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1                              The Tiny WinPT FAQ.                              The Tiny WinPT FAQ.
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3                                                    
4  Version 1.0  Version 1.0
5  Last modified July 22, 2001  Last modified May 22, 2006
6  Maintained by Rich Wielgosz <rich at richwilgoz.com>  Initial version created by Rich Wielgosz <rich at richwilgoz.com>
7  -------------------------------------------------            -----------------------------------------------------------------
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9  1.  General  1.  General
10  1.1  What is WinPT?  1.1  What is WinPT?
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20  4.  Problem and errors  4.  Problem and errors
21  4.1  WinPT wouldn't let me register a hotkey. Why not?  4.1  WinPT wouldn't let me register a hotkey. Why not?
 4.2  Why is "Passphrase Caching" greyed out?  
22  4.3  People can't verify my signatures.  Why?  4.3  People can't verify my signatures.  Why?
23  4.4  I get a "no data" error when trying to decrypt text. How come?  4.4  I get a "no data" error when trying to decrypt text. How come?
24  4.5  What is "Debug Mode" ?  4.5  What is "Debug Mode" ?
# Line 51  A:  WinPT is a "Frontend" which allows a Line 49  A:  WinPT is a "Frontend" which allows a
49  2.1  2.1
50  Q:  Where can I download WinPT?  Q:  Where can I download WinPT?
51                
52  A:  WinPT can be downloaded from the WinPT.org website in the Download section.  A:  WinPT can be downloaded from the WinPT.org website or
53        via http://wald.intevation.org (section: Files)
54                            
55  2.2  2.2
56  Q:  Where can I get more information?  Q:  Where can I get more information?
57                    
58  A:  There is always more info to be had at the WinPT.org website. You can  A:  There is always more info to be had at the WinPT.org website. You can
59      also get more information from the winpt-users mailing list. To subsribe      also get more information from the winpt-users mailing list. To subsribe
60      to this list send an email to [email protected] with the words      to this list visit wald.intevation.org (section: Lists).
     "subscribe winpt-users" in the body of the message (no  quotes).  
61                        
62  2.3  2.3
63  Q:  Does WinPT require anything else to work?  Q:  Does WinPT require anything else to work?
64                        
65  A:  WinPT requires that you have installed the Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG)  A:  WinPT requires that you have installed the Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG)
66      encryption engine version 1.05 or greater, for Win32. (r)      encryption engine version 1.4.3 or greater, for Win32.
67                        
68  3. Usage  3. Usage
69    
# Line 104  A:  This is because another application Line 102  A:  This is because another application
102          Please note that the "Export to clipboard" and "Import from clipboard"          Please note that the "Export to clipboard" and "Import from clipboard"
103          hotkeys can not be redefined.          hotkeys can not be redefined.
104                                    
 4.2  
 Q: Why is passphrase caching greyed out in the preferences menu?    
                   
 A: It is greyed out because it is not supported yet. Once the GPG  
    (passphrase caching) Agent is ready for use, or when we find another  
    trustworthy caching program, we'll activate it then.      
                   
               
105  4.3  4.3
106  Q:  Why are people having trouble verifying my signatures in the email that  Q:  Why are people having trouble verifying my signatures in the email that
107      I send them?        I send them?  
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175      mail them to Timo with a detailed explanation of what happened. One      mail them to Timo with a detailed explanation of what happened. One
176      file is in the same directory as your WinPT executable and is called      file is in the same directory as your WinPT executable and is called
177      "gpgme.dbg".  The other file is called "winpt.log" and can be found      "gpgme.dbg".  The other file is called "winpt.log" and can be found
178      in your C:\WINDOWS\TEMP directory.  If you can't find the "winpt.log"      in your C:\$USER\TEMP directory.  If you can't find the "winpt.log"
179      file don't worry, sometimes it isn't generated, but "gpgme.dbg" is      file don't worry, sometimes it isn't generated, but "gpgme.dbg" is
180      always generated.  To enable debug mode in WinPT use the "--enable-debug"   switch on the command line when  invoking    WinPT.  If you've set up WinPT to run from an icon, right-click  on  the WinPT icon and select "properties,"  then select the "shortcut" tab and type "--enable-debug" (without quotes) in the end of the "Target" field.  Be sure there is a space between the last character of what was originally in that field, and what you add.      always generated.  To enable debug mode in WinPT use the "--enable-debug"   switch on the command line when  invoking    WinPT.  If you've set up WinPT to run from an icon, right-click  on  the WinPT icon and select "properties,"  then select the "shortcut" tab and type "--enable-debug" (without quotes) in the end of the "Target" field.  Be sure there is a space between the last character of what was originally in that field, and what you add.
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