Relish & RelishWeb Working Model

Relish(r) Desktop Time and Information Organizer Release Notes (README.NOW) for Relish Working Model 2.23 October 1997 Thank you for trying the Working Model of Relish 2.2 for OS/2. This file contains information which became available after the printed materials went to press. Before using the Relish Working Model, it must be installed on your hard disk. (It cannot be run from a floppy diskette nor from a CD-ROM drive.) To install it, you need at least 2.5 megabytes of free space on your hard disk to contain the Relish programs and files. To install the Relish 2.2 Working Model, follow the instructions which are contained in the printed Introduction accompanying this disk or in the INTRO.TXT file if you received this electronically. What Is and Is Not In The Working Model The Working Model is a near full-function version of the single-user Relish product. It allows you to find out what the product provides subject to the following restrictions: * Scheduling of entries is limited to ones which are within 48 hours of the current time. * All printing is disabled. * Import and Export are disabled. * None of the group calendaring functions of Relish Net are included. * None of the desktop objects provided by Relish Hot Buns are included. What is Version 2.23? Version 2.23 is a maintenance release of the Relish 2.2 series. In general, the features of this version are identical to earlier releases within the 2.2 series -- the primary differences are a small number of bug fixes and other corrections. In addition, Relish 2.23 includes some necessary changes for use with RelishWeb 1.0. Version 2.23 does not add any new features beyond those already in Relish 2.22. There are, however, some features in Version 2.22 that are not described elsewhere in the Relish 2.2 documentation: * On-line User's Guide: The complete Relish 2.2 User's Guide is now included as an OS/2 INF file. To view it, select the User's Guide option under Help, or use any standard OS/2 method to view the RELISH.INF file installed in the Relish directory. * Multimedia Reminders: Relish now supports the use of any Multimedia sound or movie file for use in place of the conventional Relish reminder chime tones. To access this function, enter "\\FILE:", followed by the full path name of the sound or movie file, in place of any Relish Chime Tone definition. For example, \\FILE:C:\MMOS2\SOUNDS\CUCKOO.WAV Note: this option requires that OS/2 Multimedia be installed and that the file type (WAV, MID, AVI, etc) be supported by your Multimedia installation. * Closing the Calendar Window: If you close the Relish Calendar window while Relish is minimized, the main Relish window is now closed (rather than just the Calendar window). When you then reopen Relish, it will open in a minimized state. * Plain Background Printer Setting: A setting is now provided to turn off shading under the text on all Relish Prints. This is primarily intended as a workaround for problems in some of the OS/2 Warp printer drivers. (Printing is not provided in the Working Model.) * Additional Iconbar Icon: An icon for the View Include Group menu option has been added to the set of possible iconbar icons. While it does not appear on the iconbar by default, you may add it or replace one of the existing entries with it. * Additional CSV Import/Export Profiles: A small number of additional CSV import/export profiles have been included. (Import capability is not provided in the Working Model.) OS/2, Presentation Manager, and Workplace Shell Compatibility: Relish 2.2 is designed specifically for use with OS/2 Versions 2, 3, or 4 and the Workplace Shell. This includes all of the following releases: OS/2 Warp 4 "General Availability" release OS/2 Warp Server "General Availability" release OS/2 Warp Connect "Red Box" (for use with Windows) release "Blue Box" (with Win-OS2) release OS/2 Warp (OS/2 Version 3) "Red Box" (for use with Windows) release "Full Pack" (with Win-OS2) release OS/2 2.1 for Windows "General Availability" release "Service Pack" (CSD 6300) release OS/2 2.1 "General Availability" release "Service Pack" (CSD 6200) release "Manufacturing Refresh" (2.11) release OS/2 2.0 "General Availability" release "Preload" (2.00.1) release "Service Pack" (CSD 6055) release Most "FixPak" levels of OS/2 Warp, Warp Connect, and Warp Server have also been tested. See the "Limitations" section below for known issues with specific FixPak levels. Most "FixPak" levels of OS/2 Warp, Warp Connect, and Warp Server have also been tested. See the "Limitations" section below for known issues with specific FixPak levels. Note that Relish Hot Buns, which are not included in the Working Model are not available for use with OS/2 2.0. Limitations There are a small number of limitations in this