TipOTDay.zip *** README file ============================ This zip contains the TTipOfTheDay Delphi component. ** Version 1.0.4 ** 19 April 1998 ** Delphi 1, 2, 3 & C++Builder ** With TTipOfTheDay you can easily add tip of the day functionality to your Delphi applications and make them look a little more professional. Users usually like tip of the day stuff because it sometimes is a way to learn about features the program has to offer they would otherwise never know about. It is also a nice place for easter eggs. If you use the TTipOfTheDay component, you can also add jokes of the day, quotes of the day, credits of the day, etc. Adding tip of the day functionality to your application has never been easier! 1. Drop the TTipOfTheDay component on your application's main form. 2. Double-click it and enter the tips using the property editor. 3. Run your application. Complete instructions on how to customize the tip of the day dialog box can be found in the help file. Copyright (C) 1996-1998, by Jan Goyvaerts. All rights reserved. Delphi 1 Installation ===================== 1. Unzip TipOTDay.zip into the directory of your choice. Among other files, TipReg.pas, TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip will be created in that directory. 2. Unzip TipsD1p into the same directory. 3. Delete TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip. 4. Move TipOTDay.hlp to your delphi\bin directory and TipOTDay.kwf to your \delphi\help directory 5. Run delphi\help\helpinst.exe 6. Open delphi\bin\delphi.hdx, add TipOTDay.kwf and click on the Save button. 7. Launch Delphi 1 if it isn't already running. 8. Choose Options|Install components... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TipReg.pas in the TTipOfTheDay directory created in step 1. 9. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 10. Once you have registered{linkID=50}: Live happily ever after! Delphi 2 Installation ===================== 1. Unzip TipOTDay.zip into the directory of your choice. Among other files, TipReg.pas, TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip will be created in that directory. 2. Unzip TipsD2.zip into the same directory. 3. Delete TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip. 4. Move TipOTDay.hlp and TipOTDay.kwf to your \delphi 2.0\help directory 5. Run delphi 2.0\help\tools\helpinst.exe 6. Open delphi 2.0\bin\delphi.hdx, add TipOTDay.kwf and click on the Save button. 7. Launch Delphi 2 if it isn't already running. 8. Choose Component|Install... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TipReg.pas in the TTipOfTheDay directory created in step 1. 9. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 10. Once you have registered{linkID=50}: Live happily ever after! Delphi 3 Installation ===================== 1. Unzip TipOTDay.zip into the directory of your choice. Among other files, TipReg.pas, TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip will be created in that directory. 2. Unzip TipsD3.zip into the same directory. 3. Delete TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip. 4. Open Delphi 3.0\Help\Delphi3.cfg with a text editor and add the following line to the bottom of the file: :Link TipOTDay.hlp 5. Save Delphi3.cfg, overwriting the old file. 6. Run Delphi 3 if it is not yet running. 7. Install the component into Delphi 3 using one of the following methods: a. Open TipOTDay.dpk (in the directory used in step 1) in Delphi 3 and click on the Install button. b. Pick Component|Install component from the menu. Specify TipReg.pas (in the directory used in step 1) as the component unit name. Select the package of your choice and hit OK. 8. Once you have registered{linkID=50}: Live happily ever after! C++Builder installation ======================= 1. Unzip TipOTDay.zip into the directory of your choice. Among other files, TipReg.pas, TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip will be created in that directory. 2. Unzip TipsBCB.zip into the same directory. 3. Delete TipsD1.zip, TipsD2.zip, TipsD3.zip and TipsBCB.zip. 4. Run Common Files\Borland\OpenHelp.exe 5. Add TipOTDay.hlp and close OpenHelp. 6. Launch C++Builder if it isn't already running. 7. Choose Component|Install... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TipReg.obj in the TTipOfTheDay directory created in step 1. 8. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 9. Once you have registered{linkID=50}: Live happily ever after!