From 1e817d87277d7442d02c67a76bfd36a41715e859 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Stuart Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 09:35:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Correction to manual for Win10 Includes explanation of Microsoft SmartScreen false-positive --- docs/manual.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt index 242be36f..837dc887 100644 --- a/docs/manual.txt +++ b/docs/manual.txt @@ -116,8 +116,18 @@ available from Zint. 2.2 Microsoft Windows --------------------- -To run Zint Barcode Studio on Windows simply download and run the installation -executable and follow the instructions on-screen. +For Microsoft Windows, Zint is distributed as a binary executable. Simply +download the ZIP file, then right-click on the ZIP file and "Extract All". A +new folder will be created within which are two binary files: + +qtZint.exe - Zint Barcode Studio +zint.exe - Command Line Interface + +For fresh releases you will get a warning message from Microsoft Defender +SmartScreen that this is an "unrecognised app". This happens because Zint is +a free and open-source software project with no advertising and hence no +income, meaning we are not able to afford the $664 per year to have the +application digitially signed by Microsoft. 2.3 Apple macOS --------------- @@ -145,8 +155,9 @@ zint-qt or in Windows -zint-qt.exe +qtZint.exe +See the note in section 2.2 about Microsoft Defender SmartScreen. (The rest of this section of the manual involves use of the GUI, so has been removed from this text-only version)