version of the program. Most are related to problems in particular OS/2 versions for which there is currently no workaround. Limitations under all OS/2 versions: * If you request help (by pressing the F1 key) while dragging across the Note Palette, no help will be displayed. * If you change the shape of the Note Palette to tall and narrow, you cannot make it as narrow as you might like. * When dragging a date, time, or note palette icon onto an existing note in the main window's summary box, you must be somewhat careful when dropping onto a multiline entry. Dropping near the top or bottom of the entry may not produce the desired result. In general, try to drop on the middle line (when three lines are displayed). * Colors and fonts dropped on title bars, menus, and dialogs are neither saved nor restored. (The colors and fonts for all other parts of Relish are saved and restored correctly.) * If you drag an item from Relish onto the Workplace Shell icon for a program (such as the icon for an editor), the program will not be executed. (As a workaround, drag the item onto the desktop, then drag the resulting text file icon onto the program icon.) Limitations under OS/2 Warp, including Warp Connect and Warp Server (not applicable to OS/2 2.0 and 2.1): * If your system uses a Trident video card and version 1.2 of the Trident OS/2 drivers, the system may hang when you open Relish. (Note that most preloaded Mxx-series Aptiva's fall in this category.) Upgrading to version 1.3 of the video drivers solves the problem. Limitations under OS/2 2.1 and 2.0 (not applicable to OS/2 Warp): * If you change the highlighting color of the currently selected note in the main window's summary box (by dragging a color from the OS/2 Color Palette), the resulting color may not match the color you selected. In general, only the 16 basic colors supported by a VGA display can be used for the background of the highlighting bar; the color you select will be mapped to the closest such color (which is light grey for many of the pastel colors in the Color Palette). (This problem is corrected by the OS/2 2.1 6200 CSD.) Limitations under OS/2 2.0 (not applicable to OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 Warp): * The program will exit ungracefully if you drop a scheme from the scheme palette on the program's main window. * If you use the OS/2 System Setup to change the "dragging objects" mouse button from Button 2 to Button 1, you will not be able to drag note type icons from the Note Palette. * As you drag objects from Relish across objects on the desktop, partial outlines may be left around the desktop objects. (This problem is corrected by the OS/2 2.0 6055 CSD.) * Dragging information from Relish and dropping it onto the desktop (or into a folder) does not always produce the desired result. (This problem was introduced by the OS/2 2.0 6055 CSD.) The Legal Fine Print Relish is a registered trademark and Bun, Personal Information Object, and Type-to-Search are trademarks of Sundial Systems Corporation. Other phrases used herein may be brand names, trademarks, or registered trademarks of Avery Dennison, BocaSoft Incorporated, CompuServe Incorporated, IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Novell, Inc., Sundial Systems Corporation, or others. All such names and trademarks remain the property of their respective companies. Technical Support We at Sundial Systems are committed to supporting you, our customer. We track all questions, comments, and "bug reports" concerning our products and use this information in planning future releases. If there are features you particularly like or things you think should be added to our products, please let us know. If you have questions or suggestions, please call us at (562) 596-5121 between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM Pacific time, Monday through Friday. You can also FAX your questions and comments to us at (562) 598-9851. (Note that our area code has changed from 310 to 562.) On the Internet you can send email to relish@sundialsystems.com, or to relish@ibm.net; or visit us on the web at www.sundialsystems.com. Technical support is also available on CompuServe through the Sundial Systems section of the OS/2 Application Vendor forum. Start connecting with Sundial Systems and other CompuServe members by calling 800-524-3388 and ask for Representative #456. (In the United Kingdom, call 0800 289 378. In Germany, call 0130 37 32. In the rest of Europe, call (+44) 272 255111. Outside the U.S., Canada, and Europe, call 614-457-0802. Be sure to ask for Representative #456). If you're already a CompuServe member, enter GO OS2AVEN at the ! prompt to access the Sundial Systems Section of the OS/2 Vendor Forum on CompuServe. Thanks in advance, Sundial Systems Support Services.

