1 ; ------------------------ MEMOPAD.TXT ---------------------
3 ; This is the help text file for the MEMOPAD application. It
4 ; includes the help text that a D-Flat application would use
5 ; for the user interface.
7 ; There can be a help window with a helptag name for each
8 ; command in commands.h, each menu label on the menu bar
9 ; as defined in menus.c, and each dialog box name in dialogs.c
11 ; There can be other help windows as well. Some of them will
12 ; be displayed as the result of hypertext and definition key
13 ; words embedded in the help text of other help windows. Others
14 ; can be implemented from within an application software system.
16 ; Following is the format for a help window:
18 ; ÚÄÄ (1st column of each line)
20 ; ; anything with a semicolon in the 1st column is a comment
21 ; <helptag> (names the help window)
22 ; [<<]<helptag> (names the previous window in chain)
23 ; [>>]<helptag> (names the next window in chain)
24 ; Help Window Title (displays in window's title bar)
25 ; Help text follows until next helptag occurs
26 ; Hypertext reference [..keyword]<helptag> embedded in text
27 ; Definition reference [**keyword]<helptag> embedded in text
28 ; <helptag> (names another window)
31 ; 1. A hypertext reference, when selected, causes the
32 ; associated help window named by the <helptag> to
33 ; become the active help window.
34 ; 2. A definition reference, when selected, displays
35 ; a momentary window with the text of the associated
36 ; help window named by the <helptag>. The window
37 ; closes when the user releases the Enter key or
39 ; 3. A definition window has no title.
40 ; 4. The last window is followed by the <end> helptag.
41 ; 5. The window's height and width adjust to the text.
42 ; 6. The [..], [**], and <helptags> do not display and
43 ; do not figure in the width of the line in which
46 ; -----------------------------------------
51 The Application Window is the desktop for the
54 The Application window contains the application's
55 [..Document Windows]<docwindow>. Before you open any documents,
56 the Application window is empty.
58 The application window has an [..Action Bar]<Menubar> just below
59 its [..Title Bar]<titlebar> and a [..Status Bar]<statusbar> at the bottom.
61 Note that there might not be a title or status bar
62 depending on the [..Display]<ID_DISPLAY> option on the [..Options]<Options>
64 ; -----------------------------------------
67 The MEMOPAD Application
68 MEMOPAD is a multi-window notepad program that
69 demonstrates the programmer's [**API]<API> to the D-Flat
70 Common User Access interface library.
71 ; -----------------------------------------
74 The MEMOPAD Document Window
75 This [..Document Window]<docwindow> is a basic notepad text editor. You can
76 have many of these windows open at one time.
77 ; -----------------------------------------
80 A Document Window contains the data that you work
81 on. It displays within the [..Application Window]<Application> and
82 consists of these parts:
84 [..Client Area]<client>
86 [..Title Bar]<titlebar>
87 [..Status Bar]<statusbar>
88 [..Scroll Bars]<scrollbar>
89 [..Control Box]<controlbox>
90 [..Minimize Box]<minbox>
91 [..Maximize Box]<maxbox>
92 [..Restore Box]<restorebox>
93 [..Resize Box]<sizebox>
95 ; -----------------------------------------
100 The Client Area is the space inside the window's
101 borders where the application's data values are
102 displayed and manipulated.
103 ; -----------------------------------------
108 The Border is the frame around a window. When the
109 window has the focus, the border is a double line.
110 When a different window has the focus, the border
113 The window's [..Scroll Bars]<scrollbar>, if any, are positioned
114 in the right and bottom parts of the border.
115 ; -----------------------------------------
120 The Title Bar is at the top of the window and
121 contains the window's title. When the window
122 has the focus, the title is highlighted. The
123 Title Bar includes these items as well:
125 [..Control Box]<controlbox>
126 [..Minimize Box]<minbox>
127 [..Maximize Box]<maxbox>
128 [..Restore Box]<restorebox>
130 You can move the window with the mouse by clicking
131 the title bar and dragging the window to its new
133 ; -----------------------------------------
138 The Status Bar is at the bottom of the application window.
139 It displays the time and brief contextual messages about
140 the menus and other application-dependent features.
141 ; -----------------------------------------
146 You use Scroll Bars to scroll a window's data with the
147 mouse. A window can have one or two Scroll Bars - one
148 at the right and one at the bottom parts of the
149 window's Border. The Scroll Bar at the right scrolls
150 the document's data up and down. The Scroll Bar on
151 the bottom scrolls the window's data right and left.
