README.TXT   dL Tecnology

BarMan Shareware Demonstration version     



Release 1.2


This version of BarMan is suitable for use with Microsoft Windows 3.1 and later only.

The dLSoft Install program will install BarMan into a user specified subdirectory. 

The distribution disk contains compressed files which must be decompressed by the install program before use. FILES WILL NOT WORK IF COPIED WITHOUT USING THE INSTALL PROGRAM.

To install this software:
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.

The installation program installs a file named VBRUN200.DLL into the BarMan subdirectory. If you already have VBRUN200.DLL in your Windows system directory then the version in the BarMan directory may be deleted. If BarMan does not operate correctly on your system you may need to move the files VBRUN200.DLL, CMDIALOG.VBX and BRMK.VBX to our Windows system directory.

The first time you start BarMan the default font is a TrueType font. If you do not have
TrueType enabled on your system the font will not display correctly. Simply choose
FONT from the OPTIONS menu and select a suitable font. The choose SAVE 
DEFAULTS from the FILE menu to create the BarMan.INI file. In future BarMan
will display its default font correctly.

Note: Your application's HELP file (the file with a .HLP extension) may be deleted to save disk space if required. The Help system will not be available if this file is deleted.

Image size

Since the manual was printed a new Target Size dialog box has been added, accessible by choosing the Target size command on the Options menu. This dialog allows a target image height and width (in millimetres) to be defined, so that the barcode metafile may be more precisely created to suit the target size you require. The metafile is still fully resizeable, but defining a target size avoids the user having to guess at a fontsize which will look appropriate after the image has been resized to the target size.
See the HELP system for details.











11 August 1993

DL Technology










