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Program Aid Help
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Message box Style
                          Message box Styles

   There are five icons to choose from and there are system default

   sounds associated with each style.

                               ICONS                                      SOUNDS

               No Icon                                     Default wave

   Stop Icon                                  Critical stop wave

   Question Icon                           Question wave

   Exclamation Icon                      Exclamation wave

   Information Icon                        Asterisk

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                                   Options

      There are four Options you may  choose from.

            Application Modal             Default

            System Modal

            Always on top

            Normal                               Default

            Minimum code                   Default

            Maximum code

            Help Button

            No Help button                   Default

If the Application Modal is selected The user must respond to the message

box before proceeding in the application.  If the System modal is Selected .

The user must respond to the message box before proceeding. No help

Buttons can be displayed when the system modal option is used.

Always on top if this option is chosen the message box will always be

placed  in the foreground. If it is not chosen then the default is the nominal

 Zorder chosen by windows.

Minimum code will not copy the VB string definition to the clip board but will

use the  following format.

 (MsgBox   Your message, Number, Your  title) .

The default is maximum code.

(MsgBox   Your message , 0+Ok+VbCancel+VbHelp, Your title ).

Use the help button option to determine whiter you use the help buttons

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Select default buttons
                        Select Default Button

You must also select a button combination by selecting a default button.

The button you select will select the combination and the button That will

be the first in the tab order.

Button combinations

                           Ok           Help

              Ok        Cancel     Help

Abort     Retry     Ignore      Help

Yes       No         Cancel     Help

             Yes        No           Help

             Retry      Cancel    Help

To add The Help buttons you must select Help Buttons under  Options.

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Message box General
                             General Help

There are Two important aids to programing that this program will provide

But are not aperent.

1        Use the text editor in the message window of eather  MsgBox or

          Input Box. Export or import text from Spell checking text editors or

           any ot  area that you can copy and past. Use the right mouse button

           over the message area and the File Menu to open ans save.

2	Use the picture viwer to  copy path when needed. Even when you

          need an icon in the Propertys box. You can use picture viewer to

          select an icon, Then then press copy, Return to your program and

          select (ICON) on the Properts box. Then when the Dialog box

          opens then paste in the path.

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Menu
                    Message box Wizard Menu

                                             File

New:                       Clears all text area.

Open:                  Open an existing file. Loads Title area with program

                                name and message area with text in the file. All

                                files must be xxx.txt files.

Save:                    Saves the text in the message area to a file. Uses

                                the text in the Title area as file name. If there is

                                no text in the  title area the default file name will

                                be  Untitled.txt. The extension .txt will be added.

Exit:                     Used to end  Program Aid

                                                                Help

Quick Help:            Displays a brief description of the programs operation.

Help Contents:      Displays  Message Box help in the standard  Windows

                                95 help contents.

Help Index:            Displays  Message Box help in the standard Windows

                                95 help index

Help on Help:        Displays Windows 95 help on how to use help.

About::                   Tells a little about the things and people behind the

                                program.

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InPut
                                Input Box

Help available for The Input Box  is context help. To Get help, click on the ? in the menu bar, then place the question mark over the item you want to know about.  The following is help for the menu bar.

                                             File

New:                       Clears all text area.

Open:                  Open an existing file. Loads Title area with program

                                name and message area with text in the file. All

                                files must be xxx.txt files.

Save:                    Saves the text in the message area to a file. Uses

                                the text in the Title area as file name. If there is

                                no text in the  title area the default file name will

                                be  Untitled.txt. The extension .txt will be added.

Exit:                     Used to end  Program Aid

                                                                Help

Quick Help:            Displays a brief description of the programs operation.

About::                   Tells a little about the things and people behind the

                                program.

                ?

?                              Context help. To Get help, click on the ? in the menu

                                 bar, then place the question mark over the item you

                                 want to know about.  The following is help for the

                                 menu bar.


The Title is the text that will be in the top Title bar of the input box. Left blank, The default will be Your Project Name, (App.Title).


Default is the text that will be placed in the text area for the user. The user can except the text or erase and replace the default with the desired text.


Prompting messages in the input box are placed here. All text can be imported from a  .TXT file by using the file commands on the menu bar.


Use Test to review and see what your finished Input Box will look like in your Program.


Copies all the code to create an input box exactly as you see it with the test key. All code is copped to the clipboard. Simply minimize the form then paste the code to the appropriate place in your code.


Exits the program. Aid


Color
                              Color Finder

Help available for The Input Box  is context help. To Get help, click on the ? in the menu bar, then place the question mark over the item you want to know about.  The following is help for the menu bar.

                                          Options

Color Pallet:          Displays the color pallet. When the color pallet is

                               displayed click on the color you want. Then when

                               You click ok the color will be transferred to the

                               Color Finder form.

Exit:                        Ends  Program  Aid.

                                                               Format

RGB:                       When the color code is copped to the clip board the

                                 Format it will be in is   RGB( X,X,X).

Decimal::                  When the color code is copped to the clip board the

                                 Format it will be in is   XXX

Hex::                         When the color code is copped to the clip board the

                                 Format it will be in is  $H X,X,X.

                                                                Help

Quick Help:            Displays a brief description of the programs operation.

About::                   Tells a little about the things and people behind the

                                program.

                ?

?                              Context help. To Get help, click on the ? in the menu

                                 bar, then place the question mark over the item you

                                 want to know about.  The following is help for the

                                 menu bar.


Use the up-Down arrows to change the tent of the color. The color will be displayed to the right of the controls.


This is the value of the color or tent of the color. The range is from 0 to 255.


Step is the amount the value will change with the up-down arrows to the left.


Max. will set the value to 255. When all color values are set to max the color will be White


Nom. will set the value to 192. When all color values are set to 192 the color will be the basic Windows 95 Grey.


Min. will set the value to 0. When all values are set to 0 the color will be  Black


Copy the color values to the clip board. The format used will depend the format you have checked. RGB,Hex, or Decimal.


This will exit program Aid.


Picture
                            Picture Viewer

Help available for The Input Box  is context help. To Get help, click on the ? in the menu bar, then place the question mark over the item you want to know about.  The following is help for the menu bar.

                                          Options

Path Finder:           Changes form to Path Finder. Select a path and copy

                                 to the clip board.

Quick Help:            Displays a brief description of the programs operation.

About::                   Tells a little about the things and people behind the

                                program.

Exit::                       Ends  Program Aid

                ?

?                              Context help. To Get help, click on the ? in the menu

                                 bar, then place the question mark over the item you

                                 want to know about.  The following is help for the

                                 menu bar.


Restores the Picture Viewer to the original size and place on the screen.


Shows the drive and folder. Double click on the folder to open it.


Selects the drive in witch the files and folders are found. Click on  drop down  to show all drives on system.


Enlarges the picture viewing area to full screen.


Shows the files in the path that will be shown in the picture box to the right.

File1.Pattern = "*.ico;*.bmp;*.cur;*.emf;*.jpg;*.gif;*.dib;*.wmf"


Scan button is a duel usage button. While or after the scan button is pushed the caption will change to stop. Stop scanning by pressing stop. While scanning all the pictures in the folder will be shown in the picture box to the right.


The Speed of scanning and viewing the files is controlled by clicking on the Up arrow to slow down scan and click on the Down arrow to speed up scanning.


All files will be shown in this area.


Press exit to Stop Program aid


The path from the drive to the file will be placed on the clip board..


This will return the Program to the form from which you came.