Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
Subject     : Documentation/Shells
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View Ref-FileSetup: How to install                                                 Thing

Even though there is no installation program, installing Thing is quite 
straightforward, involving nothing more than copying some files and 
adjusting a few OS-specific settings.

First of all, create a new folder for Thing -- e.g. C:\THING. Now copy 
the following files to this folder:

  THING\THING.APP
  THING\THING.RSC
  THING\THINGTXT.RSC
  THING\THINGREG.OVL
  THING\THINGIMG.OVL
  THING\THINGRUN.PRG
  THING\ICONS.RSC
  THING\ICONS.INF

If you want to save memory you can use the monochrome icons MONOICON.RSC 
or the 'small' icons MEDICON.RSC for 640*200 screen resolution in place 
of ICONS.RSC. In any case the file has to be renamed to ICONS.RSC, using 
the 'Show Information...' function of the Atari TOS desktop or similar -- 
otherwise Thing cannot find its icons and outputs a corresponding alert! 
When using MEDICON.RSC, you must not install ICONS.INF, because 
MEDICON.RSC only contains the standard icons and not the others found 
in ICONS.RSC and MONOICON.RSC!

On the other hand, if you have plenty of memory and always work with at 
least 16 colours you can install the file THINGCOL.RSC in place of 
THING.RSC (in the destination directory it must be renamed to THING.RSC); 
the 'Info' dialog then will display the new Thing logo in colour.

To use the on-line help, you have to copy the following files to your 
ST-Guide GUIDES folder:

  DOC\THING.HYP
  DOC\THING.REF

To use the Console window, you must install TOS2GEM, programmed by 
Thomas Binder. Just copy the following file to the AUTO folder (the exact 
position is not important):

  TOS2GEM\TOS2GEM.PRG


      You don't need TOS2GEM if you don't want Thing's Console window.
      As an alternative you can, say, use VT52.PRG (supplied with MagiC),
      or MINIWIN.APP (with MultiTOS).
 
      MiNT users working under Single-TOS can also use the TOSWIN desk 
      accessory by Eric Smith (supplied with MiNT) as an alternative to 
      TOS2GEM.