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This file (qrhelp.txt) is the help file and manual for...
QRead version 1.2
Copyright Dan Scavezze 1992, 1993
Contents
General Information
Overview
Installation and Quick Start
Deinstallation
Licensing and Distribution
Disclaimer
ASP Ombudsman
Main Menu
File
Open
Open (continuous)
Close
ReOpen
Delete the open file
Print
Printer Setup
Exit
View
As saved
With adjusted type
With adjusted lines
Increase type size
Decrease type size
Hide low characters
Hide high characters
Repaint
Commands
Find
Find next
Copy page to clipboard
Place bookmark
Remove bookmark
Go to bookmark
Launch another QRead
Launch companion App
Options
Fonts
Tabs
Entry / Exit
Registration info
Keep icon on top
Load default settings
Load custom settings
Store custom settings
Store settings for file
Help
Help On QRead
How to use Help
About QRead
Miscellaneous Information
How to do the "Drag-and-Drop"
QRead command line
Windows Program Manager Tricks
Special Characters
Keyboard Input
What's new in this version
#$+K Overview
QRead lets you read text files quickly and easily in the Microsoft
Windows 3.1 environment. Text files can be shown on the screen in any
font you choose, and QRead will automatically adjust the type size or
the line structure to fit the window. The display changes, but not the
file itself. QRead accesses your file in a "read only" manner.
QRead supports the drag-and-drop feature. This means that you can "drag"
a file name displayed in the File Manager window to the QRead icon (or
window). When you "drop" the file name into QRead, the file will be
immediately displayed.
Qread also provides tools to help with browsing and management of your
text files. You can filter out non-alphanumeric characters, search for a
text string, place a bookmark, and copy information to the clipboard.
You can also print and delete files from within QRead. The Entry/Exit
behavior and the display settings of QRead can be customized and
remembered on a file-by-file basis.
#$+K Installation And Quick Start
The simplest installation of QRead consists of one step - copy the file
qread.exe to your disk. No other files are necessary to get started.
The first time you enter QRead it will use default settings. The first
time you exit QRead it will save the environment that you have in place
at the time of exit. This environment is stored in the file "qread.ini"
in your windows directory. Unless you choose to store settings
information, qread.ini will be the only file that QRead writes to your
disk. (The sections on the Entry / Exit menu item and the Store menu
items explain how QRead stores settings information.)
If you want to be able to use on-line Help, you must also copy the file
qread.hlp to your windows directory.
To install QRead as a program item (using icons, etc.), refer to the
section on Windows Program Manager.
#$+K Deinstallation
If you want to deinstall QRead, follow these steps. First, delete
qread.exe from the directory where it "lives." Next, delete qread.ini,
qread.cus, qread.hlp from your windows directory. Finally, delete all
the ".qfs" files you or QRead have created.
#$+K Licensing And Distribution
QRead is a Shareware program and is provided at no charge to the user
for EVALUATION. All rights are retained by the author. Feel free to
share this program with your friends, but please do not give it away
altered or as part of another system. If you try a Shareware program and
then continue to use it, you are expected to register and become a
licensed user.
If you are using QRead after a reasonable evaluation period (30 days),
send your name, address and the license fee of $20 to:
DS Products
P.O. Box 342
Westford, MA 01886
The $20 fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one
time. You must treat the licensed software just like a book. An example
is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be
freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is
no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at
another, just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
same time. Site License arrangements may be made by contacting DS
Products.
Registered users will receive:
support (via CompuServe [70731,1673] or regular mail),
minor upgrades at NO charge,
major upgrades at a reduced price,
a key that disables the registration reminder window, and
a clear conscience.
Anyone distributing QRead for any kind of remuneration must first
contact DS Products at the address below for authorization. This
authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized
by the ASP as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and
such distributors may begin offering QRead immediately. DS Products must
still be advised, however, so that the distributor can be kept up to
date with the latest version of QRead.
The essence of Shareware is to provide users with quality software
without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products. Shareware is a distribution method
that allows you to try before you buy. Shareware has the ultimate money
back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.
#$+K Disclaimer
Users of QRead must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "QRead is
supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from
the use of QRead."
#$+K ASP Ombudsman
QRead is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members'
products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road,
Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to
ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
#$+K Open
When you select a file using the Open dialog box, QRead attempts to open
the file and copy the entire file into memory. QRead uses this memory
image to format and display the "open" file. No changes are ever made to
the file on disk. Technical note: After the copy has been made, Qread
actually closes the file. That is, the file is immediately closed as far
as the operating system is concerned.
QRead places no limit on file size ("huge" pointers are used). Of
course, the open command will fail if you do not have enough memory
available.
Only one file is open at a time. If you ask to open a new file when
there is already a file open, the new file is copied into memory
replacing the memory image of the previously open file.
Whenever QRead opens a file, it checks to see if there is a file with
the same name and path name but with the ".qfs" extension. If there is,
QRead will read the stored settings info from the .qfs file and update
the settings.
#$+K Open (continuous)
This menu item performs the same function as Open, but continues to
display the dialog box after the Open command has completed. This is
useful if you want to quickly browse through many files. It is also
useful in conjunction with Delete. That is, you can quickly open a file,
delete it if necessary, and then open the next file.
#$+K Close
Close "erases" the file from memory - it gives back the memory to
Windows.
There is another effect of close. When you invoke the close menu item,
the current settings will be stored in the ".qfs" file, if you have
checked "On close and exit, store settings for