In'side Shareware 1995 March/ish0395.iso/os2/clearlok/clhlp.hlp

OS/2 Help File | 1994-09-28 | 125KB | 3,650 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Clearlook is a word processor designed exclusively for OS/2 Presentation
Manager making wide use of OS/2's 32-bit architecture and multithreading
capabilities. Clearlook's unique concept for structuring text documents allows
the user to interact in an intuitive manner with powerful text objects.

The history of Clearlook: Clearlook's leading designer has been creating custom
made word processors for DOS since the early 1980'ies. Years of careful
observation of users' needs and intuitive responses have been carefully coded
to produce a series of evolving word processors that fulfilled the various
specifications of administrations and international companies. When 32-bit OS/2
became available in 1992 the existing word processor was transferred to OS/2,
but the designer was not content with the result. He decided to rewrite the
word processor from scratch, blending his decade of experience creating word
processors with the extraordinary capabilities of the new OS/2.

Related information:

o Status window
o Word processor
o Containers
o Objects


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Status window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The status window is a container for text documents. It also contains an object
representing Clearlook's internal window list.

Every opened document appears as an icon in the status window. Using the
container's pop-up menus you can create additional objects and set them up for
a variety of individual functionalities:

o Create document (from templates)
o Open document
o Status window menu functions


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Window list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Clearlook's internal window list shows all open documents in decreasing order
of their last access. The active window is listed on top, the previously active
window below and so on. By pressing Enter or double clicking you can activate
any desired window displayed in the list.

Related information:

o Switching between windows


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Switching between windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o In Document windows: By pressing F10 you can switch to the status window at
  any time. By activating an object the corresponding window receives the focus
  and is moved to the top.
o In all windows: Clearlook maintains an internal window list, showing all open
  windows in decreasing sequence of their last access. You can activate any
  Clearlook window through this window list. But even if you don't use the
  window list, you can use the following key combinations to switch between
  windows:

   - Keys Alt+2: previously active window.
   - Keys Alt+3: third last active window.
   - .........
   - Keys Alt+9: ninth last active window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Create document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can create a new, unnamed document with a default format and font by using
the status window's menu function text, new.

For creating documents with your own format and predefined text you set up
document templates. In order to use these templates, you create an object in
the status window. In the setup dialog of this object you set the object's
function to New (create object) and enter the path where you put the templates.
Let us say you give this object the title Create text.

Whenever you want to create a new document, you go to the status window and
activate the object you named Create text. A list of all the document templates
will be presented. After choosing one, a new text document is created from the
template.

Related information:

o Objects
o Word processor
o Status window object setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Open document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can open text documents by using the status window's menu function text,
open.

If you need to access documents in a particular directory frequently, you can
create an object in the status window. In the setup dialog of this object you
set the object's function to Open (open object) and enter the path of the
directory you want to access. Let us say you give this object the title Open
text.

Whenever you want to access a document in that directory, you go to the status
window and activate the object you named Open text. A list of all the documents
in the directory will be presented.

Related information:

o Objects
o Word processor
o Status window object setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Create a database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can create a new, empty database without any field definitions by using the
status window's menu function database, new.

For creating databases from predefined template you set up database templates.
In order to use these templates, you create an object in the status window. In
the setup dialog of this object you set the object's function to New (create
object) and enter the path where you put the templates. Let us say you give
this object the title Create database.

Whenever you want to create a new database, you go to the status window and
activate the object you named Create database. A list of all the database
templates will be presented. After choosing one, a new database is created from
the template.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Status window object setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Open a database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can open a database by using the status window's menu function database,
open or database, exclusive.

If you need to access databases in a particular directory or just one database
frequently, you can create an object in the status window. In the setup dialog
of this object you set the object's function to Open (open object) and enter
the path of the directory or the complete path of the database you want to
access. Let us say you give this object the title Open database.

