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Contents

Selecting the Help tool bar button--from any screen--will launch this help tool and bring you to this page.  Selecting F1 on any screen will also launch this help tool and display help specific to that application screen.

Menus and Commands

Tool Bar Buttons

Application Screens:

Product Function Tree Browse

Table of Contents Browse

Search by Parameter

Search by Keyword

Search by Part Number

Results List

Document Display:

Tool Bar Buttons


Document Display

The Document Display Window presents the document selected via the topic drill-downs, or from the Search Results List.

For a discussion of the Tool Bar Buttons and Menu Commands unique to the Document Display screen, go to Tool Bar Buttons: Document Display.

The standard Windows windows management tools, e.g. minimize and maximize buttons, window sizing, close button, horizontal and vertical scroll bars, etc. are available.


Document Menu Commands

The Document Menu Commands replicates the functionality of the Document Display Tool Bar buttons.


FA List Box


FA_EXP


File Menu Commands

Print

Selecting the Print command will enable you to print either:

1.  the search criteria and search results, or
2.  an active document.

Printing

Printing can be invoked from two areas within the application:  Search Results, and Document Display.  Each will be discussed below:

Search Results

Preferences

The Preferences dialog gives the user control over which application screen will initially be presented after dismissal of the splash screen--the Product Function Tree screen is the initial default.  Subordinate radio buttons--e.g. indented under Table of Contents and Search by Parameter--will not be enabled unless their "parent" button is selected.

Exit

Selecting the Exit command will cause the application to quit.


Folder Icon: Closed


Folder Icon: Open


Folder: Expanded


Help Menu

Contents

Selecting the Contents command will launch this help tool and display the main Contents screen.

Search on

Selecting the Search on... command will launch this help tool and display a topical search dialog.

About

Selecting the About command will display the Linear Technology copyright screen.


Launch Menu Commands

SwitcherCAD / FilterCAD / Spice / Noise

IF the application selected has been previously installed and properly configured on your computer, selecting the SwitcherCAD, FilterCAD, Spice, or Noise commands will cause the CD-ROM Windows application to shell to DOS and launch the application selected.

You may toggle between the launched application and this CD-ROM application using the Alt-Tab key combination, or you may return to this application alone by quitting SwitcherCAD, FilterCAD, Spice, or Noise and entering EXIT at the DOS prompt.

Installing SwitcherCAD, FilterCAD. Spice, or Noise:

If the selected application has not yet been installed on your computer, it is available on the Linear Technology CD-ROM.  Exit the Linear Technology CD-ROM application and launch the SETUP.EXE associated with the selected application.

Update the application's path (and relaunch this CD-ROM application) in: <install drive>:\LINEAR\LINEAR.INI


Menus

File

Commands:	Print, Print Setup, Preferences, Setup

Search

Commands:	Product Function Tree, Table of Contents, by Parameter..., by Keyword..., by Part Number... .

View

Commands:	Results List, Document, New Products..., Sales Offices... .

Document

Commands:	Hand Scroll, Previous Page, Next Page, Last Page, Goto Page, Find, Find Next, Find Previous, Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom to, Page Only VIew, Page Thumbnails, Actual Size, Fit Page, Fit Width

Tools

Commands:	SwitcherCAD, FilterCAD, Spice, Documentation: SwitcherCAD, FilterCAD, Spice

Datasheets

Commands:	Tree Menu

Help

Commands:	Contents, Search on... , About.


Parametric Grid with Parametric Category

This search is used to locate Operational Amplifiers which match certain criteria entered by the user.

Refer to the Tutorial for a more detailed description of this search's functionality.

Buttons

Search Button: Once the search is constructed, select the Search button to execute the search.  A count of the number of documents that match the search will be displayed in the Count field at the right of the screen.

View Results Button: When the count reflects a manageable number of documents to review, select the View Results button to advance to the Results List.

Clear All: The Clear All button will clear the contents of the criteria grids.

Delete Selected Row: A row at a time can be deleted by marking the desired row and using this button.

Run Tutorial: The Run Tutorial button launches a movie which outlines the use and features of the Operational Amplifier Search.


