1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows Product Updates (README.TXT)

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See the Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows Beta Release Notes for
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This file contains the following sections:

1.  Upgrading from Other Releases of 1-2-3
2.  Network Install
3.  Windows and Available Memory
4.  Font Usage
      Selecting Printers for ATM Soft Fonts
      True Type and Compatibility with 1-2-3 Release 2.3 and 3.1
      Working with ATM
5.  Printing Performance Information
      HP LaserJet III Printers
      PostScript Printing
6.  Command-Line Parameters
7.  External Database Error Messages


**UPGRADING FROM OTHER RELEASES OF 1-2-3**

If you are upgrading from 1-2-3 Release 2.3 or 3.1, Lotus recommends that
you let Install create a new program directory for your 1-2-3 for Windows
files. Copy your worksheets, graphics, format files, and any other data
files to a data directory before you erase the old 1-2-3 program files. 

If you are upgrading from 1-2-3 for Windows Release 1.0 (not 1.0a), and you
want column-width compatibility with 1-2-3 for Windows Release 1.0a and 1.1,
and 1-2-3 Release 3.1 and 2.3, enter the following as the last two lines of
123W.INI (Make sure you type the lines exactly as they appear.):

[DEFAULT_PITCH]
pitch=12

These lines set the 1-2-3 for Windows column default width, in inches. 1-2-3
determines the default column width by multiplying the width of the
column, in characters, by the font's character width (specified in pitch=).

The value that follows pitch= can be any number from 6 to 24.

To change the default column width based on the size of the default font,
as in 1-2-3 for Windows Release 1.0, set pitch=0. 


**NETWORK INSTALL**

Network administrators: You must use the Install disk to install
1-2-3 for Windows on a server; you can perform only node installations
from the Install icon.

If you run Windows from a network server, you will be able to install
Adobe Type Manager only if you have write access to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory while you are installing. See your network administrator to
get write access to this directory.


**WINDOWS AND AVAILABLE MEMORY**

NOTE Windows 3.1 requires more memory than Windows 3.0, so you may need to
free additional memory before you use 1-2-3 with Windows 3.1.

Before you start 1-2-3, find out how much memory is available by opening
Program Manager and choosing Help About Program Manager.

If less than 1800K of memory is free, you will not be able to start 1-2-3
for Windows. Close open applications and remove memory-resident programs
to make more memory available. Then check the amount of free memory again.

If 1800K to 2300K of memory is free, you can start 1-2-3, but you may
encounter Memory Full messages while you work.

If 1800K to 2300K of memory is free, follow the steps below
to increase the amount of available memory. 

1. For maximum memory savings, remove SMARTdrive. (If you do not want to
   remove SMARTdrive, see step 2 to reduce the SMARTdrive cache size.) 

   To remove SMARTdrive in Windows 3.0, remove the
   DEVICE=[x]:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.SYS statement from CONFIG.SYS.
  
   To remove SMARTdrive in Windows 3.1, remove the
   [x]:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE statement from AUTOEXEC.BAT.

   You can either delete these statements or type REM in front of them.
   For example, REM DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.SYS

2. If you do not want to remove SMARTdrive, you can save memory by reducing
   the SMARTdrive cache to 256K.

   In Windows 3.0, edit the SMARTdrive statement in CONFIG.SYS 
   so it reads DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.SYS 1024 256.

   In Windows 3.1, edit the SMARTdrive statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT so it reads
   C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 256.

3. 386 users only: Increase the Windows swap file size to at least 1MB.
   To learn how to change the swap file size, see the Microsoft Windows
   User's Guide.

4. Windows 3.1 users only: Windows 3.1 comes with a scalable font manager,
   so you can turn off ATM to maximize memory savings. To turn off ATM,
   double-click the ATM Control Panel icon. Under ATM, select Off.
   Select Exit. Restart Windows.

   If you encounter problems after you turn ATM off, turn ATM back on.

   NOTE If you use other applications, such as Freelance Graphics for
   Windows, that depend on ATM, turning off ATM may cause files from these
   applications to look slightly different, both on screen and when printed.
   Lotus recommends that you turn ATM back on before you use other
   applications that depend on it. 
   

**FONT USAGE**

In Windows 3.0, if there are no printers installed in Windows, the Style
Font Replace dialog box does not list any fonts under Available fonts.

SELECTING PRINTERS FOR ATM SOFT FONTS

Before the ATM Installer program can install soft fonts for HP LaserJet
and PostScript printers, you must select these printers in the Windows
Control Panel. Select your printers before you install ATM.

1. Open the Windows Control panel and select Printers.

   Windows displays a list of printers installed on your system.

2. If an HP LaserJet III or PostScript printer is listed, highlight it.
   
3. Windows 3.0 users only: Select Configure.

   The Printers - Configure dialog box appears.

4. Select Setup.

   The Setup dialog box for your printer appears.

5. Select OK twice.

6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each printer you want to select and then
   select OK.

TRUE TYPE AND COMPATIBILITY WITH RELEASE 2.3 AND 3.1

Windows 3.1 users: In worksheet files you will share with 1-2-3 Release 2.3
and 3.1 users, do not replace the font names Arial MT and NewTimesRomanPS
with their corresponding True Type font names, Arial and New Times Roman; 
1-2-3 Release 2.3 and 3.1 will not recognize the True Type font names.

NOTE In Windows 3.1, 1-2-3 for Windows automatically uses the True Type
fonts Arial and NewTimesRoman when you select the ATM fonts Arial MT and
NewTimesRomanPS, but does not change the font names.

