APPLICATION NOTE #104:
 USING XYWRITE WITH MICROSOFT'S WINDOWS
 Rev. 01


 Windows, a product of Microsoft Corporation, is an operating 
environment that gives DOS a graphic user-interface and some 
multi-tasking capability. This application note gives you the 
information you need to start and use XyWrite from Windows.


 INSTALLING XYWRITE TO RUN UNDER WINDOWS
 Before you can use XyWrite with Windows, you must install both 
programs on a hard drive. (It is not practical to run XyWrite with 
Windows on a two-floppy system.)

 To install XyWrite, put the XyWrite Word Processor disk in drive A.  
On drive C, create a special XyWrite directory and then change to 
that directory. Next, at the A> prompt:

  Type:  editor<CR>

 then follow the instructions on the screen.

 To install Windows, put the Setup disk in drive A. At the A> prompt:

  Type:  setup<CR>

 then follow the instructions on the screen.

 After both programs are installed on the hard disk, start Windows.  
At the C> prompt:

  Type:  win<CR>

 Depending on your computer, Windows will take from 30 to 90 seconds 
to load.  When Windows has loaded, you will see the MS-DOS Executive.

 Windows uses special system files called Program Information (PIF) 
files to determine how to run standard applications. A PIF file 
already exists for XyWrite, so all you need to do is modify it. Refer 
to the Microsoft Windows User's Guide for instructions on how to 
change to the \WINDOWS\PIF directory and start the PIFEDIT program.

 From PIFEDIT, open the XYWRITE.PIF file.  In the PIF file,  enter the 
name of the subdirectory that contains XyWrite and specify a minimum 
of 320K memory.   Finally, make sure the file indicates that XyWrite 
writes directly to the screen.  When you have finished editing the 
file, save it and then exit from PIFEDIT.


 STARTING XYWRITE FROM WINDOWS
 Windows treats XyWrite as an "old" application, which means that 
XyWrite does not understand the special features of Windows and must 
run "full screen."  XyWrite treats Windows as if it were a 
memory-resident program. Keeping these things in mind, use the 
following procedure to get XyWrite and Windows to run smoothly.

 First, you must run the XYKBD.COM program from DOS.  Then, start 
Windows.  Most programs that run in the Windows environment are 
started by invoking their PIF files.  XyWrite is no exception.  To 
start XyWrite, change to the \WINDOWS\PIF directory and move the 
cursor to the XYWRITE.PIF file.  If you are using the keyboard, press 
 <CR>  to activate the PIF file.  If you are using a mouse, 
double-click with the cursor on the XYWRITE.PIF file.  XyWrite will 
load as it normally does.


 SOME THINGS TO NOTE
 The DOS and DO commands are inoperative while XyWrite is running 
under Windows.  This is because Windows terminates XyWrite's attempt 
to load COMMAND.COM.

 All background processing stops while XyWrite is active because 
Windows does not support it when a non-Windows application is running 
(A Windows application is a program that takes advantage of the 
special features of Windows.)

 While XyWrite is active, you cannot return to the MS-DOS Executive 
nor switch to other programs in the system.  To return to the MS-DOS 
Executive, exit XyWrite by typing QUIT on the command line.