.topic NoContext = 0
╔════════════▌ SuperInstall ▐════════════╗
║ ║
║ SuperInstall offers context-sensitive ║
║ online help for most program features. ║
║ ║
║ However, there is no help available ║
║ for this function. ║
║ ║
║ Consult: {Menus options:Index} ║
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.topic File = 2000
▄ File
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This menu offers you options to open, save or close a definition file.
.topic FileNew = 2001
▄ File│New
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Select this menu option to create a new definition file. The file will be
given the temporary name 'UNTITLED.DAT'.
See also: {File│Open:FileOpen}
.topic FileOpen = 2002
▄ File│Open
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Select this menu option to open an existing definition file.
See also: {File│New:FileNew}
.topic FileSave = 2003
▄ File│Save
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Select this menu option to save a definition to disk. If you were modifying
a definition file, this option will save the definition file under its
current name, overwriting a previous version. If you were working on a new
file, you will be prompted for a filename.
See also: {File│Save As:FileSaveAs}
.topic FileSaveAs = 2004
▄ File│Save As
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Select this menu option to save a new definition to disk, or to save a
modified definition to another filename.
See also: {File│Save:FileSave}
.topic FileClose = 2005
▄ File│Close
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Select this menu option to close the definition file that you are working
on. If the definition file has been modified, you will be asked if you want
to save it. Choose Yes to save it, No to close without saving (loosing your
work) or Cancel to return to the program without closing the file.
.topic FileDOSShell = 2006
▄ File│DOS Shell
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Select this menu option to exit to DOS momentarily. Most of the memory
occupied by SuperInstall will be made available so you can run large
programs.
.topic FileQuit = 2007
▄ File│Exit (Alt-X)
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Select this menu option to exit SuperInstall. If the definition file has
been modified, you will be asked if you want to save it. Choose Yes to save
it, No to close without saving (loosing your work) or Cancel to return to
the program without closing the file.
See also: {File│DOS Shell:FileDOSShell}
.topic Cfg = 2010
▄ Configuration
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This menu provides options where you can provide general information on your
program, specify its directory and system requirements.
.topic CfgMain = 2011
▄ Configuration│Main
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Select this menu option to provide general information about your program.
See also: {Configuration│Directories:CfgDirectories}
{Configuration│Requirements:CfgRequirements}
{Configuration│Boot file modifications:CfgBootFileModifications}
.topic CfgDirectories = 2012
▄ Configuration│Directories
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Select this menu option to provide information about the directories
required by your program.
See also: {Configuration│Main:CfgMain}
{Configuration│Requirements:CfgRequirements}
{Configuration│Boot file modifications:CfgBootFileModifications}
.topic CfgRequirements = 2013
▄ Configuration│Requirements
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Select this menu option to provide the system requirements of your program.
See also: {Configuration│Main:CfgMain}
{Configuration│Directories:CfgDirectories}
{Configuration│Boot file modifications:CfgBootFileModifications}
.topic CfgBootFileModifications = 2014
▄ Configuration│Boot file modifications
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Select this menu option if your program requires modifications to the user's
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
See also: {Configuration│Main:CfgMain}
{Configuration│Directories:CfgDirectories}
{Configuration│Requirements:CfgRequirements}
.topic Dist = 2020
▄ Distribution
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This menu allows you to select the files you will distribute, provide disk
format info and finally create the distribution sets.
.topic DistFileSelection = 2021
▄ Distribution│File selection
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Select this menu option to indicate which files your program consists of.
These files will be included in the distribution set.
See also: {Distribution│Disk set configuration:DistDiskSetConfiguration}
{Distribution│Disk set creation:DistDiskSetCreation}
.topic DistDiskSetConfiguration = 2022
▄ Distribution│Disk set configuration
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Select this menu option to indicate for which diskette formats you wish to
create distribution sets.
See also: {Distribution│File selection:DistFileSelection}
{Distribution│Disk set creation:DistDiskSetCreation}
.topic DistDiskSetCreation = 2023
▄ Distribution│Disk set creation
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Select this menu option to create the distribution set(s) for the disk
format(s) you have selected.
See also: {Distribution│File selection:DistFileSelection}
{Distribution│Disk set configuration:DistDiskSetConfiguration}
.topic Opt = 2030
▄ Options
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This menu allows you to setup various options for this application.
.topic OptCol = 2031
▄ Options│Colors
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This menu allows you to change the colors used by this application.
.topic OptColCustomize = 2032
▄ Options│Colors│Customize
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Select this menu option to customize the colors used by SuperInstall.
