Changeset 864

Timestamp:

Dec 4, 2009 5:13:21 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

toby

Message:

# on 2005/12/16 00:44:34, toby did:
make compatible with new GSAS -- no path requirements

File:

• trunk/doc/expgui_Win_readme.html (modified) (6 diffs, 3 props)

trunk/doc/expgui_Win_readme.html

@@ -57 +57 @@
 will do so by downloading a single file that installs the GSAS programs, 
 the Tcl/Tk package (with some extensions), the EXPGUI scripts, as well as
-makes registry changes (or AUTOEXEC.BAT edits) as needed by GSAS. This will
+makes registry entries & defines shortcuts. This will
 be described in brief in the next section of this page. 
 It is also possible to download and install GSAS, Tcl/Tk & EXPGUI from 
@@ -77 +77 @@
 as well as the Tcl/Tk package, needed by EXPGUI. This self-installing 
 file uncompresses itself, copies the required files
-to a selected directory and either modifies the <TT>AUTOEXEC.BAT</TT> file
-and/or creates the appropriate registry entries needed to run the programs. 
+to a selected directory and 
+creates the appropriate registry entries needed to run the programs. 
 A 
 <a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/xtal/software/gsas+expgui.html">
@@ -109 +109 @@
 <P><LI><B>Page through the installation screens & select install options</B>
 
-<P><LI><B>Wait while the files are installed and then continue, 
-allowing the computer to be rebooted</B>
+<P><LI><B>Wait while the files are installed. </B>
 
 <P><LI><B>Delete the gsas+expgui.exe file (optional)</B>
@@ -209 +208 @@
 <H2>Problems & Questions</H2>
 <OL>
+<LI>Where can the software be installed?
+<UL>
+Do not install the software on a directory containing a space (for example,
+C:\Program files\GSAS). This will cause some of the shortcuts to break.
+<P>
+On Windows-95/-98 or -ME, if you install in a location other than C:\GSAS, 
+you will need to define the GSAS environment variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file 
+by adding a line like this:
+<FONT FACE="COURIER"><PRE>
+        SET GSAS=G:\MySoftware\GSAS
+</PRE></FONT>
+</UL>
+
 <LI>How do I increase the Environment variable space
 <UL>This is only needed on -95/-98 or -ME.
@@ -231 +243 @@
 I depend on feedback from users to tell me of OS conflicts, but none have
 been reported.
-<P>
-I have heard that there are minor 
-problems with running EXPGUI on -XP -- after GSAS programs are run, EXPGUI
-may remain minimized (on the taskbar) rather than reopen itself. This 
-should be addressed as of EXPGUI 1.73, but 
-problem can be avoided by unselecting the "Minimize on GSAS" checkbutton 
-in the Options menu. Likewise, with older versions of EXPGUI on -XP, sometimes
-the program hangs at the point where one is asked if a .EXP file should 
-loaded after a refinement. Use of the "Autoload .EXP" will bypass the problem,
-but the bug should have been fixed in EXPGUI 1.73.
 </UL>
 <LI>EXPGUI seems pretty slow, or is it my imagination?
@@ -286 +288 @@
 There are some definite problems in GSAS where directory and file 
 names contain 
-spaces. EXPGUI should help avoid some of these problems, so if you find
-anything file names that break EXPGUI & GSAS, let me know how to 
-duplicate exactly what you are doing. 
+spaces so EXPGUI generates warning messages if you do this. 
 </UL>