This is Qpad Version 4.3, a Windows frontend for the Q programming system. Q
is a functional programming language based on the term rewriting calculus.
Qpad provides a convenient graphical interface to the Q programming system
featuring a script editor and an evaluation pane. With Qpad, running a Q
script with the interpreter just takes a single mouse click or keystroke. You
can also quickly locate the source lines of compiler errors and debugging
messages shown in the log pane, print your script, select, edit and evaluate
previous expressions from the command history, set various interpreter
options, and read the online HTML manual which includes the entire language
description.

A setup program is included. Run it to install Qpad and the necessary support
files on your computer. The sources for all programs are also available; see
the src subdirectory. In the rpm subdirectory you'll find SuSE Linux rpms
ready to be installed with the RedHat package manager.

NOTE: The Tk module included in this release has been linked against the
latest stable Tcl/Tk version, Tcl/Tk 8.4. The Qpad package, however, does
*not* include Tcl/Tk itself. Therefore, before you can use the Q-Tk interface,
you have to install a compatible Tcl/Tk version on your system. This is done
most conveniently using ActiveState's binary release of Tcl/Tk for Windows
which is available from http://www.tcl.tk/. Please see the file etc/README-Tk
in the Qpad program directory for further information.

The latest release and further information about the Q programming language
can be found on the Q homepage:

http://www.musikwissenschaft.uni-mainz.de/~ag/q

Please also see License.txt for license information.

Have fun,
Albert Gräf (ag@muwiinfa.geschichte.uni-mainz.de,
Dr.Graef@t-online.de)