10 November 94 HEBREW CALENDAR for WINDOWS =========================== FEATURES -------- Invaluable aid to to any person or organization needing knowledge of Jewish dates: *Covers 300 years: Common 1900-2200, Hebrew 5660-5960 *Convert dates from Common-to-Hebrew or Hebrew-to-Common *Instantly display dates on dual calendars with holidays and sunset *Print full month calendars with Truetype fonts showing both dates, holidays and sunset *Holiday lists for each year *Israel/Diaspora preference selectable *Month relationships for each year *Annual Shabbat Torah/Haftarah readings *12/24-hour formats *Selectable date formats *Yahrzeit anniversaries with user-selectable printing range *Personal yahrzeit database shows date of next observance *Time of sunset at user-defined city *Geodetic database for cities *Direct access to Windows Cardfile and Notepad for personal information *Windows Clipboard and Printer support *Point-and-click user interface INSTALLATION ------------ a) From Supplied Disk: Run SETUP on the installation floppy disk from Windows. b) From ZIP File: UnZIP to a subdirectory such as HEBCAL. Install HEBCALW.EXE in a Windows program group. You must have VBRUN300.DLL in your Windows System subdirectory to run HEBREW CALENDAR. If you don't have this run-time library, it is probably available from the same source where you acquired HEBREW CALENDAR. If you have registered, enter your name and ID number EXACTLY as received on the Information & Registration selection on the Main Menu. SAVE A COPY OF YOUR ID NUMBER!!!!! If you lose it, contact the Calendar Maven. INSTALLATION PROBLEMS --------------------- ID Number Not Recognized as Valid - Your registered name and number must be entered exactly as received. This includes spaces, punctuation, and any ampersands. DDEML.DLL Cannot Be Installed - Ignore and continue with installation. Setup Cannot Install Some Files - May be related to VER.DLL in your Windows System subdirectory. Rename it VER.DL_ and run Setup again. Colors Are Wrong - May be related to THREED.VBX. If this file is in your Hebrew Calendar subdirectory, try copying it to your Windows System subdirectory. COMMDLG.DLL Warning - This file is being used by another and probably non-obvious program. Enter IGNORE. If problems persist, contact the Calendar Maven. DO NOT contact PsL, Compuserve or anyone else. UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS -------------------------------- Installing a new version to a different subdirectory is suggested! Starting with Version 7.0, the format of HEBCAL.CFG and CITIES.DAT was changed. Older format files will not work properly with newer versions of HEBREW CALENDAR. Also the PERSONAL.DAT file has been added. Version 7.1 HEBCAL.CFG is different from previous versions due to storage of font information. Installation will overwrite previous versions of PERSONAL.DAT, HEBCAL.CFG and CITIES.DAT. You may want install the new version to a different subdirectory, or, consider savings copies of these files or writing down some of the information contained in them, such as geodetic coordinates. COPYING AND DISTRIBUTION ------------------------ HEBREW CALENDAR is distributed as shareware and may be copied and distributed without fee other than for nominal distribution costs. The distribution files must not be altered in anyway. You may give copies to your friends and any other interested parties. The distribution of the intact ZIP file is encouraged! Feel free to upload to your favorite BBS, online service, or Internet FTP. If registered, you may NOT give your personal ID number to anyone. FREE EVALUATION --------------- As shareware, you can evaluate the program free of charge. If you find HEBREW CALENDAR useful and continue to use it, you must register and pay the required fee. LICENSE AND DISCLAIMER ---------------------- HEBREW CALENDAR is licensed for the personal use of the registered user on two computers, for example, work and at home. