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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help Editor Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help Editor is used to make creation of IPF files easier. It will help to
insert the tags that are needed to create a valid IPF. The file that is created
in the Help Editor can then be compiled into either a document or a help file.
The follow are examples of how to compile an IPF file.
Example
IPFC /inf example.ipf
IPFC example.ipf
For further examples see your system documentation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. File Pulldown ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This pulldown is used to manipulate files in the Help Editor. The following is
a list of items in the File pulldown.
o New
o Open
o Save
o Save As
o Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. New Item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item sets up the initial tags that are needed to create a valid IPF file.
This Item can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+N
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Open item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to open an IPF file that has already been created. This Item
can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+O Note: Files can be brought in that have
been edited in another text editor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Save item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to save changes that have been edited in the Help
Editor.This Item can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+S
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Save As item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to save an edited file to a different name than it was
originally read in as. This Item can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl+A
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Exit item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to exit the Help Editor. It can also be invoked by pressing
F3
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Edit Pulldown ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This pulldown is used to aid in the process of editing a file in the Help
Editor.
o Undo
o Cut
o Copy
o Paste
o Clear
o Select All
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Undo item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to undo typing that was done in the file. Once text is
undone pressing undo again will restore what has been undone. This item can
also be invoked by pressing Alt+Backspace
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Cut item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to cut marked text into the system clipboard. This item can
also be invoked by pressing Shift+Delete
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Copy item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to copy marked text into the system clipboard. This item can
be invoked by pressing Ctrl+Insert
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Paste item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to take text from the clipboard and put it into the Help
Editor at the current cursor position. This item can be invoked by pressing
Shift+Insert
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Clear item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to delete marked text from the Help Editor. This item can be
invoked by pressing Delete
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Select All item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to select all the text that is in the Help Editor. This item
can be invoked by pressing Ctrl+E
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Options Pulldown ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item contains all of the options that can be set in the Help Editor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Wordwrap item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is used to force the wrapping of lines in the editor.
Warning
This option should be used with extreme caution because files
saved that contain wordwrapped text may not compile in the IPFC.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. IPF Pulldown ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This pulldown contains all the options that will add in the flags for the IPF
file format.
o Highlight Phrases
o Comments
o Heading
o Links
o Example
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Hightlight Phrases item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item contains a cascading menu that has all of the valid IPF highlight
phrases. These phrases are used to emphasize text in the IPF file. Each of the
items in this menu has its own associated keystroke sequence to invoke it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Comment item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to add comments to the IPF file. It can be invoked by
pressing Ctrl+M
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Heading item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to create headings in the IPF file. It pulls up a dialog box
that asks for the information needed to insert the header item. It can be
invoked by pressing Ctrl+H
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Link item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item inserts the tags needed to create a hypertext link in the IPF file.
It brings up a dialog box that lists all the possible resources that can be
linked to in the IPF file. This item can be invoked by pressing Ctrl+K
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Example item ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This item is used to insert the tags that are needed to create an example in
the IPF file. It can be invoked by pressing Ctrl+X