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You can change the default
save directory for FloorRight by editing the shortcut
or the Start program entry. To modify the shortcut,
right-click on it and select "Properties"
from the popup menu. This will bring up a tabbed dialog.
Select the "Shortcut" tab. Here you can change
the "Start in" line to set the default save
directory for FloorRight.
To change the "Start" shortcut for FloorRight,
start by right-clicking on empty space in the Start
toolbar. Select "Properties" from the popup
menu. Select the "Start Menu Programs" tab
from the tabbed dialog that comes up. Press the "Advanced"
button. Select "Programs" from the left-hand
window. Double-click the "FloorRight 2001"
or "FloorRight Commercial" folder in the right-hand
window. Right click on the "FloorRight 2001"
or "FloorRight Commercial" icon that comes
up next. Select "Properties" from the popup
menu. This will bring up a tabbed dialog. Select the
"Shortcut" tab. You can now change the "Start
in" line to set the default FloorRight save directory.
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The easiest way to handle
cove molding is to bring up the Job Estimate dialog.
Enter "Cove molding" into the first blank
line in "Item name" under the appropriate
material. Press "Enter" when you are done.
This will create a new blank line--this is correct.
On the "Cove molding" line you can enter more
information in the "Description" column if
you want. In the "Based on" column, you need
to select "Room perimeter". Then press the
"Enter" key again. The Quantity column will
be filled in with the correct perimeter. In the "User"
column you can enter a percentage which will be added
to the quantity--for example, entering "7"
means that 7% will be added to the quantity. You can
then enter a unit price and tax to get the total.
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If you need to turn a room,
you can do it using the Layout menu. Select the room
you want to turn. Then, select a direction from the
Layout menu--either "Lay room north", "Lay
room south", "Lay room east" or "Lay
room west". You can shift the room back to normal
by selecting "Lay room as material".
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If you want to set seams
and stock to automatically resize when you go into seam/stock
view, then you need to set an option to do it. Select
"Options" from the "Edit" menu.
If you want the seams and stock to automatically resize,
then check the "Automatically zoom seam/stock"
checkbox. Otherwise, uncheck the box.
The advantage of automatically resizing is that you
can see all of your rooms when you switch to seam/stock
view. You might not want this option set if you have
carefully zoomed in on your rooms to see the seams in
detail. Generally, you probably will want to automatically
resize.
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Saltire has tested current
shipping digitizers from GTCO and Summagraphics. If
you own a different digitizer, it may work with FloorRight
if it is Wintab™ compliant. Refer to your digitizer's
manufacturer for a list of Wintab compliant hardware.
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FloorRight should work
with any Wintab compliant digitizer. Refer to your digitizer's
manufacturer for a list of Wintab compliant hardware.
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In order to have FloorRight
recognize your digitizer it must have the correct Wintab
drivers installed. If you have a digitizer installed
on your computer and it has the correct wintab drivers
then it should work with FloorRight. You can also look
at the next question.
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If you are having problems
getting FloorRight to work with an existing digitizer
then refer to the section on Digitzer Troubleshooting.
You should also refer to your digitizer manufacturer's
documentation.
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Check that the digitizer cables
are all connected correctly. There should be a
cable going from the digitizer to the computer,
a power cable from the digitizer to the plug outlet,
and a digitizer pen or puck (kind of like a mouse)
that is connected to the digitizer. Also, if your
digitizer has a power switch, make sure it is
on.
If the power was not on or a cable was not connected
correctly, you will have to reboot your computer
after correcting the problem.
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If you have a cordless pointing device, try using new batteries. If it has
an optional cord, try using the cord.
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Does the proximity light work?
Many digitizers have an LED that flashes when
the pointing device is not on the digitizer, and
is solid when the pointing device is on the digitizing
pad. If your digitizer has a proximity light,
test that it is recognizing the pointing device.
If so, then the hardware is probably functioning
correctly and the problem is related to the digitizer
drivers or to the connection to the computer.
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Do you know which COM port your digitizer is connected to? A COM port is the
adapter on the computer that the digitizer plugs
into. Many digitizer will only work on COM ports
1-4. Make sure your digitizer is connected to
one of these COM ports.
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Do you know how many COM ports
are in use on your computer? Most computers only
have two COM ports. If you have a modem and a
serial mouse, both of your COM ports could be
in use. If this is the case, then you may have
to reconfigure your modem or purchase a bus mouse,
which doesn't use a COM port.
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Can you control the mouse by moving the digitizer pointing device along the
digitizer tablet? If so, then the digitizer is
communicating with the computer.
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Did you install the correct drivers?
FloorRight requires the correct drivers. Did you
install the Wintab™ drivers provided by
the manufacturer? One way to check is to open
up the Windows Control Panel and look for a tablet
or digitizer applet. Most digitizer manufacturers
supply a control panel applet along with the Wintab
drivers.
You can also check if the Wintab drivers are
loaded by running FloorRight Commercial and selecting
Digitizer Info from the Digitizer menu. This dialog
box should display the digitizer driver manufacturer
and digitizer dimensions. If it does not, then
the Wintab drivers are not installed correctly.
Refer to your digitizer documentation or contact
the digitizer vendor to learn how to install the
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Have you ever installed a different manufacturer's digitizer on this computer?
If so, maybe you didn't uninstall the old Wintab
drivers. Try running the uninstaller for the old
Wintab drivers and then re-install the new digitizer
drivers.
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Your digitizer manufacturer may
have additional troubleshooting information on
their website.
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The FloorRight help file contains additional troubleshooting information. If
your digitizer is working correctly but you have
problems that are specific to FloorRight, please
refer to the FloorRight help file.
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On some computers, FloorRight
may hang while checking for a trial license. If so,
you need to run FloorRight once in Safe mode on your
computer. After that, FloorRight should work fine in
normal Windows.
To run FloorRight in Safe mode, you need to reboot
your computer. Go to Start, and select Shut down. Select
Restart from the dialog box, and OK out of it. Then
press and hold the CTRL key until the Startup Menu appears.
For some machines, you can use F8 instead of CTRL to
bring up the Startup Menu. Select Safe mode from the
menu (usually, it is option #3), then press the ENTER
key.
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