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of HEBREW CALENDAR, however, the Calendar Maven assumes no liability for errors, problems, or consequences due to its use. The Calendar Maven reserves the right to make changes, corrections and improvements without notification or obligation. HELP ---- The only form of help available within HEBREW CALENDAR are the ABOUT... buttons and the Help panels at the bottom of most of the forms. The Help panels display context sensitive information relavent to particular controls or the location of the mouse cursor. READINGS -------- The implementation of Torah and Haftarah readings is currently for Shabbat only. Listings are based on the annual schedule defined in Arthur Spier's "The Comprehensive Hebrew Calendar." Readings may be accessed from the Calendar and Readings form using either the Readings button or clicking the right mouse button on a Saturday. YAHRZEIT LISTINGS ----------------- This is the only feature of HEBREW CALENDAR that is crippled in the unregistered program. The unregistered program will only display yahrzeits for the first two years after death. If you need to check the validity of the listings, you may enter a date and name, save it to the Yahrzeit Database, then display the list. The date of the next observance of the yahrzeit will be listed. CITY LIST --------- Effective 21 October 1994, the city list for sunset setup has been greatly expanded through the help of Joseph Lattke (Gateshead Ltd.). 'Yosef' is affiliated with LUACH (Calendar), A Jewish BBS. You can login to LUACH at 1-201-656-3942. UPGRADES -------- At present, there are no plans to charge for upgrades. New versions are regularly posted to America Online (AOL), Compuserve (CIS) and Internet. AOL: Go SOFTWARE CIS: Go RELIGION, Judaism section Internet: Jerusalem One FTP (jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il) UUENCODED in Newsgroup soc.culture.jewish If you prefer, a 3-1/2 inch floppy disk with the latest version may be ordered directly from the Calendar Maven for US$6 (cash, check or money order) to cover shipping and handling. ORDERS AND REGISTRATION ------------------------ To avoid the annoying reminder messages and have full yahrzeit listings, you must obtain a user ID number by registering. All required information and registration assistance can be accessed from the "Information & Registration" selection on the Main Menu. You may register by: a) Cash, check or money order payable in US funds. * US$24 for registration and a FREE 3-1/2 inch disk with the latest version of HEBREW CALENDAR directly from the Calendar Maven. * US$6 for 3-1/2 inch disk with the latest version of HEBREW CALENDAR directly from the Calendar Maven, as an upgrade to cover shipping and handling. Send cash, check or money order, payable in US funds, to: Joseph Kohn The Calendar Maven 4333 Larchwood Circle, NW Canton, OH 44718-2117 USA b) Mastercard, Visa, American Express or Discover Card * US$24 for registration only. * US$27 for registration and 3-1/2 inch disk with the latest version of HEBREW CALENDAR. Charge card registration is available from PsL: Product Name: Hebrew Calendar Product Number: 11546 Mailing Address: PsL PO Box 35705 Houston, TX 77235-5705 USA Toll-Free Voice in USA Only: 800-242-4775 Outside USA: 713-524-6394 FAX: 713-524-6398 Compuserve: 71355,470 NOTE: PsL CANNOT PROVIDE YOUR USER ID NUMBER OR DISK!!! PsL forwards your order information to the Calendar Maven!!! CONTACT PsL TO PLACE ORDERS ONLY!!! CONTACT THE CALENDAR MAVEN (SEE BELOW) FOR ORDER INQUIRIES AND ANY MATTERS RELATED TO HEBREW CALENDAR!!! c) Compuserve SWREG * US$24 for registration only (no disk). * ID 3396 ALLOW TIME FOR ORDER PROCESSING AND MAILING, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE US. CONTACT THE CALENDAR MAVEN (SEE BELOW) IF YOU HAVE ANY ORDER PROBLEMS!!! TECHNICAL SUPPORT ----------------- Contact the Calendar Maven. DO NOT contact PsL, Compuserve, or anyone else. PRICING/QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS/ORDER INQUIRIES --------------------------------------------- Contact the Calendar Maven. Ask about: *Quantity discounts *Site licenses *Fund raising *Customization PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS -------------------- *Holiday Torah/Haftarah readings *Synagogue-level yahrzeit database *Printed/printable manual *Triennial Torah/Haftarah readings *PIM features *Expand year coverage to 1600-2200 *Retain last yahrzeit name *Daylight Savings Time check box on Main Menu *Improved Help *Birthdays ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CALENDAR MAVEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mailing Address: Joseph Kohn 4333 Larchwood Circle, NW Canton, OH 44718-2117 USA America Online: JoeMKohn Compuserve: 74651,116 Internet: joemkohn@aol.com Mailing Address: Joseph Kohn 4333 Larchwood Circle, NW Canton, OH 44718-2117 USA America Online: JoeMKohn Compuserve: 74651,116 Internet: joemkohn@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Version History ----------------------- 7.13 941107 Fixed Heshvan/Kislev 30 yahrzeit bug. 7.12 941104 Fixed non-US TYPE MISMATCH error. 