PageView is (C)opyright 1989, David C. McNett
PageView is a Tradmark of Circle-City Software


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         An alternative to the desktop [Show|Print|Cancel] option

                     Written in GFA Basic by David McNett


WHAT IS PAGEVIEW?

    PageView is a utility designed to allow you to easily read and view text
files and documentation from the desktop, without loading up a word processor
or text editor.  When properly installed, PageView will be automatically
executed whenever you double-click on a text file at the desktop.  PageView
works flawlessly with all versions of TOS, and any version of NeoDesk.


REGISTRATION

    If you use PageStream, you must send a check or money order of $5 to help
support the starving programmer.  If you do not do this, your guilty
conscience will bother you for eternity, and you won't be informed of any
updates.


HOW TO INSTALL PAGEVIEW

    I. The standard desktop.

     -  Regardless of whether you will be using NeoDesk, it is a good idea to
      install PageView on the standard desktop.  To do this, you will need a
      text editor capable of saving a standard ASCII file with no formatting.
      I've found the Flash capture buffer to be ideal.
     -  The first thing you need to do is install PAGEVIEW.TTP on the desktop.
      To do this, fist copy Pageview into the directory you wish for it to
      reside in (Since you will never need to actually execute the program,
      you should place PageView out of the way.)  Then, single-click on
      PAGEVIEW.TTP so it is highlighted.  Now, move to the OPTIONS menu-bar
      heading and click on "Install Application."  You will want to install
      this as a TOS Takes Parameters, or TTP application.  Type "TXT" for the
      document type, and click on the "OK" button. Once this is installed,
      save your desktop with the "Save Desktop" option.
     -  Next, break out your trusty text editor, and load in the file called
      DESKTOP.INF.  Find the line in the file that looks like this:

                     #F 03 04   PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.TXT@ 

     -  You will want to change this line to reflect the proper path of
      PAGEVIEW.TTP.  Example:

                     #F 03 04   C:\PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.TXT@ 

     -  Next, add additional lines for each different file extender you wish
      to read using PageView.  In my DESKTOP.INF file, I have the following 
      lines:
         
                     #F 03 04   C:\PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.TXT@ 
                     #F 03 04   C:\PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.DOC@ 
                     #F 03 04   C:\PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.ASC@ 
                     #F 03 04   C:\PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.ME@ 
                     #F 03 04   C:\PAGEVIEW.TTP@ *.NOW@ 
          
      -  Now, save the DESKTOP.INF file, and reboot your system.  PageView
       then work whenever you double-click on any file with an extender
       matching the set extenders in DESKTOP.INF.

    II. NEODESK

      -  Installation of PageView to work with NeoDesk is almost identical to
       installing it on the standard desktop.  The only difference is that
       NeoDesk properly saves the path along with the filename, and NeoDesk
       supports two extenders per Installed application.  If you wish to have
       more that two installed extenders, it is possible to edit the
       NEODESKC.INF or NEODESKM.INF file and simply duplicate the install
       line in the file.  Also, you will wish to install PageView as a TOS
       application and not a TTP application.


David McNett
c/o Circle-City Software
P.O. Box 1663
Indianpolis, IN 46206-1663
(317) 257-8951