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Correction to manual for Win10

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Includes explanation of Microsoft SmartScreen false-positive
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@ -116,8 +116,18 @@ available from Zint.
2.2 Microsoft Windows 2.2 Microsoft Windows
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To run Zint Barcode Studio on Windows simply download and run the installation For Microsoft Windows, Zint is distributed as a binary executable. Simply
executable and follow the instructions on-screen. 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 2.3 Apple macOS
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@ -145,8 +155,9 @@ zint-qt
or in Windows 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 (The rest of this section of the manual involves use of the GUI, so has been
removed from this text-only version) removed from this text-only version)