Whenever you want to access a database in that directory, you go to the status
window and activate the object you named Open database. A list of all the
databases in the directory will be presented. If you entered the complete path
of a database, activating the object will immediately open the specified
database.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Status window object setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Document templates ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When creating new text documents you may want the newly created document to
come up in a specific format, containing your logo or other preset features. To
achieve this you can create a document template. This is done by simply
creating a new document and making it look the way you want your template to
look. Then you save this document, preferably in a specific directory that will
contain all your templates, for example in a directory \TEMPLATE.

In order to access the template you can place a text object in the status
window and configure it to create new documents. Whenever you activate this
text object either a list of templates is displayed or a specified template is
used to create your document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Database templates ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When frequently creating new databases you may want the newly created database
to come up with preset features. To achieve this you can create a database
template. This is done by creating a new database and setting it up the way you
want your template to look. When specifying a name for the database you may
want to specify a directory that will contain all your templates, for example a
directory \TEMPLATE.

In order to access the template you can place a database object in the status
window and configure it to create a database. Whenever you activate this
database object either a list of templates is displayed or a specified template
is used to create your new database.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Window of origin ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A window is called window of origin, if it is the origin for another window.
Whenever you open a text document in the status window, the status window
becomes the origin of this text window.

All text documents and databases have their origin in the status window. All
data add and edit windows have their origin in the control container of the
database.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.10. Data window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

All data add and edit windows of a database are called data windows as opposed
to the control container of a database.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11. Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the pop-up menu of the status window the following dialog can accessed:

o Status window object setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.1. Status window object setup (status window) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The title you give an object serves your use only.

Function defines the behavior of the object. When activating the object it will
either open of create a file, depending on the function you configured:

o If the function of the object is set to create a file, then the path
  specifies the working directory where the newly created file will be placed.
  The field templates can be set to a path for document templates.
o If the function of the object is set to open a file, then path either
  specifies the working directory where the files are found or a complete path
  and filename of the file to be loaded when activating the object.
If multiple activate is checked, the functionality of the object can be used
repeatedly, as each activation of the object creates a new object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.2. Thesaurus object setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The title you give the object serves your use only.

With Language you define the desired language for the thesaurus. Note that your
installation may not contain all the language data files for the all the
choices possible in this field.

By checking Multiple open you can repeatedly click on the icon and open several
copies of the thesaurus.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3. Dialog fields ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Title
o Path
o Document template
o Function
o Exclusive open
o Multiple activate


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.1. Title field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can choose any title you like for your objects.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.2. Path field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If the object creates files (function set to new): When creating a new file, a
dialog appears prompting you for a file name. At the same time the working
directory is set to the path indicated in this field.

If the object opens files (function set to open):

o If no path is entered, the directory active at the moment of activating the
  object is used to display a list of available files.
o If a path with wild cards is entered, the contents of the indicated directory
  according to the selection defined by the wild cards will be displayed.
o If a complete path and file name is entered, the file is loaded immediately
  (if existing) without display of a choice of files. For documents you need
  frequently it is well worth to set up an object in the status window
  containing the complete path and file name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.3. Document template field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If a text object's function is to create documents, a template field appears.
This field can contain a path (with or without wild cards), or the complete
path and file name of a document to be used as template. (Paths without wild
cards must be terminated by a backslash '\'):

o Directory as path: Upon activation of the object, the content of the
  indicated directory is displayed, offering you a choice of document
  templates. If a template is chosen, a new, unnamed document according to the
  template is created. If you cancel the choice of templates, an empty, unnamed
  document with default setup is created.
o Filename as path: Upon activation of the object, a new, unnamed document
  according to the template specified in the path is created.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.4. Database template field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If a database object's function is to create a database, a template field
appears. This field can contain a path (with or without wild cards), or the
complete path and file name of a database to be used as template. (Paths
without wild cards must be terminated by a backslash '\'):

o Directory as path: Upon activation of the object, the content of the
  indicated directory is displayed, offering you a choice of database
  templates. If a template is chosen, a new database containing the setup and
  the data of the template is created. If you cancel the choice of templates, a
  default, empty database is created.
o Filename as path: Upon activation of the object, a new database containing
  the setup and the data of the template is created.

