Welcome to the Programmer's Project Manager Editor. This editor allows you to edit Source, Documentation, and Release files in a multiple-window environment. The System (
) menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space. All of the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "File" menu is pulled down by Alt-F. Of course, you may also use the mouse to navigate the menus. &
Press ESC to clear this help screen.
(System) Menu (Alt-Spacebar)
The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the
symbol. (
When you pull down the
menu, you see '
Ascii
Table
Calendar
Calculator
ASCII Table
The ASCII table displays the entire IBM PC character set. The current character is marked by a blinking block cursor, and the hexadecimal and decimal ASCII values of the character are displayed below the chart. A new character is selected by pressing it on the keyboard, by clicking the mouse on it in the chart, or by moving the cursor using the cursor keys.
Calculator
The Calculator is a simple four-function calculator with add, subtract, multiply, and divide. To operate the calculator you can either use the keyboard or press the buttons on the calculator with the mouse. The 'C' key clears the calculator, the '
' key will erases the last character typed, and the '
' key toggles the value from positive to negative (the keyboard equivalent of '
' is '_').
Calendar
The Calendar displays the current month, highlighting todays date. The next and previous months can be viewed using the '+' or '-' keys respectivly. The mouse can also be used to change the month by pressing the
icons.
File (Alt-F)
The File menu includes choices for opening and saving files, changing directories, DOS shell, and exiting the program. 8
Open
Save
Save
Change
Shell
Exit
File
Open (F3)
The File
Open command displays the Open a File dialog box. In this dialog box you select the text file you want to edit in a window. &
The Open
File dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
Open action button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
File
New
The File
New command creates a new editor window. The window's name is "Untitled", and is empty.
File
Save (F2)
The File
Save command allows you to save the contents of the current editor window to a disk file. If the window already has a name, the file will be saved under this name. If you wish to save the file under a new name, select the File|Save
As command instead.
File
Save As
The File
Save As command allows you to save the contents of the current editor window to a new file name. Note that if an editor window does not have a name (it is called "Untitled") selecting File|Save will execute the Save As dialog box.
File
Save All
The File
Save All command saves the contents of all editor windows to disk.
File
Change Dir
Change Dir brings up the Change
Directory dialog box, in which you can change the current directory.
File
DOS Shell
With the File
DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. 9
To return to this program, type EXIT at the DOS prompt.
File
Exit (Alt-X)
The File
Exit command terminates this program.
Help on Open a File Dialog Box
The Open a File dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, the standard button Cancel, one other action button (Open), plus a history list that's attached to the Name
inputbox.
Name
The Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to load, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.*).
Files
FILENM01.PAS
FILENM09.PAS
FILENM02.PAS
FILENM10.PAS
FILENM03.PAS
FILENM11.PAS
FILENM04.PAS
FILENM12.PAS
FILENM05.PAS
..
FILENM06.PAS
\MOREXAMP
FILENM07.PAS
\TOURS
FILENM08.PAS
\ANSWERS.DIR
The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories.
C:\TP\EXAMPLES\*.PAS
HELLO.PAS 52 Jul 14,1990 12:00pm
The File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. =
None of the items on this information panel are selectable.
[ Open ]
The Open button opens a new Viewer window and places the selected file in that window.
[ Cancel ]
If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M
(Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.)
[ Open ]
In the Open a File dialog box, if you choose the Open button TVDEMO opens a new window and places the selected file in that window.
Help on the Change Directory dialog box
The Change Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Chdir and Revert). |
Directory Name
The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory.
Directory Tree
Drives
C:\
TP
TVISION
The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter.
If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. +
[Chdir ]
The Chdir button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. +
[Revert]
The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box.
Edit (Alt-E)
The Edit menu includes choices for UNDO in the editor and managing the clipboard.
Edit
Undo
The Edit
Undo command allows you to "take back" the last editor action you performed. For example, if the line:
This is an editor test
is changed to:
This was an editor test
the Undo command will become active. Executing the Undo command will cause the line to revert back to its original version. Note that changes which can be undone are grouped into similar actions, such as typing, or deleting characters. Any action type you perform that is different than the last action type will cause the Undo information to be lost.
Edit
Cut
The Edit
Cut command removes the selected text and places it on the Clipboard. Any information previously on the clipboard is lost. Text cut from the editor may be immediately replaced by selecting the Undo command before moving the cursor.
