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EDE
===
Using Ede:
==========
Ede is a free-form information organiser and menu
program.
To learn how to use Ede, read the EDE.HLP file. This is
a normal text file, but it is also the help-file as used by Ede.
To read it you can use an ordinary text-file viewing program
(e.g. LIST), or go into Ede and read it by hitting <F1> for help.
It is safe to turn off the computer while still in Ede,
as long as the disk light is not flashing; however, if you are
using floppy disks, you must not remove the disk while in Ede.
Ede is user-supported software, so you may copy it
freely, but regular users should register (instructions are
displayed when you exit Ede).
If you use the SETUP program, and use Help in Ede, it may
not be necessary to read the following information.
Installing Ede:
===============
The SETUP program will install EDE onto your system. It
copies the files into the directory you specify, and customises
the batch file. In addition, if you are installing it on a hard
drive or on a system disk, it will ask you if it can modify
AUTOEXEC.BAT to add the line: EDE.BAT. This should make it
automatically start up in Ede when you turn the computer on or
reset it.
The Menu Facilities:
====================
SETUP will automatically setup your system so that you
can use Ede as a menu program. A menu program is just a program
that allows you to run your favourite applications by selecting
them from a menu. (You create the menu items by hitting <INS>
and selecting P)rogram).
For this to work, you should be running Ede from the
batch file. If you don't want the menu functions, you can rename
EDE1.EXE to EDE.EXE and run it directly.
If you want Ede to come up whenever you turn the computer
on or reset the computer, you should have specified 'Y' to the
above question. If you have a floppy-disk system, you must have
Ede on a system disk (a 'bootable' disk) with an AUTOEXEC.BAT
file that ends with a line like: A:\EDE.BAT
If this doesn't work, there may be other programs in the
Autoexec file that occur before this line. Just remove any line
which calls an application program.
Ede functions as a menu program using batch files. A
batch-file calls Ede, and then if you select a program item, Ede
will create another batch file 'BATCH.BAT'. The original
batch-file then chains to this, and this chains back to the
original batch file. This consumes very little memory, so it is
possible to run very large applications in this way without
getting memory problems.
Colours:
========
Ede tries to automatically determine what kind of screen
you have so that the colours are determined accordingly. If the
colours don't come out right, there are command-line arguments
you can give to reset the colours:
EDE /m for Monochrome screens
EDE /c for Colour screens
EDE /l for LCD screens.
You only need to give this once, since the colours are
stored in the Ede data-file.
You can further customise the colours by going into Ede,
selecting Tools (F2) and Options and changing the colours.
Problems:
=========
If you have problems starting Ede, type:
EDE1 /k /m DEMO
The 'EDE1' means you go straight to the Executable,
without using the batch file. The /k means that even if it thinks
there is a mouse installed, it ignores it (Ede may erroneously
think there is a mouse installed). The /m means to reset the
colours to Monochrome. The DEMO means start up in the DEMO.EDE
data-file.
If these options don't work, you should contact Esprit de
E or try to get the program files again.
If you have problems using Ede, go into Help, select
'C)ontents of Help', and select 'Problems'. This takes you into
the Problems area of Help.