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, but
for most use cases either version will work fine. The data files
are interchangeable.
and double click on it to run the program. 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
Slave
Editor,.
- slave.exe
provides an earlier version of the Slave Editor.
- pgopher.chm
provides a local version of the on-line help
These should be placed in the same directory as the PGOPHER
executable.
Known Issues
If the cursor does not appear as a cross in the main window:
Try changing the cursor theme in the control panel.
(The mouse icon in the "classic" view and then select
"pointers").
If the help file does not display correctly:
I am getting some reports of problems with the help
file, pgopher.chm;
it is in a Microsoft standard format but for Windows 2000/XP
changes around June 2005 have meant 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), or you may have to apply the fixes suggested in
one or more of the following Microsoft knowledgebase articles:
PGOPHER