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<Chapter 4: Define Form>
If you want to increase or decrease the number of lines of text in
the boxes of a chart, or to alter the labeling of these lines in the entry
forms, or to change the default properties of boxes or of individual text
lines, then you will need to use the DEFINE-FORM command in the top menu.
When you invoke this command, a new menu is displayed. Using this menu you
can change the number of lines per box and you can set the default
properties. Also, a special entry form is displayed. The text fields in
this form contain the strings used to label the lines in the entry forms
for the individual boxes.
For example, the default chart created when ORCHIS is first loaded
has three lines per box, and these lines are labeled "Name", "Title" and
"Comments" respectively. Invoking the DEFINE-FORM command will display the
entry form illustrated in <[FIG03]>.
<Section 4.1: Add Line>
Use the ADD-LINE command to place additional text lines in the boxes
of the current chart. When you invoke this command, a new field is added
to the special entry form in the chart window. You are asked to select
which field in this form is to be the new field. In this way, the new line
can be added above, below, or in the middle of the existing text lines.
The new field is initially blank. Select the new field with the cursor or
by using the TAB key if you want to supply a label for that field in the
entry forms for this chart.
Note that all boxes in a given chart have the same number of text
lines in their entry forms. When you use the ADD-LINE command, you are
adding a new line to every box in the chart. Initially, this line will be
blank. If you want to show fewer lines in some boxes than in others, you
can use the HIDDEN-LINE property, which can be turned on and off for
individual lines independently in the various boxes of the chart.
<Section 4.2: Remove Line>
Use the REMOVE-LINE command to delete text lines in the boxes of the
current chart. When you invoke this command, you are prompted to select
the field that you want to delete. Position the cursor in the chosen field
and press the left mouse button or the keyboard ENTER key. The selected
line will be deleted from every box in the chart. Once a line is removed,
the deleted information cannot be recovered; therefore, ORCHIS requires a
verification for each line removed by this command.
<Section 4.3: Defaults>
Use the DEFAULTS command to change the default values for the various
properties of boxes and text lines. When you set a property value here, it
will apply everywhere in the chart, except for those boxes in which it is
overridden by an explicitly set property value.
When you invoke the DEFAULTS command, a property sheet is displayed
containing the default values for all box properties. You can then use the
NEXT-LINE <[3.1]> and FORMER-LINE <[3.2]> commands (or the PGDN and PGUP
keys) to display the default properties for the various text lines. (You
can also bypass the DEFAULTS command and display any of these default
property sheets directly by clicking on the appropriate [P]-button in the
entry form for the DEFINE-FORM menu).
Default sheets are manipulated in the same way as ordinary property
sheets. For complete information on using property sheets see Chapter
<[3]>.