═══ 1. Help for Exit Box ═══ Select Yes to exit the program. Exiting this program may result in loss of data. Select No to continue running the program. ═══ 2. Help for Help Menu ═══ Select the Help Menu for information on how to use the help facilties, the types of help available, and the function of certain keyboard keys in help mode. Help for help Select Help for help for detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to use the help facilities. Extended help Select Extended help for detailed help on a specific option in your current application. Keys help Select Keys help information on the keyboard keys used to perform operations in help mode. When this item is selected, a list of key groups will be displayed. Below each key group, the keys applicable to that group and a brief description of each key in the group will be listed. Help index Select Help index to display the help index for the current application. This index contains a list of help topics available for selection. Double click on a topic to view the help for that particular area. About Select About to display copyright information. Select OK in the About Box when you have finished viewing the information and wish to return to the application. ═══ 2.1. Help for Help ═══ Select Help for Help on the Help pull-down for detailed information on how to use help and the types of help available to you. In addition to providing general information about using help, Help for Help provides specific information and examples concerning the types of help available. For example, information concerning Extended Help, the Help Index, and Keys Help is provided. ═══ 2.2. Help for Extended Help ═══ Select Extended help on the Help pull-down for detailed help on your current application. ═══ 2.3. Help for Keys Help ═══ Select Keys help on the Help pull-down for help on the keyboard keys used to perform a specific task within Help. When this item is selected, a list of key groups will be displayed. Below each group, the keys applicable to that group and a brief description of each key in the group will be displayed. Hit the Esc key to return from Keys help to the current application. ═══ 2.4. Help for Help Index ═══ Select Help index to view the help index for your current application. This index contains a list of help topics available for selection. Double click on a topic to view the help for that particular topic. ═══ 2.5. Help for About ═══ Select About to display copyright information. Select OK in the About Box when have finished viewing the information and wish to return to the current application. ═══ 3. Help for File Menu ═══ Select the File menu choice to provide a menu of file-related activities that can be performed within the current application. If you are using a mouse, single click on the sub-menu choice that you wish to perform. If you are using a keyboard, press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select your choice, and press Enter to perform that choice. ═══ 3.1. Help for Open ═══ Select Open menu choice to open an existing file for use within the current application. When you select Open, the Open Dialog appears. You may use the Open Dialog to select the file you want to work with. You may select the file you wish to open in one of several ways. First, you may click on the file (highlight it) and then press the Open button at the bottom of the dialog. You may also open the file of your choice by double clicking on the file name in the file list. If the file you wish to open is not in the current directory you can change the file search directory by either entering a directory in the DIRECTORY IS: field or by clicking on the directory or disk in the DIRECTORY: list box. You may cancel the Open request by selecting the Cancel button at the bottom of the Open dialog. ═══ 3.2. Help for Exit ═══ Select Exit on the File pull-down or press F3 to exit the current application. The data you examine in many SnapDump/2 applications (such as dump data, error data, and message data) might be updated or replaced by other applications running in a multitasking environment. The data you are currently working with might not be available if you exit the current application without saving it. Therefore, you are prompted with the "Are you sure you want to exit?" prompt when you select Exit. At this point, you will be given the option to return to the application without exiting in order to save the currently viewed data. ═══ 4. Help for Options Menu ═══ Select the Options menu choice to display a sub-menu of Options available to you in the current application. If you are using a mouse, single click on the sub-menu choice that you wish to perform. If you are using a keyboard, press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select your choice, and press Enter to perform that choice. ═══ 5. Extended Help ═══ Help is available any time you press the F1 key from anywhere within the program. Help is context sensitive. The information displayed will depend on where in the program F1 was pressed. Press Esc at any time to return to the previous help window. If there are no other help windows, Esc will return you to the application. Select Help for Help on the Help pull-down for detailed information on how to use help and the types of help available. ═══ 6. Help for Key Assignments ═══ ACCELERATOR KEYS The list of keys is arranged into groups of related keys. HELP KEYS F1 Invoke Help F2 Invoke extended Help (from within a help window) Alt+F4 End Help F9 Display a list of Help keys and their functions (from within a help window) F11 Display the Help index for the application (from within a help window) Esc Return to the previous Help panel, or end Help if at outer most panel Alt+F6 Toggle between Help and the application Shift+F10 Invoke Help for Help SYSTEM KEYS Alt+F6 Switch to the next windowed program Alt+Esc Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs Ctrl+Esc Switch to the Task List WINDOW KEYS F3 Close the window F10 Toggle between the action bar and the application Arrow keys Move among choices End Go to the last choice in a pull-down Esc