See also: {Options│Colors│Load palette:OptColLoadPalette}
{Options│Colors│Save palette:OptColSavePalette}
.topic OptColLoadPalette = 2033
▄ Options│Colors│Load palette
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Select this menu option to choose one of the color palettes you already
defined or one of those provided with SuperInstall.
See also: {Options│Colors│Customize:OptColCustomize}
{Options│Colors│Save palette:OptColSavePalette}
.topic OptColSavePalette = 2034
▄ Options│Colors│Save palette
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Select this menu option to save a color definition.
See also: {Options│Colors│Customize:OptColCustomize}
{Options│Colors│Load palette:OptColLoadPalette}
.topic Hlp = 2040
▄ Help
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This menu gives you access to the help functions and the About box.
.topic HlpHelp = 2041
╔════════════▌ SuperInstall ▐════════════╗
║ ║
║ SuperInstall offers context-sensitive ║
║ online help for most program features. ║
║ ║
║ Press F1 to access the help system. ║
║ ║
║ See also: {Menus options:Index} ║
║ {Program hotkeys:KeyMap} ║
║ ║
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.topic HlpIndex = 2042
▄ Help│Index
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Select this menu option for an index of all general help topics.
.topic HlpAbout = 2043
▄ Help│About
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Select this menu option for the program's copyright notice and user
registration status.
.topic Index = 2044
▄ Index
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{File:File}
{New:FileNew}
{Open:FileOpen}
{Save:FileSave}
{Save As:FileSaveAs}
{Close:FileClose}
{DOS Shell:FileDOSShell}
{Exit:FileQuit}
{Configuration:Cfg}
{Main:CfgMain}
{Directories:CfgDirectories}
{Requirements:CfgRequirements}
{Boot file modifications:CfgBootFileModifications}
{Distribution:Dist}
{File selection:DistFileSelection}
{Disk set configuration:DistDiskSetConfiguration}
{Disk set creation:DistDiskSetCreation}
{Options:Opt}
{Colors:OptCol}
{Customize:OptColCustomize}
{Load palette:OptColLoadPalette}
{Save palette:OptColSavePalette}
{Help:Hlp}
{Help:NoContext}
{Index:HlpIndex}
{About:HlpAbout}
.topic KeyMap = 2045
▄ Keymap
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Press F1 for context-sensitive online help.
Press F5 to toggle between full-screen and window views.
Press CTRL-F5 and then the arrow keys to move the help window around (hold
SHIFT to resize). Press ENTER when done.
Some help screens have related topics. Press ENTER to see help for the
highlighted topic, and TAB or SHIFT-TAB to highlight another topic.
Press ESC or ALT-F3 to close the help window and return to the application.
.topic MainCfgDlg = 2050
▄ Main
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This dialog allows you to provide general information about your program.
Enter the name of your program in the field Application name. The
installation program will display this information when it is run. For
example: 'MySoft version 2.0'.
Enter the author's name in the field Author name. For example: 'John
Smith'.
Enter your company's name in the field Company name. For example:
'GoodSoft, Inc.'.
You may select the name you wish the installation program to display: the
author's name, the company's name or both. Use the checkboxes to indicate
your preference.
If you want the installation program to display a "README" file, you must
provide its filename in the field README file. The file can be shown Before
or After the installation. Use the checkboxes to indicate your preference.
If both Before and After are checked by mistake, the file will be shown once,
before the installation.
If you want to run another program automatically when the installation is
complete, enter its filename. This option is particularly useful when you
wish to run a conversion program or if the installation of your software
requires actions than cannot be handled by SuperInstall. Normally, you will
want to ask the user first about running this program, by marking the
appropriate checkbox (Prompt). Enter the question you want to ask the user
in the field Ask.
See also: {Directories:DirCfgDlg}
{Requirements:ReqCfgDlg}
{Boot file modifications:BootCfgDlg}
.topic DirCfgDlg = 2051
▄ Directories
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This dialog allows you to provide information about the directories required
by your program.
Enter the directory where your program will normally be installed on the
user's computer in the field Default directory. For example: 'C:\MYSOFT'.
If your program also requires subdirectories below the main directory, to
separate documentation files from data files, for instance, select the
button Subdirectories.
See also: {Main:MainCfgDlg}
{Requirements:ReqCfgDlg}
{Boot file modifications:BootCfgDlg}
.topic ReqCfgDlg = 2052
▄ Requirements
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This dialog allows you to provide the system requirements of your program.
