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This document is oriented for recovering old CHI files, not for full use of Chiwriter version 3 (that
is also possible, but not explained here).
Presently, Chiwriter's converter is in french, for a desk PC (not portable) with a french standard
keyboard AZERTY (named 101 keys). Help, menus and explanations are also in french. Wholly
tested on Windows 9x and XP.
If you wish only recover CHI files without any modifications of them, you can use any
computer or keyboard (on Windows 9x or XP). To read them or print them.
The french version will suit for that, because only a few keys are used for this minimum use.
Some modifications are possible for full english language, US or Italian standard keyboards
QWERTY, in order to modify your CHI files, or for using Chiwriter as main math editor.
INSTALLATION
- Go to my web page :
http://jphdupre.chez-alice.fr/chiwriter/ftp.html
and download the file
CW3_PS_Install.zip 3 MO Chiwriter version 3.15 française pour conversion PDF
- Open a temporary folder (on your desktop, for example). Any name, but It must be empty.
- Unzip CW3_PS_Install.zip in that folder and click on Installation.bat
- Installation is automatic in
C:\CW3-PS
folder and sub-folders (no possible change).
- Answer "Yes" to install the Chiwriter's menu on your desktop.
(You can recover the menu in the folder C:\CW3-PS\Menu Chiwriter)
Folders to use
1) Files .CHI to be read or converted must be in the folder
C:\CW3-PS\Doc
(you can save elsewhere or erase existing files at installation, for explanations -in french- and
tests use).
2) For safe, intermediate files .BIN (Post-Script format) are put in the folder
C:\CW3-PS\Bin
(existing files are overwritten without any message).
3) Converted files .PDF are automatically put in the folder
C:\CW3-PS\Pdf
(existing files are overwritten without any message).
Launching options
You have 3 main options :
- lauch Chiwriter alone (without the converter) : to read, copy and paste, or modify CHI files,
- launch the converter alone : if converts automatically files .bin existing in the BIN folder,
- lauch simultaneously Chiwriter and the converter : files .bin are converted when you quit
Chiwriter
- I suggest you use only this third one.