Cancel a pull-down or the system menu Home Go to the first choice in a pull-down PgUp Scroll the contents of the window up one page PgDn Scroll the contents of the window down one page Underlined letter Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs Alt+F4 Close the window Alt+F5 Restore the window Alt+F7 Move the window Alt+F8 Size the window Alt+F9 Minimize the window Alt+F10 Maximize the window Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar Toggle between the system menu and the application Shift+Esc or Alt Toggle between the system menu and the text window ═══ 6.1. Help for Dump Append Selection ═══ This prompted entry field contains a list of Dump Append Titles of the dumps contained within the currently selected dump file. If the dump file has not been appended to, this entry field will contain only a single entry. For IBM system software, default dump titles are of the form 'XXXmmmmm nnnnnnnn', where: o 'XXXmmmmm' is the Problem Identifier, which is used to correlate this dump with other incident data collected by SnapDump/2. o 'nnnnnnnn' is the hexadecimal representation of the Software Probe Identifier Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the list of Dump Append Titles. You may use the F4 key or click on the Drop Button of the prompted entry field to display the drop down list box. To select an entry, Hit Enter in either the entry field or list box once the desired entry has been highlighted with the arrow keys. To select an entry with the mouse, click on the entry in the list box and then double-click on the entry field to verify the selection. ═══ 6.2. Help for Dump Entry Selection ═══ This prompted entry field contains a list of Dump Entry Titles within the currently selected Dump Append that may be viewed in the Dump Data Display Window. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the list of Dump Append Titles. You may use the F4 key or click on the Drop Button of the prompted entry field to display the drop down list box. To select an entry, Hit Enter in either the entry field or list box once the desired entry has been highlighted with the arrow keys. To select an entry with the mouse, click on the entry in the list box and then double-click on the entry field to verify the selection. ═══ 6.3. Help for the Dump Data Display Window ═══ The Dump Data Display Window contains a formatted display of the currently selected Dump Entry within the currently selected Dump Append. The formatting applied to the data depends on the data type. Hexadecimal display is the standard type of dump data formatting. The Dump Data Display Window functions much like the SYSTEM EDITOR, except that you are not allowed to alter the displayed data. You may copy selected data to the CLIPBOARD in order to PASTE it into another application. Refer to documentation for the SYSTEM EDITOR for more details. ═══ 6.4. Help for Help Button ═══ Help is available any time you press the Help button. Because this is context sensitive help, the help information that is displayed depends on where in the program the Help button was pressed. To get help for a specific field or list box, tab into or select that field and hit either F1 or the Help button. Press Esc at any time to view the previous help window or to return to the main window if there are no other help windows. Remember that selecting the F1 key is equivalent to pressing the Help button. ═══ 6.5. Help for Cancel Button ═══ If you do not wish to save the information you have entered, select the Cancel button to exit. You are asked if you really want to exit without saving because this information is necessary. ═══ 6.6. Help for Ok Button ═══ When you have completed entering all the requested information about your computer, select OK button to save this information and exit. ═══ 6.7. Help for Reset Button ═══ Select the Reset button If you do not wish to save the information you have entered and want to start over with the default values, select the Reset button. The Reset button will erase the values you have entered, and replace them with the default values. ═══ 7. Help for Configuration Menu ═══ Select the Configuration menu to view or edit the SnapDump/2 configuration parameters. You can change default path names, default filenames, types of services performed, and other program parameters. ═══ 7.1. Help for File Name Entry Field ═══ The File Name entry in the Open dialog should contain the name of the file you would like to work with. If you don't specify a specific file name, the default File Name entry, "*.*", will remain in the field. "*.*" searches the specified path for all relevant files and lists those files in the Files list box. Clicking on a file name in the Files list box will cause that file name to be displayed in the File Name entry field. When a file is specified in the File Name entry field, you can open that file by either hitting the Open button at the bottom of the Open dialog or by double clicking on the file name in the Files list box. ═══ 7.2. Help for Directory Is Entry Field ═══ The Directory is text field reflects the drive and path specified in the Open dialog. The Directory is text field reflects changes specified in the Directories list box. You can highlight the Directory is text field but you aren't allowed to edit this field. The sole purpose of this text field is to display your drive and directory choices, and to allow you to scroll long directory path names. ═══ 7.3. Help for Files List Box ═══ The Files list box contains any releveant files found in the specified drive and path, and specified in the File Name entry field. If "*.