Relish(r) Desktop Time and Information Organizer Release Notes (README.NOW) for Relish Net 2.23 Update Kit October 1997 The Relish Net 2.23 Update Kit will update your copy of Relish Net 2.20, 2.21, or 2.22 to Version 2.23. To use it on a workstation, just run the INSTALL program as if you were installing the Relish Net workstation software for the first time. Note that you must install the update over an existing copy of Relish Net, so it is suggested that you backup the contents of your Relish Net workstation directory before installing the update. To use it on a server, simply stop the Relish Net server software, then copy the relevant updated files (NOWKEEP.EXE and NOWSERVE.EXE) to the directory where the server software is installed, and, finally, restart the server software. It is also suggested that you make a backup copy of the contents of the server software directory after stopping the software but before updating the files. This version is fully compatible with earlier Relish Net 2.2 versions. Therefore, you need not update all your servers and workstations at the same time. CAUTION This kit is ONLY for use in updating an installed copy of Relish Net 2.2. It cannot be used to update a copy of Relish, the Relish Working Model, nor Relish Net 2.12 or earlier. The update kit is is not a complete copy of the Relish Net 2.23 product and thus cannot be used by itself. If you are looking for a demo copy of Relish Net 2.23, try the single user Relish 2.23 Working Model or contact Sundial Systems for an evaluation copy of Relish Net 2.23. Also note that this is not the correct update kit if you are using (single user) Relish. For that, you need the Relish 2.23 Update Kit. What is Version 2.23? Version 2.23 is a maintenance release of the Relish 2.2 series. In general, the features of this version are identical to earlier releases within the 2.2 series -- the primary differences are a small number of bug fixes and other corrections. In addition, Relish Net 2.23 includes some necessary changes for use with RelishWeb 1.0. Version 2.23 does not add any new features beyond those already in Relish Net 2.22. There are, however, some features in Version 2.22 that are not described elsewhere in the Relish 2.2 documentation: * On-line User's Guide: The complete Relish 2.2 User's Guide is now included as an OS/2 INF file. To view it, select the User's Guide option under Help, or use any standard OS/2 method to view the RELISH.INF file installed in the Relish directory. * Multimedia Reminders: Relish now supports the use of any Multimedia sound or movie file for use in place of the conventional Relish reminder chime tones. To access this function, enter "\\FILE:", followed by the full path name of the sound or movie file, in place of any Relish Chime Tone definition. For example, \\FILE:C:\MMOS2\SOUNDS\CUCKOO.WAV Note: this option requires that OS/2 Multimedia be installed and that the file type (WAV, MID, AVI, etc) be supported by your Multimedia installation. * Closing the Calendar Window: If you close the Relish Calendar window while Relish is minimized, the main Relish window is now closed (rather than just the Calendar window). When you then reopen Relish, it will open in a minimized state. * Plain Background Printer Setting: A setting is now provided to turn off shading under the text on all Relish Prints. This is primarily intended as a workaround for problems in some of the OS/2 Warp printer drivers. For more information, see the Limitations section below. * Additional Iconbar Icon: An icon for the View Include Group menu option has been added to the set of possible iconbar icons. While it does not appear on the iconbar by default, you may add it or replace one of the existing entries with it. * Additional CSV Import/Export Profiles: A small number of additional CSV import/export profiles have been included. See the README.CSV file for more information. OS/2, Presentation Manager, and Workplace Shell Compatibility: Relish 2.2 is designed specifically for use with OS/2 Version 2, 3, or 4 and the Workplace Shell. This includes all of the following releases: OS/2 Warp 4 "General Availability" release OS/2 Warp Server "General Availability" release OS/2 Warp Connect "Red Box" (for use with Windows) release "Blue Box" (with Win-OS2) release OS/2 Warp (OS/2 Version 3) "Red Box" (for use with Windows) release "Full Pack" (with Win-OS2) release OS/2 2.1 for Windows "General Availability" release "Service Pack" (CSD 6300) release OS/2 2.1 "General Availability" release "Service Pack" (CSD 6200) release "Manufacturing Refresh" (2.11) release OS/2 2.0 "General Availability" release "Preload" (2.00.1) release "Service Pack" (CSD 6055) release Most "FixPak" levels of OS/2 Warp, Warp Connect, and Warp Server have also been tested. See the "Limitations" section below for known issues with specific FixPak levels. Relish Hot Buns are designed for use only with OS/2 2.1 and higher (including OS/2 Warp) -- they are not supported under OS/2 2.0. LAN Compatibility As discussed in the Relish Net Administrator's Guide, the Relish Net software includes components which run on each workstation as well as components which run on the server. These components communicate using "named pipes." In general, Relish Net is compatible with any LAN software which supports named pipes on a particular version of OS/2. Thus, Relish Net 2.2 works with: Artisoft Lantastic for OS/2 v1.0 (or higher) IBM LAN Server 2.0 (or higher) or Warp Connect or Warp Server IBM Peer for OS/2 (from Warp Connect or Warp 4) Novell NetWare Client for OS/2 version 2.1 (or higher) or Novell NetWare Workstation Kit for OS/2 v2.0 (or higher) subject to any restrictions imposed by particular software versions as noted below. (Other LAN environments which include support for "named pipes" may also be compatible but are not officially supported by Sundial Systems at this time.) Note: The Relish Net workstations and server must be in the same LAN environment (LAN Server, NetWare, or Lantastic) -- communication between, for example, a Relish Net workstation under LAN Server and a Relish Net workstation under NetWare, is not supported. An exception to this is that Lan Server and OS/2 Peer workstations can be intermixed. Lantastic Compatibility Relish Net works with any version of Lantastic for OS/2 1.0 or higher. Since Lantastic is based on a peer-to-peer model, the Relish Net server software actually runs on a peer workstation. All workstations communicate with this particular peer to exchange information. LAN Server Compatibility Relish Net works with any version of IBM LAN Server 2.0 or higher. The Lan Requester code in Warp Connect or Warp 4 is based on that in Lan Server 4.0 and thus is supported. Warp Server is based on Lan Server 5.0 and thus is supported. Note: Due to a problem in LAN Server 2.0 (as distinguished from 3.0 or 4.0), the Relish Net server code cannot be used on a server unless LAN Server ServicePak IP06030 has been applied. The ServicePak may also be applied to the workstations but is not required by Relish Net. IBM Peer Compatibility Relish Net works with any version of IBM Peer for OS/2 (sometimes also called Peer Services). Since IBM Peer is based on a peer-to-peer model, the Relish Net server software actually runs on a peer workstation. All workstations communicate with this particular peer to exchange information. The current edition of the Relish Net Administrator's Guide does not specifically discuss installation of the server software on IBM Peer. In general, the instructions for Lan Server also apply to IBM Peer with the following exceptions: On Step 4, you cannot use Option 1 - you must use Option 2. To start the Relish Net server process, you must use RNET START. A good place to do this is in the STARTUP.CMD file on the Relish Net server machine. Note that the RNET START command must be after the NET START PEER or NET START REQ commands. And, Step 6 does not apply to an IBM Peer installation. NetWare Compatibility In the case of NetWare, the requester must be configured to support Named Pipes -- in Novell terms, the Relish Net workstation software is a "named pipe client." In general, it is strongly recommended that the version of the NetWare requester be matched to the version of OS/2 being used -- older requesters tend to have problems on newer versions of OS/2 (and potentially vice versa). Note: The NetWare Client for OS/2 2.11 (as distinguished from the older NetWare Workstation Kit versions) is designed for use with all OS/2 Version 2 and Version 3 releases, including OS/2 Warp. (To make things a bit confusing, the on-line documentation for version 2.11 of the NetWare Client is entitled "NetWare Client for OS/2 v2.1" rather than 2.11 as noted in the WSOS21.TXT file on disk 1.) In particular, note that named pipe support in the NetWare Workstation Kit does not work reliably under OS/2 Warp. Thus, if you are using OS/2 Warp with NetWare, it is strongly suggested that you upgrade to the Version 2.11 client rather than attempt to use any of the older versions. (The NetWare support in Warp Connect is based on the NetWare Client for OS/2 2.11 and will work correctly.) Note: The NetWare Requester for OS/2 v2.0 (as distinguished from v2.01 or v2.1) contains a number of problems related to named pipe support. These are corrected by the first Novell Service Diskette (NSD #1) for the NetWare Workstation Kit for OS/2 v2.0 (which contains the Requester). (To make things more confusing, NSD #1 is sometimes called NSD 201 but is indeed something distinct from v2.01 of the Requester). If