153 To scroll a window a line at a time, click the arrow
154 tokens at either end of the Scroll Bar. The Scroll Bar
155 includes a slider box that indicates the relative
156 position of the window's display with respect to the
157 total document. You can page to an approximate position
158 within the document by clicking inside the Scroll Bar.
159 You can drag the slider box in either direction to
161 ; -----------------------------------------
166 The Control Box is indicated by the character (ð) at
167 the left end of the window's [..Title Bar]<titlebar>. You can
168 click it to select the System Menu or double click
169 it to close the window.
170 ; -----------------------------------------
175 The Minimize Box is the
\19 token at the right
176 end of the window's [..Title Bar]<titlebar>.
178 When you click on the Minimize Box, the window
179 is reduced to an icon at the bottom of the
180 [..Application Window]<Application>
181 ; -----------------------------------------
186 The Maximize Box is the
\18 token at the right
187 end of the window's [..Title Bar]<titlebar>.
189 When you click on the Maximize Box, the window
190 grows to occupy the entire [..Client Area]<client> of the
191 [..Application Window]<Application>
192 ; -----------------------------------------
197 The Restore Box is the
\18 token character at the right
198 end of a minimized window's [..Title Bar]<titlebar> and the
\12 token
199 character at the right end of a maximized window's
200 Title Bar. You click the Restore Box to restore the
201 window to the position and size it had before it was
202 minimized or maximized.
203 ; -----------------------------------------
207 The Resize Box is the lower right corner of the
208 window's border. To change the window's size,
209 drag the Resize Box. The window's upper left
210 coordinates remain the same, and the lower right
211 coordinates change as you drag the mouse around.
212 ; -----------------------------------------
217 To select the action bar, do one of these:
219 2. Press and release the Alt key
220 3. Press Alt+the letter that is highlighted
221 in a menu's title on the action bar. The
222 selected menu will pull down.
223 4. Click the action bar. If you click a
224 pull-down menu selection's title, that
227 To exit from the action bar and return to the
228 document or application window, do one of these:
230 2. Press and release the Alt key
231 ; -----------------------------------------
233 ; Following are the Help system windows
235 ; -----------------------------------------
240 Getting Into the Help System
241 ----------------------------
242 There are three ways to get into the Help system:
244 1. Execute commands on the [..Help]<Help> menu
246 3. Press the Help command button on a dialog box.
250 The F1 key provides contextual help--help for the
251 part of the application that currently has the
252 focus. You can press F1 with the action bar selected,
253 a pull-down menu displayed, a field on a dialog box
254 selected, or a document window in focus.
256 The Help Command Button
257 -----------------------
258 The Help command button on a dialog box displays
259 information about the dialog box and its purpose.
260 The help window that displays when you press F1 with
261 a dialog box field selected relates to the field
264 References to Other Help Windows
265 --------------------------------
266 A Help window can include a reference to another
267 help window. That reference is highlighted like
272 You can Tab to the highlighted reference and press
273 the Enter key to select the referenced help window.
274 You can select it with the mouse by double-clicking
279 Some references, such as [**function key]<shortcut>, are
280 definitions of terms. These definitions are
281 highlighted the same as references. When you select
282 the definition, a window displays in the upper left
283 corner of the desktop. The window contains the
284 definition of the selected term and stays in view
285 until you release the Enter key or the mouse
288 Command Buttons on the Help Windows
289 -----------------------------------
290 Each help window contains these [..command buttons]<cmdbuttons>:
292 Close This button closes the help window and
293 exits from the help system.
294 Back This button changes to the help window
295 that you viewed before the current one.
296 Prev This button changes to the help window
297 that logically preceeds the current one.
298 Next This button changes to the help window
299 that logically follows the current one.
301 Exiting from the Help System
302 ----------------------------
303 You exit from the Help system by closing the current
304 help window in one of these three ways:
307 2. Use the Close command button on the Help
309 5. Double click the window's [..Control Box]<controlbox>.
310 4. Close the help window from its [..System Menu]<sysmenu>.
312 ; -----------------------------------------
317 The MEMOPAD program has few features and procedures
318 that are not taken directly from the SAA/CUA
319 interface that D-Flat implements. The [..Log Messages]<ID_LOG>
320 and [..Display]<ID_DISPLAY> selections on the [..Options]<Options> menu are
321 unique to MEMOPAD and would not necessarily be in
322 an application. Some of the Display features would
323 be useful to a user who is not developing D-Flat
324 programs. Others, such as the [..Title]<ID_TITLE>, [..Border]<ID_BORDER>,
325 [..Status Bar]<ID_STATUSBAR>, and [..Texture]<ID_TEXTURE> check boxes on the [..Display]<Display>
