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- This document contains information about running Parts on a
- Macintosh II.
-
- The Macintosh implementation of Parts has all the functionality of the
- IBM PC implementation, as well as some specific features not found on
- the IBM PC. Some features are invoked differently due to the nature of
- the Macintosh.
-
- Application Memory Size
- Parts is set up to run in a 1024K region. If Parts seems to be
- misbehaving you might try increasing the suggested size. You change the
- memory size allotted to Parts by single-clicking on the application
- PARTS, then typing an Apple + I to get the Information Box on the
- screen. The suggested size appears in a box in the lower right.
-
-
- Window Sizing and Placement
- You may move the window at any time. You may change the screen size
- whenever you see the grow box at the lower right. You may also click on
- the Zoom box. If you hold down the Option key when clicking on the Zoom
- box, the window will shrink down to nothing; the next click on the Zoom
- box will restore it.
-
- Color Monitors
- You may change the trace and window colors by selecting Color Monitor
- under the Color Menu. You enable and disable a trace color by clicking
- on the name; a bullet signifies a selected trace color. Each click on
- the Window Color button cycles through the 8 basic Macintosh colors. Hit
- the return key or click on the DONE button when you are satisfied with
- your selection.
-
- Parts saves the window information (size, placement, and color
- infomation) in a file named PartsPreference in the root folder of your
- hard disk when it exits, and reads it back when you start up.
-
-
-
- Selecting operations with the mouse
- Whenever a menu is presented at the bottom of the screen, you may
- either:
- Ñ type a return, which selects the default command. The default
- command is in reverse video, and may be changed by using the left or
- right arrows on the keyboard;
- Ñ type the first letter of the command, or if it is preceeded by a
- number, that number;
- Ñ move the mouse over the operation and click on the mouse.
-
- Reading and Writing Log Files.
- A Log file is opened when you select 'Write to Log File' under the File
- Menu. It will contain a history of what you type on the keyboard from
- that point on, until you either exit the application or select 'Close
- Log File'. You may select 'Read From Log File' to replay what you have
- done. The log files are text files; as such, you may use EDIT or
- another word processor them to change values.
- You may insert lines which read:
- Pause
- or, Pause N
- to have Parts pause (N seconds for the Pause N form) or until you hit a
- return (for the Pause form).
-
- You may select About Parts under the Apple Menu to get the version
- number and your ID number.
-
-
-
- Copying a Screen Image to ClipBoard
- When a graph is on the screen, you may select Copy under the Edit Menu
- to copy it to the clipboard in PICT format. You may then paste it into
- the ScrapBook, or into applications such as MacPaint. If you hold down
- the option key when copying, the menus at the bottom will be copied;
- otherwise only the graph will be copied. If the size of the Clipboard
- file would exceed 32K bytes, nothing will be copied to it and a bell
- will sound.
-
- Copying a Screen Image to MacPaint¿ format file
- When a graph is on the screen, you may select 'Write Image to MacPaint
- File' under the File Menu to save it as a MacPaint file. You may save
- an image which is more complicated than by copying to the clipboard as
- outlined above. A MacPaint image is always 576 pixels wide by 720
- pixels long, so your image will be padded with white space or clipped to
- fit.
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