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- File: README.TXT for Chartist, by Novagraph, Dallas, Texas
- Last Revision: August, 1992
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- | ____|__ | Association of
- | | |_| Shareware
- |__| o | Professionals
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- |___|___| MEMBER
-
- GETTING STARTED:
-
- AFTER READING THE LICENSE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION BELOW, PLEASE LOOK
- THROUGH THE *.WRI FILES (USING WINDOWS WRITE). THE FILE 1STARTUP.WRI
- HAS A "GETTING STARTED TUTORIAL" THAT WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE
- CREATION OF A VERY SIMPLE CHART.
-
- For a general description of Chartist, and other Novagraph products
- see the file DESCRIBE.TXT in this distribution set.
-
- All material in this software release is Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993 by
- Novagraph, all rights reserved.
-
- The contents of this release are listed in the section entitled
- "Contents of Distribution Set" below.
-
- See the DISCLAIMER and LICENSE below for how may use this software.
-
- TO INSTALL CHARTIST FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW,
- AFTER YOU REVIEW THE DISCLAIMER AND LICENSE.
-
- Contents of this file:
- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
- DISCLAIMER
- LICENSE
- HOW TO REGISTER
- Installation Instructions
- Contents of Distribution Set
- Sample Chart Files Information
-
- Tips:
- Where the Tool Bar Icons Are Defined
- Printing Problems
-
- Library Shapes
-
- ****************************************************************
-
- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-
- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it beyond the trial period, you must register.
-
- Copyright laws apply to Shareware software products,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. The author specifically grants the
- right to copy and distribute the software, either to all or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware products.
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it is commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you do not use the
- product, you do not pay for it.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- Users of Chartist must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
-
- Chartist is supplied as is. Novagraph disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- Novagraph assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential,
- which may result from the use of Chartist.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- LICENSE
-
- Chartist Package Definition
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The Chartist Package is defined as containing all the material listed
- in "Contents of Distribution Set", in this file.
-
- Definition Of Registration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Registration is defined as the payment of a designated fee by you to
- Novagraph for license to continue using The Chartist Package beyond
- the term of the evaluation period. Registration fees are set solely
- at the discretion of Novagraph.
-
- Applicable Law
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This software and accompanying documentation (The Chartist Package)
- are protected by United States Copyright law and also by International
- Treaty provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright
- law or the terms of this limited license will be prosecuted to the best
- of our ability.
-
- Evaluation Term
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You may use The Chartist Package for evaluation purposes for a period
- not to exceed thirty (30) days. If you continue using all or any part
- of The Chartist Package after the thirty (30) day evaluation period,
- you MUST pay Novagraph the correct registration fee.
-
- If you do not Register the Chartist Package you MAY NOT use it beyond
- the thirty (30) day evaluation period. If you do so you are violating
- the terms of this license, U.S. Copyright Law, and the applicable
- International Treaty Provisions.
-
- Distribution
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- As the exclusive copyright holder for Chartist, Novagraph authorizes
- distribution only in accordance with the following restrictions.
-
- Individuals are hereby granted permission by Novagraph to copy
- The Chartist Package for their own use, for evaluation purposes,
- or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY when the conditions
- below (see Conditions) are met.
-
- ASP Approved Vendors in good standing are hereby given permission to
- distribute the Chartist package ONLY when the conditions below are met.
-
- Non-ASP member vendors must request permission prior to distributing
- the Chartist package, and agree to meet the conditions below.
-
- Conditions
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- The Chartist package - including all related program files and
- documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way, by addition
- or deletion, and must be distributed as a complete package, without
- exception.
-
- No price or other compensation may be charged for the Chartist
- Package. A distribution fee may be charged for the cost of the diskette,
- shipping and handling, as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed
- US$8.00 in the U.S. and Canada, or US$12.00 internationally.
-
- Termination
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- This license expires after thirty (30) from your first installation
- and use of The Chartist Package.
-
- If you violate any provisions of this license, it is automatically
- terminated.
-
- Rights Reserved
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Novagraph.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- HOW TO REGISTER
-
- To register Chartist, print the file ORDER.TXT in this distribution,
- especially for INTERNATIONAL ORDERS.
-
- You may also contact:
-
- Novagraph
- 10014 Lawler Rd.
- Dallas, TX 75243-2612
- Phn: (214) 231-2169
- FAX: (214) 235-0607
-
- Registration Fees: (See also ORDER.TXT)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Registration: $69.95 + shipping.
- Single user license,
- Latest release,
- Printed manual,
- Technical support for 1 year
- Update Notification for 1 year.
-
- Other Products And Options: (See DESCRIBE.TXT and ORDER.TXT)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Chartist Technical Documentation Option - $25.00, to Registered users.