326 dialog box, are to allow a programmer to see how
327 the screen looks with these features enabled and
329 ; -----------------------------------------
336 Alt+Hyphen Open the desktop's [..SystemMenu]<sysmenu>.
337 F10 or Alt Activate the [..ActionBar]<menubar>.
338 Esc Deactivate the Action Bar.
339 Alt+letter Open the associated [..Pull-down menu]<Pulldowns>.
340 Alt+F6 Change focus to another document.
341 Alt+X Exit the application.
343 From a [..Document Window]<docwindow>
344 ----------------------
345 Alt+Spacebar Open the window's [..System Menu]<sysmenu>
346 Alt+S Save the document to a disk file.
348 [..Edit Box]<editbox> Keys
350 Arrow keys Move the cursor one character.
351 Ctrl+arrow Move the cursor one word.
352 Del Delete character to the right of
353 the cursor. If a [..block]<Block> is marked,
355 Backspace Delete character to the left of
356 the cursor. If a block is marked,
358 Alt+BackSpace Undo the last block deletion.
359 PgUp/PgDn Scroll forward and back one page.
360 Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn Scroll horizontally one page.
361 Home/End Move the cursor to the beginning
363 Ctrl+Home/End Move the cursor to the beginning
364 and end of the document.
365 Alt+P Form a paragraph from the cursor
366 position to the next blank line.
367 Ins Toggle Insert/Overstrike mode.
368 Tab Tab to the next Tab Stop position.
370 [..Clipboard]<clipboard> Keys
372 Shift+Del [..Cut]<ID_CUT> the marked text to the
374 Ctrl+Ins [..Copy]<ID_COPY> the marked text to the
376 Shift+Ins [..Paste]<ID_PASTE> the contents of the
377 Clipboard into the document.
379 [..Dialog Box]<dialog> Keys
381 Tab Move to the next control.
382 Shift+Tab Move to the previous control.
383 Enter Execute the control.
384 Esc Close the Dialog Box with no
387 [..Listbox]<listbox> Keys
389 Up/down arrows Move the selection cursor
390 Ctrl+arrows Select a group of entries.
391 Enter Choose the selected entry
393 Shift+F8 Toggle Add mode.
394 Spacebar In Add mode, select/deselect an
396 ; -----------------------------------------
400 Select (Tab then Enter or double-click) from these
401 titles to view the help screens related to each one.
403 [..Application Window]<Application>
404 [..Action Bar]<Menubar>
405 [..Pull-down Menus]<Pulldowns>
406 [..The File Menu]<File>
407 [..The Edit Menu]<Edit>
408 [..The Search Menu]<Search>
409 [..The Utilities Menu]<Utilities>
410 [..The Options Menu]<Options>
411 [..The Window Menu]<Window>
412 [..The Help Menu]<Help>
413 [..Dialog Boxes]<Dialog>
414 [..The File Open Dialog Box]<FileOpen>
415 [..The Save As Dialog Box]<SaveAs>
416 [..The MsgBox Dialog Box]<MsgBox>
417 [..The Display Dialog Box]<Display>
418 [..The Windows Dialog Box]<Windows>
419 [..The Log Dialog Box]<Log>
420 [..The Help System]<Help>
421 [..Help for help...]<ID_HELPHELP>
422 [..Extended help...]<ID_EXTHELP>
423 [..Keys help...]<ID_KEYSHELP>
424 [..Help index...]<ID_HELPINDEX>
425 [..Reload Help Database]<ID_LOADHELP>
427 ; -----------------------------------------
429 ; Following are menu command help windows
431 ; -----------------------------------------
436 This command opens a new, untitled document
437 window. An untitled document is one that has
438 not been given a file name. When you use the
439 [..Save]<ID_SAVE> or [..Save as]<ID_SAVEAS> command on the File menu the
440 document gets a file name.
441 ; -----------------------------------------
446 This command opens an existing document and loads
447 it into a window. You select the document by filling
448 in the [..File Open]<FileOpen> dialog box.
449 ; -----------------------------------------
454 This command saves the document in the currently
455 active document window into a disk file. The file
456 name is the same as when the file was loaded. If
457 the window contains an untitled document, this
458 command works just like the [..Save as]<ID_SAVEAS> command.
459 ; -----------------------------------------
464 This command allows you to save the document in the
465 currently active document window under a new file
466 name. You specify the file's name by filling in the
467 fields on the [..Save as]<SaveAs> dialog box.
469 The new file name becomes the title of the
470 currently active document window where the file is
472 ; -----------------------------------------
477 Use this command to delete the text file displayed
478 in the active editbox window.
479 ; -----------------------------------------
484 This command prints the document in the
485 currently-selected document window.