The process of creating a database from a template causes the data file (CDB)
and the index file (CDI) to be copied. The definition file (CDF) is copied only
if found in the same directory as the other files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.5. Function new/open field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The setting of this field defines the basic behavior of an object:

o If function is set to new, the object always creates a file when activated.
  The field document templates appears for you to enter an optional path for
  templates.
o if function is set to open, the object always opens an existing file when
  activated. If the field path contains an existing path information with or
  without wild cards, a list of files is displayed. If the field path contains
  the complete path and file name of an existing file, this file is immediately
  loaded upon activation of the object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.6. Exclusive open field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this field is checked, a database is opened in exclusive mode. Opening a
database in exclusive mode effectively prevents another process from (or user)
from accessing the database until it is closed.

Some database functions like the maintenance functions are only accessible if
the database has been opened in exclusive mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11.3.7. Multiple activate field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o If this field is not checked, activating the object executes the function of
  the object and marks the object as active.
o If multiple activate is checked, activating the object causes a copy of the
  object to be created. The copy then executes the function of the object. The
  original object remains inactive and can be activated again. In an object
  that creates documents for example, you may prefer to check this option,
  since this will allow you to create any number of new documents by repeatedly
  activating this one object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12. Status window menu functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The menu bar of the status window contains the functions Text  and Help. Two
further functions are subitems of the system menu (the small icon in the upper
left corner of the window). By clicking on this icon the functions Setup and
Cascade become available, in addition to the usual system menu functions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.1. Function Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using this function you can create text documents and open existing text
documents.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.1.1. Function New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Creates a new, unnamed text document with default format and font.

Related information:

o Create document


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.1.2. Function Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shows the contents of the active directory and lets you open a text document.

Related information:

o Open document


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.2. Function Database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using this function you can create a new database or open an existing database.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.2.1. Function New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Creates a new, empty database and an empty definition file.

Related information:

o Create database


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.2.2. Function Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shows the contents of the active directory and lets you open a database.

Related information:

o Open database


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.2.3. Function Exclusive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shows the contents of the active directory and lets you open a database in
exclusive mode.

Related information:

o Open database


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.2.4. Function Definition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shows the contents of the active directory and lets you open a definition file
(CDF) of a database.

Related information:

o Open database


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.3. Function Setup (system menu) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can access this function by activating the status window's system menu (the
small icon in the upper left corner of the status window).

The font and view of the status window's container can be set to your
preference.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12.4. Function Cascade (system menu) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The windows of all open documents will be reset to default size and displayed
in a cascade.



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Word processor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Using help in the word processor
o Document structure
o Document objects
o Operations on selected text
o Word processor window elements
o Spell checking and thesaurus


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Using help, Word processor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Help for the word processor is displayed in dependence upon the pointer
position. Move the pointer on any element of the word processor window and
press F1 to get the right help page.

All window elements like speedbar, speedbar buttons, ruler and information bar,
as well as all the objects a document is composed of, cause the appropriate
help page to be displayed, if the pointer is positioned on them at the moment
of pressing F1.

When moving the pointer over a text document, the shape of the pointer also
varies to indicate possible manipulations. Again, press F1 when the pointer
takes a particular shape and get the right answer on what you can do at that
point.