*" is specified in the File Name entry field, the Files list box will contain all the files found in the specified drive and directory that are meaningful for this application. If a specific file name is entered in the File Name field, the Files list box will contain the file name if it exists in the specified drive and path. To Select a file, click on it in the Files list box. You can then open the selected file by hitting the Open button at the bottom of the Open dialog. Double clicking on a file name in the Files list box opens that file. ═══ 7.4. Help for Directories List Box ═══ The Directories list box contains the available drives and, if applicable, subdirectories of your specified directory. Clicking on a subdirectory or drive highlights that choice in the list box. Double clicking on a subdirectory or drive makes that path current. Your specified directory is always listed in the Directory is text field. To back up one level in the directory tree, select the ".." choice in the Directories list box. ═══ 7.5. Help for Open Button ═══ Pressing the Open button at the bottom of the Open dialog will open the file specified in the File Name entry field. If the file specified in the File Name entry field does not exist in the directory specified, an error message will be displayed. Pressing the Open button when no file is specified causes no action to be taken. ═══ 7.6. Help for Cancel Button ═══ Pressing the Cancel button returns you from this dialog to your previous application. None of the actions performed on the dialog are saved. ═══ 7.7. Help for Help Button ═══ Help is available any time you press the Help button. Because this is context sensitive help, the help information that is displayed depends on where in the program the Help button was pressed. To get help for a specific field or list box, tab to or select that field and hit either F1 or the Help button. Press Esc at any time to view the previous help window or to return to the main window if there are no other help windows. Remember that selecting the F1 key is equivalent to pressing the Help button. ═══ 8. Help for Ok Button ═══ Select OK to confirm your selection(s). Once OK is pressed, your selections are implemented and you are returned to the application. ═══ 9. Help for Cancel Button ═══ Pressing the Cancel button exits you from this dialog. No action is taken, no changes are implemented, and you are returned to the application. ═══ 10. Help for Entry Field ═══ You may enter selection text in this string and then hit ENTER or click on the "OK" Button. ═══ 10.1. Help for Copy ═══ Select COPY to copy the currently selected data into memory. Once the data in memory it may be copied into this or other applications thus saving you the task of re-entering it. Since COPY was selected, and not CUT, the original data will not be removed from the application but will remain intact. ═══ 10.2. Help for Paste ═══ Select PASTE insert the data previously copied or cut into the clipboard into the file. PASTE may be performed as many times as desired and each time a new copy of the saved data will be inserted into the file. You may use the UNDO command to remove the last PASTE performed. ═══ 10.3. Help for Print ═══ Select PRINT on the File pull-down to print out the currently viewed entry. You may use print repeatedly if you wish to print multiple copies of the data. Using PRINT in no way alters or affects the data you are working on. It's only use is to provide you with a hard-copy of the file or data. If the file is fairly large, a dialog with a "Cancel" Option will be displayed. To abort prematurely from printing, press either the key or click on the "Cancel" button. ═══ 10.4. Help for Find ═══ Select FIND to search for data. You will be prompted for the data you want to search for. The data last entered in the search field will be displayed as a default search value. This data may be used again, or may be altered to reflect the data you want to search for. To change the search data, enter the new data in the field and press the [Enter] key to begin searching. ═══ 10.5. Help for Save As ═══ Select SAVE AS to access a dialog allowing you to save the file to any name you wish. This function is useful if you are creating a new file and wish to save the file under a specific name. It can also be used when you have made changes to an existing file and want to save an additional copy under a new name. If the file is fairly large, a dialog with a "Cancel" Option will be displayed. To abort prematurely from saving the file, press either the key or click on the "Cancel" button. ═══ 10.6. Help for New ═══ Select New to erase the old file from the screen, and start editing a new file. If you are currently editing a file and then select New to remove this file from memory and start working on another file, you will be prompted to save or cancel the changes made to existing file. If you are starting the application and are not currently working on a file, selecting New will allow you to begin working on a New file. ═══ 10.7. Help for Save ═══ Select SAVE on the File pull-down to save your data to a file. The file will be saved under its current name. If you wish to save the file under another name, you must use the SAVE AS option on the File pull-down. If the file is fairly large, a dialog with a "Cancel" Option will be displayed. To abort prematurely from saving the file, press either the key or click on the "Cancel" button. ═══ 10.8. Help for Word Wrap ═══ Select WORD WRAP to toggle word wrapping on and off. Word wrapping splits lines that are wider than the current window width into multiple lines. ═══ 11. Help for Save As ═══ Select SAVE AS to access a dialog allowing you to save the file to any name you wish. This function is useful if you are creating a new file and wish to save the file under a specific name. It can also be used when you have made changes to an existing file and want to save an additional copy under a new name. The file can be saved under either the "Raw" or "Formatted" options. The "Raw" option saves the file in binary format. The "Formatted" option saves the file the way it is currently being displayed on the screen (as readable text). If the file is fairly large, a dialog with a "Cancel" Option will be displayed. To abort prematurely from saving the file, press either the key or click on the "Cancel" button. ═══ 12. Help for Dump Formatter Specific Functions ═══ The help entries under this heading pertain specifically to DF. ═══ 13. Help for Open File Selection Dialog ═══ The help entries under this heading pertain to the the Open File Selection Dialog.