7.11d941029 Fixed Common multicalendar printout bug. 941028 Setup 1.1: Modified floppy SETUP procedure to install all VBX and DLL into HEBCAL directory, only VBRUN300.DLL is installed to the Windows System subdirectory. This should eliminate apparant library clashes. 7.11c941019 Made Hebrew year default for month relationships. Added some additional descriptive information. 7a 941015 Maintenance upgrade to 7.1. Does not include All Fonts feature. 7.11b941015 Fixed Clipboard problems. Made Hebrew year default for month relationships. 7.11a941006 Corrected Readings button bug. 7.11 941003 Added All Fonts feature to Calendar Font Setup. 7.1 941001 Fixed bugs in Common Calendar holiday displays. Added Truetype for calendar prinouts. Added more date format flexibility. Minor improvements here and there. 7.02 940924 Added delete for cities and yahrzeit lists. Added support for Notepad and Cardfile. 7.01 940920 Fixed problem with Holiday spin buttons and years that were displayed. 7.0 940916 Shabbat Torah/Haftarah readings completed. Changed HEBCAL.CFG and CITIES.DAT format. Can write cities directly from Sunset Setup to CITIES.DAT database file. Preferences for time format, date format and Israel/Diaspora readings. Added Yom Hazikron and Yom Yerushalayim. Modified Shavuot and Passover for Diaspora/- Israel. Fixed Adar I yahrzeit bug!!!!! Added personal yahrzeit database. Changed About... windows to use scrolling textbox. 6.02 940908 Right-click for Torah readings. 6.01 940901 Added additional 3D effects. Fixed some typos. No functional changes. 6.0 940828 Added charge card registration. Added name textbox to Yahrzeit window. First upload to Compuserve. 5.52 940812 Calendar form fixed: February 31 bug, added month change buttons, improved speed, made day=1 after month change. 5.51 940808 Improved Calendar window load by keeping it loaded. Undone in 7.02. 5.5 940807 Introduced Torah/Haftarah readings format for comment. Changed to multicolumn list boxes. Corrected year subtitle in Holiday printout. Many cosmetic changes. 5.46 940727 Made Holiday common year radio button match initial year. Fixed again in 7.1. 5.45 940716 Fixed bug in Sunset calculation for southern latitudes. 5.44 940703 Minimized icon now displays current Hebrew date. 5.43 940630 Fixed bug in to allow '-' entry in Sunset Setup. Major fix for large part of the world. Added sunset times to monthly calendar printouts. 5.4b 940506 Changed registration fee schedule, candle lighting time for Shabbat eve, added Help lines. 5.4a 940416 Corrected Yom Hashoah and Yom Ha'Atzmaut Shabbat shift. 5.4 940331 Enhanced Common month printout. Added Hebrew month printout. 5.3c 940330 Refined print selection from Calendars form. 5.3b 940326 Added password security. 5.3a 940321 Added holiday durations. 5.3 940313 Added clipboard to Main Menu "Today" items. Corrected Shavuot second day omission. Corrected bug with Today changing after Calendar access. 5.2 940308 Holiday display on Main Menu. Added font error handler. 5.1 940303 Made Month Relationships separate Main Menu item. 5.0 940301 First Windows release. DOS Version History (DOS version is no longer supported) --------------------------------------------------------- 2.5 940216 Corrected yahrzeit listing to start on correct year. 2.4 931225 Added sundown question for yahrzeit. Distribution files include Windows icon and PIF file. 2.3 920603 Made compatible with QBX 7.1 and Hercules video cards. 2.2 Corrected yahrzeit for Adar II leap year. 2.1 Added Yizkor information. 2.0 Added descriptions of the holidays. 1.4 Added auto display of title screen. 1.21 Added improved windows for single video page operation. 1.08 Made shareware. 1.07 No Yom Haatzmaut prior to 1949 and no Yom Hashoah prior to 1951 per Lester Penner suggestion. 1.06 Corrected for Shabbat instead of Saturday, and Yom Haatzmaut. 1.05 Added Statistics for year. 1.04 Added "Shabbat" instead of Saturday.