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1. Installing and Updating the Program

The portable version of the program has its advantages:

• does not require installation in the system, which saves time and space on the hard drive;
• can be launched from any media, such as a USB flash drive;
• does not make changes to the system registry or other system files;
• it can be quickly transferred to another computer and immediately start working, without wasting time on installation.

Portable versions have such well-known programs as LibreOffice / FreeOffice, VLC Media Player, Firefox, GIMP, 7-Zip, CCleaner...

However (for reasons of unification of work with programs installed on the computer, their control and security) you can decide to bring RitmInMe to the standard type of installation. Both options are described below.

1.1. Installing the Program Under Windows (Portable)

The RitmInMe program, developed in the Delphi language, does not require installation (portable version). It is enough to unpack the proposed archive into any directory (preferably into a separate one - for example, "D:\ritminme"). If you look at the directory properties in the explorer (right-click the mouse), then in the security tab we will have approximately the following (picture on the left):

If the "Users" group does not have full access, it is recommended to grant it by clicking the "Change" button (picture on the right). However, this is important if you are working on behalf of a user who does not have administrative rights.

For convenience, it is recommended to create a shortcut on the desktop, specifying the location of the RitmInMe.exe file in it. Usually for Windows XP (and higher) this is enough. However, for Windows-10 it is sometimes necessary (for program versions before 2019) to set the default language for programs that do not support Unicode and specify "run the program in compatibility mode with Windows-7" in the shortcut.

The main thing is that the archive is unpacked into a disk directory where the current user has all rights. Without unpacking and without rights, the program also works, but sometimes a little strangely.

The subdirectories have the following purpose:

Note: You may need to configure the association of some file name extensions. For example, html files Windows-10 are opened by Internet Explorer or Edge by default (even if your default browser is Google Chrome or FireFox). If this does not suit you, you should go to Control Panel -> Default Programs -> Associate file types... select .html in the list and change the program to your preference.

1.2. Installing the Program Under Linux

The RitmInMe program works quite well under Linux. However, unzipping it alone won't do - you need to install and configure wine. For example, under Ubuntu 20.04, in the terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T), execute the following commands:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -O - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-devel
winecfg

We install wine-mono and Gecko. Default settings (Windows 7). Next, we configure wine for correct display of fonts:

sudo apt-get install winetricks
winetricks fonts

and install corefonts (a lot of confirmations will be required).

The program, launched under wine, works almost the same as under Windows. True, sometimes the archiver does not understand Russian letters in file names, and because of this, examples and descriptions have incomprehensible names... But I think you can handle this. For example, under Windows I am used to using the file manager Total Commander instead of Explorer. That's why I installed its analogue - Double Commander - under Ubuntu:

sudo apt install doublecmd-qt

One more thing: the forms that make up the program acquire greater independence under Linux - they are considered as windows, and modality (prohibition of switching to previous windows until work with the current one is completed) is not observed. And, with some desire (or carelessness), you can go, say, from the called setup form to the main form of the program, which is undesirable, since the editing window is inoperative in this situation. However, it is easy to return to the called form via the drop-down menu.

1.3. Updating the Program

The program may be updated from time to time – errors are detected, new ideas are implemented, dictionaries are expanded... If your computer is connected to the Internet, then when you start the program, it checks the relevance of the executable module and database files. If you have not disabled the "Check for new versions of the program and database" option in the settings (see p.5.1.3), then (if updates are available) a form of the following type will be displayed on the screen

After clicking the "Start updating" link, the program downloads the marked files from the server and reboots. Black screens for unzipping and moving files appear for a while. After successful completion of this operation, the form for availability of updates will not appear (until the next update), and if you select the update item in the menu, you will get this form without notes about the need for an update.

If for some reason the program does not update this way, you can do it manually by going to the page http://www.ritminme.art/o-programme/zagruzit. Write the new files RitmInMe.exe and *.rtm over the existing ones. I kindly ask you to describe this situation to me in a letter to Этот адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра. . In addition to the content, the title and screenshot(s) are also desirable in the letter.

The button for updating is a pegasus-unicorn, who can even wave his hoof to attract your attention to the availability of program or database updates. Don't be offended by the beast for being so persistent – that's how I taught him. If the author posts updates, then they need to be installed.

And if you have enough willpower to have your own opinion on this matter, then you can live with the sight of a slightly twitching icon for a couple of minutes. If this torment is unbearable for you, go to Settings-General and uncheck "Notify about new versions of the program and database". It won't bother you the next time you load.

Using the "Start update" link, you can run the update forcibly by marking the files you are interested in in the update list.

If you click on the button with the enticing "What's new?", then the page http://ritminme.art/en/news will open in the browser, where I post information about updates. If it says that the update is critical, then you should not allow inconsistencies in the versions of the EXE file and databases (all files must be updated).

At the bottom of the file relevance form there is information about the license status, of which I have invented five:

demo	–	The most powerless (analysis of the rhythm of only four lines without export settings).
trial	–	Paid version for a certain period of time (usually for a year); if the license is not paid for, then a month of trial is a bonus for downloading the program; the period remaining before transferring to demo status is indicated to the right. At the moment, this is more of an irritating factor for you – because of the war, my program’s website is blocked in Russia, and in other countries the trial period is automatically extended for a year each time.
friend	–	A version for friends and beta testers.
premium	–	A perpetual paid version.
blind	–	A limited version in case of server unavailability.

Trial, friend and premium versions do not differ in functionality.

The following information may be displayed under the License Status block::
– change of license status;
– near end of trial period;
– desire of the program developer to contact you by e-mail;
– server unavailability.

1.4. Removing the Program

If you get tired of the program (portable version), simply delete its directory from the disk (and the program shortcuts – where you created them). The program is not registered anywhere outside this directory (including the Windows registry).

1.5. Bringing to a Standard Installation

For reasons of unification of work with programs installed on the computer, their control and security you can decide to bring RitmInMe to a standard installation type. This can be done at any time after unzipping the program by changing its location: Main menu – Help – About the program – Location (or via the context menu), for example:

After confirmation, the necessary directories will be created on the system disk, and the corresponding information will be entered into them (and into the system registry). If you have specified the sign of deleting the original version of the files, the program will restart from a new location. Naturally, the program must be launched with the appropriate rights for this (these rights are also required when updating the program's EXE file).

After successful installation, the menu item "About the program" works in the indication mode. If you click on the "Location" line (or to the context menu item), you can uninstall the program. It can also be launched in the standard Windows way:

After confirmation, all program directories, desktop shortcuts and registry branches are deleted.

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