Edit
Copy
The Edit
Copy command places a copy of the selected text on the Clipboard. The selected information is left unchanged, but any information previously on the clipboard is lost.
Edit
Paste
The Edit
Paste command inserts a the contents of the clipboard into the current editor window at the cursor position. The contents of the clipboard remain unchanged. If any text is selected in the current editor window, the highlighted text is replaced by the text coming from the clipboard. Information pasted into an editor may be removed immediately by using the Undo command before moving the cursor.
Edit
Show Clipboard
The Edit
Show Clipboard command will display the Clipboard contents is an ordinary editor window. Note that Cut and Paste commands are not enabled while the clipboard is the focused window.
Edit
Clear
The Edit
Clear command removes any selected text from the current editor without placing a copy of the text on the clipboard. The effects of this command may be reversed by selecting Undo before moving the cursor.
Search (Alt-S)
The Search menu provides text search and optional replace capability.
Search
Find
The Search
Find command searches through the text in the current window for the character or characters specified.
Search
Search & Replace
The Search
Search & Replace command performs a text search and replace in the editor.
Search
Search Again
The Search
Search Again command repeats the last Find operation.
Window (Alt-W)
The Window menu contains commands to close, move and perform other window-management commands.
Window-management commands
Tile
Cascade
Zoom
Maximize
Next
Previous
Zoom
Close
Close
Toggle
Video
Window
Size/Move
Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window.
Size
If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or position, press Enter. Q
If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window.
Move
When you choose Window
Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where you want it, press Enter. F
You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse.
Window
Zoom
Choose Window
Zoom to resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. {
You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar (except where an icon appears) to zoom or unzoom the window.
Window
Zoom All
Choose Window
Zoom All to resize all of the active windows on the desktop. If the windows are already zoomed, this command will restore all of the active windows on the desktop to their previous size.
Window
Maximize All
Choose Window
Maximize All to maximize all of the active windows on the desktop.
Window
Tile
Choose Window
Tile to tile all open file windows on the desktop. L
Tiled Windows
Window
Cascade
Choose Window
Cascade to stack all open file windows on the desktop. Z
Cascaded Windows
Window
Next (F6)
Choose Window
Next to cycle forwards through the windows on the desktop.
Window
Previous (F5)
Choose Window
Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop.
Window
Close (Alt-F3)
Choose Window
Close to close the active window. N
You can also click the Close box in the upper left corner to close a window.
Window
Close All
Choose Window
Close All to close all active windows.
Window
Toggle Video Mode
The Window
Toggle Video option toggles the video mode between 25 and 43/50 lines per screen.
Default (Alt-D)
The Default menu contains commands that let you change color and mouse default settings.
Default
Mouse...
The Default
Mouse command brings up the Mouse
Options dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your mouse works, including: R
how fast a double-click is
which mouse button (right or left) is
active
Default
Colors...
The Default
Colors item brings up the Colors
dialog box, where you can customize the colors of the display.
Default
Save Desktop
Default
Save Desktop saves the state of all open windows to a file called PPMEDIT.DSK. This file can be reloaded by selecting Default
Retrieve
Desktop.
Default
Retrieve Desktop
Default
Restore Desktop restores a previously-saved state of all open windows from a file called PPMEDIT.DSK. This file is saved via the Default
Desktop menu command.
Help on the Mouse Options dialog box
This dialog box consists of one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel.
Mouse Double Click
Slow Medium Fast
The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^
[X] Reverse Mouse Buttons
Reverse Mouse Buttons makes the right mouse button take on the normal functions of the left--and vice versa. 6
See also:
Default
Mouse...
command
Help on the Colors dialog box
The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following:
On color and black-and-white systems, it
also contains two color palettes.
On monochrome systems, it contains a set
of radio buttons instead of the palettes.
This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program.
Group
Desktop
Menus
Dialogs/Calc
Puzzle
Calendar
Ascii table
The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L
Item
Color
When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region.
Foreground
Background
On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors.
Colors
) Mono low
( ) Mono high
( ) Mono underscore
( ) Mono inverse
On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q
Text Text Text
Text Text Text
On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. a
Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK.
Reference
The Reference section contains information regarding various programming languages. /
(.txt)