486 ; -----------------------------------------
490 The Print Setup Command
491 This command displays the [..Print Setup]<PrintSetup> dialog
492 box to allow you to change the printer port
493 and margins for the printout.
494 ; -----------------------------------------
499 This command "shells" out to DOS. You return to the
500 application from DOS by executing the DOS exit
501 command at the DOS command line.
502 ; -----------------------------------------
506 This command exits to DOS from the application. If
507 there are any changed documents that you have not
508 saved, the program will ask if you want to save
509 them and allow you to do so, one at a time.
510 ; -----------------------------------------
515 This command "undoes" the most recent [..Delete]<ID_DELETETEXT> or
516 [..Clear]<ID_CLEAR> command. The text that was deleted by one of
517 these commands is written into the document at the
518 current cursor location.
519 ; -----------------------------------------
524 This command is active only when the current
525 document window has a [..marked block]<Block>. The command
526 deletes the text in the marked block, copies it to
527 the [..Clipboard]<Clipboard>, and closes up the space in the
528 document that the text previously occupied.
529 ; -----------------------------------------
534 This command is active only when the current
535 document window has a [..marked block]<Block>. The command
536 copies the text in the marked block to the
537 [..Clipboard]<Clipboard>, and closes up the space in the document
538 that the text previously occupied.
539 ; -----------------------------------------
544 This command is active only when the [..Clipboard]<Clipboard>
545 contains text. The command inserts the text from the
546 Clipboard into the currently active document window
547 at the current cursor location.
548 ; -----------------------------------------
553 This command is active only when the current
554 document window has a [..marked block]<Block>. The command
555 deletes the block of text, leaving empty space in
556 the document where the text had been.
558 You can undo the text deletion with the
559 [..Undo]<ID_UNDO> command.
560 ; -----------------------------------------
565 This command is active only when the current
566 document window has a [..marked block]<Block>. The command
567 deletes the block of text, closing the space in the
568 document where the text had been.
570 You can undo the text deletion with the
571 [..Undo]<ID_UNDO> command.
572 ; -----------------------------------------
575 The Paragraph Command
576 This command reforms a paragraph beginning at the
577 current keyboard cursor position. The end of the
578 paragraph is the last line preceding the next blank
580 ; -----------------------------------------
585 This command opens the [..Search Text]<SearchTextDB> Dialog Box to
586 allow you to search the text for a
588 ; -----------------------------------------
593 This command opens the [..Replace Text]<ReplaceText> Dialog Box to
594 allow you to search the text for a
595 matching string and replace it with a
596 different text string.
597 ; -----------------------------------------
601 This command continues the most recent [..Search]<ID_SEARCH>
602 command beginning at the current cursor position.
603 ; -----------------------------------------
608 This [**toggle]<toggle> command turns the editor's insert mode
609 on and off. When insert mode is on, the editor
610 inserts the text that you write. Otherwise each
611 character typed overwrites the one at the current
613 ; -----------------------------------------
618 This [**toggle]<toggle> command turns the editor's word wrap
619 feature on and off. When word wrap is on, the editor
620 will wrap words as you type at the right margin of
621 the document window. When word wrap is off, the
622 editor will scroll the display horizontally as you
623 type beyond the right margin.
624 ; -----------------------------------------
629 This command allows you to
630 change the editor's tab settings.
631 ; -----------------------------------------
636 This command displays the [..Display]<Display> dialog box to
637 allow you to modify the screen's colors and
639 ; -----------------------------------------
643 The Log Messages Command
644 This command is used primarily for debugging. It
645 opens the [..Log Message]<Log> dialog box to allow the
646 programmer to select the D-Flat messages to log and
647 to turn message logging on and off.
648 ; -----------------------------------------
651 The Save Options Command
652 This command saves the current options in a
653 configuration file that the application reads when
655 ; -----------------------------------------
659 The Close All Command
660 This command closes all the document windows on the
662 ; -----------------------------------------
667 The [..Window]<Window> menu displays a list of open document
668 windows. You can select one of them as the current
669 active window by selecting its title on the Window
670 menu. When the menu first displays, the active
671 window has a check mark (û) next to it.
675 This command indicates that there are more open document
676 windows than the [..Window]<Window> menu can display.
677 Choose this command to see the [..Windows]<Windows> dialog box.
678 ; -----------------------------------------
683 This command describes how to use the Help system.
684 ; -----------------------------------------
689 Extended Help displays information about the
691 ; -----------------------------------------
696 This command displays a help window that shows the
697 keystrokes that you use to operate the application.
698 ; -----------------------------------------
703 The Help index lists the subjects covered in the
704 Help database. You can go directly to a subject from
705 the index by selecting the subject's name.
