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EVY7EN.TXT
Envoy 7 Release Notes
Revised April 17, 1997
=================================================================
These release notes contain the latest product information for
Envoy (TM) 7. See online Help and the user's guide (EVY7EN.EVY)
for important information about using Envoy.
=================================================================
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This file is organized into the following sections:
1. System Requirements
2. Important Envoy Version and Platform Information
3. Installation
4. Installation Troubleshooting
5. General Troubleshooting
6. Bitstream TrueDoc Font Embedding
7. Technical Support
=================================================================
1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To run the applications in Corel WordPerfect Suite 8, you need the following:
- Personal computer with 386DX processor (486 recommended)
- Microsoft(R) Windows 95 or Windows NT
- 8 MB RAM (16 MB recommended)
- Hard disk space*:
- Envoy Viewer and Driver: 7 MB
- VGA Graphics Adapter and monitor
- Mouse
* Disk space requirements vary according to the sector size of
the hard disk. The Setup program indicates the correct figure
for your destination disk.
=================================================================
2. IMPORTANT ENVOY VERSION AND PLATFORM INFORMATION
2.1 REMOVING OLDER VERSIONS OF APPLICATIONS
If you have Envoy 1.x or Envoy 7.0.2.x or earlier installed, you need to remove it before you install Envoy 7.0.3.x.
Click Help>About Envoy to determine which version you are using.
2.2 COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN ENVOY 1.X AND ENVOY 7.X
Although you can run both Envoy 1.x and Envoy 7 under Windows 95
and on the same machine, we recommend that you don't. For
example, everyone should install and use EITHER Envoy 1.0a OR
Envoy 7, but not both. For best results, make sure everyone in your workgroup (all those who will
share Envoy files) install and use the same version of Envoy, preferably version 7.0.3.x.
In the Envoy Viewer, click Help>About Envoy to determine which version
you are using. Click Start>Settings>Printers>Envoy 7 Driver>Properties>Destination>About
to verify that you are using version 7.0.3.x or later of the Envoy driver.
2.3 DISTRIBUTING ENVOY DOCUMENTS
Envoy 7 .EVY files created under Windows 95 will open only on
another system where Envoy 7 is installed. Envoy Runtime (.EXE)
files also require Windows 95 or Windows NT. Earlier versions of Envoy files
(1.0 and 1.0a for Windows and for Macintosh) will open in the
Envoy 7 Viewer, but the reverse is not true. If you are are a Windows 3.1 or Macintosh user, click Help>Help Online for
more information about Envoy 7 viewers.
2.4 WINDOWS NT AND ENVOY 7
The Envoy 7 driver, which lets you "print" documents to Envoy format, does not function under Windows NT.
This driver will not be installed under any version of Windows NT. However,
the Envoy 7 viewer does function and can be installed under Windows NT.
=================================================================
3. INSTALLATION
To install Envoy on your computer's hard drive,
1. Select Envoy during the suite installation.
2. Follow the on-screen prompts.
=================================================================
4. INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING
4.1 If Envoy does not function properly after installing on your
computer's hard drive, check that the following files have been
installed to the locations listed below. (Note: If you have
chosen Compact installation, some of the files below will not
appear. If you have chosen Network installation, the files will
appear in the network folder you have selected.)
Installed in the WINDOWS folder:
*WIN.INI: Driver information
Created in the WINDOWS folder the first time you exit Envoy:
EVYPATHS.BIN: A file Envoy creates and uses for hypertext links
between documents
Installed in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder:
*ENVOYD7.DRV: The Envoy printer driver. If the Envoy 7 Driver
does not appear in your list of available printer drivers after
you install, restart your computer.
*EVYD7XX.DLL: The language resource file for ENVOYD7.DRV. (XX
stands for a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
EVYSH7.DLL: Windows shell extension
EVYSH7XX.DLL: The language resource file for EVYSH7.DLL. (XX
stands for a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
*EVYXPI7.DLL: An extended printer interface
*EVYRN7XX.EXE: Lets the Envoy 7 Driver create files with long
filenames. (XX stands for a language code. Several languages may
be installed.)