you plan to use v2.0 (as opposed to v2.01 or later) of the NetWare Requester, it is strongly suggested that NSD #1 (or later) be applied to the Requester before attempting to use Relish Net across the LAN. For the server when using Novell NetWare, the server software actually runs on a workstation (an "application server") rather than on the Novell NetWare server itself. In Novell terms, Relish Net is a "distributed application" and the Relish Net server is a "named pipe server." (See the section entitled "Using the NetWare Requester with Distributed Applications" in the NetWare Requester documentation.) In this case the Relish Net server requires that the Novell NetWare Requester be configured as a "named pipe server" subject to the same version restrictions as noted above. Removing Relish Hot Buns If you ever need to remove Relish from your system, you may not be able to delete the file named BUN.DLL from the directory where Relish is installed. This is because of the way the OS/2 Workplace Shell handles desktop objects such as Relish Buns. To remove the file (and any remaining Relish Buns), you must still have the BAKEBUNS.EXE and BAKEBUNS.LST files in the directory where Relish is installed. (If you have already deleted them, simply copy them back from the diskette.) Then type: BAKEBUNS -REMOVE to remove the buns. Shutdown and reboot your system. You will then be able to delete the BUN.DLL file from the Relish directory. CSV Profile Information One of the features in Relish 2.2 is the ability to import or export information in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format as discussed in the User's Guide. A number of profiles for importing information from other products are included with Relish 2.2 but are NOT automatically copied to your hard disk. See the README.CSV file for more information. (In the update kit, the profiles are included contained in the CSV.ZIP file rather than on Disk #2). Limitations There are a small number of limitations in this version of the program. Most are related to problems in a particular OS/2 version for which there is currently no workaround. Limitations under all OS/2 versions: * If you request help (by pressing the F1 key) while dragging across the Note Palette, no help will be displayed. * If you change the shape of the Note Palette to tall and narrow, you cannot make it as narrow as you might like. * When dragging a date, time, or note palette icon onto an existing note in the main window's summary box, you must be somewhat careful when dropping onto a multiline entry. Dropping near the top or bottom of the entry may not produce the desired result. In general, try to drop on the middle line (when three lines are displayed). * Colors and fonts dropped on title bars, menus, and dialogs are neither saved nor restored. (The colors and fonts for all other parts of Relish are saved and restored correctly.) * To print to other than the default OS/2 printer, you must enter the physical name of the printer (not the name under the printer icon) in the Other Printer Name field of the Setup Printer dialog. (This applies only if you print using the Relish menu options, not if you drag information from Relish to a Workplace Shell printer.) * If you drag an item from Relish onto the Workplace Shell icon for a program (such as the icon for an editor), the program will not be executed. (As a workaround, drag the item onto the desktop, then drag the resulting text file icon onto the program icon.) * If you drag an unopened Relish Bun over an opened one (or over an open Relish window), it appears to be legal to drop the bun. In fact, this is not supported and should not be attempted. * When you open a Relish Bun, the small icon at the left end of the title bar (which represents the system menu) may be blank. (The menu can still be used, however.) This problem may also be apparent if you minimize a Relish Bun to the OS/2 Desktop: the entire icon for the minimized window may be blank. Limitations under OS/2 Warp, including Warp Connect and Warp Server (not applicable to OS/2 2.0 and 2.1): * If you add a Relish Bun to your Launch Pad, the link to the bun may break when you reboot the system. This happens in only a small percentage of cases (related to the timing of the Workplace Shell startup relative to the Launch Pad startup). If you restore the broken link, it will probably break again; however, putting the same Bun in two different positions on the Launch Pad often avoids the problem with the second copy. In general, the problem only appears on systems where OS/2 is installed on a FAT partition (at any FixPak level) or on an HPFS partition (at FixPak level 17 or higher). * If you shadow a Relish Bun to the OS/2 desktop, the link to the bun will probably break when you reboot the system