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- VERSION LOG
- SPYGLASS DOCUMENT GENERATOR
-
- version remarks
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- 1.1 Bug fix to recognize key files.
-
- 1.0 First version.
-
- To generate Captain Blackbeard output use the command:
-
- SGMAN CB.MAN >CB.DOC
-
- The Spyglass Document Generator (SGMAN) generates a
- context-sensitive manual. We created it to satisfy the original
- design goals of the Blackbeard product. These goals include:
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- o An excellent text editing system.
- o An easy to use, does what you expect paradigm.
- o No external documentation required.
-
- We created the bb.doc file after many requests for a
- Blackbeard user manual. This met some needs, but we still
- wanted to achieve our third design goal -- no documentation.
- With the Spyglass Document Generator, we have done it. This
- documentation method is superior to printed material because it
- is:
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- o always up to date;
- o distributed on the same medium as the program;
- o tailored to each user.
-
- The Spyglass Document Generator generates the Captain Blackbeard
- manual. This means that if you have redefined any keys to other
- functions, the manual will contain the proper reference to your
- key. This later feature is a first in the industry (as far as I
- know). Not only will your manual be up to date (straight from
- the help file), but it will be customized for your use of the
- product.
-
- Running SGMAN
-
- To run SGMAN, enter the following
-
- SGMAN textFile >filename
-
- where textFile is the name of a document directive filename, and
- filename is the name of the output document file (e.g., CB.DOC).
-
- Document Directive File
-
- CB.MAN is distributed as a good start for a document directive
- file for Captain Blackbeard. When you look at CB.MAN you will
- see two types of lines. The first type is a period (.) followed
- by some text. SGMAN will copy this line not counting the
- first . directly to the output. This type of line can be used
- to include any comments of formatting features you may desire.
- The second type of line is a number, or string. This number
- represents a help number. The text represents a help message
- title. Each help message in Blackbeard has a number and title.
- SGMAN looks up the help message corresponding to the number or
- title and writes it to the output.
-