This ReadMe file contains some important information about
24U SimpleHelp Plug-In, such as system requirements, installation guide, quick start, troubleshooting, license notice, contact information, and copyright statement.
24U SimpleHelp Plug-In is a FileMaker Pro plug-in. It enables you to define help tags (tool tips) for layout objects and controls, such as data fields, buttons, pictures etc. Help tag is a brief text message (help, tip, description) that appears when you move the mouse pointer over an object. It also allows you to provide other kinds of help to users, such as coachmark guides, roll-over effects, etc. By using this plug-in in your solutions you free a lot of time you would normally spend answering technical support calls or writing complex manuals.
Recommended configuration:
Power Macintosh G4 with Mac OS X 10.2 or newer, and FileMaker Pro 5.5 or newer
or
1GHz PC with Microsoft Windows 2000 or newer, and FileMaker Pro 5.5 or newer
Minimum requirements:
Power Macintosh with Mac OS 8.5, and FileMaker Pro 4.0
or
Power Macintosh G3 with Mac OS X 10.1, and FileMaker Pro 5.5
or
Pentium PC with Microsoft Windows 98, and FileMaker Pro 4.0
To install 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In, follow these easy steps:
24U SimpleHelp Plug-In is designed to be very easy to use. To learn how to use it, open the file "24uSimpleHelpTutorial.fp5" located in the "Documentation" folder and follow the onscreen instructions. Within a few minutes, the tutorial will guide you through all the features of this plug-in.
If you are new to FileMaker plug-ins, start by checking the UsingFMPlugIns.html file inside the "Documentation" folder. It briefly explains what plug-ins are, why they are useful, and how they are usually used. You can also find the most up-to-date version of this document at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support/UsingPlugins.
Before you contact our technical support regarding problems or difficulties using 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In, please check if your issue is not listed below:
I cannot get help tags working in the list view
The current version of 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In can only display help tags in the form view. Support for list and table view may be, however, added in some of future versions.
How can I turn help tags on/off without detaching them?
You can use the External("24uH-Control", "tag-popup-delay|on") and External("24uH-Control", "tag-popup-delay|off") calls. See the 24uSimpleHelpTutorial file for more info about the 24uH-Control function. You may also want to check the "Toggle Help Tags" script of the 24uSimpleHelpExample file.
How do I get the help tags to look like standard Windows tool tips?
On Windows you can use the External("24uH-Control", "system-like") call to update the help tags appearance from the system settings. On Mac OS this call has no effect as there is no standard way to customize help tags appearance on Mac OS.
I get a "Powered by 24U Software" splash displayed when quitting FileMaker Pro
Developer licenses and some special promotional licenses cause a splash dialog to appear on the screen for 2 seconds at the quit time of your solution. The splash helps you to comply with our License Agreement without having to design your own about screen. If you don't want your solution to show the splash dialog, send us samples of your about screen and license agreement to registration@24uSoftware.com. We will send you instructions for disabling the splash as soon as your solution is proven to comply with the developer license's sublicensing conditions.
If your problem is not listed above or if the recommended solution does not work for you, please contact our technical support at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support.php for assistance.
Please note that 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In is SHAREWARE. That means it is not free and you have to pay a license fee if you want to keep it. You can install 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In and try it out for the period of 14 days. After this period, 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In can stop working and require a registration code. You will get your registration code after you pay for your license.
You can freely distribute 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In as long as you distribute the original compacted archive untouched and you don't charge money for the distribution. If you want to distribute 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In on a physical medium, such as CD-ROM, or if you want to distribute it in other form than the original compacted archive, you must ask for our permission. If you are a solution developer you can also bundle 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In with your products and sublicense it to your customers, provided you have purchased a developer license.
Please find detailed registration instructions in the file named "HowToRegister.html".
You can find detailed license terms in the file named "LicenseAgreement.html". Individual license types are described in the file named "HowToRegister.html".
You can contact us at one of the following addresses. We prefer being contacted via e-mail, but you can use any other method if e-mail is not good enough for you.
E-mail: | info@24uSoftware.com | general information about our products and our company | ||
eval@24uSoftware.com | free evaluation codes registration | |||
sales@24uSoftware.com | paid licenses ordering and registration | |||
support@24uSoftware.com | technical support and bug reports | |||
WWW: | http://www.24uSoftware.com/ | |||
Phone/Fax: | +420-257 761 613 | |||
Snail mail: | 24U Software | |||
Skochovická 88 | ||||
252 45 Zvole u Prahy | ||||
Czech Republic |
The software 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In is copyright ©2003-2004 24U Software. All rights reserved.
Portions of the software are © 1984-2003 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved.