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- ******* Global Abbreviations (tm) *******
- Copyright 1993, 1994 by George TatgΘ
- Release 1.5 Readme file.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- *** New in Vers. 1.5:
- 1. íFull support for Non-U.S. keyboards!
- 2. Auto Mode
- 3. Popup List
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- *** Attention! Attenzi≤ne! íAtenci≤n! ***
-
- If you are using a NON-U.S. keyboard, you must also read the
- file named "non_us.txt" for essential information!
- =================================================================
-
- This program will save you time. Global
- Abbreviations gives you instant access to
- anything you want to define. It gives you
- this access anytime and anywhere!
-
- To install, simply run the setup.exe file.
- That's all there is to it.
-
- The installation will create a new
- program group with Global Abbreviations,
- the Quick Tour, Readme and Help icons. The installation
- will not make any changes to your system files.
- Note:
- If you use PC Tools for your program mgr. you should
- switch back to the Windows Program Manager for installation.
-
- We HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you move the program
- to your STARTUP GROUP (or equivalent) since you
- will ALWAYS want access to your Global Abbreviations.
-
- We also heartily recommend that you spend 5 minutes
- to take the Quick Tour. That will show you some
- of the main features.
-
- ---- There are further notes below this line, but nothing
- ---- that you really have to read if you're in a hurry.
-
- Note: Global Abbreviations has an Uninstall feature so
- don't be shy about installing. You can always get rid of
- it if you don't like it (not much chance of that though).
-
-
- ---Release Notes: Version 1.5-------
-
- 1. Please remember! When you use a
- :Launch Abbreviation to launch a .hlp file,
- you MUST INCLUDE THE COMPLETE FILE NAME of the .hlp file.
- There is a reminder of this on the popup text you see
- when you begin to enter a :Launch abbreviation in the
- Edit Line of the Editor.
-
- Example-> :gabhelp c:\windows\globlabb\gabhelp.hlp
-
- 2. The gabhelp file and all other documentation says that
- you must enter :Launch and :Paste abbreviations completely
- (i.e., no partial recognition). You SHOULD always do this,
- however, if you enter a partial AbbrevPart, the first partial
- match in your Active List will be :Launched or :Pasted.
-
- 3. Here is some further information on the
- operation of The Immediate Hot Key. You will
- almost always get the "Added-> " message when you hit the
- Immediate Hot Key. You must realize that the program has
- no way of knowing if what it Added is what you "meant."
- The most common problem is if you have not delimited what
- you have typed with whitespace. This typically happens
- when you move the caret with the mouse or the arrow keys
- and YOU see some whitespace, but have never typed it on
- the keyboard. If you have any problems with recognition
- of an abbreviation defined in this way, you should go look
- at what it really Added, or else just quickly redefine it
- by typing it one more time (with the WHITESPACE!).
-
- 4. The documentation could be more emphatic regarding
- the recognition of keystrokes. REMEMBER that arrow keys
- and mouse activity mean nothing to the recognition
- sub-system. Normal printing keystrokes are all that it
- ever sees. This must be the case. There is no way for
- Global Abbreviations to know if the application you are
- using is in insert or overstrike mode. This makes it
- impossible to interpret arrow keys correctly. The backspace
- key IS always understood, because it always means the same
- thing to everybody.
-
- 5. The uninstall feature does not remvove the globlabb.exe
- file. This is printed on the list of files not removed.
- If you do uninstall, you should check the option to print
- the list and then remove the globlabb.exe file and the
- gabhelp.hlp file. ALL files that can be SAFELY removed
- from your system by uninstall are; the rest can be printed
- out and you can remove or rename at your own discretion.
-
-
- ----Installation Trouble Shooting----
-
- Below are some notes about things that can go wrong when
- installing ANY Windows application. These are not specific
- to Global Abbreviations.
-
- 1. Bad Bits. It is possible to end up with corrupted files
- because of the nature of transmission systems. Most modern
- modems and transfer protocols do error checking, but are not
- fool proof. If you experience problems during install it
- may be that you have bad bits. One of the most common ways
- that people end up with bad bits is when using "ftp" and
- forgetting to set binary mode ("bin" command) before
- downloading.
-
- 2. Not enough space. You should have at least 1 MB of free
- space on your hard disk to install Global Abbreviations.
-
- 3. Corrupt File System. If there are problems with your file
- system, this can cause errors during the installation of
- any Windows application.
-
- 4. NETWORKS: If you are installing from a network you may
- get a message saying that the file "ver.dll" could not be found.
- The easiest work around for this is to look for the file named
- "ver.dl_" in the directory you are installing FROM (probably the
- directory you are reading this file from). Rename that file to
- something else, e.g., "ver2.dl_" and then try running setup.exe
- again. You can also try renaming the "ver.dl_" to "ver.dll".
- If this doesn't solve the problem, the best thing is to
- just copy all of the files to a floppy and run setup.exe from the
- floppy. Lots of different things can happen on a network, mostly
- having to do with what permissions you have for what drives/dirs.
-
- ----Startup Trouble Shooting----
-
- If there were no errors reported during setup, you should have
- no problems running the program. As always, things can go
- wrong. These notes apply to any Windows application and are
- not specific to Global Abbreviations.
-
- 1. Old .DLL or .VBX files in the wrong directory. By
- convention, all non-proprietary .DLL and .VBX files should
- reside in your windows/system/ directory. Some applications
- incorrectly install .DLL or .VBX files in your windows/ directory
- instead of the windows/system/ directory. If you get an error
- message about an out of date version of some .DLL or .VBX file
- you should note the name of the file and then search to see
- if there is a version in any directory other than your
- windows/system/ directory. If so, rename the file with a
- different extension so that it does not interfere with the
- proper operation of any program.
-
- 2. Not enough resources. Even the smallest application can
- cause this message if you try to start it when you have many
- other applications running. Simply close down some application
- and try again. Note- when the abbreviations are turned ON,
- Global Abbreviations uses almost no system resources. Even
- when they are off and you are using the Editor or Importer
- it still uses few resources.
-
-
- ----This product is shareware and is not free----
-
- You will find Global Abbreviations to be of the highest
- quality. It has been tested again and again before release.
- As of release 1.5, there are NO known bugs, only the help
- file clarifications listed above in this file. There IS a long
- list of future enhancements. Don't forget that your registration
- will entitle you to one free year of upgrades!
-
-
- Enjoy!
-
- George TatgΘ
- Solid Software Inc.
- gat@csn.org
-