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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- NGViewer V2.4 was created by:
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- W. Nijland
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- Beethovenstraat 12
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- 1962 EM Heemskerk
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- Netherlands
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- CompuServe: 100120,3464
- The author.
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- No 'C' here but Modula-2
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The File menu contains the following items
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- o Open
- o Copy
- o Print
- o Copy to File
- o Append to File
- o Search
- o Search next
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Open selection to select one of the available guides. Whenever a guide
- is selected, additional information about it is shown.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.1. Open a guide (List) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This facility allows you to select any of the available Guides. Below this list
- you see a short description of the highlighted guide.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.2. Open a guide (Open button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Press this button to open the highlighted file. As an alternative you also
- might double-click the highlighted Guide.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.3. Open a guide (Cancel button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This button cancels the dialog for selecting a Guide.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Search facility allows you to search within the guide.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Text (Entering Search text) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- In this box you can type the string to search for. You can also mark some text
- in the viewer panel, then activate the Search dialog. The marked text is copied
- into the text field.
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- The maximum allowed length of text to search for is 64 characters. If you mark
- a larger block of text, this selection can be used by the Search marked block
- option.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.2. Options (Search from top) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If you do not check this option, search will start it action at the current
- cursor location. If you want to start the search at the top of the current text
- panel, you need to check this option.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.3. Options (Search marked block) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- With this option, only the currently marked block will be searched for.
- However, note that the marked block contain at least 65 characters, to avoid
- having NGViewer automatically inserting the text into the Search Text field.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.4. Options (Case sensitive) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- With this button you can specify whether the search should be performed case
- sensitive (button checked) or not.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.5. Search (Search button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing this button starts the text search process.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.6. Search (Cancel button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing this button aborts the search dialog and returns you to the viewer.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Search next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Search next facility allows you to search again within the selected topic
- for the previously entered item.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Copy selection puts the selected topic onto the Clipboard.
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- Note: This options only works on the selected block of text.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Print selection provides you with a hardcopy.
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- Note: This options only works on the selected block of text.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Copy to File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Copy to File option simply puts the selected topic to the file NGVIEW.TMP
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- Note: This options only works on the selected block of text.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Append to File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Append to File option simply appends the selected topic to the file
- NGVIEW.TMP
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- Note: This options only works on the selected block of text.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Fonts facility allows you to select any of the available fixed-size fonts.
- Most of the guides expect a non proportional font.
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- If you are using OS/2 V2.1, consider using Font System VIO 4.
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- Note: Don't forget to save your settings if you selected another font !
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.1. Font (List) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The font currently in use is highlighted. Make the appropriate choice from the
- list of available list of fonts.
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- If only a few fonts are available you might consider installing additional
- ones. Refer to the OS/2's 2.x selective install facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.2. Font (Bold) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Check this button if you need the selected font to be more emphasized.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.3. Font (Italic) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Check this button if you want the selected font to be italicized.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.4. Font (Select button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Press this button to use the desired font. (you can also double-click)
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8.5. Font (Cancel button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Press this button abort the font selection dialog.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Colors facility allows you to select any of the available colors. After
- pressing Set, the selected foreground/background color combination is used.
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- Note: Don't forget to save your settings if you selected other colors !
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9.1. Color (Foreground) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This list shows all available foreground colors.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9.2. Color (Background) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This list shows all available background colors.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9.3. Color (Set button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If you press this button the selected colors are used.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9.4. Color (Cancel button) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If you press this button the program will cancel the color selection, and
- resume operation without changing the color settings.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.10. Save Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Save Options facility allows you to save the current font, the current
- foreground and background color. These options are saved in the file AURA.INI
- and thus should be located on a private diskdrive.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. General help for entries ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the desired topic. Double click it to reveal the related information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Menu Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This is some help on the Help menubar.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Description of the application keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You do not need a mouse to use this program. Use the arrowkeys and ENTER to
- select an item, or press Escape to go a level back.
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- With F2 you can select a new Guide to view.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. This is Help For Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You have selected the Help For Help default action.
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- This program shows you a guide from within the PM-environment.
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- It is compatible with OS/2 version 1.2 thru 2.1
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Extended Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This option is a part of the guide you have opened. It is not a part of the
- NGViewer program. If you activate this option, a list of text is shown.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Available accellarator keys are:
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- F1 - The help system.
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- F2 - Open a guide.
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- F3 - Search a phrase.
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- F4 - Refind a phrase.
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- F5 - Select desired font.
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- F6 - Select desired color.
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- F11 - Show index.
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- F12 - Show product information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This options provides you with an index of available keywords.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Revision History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Release 2.4:
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- Directory containing Guides could be a shared network directory. This release
- introduces a new method of finding its HELP and INI file. Remember that
- AURA.INI contains options of our other programs too. AURA.INI is located in the
- directory of the running program or located anywhere using the DPATH
- environment variable. NGViewer is located in the directory of the running
- program or located anywhere using the HELP environment variable.
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- You can specify (as an argument) a guide to open NGViewer with.
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- Release 2.3:
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- - Improved file open dialog.
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- - Disabled buttons while no Guide is selected.
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- - First Public Release.
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- Release 2.2:
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- - Added 4 additionals button to main screen.
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- - Help updated to reflect changes.
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- - Find now can use marked text:
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- - mark the word to search for
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- - select Search option
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- - marked word appears in Search dialog.
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