*These files are not installed if you do not have the Envoy 7 Driver.
The Envoy Viewer can function without these driver files.
Installed in the WINDOWS\START MENU under Corel WordPerfect Suite 8:
ENVOY 7: The Envoy Viewer icon found on the Start menu
Installed in the SUITE8\ENVOY folder:
DVSETUP7.EXE: The file used to copy the Distributable Viewer
ENVOY7.EXE: The Envoy Viewer
EVY7XX.TXT: This release notes file, in ASCII text format (XX
stands for a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
EVYDSTXX.TXT: Release notes file for the Distributable Viewer.
(XX stands for a language code. Several languages may be
installed.)
EVYLCDXX.TXT: The licensing agreement for the Distributable
Viewer. (XX stands for a language code. Several languages may be
installed.)
ENVOY\SYSTEM: A folder that contains system files for Envoy 7
ENVOY\SPOOL: An empty folder used as a destination for spooling
multiple .EVY documents from the Envoy Driver
Installed in the ENVOY\SYSTEM folder:
DVRES7XX.DLL: The Envoy Printer Driver resources. (XX stands
for a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
ENVOY7.EX_: ENVOY.EXE before decompression, which is used to
build Runtime Viewers
EVY7XX.DL_: EVY7XX.DLL before decompression. (XX stands for a
language code. Several languages may be installed.)
EVY7XX.DLL: The Envoy Viewer language resources. (XX stands for
a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
EVYGW7.EXE: A file that makes it possible to send Envoy files
using GroupWise e-mail
EVYPKG7: The Envoy packager stub, which is used to build Runtime
Viewers
EVYPRINT.INF: A file that makes it possible to install ENVOY7.DRV
using the Windows 95 Add Printer Wizard. See "Envoy 7 Driver"
under Section 5, "General Troubleshooting."
EVYR7XX.HL_: The Envoy Runtime Viewer online Help file before
decompression. (XX stands for a language code. Several languages
may be installed.)
EVYXH7.DLL: A file necessary to create Web links and to use
Help Online
EVYXH7XX.DLL: Language resource file for EVYXH7.DLL. (XX stands
for a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
Installed in the SHARED\REFCNTR folder:
EVY7XX.EVY: A user's guide for Envoy that takes you step-by-step
through several common Envoy tasks
Installed in the ENVOY\SAMPLES folder:
*.EVY: Sample files you need in order to complete the lessons in
the user's guide
C:\MYFILES: A folder where you can save .EVY and .EXE files that
you create. You will need this folder to complete the lessons in
the user's guide.
If you have performed a custom or typical install, the following
browse web files are installed in the SUITE8\PROGRAMS folder:
BRSWEBXX.DLL: A file needed to browse the World Wide Web and use
Corel Web Site. (XX stands for a language code. Several languages
may be installed.)
BRWSWBXX.DLL: Language resources for BRSWEBXX.DLL. (XX stands for
a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
If you have performed a custom or typical suite install, the
following Help files are installed in the SUITE8\SHARED\HELP
folder:
EVY7XX.CNT: The Contents page for the Help file. (XX stands for
a language code. Several languages may be installed.)
EVY7XX.HLP: The Envoy online Help file. (XX stands for a
language code. Several languages may be installed.)
EVY7XX.NLI: A file necessary to find Envoy information using
Ask the Perfect Expert in other Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 applications.
----------------------------------------
4.2 RUNTIME VIEWER FILES
When you open an Envoy runtime file on a machine where Envoy has
not been installed, the following files are created in the
Windows folder (for example, C:\WINDOWS):
EVYRTE7.EXE
EVYRTD7.DLL
EVYR7XX.HLP
The first time the help file is opened, two more files are
created:
EVYRTH7.FTS
EVYRTH7.GID
=================================================================
5. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
For detailed information about using Envoy, see online Help and
the user's guide (EVY7XX.EVY). If you have installed Netscape
Navigator(TM), you can also find current information on Envoy
(such as Tips and Tricks) by clicking Corel Web Site on the Envoy
Help menu. The following are suggestions for troubleshooting
possible situations you may encounter in the course of using
Envoy 7.
