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Hi...and thanks for buying Nexus(c)!
There is a NEW FEATURE in Nexus, under the utilities menu: Statistics.
It will show you the name of the Nexus set you're currently using; the
number of words and files in the set, and the amount of memory you have
remaining.
The documentation makes reference to a "folder" named "Nexus.help" which
should contain a help file. This folder has been eliminated, and the
help file for Nexus is now simply named "Nexus.help". It is a standard
text file, so if you don't like our wording, feel free to change it!
There is a sample use of Nexus on the distribution disk. (Now, wouldn't
it be nice if you could see it by simply clicking on the word "sample"...)
Nexus is designed to run in the 640 mode of your AppleGS. Therefore, if
you are designing graphics for a Nexus set, please create them in the
640 mode. Nexus will read and display graphics created in the 320 mode,
but you'll get a brief odd screen flash, and the colors may not be as you
designed them...
We have done the best we can to load AppleWorks GS (AWGS) Apple Prefered Format
files (APF). Unfortunately, no program we tested (besides AWGS) could load
AWGS APF files: GraphicWriter III won't even open them; PaintWorks Gold yeilds
multiple copies; 816 Paint does too; SHRConvert has a vertical line at the
right edge. Even some of Apple's own programs can't properly open the
AWGS APF files! We have informed Claris of the problem, and they have
acknowledged it. Nexus will load the AWGS APF files correctly 99.99% of the
time. If you have a problem however, or want other programs to be able to
load the AWGS APF files, try this:
load your AWGS APF picture (or if you're working on a new one) and then,
using the scroll bars, go to the lower right-hand corner of the frame. (Drag
the vertical thumb to the bottom and the horizontal thumb to the right).
Now make a mark in the lower right corner. To get that exact last dot on
the screen you can use the fill-can or the paintbrush, set to the background
color you choose, even white. Now you can save the picture in APF format and
most other programs will be able to load it correctly.
CAUTION: Read the documentation on the feature "Change Nexus Path.." VERY
carefully. It should be used ONLY when transferring a Nexus set AND files
to a different disk or directory! This feature CHANGES where Nexus will look
for your files. It changes the CURRENT SET : the one you are using. This means
that if you change the path, without moving all your files to the new path
FIRST, the set you're using WILL FAIL to operate correctly. You MUST
"Switch Nexus Set..." if you're going to keep using Nexus after changing the
paths...
And a word about pathnames: Nexus keeps track of the full path to your linked
files, and it leaves room for 63 characters to do so. If the full pathname of
a file you're trying to link to is greater than 63 characters long, Nexus will
let you know that it can't handle the extra length. To solve the problem
(which will occur only in very deeply nested folders), you'll have to move the
file closer to the root level, or perhaps just shorten the name.
Finally...
On this disk is a program entitled "NEXUS.READ". This is a "read-only"
version of your Nexus program. It will allow your friends, students, and/or
clients to view and retrieve files.
If you're going to send a Nexus set (see documentation) and files to
someone who does not yet own Nexus, PLEASE send him or her the
"NEXUS.READ" program and NOT "Nexus". That way, you won't be giving
away our program, which violates our copyright, and is against the law.
You may pass out as many copies of "NEXUS.READ" as you like.
Thanks
- your cooperation makes it possible for us to supply Nexus
without copy-protection, making Nexus easy to use, instead of making you
stumble your way through some inconvenient copy-protection scheme.