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- Welcome to DOpus PLUS!
-
- The Essential Companion to Opus Magellan II!
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- Introduction
-
- Thank you for purchasing the DOpus PLUS collection and for supporting our
- efforts on the Amiga with Directory Opus Magellan!
-
- This collection of tutorials, ARexx scripts, icons, images, sounds and
- associated support files and utilities for Opus Magellan has been produced
- by GPSoftware from material custom written for this CD by some of the
- leading DOpus experts in the world. We have also incorporated collections of
- other material kindly supplied by many Opus users from around the world over
- the last few years.
-
- The tutorials may be accessed in a stand-alone manner directly from the CD
- by double-clicking on the appropriate icon. To make best use of the
- collection you will need to have Directory Opus Magellan II (version 5.8 or
- higher). This tutorial has been designed for different screen resolutions.
- You may view the tutorial either in Fixed or Scalable proportions.
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- How to install and run the Tutorial
-
- Before you begin accessing this CD, you should read these instructions.
- The Opus Tutorial on this CD is HTML-based, and as such requires a web
- browser to access it (note that you do not actually need access to the
- Internet, as a web browser can also access local files).
-
- If you do not have a web browser installed already (the three most common
- are AWeb, IBrowse and Voyager), you may like to install one from this CD.
- The Tools/Browsers directory on this CD contains demo versions of these
- three browsers which you can install using the supplied install scripts. If
- you do want or need to install a web browser we suggest you go and install
- it now, and then come back and read on...
-
- You can also run the Tutorial direct from the CD. In this case, the
- Tutorial defaults to using the demo version of IBrowse.
-
- If, however, you already have a web browser installed, you will probably
- want to use it instead of installing another one. The supplied install
- script (Install_DOpusPLUS, found in the root directory of this CD) lets
- you choose whichever browser you want to use.
-
- To use this tutorial and also the DOpus Magellan themes on this CD, you will
- need to install various Amiga datatypes such as jpeg, gif, png, bmp, wav etc.
- If you do not already have these installed we have provided a set for your
- convenience in the Datatypes drawer in the Tools directory of the CD. Install
- these or see AmiNet util/dtype for newer or related datatypes.
-
- After you have installed a browser (if applicable), run the
- Install_DOpusPLUS installer script. This script will ask you to either
- locate the browser you want to use (either one you already had installed,
- or the one you just installed), or to choose to run the Tutorial using
- the IBrowse demo on the CD.
-
- The Install script creates a DOpusPLUS sub-directory in your DOpus5: folder
- and copies the Tutorial icon there with the default tool set to your chosen
- browser. From now on, you can access the Tutorial simply by double-clicking
- on this icon. The installer also creates a DOpus Program Group containing
- the icon for quick access to the tutorial.
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- Other contents of the CD...
-
- Apart from the Tutorial, this CD contains many other interesting and useful
- Opus things. The CD is split up into different directories; a brief
- description follows.
-
- Enhancements
-
- Contains plug-in modules, ARexx scripts and programs that enhance
- Directory Opus itself by adding new functionality. Note that most
- of these require Opus Magellan II.
-
- Tools
-
- Contains third-party software utilities that we have found to be
- useful in day-to-day Amiga use, including a collection of
- Datatypes, Archivers, Web Browsers, and a free version of Cloanto
- PPaint.
-
- SDK
-
- For the programming gurus among you, the SDK directory will prove
- invaluable. Contains documentation on low-level Opus programming,
- including include files and autodocs for the dopus5.library.
-
- Themes
-
- One of the most popular new features of Magellan II is the ability
- to instantly transform your desktop with Themes. Here is a
- collection of over 150 themes for you to try out!
-
- Icons
-
- A huge collection of icons which you can use for your Opus
- toolbars, start menus and button banks, as well as beautiful
- program and file icon sets (we particularly recommend GlowIcons!)
-
- Images
-
- For light relief, lots of scanned images of Amiga shows and
- personalities.
-
- AmiNet
-
- The entire contents of the /biz/dopus directory from AmiNet. If
- you're looking for an Opus-related file, the odds are it's in here.
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- Copyrights
-
- The DOpus PLUS CD collection, the tutorials and related material are
- Copyright GPSoftware, 1998.
-
- Please return the registration card to GPSoftware. Technical support will
- be provided ONLY if your have registered and if you can quote your personal
- registration number. You may also register via our web site or by sending
- your registration details to us by email.