if FixPak 17 or higher has been applied to the system. * Due to problems in some of the printer drivers shipped with OS/2 Warp (particularly the Laserjet and OMNI drivers), the shading that appears under the text on some Relish prints may be very grainy and thus make the text very hard to read. With the Laserjet driver, the problem can often be avoided (provided you have a Laserjet 4 or better), by adjusting the values of the HP-GL/2 and Fast System Fonts options in the print driver's job properties. Otherwise, it is suggested that you use the Plain Background option in Relish's Settings Connections Printer dialog (Setup Printer dialog if using the Classic Relish menus) to turn off shading on Relish prints. Note: the Plain Background setting replaces the special version of NOWPRINT (the No Shade Print Option) supplied to some customers for use with Relish 2.21. * If your system uses a Trident video card and version 1.2 of the Trident OS/2 drivers, the system may hang when you open Relish. (Note that most preloaded Mxx-series Aptiva's fall in this category.) Upgrading to version 1.3 of the video drivers solves the problem. Limitations under OS/2 2.1 and 2.0 (not applicable to OS/2 Warp): * If you change the highlighting color of the currently selected note in the main window's summary box (by dragging a color from the OS/2 Color Palette), the resulting color may not match the color you selected. In general, only the 16 basic colors supported by a VGA display can be used for the background of the highlighting bar; the color you select will be mapped to the closest such color (which is light grey for many of the pastel colors in the Color Palette). (This problem is corrected by the OS/2 2.1 6200 CSD.) * When you close a Relish Bun you may briefly see a document icon (with a name usually ending in !!!) appear on the desktop or in the folder containing the bun. This represents a transitory file being created and then destroyed by OS/2. Usually, the icon immediately disappears but sometimes you need to Refresh the desktop (or folder) to make it go away. Limitations under OS/2 2.0 (not applicable to OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 Warp): * Relish Hot Buns are not supported. * The program will exit ungracefully if you drop a scheme from the scheme palette on the program's main window. * If you use the OS/2 System Setup to change the "dragging objects" mouse button from Button 2 to Button 1, you will not be able to drag note type icons from the Note Palette. * As you drag objects from Relish across objects on the desktop, partial outlines may be left around the desktop objects. (This problem is corrected by the OS/2 2.0 6055 CSD.) * Dragging information from Relish and dropping it onto the desktop (or into a folder) does not always produce the desired result. (This problem was introduced by the OS/2 2.0 6055 CSD.) The Legal Fine Print Relish is a registered trademark and Bun, Personal Information Object, and Type-to-Search are trademarks of Sundial Systems Corporation. Other phrases used herein may be brand names, trademarks, or registered trademarks of Avery Dennison, BocaSoft Incorporated, CompuServe Incorporated, IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Novell, Inc., Sundial Systems Corporation, or others. All such names and trademarks remain the property of their respective companies. Technical Support We at Sundial Systems are committed to supporting you, our customer. We track all questions, comments, and "bug reports" concerning our products and use this information in planning future releases. If there are features you particularly like or things you think should be added to our products, please let us know. If you have questions or suggestions, please call us at (562) 596-5121 between 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM Pacific time, Monday through Friday. You can also FAX your questions and comments to us at (562) 598-9851. (Note that our area code has changed from 310 to 562.) On the Internet you can send email to relish@sundialsystems.com, or to relish@ibm.net; or visit us on the web at www.sundialsystems.com. Technical support is also available on CompuServe through the Sundial Systems section of the OS/2 Application Vendor forum. Start connecting with Sundial Systems and other CompuServe members by calling 800-524-3388 and ask for Representative #456. (In the United Kingdom, call 0800 289 378. In Germany, call 0130 37 32. In the rest of Europe, call (+44) 272 255111. Outside the U.S., Canada, and Europe, call 614-457-0802. Be sure to ask for Representative #456). If you're already a CompuServe member, enter GO OS2AVEN at the ! prompt to access the Sundial Systems Section of the OS/2 Vendor Forum on CompuServe. Thanks in advance, Sundial Systems Support Services.