If your program requires a specific microprocessor class, use the CPU radio
button control to select the appropriate type. The default is 8088, which
means the program has no specific CPU requirement. Please note that more
advanced microprocessors are considered as meeting the requirement. For
instance, if you select 80286 as the requirement, then your program will
run on computers equiped with an 80286 but also on those with an 80386,
80486, or Pentium. It will not run on 8088-class computers.
If your program requires a specific graphics card, use the Video radio
button control to select the appropriate type. The default is No graphics
for programs that run in text mode (most DOS programs). Again, computers
with better graphics capabilities than your selection will be able to run
your program. For instance, if you select EGA then computers with EGA, VGA
and better graphics will run your program while CGA systems will not.
If your program has special requirements like a math coprocessor, a mouse,
a joystick or a CD-ROM, use the Various checkbox control to indicate these
requirements. Check these items if your program absolutely requires those
equipments to run, as opposed to merely supports them.
You may indicate your program's memory requirements in the Base (RAM), EMS
and XMS fields, expressed in Kilobytes. For example: '512'. Note that this
refers to memory available, not memory installed.
If your program requires a minimum DOS version, you should specify it in the
DOS version field, as a whole number. For example: '330' for DOS version 3.3,
or '500' for DOS version 5.00.
If you check the box Abort if not satisfied, then the user will be informed
if his computer does not meet one or more of the system requirements of your
program (they will be listed), and the installation will abort. If you do
not check the box Abort if not satisfied, then the user will be prompted
before the installation proceeds.
Please note that if the box Abort if not satisfied is checked and INSTALL is
unable to identify the graphics adapter present in the system, the user will
be asked if he/she wants to proceed with the installation. SuperInstall can
detect and identify most graphics adapters, however.
Computers equipped with an early Pentium processor are known to occasionaly
produce incorrect results in floating point calculations. If your program
performs intensive floating point calculations, you may want to warn users
about this potential problem. Check the box Display faulty Pentium warning
to do so.
See also: {Main:MainCfgDlg}
{Directories:DirCfgDlg}
{Boot file modifications:BootCfgDlg}
.topic BootCfgDlg = 2053
▄ Boot file modifications
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This dialog allows you to provide necessary modifications to the user's
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
Enter the number of buffers required in the field Buffers and the number of
file handles required in the field Files. The default value is '0', which
means no special requirement.
If your program requires an environment variable to be set, enter it in the
field Environment.
If you want to add the directory where the program is installed to the PATH
statement, use the appropriate checkbox control to indicate your desire.
Normally, the user will be prompted before those changes are made to his/her
configuration. In very rare cases you may want to force those changes without
prompting, mark the appropriate checkbox. This may be useful if your
program's market is beginners who would be confused by a question about
changes to system files. It is often considered rude to make changes to the
configuration files without the user's authorization, so we strongly
recommend that you use this feature judiciously.
Please note that backup copies of the user's original CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files will be preserved.
If you want to force the computer to reboot so that modifications to the
system files take effect immediately, mark the box Reboot after install.
This feature is compatible with Desqview and other multitasking environments
and will flush disk buffers before proceeding, so that no work is lost.
See also: {Main:MainCfgDlg}
{Directories:DirCfgDlg}
{Requirements:ReqCfgDlg}
.topic DiskDistDlg = 2054
▄ Disk set configuration
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Use the checkbox controls to indicate which formats will be supported.
SuperInstall will create copies of the master disks on your hard disk.
Enter the name of the subdirectory where you want to create those copies in
the field Create in directory. If this directory does not exist, it will be
created. For example: 'C:\DIST\MYSOFT'.
Warning: If there are any files in this directory, outdated distribution
sets for instance, they will be deleted.
.topic OptColCustomizeDlg = 2055
▄ Color Customization
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The Group list box control on the left displays all groups of user interface
elements for which you can customize the colors. The Item list box control
presents the individual items part of that group. Select the item you want
to change.
Now select the foreground and background colors you want for that item. As
soon as you make a color selection, you will see it reflected in the sample
text window.
Choose OK to make the new colors active. You will probably want to preserve
the new color selections for future work sessions. Select the menu option
{Options│Colors│Save palette:OptColSavePalette} to save the color
definitions.
.topic OptColLoadPaletteDlg = 2056
▄ Loading a color palette
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Select the Preview button to see what the highlighted color palette looks
like. Select the OK button to make the color palette active, or the Cancel
button to exit without changing the color palette. The active palette
filename is saved in the configuration file SINSTALL.INI under
[Colors] Palette and is read automatically when the program is run. If
there is no configuration file or if the palette filename specified is
invalid, default colors will be used instead.
