@imageä Installation Instructions

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Overview

These instructions are provided to help you install @image (pronounced \at-'im-ij\) on your system.  Before you install the software, please read these instructions thoroughly.  If you have any problems or questions during the installation, please do not hesitate to contact RDR's customer support using one of the methods noted at the end of this document.

These installation instructions assume you have basic familiarity with the NEXTSTEP environment.  If this is not the case, please consult the NEXTSTEP Reference Manual for any unfamiliar terms or operations.

If you already have the @image packages on your hard drive you can skip the next section and continue with "Choosing Installation Locations."

Preparing to Install From Floppy Diskette

Since you are already reading these instructions, we will assume that you have inserted diskette 1 into the floppy drive.

Before we can start the floppy diskette installation process, these installation instructions must be printed or copied onto your hard drive.  This allows you to close this document if you have it opened on the floppy diskette.  If you do not do this now, later in the installation process you will be unable to eject the diskette!  

To print this document, select the print command from the main menu.  Then click the Print button on the panel which appears.

To copy this document, locate the file named Install.rtfd on diskette 1.  The file has an icon which looks similar to this snapshot:

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Drag this file from the floppy diskette to a local "working folder."  Your home folder is a good choice for this work area if you do not already have a special folder set up for package installation at your site.  

If you printed this document, please locate the "Stop Sign" in the printed documentation. 

If you copied this document, locate the copy in your work folder and  double-click on it.  This will bring up the copy of the document which you can work with.  Locate the "Stop Sign" in this copied version of the file.

Now, close all documents you have opened on the floppy diskette and continue following the instructions after the stop sign, in your printed or copied version of the instructions.

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At this point in the installation process you should no longer have any documents open from installation diskette 1.

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NEXTSTEP 3.0 users

Before continuing, make sure that the @image installation diskettes are not write protected.  If the installation diskettes have been write protected, later in the installation process you will be unable to eject the diskette. 
Diskettes are write protected if the write protect tab located on the back of the diskette does not cover the hole.

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The @image installation package was too large to fit on one floppy diskette.  So, it was broken into several pieces and each piece is on a separate diskette.  The next step in the @image floppy installation process is to combine each piece of the @image installation package back into one large package, on your local hard drive.  

If you examine the contents of diskette 1 in the Workspace Manager's File Viewer you will find a file called @image.pkg_0.chunk.  This file will have an icon which looks similar to this:

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This is the first piece or chunk of the package.  Drag this file from the diskette to the local "working folder."   After this chunk of the package finishes copying, the Workspace Manager will eject the diskette and prompt you for the next diskette with a panel that looks like this:

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After removing diskette 1 from the floppy drive and inserting diskette 2, press the proceed button to continue building the @image installation package.  After the copying has completed, you should have a file called @image.pkg in your work folder.

Now eject diskette 2 using the eject command on the Workspace Manager's disk menu and insert diskette 3.   On this diskette you will find a file called SamplesAndTutorial.pkg which has an icon that looks like this:

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Drag this file from the diskette to the local "working folder."  After this file is copied, eject diskette 3, again using the eject command on the disk menu.

Choosing Installation Locations

Before you continue to install the @image application and sample files, you must first decide where they should reside on your system.  

The @image application must be installed in one of the "Apps" folders so that it will be properly recognized as a NEXTSTEP application.  If you will be the only person using the application the most logical location for the application is in your ~/Apps folder.  (Where ~ represents your home folder.)  If the application is going to be shared among users you may want to install it in the /LocalApps folder.

The @image samples and tutorial can be installed anywhere you feel comfortable placing them.  If you will be the only person using these files, one of the more logical locations for the files is in your ~/Library folder.  If the files are going to be shared among users, you may want to install them in the /LocalLibrary folder.  In either case, the installation process will create a folder called @image containing several other folders and files.  After the installation process has completed, you can find out more about these supplemental files by double-clicking on the README.rtfd document in the newly created @image folder. 

Installing the Application

If you will be installing the package in a shared folder, you may need to log in as the administrative user root.  Otherwise, just continue using your normal account.  In any case, make sure the folder into which you have decided to install the application has been created and that you have permission to write to it before starting the installer.  To install the application, double click on the icon representing the @image package.  This icon will look like similar to the snapshot shown below:

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This will start the installer package running.  The installer window will appear, and it should look similar to the snapshot shown below:

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To install the package, click on the Install button located near the top of the window.  

This will activate a panel which looks similar to the following snapshot:

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The destination folder for @image should be set to the folder you decided upon earlier.  Clicking the Set... button will activate an open panel which allows you to choose the installation folder.  Using the panel's browser, highlight the folder into which you have decided to place the @image application.  Then click on the OK button.

Check off the type of machine you will be running the application on.

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NEXTSTEP 3.0 users

You will not have the option to install the application for different architecture machines.  The application will be installed for all known architectures. 

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Finally click the Install button on this panel to complete the installation.  This step takes several minutes to complete.

Installing the Supplemental Files

To install the @image supplemental files, double-click on the icon representing the Samples And Tutorial package in the "working folder."  This icon will look similar to the snapshot shown below:

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A new installer window will appear and it should look similar to the snapshot shown below:

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To install the package, click on the Install button located near the top of the window.

This will activate a panel which looks similar to the following snapshot: 

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The destination folder for @image supplemental files should be set to the folder you decided upon earlier.  Clicking the Set... button will activate an open panel which allows you to choose the installation folder.  Using the panel's browser highlight the folder into which you have decided to place the files.  Then click on the OK button

Finally click the Install button on this panel to complete the installation.  This step takes several minutes to complete.

This concludes the @image installation process.  You can now delete the files which were placed in the "working folder."

Register Your Software

Make sure to send in the warranty card that accompanied your package.  Doing so will help us ensure that you receive the most current information about future releases, and guarantees that you will be a recognized caller eligible for technical support.

For More Assistance

If you have any problems or questions during the installation, please do not hesitate to give us a call during business hours (Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm EST) or drop us a note at support@rdr.com. 

Our phone number are:

	1-800-523-2874	(Continental U.S.A.)
	703-591-9517	(Internationally, or in the Washington D.C. metro area)
	703-273-8170	(FAX)

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