Bible Heaven/Bible Heaven.iso/script1/quick.doc

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                  SHORT SCRIPTURE DOCUMENTATION
                   Copyright 1989 by Gil Yoder
                          P.O. Box 307
                       Coalgate, OK 74538


     Scripture is a Bible  Study program designed  to be  easy to
use, yet it contains many powerful and advanced features. At this
time  the evaluation  version of  Scripture is  identical to  the
registered  version of Scripture  in every respect.  (An enhanced
version  of  Scripture  is  in  the  works.)   The copy  you have
received  for  evaluation  may  only  contain  a portion  of  the
biblical  text.    This  should  be   sufficient  for  evaluation
purposes, but if  not, you  can  receive  the  complete  text  to
complete your evaluation for a small fee from the author.  Please
see SCRIPT.DOC for details.

     Advanced features in Scripture include the following items:

 (1) Three  windows to display  any portion of  scripture desired
     (assuming the proper data files are available).
 (2) A fourth window for simple  text editing of files from 0k to
     63.9k long.
 (3) These windows may be moved and resized to please the user.
 (4) Verses and verse references can be automatically inserted in
     the editor window.
 (5) A quick  search facility to search for  any verse containing
     any words  in the Bible  (three search modes  are available:
     single word, multiple word And, and multiple word Or).
 (6) Books may  be marked to include or to  exclude them during a
     word search.  If you were  only interested in  word usage in
     the Pauline  epistles, mark his letters  and all other books
     will be ignored.
 (7) Easily  compile  a list  of all  verses matching your search
     criterion.
 (8) All  biblical  words  (over  12,000)  may  be  displayed  in
     alphabetical order.
 (9) Books in which a word occurs may be quickly determined.
(10) Bookmarks may  be used to hold your  place for another study
     period.
(11) Context sensitive help system (over 60 topics).
(12) EGA/VGA support for 43/50 line modes.
(13) Monochrome and CGA also supported.
(14) Installation   program   to   change   colors,  Bible   book
     abreviations, permanent window sizes, etc.
(15) More!

     To run Scripture we recommend these minimum requirements:

 (1) An IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or compatible computer (required).
 (2) At  least one floppy disk  drive (optional, but how  are you
     going to load your hard drive?).
 (3) A  5  meg  hard  drive  or  larger.  It  is possible  to run
     Scripture from high density drives, but the process is slow.
     Approximately  2  megabytes  are  required  for the complete
     system.
 (4) A disk cache program. This speeds things up a bit, but isn't
     even close to being essential.  Unless you have a very large
     RAM drive (1 or 2 megs), a RAM drive won't help Scripture
     very much.

     The price for registration (currently $50 for USA residents)
is very  reasonable when you  consider the work  and expense that
went in  to writing the  program, but I'll  leave questions about
registration alone until you get a chance to see the program.

     The best way  to learn how to use the  program is to use it.
This  documentation  will  help  you get  started.  For  complete
documentation see SCRIPT.DOC.

Installation:

     In  order  for  Scripture  to  run  all  its files (with the
possible exception of SCRIPT.EXE) must  be in the same directory,
called  the "Overlay  Directory."  Scripture  can search  for the
Overlay Directory and automatically find  its files, if the files
are in one of the following directories:

     1.  The current directory.
     2.  The directory in which SCRIPT.EXE exists.
     3.  Any directory in the DOS path.

     All  important files  have been  placed  in  self-extracting
archives.  (These  files  have  an .EXE extention.)  A batch file
has been  provided  to  simplify  the  installation  process.  By
default START.BAT running from drive A will create a directory on
drive C  named \HOLYWRT  and extract  all the  necessary files to
that directory.

     You can change the opperation  of START.BAT by specifying up
to three parameters.  The syntax is a follows:

START [source drive letter] [destination drive letter] [destination path]

Do not  use colons  on the  drive letters,  and do  not specify a
drive letter with the destination path.

     You can substitute any parameter with the  letter Z to  have
START work  with its own  default values.  Missing  parameters at
the end  of the line  will also cause  START to use  defaults for
those parameters.

     The SCRIPT.EXE  file can  go anywhere,  but for simplicity's
sake we  suggest that you place it and  all the other  files in a
dedicated directory somewhere in your DOS path.

     At a bare  minimum  SCRIPTURE (consisting  of the  SCRIPTURE
system and data files for the New Testament) requires room in one
directory for 760,000 bytes of program and data files. This means
that the program  cannot be run from any  drive smaller than high
density drives.

