README.TXT dLSoft dIndex Pro Shareware version. This Shareware version provides all the facilities of dIndex, with the exception that files may not be saved. The full version is available, complete with an instruction manual, and may be obtained by registering as detailed in the nag screen. Please note that the colour control and barcode creation and printing facilities of this version are derived from the Professional Edition of dIndex, and are NOT present in the Standard Edition For details of how to order the full version see the file ORDER.TXT on the distribution disk. ################################################### The dLSoft Install program will install dIndex into a user specified subdirectory. Run the INSTALL program on this disk from within Windows. When using Pogram Manager, insert this disk in your drive (A: or B:), select RUN from the FILE menu, and type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) and click on OK. INSTALL will prompt you for an installation directory name. During installation a library file name "COMMDLG.DLL" is copied into the installation directory. If your system already contains a more recent copy of this file on the Windows path, the version which comes with dIndex may be deleted from the installation directory. ###################################################### Background dialog The background colour and page boundary colour used by dIndex may be set from the SET BACKGROUND option of the DISPLAY menu. ###################################################### Form/Label dialog The Form/Label sizes dialog has a new procedure for changing the definition of a form/label size: 1) Select the name of the form/label which it is desired to change from the list in the forms/labels listbox on the left of the dialog. 2) Make the required changed to the name, sizes and repeat numbers. 3) Push the Accept changes button when you are satisfied with the new definitions. 4) If you wish to make the changes permanent, check the Save on OK box. 5) Push the OK button. ####################################################### Import dialog The Import dialog has been modified by the addition of a check box which, if checked, results in the removal of quotation marks (") from imported data. This has been provided to allow for the easier import of some types of comma delimited files. ####################################################### Print dialog The PRINT dialog has been simplified, by the movement of a number of the less commonly used options to a second dialog box called the PRINT OPTIONS DIALOG. This dialog is also the one summoned when PRINTER SETUP is chosen from the FILE menu. ####################################################### Replacement dates The Replacement date (the date which replaces the ^ symbol) may now be specified, although it continues to default to the current date. The date format is now the format set within the Windows Control Panel. See the HELP system for details. ####################################################### Page view The Page View option now displays the white form(s) background at the size specified in the forms/label dialog. The superimposed black rectangle shows the prinable area of the page reported by the Windows printer driver. The position of this rectangle will be determined by the current margin and paper feed settings of the Print Options dialog. Note that some laser printers in landscape mode print the page justified to the righthand margin rather than the normal lefthand margin, and that this is significant if the physical pages fed to the printer are smaller than the size specified in the printersetup dialog. ####################################################### Command line startup dIndex may be started from a command line which may include any or all of the following parameters in any order: [path]dIndex.exe [path]filename.dlx [path]stylename.dls /p where the filename and/or stylename are the names of files which will be loaded automatically on startup, and /p indicates that form/labels for the entire database will be printed immediately. This latter facility has been incoporated to allow automatic unattended printing following startup. It is the user's responsibilty to ensure that the printer setup is correct in the chosen style, that the printer is available, and (if a printer spooler is used) that the system contains sufficient disk space to handle the volume of printing. ####################################################### Sample styles The sample styles are supplied with non-TrueType font settings for compatability with Windows 3.0. If you are currently using Windows 3.1 with TrueType enabled you may wish to change these settings to a suitable TrueType font for improved screen display. ####################################################### Graphics elements A picture element may contain a graphics image which may be pasted from the clipboard (using PASTE PICTURE) or imported from a file in .CLP, .BMP, .DIB, .PCX, .WMF or .TIF format (using EDIT SELECTION). ####################################################### Version 2.2 additional details dIndex now allows any field other than the index field to display graphics images. The images may be stored in files in the database directory, using .CLP, .BMP, .DIB, .PCX, .WMF or .TIF formats. Each image file may be selected by pushing the IMAGE button in the field block editor. See the HELP system for details. Note that only standard (public) TIF format records may be imported. Private record formats defined by some manufacturers for their own purposes will not be interpretted by dIndex. dIndex now allows each Field to have its own font. The Field font option now sets the font for fields which do not have their own font assigned through the Selection font option. Fields may start with the Replacement date character and may be followed by an added number of days to advance the date (eg. ^+7). This facility allows labels with"Sell by" or "Best before" dates to be created readily. dIndex now displays by default in Printer View rather than Normal View as described in the manual. If you are planning to follow the tutorial introduction you may wish to set dIndex into normal view as soon as you start the program. This may be achieved by clicking on the NORMAL item of the DISPLAY menu. In response to user requests, the Index field may now be hidden (ie non-printing). To implement this the EDIT SELECTION menuitem of the EDIT menu has been split intotwo items: EDIT SELECTION and FORMAT SELECTION. EDIT SELECTION summons the appropriate editor for editing the content of a selected block, while FORMAT SELECTION summons a formatting editor for fields, allowing the field text to be centred, left or right aligned, wordwrapped or hidden. See the HELP system for details. Professional version: Barcodes may now be created from the Index field as well as from any other field.The Barcode dialog field selection combo box now includes an entry "First", indicating that the first field of the record (the Index field) may be used asthe barcode source. End of README.TXT March 1993 #######################################################