706 ; -----------------------------------------
711 This command allows you to reload the Help
712 database. It is useful when you use the
713 Memopad program to modify its Help database.
714 You can change and save the MEMOPAD.TXT file,
715 use this command to reload it, then use the
716 Help system to view the results. Without this
717 command, your changes would corrupt the
718 current Memopad's picture of the database
719 with respect to its pointers.
721 You must delete the MEMOPAD.HLP compressed
722 help database in order for this program to
723 load the most recent changes.
724 ; -----------------------------------------
728 This command displays a message that tells you what
730 ; -----------------------------------------
735 On the Open File dialog box:
736 Enter the name of the file you wish to
737 open into a document window, or enter
738 the file specification with wild cards
739 to display a list of files in the
740 [..Files]<ID_FILES> field.
742 On the Save As dialog box:
743 Enter the name with which you wish to
745 ; -----------------------------------------
750 Select a file from the listbox by using one
753 Keyboard: Move the selection cursor to
754 the file name and press Enter.
756 Mouse: Double-click the file name.
757 ; -----------------------------------------
760 The Directories Field
761 Use this listbox to select a different
762 drive or subdirectory. Select a drive or
763 subdirectory from the listbox by using one
766 Keyboard: Move the selection cursor to
767 the drive or subdirectory and
770 Mouse: Double-click the drive or
772 ; -----------------------------------------
776 The Printer Port Combo Box
777 Use this combo box to change the printer
778 port and to set the report's margins.
779 ; -----------------------------------------
783 The Left Margin Spin Button
784 Change the left margin by increasing
785 and decreasing the value in this
787 ; -----------------------------------------
791 The Right Margin Spin Button
792 Change the right margin by increasing
793 and decreasing the value in this
795 ; -----------------------------------------
798 [>>]<ID_BOTTOMMARGIN>
799 The Top Margin Spin Button
800 Change the top margin by increasing
801 and decreasing the value in this
803 ; -----------------------------------------
806 The Bottom Margin Spin Button
807 Change the bottom margin by increasing
808 and decreasing the value in this
810 ; -----------------------------------------
813 The Search For Text Entry Box
814 Enter the text you want to search for in this
815 text box. Press Enter or the OK command button
816 to begin the search. Press Esc to forget it.
817 Use the [..Match Upper/Lower Case Check Box]<ID_MATCHCASE> to
818 select whether the search will match only if
819 the case matches or if the search is insensitive
820 to the case of the two strings.
821 ; -----------------------------------------
825 The Replace With Text Entry Box
826 Enter the text string that will replace
827 the matching text string in the
828 [..Search For Text Entry Box]<ID_SEARCHFOR>.
829 ; -----------------------------------------
833 The Match Upper/Lower Case Check Box
834 Use this checkbox to select whether the search
835 will match only if the case matches or if the
836 search is insensitive to the case of the two
838 ; -----------------------------------------
841 The Replace Every Match Check Box
842 Use this checkbox to select whether the search
843 will replace every match in the document.
844 ; -----------------------------------------
849 Select this Check Box to toggle the application
850 window's title on and off. Without a title, the
851 window also loses its [..Control Box]<controlbox>.
852 ; -----------------------------------------
857 Select this Check Box to toggle the application
858 window's border on and off. Without a border, the
859 window also loses its [..Status Bar]<statusbar>.
860 ; -----------------------------------------
864 The Status Bar Check Box
865 Select this Check Box to toggle the application
866 window's [..Status Bar]<statusbar> on and off.
867 ; -----------------------------------------
871 The Texture Check Box
872 Select this Check Box to toggle the application
873 window's background texture on and off.
874 ; -----------------------------------------
878 The Color Option Button
879 Select this option for a color display.
880 ; -----------------------------------------
884 The Mono Option Button
885 Select this option for a monochrome display.
886 ; -----------------------------------------
890 The Reverse Option Button
891 Select this option for a reverse monochrome
892 display. You might find that this option
893 works well with the LCD screens of some laptop
894 computers, particularly when you turn off the
895 [..Texture]<ID_TEXTURE> check box.
896 ; -----------------------------------------
900 The 25 Lines Option Button
901 Use this button to select a 25-line display.
902 ; -----------------------------------------
906 The 43 Lines Option Button
907 Use this button to select a 43-line display.
909 ; -----------------------------------------
913 The 50 Lines Option Button
914 Use this button to select a 50-line display.
916 ; -----------------------------------------
920 Select this check box if your display
921 (usually a CGA) displays video snow when
922 you change the screen.
