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- README for Symantec Visual Page 1.0 Trial
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- Copyright (c) 1997 by Symantec Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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- Table of Contents:
- I. Welcome
- II. System Requirements
- III. Installation Notes
- IV. User Tips
- V. Known Problems
- VI. Contacting Symantec
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- I. Welcome!
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- Welcome to Symantec's Trial version of Visual Page for Windows 95 and
- Windows NT. Please take a few minutes to read this file,
- which contains the latest information regarding this release.
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- II. System Requirements
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- IBM PC or 100% compatible
- Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
- 486-66Mhz or above
- VGA (256 colors are required for previewing Java Applets)
- 8 MB of RAM for Windows 95
- 12 MB of RAM for Windows NT
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- III. Installation Notes
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- Installing from Symantec's Web Site
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- If installing from our Web site, please copy the downloaded files
- into an empty directory. To expand the installation files, run
- the executable from File > Run or at a DOS prompt. Once
- expanded, run SETUP.EXE to install Visual Page.
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- If you choose not to download the full version of the trial
- you may at any time, opt, to download individual supporting
- files, such as the Tour (Getting Started). Place these
- supporting files; e.g. tour.bin, into the directory containing
- the installer and then run Setup.exe.
-
- Note: When downloading individual components (*.bin)
- Netscape Communicator may incorrectly append an extension
- to the file name. Once the file has been downloaded to your
- computer please rename the file to contain the appropriate
- extension; e.g. help.bin, tour.bin, or template.bin.
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- In the web release we have included the User's Guide and Getting Started
- manuals in PDF format which is optimized for printing, because of this
- some images may appear blurry when viewed through Acrobat Reader.
-
- As with any new software, please install Visual Page into a
- clean directory.
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- Installing Starbase's Versions Software
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- An evaluation copy of Starbase's Versions source control software
- has been included on the Visual Page CD or as a separate download
- from our Web site. During the installation process you will be
- prompted for a serial # and key. Click the Next button to continue.
- You will be asked if you want to install an evaluation copy. Select Yes.
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- Please contact Starbase directly if you have product related
- questions or if you like to purchase the full version.
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- IV. User Tips
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- Q: How do I run QuickTime Movies?
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- A: In order to run QuickTime Movies in Symantec Visual Page, you
- will need to obtain the QuickTime software from Apple Computer,
- Inc. At the time this file was written, the QuickTime files
- were available at http://quicktime.apple.com/sw/qtwin32.html.
- QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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- Q: I have 256 color video capabilities but my applets do not
- appear in preview mode.
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- A: It is not uncommon for vendors of Java applications to
- install any supporting virtual machine (VM) or Just-In-Time
- (JIT) compiler files into the system directory. Check your
- Windows and system directories (system32 for NT) for
- JAVAI.DLL and AWT.DLL. Rename the file(s) to *.SAV and
- relaunch Visual Page.
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- Q: How can I determine why my applet won't run in preview mode?
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- A: Place the HTML file in preview mode. Select Show Java Console
- from the View menu. All Java errors are displayed within this window.
- In many cases, it is likely that Visual Page is unable
- to find one or more supporting class files for the applet. This
- may occur if your applet contains a custom component. Create an
- environment variable for the Classpath variable. Point the
- Classpath variable to the zip file that contains the class file.
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- In Windows 95 place a statement similar to the one below in the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT:
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- Set Classpath=C:\directoryname\classfile.zip.
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- In Windows NT Choose Start > Control Panel > System. Select the
- Environment Tab in the System Properties dialog box. Enter the
- word Classpath in the Variable field. Enter the path to the zip
- file containing the classes in the Value field.
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- V. Known Problems and Workarounds
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- o List boxes and drop down lists do not function in Preview mode.
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- o Cancelling a remote file download leaves a zero byte file.
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- o When converting 24 bit (true color or 16 million color)
- BMP files to GIF files, the palette may not be saved with the
- image. As a result the image may appear as a black square.
- We recommend you manually convert the image with an external
- program and then add the GIF to your HTML file.
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- o Columns that span across multiple pages may not appear when
- printing from the Visual Editor.
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- o The Printer Setup dialog fails to appear when invoked a second
- time on an invalid or unavailable printer. To reinstate the
- dialog you must select a valid printer in the Control Panel
- before selecting Printer Setup in Visual Page.
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- o The entities.htm file is located in the same directory as
- VPAGE.EXE.
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- VI. Contacting Symantec
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- o Free and unlimited electronic support is available on
- Symantec's news server at:
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- service.symantec.com.
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- o Please refer to the newsgroups under:
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- symantec.support.devtools.pc.visualpage
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- Note: your company's firewall may prevent you from accessing
- this service.
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- o Support is also available on the Usenet newsgroup:
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- comp.lang.java
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- o Send bug reports to:
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- Support_javawin@symantec.com
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- o Should you have any support questions regarding Netscape or
- Starbase please refer to the Readme files for these products
- for contact information.
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- Thank you for using our trial version of Visual Page! We are
- confident it will assist you with your Web page development efforts.
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- Sincerely,
- The Symantec Internet Tools Team
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