EDGEFLOW is a Shareware flowcharting and diagramming tool for DOS.
   
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   INSTALLATION AND SET-UP
   
   1. Select an appropriate disk drive to install EDGE.  You must have 
      AT LEAST 400K of free space on the disk, plus enough disk space to
      store your diagrams.

   2. Run the install program (INSTALL.EXE) on the product disk to install
      EDGEFLOW on your hard disk.  You should run install from the active 
      floppy disk drive on which the program disk is loaded.

      A> install

   3. You will need to set an environment variable EDGEHOME to the directory
      that you installed to.  For example, if you installed to c:\edge,

      C> set EDGEHOME=c:\edge

      You will want to put this line in your autoexec.bat so that EDGEHOME
      gets set up automatically every time you boot your machine.

   4. You will probably want to put the EDGEHOME directory in your DOS path
      so that you won't need to be in that directory to run EDGEFLOW.

   
   RUNNING EDGEFLOW
    
   1. Make sure the environment variable EDGEHOME is set as described above.
   
   2. Make the EDGEHOME directory the default directory.

      C> c:
      C> cd \edge

   3. Type "edgeflow" followed by a carriage return.

      C> edgeflow



NOTES, TIPS, HINTS (See EDGEFLOW.TXT for full on-line text documentation!)

   Remember,   most  operations follow the same sequence.  First  select  the 
   objects that you wish to perform the operation on,  then press the  middle 
   mouse  button  to invoke the main pop-up menu,  then select the  operation 
   from the menu to apply to the objects you selected. 

   SAVE OFTEN:  Don't forget to save often just in case you do something that 
   cannot  be  reversed.    Be  especially careful to  save  before  "global" 
   operations  like  changing  properties on a large number of  objects,   or 
   straightening a large number of connectors. 
   
   HOME:  As a new user, you may occasionally get "lost" in your diagram due
   to an inadvertant action.  If this occurs, don't worry, your work is still
   in tact.  By pressing the HOME key, you will automatically be moved to the
   center of all the figures on the diagram.

   QUICK  EXIT:    You can use control-ESC to exit instantly without  saving.  
   You  will  not  be prompted even if you altered the  diagram.    USE  WITH 
   EXTREME CARE! 

   FIXED SIZE:  Many diagrams require all figures to be of the same size.   A 
   convenient way to have EDGEFLOW support fixed-sized objects is to set  the 
   height and/or width lock for new figures.   When these locks are set,  new 
   figures  created by pressing the INS  key in an open area automatically be 
   assigned  the default figure size.  You can change the default figure size 
   by creating a new figure of any  size  with  the  DRAG  mouse button or by 
   resizing any figure. 

   TEXT OVERFLOW: If you add enough text to a figure that the figure wants to 
   try to expand to accomodate it,  but the figure is height or width locked, 
   your text will overflow the dimensions of the box.  When this occurs,  you 
   will  hear a slight click with each character you type.   This is  only  a 
   warning, no harm will come of it. 

   ZOOM:   Remember  that only the "real"  (unzoomed)  view shows  the  exact 
   representation  of your diagram.   For example,  when you are zoomed in or 
   out,   round-off  may make connectors that are  straight  appear  slightly 
   slanted.  Text may not be visible and other details may be lost. 

   ESC:    Don't  forget to use the ESC key if you want to cancel  operations 
   that are not complete.