923 ; -----------------------------------------
928 This is a list of D-Flat messages that
929 you can log when the [..Logging]<ID_LOGGING> checkbox is
930 selected. The list is a [..Multiple-Selection]<MultiSel>
932 ; -----------------------------------------
933 <ID_LOGGING> [<<]<ID_LOGLIST> The Logging
934 CheckBox This checkbox turns message
935 logging on and off. ;
936 -----------------------------------------
937 <TEXTBOX> The TEXTBOX Window Class
939 ======== Text needed =========
941 ; -----------------------------------------
943 The LISTBOX Window Class
945 ======== Text needed =========
947 ; -----------------------------------------
949 The EDITBOX Window Class
951 ======== Text needed =========
953 ; -----------------------------------------
958 Pull-down menus contain the commands to operate
959 the program. Read about the [..Action Bar]<menubar> to see
960 how to select the pull-down menus. Following
961 is a list of the pull-down menus.
963 [..The File Menu]<File>
964 [..The Edit Menu]<Edit>
965 [..The Search Menu]<Search>
966 [..The Options Menu]<Options>
967 [..The Window Menu]<Window>
968 [..The Help Menu]<Help>
970 The [..System Menu]<sysmenu> is another kind of pull-down menu.
971 ; -----------------------------------------
976 The File menu contains commands that
977 open, save, and print files. The menu
978 also has the command that exits the
979 program. Following are the commands
980 and associated [**function keys]<shortcut>.
984 [..Save]<ID_SAVE> (Alt+S)
985 [..Save as]<ID_SAVEAS>
987 [..Exit]<ID_EXIT> (Alt+X or Alt+F4)
989 [**Inactive]<inactive> commands display in a dim font.
990 ; -----------------------------------------
995 The Edit menu contains commands that support
996 text editing. Following are the commands and
997 associated [**function keys]<shortcut>.
999 [..Undo]<ID_UNDO> (Alt+BS)
1000 [..Cut]<ID_CUT> (Shift+Del)
1001 [..Copy]<ID_COPY> (Ctrl+Ins)
1002 [..Paste]<ID_PASTE> (Shift+Ins)
1004 [..Delete]<ID_DELETETEXT> (Del)
1005 [..Paragraph]<ID_PARAGRAPH> (Alt+P)
1007 [**Inactive]<inactive> commands display in a dim font.
1008 ; -----------------------------------------
1013 The Search menu allows you to search the text
1014 for a matching string. The commands are:
1016 [..Search]<ID_SEARCH>
1017 [..Next]<ID_SEARCHNEXT> (F3)
1018 ; -----------------------------------------
1023 The Utilities Menu has two commands that
1024 demonstrate the use of the PICTUREBOX window
1025 class. The commands are:
1027 [..Calendar]<ID_CALENDAR>
1028 [..Bar Chart]<ID_BARCHART>
1029 ; -----------------------------------------
1034 The Options menu contains commands that let you
1035 control the editor's behavior, the video display
1036 characteristics, and whether to [**log]<logging> messages.
1037 You can save the options in a configuration file.
1038 Following are the commands on the Options menu.
1040 [..Insert]<ID_INSERT> (Ins)
1041 [..Word wrap]<ID_WRAP>
1043 [..Display]<ID_DISPLAY>
1044 [..Log Messages]<ID_LOG>
1045 [..Save Options]<ID_SAVEOPTIONS>
1046 ; -----------------------------------------
1051 The Window menu has no selections unless the
1052 [..Application window]<Application> has one or more document
1053 windows displayed. When documents are displayed,
1054 the Window menu contains a [..Close All]<ID_CLOSEALL> command
1055 and an entry for the first nine document windows.
1056 You can select a document window from the Window
1057 menu. If the Application window has more than nine
1058 document windows, the Window menu has the [**More Windows]<MoreWins>
1059 command, which displays the [..Windows]<Windows> dialog box.
1060 ; -----------------------------------------
1064 The Help menu provides information about the
1065 application and the desktop. The selections are:
1067 [..Help for help...]<ID_HELPHELP>
1068 [..Extended help...]<ID_EXTHELP>
1069 [..Keys help...]<ID_KEYSHELP>
1070 [..Help index...]<ID_HELPINDEX>
1071 [..About...]<ID_ABOUT>
1073 ; -----------------------------------------
1078 Most windows have a system menu. If the window has a
1079 System Menu, the window will have a [..Control Box]<controlbox>. You
1080 can select the System Menu by clicking the control
1081 box or by pressing Alt+Spacebar for the application
1082 window's system menu and Alt+Hyphen for the system
1083 menu of other windows.