WORKING WITH ATM

The ATM Installer program transfers a file named ATM.INI to your Windows
directory. Settings in ATM.INI control how ATM works.

After you install ATM, other Windows applications may look slightly
different on screen, because ATM substitutes its scalable fonts for certain
Windows bitmap fonts. The point size at which ATM makes this substitution
is controlled by the SynonymPSBegin= statement in ATM.INI. SynonymPSBegin=
is initially set to 9; this means ATM substitutes its fonts for Windows
fonts which are larger than 9 points. If you change this statement to
SynonymPSBegin=13, ATM substitutes its fonts for Windows fonts which
are larger than 13 points. Other Windows applications that use 10 and 12
point fonts will continue to look the same as they did before you
installed ATM.

If you experience difficulties with ATM soft fonts, you can remove ATM
from your hard disk and re-install it.

Before you remove ATM from your hard disk, do the following:

1. If you installed additional fonts, copy those fonts to a temporary
   directory.

2. Remove all Windows soft fonts from your WIN.INI file. Soft fonts are
   listed with the installed printers. In the example below, an * (asterisk)
   marks each line to remove.

   [PostScript,LPT2]
   device=14
   color=2
   feed1=1
   *softfonts=11
   *softfont1=c:\psfonts\pfm\_a______.pfm,c:\psfonts\_a______.pfb
   *softfont2=c:\psfonts\pfm\bdbc____.pfm,c:\psfonts\bdbc____.pfb   

To remove ATM from your system, do the following:

1. End Microsoft Windows.

2. Change the following lines of your SYSTEM.INI file, which is located in
   your Windows directory:

   * Change system.drv=atmsys.drv to system.drv=system.drv
   
   * Delete the line atm.system.drv=system.drv

   Note: these lines may be different on some systems (for example, the 
   Hewlett-Packard Vectra); however, the result should be a single line
   that reads system.drv=system.drv.

3. Delete the following files:

   * Delete ATM.DLL and ATMSYS.DRV from the \SYSTEM subdirectory of your
     Windows directory.

   * Delete ATM.INI and ATMCNTRL.EXE from your Windows directory.

   * Delete any .PFM, .PFB, .SFP, and .SFL files from the directories in
     which you installed fonts.

4. To re-install ATM, start Windows and insert the ATM disk in drive A.
   Open the Windows Program Manager. Choose File Run. Type a:install in
   the Command Line text box and then select OK.


**PRINTING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION**

HP LASERJET III PRINTERS

If you are using 1-2-3 with Windows 3.0, and if your printer is an HP
LaserJet III (including IIIP, IIID, and IIISI), Lotus recommends that you
update your Windows driver for this printer to version 30.3.86 or higher.

When you print to an HP LaserJet III, the Arial, Helv, and Helvetica fonts
are mapped to the Univers font and the TimesNewRomanPS and TmsRmn fonts
are mapped to the CG Times font.

POSTSCRIPT PRINTING

In order to print to PostScript printers as quickly and efficiently as
possible, 1-2-3 for Windows limits the number of downloaded fonts you
can use in a single print job. The number of fonts you can download
depends on the size of the fonts and the amount of memory installed in
your PostScript printer.

The maximum number of downloaded fonts is controlled by the
numpostfonts= statement in 123W.INI. The initial default value is 5,
but you can change it to a higher number if your printer has more memory.

If the number of downloaded fonts you use in your print job is greater
than the value specified by numpostfonts=, 1-2-3 automatically tells the
Windows PostScript printer driver to generate the PostScript code for the
print job.

Different PostScript printers contain different internal fonts.
1-2-3 for Windows supports the Standard 35 font set. If your PostScript
printer contains a different internal font set, you may see some
inconsistencies between your displayed and printed work. If you want to
use a font that is included in your PostScript printer but is not
supported by 1-2-3 for Windows, use the Windows PostScript driver to print
from 1-2-3 for Windows; add the word "system" to the statement
postscript= so it reads postscript=system. (You must type the word system
in all lowercase letters.)

NOTE If you specify multiple copies in the Setup dialog box for your
printer, change the statement postscript= to postscript=system.

If you want to set a scaling percentage for print jobs sent to a PostScript
printer, use the option Manually size in File Page Setup instead of the
Scaling option in Windows.


**COMMAND-LINE PARAMETERS**

To specify command-line parameters for 1-2-3 for Windows

1. Highlight the 1-2-3 for Windows icon.

2. Choose File Properties from the Windows Program Manager.

3. In the Command Line text box, append a command-line parameter to 
   123W.EXE. (For example, C:\123W\123W.EXE -s)

You can specify the following command-line parameters:

-s
Makes 1-2-3 for Windows use the software floating point driver instead
of a math coprocessor. Use this parameter if you have a defective math
coprocessor in your computer or if your computer tells 1-2-3 you have a
math coprocessor when you do not. Under these circumstances, all your
formulas may evaluate to 0, ERR, or *** (asterisks).

-i [filename.ini]
Lets you specify an initialization file other than 123W.INI. For example,
C:\123W\123W.EXE -iC:\123W\MYINI.INI specifies the initialization file
C:\123W\MYINI.INI.

NOTE If you use 1-2-3 for Windows with Lotus Notes Document Inset 
Protocol (DIP), you must have 123W.INI in your Windows directory.

filename
Lets you specify a file to load whenever you start 1-2-3.


**EXTERNAL DATABASE ERROR MESSAGES**

Error conditions that previously resulted in the error message "External
database processing error" now produce a database-specific message.