To get help on any of the menu bar items or items of pop-up menus move the
pointer on the item, press the first pointing device button to activate the
menu item, and while keeping it activated, press F1 to access the corresponding
help panel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Using keys, Word processor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Speedbar equivalents
o Font command hotkeys
o Window access hotkeys


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.1. Speedbar equivalents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o F2  Save document
o Shift F2  Print document
o Alt Backspace  Undo

o F5  Show margins
o F6  Show cells
o F7  Show control points
o F8  Show horizontal ruler

o Shift F5  Open cell, create table
o Shift F6  Text alignment
o Shift F7  Leading
o Shift F8  Line distance


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.2. Font command hotkeys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Ctrl T:  Typeface
o Ctrl Z:  Size
o Ctrl Y:  Style
o Ctrl L:  Lining: underscore ...
o Ctrl P:  Position: superscript ...

o Ctrl W: Wrap-lock
o Ctrl H: Preset hyphen

o Ctrl R: Regular
o Ctrl B: Bold
o Ctrl I: Italic
o Ctrl U: Underline
o Ctrl S: Strikeout
o Ctrl O: Outline
o Ctrl E: End font change


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2.3. Window access hotkeys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o F 10: Status window
o Alt 2: previously active window
o Alt 3: third last active window
o Alt 4: fourth last active window
o ...........
o Alt 0: Window of origin (Status window)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Document structure and manipulation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Document structure
o Document objects
o Operations on selected text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.1. Document structure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In order to understand the structure of Clearlook documents, lets take the
following example:

Imagine you are faced with the task to design a page in a magazine. You know
that you will have to place a number of short articles in separate columns and
a couple of pictures with text pertaining to these pictures. Let us describe
one possible way to go about this task and how the objects you deal with relate
to the objects a Clearlook document is composed of.

To start out you get a sheet of (white) paper and trim it to the size of the
magazine's page format.

You also know the maximum width and height of the area you can use on this
page, but you don't know yet exactly how the usable area will be positioned on
the magazine's page. So you get another sheet of (dark cyan) paper and cut it
to the size of the actual usable area. This sheet will be the bases for our
articles and pictures. Let us call it the base text area, because it is the
basic area we have available for our text and pictures. We use dark cyan paper
in order to contrast against the white of the magazine's page.

The articles have been typed up in columns on white slips of paper cut to the
actual extent of text on them. These slips of paper we'll call text cells.

We'll also prepare the picture and the text pertaining to the picture and mount
it on a sheet of (light cyan) paper. We'll also call this sheet text area,
because it is an independent area where we can place text and pictures. This
sheet we'll trim so that the picture and its text will just fit. The text
pertaining to the picture is again written on a slip of (white) paper.

Now recall the objects we have prepared: The white sheet of paper, the dark
cyan base text area, the light cyan text area for the picture and its text and
the text cells, the white slips of paper containing the actual text.

In the process of designing the page we will first glue the picture to the
light cyan text area and then the text pertaining to the picture beneath, also
on the light cyan text area. Now we will place the remaining slips of paper and
the light cyan text area on the dark cyan text area and move these objects
around until we reached the desired layout. The final action will be to
position the dark cyan text area on the white sheet corresponding to the page
of the magazine.

By keeping this example in mind, you will easily understand the structure of
Clearlook documents, since Clearlook is an electronic implementation of this
approach to designing documents. Of course, the electronic implementation has a
lot more flexibility and few particular rules on the handling of these document
objects.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2. Document objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Base text area
o Layered text area
o Text cell
o Bitmap
o Margin
o Border
o Fill-in
o Tabmark
o Selected text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.1. Text area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A text area as a container for text cells. A text area can contain further
layers of text areas. The lowest level text area is called base text area, text
areas contained in the base text area are called layered text areas.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.2. Base text area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The base text area is the text area on the sheet of paper where you want to
place text and pictures. The area outside the base text area up to the rim of
the sheet of paper is called margin.

Creation: Every document always has one base text area. The base text area
cannot be deleted. When creating a new text document, the document's base text
area is created automatically as well as its first text cell.

By moving and sizing the base text area you position your text on the sheet of
paper. When the view of the document is set to show the cell structure, the
base text area appears in dark cyan. The text cells it contains are objects on
top of the base text area and thus may cover it. The dark cyan border of these
cells remains as indicator of the base text area beneath.

