turn this option off (under Cntl Chars tab in settings
notebook).
FlexText dies when specifying "scaleable" when changing the browse font.
- Cetain video adapters do not support these types of fonts. When this
happens, select only "bitmap" browse fonts.
Each page has one or more truncated edges.
- Printer/driver incompatibilities cause truncated edges. The driver
tells FlexText to print in an area of the page that is inaccessible to the
printer. The solution is to adjust the margins inward as described in
section 6.2.
Program help is not available.
- Make sure that the file FLXT.HLP is either in the default directory
(program settings), or can be found in the help path in the config.sys
file.
Columns fail to line up on printed reports.
- A mono-spaced font must be used if column alignment is necessary.
Courier (included with OS/2) is a good choice.
Blank pages are printed or few lines appear on every other page.
- FlexText is encountering ASCII form feed characters after it has already
started printing the next page. Pick a smaller point size so that the
document controls page breaks before FlexText hits the bottom of the
page. You can also specify that form feed characters are to be ignored
in the settings notebook.
If you encounter problems or questions while using this program, call
customer support at (602) 820-0321 or use our 24-hour support BBS at
(602) 820-5272.
Extension Software
921 W. Meseto Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210