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5.1 Compact Install:
If you have chosen the Compact install option for Envoy, you will
not have access to the following Envoy features:
1. Explorer preview of .evy
2. Import File (see the paragraph below)
3. Web Links
4. Corel Web Site
5. Send
6. Distributable Viewer Setup
7. Save As Runtime (see the paragraph below)
COMPACT INSTALLATION UNABLE TO IMPORT FILES OR SAVE AS RUNTIME
If you have performed a Compact install, you may receive the
following error message when you try to import a file: "The
Envoy Driver cannot be loaded. The Envoy document has not been
created."
To solve this problem, you can try one of the two following
solutions:
Solution 1. Open the document in the source application and
print it to the Envoy Driver, if you have it.
Solution 2. Install Typical or Custom; or run Envoy either from
a network or from the Applications Disc.
Also, if you try to use the Save as Runtime Viewer option with a
Compact installation, you may receive this error message: "An
error occurred while saving the file *.exe. Unknown error." To
solve this problem, use Solution 2 above.
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5.2 Envoy Viewer:
SWITCHING LANGUAGES FOR THE ENVOY 7 VIEWER
If you have installed more than one language for Envoy and you
want to switch often between languages, you can use the /L=?
startup option. This option brings up the language dialog box
every time you start the Envoy 7 Viewer. To use this option,
1. Right-click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, then
click Open.
2. Double-click Corel WordPerfect Suite 8.
3. Double-click Tools, then right-click Envoy 7 Viewer, then click Properties.
4. Click the Shortcut tab.
5. In the Target text box, type the path where you have
installed Envoy 7, then add a space and /L=? to the end. For
example:
C:\Corel\Suite8\Envoy\Envoy7.exe /L=?
PAGES OR THUMBNAILS ARE SLOW TO REDRAW AND DISPLAY IN THE VIEWER
Most often, Envoy displays document pages quickly. The speed
with which Envoy displays pages might be decreased by the
following:
1) The document file is being read from slow media, such as a
floppy disk or a CD-ROM drive. Display time can be improved by
moving the documents to a local hard drive.
2) The document includes a large color bitmap image. Display
time can be
improved by choosing a lower Custom Bitmap Resolution and/or
reducing the color depth of the bitmap to 256 or 16 colors, then
printing again to the Envoy Printer Driver.
3) The document includes an intricate graphic image. Display
time can be improved either by removing some of the more complex
graphic elements or by replacing with a simpler graphic before
printing to the Envoy Printer Driver.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LARGE DOCUMENTS
If you are going to create an Envoy document in Windows 95 with
a large number of bitmaps, increase your system's RAM as much as
possible. This will greatly decrease save time and the
possibility of errors.
You may also want to divide a large file into several smaller
Envoy files, then link them with cross-document hypertext links.
See online Help for details.
IMPORTING FILES INTO VIEWER/DRAG-AND-DROP FILES ONTO VIEWER
Many 16-bit applications (designed to run under earlier versions
of Windows) and some 32-bit applications (designed to run under
Windows 95) do not support converting their files to the .EVY
format by importing files into the Envoy Viewer or by drag-and-
drop. In order for these features to work with a file from a
particular application, that application must have registered
itself into the Windows Registration Database and must support
printing through Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE).
To test whether an application supports these Envoy features,
drag a file onto the Windows Printers folder; if the file does
not print, then the application does not support these features.
In such a case, launch the application and print the files to
the Envoy 7 Driver.
NOTE: You cannot create Envoy 7 files unless you have the
Envoy 7 Driver. If you have the Envoy 7 Viewer but not the
Driver, the Import File feature does not work.
VIEWER EITHER DOES NOT LAUNCH OR LAUNCHES EMPTY AFTER PRINTING
DOCUMENT TO DRIVER
This situation is usually caused by lack of memory resources to
support running both the printing application and the Envoy 7
Viewer simultaneously.
