         *** SURFER(tm) for Windows Notes V5.00 ***

02-20-94

DIRECTORY                                   KEYWORD
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CONTACTING                                  CONTACT   
INSTALLATION                                INSTALL       
NETWORK INSTALLATION                        NETWORK    
EXAMPLE FILES                               EXAMPLE
GOLDEN SOFTWARE TYPEFACES                   TYPEFACES   
GS SCRIPTER                                 SCRIPT
FILE EXPORT                                 EXPORT
REMOVING SURFER FROM YOUR SYSTEM            DELETING


Contacting Golden Software
--------------------------
Problems and suggestions may be reported by calling Golden Software:

   Voice:   800-972-1021
   Voice:   303-279-1021
   Fax:     303-279-0909
   BBS:     303-279-0910
   Internet: tbrez@csn.org


Installation
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o  If the installation fails for some reason, the Setup program
   leaves a GSSETUP.LOG file in your Windows directory, which
   may contain information useful to your and/or our Tech Support
   staff in determining the cause of the problem.

o  If you install SURFER into a directory already containing
   SURFER for Windows, your WINSURF.INI file will be automatically
   renamed to WINSURF.BAK.  If desired, you can manually replace
   all or part of WINSURF.INI file with portions of your old file.

o  If you already have a SURFER icon in your "Golden Software"
   program group when you install SURFER, a second SURFER icon
   will be created instead of the first one being replaced.
   Manually remove the first one by clicking it once to select
   it and then pressing the "Del" key to delete it.


Network Installation
--------------------
SURFER can be installed to operate on networked computers
in one of several ways:

   1. Locally on a workstation's hard drive for exclusive use
      by that workstation.  When Setup asks for a destination
      directory, choose one on a local hard drive.

   2. The SURFER program files can reside remotely on a file
      server network drive.

      The network administrator should first log onto the file
      server.  When Setup asks for a destination directory,
      choose one on the file server.  Setup will then ask if
      you want to install SURFER in the file server directory
      for exclusive use by this computer or for shared access.

      Exclusive use is just like stand-alone use, except the file
      server network drive is used instead of the workstation's
      local drive.  No other action is needed.  However, the
      workstation must be logged onto the file server before
      running SURFER.

      If shared use is chosen, Setup will copy all the SURFER
      files, plus the Setup program and its associated files to
      the file server drive.  When Setup has completed, the
      installation diskettes are no longer needed.  It is highly
      recommended the administrator now flag the server directory
      read-only.  From each workstation that will be running
      SURFER off the file server, someone must log onto the
      server, start Windows and run the copy of Setup (SETUP.EXE)
      that's in the server directory.  When Setup asks for a
      destination directory, choose one on a local hard drive.
      Setup then allows two types of workstation installation:

         a) SURFER can be installed on the workstation's local
            hard drive for stand-alone use later (user does not
            have to be logged onto the server).  This is just
            like item #1 above.  When Setup asks for a destin-
            ation directory, choose one on a local hard drive.

         b) A few small SURFER files are copied from the server
            to the workstation, while the bulk of the SURFER
            files stay on the server.  This allows many such
            workstations to share a single copy of SURFER
            without having the files duplicated on each computer.

      *** ATTENTION: Using SURFER on more than one computer
      *** requires appropriate network or multiuser licenses!

Example Files
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DEMOGRID GRD       Sample Grid file
NV       GSB       Nevada Golden Software boundary file
SAMPLE3  BAS       Sample Macro file
DEMOGRID DAT       Sample data file for DEMOGRID.GRD
SAMPLE2  BAS       Sample Macro file
CA       GSB       California Golden Software boundary file
SAMPLE1  BAS       Sample Macro file
SAMPLE3  DAT       Sample data

      
Golden Software Typefaces
-------------------------
Users of Golden Software's DOS SURFER product will
probably recognize these 25 typeface names that appear
in the SURFER for Windows Text Dialog:

   GS SET1
   GS SET2
   GS SET3
   GS SET4
   GS SET5
   GS SET6
   GS SET7
   GS SET8
   GS SET9
   GS SET10
   GS SET11
   GS SET12
   GS SET13
   GS SET14
   GS SET15
   GS SET16
   GS SET1FS
   GS SET4FS
   GS SET6FS
   GS SET10FS
   GS SET11FS
   GS SET1INT
   GS SET10INT
   GS CENTERED
   GS DEFAULT

They correspond EXACTLY to the 24 DOS SURFER Symbol Sets
described in Appendix B of the DOS SURFER Reference Manual.
They are stroked faces provided for the convenience of those
who either have DOS SURFER files they wish to use unmodified
with SURFER for Windows, or for ex-DOS SURFER users who want
to continue working with them.

There are three additional Golden Software Symbol faces:

   GS Helv
   GS Roman
   GS Symbol

each of which contains all 256 characters defined in the
standard Windows ANSI character set.  GS Roman is a serif
face (analagous to Tms Rmn or Times), GS Helv is a san-serif
face (analagous to Helv or Arial) and GS Symbol corresponds
to the Windows (or Postscript) Symbol, which contains greek
letters and various math symbols.  These faces are more
useful to the user who doesn't care about DOS SURFER files
or just needs a stroked face (maybe for use with plotters)
that is laid-out like a "normal" Windows fonts.

You may disable one or more of these faces by manually editing
the WINSURF.INI file and placing a semi-colon (;) at the
beginning of the line containing the face's name. You will need
to restart SURFER for the change to take effect.  They can be
enabled later by just removing the semi-colon.


GS Scripter
-----------
GS Scripter uses a BASIC-like scripting language to automate
SURFER for Windows.  It can be run by double clicking the
GS Scripter icon in Program Manager.  After starting it, use
File Open to load one of the included sample scripts.  To
execute the script use the Run Start command.  For more help
on the scripting language and the SURFER script commands, see
the SURFER help file.


File Export
-----------
The best way to get more information on the export capabilities
is to choose Export from the File menu, then enter an arbitrary
filename with a .DXF extension (for AutoCAD DXF export) or a
.WMF extension (for Windows GDI Metafile export).  When the
Export Options dialog appears, press the Help button.


Removing SURFER from your system (DELETING)
---------------------------------------------------------------
The SURFER installation adds the following section to
your WIN.INI file:

   [Golden Software]
   WINSURF=X:\XXXXX

where "X:\XXXXXX" is the drive and directory SURFER
was installed into.  If you ever need to remove SURFER
from your system, just delete all the files from this
directory and (optionally) remove this section from your
WIN.INI file.  Also remove any SURFER-related icons
from the "Golden Software" Program Manager group.
