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- FlexText READ.ME
- 7/29/93
-
- INSTALLATION: Run INSTALL.CMD or follow the instructions below.
-
- 1. Copy FLXTS.EXE, FLXT.HLP, INSTALL.CMD and READ.ME to a
- directory of your choice.
-
- 2. Drag the "program" object from "templates" (usually found
- in the OS/2 system object). The settings notebook will
- appear.
-
- 3. In the "Path and file name" box, enter FLXTS.EXE preceded by
- the directory you copied it to.
-
- 4. In the "Working directory" box enter the directory you
- placed the program in - or - add the FlexText directory to
- the SET HELP: statement of your config.sys file. If you skip
- this step, help may become disabled because the system will
- be unable to find the FLXT.HLP file.
-
- 5. Skip to the "General" tab and enter FlexText in the "Title" entry
- field.
-
- STARTING:
-
- FlexText can be started in one of three ways:
-
- 1. Double click with the mouse on FlexText's icon.
-
- 2. Drag and drop a text object on top of FlexText's icon. The
- program will start automatically opening the dropped file.
-
- 3. At the OS/2 command prompt, type "FLXTS filename1 filename2 ..."
- The program will begin opening all files listed on the
- command line.
-
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING
-
- Each page has one or more truncated edges.
-
- - Printer/driver incompatibilities cause truncated edges. The driver
- tells FlexText to print in an area of the page that is inaccessible to the
- printer. The solution is to adjust the margins inward as described in
- section 6.2.
-
-
- FlexText fails to start using an XGA monitor.
-
- - After starting FlexText, bring up the task list (ctrl-esc) and select
- the program. Go to preferences under the option menu item and turn off
- program startup animation. Restart the program.
-
-
- Program help is not available.
-
- - Make sure that the file FLXT.HLP is either in the default directory
- (program settings), or can be found in the help path in the config.sys
- file.
-
-
- Columns fail to line up on printed reports.
-
- - A mono-spaced font must be used if column alignment is necessary.
- Courier (included with OS/2) is a good choice.
-
-
- FlexText fails to print (after receiving the "print task complete"
- message.
-
- - Look for EPW.EXE and EPWROUT.EXE in your config.sys files. These files
- must be removed or commented (use REM).
-
-
- The program crashes when printing or the output is garbage.
-
- - This is most likely a printer/driver problem. If you have just
- installed a new driver or upgraded to a new version of OS/2, try deleting
- the file FLXT21.INI. If that does not solve the problem delete the printer
- object and re-create a new one, boot the system and try FlexText again. If
- neither of these actions solve the problem, please call customer support at
- the number below.
-
-
- Blank pages are printed or few lines appear on every other page.
-
- - FlexText is encountering ASCII form feed characters after it has already
- started printing the next page. Pick a smaller point size so that the
- document controls page breaks before FlexText hits the bottom of the
- page.
-
- If you encounter problems or questions while using this program, call
- customer support at (602) 820-0321.
-
- Extension Software
- 921 W. Meseto Ave
- Mesa, AZ 85210
-