                          StarAm Plan Version 2.04

The program  StarAm Plan version 2.04 needs to start at least:
Amiga with AmigaOS 3.0 (version 39), 850KB FREE RAM, 1 floppy drive

I  don't  believe, that you can really work with  this  configuration.  So  I
recommend:
Amiga  with 68020 CPU, 68881 FPU, 2MB FAST RAM, 3MB free space  on  harddisk,
AA-Chipset or graphics accelerator, AmigaOS 3.0

StarAm  Plan has been developed on an Amiga 4000/040  with  Cybervision  64
and AmigaOS 3.0.

StarAm Plan is shareware. Read the license carefully!

LICENSE

StarAm Plan  and all files belonged to it are
Copyright  1991-97 by Thorsten Passow.

1. The program and all files belonged to it may freely duplicated.
2. Neither   the  program  nor  the  manual,  the  files   StarAm Plan.dvi,
   StarAm_Plan.cd or Copyright.info may be changed,  translated or  adapt
   to other hardware. Other files may changed for your own private use.
3. Translating of the files StarAm_PlanGB.ct and 
   Catalogs/English/StarAm_Plan.catalog  and  spreading of  the  translated
   files are desired as long as the translated files are placed in the public
   domain and I get a copy.
4. Distributing  the program is allowed as long as all files belonged  to  it
   are  unchanged in one directory together and the distribution is  free  of
   charge. You may archieve the files with an archiever like lha or  zoo,
   but all files must be in the same archieve!
5. Item  4. is void, if a Disk of a PD series is distributed, I released  the
   program on this series and the disk is unchanged.
6. Saling,  distributing  or letting of this  program is  illegal  without  a
   specific permission by me, when it is not allowed by this license (item 4+
   5).
   To  place  this program on another series or a special disk  without  my
   written and signed permission is herewith explicit forbidden!
7. The  manual  and the file StarAm Plan.dvi may only be  distributed  like
   permitted by item 4 and 5. The manual or parts of the manual and the  file
   StarAm Plan.dvi mustn't be distributed or sold seperate or printed.
8. When  you  use  this program you must pay DM 30 (german marks) or  US$  30
   (sorry!) to me.
9. The  program  is presented to the users as it is, without any warranty  of
   any kind, be it expressed or implicit. Anyone using this program agrees to
   incur  the risk of using it for himself. In no way can the author be  made
   responsible  for  any damage directly or indirectly caused by the  use  or
   misuse of the program.
10.Someone  who contravene this license has no of the in this  license  given
   rights.

SUPPORT
1. Everybody  who has paid the share will be registered as  user.  Registered
   users who fulfill the conditions described at the 2nd item gets up to  two
   free small updates automatically.
   A user who has got two updates must send me a sufficient stamped  envelope
   for each additional update (or the money, when you don't have stamps  from
   the Deutsche Post AG!).
   Small updates, are updates, without increased share. With big  updates
   the share is increased.
   A  registered  user who fulfill the conditions described at the  2nd  item
   will  be  informed  about the new version, as long as he  hasn't  got  two
   updates.  He'll get the update after I've got the difference  between  the
   new and old share.
   After  two updates the user must send me a sufficient stamped  envelope or
   postcard  for each informing about a new big update  (or the money, when
   you don't have stamps from the Deutsche Post AG!).
   Bug  removing  updates  to identify by the character  behind  the  version
   number are only sent if you explicit request them or in the case of item 4.
2. Only registered user who lives in Germany or another country for which the
   Deutsche  Post AG wants to have the same postage as for letters which  are
   sent  within  Germany gets update delivery and  informations  about  big
   updates.
   If  this  conditions  aren't fulfilled, the user must  send  me  sufficent
   postage (in DM (german marks) or stamps of the Deutsche Post AG) for  each
   update or information about a big update.
3. I'm very interested in suggestions. They should be so detailed as possible
   because I want to understand correct what you want. I'll try to take  into
   account your wishes.
4. I'm  very interested in bug reports, too. They should describe the way  to
   produce the error exactly, so that I'm be able to reproduce it.
   If you are registered user, fulfill the conditions described under 2.  and
   I  could  remove the bug because of your bug report then  you'll  get  the
   version without the bug free of charge.

To register you can use the file Register (print out, fill out and send  to
me  with  DM 30). You haven't to use this form because I like  also  formless
registrations.  If you don't want the GERMAN update disks then you MUST  tell
me at least one available language which you prefer. You also should tell  me
your own language if I get a catalog file of your language!
I  accept  suggestions and bug reports from not registered users.  But  don't
expect anything by me!