Parametric Grid without Parametric Category

These searches are used to locate Comparators and Voltage References which match certain criteria entered by the user.

Buttons

Search Button: Once the search is constructed, select the Search button to execute the search.  A count of the number of documents that match the search will be displayed in the Count field at the right of the screen.

View Results Button: When the count reflects a manageable number of documents to review, select the View Results button to advance to the Results List.

Clear All: The Clear All button will clear the contents of the criteria grids.

Delete Selected Row: A row at a time can be deleted by marking the desired row and using this button.

Run Tutorial: The Run Tutorial button launches a movie which outlines the use and features of the Operational Amplifier Search.


Print Document Display


Print Search Results

The Print Search Results dialog is invoked from the Search Results screen.  The user can specify the number of copies, as well as whether to print the Search Criteria only, the Search Results only, or both the Search Criteria and Search Results.  The default is to print both components.


Product Function Tree Screen
Product Function Tree Browse Screen

The Product Function Tree Browse screen allows you to navigate through a hierarchical presentation of functional product areas and topic categories designed to guide you to the Linear Technology product you seek.

**	Clicking on the drop-down arrow in the Functional Area list box will reveal the Functional Areas available for selection.

**	The selection of a Functional Area will reveal the highest level categories associated with the Functional Area.  A closed-folder icon preceding a category indicates subordinate categories or documents.

**	A single-click, anywhere on a closed-folder line, will expand the level and reveal the subordinate categories or documents.

**	A single-click, anywhere on an open-folder line, will contract the level and hide the subordinate categories or documents.

**	Double-clicking a line preceded by a document icon will launch the document viewer and display the Document Display window.

The expanded folders and their contents can be printed.  To print, open a folders to the level in which document icons are visible and select the Print button in the tool bar area.


Results List Screen

The Results List screen displays the document information resulting from a search.  All documents matching the search criteria are displayed in a multi-line, multi-column grid.

**	To view a given document, double-click the document line, or highlight the document line and select (1) the View Document button, or (2) the View|Document menu/command.

**	To return to the search screens, select the Return to Search button to return to the most recent search construct, or select one of the three search tool bar buttons.

**	The content of the columns is determined by the search constructed.

Part Number Searches

Column 1 will contain the part number(s) on the document matching the search criteria.

Column 2 will contain the document title.

Keyword Searches

Column 1 will contain the part number(s) on the document matching the search criteria.

Column 2 will contain the document title.

Parametric Searches

Column 1 will contain the part number(s) on the document matching the search criteria.

Column 2 will contains the value of the parameter selected on the search grid.

**	The order of the columns can be saved via the Preferences dialog accessed by the Preferences command on the File menu.

**	The columns on the search results grid are sizable.  To resize, place the cursor on the right edge if a column head.  The cursor will change to a +.  Press, hold, and drag the mouse to the width desired.

**	The contents of the rows on the search results grid can be sorted, ascending or descending, by clicking on the column head.  Each subsequent click will toggle between an ascending and descending sort.


Search Menu Commands

The commands under the Search menu--detailed below--will advance to the application screen described.

Product Function Tree (Browse)

The Product Function Tree screen allows you to navigate through a hierarchical presentation of functional product areas and topic categories designed to guide you to the Linear Technology product you seek.

Table of Contents (Browse)

The Table of Contents screen allows you to navigate through a hierarchical presentation of categorized articles from the LT Magazine, as well as the current editions of the Databook and Applications Handbook.

(Search) by Parameter

The Search by Parameter allows searching for Linear Technology products by parameter characteristics.

(Search) by Keyword)

The Search by Keyword screen allows searching through the text in Linear Technology documents.

(Search) by Part Number

The Search by Part Number screen allows searching for specific Linear Technology part numbers.


Search by Keyword Screen

The Search by Keyword screen allows searching through the text in Linear Technology documents. Wild card searches can be constructed by the use of a preceding or succeeding asterisk (*).  Boolean searches, using and/or criteria can also be constructed.

Search Area

The search can be restricted to only selected documents, e.g. from Databooks, and/or Application Handbooks, and/ or LT Magazine articles, by clicking in the appropriate check box in Search Areas.

