SEDRIS Focus version 4.1.0.1 beta
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This free tool is used to examine, edit, and correct STF 
transmittals.  Focus can also run other SEDRIS-based tools, 
such as Depth, Model Viewer, Rules Checker, Syntax Checker 
and SEE-IT, as well as read their error reports.  This 
version of Focus is compatible with SEDRIS 4.1 version 
transmittals. 

Requirements:
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Focus requires a JRE (Java Runtime Environment), version 
1.4.2 or later, installed and set-up prior to its use.  
You can download the JRE from Sun's Website 
http://java.sun.com/j2se.  Follow the download and installation 
instructions on their site.

To run Focus:
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To install, extract the contents of the compressed file:

Unix:
  Use the "tar" and "gzip" commands to extract the application:

      unzip -c focus_file.tar.gz | tar xf -

  using the appropriate filename for "focus_file.tgz".

  If you have the latest GNU tar installed, you can use the 
  following command instead:
      tar xzf focus_file.tgz

Win32:
  Use WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) or some other
  decompression utility to extract the application.

To run Focus, open a terminal or command prompt then change 
directories into the newly created Focus directory.  Type 
"run_focus" to start the application.  If using Windows 
Explorer, navigate to the newly extracted Focus directory 
and double-click on run_focus.bat to start the application.  
The Focus splash screen will dislpay followed by the Focus 
application main window.  The splash screen will disappear 
shortly after the application starts or when clicked. 


Documentation:
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You can find an HTML version of the  Users' Guide and Release 
Notes in the docs directory.  The Users' Guide HTML file is 
called focus_man.htm and the Release Notes HTML file is called
focus_rel.htm.  You can also read them from the Help menu in
the Focus application.