
This is the latest release of KDP for Windows.

If you want the latest KDP manuals, download WKDPDOC.EXE to the
root directory of your hard disk.
At the DOS prompt, type the following line exactly and in the case indicated:

                        wkdpdoc -d

The Windows WORD files DISKMAN.DOC, TUTORIAL.DOC, NEWSTUFF.DOC and
LIT.DOC will be placed in the new directory WKDPMANS. Open, read, search
and print these files with WORD for Windows or with WORDVUE.

NOTE: When reading or printing the reference manual (DISKMAN.DOC), page numbers will be
correct ONLY IF the printer type is set to an HP LaserJet 4M or 5M in Postscript mode.
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If you don't have Microsoft WORD for Windows, you should download the file
MSREAD.EXE to the root directory of your hard disk.
At the DOS prompt, type the following line exactly and in the case indicated:

                        wkdpread -d

The file, WORDVU.EXE will be placed in the new directory WORDVUE.
This is a self-extracting file. Execute it. Then read the documentation in the INSTALL.TXT
file and install the WORDVUE program just as any other Windows program. With WORDVUE,
you will be able to read, search and print all of the KDP manuals and other
documentation even if you don't own Word for Windows.
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If you want the full KDP optical design program for the first time,
download the file WKDPNEW.EXE to the root directory of your hard disk.
At the DOS prompt. type the following line exactly and in the case indicated:

                        wkdpnew -d

KDP will be installed in the new directory KDP with some files placed
in sub-directories under the WKDP directory. This does not contain the
manuals; they are in WKDPDOC.EXE.
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If you want the latest KDP optical design program upgrade, download the file
WKDPUP.EXE to the root directory of your hard disk.
At the DOS prompt, type the following line exactly and in the case indicated:

                        wkdpup -d

KDP will be updated in the directory WKDP with some files possibly placed
in sub-directories under the WKDP directory. This does not contain the
manuals; they are in WKDPDOC.EXE A password subscription is available for $50.00/year.
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After KDP is installed or upgraded, go to TUTORIAL.DOC for instructions on
running KDP.

KDP is upgraded as necessary to keep it useful.


We offer free Friendly Help downloading, installing and using KDP. Just email
questions to us and we will reply as quickly as we can.

Non-free user support, our in-depth optical design and analysis consultation
service, is also available. This is very personalized help solving specific
design and analysis questions which may require us to specially modify KDP
for your needs.

If you want user support (beyond the usual program use questions),
then you can purchase user support from us at any time. The price
for user support is $260.00/year/user.

Yearly user support also includes full source code.

We take all manner of payment, including VISA and MASTERCARD.

The LIT.DOC, which installs as part of this free package, has an order form
for the user support and for the purchase of hardcopy versions of the
MANUALS.

Please enjoy KDP. You have my permission to do ANYTHING you want with KDP.
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                                        Jim Klein
                                        Engineering Calculations
        email: kdpoptics@kdpoptics.com

        ftp:
               ftp://ftp.osa.org/upload/KDP2/
        or
               ftp://www-ifia.fzk.de/kdp

After KDP installation:

STARTING KDP:

After installation, you can go to the WKDP directory and double click on the
file WKDP.EXE. If you are using Win 95 or Win NT, you can make an alias of this
file and move it to your desk top. In Win 3.1 you can create a new progran item
with the description : KDP, command line : C:\WKDP\KDP.EXE and working
directory : C:\WKDP. This example assumes that you have installed to the
C-drive.

STOPPING KDP:

The most important command in any software product is the
command which allows you to elegantly exit the program and return to the
computer operating system. This exit command, which can be issued only from
the TASK level, is EXIT (or EXI) followed by a press of the ENTER key.


MOVING FROM THE DOS VERSION:

For those with the DOS version of KDP, the move is very easy. First install the Windows
version of KDP into the WKDP directory as described above. Then use XCOPY to copy all the
lens library, macro library and transmission file library directories from the KDP directory
to the WKDP directory. Plot files in the c:\kdp\libplo directory cannot be used by the
windows version and should not be copied.

Example:

From the DOS or COMMAND prompt, type:

xcopy c:\kdp\liblen\*.* c:\wkdp\liblen\*.*/e
xcopy c:\kdp\libmac\*.* c:\wkdp\libmac\*.*/e
xcopy c:\kdp\libtra\*.* c:\wkdp\libtra\*.*/e

That's all there is to it!

GRAPHICS SCREEN SIZE
Until the Winteracter port of KDP, you can change the size of the graphics
screen by editting the file INTERACT.INI and removing the comments which
preceed the PIXELH and PIXELV commands in lines 2 and 3. Adjust the numerical
values to make your graphics screen the size you desire.

You can also resize the graphics screen with the mouse at the seeion start.
It will remember that size until the program stops.

EXAMPLE:

Dummy INTERACTER initialisation file. See User Guide chapter 7 for more info.
PIXELH = 1024
PIXELV = 700


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