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Submission Information for Shareware Solutions
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Program Title: farVIEW/S
Submission's Version Number: 1.9
This program is a new submission not currently in the library of
Shareware Solutions.
Author Information:
Paul J Medlock
President
farSight Technologies, Inc
3831 Echodale Ave
Baltimore, MD 21206
Daytime phone: 301 485-9529
Evening phone: 301 485-1564
CIS 71121,1745
Statement:
I am the author of farVIEW/S and hereby authorize Shareware Solutions
to distribute this program.
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Program Description:
farVIEW/S is a hypertext engine. It provides hypertext browsing and
editing with almost 100 interactive commands.
Intended users:
Persons who have free-form information to maintain or to distribute
as hypertext.
Unique features of the program:
■ Uses a mouse for simple point-and-click navigation.
■ The editor includes wordwrap, key macros, cut & paste.
■ Uses pop-up menus for mouse or keyboard selection.
■ Provides a "button border" for the most frequent hypertext operations.
■ Supports three hypertext linking methods: buttons, references, and
hiliters.
■ Permits frames much larger than the screen. Provides a scroll bar to
ease browsing.
■ Frames can link to external ASCII files transparently to the browser.
farVIEW/S's capacity or limitations:
■ Up to 16 textbases open at once.
■ Maximum textbase size is 2**30-1 bytes.
■ Up to 325,870 frames per textbase.
■ Frame size limited by available memory.
■ Up to 651,740 links per textbase.
■ Maximum link key size is 39 characters.
■ Maximum text line size is 240 characters.
Special requirements:
■ farVIEW/S needs at least 512K memory.
■ Mouse not required but farVIEW/S would be more difficult to learn
without one.
■ Software and textbases need at least 750K disk storage, so a hard
drive is probably required.
■ Shareware version does not use EMS.
To install farVIEW/S:
■ Insert diskette in drive A: (or B:).
■ Type
A: (or B:)
INSTALL C: (or other hard drive)
There are several ways to begin a farVIEW/S session:
■ To enter an existing textbase:
FARVIEW textbasename [-E]
-E causes farVIEW/S to initialize the EGA/VGA to "high-resolution"
text display mode. This defaults to 43/50 lines but can be user
controlled for some SVGAs.
■ To enter an existing textbase at a specified frame:
FARVIEW textbasename framename
The specified frame becomes the "home" frame for the session.
In other words, if you use the Homeward command enough times,
you will always return to this frame.
■ To make a new textbase:
FARVIEW textbasename -C n
-C causes farVIEW/S to create a textbase using the name given.
The number n should be a guess of the number of keys that the
textbase will require. Compute this by guessing at the total
number of frames, then multiplying by two or three. Don't worry
about it; farVIEW/S uses hashing for speed, but can expand the
dictionary if it threatens to overflow.
As farVIEW/S creates the textbase, it also makes the "home" frame for
the textbase. You will have to name the home frame when the frame
description record is displayed. After you enter the frame name, you
can specify a file name to store the frame. To terminate the edit,
press any function key, or press a mouse button.
For more information, see READ.ME file.
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Registration fee:
$45
Registration materials:
A printed manual.
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Program Files:
■ pkunzip.exe standard unzip for install.
■ colon.exe used by install.bat to validate user's install
command.
■ farview.exe the object of this submission.
■ install.bat installs farVIEW/S and several additional files
into \farview on the drive specified by the install
parameter.
Data Files:
■ read.me install and run instructions.
■ license.doc license and warranty statement.
■ keyboard.doc farVIEW/S keyboard reference file for printing.
■ homebase.* homebase textbase.
■ help.* online help manual textbase.
■ farview.zip contains farview.exe, homebase.*, help.*, read.me,
license.doc, and keyboard.doc.