Like layered text areas, the base text area can also be moved and sized within
its containing frame, the sheet of paper. The size and format of the sheet of
paper is set with the layout dialog.

Moving the text area causes all of its cells and contained text areas to move
with it. Sizing the text area will also cause a corresponding change in size of
its cells and contained text areas. Changing the format of the document from
portrait to landscape for example, is also regarded as an action of resizing.
You will notice that such a change will enlarge all cells and contained text
areas in a proportional factor to the change of width from portrait to
landscape format.

If a cell grows beyond the height of the base text area, a new page is
automatically created and the flow of text and cells continues on the next
page.

Changing the position and size of the base text area on one page causes an
identical change on all the other pages.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.3. Layered text area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A text area can contain another text area. Such contained text areas are called
layered text areas. The base text area is considered layer one, the next
contained text area is layer two and so forth.

Creation: When creating a new text document, the document has a base text area
and one text cell. Layered text areas are created by the user by invoking the
pop-up menu's function new text area. With the pop-up menu's function delete
you can remove a layered text area from the document. Removing a text area
causes all of its cells and their contents to be removed with it.

If the view of the document is set to show the cell structure, a text area can
be moved and sized within the limits of its containing text area. Second level
text areas will appear in light cyan.

A text area contained within a second level text area is called a third level
text area, which will appear in dark cyan to contrast its container, the second
level text area. Clearlook's logic does not impose any limit to the number of
text areas that can be layered within each other.

All text areas share the same functionality in that they are containers for
text cells and that they can be moved and sized within the limits of their
parent object. There is only one different behavior between the base text area
and layered text areas:

o The base text area automatically continues to repeat itself from one page to
  another, allowing cells to continue to flow through it.
o Layered text areas can be configured to repeat themselves on subsequent
  pages, always displaying the same content.
Since layered text areas will not allow the flow of text to continue on the
next page, text that extends below the bottom of a layered text area is simply
not visible. By enlarging the text area, text that 'fell' beyond its bottom
will again become visible.

In the setup dialog of a layered text area you can set the text area to be
repeatedly displayed on subsequent pages. For example you can specify a layered
text area to be displayed from page 1 to 10. The text area will be defined on
page one, on pages two to ten copies of this text area will be displayed. Used
in this way, layered text areas become very powerful feature to create headers
and footers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.4. Text cell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A text cell is the actual container for the text of your document. A text cell
can contain characters and bitmaps. The height of a cell grows as more text is
inserted into it. (So it is a very convenient container that always grows to
the size of its contents.) The cell itself is always contained in a text area.
Any number of cells can be placed within one text area. Cells can be placed in
rows side by side. Any number of rows of cells can be placed in a text area.

Creation: When creating a new text document, the document has a base text area
and one text cell. You can create additional text cells with the pop-up menu's
function new cell or with the speedbar's create table button. With the pop-up
menu's function delete you can remove a text cell from the document. Removing a
text cell causes all of its characters and bitmaps to be removed with it.

If the view of the document is set to show the cell structure, cells can be
moved and sized horizontally within the limits of the text area. Cells can
never overlap. In order to move or enlarge a cell there must be empty space on
the side of that cell. (You can always reduce the width of cells to create
empty space).

The width of a cell defines the linebreak of the text flowing in the cell.
While the user defines the width of a cell, the height is adjusted
automatically in dependence upon the text contained in the cell. As you add
text to a cell its height will continue to grow, pushing subsequent cells (if
existing) further down. A cell not containing any text has the height of one
line.

You cannot move a cell vertically within its text area. If you need to place a
cell on a particular position within a page, then create a layered text area,
which you can position anywhere, and along with it, its text cells will move to
the desired position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.5. Bitmap ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In Clearlook a bitmap is a special character you import from the disk or screen
and place in the stream characters. This 'special character' bitmap has one
additional quality: you can scale it to any size that fits in the text cell.
Creation: To insert a bitmap into your text you use the function import bitmap.
You can also create a bitmap by clipping an area of the screen by using the
function screen clip. To delete a bitmap you simply place the cursor on the
bitmap and press the key Del, just like you do for deleting a character. You
can also use the pop-up menu's function delete to remove a bitmap.

