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I set Assist as the default tool for an icon. I double-click the
icon and Assist loads as usual, only that it reports that it
cannot find the file.
Due to a bug of BlitzII you cannot set a program as a default tool
for somthing except if that icon/file is in the same drawer
with the executable file. Sorry, not my fault! I think that
BlitzII V2.1 will correct that.
The option Select from the menu Navigate is not working!
In fact, it couses a Software Failure.
As i said, you need two fonts. RIPStd.Font and TopazGR.Font.
TopazGR.font is used in that option so you better copy the font and its
drawer intto your FONTS: directory/assign. The installation script does
that for you.
I need to load Assist from my program but i want it to go directly
to a specific node. I use the execute() function but all i can do is
to make Assist to load my .help file and go to the node Main.
Assist takes you to the node Main as soon as it loads a file.
However, you can predefine the node by using the second argument.
The full syntax is:Assist [filename.help [node]]
The best trick is to use AREXX. If you cant or you dont want to write
an AREXX interface, use the execute() function to command Assist
to do something.
Example in Blitz2
QUOTE.s=chr$(34)
COM$="Rx "+QUOTE+"Address ASSIST.1 'Goto Author'"+QUOTE
execute_ &COM$,0,0
Example in C
int act;
act = Execute("Rx Address ASSIST.1 'Goto Author',NULL,NULL);
That will command the Assist copy which use the AREXX port
ASSIST.1 (usually the current Assist copy) to goto to the
node AUTHOR
I set startup screen:wb and public screen name:ObjManip (for example)
but Assist uses WBench instead. Why?
Sad bad true(Metallica!). You cannot create a proper public screen using
the ScreenTags command of BlitzII. I mean that you can create one
BUT no application will be able to 'lock' that screen. So, Assist
use the Workbench screen.
THE FOLLOWING FAQ IS FOR V1.0-1.5!!
When i execute an AREXX script or when i select a gadget which uses
the command RX, the program halts!
Take Assist V1.6 or higher! The problems are solved!
Assist refuse to load and comes up with a requester which
inform me that it cannot run becouse the screen bar is not a 10p bar.
As is said, Assist needs a screen which will use as screen font
a normal 8p font (proportional or not). This will change soon, but
until then, set as the screen font a normal 8p font.