The terms displayed in the Browse Wheel is not restricted by any selections in the Search Area.

Edit Box

You may enter the target term(s) in the edit box, or select the Browse button to display a scrollable list (a Browse Wheel) of the indexed terms.

Browse Wheel

Selection of the Browse button will display a scrollable list (a Browse Wheel) of the search terms found in the Linear Technology documents.  You may quickly advance through the Browse Wheel, e.g. to verify the existence of a term, by typing the first character of the term you seek.

The terms displayed in the Browse Wheel is not restricted by any selections in the Search Area.

Buttons

Search Button: Once the search is constructed, select the Search button to execute the search.  A count of the number of documents that match the search will be displayed to the right of the edit box.  If the count is high, a more restrictive search can then be constructed.

View Results Button: When the count reflects a manageable number of documents to review, select the View Results button to advance to the Results List.

Clear: The Clear button will clear the contents of the edit box.

Run Tutorial: The Run Tutorial button launches a movie which outlines the use and features of the Keyword Search.


Search by Parameter Screen

There are three search paradigms used within the Search by Parameter function:

1.	The Parametric Grid with Parametric Category for:

--Operational Amplifiers.

2.	The Parametric Grid without Parametric Category for:

--Comparators

--Voltage References

3.	And Special Selection Table for:

---Switching Regulators


Search by Part Number Screen

The Search by Part Number screen allows searching for specific Linear Technology part numbers. Wild card searches can be constructed by the use of a preceding or succeeding asterisk (*), e.g. *1044.  Boolean searches, using and/or criteria can also be constructed.

Edit Box

You may enter the target term(s) in the edit box, or select the Browse button to display a scrollable list (a Browse Wheel) of the indexed part numbers.

Browse Wheel

Selection of the Browse button will display an alphabetical scrollable list (a Browse Wheel) of the part numbers.  You may quickly advance through the Browse Wheel, e.g. to verify the existence of a part number by typing the first character of the part number you seek.

Buttons

Search Button: Once the search is constructed, select the Search button to execute the search.  A count of the number of documents that match the search will be displayed to the right of the edit box.  If the count is high, a more restrictive search can then be constructed.

View Results Button: When the count reflects a manageable number of documents to review, select the View Results button to advance to the Results List.

Clear: The Clear button will clear the contents of the edit box.

Run Tutorial: The Run Tutorial button launches a movie which outlines the use and features of the Keyword Search.


Special Selection Table

Buttons:

View Results Button: When the count reflects a manageable number of documents to review, select the View Results button to advance to the Results List.

Clear All: The Clear All button will clear the contents of the criteria grids.


Table of Contents Screen
Table of Contents Browse Screen

The Table of Contents Browse screen allows you to navigate through a hierarchical presentation of categorized articles from the LT Magazine, as well as the current editions of the:

Linear Databook—Table of Contents

Linear Applications Handbook—Table of Contents

Linear Applications Handbook—Subject Index

**	First, select the publication to review by clicking on the appropriate tab at the top of the screen (just below the tool bar buttons).

**	The selection of a Linear publication will reveal the highest level topics associated with the selected publication.

**	A closed folder icon preceding a category indicates subordinate topics or documents.

**	A single-click, anywhere on a closed folder line, will expand the level and reveal the subordinate topics or documents.

**	A single-click, anywhere on an open folder line, will contract the level and hide the subordinate topics or documents.

**	Double-clicking a line preceded by a document icon will launch the document viewer and display the Document Display window.

The expanded folders and their contents can be printed.  To print, open a folders to the level in which document icons are visible and select the Print button in the tool bar area.


Tool Bar Buttons: Document Display

The Document Display screen has tool bar buttons in addition to those displayed throughout the main application.  This topic will discuss only those buttons unique to the Document Display screen.

The Arrow button returns you to the Results List.

The hand tool enables you to move a single document page on the screen when the page does not fit within the main window.  Drag the hand tool in the direction you want to move the page.

  	The zoom tools magnify and reduce the page display.

The Page Only button closes the overview area of the window.

The Thumbnail and Page button opens the overview area and displays thumbnail images of each document page.  Click a thumbnail to go to the page marked by that thumbnail.