This is the second localized version of StarAm Plan.At the moment there are
the languages german (build in language) and english (catalog file)available.
If your language is not available und you don't want that StarAm Plan  uses
german  you must select the (available) language StarAm Plan shall  use  in
the preferences editor Locale of the workbench after your own language.
Example:  Your  language is french and you want that StarAm Plan  uses  the
english  catalog. In the listview preferred languages you must  have  first
Franais  and  second English. All programs with a  french  catalog  then
will use french, all other english.
If  you want to translate StarAm_Plan.catalog into another  language,  feel
free to do so, as long as you place your translated StarAm_Plan.catalog  in
the  Public Domain  and send a copy to me. You can  use  StarAm_PlanGB.ct
when you  don't understand the original german texts in StarAm_Plan.cd.
Don't  ignore the maximum lengths in StarAm_Plan.cd! Notice the  spaces  at
the end of lines (Disable an option in your editor which kills spaces at  the
end of lines!)!
I know that my english translation is bad. So if you find any funny or simple
wrong  translations in StarAm_PlanGB.ct respectively  StarAm_Plan.catalog
please correct them and send the corrected file to me. Thank you.

StarAm  Plan uses also the locale.library for the command  Edit/Sort  and
the  output  of Dates (Worksheet/Print, cell format). The date  formating  of
StarAm  Plan is more complex than the locale.library allows.  So  StarAm
Plan must interpret the two date strings of the locale.library. It could  be
that this interpretation don't give the correct result.StarAm Plan uses the
short  string if you select month as number else it uses the long string.  If
both strings are the same, the short string contains the name (or name abbr.)
or the long string contains the number of the month the algorithm won't work.
The  strings  mustn't contain the commands %D, %r, %R, %T,  %x  and
%X,  too. Relpace them by %m/%d/%y, %I:%M:%S %p,  %H:%M,  %H:%M:%S,
%m/%d/%y, %H:%M:%S. You'll find the strings in
LOCALE:countrys/yourCountry.country.
When you use dates before 01-Jan-78, StarAm Plan must use its own algorithm
because  locale.library doesn't handle these dates. You get then german  date
format!

At the moment the manual is in german only. It is very much work to translate
the manual, so if only few register I won't translate the manual. It  depence
on you!
If YOU want to translate the manual into english or another european language
here are my conditions:
- You  mustn't translate the manual without my written and signed  permission
  (email is not enough, because it is unsafe!).
- The translated manual is Copyright  by Thorsten Passow (me)
- I am the only one you give a copy of the translated manual to
- You may insert a short text into the manual like:
  Translated into english by ...
- If  I  get the translated manual until a date arranged before,  you  become
  registered user without paying the share.

Until now, only germans become registered users.Don't expect any improvements
of the localisation or a translated manual, if you don't register!

You  will find additional information about StarAm Plan  in  Bitte Lesen,
Convert.dok and StarAm Plan.guide (all german only).

Known bugs:

- When Refresh in the Requester to set the worksheet screen is not  checked
  then  the  contents of the worksheet window will be  damaged  when  another
  window  is  partly  in front of the window and  you  scroll  the  worksheet
  (SimpleRefresh+ClipBlit  problem).  I won't remove this  bug,  because  the
  scrolling  would slow down. If there is ever the need to scroll  the  sheet
  while  another window is in front then you must use Ctrl-r. If  you  have
  enough memory I recommend to check Refresh.
- The connect lines in bar charts with 3D effect are damaged.
- On Cybervision screens saving the chart as IFF ILBM and printing out the 
  chart  don't work. Use for these commands an ECS/AGA screen (in the  needed
  size)!

Future:

 - Activate the less memory needs of worksheets, after finding the bug.
 - localized  gadget  shortcuts (if some non germans register (I mean YOU!),
   few little things, intern improvements
 - Using "Formelsatz" (I couldn't find the translation) in strings of the
   charts and perhaps the sheet, too.
 - Better support of different resolution at charts (autom. adjust of the
   sizes of fonts, symbols, line lengths, ...)
 - perhaps print out sheet as graphics
 - if possible im-/export of Excel files
 - ARexx Port
 - further not known improvements

No warranty that these will really translated into reality!


           Bye, Thorsten

EMail:

tpassow@physik.uni-bremen.de

Address:

Thorsten Passow
Senator-Theil-Str. 113
D-28279 Bremen
Germany
