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- The files in this directory are not needed to run ARexxGuide, but
- might be helpful to some users. These files are included:
-
- ARexxGuide ARexxGuide.info
- ARexxGuide.rexx ARx_Guide.xref
- ARx_Help.rexx ARx_Help.TTX
-
- ARexxGuide.rexx ARexxGuide & ARexxGuide.info
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- I use these files to start the guide. They require that certain
- environmental variables be set, but the script will attempt to set
- the variables if they are not present.
-
- The script uses functions from "rexxarplib.library" to help the
- user set up the system. Although it can handle a system that
- doesn't have "rexxarplib," it isn't pretty. Once the system is set
- up, though, rexxarplib is no longer needed for this file.
-
- This script uses the .xref file which is explained below.
-
- The launch script and .xref files were especially helpful during
- development, before full paths were added to the link points. The
- .rexx file is the only file that really does anything. The file
- named 'ARexxGuide' is empty. It's only purpose is to hold a place
- for the icon file, making it possible to move the icon normally.
-
- The icon is set up to call the ARexxGuide.rexx file. It can be
- placed in any directory and will successfully launch the guide as
- long as long as ARexxGuide.rexx is located in the REXX: directory.
-
- Those who wish to show ARexxGuide on a public screen could use the
- public screen support in rexxarplib.library to automatically open
- it on a public screen.
-
-
- ARx_Guide.xref
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- When the 'Find Document' menu item is chosen in the AmigaGuide
- 'Navigation' menu, the application searches the current database
- for the specified name. It will also search any cross-reference
- file that has been added. This file tells AmigaGuide where to find
- many of the nodes in the guide and makes the Navigation feature
- more useful.
-
- The .xref file is automatically added by the ARexxGuide.rexx file
- described above. It is also used by the help-key macros.
-
- ARx_Help.ttx & ARx_Help.rexx
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- A readme file for each of these supplemental programs is included
- in this directory.
-
- Robin Evans 16 Oct 1993
-
- R.EVANS6 on GEnie
-
- from Internet:
- robin@halcyon.com
- r.evans6@genie.geis.com
-