  	The First Page and Last Page buttons move the document to the first or last page of a document.

  	The Previous Page and Next Page buttons move the document backward or forward one page at a time.

The Actual Size button displays the page at 100% magnification.

The Fit Page button scales the page to fit within the window.

The Fit Width button scales the page to fill the width of the window.

The link tool presents a list of related documents as defined by Linear Technology.  Selecting a linked document name will replace the Document Window with the related document.

The binocular button controls the Find function.  It is used to find a word in a document.

The binocular plus ellipse button is used to Find the word again.

The Printer prints the document which is being presently viewed.


Tool Bar Buttons: Main Application

Placing the cursor on top of a tool bar button—without clicking—will display a tool bar tip describing the functionality behind each button. Selecting a tool bar button will implement the functionality described—typically advancing to one of the application screens.

The tool bar buttons defined below will be visible on all screens within the main application.  (Additional document navigation buttons will be displayed on the Document Display screen.)

Product Function Tree

The Product Function Tree screen allows you to navigate through a hierarchical presentation of functional product areas and topic categories designed to guide you to the Linear Technology product you seek.

Table of Contents Browse

The Table of Contents screen allows you to navigate through a hierarchical presentation of categorized articles from the LT Magazine, as well as the current editions of the Databook and Applications Handbook.

Search by Parameter

The Search by Parameter allows searching for Linear Technology products by parameter characteristics.

Search by Keyword

The Search by Keyword screen allows searching through the text in Linear Technology documents.

Search by Part Number

The Search by Part Number screen allows searching for specific Linear Technology part numbers.

New Products

The New Products button executes a predefined search that will display the datasheet titles of Linear Technology's newest products.

Worldwide Sales Offices

The Worldwide Sales Offices button will display a document describing the locations of Linear Technology's sales offices worldwide.

Print

The Print button will display a typical Windows print dialog.  Printing can be executed from the Results List and Document Display screens..

The Launch SwitcherCAD button will cause the application to shell to DOS and launch Linear Technology's SwitcherCAD application.  NOTE:  As this software was written pre-Windows, you will receive a warning message, "Might not have enough RAM memory to run SW safely.  Program abort? Y/N"  You might avoid this message if you exit LinearView and Windows and launch SwitcherCAD from a pure DOS state.

The Launch FilterCAD button will cause the application to shell to DOS and launch Linear Technology's FilterCAD application.

The Launch Spice button will cause the application to shell to DOS and launch Linear Technology's Spice application.

The Launch Noise button will cause the application to shell to DOS and launch Linear Technology's Spice application.

Installing SwitcherCAD, FilterCAD. Spice or Noise

If the selected application was not yet installed on your computer during the LinearView installation, it is available on the Linear Technology CD-ROM.  Exit the Linear Technology CD-ROM application and launch the SETUP.EXE associated with the selected application.

Update the application's path in the Linear.ini file and relaunch the LinearView application in:

Help

The Help button will launch this help tool and display the main Contents screen

Exit

Selecting the Exit button will cause the application to quit.


Tree Menu (Drill Down)

The Tree menu is a presentation of the Linear Technology datasheets, categorized by functional area, similar to the Product Function Tree screen .  The Tree Menu is not loaded when the LinearView is started.  To load, go to the Datasheets menu and choose Load Menu Tree.  The Tree Menu is then accessible.  It is recommended that the Tree Menu be unloaded when no longer needed, as it uses a large portion of the machine's memory.

**	Clicking on the Tree Menu will first display a listing of the 18 functional topics.

**	A selected topic will display—in a waterfall fashion—subordinate topics or documents, if any are available.

**	Selecting a document number/title will display the selected document.


View Menu Commands

Results List

The Results List command is an alternate approach to selecting the View Results button on the search screens.  It will return the Results List screen designed to display the document titles of Linear Technology documents.

Document

The Document command is an alternate approach to selecting the View Document button on the Results List, or double-clicking the icon document on the browse screens.  It will display the selected document

New Products

The New Products command will return the Results List of a search designed to display the datasheet titles of Linear Technology's new products.

Sales Offices

The  Sales Offices command will display a document describing the locations of Linear Technology's sales offices worldwide.