Installation - Windows
No special procedure is required for installation; for basic
operation just download one of the self-contained PGOPHER
executables:
- Pgopher.exe - 32
bit version; should run on any PC
- PgopherU64.exe - 64 bit unicode version; requires a
64 bit version of windows. This can handle larger problems, and
has some support for characters outside the ASCII standard A-Z
but for most use cases either version will work fine. The data
files are interchangeable.
The executable can be saved in any convenient directory. Not
essential, but also available are:
- tabslave.exe, a
simple text editor optimized for use with PGOPHER, the
TabSlave
Editor. This is the unicode version that can
handle characters outside the ASCII standard A-Z range.
- tabSlaveU.exe,a
Unicode version of the above that can handle character outside
the ASCII standard A-Z range.
- pgopher.chm
provides a local version of the on-line help
- The commandline
directory contains command line versions
of PGOPHER
These should be placed in the same directory as the PGOPHER
executable.
Running PGOPHER
Double click on the .exe file to run the program. Windows 10 may
give a security warning; click on "More Info" to show a "Run
Anyway" button.
Requirements
PGOPHER should run on any machine, and only the largest
problems will need additional memory or faster processors. Some
features, particularly interactive fits, are much easier with a
two or three button mouse rather than a trackpad or touch screen.
Usage Notes
- If the cursor does not appear as a cross in the main window,
try changing the cursor settings. Right click on the desktop,
select "Personalise" and then "Mouse cursor".
-
If the help file (pgopher.chm) does not display correctly,
first make sure that it is installed on a local (not mapped or
network) drive. It is in a Microsoft standard format but
security settings mean that .chm files may not
display correctly under some circumstances. The problems are
minimized if the help file is on a local drive (rather than a
mapped drive).
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