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diff --git a/mnv/READMEdir/README_dos.txt b/mnv/READMEdir/README_dos.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..013b751885 --- /dev/null +++ b/mnv/READMEdir/README_dos.txt @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +README_dos.txt for version 10.0 of MNV: MNV is not Vim. + +This file explains the installation of MNV on MS-Windows systems. +See "README.txt" for general information about MNV. + +There are two ways to install MNV: +A. Use the self-installing .exe file. +B. Unpack .zip files and run the install.exe program. + + +A. Using the self-installing .exe +--------------------------------- + +This is mostly self-explaining. Just follow the prompts and make the +selections. A few things to watch out for: + +- When an existing installation is detected, you are offered to first remove + this. The uninstall program is then started while the install program waits + for it to complete. Sometimes the windows overlap each other, which can be + confusing. Be sure the complete the uninstalling before continuing the + installation. Watch the taskbar for uninstall windows. + +- When selecting a directory to install MNV, use the same place where other + versions are located. This makes it easier to find your _mnvrc file. For + example "C:\Program Files\mnv" or "D:\mnv". A name ending in "mnv" is + preferred. + +- After selecting the directory where to install MNV, clicking on "Next" will + start the installation. + + +B. Using .zip files +------------------- + +These are the normal steps to install MNV from the .zip archives: + +1. Go to the directory where you want to put the MNV files. Examples: + cd C:\ + cd D:\editors + If you already have a "mnv" directory, go to the directory in which it is + located. Check the $MNV setting to see where it points to: + set MNV + For example, if you have + C:\mnv\mnv92 + do + cd C:\ + Binary and runtime MNV archives are normally unpacked in the same location, + on top of each other. + +2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "mnv\mnv92", + in which all the distributed MNV files are placed. Since the directory + name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite + existing files. + Examples: + pkunzip -d gmnv92.zip + unzip mnv92w32.zip + + You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary + archives. When using more than one binary version, be careful not to + overwrite one version with the other, the names of the executables + "mnv.exe" and "gmnv.exe" are the same. + + After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree + to another location. That is where they will stay, the install program + won't move or copy the runtime files. + +3. Change to the new directory: + cd mnv\mnv92 + Run the "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about + how you would like to have your MNV setup. Among these are: + - You can tell it to write a "_mnvrc" file with your preferences in the + parent directory. + - It can also install an "Edit with MNV" entry in the Windows Explorer + popup menu. + - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run MNV from the + console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your + $PATH. If you skip this, you can add MNV to the search path manually: + The simplest is to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: + set path=%path%;C:\mnv\mnv92 + set path=%path%;D:\editors\mnv\mnv92 + - Create entries for MNV on the desktop and in the Start menu. + +That's it! + + +Remarks: + +- If MNV can't find the runtime files, ":help" won't work and the GUI version + won't show a menubar. Then you need to set the $MNV environment variable to + point to the top directory of your MNV files. Example: + set MNV=C:\editors\mnv + MNV version 10.0 will look for your mnvrc file in $MNV, and for the runtime + files in $MNV/mnv92. See ":help $MNV" for more information. + +- To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your + own modified mnv scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout: + ("C:\mnv" is used here as the root, replace it with the path you use) + Your own files: + C:\mnv\_mnvrc Your personal mnvrc. + C:\mnv\_mnvinfo Dynamic info for 'mnvinfo'. + C:\mnv\mnvfiles\ftplugin\*.mnv Filetype plugins + C:\mnv\... Other files you made. + Distributed files: + C:\mnv\mnv92\mnv.exe The MNV version 10.0 executable. + C:\mnv\mnv92\doc\*.txt The version 10.0 documentation files. + C:\mnv\mnv92\bugreport.mnv A MNV version 10.0 script. + C:\mnv\mnv92\... Other version 10.0 distributed files. + In this case the $MNV environment variable would be set like this: + set MNV=C:\mnv + Then $MNVRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$MNV\mnv92". Don't add + "mnv92" to $MNV, that won't work. + +- You can put your MNV executable anywhere else. If the executable is not + with the other MNV files, you should set $MNV. The simplest is to add a line + to your autoexec.bat. Examples: + set MNV=c:\mnv + set MNV=d:\editors\mnv + +- If you have told the "install.exe" program to add the "Edit with MNV" menu + entry, you can remove it by running the "uninstall.exe". See + ":help win32-popup-menu". + +For further information, type one of these inside MNV: + :help dos + :help win32 |