-
- This material has been supplied for private use of registered Directory Opus
- Magellan users and no part of this publication or the accompanying software
- may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in
- retrieval system, made available on the Internet, or translated into any
- human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic,
- mechanical, magnetic, manual or otherwise, or disclosed to any third party
- without the express written permission of GPSoftware.
-
- Also included are supplementary materials obtained from public domain,
- freeware and shareware sources and their associated Internet sites.
-
- Unless explicitly stated, any copyrights, trademarks or other legal entities
- residing in this supplementary material remains the property of the original
- owners or authors of the material. GPSoftware and its associated
- distributors supply the material 'as is' and express no rights or claims on
- any such material nor provide any warranty to such material.
-
- Disclaimer
-
- GPSoftware and its associated distributors make no representation or
- warranties with respect to the performance of the Software nor of the
- contents of this publication and specifically disclaim any implied
- warranties of merchandisable quality or fitness for any particular purpose.
- Further, GPSoftware reserves the right to revise the Software and this
- publication and to make changes to them from time to time without obligation
- of GPSoftware to notify any person or organisation of such revisions or
- changes.
-
- Program Licence
-
- GPSoftware provides this CD, files and programs and any updates under the
- terms set out below and licenses its use world-wide. You assume
- responsibility for the selection of the program to achieve your intended
- results, and for the installation, use and results obtained from the
- program.
-
- Warranty
-
- All care has been taken to ensure that the programs perform the functions
- as set out in this manual. However, GPSoftware provides the program
- 'AS IS' and makes no express or implied warranties with respect to the
- software, its documentation, performance, or merchantability. Should the
- medium on which the program is supplied fail within 30 days of purchase
- by the original purchaser, GPSoftware will provide a replacement copy for
- the cost of the disk plus postage, provided the original disk is returned
- to the address below (shipping prepaid and properly packed). Proof of
- purchase (a copy of, or reference to, the original Registration Card)
- must accompany any request for warranty.
-
- Technical Support
-
- At the discretion of GPSoftware, any and all warranty or technical support
- is available only to the original purchaser of this package.
-
- Please contact your local GPSoftware distributor in your local country for
- Technical Support in the first instance.
-
- Licence
-
- This CD is supplied under the following conditions. If you do not agree to
- abide by these conditions, you must return the package to the place of
- purchase together with the disk package unopened and a full refund will
- be given. You accept responsibility for the serial numbered version of
- the software supplied in this package.
-
- GPSoftware will institute legal action against any individual, company or
- organisation found to be creating, duplicating, selling, or distributing
- in any manner, unauthorised copies of this software or its associated
- user manual.
-
- You may a) Use the program on a single machine at a specific site only,
- unless a multiple site licence has been negotiated at time of purchase
- from GPSoftware; b) Make a maximum of one copy of the software for your
- own personal backup purposes only. If you transfer the program to
- another party, you must at the same time transfer all copies to the same
- party or destroy all copies not transferred.
-
- YOU MAY NOT USE, COPY, OR TRANSFER THE PROGRAM OR MANUAL, OR A COPY,
- IN WHOLE OR IN PART, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED. IF YOU TRANSFER
- POSSESSION OF ANY COPY OF THE PROGRAM TO ANOTHER PARTY, YOUR LICENCE
- IS AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATED.
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- Acknowledgments
-
- This CD would not have come into existence without the encouragement, support
- and hard work of a number of dedicated Opus users.
-
- We wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to those who took part in the
- development of the CD and who provided custom written materials in support
- of giving the Directory Opus user such a valued resource to complement
- their Opus Magellan. Very special thanks to Ben Vost, Dave Clarke,
- Helmut Hummel and Martin Steigerwald with valued support from Trevor Morris
- and others.
-
- Opus, DOpus PLUS, Directory Opus and Workbench Replacement are registered
- trademarks of GPSoftware.
-
- Installer and Amiga Workbench TM (c) Copyright 1991-1992 and 1985-1988
- Commodore Amiga, Inc. All Rights reserved. Amiga, AmigaDOS, Workbench,
- Intuition, Exec, etc are registered trademarks of Amiga Inc and Gateway 2000.
- Other products mentioned in this work are trademarks or copyright of their
- respective owners.
-
- Dr Greg Perry, GPSoftware, Brisbane, Australia, October 1998
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