The solution to this problem is one of the following:
1) Increase the Virtual Memory swap file size in the Windows
Control Panel;
2) Select the "Save as Envoy File" option in the Envoy 7 Driver
dialog box, print the document to file, quit the printing
application, then launch the Envoy Viewer and open the file;
3) Reduce the file size of the file you are printing to the
Envoy 7 Driver. See Envoy online Help for instructions on
making files smaller.
LAUNCH VIEWER, SEE ERROR MESSAGE "CANNOT FIND LANGUAGE
RESOURCES..."
The language resources DLL either was not installed properly or
was removed from the ENVOY\SYSTEM folder. Either copy a new
language DLL (such as EVY7EN.DLL) into the folder or reinstall
Envoy.
OPEN PRINT DIALOG BOX, SEE ERROR MESSAGE "CANNOT FIND LANGUAGE
RESOURCES..."
The language resources DLL either was not installed properly or
was removed from the WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder. Either copy a new
language DLL (such as EVYD7EN.DLL) into the folder or
reinstall Envoy.
TOOLBAR COLORS IN WINDOWS
The colors of the Toolbar icons on the Envoy 7 Viewer for Windows
can be affected by changing the color settings in the Windows
Control Panel. If the Toolbar colors look strange, change the
color settings.
-------------------------------------
5.3 Envoy Runtime Viewer:
RECIPIENT OF Runtime Viewer IS UNABLE TO LAUNCH VIEWER
A runtime file created with Envoy 7 will open only on another
system running Windows 95 or Windows NT. All Envoy runtime files are
platform-dependent. If a runtime file does not open, check to
make sure that the recipient is using the same operating system
that was used to create the Runtime Viewer.
SENDING A RUNTIME FILE BY E-MAIL
If you send a runtime file through e-mail using the File>Send
feature in the Envoy Viewer, the file is sent as an .EVY file.
In order to send a runtime file as an .EXE file, start from
e-mail and attach the runtime .EXE file.
ROTATED TEXT
Some Windows applications print rotated text as a bitmap image.
The result is that (1) the text cannot be selected using the
text selection cursor and (2) the bitmap image may be jagged.
Increase the bitmap resolution in the Envoy Driver Custom
Settings dialog box to improve the visual quality of the
rotated text. See online Help for details on changing bitmap
resolution.
GRADIENTS
Most gradients will appear as a series of solid colors in Envoy.
For best results, produce documents with solid colors rather than
gradients.
---------------------------------
5.4 Envoy 7 Driver
RUNNING ENVOY UNDER NT 3.x/4
You cannot create Envoy files under NT because the Envoy Driver
does not function under NT. The Envoy 7 Viewer functions
normally under NT, so you can view, annotate, and modify existing
Envoy files.
ADDING THE ENVOY 7 DRIVER TO YOUR LIST OF PRINTER DRIVERS
If the Envoy 7 Driver does not appear on your list of available
printer drivers, first restart your computer. If it still does
not appear, try reinstalling Envoy.
If you prefer not to reinstall, you (or your system administrator)
can restore the Envoy 7 Driver using the EVYPRINT.INF file.
To do this,
1. Copy all the Envoy files from the Windows\System folder into the
Envoy\System folder.
2. Read the comments in the EVYPRINT.INF file and make changes to
the file to match the configuration of your individual system.
3. Run the Add Printer Wizard, then select Local Printer.
4. Select Have Disk, then browse to find your EVYPRINT.INF file.
5. Select the EVY port.
===================================================================
6. BITSTREAM TRUEDOC FONT EMBEDDING
Envoy 7 uses Bitstream(R) TrueDoc(TM) portable font technology,
copyright 1994-95 Bitstream, Inc.
Because the Envoy 7 font embedding technology is different from
that used in Envoy 1.0a, fonts embedded with Envoy 1.0a will not
view as embedded fonts in the Envoy 7 Viewer. They will be
handled with the Envoy "intelligent font mapping" instead.
See online Help for details.
===================================================================
7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For information on Corel technical support services, please see
online Help.