.topic OptColSavePaletteDlg = 2057
▄ Saving a color palette
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You are prompted for a filename. You may enter any valid DOS filename,
preferably with the '.PAL' extension. The Files window offers a list of
existing color palettes so you can enter a unique name.
.topic FileOpenDlg = 2060
▄ Opening a file
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In the Name field, enter the name of the file you want to open. You may enter
a fully qualified filename (i.e. 'C:\SINSTALL\MYSOFT.DAT') or simply
'MYSOFT.DAT' if the file is in the current directory. To get a list of files
matching a file specification, enter the file specification in the Name field
and press Enter.
You can also select a file from the list. Press Tab to move to the Files
window, use the arrow keys to highlight the file you want to open and press
Enter. To change the current directory or navigate the subdirectories on
your disk, press Enter on the '..\' file specification and select the
subdirectory you want to make current.
.topic FileSaveAsDlg = 2061
▄ Saving a file As
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You are prompted for a filename. The default filename is 'UNTITLED.DAT', you
will want to enter a more descriptive name. You may enter any valid DOS
filename, preferably with the '.DAT' extension. The Files window offers a
list of existing definition files so you can enter a unique name.
.topic SubDirAddEditDlg = 2062
▄ Adding or editing subdirectories
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Enter the directory name in the field Subdirectory name. For example:
'SAMPLE' if you want a subdirectory named 'C:\MYSOFT\SAMPLE'. It is important
for the subdirectory name not to be fully qualified, as the user may override
the default main program directory.
In some very rare cases, you may find it necessary to create directories
outside the default main directory. In that case you would provide a fully
qualified directory name. We strongly recommend that you use this feature
judiciously.
.topic SubDirBrowserDlg = 2063
▄ Browsing subdirectories
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Select New to add a subdirectory. After you have added a subdirectory, it
will be included in the list. You may edit entries from that list by
selecting the button Edit or erase entries by selecting the button Delete.
.topic FileSpecAddEditDlg = 2064
▄ Adding or editing file specifications
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You may enter filenames individually, or use wildcards like ? and/or * to
include multiple files matching a single file specification.
Normally you will leave Destination as '\' because you want to place these
files in the main directory where the program is being installed, on the
user's computer. Or enter the subdirectory name where you want the files
installed instead. For example: '\SAMPLE' to install in 'C:\MYSOFT\SAMPLE\'.
You may enter a description for this file specification, in the field
Description. Currently this is for reference only, although future versions
of SuperInstall may use this information.
Use the radio button control to indicate how you want the files being
installed to be processed. You can choose to Always overwrite files already
on the system, Prompt the user before you do so, or skip installation of
files already on the system by selecting Never. The default is to always
overwrite files already on the system.
If a file absolutely needs to be on the first disk, use the checkbox First
disk to indicate that fact. ReadMe files are an example of such files that
have to be on disk one. Those files will not be compressed, so they should
be small files and there should be very few of them.
The files INSTALL.EXE, INSTALL.DAT, as well as the color palette specified
in the SINSTALL.INI configuration file under [Colors] Install will be
included on disk one automatically by SuperInstall. You must NOT include
them in this list of files.
.topic FileSpecBrowserDlg = 2065
▄ Browsing file specifications
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Select the New button to enter a file specification. After you have added a
file specification, it will be included in the list. You may edit entries
from that list by selecting the button Edit or erase entries by selecting
the button Delete.
.topic ShareRegSelectPrn = 2100
▄ Printing a registration form
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Use the radio button control to select the port to which your printer is
connected, and choose the OK button to print the order form.
.topic ShareRegMainDlg = 2101
▄ How to register SuperInstall
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This is a fully-functional evaluation version of SuperInstall. You may
try it for 30 days. If you want to use the software after the evaluation
period ends, you are required to order the full product.
Not only is it the right thing to do, but there are numerous benefits. Best
of all, it's so easy! You can order:
1) On the phone with your credit card
2) Electronically on Compuserve
3) By mail
Press the appropriate button for complete details.
.topic ShareRegInfoBox = 2102
▄ How to register SuperInstall
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This is a fully-functional evaluation version of SuperInstall. You may
try it for 30 days. If you want to use the software after the evaluation
period ends, you are required to order the full product.
To make it easier for you, we provide many avenues of registration. This
information box tells you about one way, try the other buttons for other
ways of ordering!
