Chapter 7

File Menu

The File menu (Figure 7-2) contains standard Macintosh File menu entries.

Figure 7-2. File Menu

If you choose the Open... option from this menu, Frontier's action will depend on what you choose to open. You can open a different root file, perhaps to copy and paste a few scripts. (Because scripts cannot communicate across different root files, there is no reason to use more than one on a regular basis.) If you open an exported Frontier object, Frontier will ask you where in the Object Database to store it and will then store it in the indicated location. If you open a desktop script, Frontier will run it (after loading it into a temporary location, usually system.deskscripts).

The Print... option on the File menu prints the contents of the frontmost window. (If that window is a table, it prints only the table itself, not the contents of each object stored in the table.)

The Revert option will revert all changes to the current version of the root file. Before doing so, Frontier will confirm your intention.

Edit Menu

The Edit menu starts off like any other Macintosh Edit menu. It is shown in Figure 7-3.

Figure 7-3. Edit Menu

The Undo item changes according to the previous action. It changes from Can't Undo to Undo Move, for example, if you have just moved a headline in an outline document.

The Select All option is context-sensitive. For example, it selects all of the text in a word processing text document. In a script or outline, it selects all of the text in the current heading. If the entire line is selected (including the item marker), it selects all lines at the same level. (Try it!) In a table, it selects the entire name of the current object.

You may not be accustomed to seeing the font and styling options on the Edit menu. You'll notice that Frontier dims the last three choices unless you are editing a word processing text document.