Babelfish


How to Install Babelfish

Within the Babelfish folder are an Icons folder and a System folder. Within the
System folder are various sub-folders. Simply place the contents of each folder
into their respective folders on your boot disk. You may already have a copy of
the Help NDA installed, so you can omit this file, and its associated Help.Files,
if you wish.

Some, but not all users, have had problems with the SFUtility Init. It is not
absolutely necessary to install this file, but the auto-selection of the
Babelfish filters will be disabled if it is not present. Try changing the load
order of your inits, placing SFUtility last, if you get any problems.


The Why and Wherefore of Babelfish

Babelfish provides applications with a standard way to import data from, and
export data to, a variety of file formats. By supporting a single import/export
format, applications can instantly support many file formats--and the
applicationÕs import/export capabilities are increased whenever a new translator
is released.

Babelfish isnÕt useful all by itself--applications must be written to use it. We
have provided one application with Babelfish: a New Desk Accessory (NDA) called
ÒConvert FileÓ. You can use this NDA from any desktop application to select a
file for conversion, then save the file in any compatible format. For example,
you could select a IIGS font and save it as a Print Shop GS font, or select a
HyperStudio sound and save it as an rSound resource.

In addition to the Convert File NDA, Babelfish is supported by SuperConvertÊv4.0.
The upcoming Spectrum v2.2 update will support Babelfish, and we hope to add
GraphicWriterÊIII to that list in the future.

We decided to release Babelfish as freeware for two main reasons. First, we hope
that the programmers who are still coding for the IIGS will support Babelfish by
writing even more translators for it, thus enhancing all the applications that
use it.

Second, we want to remind you of all the great IIGS products that have been
written and/or supported by Richard Bennett, Ewen Wannop, Ian Brumby, Geoff
Weiss, and our other programmers. We hope that you will thank them by placing an
order with us. Please contact us for a copy of our latest product descriptions
and prices:

Email: sales@sevenhills.com

Seven Hills Solution Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304

Phone: (850) 575-0566