The first thing to do to set up a new !Info system is to make a copy of !Info. If you are using a hard-disk or network, this may not be necessary.
You will need the following available to use !Info, although not necessarily on the same disc or in the same directory. When using floppies, it is best to have all of the necessary comonents, especially the fonts on the same disc with the data and !Info program. Below is list of the things that are needed.
A !System Directory containing at least the Colourtrans module, but probably better containing the other usual modules (with RISCOS III dont bother).
A !Fonts directory containing the font you will want to use in !Info. It is best to use Outline fonts rather that the much older bitmap type, although !info will work with both.
A copy of !Info (be sure to copy the PD conditions file).
!Info may need configuring to your needs before you use it.
To do this, load !Edit up and open the !Info application's directory by double clicking while holding down shift. Drag the !Run file onto the !Edit icon.
At the end of the file there should be this line:
'RUN <Obey$Dir>.!Runimage ....'
At the end of the line there might be '-Font' followed by a font name. If this is present, the font name following the '-font' specifies the font that will be used in the Display and Information windows. If the '-Font' part is missing, Trinity Medium will be used instead. NOTE there must be only one space between !Runimage and -Font and between -Font and the font name otherwise, there may be an error.
Configuring !Info to automatically start up with a data stucture. To do this, load the !Run file into !Edit as described above and look for this line:
SET InfoAutoStart$Dir....
This may be preceeded by a '|" which prevents it from being executed. If this variable is not found, !Info will not start up with a default data structure.
After this line there should be a filename of a data structure to use.
It is generally best to put the data structure inside the !Info application directory if autostart is to be used. In this case the filepath would be:
