WELCOME TO THE PAGESTREAM 3.1 PRE-RELEASE BETA 2 UPDATE!
-------------------------------------------------------
TO UPGRADE FROM 3.1 BETA 1 (ENGLISH):
You need only pgs31b21.lha.
TO UPGRADE FROM 3.0i (ENGLISH):
You must have BME 2.0f installed. If you don't have this version,
download pgs3itu2.lha (TuneUp 2) before installing beta 2!
- If you installed 3.0i from an online patch, you need:
pgs31b22.lha and pgs31b23.lha.
- If you installed 3.0i from disk, you need:
pgs31b22.lha and pgs31b24.lha.
TO UPGRADE FROM 3.0i (GERMAN):
There will not be German betas of 3.1. If you wish to use the English
beta until the German 3.1 version is released, these patch files will
upgrade your 3.0i German installation to 3.1 beta 2.
- You need pgs31b22.lha and pgs31b25.lha.
IMPORTANT!
This update requires disk 1 of your original PageStream3 disk set. It
will not be modified by the update.
You must have sufficient free hard drive space to use this patch. 4MB of
free space is recommended.
If you're not sure what version of PageStream or BME you have installed,
run it and check the version number in the About requester. Note that 3.1
beta 1 shows up as just 3.1 in the About requester.
MORE IMPORTANT!!
After you have downloaded the required files, decompress them. If your
version requires two files, decompress both to the same directory.
Double-click the 3.1Beta2 icon to display the contents of this directory.
Double-click the Install-Beta2 icon.
If have a verison older than 3.0i, you must upgrade to it first. You must
also have BME 2.0f installed before installing this patch. BME 2.0f was
included in TuneUp 2 (PGS3ITU2.LHA). If you didn't install that tuneup,
you must do so before upgrading to 3.1 pre-release beta 1.
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT!!!
This version of PageStream 3.1 is a BETA version. Do not use this:
- If you are uncomfortable using beta software
- You need to do production work
- You don't know how to backup and reinstall 3.0i in case you need
to use it for production work
We do not guarantee that this version is usable for production work.
Heck, no software's warranty guarantees its merchantability or fitness
for any type of work. But this is a beta, and we really mean it. So if
after installing this beta you find out that it won't print, or that it
crashes, or that little dancing panda bears appear on the screen when you
try to draw a box, don't complain that you didn't back up 3.0i. The ONLY
reasons you should be using this version are:
- You think that finding bugs in pre-release versions is a good idea
because the final version will be better as a result of your testing.
- You absolutely can't wait any longer to try 3.1.
- You didn't back up 3.0i when you installed 3.1 beta 1 and have been
counting the days until beta 2. ;-)
USING THIS PATCH
IF YOU HAVE 5MB OR MORE OF FREE RAM, you can decompress the archives to
RAM and not worry about memory limitations.
IF YOU HAVE 4MB OF FREE RAM, you can decompress the archives to RAM, but
you must delete the archives from RAM before running the patch. (Copy
them somewhere safe in case you need them again!)
IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 4MB OF FREE RAM, you must decompress the archives
to a hard drive directory because you'll need all your RAM for the patch.
A drawer called "3.1Beta1Update" will be created when you decompress the
patches. All three archives contain this Read.1st! file, so your
decompression program will ask if you it is ok to overwrite the first
Read.1st! file; this is normal. Double click on the Install-3.1Beta1 icon
in this drawer to begin.
YOU SHOULD KEEP A COPY OF THE PATCH FILES UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED THIS UPDATE IN CASE YOU NEED TO RUN IT AGAIN. If
you delete them after decompressing them, and something goes wrong during
patching, you will have to download them again! If you have adequate hard
drive space, simply select the PageStream3 directory and choose Copy from
the Workbench's Icon menu to make a complete duplicate of your
PageStream3 directory. If you have a problem with the patch, you will
have a backup to restore.
TECHNICAL NOTES: this update will patch the PageStream3 and BME program
files in your PageStream3: directory. Every other file changed from 3.0i
is included. If you purchased an add-on module such as the TrueType font
engine, it may be patched to be compatible with this version.
LOW MEMORY NOTES: If you do not have enough memory to install this patch
(the patch utility will fail if there is not enough free memory), you can
conserve memory by decompressing the patch archives to your hard drive
instead of to RAM:. If the patch fails due to low memory, you will not be
able to use PageStream3 until you have successfully installed the patch
because you will then have a mixture of 3.1 and earlier files. If you
need to run the patch manually, decompress the PGSpatch.LHA archive found
in the pgs31b11.lha file. Use the spatch utility from this archive. The
command syntax is:
spatch -oPageStream3:PageStream3.1 -pPageStream.pch PageStream3:PageStream3
The first parameter is the new version, the second parameter is the
patch file name (include the path if required), and the third
parameter is the currently installed version of PageStream3. Delete
the old PageStream3:PageStream3 file when you're done and then rename the
new version to the normal name (ie, PageStream 3.1 to PageStream3).
If you have previously compressed the PageStream3 or BME program files
with something such as PowerPacker, you will probably not be able to use
this patch, even if you decompress them.
UPDATE OPTIONS:
If you want 3.1 beta 2 on disk, you can order it from SoftLogik sales for
just $10.
SOFTLOGIK ON THE NET
Don't forget to visit our web page at http://www.softlogik.com. Email
info@softlogik.com to get an automatic reply with the latest news and
joining instructions for our technical support mailing list.
THE CONTENTS OF THIS ARCHIVE ARE COPYRIGHT 1996 SOFTLOGIK PUBLISHING
CORPORATION. (EXCEPT FOR SPATCH WHICH IS COPYRIGHT 1995 SAS INSTITUTE AND
LHEX WHICH WAS WRITTEN BY COMMODORE.)
THIS ARCHIVE CAN BE DISTRIBUTED AS LONG AS IT IS LEFT INTACT WITHOUT ANY
CHANGES! NO CHARGE ASIDE FROM A REASONABLE COPYING AND DISK FEE CAN BE
CHARGED FOR IT.
©1996 SOFTLOGIK PUBLISHING CORPORATION
|
aminet net>