A bitmap is just one character in the flow of characters of the text cell,
therefore you can adjust its position horizontally by adding space (or
characters) on the left of the bitmap. To position it vertically, you can add
carriage returns above the bitmap. This way of positioning is useful for small
bitmaps that are part of the flow of text.

For Bitmaps that aren't part of the flowing text but rather have a fixed
position on the page it is best to create a layered text area and insert the
bitmap into the first cell of this text area as the only character of this
cell. Then just moving and positioning the text area will place the bitmap in
the desired position.

After inserting a bitmap with the function import bitmap, the bitmap is shown
in a default size. Move the pointer to the right or bottom edge of the bitmap,
until a sizing pointer appears. Then press the left button of the pointing
device and size the bitmap as you need.

Clearlook always maintains the original imported bitmap without any
modification and scales it as needed to the desired display size. The size of
the original bitmap determines the amount of memory occupied, never the display
size. If a large bitmap with a high color resolution is imported, a
considerable amount of memory will be occupied during the manipulation of the
document. This may slow down the execution speed on systems with very tight
memory. In general, even large bitmaps will only effect the display speed of
Clearlook when they are actually visible on the screen.

When printing documents containing bitmaps, the original resolution of the
bitmap will be the decisive factor for the clarity of the bitmap on your print
out.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.6. Margin ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The area outside the base text area up to the edge of the sheet of paper is
called the margin. There are several ways to manipulate margins:

o Enter margin values in the layout dialog.
o Cause the cell structure to be displayed either by using the speed button
  show cells or the same option in the view dialog. Then size and move the base
  text area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.7. Border ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Every text area can if a border. To create a border, call the menu function
border and enter the appropriate values in the border dialog. or invoke the
pop-up menu and invoke the function new border.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.8. Fill-in ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A fill-in is a special character that automatically contains a value the system
'fills in' for you. The system can fill in the page number, the system date,
the system time or the file's name. A fill- in is created with the menu's
fill-in functions and behaves like one single character to the delete and
select functions, even though it may display several characters (like the date
etc.).

For time and date fill-ins the number of displayed characters can be adjusted
by placing the cursor on the first character of the fill-in and pressing + or
-.

If show cells is turned on, the fill-in appears outlined in dark blue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.9. Tabmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Tabmarks are used to force specified positions within the flow of characters:

o Left aligned columns
o Right aligned columns
o Indentions
Tabmarks are either created by setting a tabstop and jumping to that tabstop by
pressing the tab key or by moving the cursor to a desired position by adding
spaces in the document and then pressing Ctrl Tab.

Tabmarks can be thought of as space characters with a fixed horizontal
position. As long as the amount of text to the left of a textmark doesn't reach
the textmarks horizontal position, the textmark forces its position on the next
character following it. If the textmark is pushed beyond its horizontal
position by text inserted to its left, it has the effect of a space character
of zero width (that is no visual effect).

Text written to the right of a tabmark beyond the end of the line will wrap
around and continue indented at the position of the tabmark. All subsequent
lines are indented until a line is terminated with a carriage return.

Tabmarks exist independently of tabstops! Though tabstops with a horizontal
setting equal to a tabmark can be used to modify a tabmark's horizontal
position and fill character.

Tabmarks are controls points and become visible if show control points is
turned on.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.10. Selected Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Clearlook has two select modes:

o In flow select mode, you select one or more characters (or bitmaps). The
  selection is called flowtext.
o In area select mode, you select one or more text cells. The selection is
  called areatext.
Selected text is to be thought of as an individual document object. When
invoking a pop-up menu with the cursor or pointer positioned on selected text,
a menu with functions particular to manipulating selected text appears. Similar
to the other document objects, you can move, size, delete and manipulate
selected text.