     DOS will  need to  be able to access 20 files and 20 buffers
to run Scripture.  Make sure the  following two lines are in your
CONFIG.SYS file:

FILES=20
BUFFERS=20

     Because  color  attributes  give  monochrome  moniters  such
problems, Scripture is now distributed with monochrome attributes
selected.  These attributes are adequate  on color montitors, but
certainly not  ideal.  If you are  using a color video card and a
color   monitor,   you   should   use   SINSTALL.EXE  to   modify
SCRIPT.EXE.  Use SINSTALL.EXE as described below.

      To use SINSTALL both SINSTALL.EXE and SCRIPT.EXE must be in
the the  default  directory.  To  run  the  program  simply  type
SINSTALL  by  the DOS  prompt.  To  install  Scripture  with  the
default color monitor colors, select option 1 from the main menu,
press ctrl-c, and then press enter twice.

      SINSTALL is  menu driven  and should be  easy enough to use
without further help.

Running Scripture:

     The  first time  you run   the program  we suggest  that you
familiarize yourself  with the "Help  System." Assuming that  you
have correctly installed the  program files including SCRIPT.HLP,
and assuming that  SCRIPT.EXE is somewhere in your  DOS path, run
the program  by typing its  name on the  DOS command prompt.  For
example:

C>SCRIPT <Enter>

     The  title  screen  will  appear  and  the  program  will be
initialized.  Some Evaluation copies of  Scripture do not contain
SCRIPT.AIX and  thus take  a little  longer  to initialize.  In a
moment  a  message  at  the  bottom  of  the  title  will  appear
indicating that  initialization  has been  completed and  you can
enter the program.

     To become familiar with the "Help System" press <F1> at this
point.  This  will  cause  help   to  appear,  in  this  case  an
introduction to the program. Use page  up and page down to review
the introduction, but don't use the enter key just yet.

     When you have reviewed the  introduction press <F1> a second
time to see  all of Scripture's major help  topics. Use the arrow
keys to  move the bar  cursor over "Help  on Help" and  press the
enter  key. A  screen describing  the "Help  System" will appear.
Please  read the  screen and  become familiar  with the keys that
will be used in the system.

     Press <F1> again to get  the topics back. Select "Overview."
That's  right,  use  the  arrow  keys  to  put  the bar cursor on
"Overview"  and  press  enter.   Pay  special  attention  to  the
information  concerning   "Script  Windows,"  windows   in  which
biblical text may be viewed, and the "Editor Window," a window in
which text may be edited.

     If  you wish,  you may  press <F1>  again to  get the topics
back, and choose other topics to  view. When you are ready, press
<Esc> to  return to the  title screen. Then  press 1, 2,  or 3 to
open one  of the Script  Windows, or press  4 to open  the Editor
Window, or any other key to  let Scripture decide which window to
open.  (If  you  run  SCRIPT.EXE  and  specify  a  filename  as a
parameter, i.e. "SCRIPT FOO.TXT"  or "SCRIPT *.*", Scripture will
present the editor window by  default. Otherwise Script Window #1
will open by default.)

     Just remember,  use <F1> often  at first. The  "Help System"
will give  you help concerning  key strokes that  you may use  to
take  full advantage  of the  program. After  a little  while you
should be  able to forget  about help altogether  and concentrate
entirely on the subject at hand, studying God's Word.

KNOWN BUGS:

     Scripture modifies  DOS to cause all  keyboards to behave as
enhanced keyboards, but a  few keyboards seem to give the program
some trouble.   The problem doesn't  actually reside in Scripture
but  in  a  single  bit  in  low  memory (bit  4  of  the byte at
0040:0096), which is supposed to  be set if an  enhanced keyboard
is installed,  and reset otherwise.  If it seems that some of the
keys are not functioning, follow the following steps:

1.  First  check that Scroll  Lock and Num Lock are properly set.
    Unless you are  moving or resizing  windows, both keys should
    normally be turned off.
2.  If you still  cannot get some keys to work (in particular the
    "5" key on the  number pad with Num Lock off), run EKFIX.COM,
    the  Extended  Keyboard  FIX  program.   This program  simply
    toggles bit 4 at  0040:0096 and reports  whether the extended
    keyboard is enabled or disabled.

     If you  detect more bugs,  and supply the author with enough
information  that  he  can also  detect the  bug, the author will
endeavor to fix the error, and send you the fixed program free of
charge.   Please note:  this offer  is valid  regardless of  your
registration status.

Honor to Whom Honor...

     If you haven't done so yet,  please review the Help Topic on
Registration.  Your support will be appreciated.

Final Note

     It is  the author's firm conviction  that the scriptures can
be and  should be understood.  It is his  hope that this  program
will help many people in that regard.

Deut. 29:29 - The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but
those  things  which  are  revealed  belong  unto  us  and to our
children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.