1085 Following are the commands on the System Menu:
1087 [..Restore]<ID_SYSRESTORE>
1088 [..Move]<ID_SYSMOVE>
1089 [..Size]<ID_SYSSIZE>
1090 [..Minimize]<ID_SYSMINIMIZE>
1091 [..Maximize]<ID_SYSMAXIMIZE>
1092 [..Close]<ID_SYSCLOSE>
1094 ; -----------------------------------------
1098 The Restore Command on the System Menu
1099 This command restores a [..Minimized]<ID_SYSMINIMIZE> or [..Maximized]<ID_SYSMAXIMIZE>
1100 window to the size and position it had before it
1101 was minimized or maximized.
1103 You can also restore a minimized or maximized
1104 window by clicking its [..Restore Box]<restorebox>.
1105 ; -----------------------------------------
1109 The Move Command on the System Menu
1110 The Move command lets you move a window with the
1111 keyboard. Select the command from the System Menu. A
1112 movable window frame comes into view over the
1113 window's border. Use the up, down, left, and right
1114 arrow keys to move the frame to the new window
1115 position. Press the Enter key when the movable frame
1116 is where you want to move the window. Press the Esc
1117 key to ignore the movement.
1119 You can move a window with the mouse by clicking on
1120 the window's [..Title Bar]<titlebar> and dragging the window to
1122 ; -----------------------------------------
1125 [>>]<ID_SYSMINIMIZE>
1126 The Size Command on the System Menu
1127 The Size command lets you re-size a window with the
1128 keyboard. Select the command from the System Menu.
1129 A sizeable window frame comes into view over the
1130 window's border. Use the up, down, left, and right
1131 arrow keys to change the frame to the new window
1132 size. Press the Enter key when the sizeable frame
1133 is the size you want for the window. Press the Esc
1134 key to ignore the size change.
1136 You can re-size a window with the mouse by clicking
1137 on the window border's [..Resize Box]<sizebox> and dragging the
1138 window to the new size.
1139 ; -----------------------------------------
1142 [>>]<ID_SYSMAXIMIZE>
1143 The Minimize Command on the System Menu
1144 This command minimizes the window to an icon at the
1145 bottom of the application window.
1147 You can minimize a window with the mouse by clicking
1148 on the window's [..Minimize Box]<minbox>.
1150 The [..Restore]<ID_SYSRESTORE> command restores a minimized window to
1151 the size and position it had before it was
1153 ; -----------------------------------------
1155 [<<]<ID_SYSMINIMIZE>
1157 The Maximize Command on the System Menu
1158 This command maximizes the window to occupy all of
1159 the application window's client area.
1161 You can maximize a window with the mouse by clicking
1162 on the window's [..Maximize Box]<maxbox>.
1164 The [..Restore]<ID_SYSRESTORE> command restores a maximized window to
1165 the size and position it had before it was
1167 ; -----------------------------------------
1169 [<<]<ID_SYSMAXIMIZE>
1170 The Close Command on the System Menu
1171 This command closes the window with which the System
1174 You can also close the window by double-clicking the
1175 [..Control Box]<controlbox> or pressing Ctrl+F4.
1176 ; -----------------------------------------
1178 ; Following are dialog box help windows
1180 ; -----------------------------------------
1184 Dialog Boxes allow you to enter data into the
1185 application. A Dialog Box consists of these
1188 [..Command Buttons]<cmdbuttons>
1189 [..Check Boxes]<checkboxes>
1190 [..Option Buttons]<optbuttons>
1191 [..Edit Boxes]<editboxes>
1192 [..List Boxes]<listboxes>
1193 [..Multiple-Selection Listboxes]<MultiSel>
1194 [..Combo Boxes]<combobox>
1195 [..Spin Buttons]<spinbutton>
1197 Move from control to control by using the Tab key
1198 or by pressing Alt+ the highlighted character in
1199 the control's label. Execute a control by pressing
1202 Exit the Dialog Box and accept its data entries by
1203 executing the OK command button.
1205 Exit the Dialog Box and reject its data entries by
1206 executing the Cancel command button.
1207 ; -----------------------------------------
1212 Select a command button to execute its
1213 command by using one of these procedures:
1215 1. Click the button.
1216 2. Press Alt+ the shortcut key.
1217 3. Tab to the button and press Enter.
1218 ; -----------------------------------------
1223 A check box can be on [X] or off [ ].
1224 Toggle the check box with one of these
1227 1. Click the check box.
1228 2. Press Alt+ the shortcut key.
1229 ; -----------------------------------------
1234 Option buttons are in groups of 2 or
1235 more. One option button in a group
1236 is on (
\a) and the others are off ( ).
