Drag Strip Users Guide

DragStrip User’s Guide ® May 1999 Aladdin Systems, Inc. 165 Westridge Drive Watsonville, California 95076 Product Manager: Matthew Covington Lead Engineer: Christopher Evans Engineers: Brian Pfister, Mitch Jones Test Leads: Marc Duisenberg, Mark Beddow Support Lead: Eric Guerin Documentation & Design: Dean Compoginis Press and Public Relations: Jennifer Lyng, Nicole Rowland DragStrip® Copyright © 1997-1999, Poppybank Software. Bail™ Copyright © 1992-1999, Christopher Evans. All Rights Reserved. DragStrip® is a registered trademark of Poppybank Software. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. UPDATING FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF DRAGSTRIP If you have been using a previous version of DragStrip, it’s a good idea to back up your previous strips before installing. Upon installing DragStrip and converting your 1.0 or 2.0 strips to 3.x, your strips will look and work the same except they will have many new options. CONVERTING 1.0/2.0 STRIPS TO 3.X STRIPS The way in which DragStrip 3.x stores files has changed since version 1.0 and 2.0. DragStrip no longer stores icons, aliases, etc. in the same way. Therefore, existing strips from earlier ver- sions need to be converted to 3.x strips. DragStrip 3.5 and higher will automatically convert your existing strips, as well as your preferences file and your document list. DragStrip renames the old strips with an “old” suffix. NOTE: You cannot convert 3.5 or higher strips back to earlier version strips. INSTALLING DRAGSTRIP 1) To install, copy the DragStrip installer from the CD-ROM to your hard drive, and restart your Mac with extensions off. Installation problems can usually be avoided by installing applications with minimal extensions loaded. 2) Locate and double-click the DragStrip installer icon. 3) Click “Save” if you want to save the startup text to follow along as you perform the installation.You can also print a copy of this text by clicking the “Print” button. (This will only print a copy if you have your printing extensions enabled.) 4) Click the “Continue” button.When you are ready to proceed with the installation, click the Continue button; to quit, click the “Cancel” button. 5) Click “Agree.” You must agree to the License Agreement before installing the software. If you do not agree to the License Agreement you must quit the installation and remove the software.When you click “Agree” the main installation window is displayed next. 6) Click the “Install” button for a full installation of all parts of the DragStrip package. This includes all the extra tools that are useful for creating and managing strips. 7) Select a destination for the installation. A dialog is presented asking where you would like to install Drag…