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- Advanced.Doc Advanced options Documentation file. v1.26 CV 25/06/92
-
- A brief word about Terms:
-
- All of the terms used in this document are explained in either the
- main docs or the docs supplied with the component executables.
-
- Intro
-
- The following is a brief overview of some of the problems that my
- beta testers encountered, along with their (my) solutions.
-
- PointNets:
-
- This is a 4D point system. This means that PointNets are ancient
- history (StoneAge is the 'official' term) as far as P&C is concerned.
- If your boss is using PointNets, either he will have to upgrade his
- software (most software is 5D now!) or P&C won't be very useful to you.
- (It will be somewhat useful, but you'll have to keep repairing the
- config files each time it runs...) The only real problem is with
- regards to IBM / Amiga crossbreed systems. Hopefully those Amiga
- programmers out there will rush to create 5D software soon. We're
- waiting guys! Hurry up!
-
- Share Violations:
-
- Always make sure that you're not running _Share_ with DESQview or
- another multitasker. They hate each other. Most systems running DOS
- 5.0 don't need Share any ways. So don't use it. :-)
-
- Memory:
-
- Check the GoldEd Config file. It has a number of options that have
- been commented out. If you are short of memory, or rather, if you have
- lots of it, un-comment these lines, and give yourself some more room to
- work. This is necessary if you want to run a spellchecker. (I
- recommend ShareSpell as you can see from the Cfg file).
-
- Special P&c files:
-
- There are two special P&c files.
-
- No_Test.P&C will cause Config-4D to not add the DUPES and BAD_MSGS
- areas to the GoldEd window. If you don't want to look at them, use this
- option. The file can contain anything, as Config-4D will work with it
- so long as it exists.
-
- Alias.P&C can contain a list of aliases that you use in your
- message areas. They will be added to GoldEd.Cfg automatically. A
- better way to do this is by having another file called say "MYOPTS.Cfg"
- and adding a line to GoldEd.Cfg that reads "Include MYOPTS.Cfg".
- Whichever works for you, but if you use the second option, it makes
- tweaking a lot easier, as Config-4D won't touch your Cfg file.
-
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- Advanced.Doc Page 2
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- Squish Utils:
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- SQCONV EXE 39764 29/02/92 1:01
- SQFIX EXE 51202 29/02/92 1:01
- SQINFO EXE 14140 29/02/92 1:01
- SQPACK EXE 21334 29/02/92 1:01
- SQREIDX EXE 40248 29/02/92 1:01
- SQSET EXE 8816 29/02/92 1:01
-
- These utils are fully documented in the Squish Docs (Squish.Prn)
- but could do to be mentioned here. SQPack is used to clean up the
- Squish msg bases. (See P&C4DPS.Doc) SQConv is used to convert your old
- message bases from *.msg to Squish. SQSet can be used to set the
- maximum messages per base, delete per day and other information. A
- later version of P&c will allow you to specify how many messages you
- want to keep in each area, but for now, it just let's you set the global
- number.
-
- Batch Files:
-
- Jim suggested that I put a special section here on batch files.
- (So here it is.) Batch files are not quite so different from the
- configuration files. You can customize them to your heart's content.
- (And then some.) I've enclosed what I believe to be the optimal batch
- file setup. It takes care of all the housekeeping. Should you want to
- keep the logs, for example, delete the logs line in the batch file.
- Most of all, have fun. The real reason for P&C (the raison d'etre if
- you will) is to get you up and running. You can tweak it from there.
-
- Add-ons:
-
- This is a good place to put the section on 'add-ons'. A good
- example of an 'add-on' is a SpellChecker, or personal mail tosser. If
- you want to use the SpellChecker, uncomment the option in the GoldED
- config file. (This is mentioned elsewhere) I use WIMM v1.00 as my
- personal mail scanner / tosser. If you wish to use one too, place Wimm
- and its config in the POINT directory, and add: @WIMM to the POLL.BAT
- file just after Squish tosses the mail. Another good scanner / tosser
- is SCAIL v2.02. Both of these files are available for download from my
- BBS.
-
-
- -=* This document will be updated as new errors and solutions are
- reported. Please feel free to submit them to me at the address listed
- in the main docs. Your best bet is to thoroughly read through the
- GoldEd, Squish, and P&c docs. Many of the problems have their solutions
- right there. For the most part I've tried to anticipate problems, and
- added the fix right in Config-4D. *=-
-