-
- Chartist-2 Enhanced Product - $109.00 + shipping.
-
- Upgrade From Chartist to Chartist-2 - $50.00 + shipping, to Registered users.
-
- Shipping:
- ~~~~~~~~~
- $3.00 to US destinations, $6.00 elsewhere. Products are shipped First Class
- Mail or UPS ground at our discretion, Air Mail for foreign orders. Other
- shipping arrangements at extra cost.
-
- Site / Network Licensing
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Contact Novagraph for information, or see DESCRIBE.TXT in this distribution.
-
- Chartist and Chartist-2 are trademarks of Novagraph.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- Installation Instructions
-
- To install the software, copy all files from the distribution
- into a directory on your hard drive.
-
- To set up the Chartist icon in the Program Manager, refer to
- "Adding Program Items and Documents to a Group" in Chapter 3
- of the Microsoft Windows User's Guide.
-
- To set up an association in Windows with Chartist Documents,
- refer to "Associating Documents with an Application" in Chapter 4
- of the Microsoft Windows User's Guide. Chartist Documents have a
- file type of "CHT."
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- Contents of Distribution Set
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Program files:
- CHARTIST.EXE Program file
- CHARTIST.HLP Windows Help file for Chartist
- CHARTRFN.FON Reduced scale screen fonts
- SHAPES.SHP Shape library
-
- Documentation Files:
- README.TXT This file (Plain Text File)
- DESCRIBE.TXT Describes Novagraph Products (Plain Text File)
- ORDER.TXT Order form for Novagraph products (Plain Text File)
- OMBUDSM.TXT Describes ASP problem resolution procedure (Plain Text File)
- FILE_ID.DIZ BBS description file (Description in ZIP)
- 1STARTUP.WRI Getting started tutorial (Windows Write file)
- 2SYMBOLS.WRI Working with symbols (Windows Write file)
- 3LINES.WRI Working with lines (Windows Write file)
- 4FILE_OP.WRI File operations (Windows Write file)
- 5OPTIONS.WRI Setting options (Windows Write file)
-
- Sample Chart Files:
- SAMPLE.CHT General sample chart
- DATAFLOW.CHT Sample data flow diagram
- DEPLOY.CHT Sample deployment diagram
- JACKSON.CHT Sample Jackson data structure diagram
- RELATE.CHT Sample free-form relationship chart
- X224.CHT Sample SDL flow chart
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- Sample Chart Files Information
-
- All sample files were created with an HP LaserJet IIIP printer
- selected. All text uses the fonts available with that printer.
- If you print these charts using a different printer, the fonts
- may not map into optimal selections on that printer,
- especially if the smaller fonts are not available.
-
- You can change the typeface of all symbols in a chart at the same time with
- the Symbol Text Fonts command (Tool Bar button with the single "F" in it).
- Select all symbols (Symbol Select All), then click the "F" button. From the
- font dialog, select a typeface name that you want. If you only change that,
- all other font properties will remain unchanged. You can do this with any
- group of selected symbols.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- Tips:
-
- Where the Tool Bar Icons Are Defined
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Each Tool Bar Icon button selects a command from the menu. To see
- what commands are tied to the Tool Bar, press F1 from the main Chartist
- Window. This brings up the top level Help Index for Chartist. There is
- a Tool Bar Topic that you can click on, and that will tell you what you
- need to know.
-
- Printing Problems
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Chartist uses a lot of different text and graphics commands for drawing
- to displays and printers. Some printer drivers distributed with Windows 3.1
- have bugs in them (!), causing incomplete drawing of symbols or lines at times.
- We know that the HP LaserJet II series (and clones), and some HP LaserJet III
- series printers can exhibit these problems. The drivers released in the
- fall of 1992 and later correct the known printer driver bugs with respect
- to Chartist and Chartist-2. You need to get these drivers from Microsoft.
- If you have access to Compuserve, they are available in the Microsoft
- Software Library. Download the file WDL.TXT for an up to date listing of
- the available driver updates. You should also be able to get the latest
- driver from your printer manufacturer.
-
- *****************************************************************
-
- Library Shapes
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- A common question asked is about additional shapes to those
- available in the standard shape file. We generally add shapes to
- the shape file on user request. So far the additions have been very
- simple, and we have not charged extra for this service. Just about any
- shape that can be represented as one or more polygons or polylines
- can be quickly generated and added to the shape file. When you register
- just describe or sketch out the shape you want, and we will do our best
- to accomodate you.
-
- If you still want to "roll your own", there is a shape library technical
- document and support package available to registered users. Creating shapes
- is fairly technical, but the standard shape library provides many examples
- that you can build upon. The shape library technical document with 6 months
- of technical support for making shapes cost an extra $25 (plus applicable
- taxes).
- *************************************************************
-
- Steve Goings
- 12/92
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