
                       The great NetBook Browser


This is the first á-release of "The great NetBook Browser". It contains all
spells from "The Great Net Prayerbook" and "The Great Net Spellbook" in an
extra archive, usually called TGNB_DBF.???

First of all: THIS IS THE FIRST BETA-RELEASE released to the public! This
means, that the software is not testet in any way. Although there are a lot
of features already implemented, you may find some buttons/functions etc.
that simply will do nothing. The program has NO code, that will delete any
file, so it is fairly unlikely to destroy any data with it. But I will
promise nothing.

One next thing: I'm tired of writing "spells and prayers" all the time.
I will reduce this to "spells". So if you read "spell" anywhere throug-
out the program or this README, replace it with both terms :-)

System-requirements:
You need a running Windows 3.x or Win95 and about 5 MB of diskspace. The
program has been running on resolutions from 640 x 480 to 1024 x 786.

Files included:

   TGNB.EXE . . . .the program        VSFLEX.VBX . . .VB-libraries
                                      CRYSTAL.VBX
                                      CRPE.DLL
                                      CMDIALOG.VBX
                                      CCBUTTON.VBX
                                      TABFRAME.VBX
                                      TOOLBAR.VBX
                                      TOOLTIP.VBX
                                      QPRO200.DLL
                                      ROCKET.DLL
                                      SXDBFCDX.DLL
                                      LOGO.CCB


you also need the THREED.VBX and VBRUN300.DLL, which are usually installed
on any running Windows.

Furthermore you need the two databases TGNBDATA.DBF and TGNBDESC.DBF, which
I put in a different archive, so you don't have to download it with every
new version.
To be precise, you don't realy NEED these files. If the program does not find
them, it will ask you, if they should be created.
If you copy the existing DBFs into the same directory, you already have more
than 2000 spells to play with.

I did not supply an installation-program, since I don't like my INI-Files to
get modified by another piece of software. Simply extract all files into one
subdiretory and run TGNB.EXE. This will make deInstallation a lot easier.

 The program will only create a KEY-file, if you enter your name and
 registercode. To recieve a code, simply write a mail to BockCh@aol.com with
 the name to register. I will send you the code along with a list of spells,
 that I like to be translated into any other language. I will collect these
 translations and make them available to the public once a level is
 completely translated.
 If you cannot translate a spell and cannot find someone to do it for you,
 just send me a mail. You will get a code anyway :-).

 !! If you can affort to give away any money, don't send it to me.     !!
 !! Donate it to an institution, that cares about childabuse. If you   !!
 !! send me a mail, I will mention your name in the following releases !!

I don't think, there is much to explain about the program.
There are one or two things you should know, to run the program.
If you plan to enter your own spells:
If there are _three_or_more_SPACEs_ at the begining of a line in the
spelldescription, the line will be displayed in CourierNew. This is a
Fixed-Font and will be used for tables. The printing of the description is
always done in Courier, so the tables should be ok.
To print spells you have to mark (tag) them in the list on the right of the
screen with the right mousebutton.

If you have any suggestions, bugs (I know there are some!) please let me
know. Also if you find a mistake in the spelling of this README or the
code, don't hesitate to contact me at BockCh@aol.com

You may give these archives to anyone you like!

bye...                  Chris

Cologne
June, 14th 1996



History:

# -> bugfix
+ -> added new feature
- -> removed feature

06/02/96  First release. First Betatester is Tal Barkey (author of WinSpell)

06/03/96  right after sending the program to Tal, I found the first bug:

          # selecting CANCEL in the filedialog caused the program to stop. fixed

          + added a tagging-feature. Clicking in the namelist on the right will
            load the spell. Doubleclicking will tag it and mark it to be tagged.
            This is not used yet, but will be used for exporting and printing
            spellbooks.

          - removed the ability to change to author while editing a spell

06/06/96  + The spells can now be printed. The tagged files will be copied
            to a temporary database (PRINTTMP.DBF) and this file will be
            printed.

          + A new menu is added: "tag all" and "untag all"

06/07/96  + Finaly I found the time to write a windows-helpfile.

          # If the File PRINTTMP.DBF was not found, the program crashed
            instead of asking to create it. fixed.

          + Added a new button in the search-window: "tag found spells"
            This gives you the ability to tag al spells of a special topic,
            making it a lot easier to print spellbooks for a special
            character.

06/11/96  # The self-created database had a wrong filestructure, which made
            it impossible to print own spells. fixed

          + The program now uses its own INI-file.
            - You can restore the last position of the windows,
            - You can switch to another language (only german is supported,
              but you can change the INI-File yourself! Choose in the File-
              Menu Preferences->Language->Deutsch. This will create a
              section in TGNB.INI. Edit this section.)
              Not all buttons and messages are translated. Only the menues
              and fields in the mainform!
            - The last Data-File in use is loaded at the next start of the
              program.
            NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO WIN.INI OR SYSTEM.INI!

            + In the list of spells on the right, the reversible spells are
              now displayed in italics

06/14/96    + the spells are now tagged with the right mousebutton,
              instead of doubleclickking

            + you can't choose a new source where one of the files
              (...DATA, ...DESC) is missing. The path of the new source is
              now stored into the INI-File and restored at start.

06/16/96    + search-routine completely rewritten. You now can use the
              searchwindow in the same way as the spelllist on the left:
              The window will not disapear, when xou choose a spell and
              you can tag a spell with the right mousebutton. (Thanks for
              the tip Ezra!)
