Module Description

the t@b setup/installer program. based on a installer information file (the.t@bsetup), which it hopes to find in the same folder as this module is run from, this program will install the following items:

1. copies files from the installation directory (where this program is found) to the users program/data directories.

2. deposits desktop/menu shortcuts on windows, gnome, kde and other desktops. This depends on the implementation of the respective desktop modules.

3. established associations of mime-types and/or file extensions with the installed program.

module type

: cmd

license: t@b0
depends on: kernel desktop grafix cmd tabpix tabres

Module History

Version: 0.935

2005 june 5

added a setup constant for the *.t@bsetup files for referencing 3rd pary licenses.

Version: 0.918 and earlier

2004-11-24-Tue

setup now sports a lizzard on the left side edge of its window, including a 90 rotated string which identifies the software being installed precisely during the whole course of installation.

2004-11-14-Mon

installer now adheres to color scheeme of fotoman and waveman.

2004-10-19-Mon

Altered Installer so that it can be run from the command line with an "-a" or "-auto" or "-automatic" option. this runs on some systems even though the (default) interactive mode might not.

2004-10-12-Tue

altered installer, so that it never asks again: "want desktop icons?" or "want associations". the installer now simply adds the t@b abs as context handler into nautilus, konqueror and ms-explorer. shortens the installation (less clicks) and still makes the apps available....

2004-09-06-Mon

added the ability to prompt the user if she want file associations established between the installed program and mime-types and/or file extensions.

2004-09-04-Sat

the setup program now checks for the existence of enlitenment and icewm desktops and proposes installation of icons on those desktops only if they exists and have been initialized. gnome and kde desktops are assumed to exist.

2004-08-30-Mon

the setup has been extended to ask the user if she likes to install icons/shortcuts on all available desktops. This currently includes kde,gnome,icewm and the enlightenment desktops...

it should also be noted that the setup utility does not actually link itself to gnome or kde libs or anything similar. thus the support for all those desktops is somewhat spotty.

an other change to the setup is the fact that upon completion it tells the user which directory the software was installed to.