1237 Select the option button with one of
1240 1. Click the option button.
1241 2. Press Alt+ the shortcut key.
1242 ; -----------------------------------------
1248 ======== Text needed =========
1250 ; -----------------------------------------
1256 ======== Text needed =========
1258 ; -----------------------------------------
1262 Multiple-Selection Listboxes
1264 ======== Text needed =========
1266 ; -----------------------------------------
1272 ======== Text needed =========
1274 ; -----------------------------------------
1279 ======== Text needed =========
1281 ; -----------------------------------------
1283 The File Open Dialog Box
1285 ======== Text needed =========
1287 ; -----------------------------------------
1289 The Save As Dialog Box
1291 ======== Text needed =========
1293 ; -----------------------------------------
1295 The Print Setup Dialog Box
1297 ======== Text needed =========
1299 ; -----------------------------------------
1301 The Search Text Dialog Box
1303 ======== Text needed =========
1305 ; -----------------------------------------
1307 The Replace Text Dialog Box
1309 ======== Text needed =========
1311 ; -----------------------------------------
1313 The MsgBox Dialog Box
1315 ======== Text needed =========
1317 ; -----------------------------------------
1319 The Display Dialog Box
1321 ======== Text needed =========
1324 [..Border]<ID_BORDER>
1325 [..Status Bar]<ID_STATUSBAR>
1326 [..Texture]<ID_TEXTURE>
1330 [..Reverse]<ID_REVERSE>
1332 ; -----------------------------------------
1334 The Windows Dialog Box
1335 This dialog box lists all the open windows.
1336 Select one and choose OK to make that window
1338 ; -----------------------------------------
1340 The Log Message Dialog Box
1342 ======== Text needed =========
1344 ; -----------------------------------------
1346 ; Following are keyword reference definition windows
1348 ; -----------------------------------------
1350 An inactive menu command is one that is, for
1351 the moment, not available. The command becomes
1352 active at another time when conditions within
1353 the program require or permit its use.
1354 ; -----------------------------------------
1356 Function keys are key combinations that
1357 you can press to execute a menu command
1358 without selecting the pull-down menu
1359 itself. Not all menu commands have
1360 function keys. The most frequently used
1362 ; -----------------------------------------
1364 The message log is a debug tool. You should
1365 delete it from the system by turning off the
1366 INCLUDE_LOGGING global definition in dflat.h.
1367 You should then eliminate references to it in
1368 the MEMOPAD.TXT help database.
1369 ; -----------------------------------------
1371 A menu can have only so many selections.
1372 The length of the screen is the limiting
1373 factor. The CUA standard defines nine
1374 windows as the maximum number of windows
1375 that the Window menu can display. The
1376 Windows menu has the More Windows command
1377 to provide a way for you to choose from
1378 the rest of the document windows.
1379 ; -----------------------------------------
1381 Applications Program Interface (API):
1382 The functions, messages, macros, and
1383 data structures that a programmer
1384 uses to interface with the processes
1385 of a function library.
1386 ; -----------------------------------------
1389 Marked text blocks affect the operation of these
1396 [..Delete]<ID_DELETETEXT>
1397 [..Paragraph]<ID_PARAGRAPH>
1399 Mark a text block by using one of these operations:
1403 Hold the Shift key down and move the
1404 keyboard cursor. The block will be marked in
1407 To clear the marked block, release the Shift
1408 key and press any text entry or cursor movement
1413 Click on the first or last character of the
1414 block. Hold the mouse button down and move
1415 the mouse cursor around. The marked block
1416 will follow the mouse cursor.
1418 To clear the marked block, release the mouse
1419 cursor and click anywhere.
1421 ; -----------------------------------------
1424 The Clipboard is a scratchpad where you can save
1425 text that can be pasted into a different location
1426 in the same or another document. You save text with
1427 the [..Copy]<ID_COPY> and [..Cut]<ID_CUT> commands, and you paste text into
1428 from the Clipboard into a document with the [..Paste]<ID_PASTE>
1430 ; -----------------------------------------
1432 A toggle command is one that is
1433 either on or off. When it is on,
1434 its command on the menu is preceded
1435 by a check mark (û).
1438 This command displays a calendar to demonstrate
1439 the use of the PICTUREBOX class to draw line
1443 This command displays a bar chart to demonstrate
1444 the use of the PICTUREBOX class to draw bars.
1447 This calendar is an example of a picture box
1448 with line vectors. The PgUp and PgDn keys
1449 will page through the months. You can close
1450 the window from the [..System Menu]<sysmenu>.
1453 This window is an example of a bar chart. You
1454 can close the window from the [..System Menu]<sysmenu>.
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