See also:

o Operations on selected text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.10.1. Flow select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Flow select mode lets you select text on a character by character basis. In
this mode you select the actual text, the contents of a text cell. (In area
select mode on the contrary, you select the text cells as a whole entity).
Text can be selected in flow mode in any of these ways:

o Press and hold down the left button of the pointing device and move the
  pointer over the text to be select.
o Press and hold down the key Shift and move the cursor over the text to be
  selected.
o Call the menu function flow select or press the key F3 and move the cursor
  over the text to be selected.

All the characters (and bitmaps) that lie between the starting point and the
endpoint of the cursor or pointer movement will be selected. Selected text
appears inverted on black background. This selection can extend beyond a single
cell and comprise several cells.

Once text is selected, these operations can be performed:

o Move flowtext
o Cut/Paste flowtext
o Modify selected text


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.2.10.2. Area select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Area select mode lets you select text on a cell by cell basis. In this mode you
select the containers of your text, the text cells. (In flow select mode on the
contrary, you select the contents of these containers, the characters in the
text cells).  Text can be selected in area mode in any of these ways:

o Double click and hold down the left button of the pointing device and move
  the pointer over the text cells to be select.
o Call the menu function area select or press the keys Shift F3 and move the
  cursor over the text to be selected.
In area select mode, text cells are selected in marquee select manner. When
area select mode is invoked, a rectangle is displayed between the initial
position and the actual position of the pointer (or cursor). All text cells
that are touched by this rectangle are selected and appear inverted on dark
gray background. The smallest item that can be selected is one cell.

Area select mode should be understood as a select mode that will allow you to
operate on the container, the text cell, as well as its contents, the text. (By
selecting the container, you also select its contents.)

Once text is selected, these operations can be performed:

o Move areatext
o Cut/Paste areatext
o Modify selected text
o Manipulating text cells


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3. Operations on selected text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Placing text cells
o Manipulating text cells
o Modify selected text

In all of these operations, the select mode is of significant importance on the
way the selected text will be treated:

o Flowtext: Move selection
o Flowtext: Cut/Paste selection
o
o Areatext: Move selection
o Areatext: Cut/Paste selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.1. Move flowtext ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

After selecting text in flow mode, the selected text will appear inverted on
black background. If you move the pointer on the selected text, the move
selection pointer  appears.

By pressing the left button of the pointing device a place selection pointer
appears. While keeping the left button pressed you can move the pointer to any
desired position in the document. As soon as you release the left button, the
selected text will be moved from its original position to the position of the
cursor.

If you want to abort the move, you can press the key Esc before releasing the
left button or place the pointer on the selected text and release the button
there.

You can also use this function to move the contents of several cells of a table
at the same time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.2. Move table contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can use the Move flowtext function to move the contents of several cells at
the same time. When moving the contents of several cell, the cell structure at
the source and at the destination must correspond.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.3. Move areatext ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

After selecting text cells in area mode, the selected text cells will appear
inverted on dark gray background. If you move the pointer on the selected text,
the move selection pointer  appears.

By pressing the left button of the pointing device, an area placement pointer
appears. While keeping the left button pressed you can move the pointer over
the document. The shape of the pointer will indicate, where the selected text
can be placed. As soon as you release the left button, the selected cells are
moved to the position indicated.

If you want to abort the move, you can press the key Esc before releasing the
left button or place the pointer on the selected text and release the button
there.

The functionality of moving cells selected in area mode is used to change the
position of cells with regards to each other. For example to place a row cells
a few rows further down, or to move a column of cells one or more columns to
the right or left. You can move a single cell with this functionality or
complete tables.

Moving one or more cells horizontally without changing their position towards
the other cells cannot be done with this function though. For that purpose you
use the functions to modify cells' position and size.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.4. Placing text cells ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When moving or pasting an area selection, or inserting newly created text
cells, you need to indicate where these cells should be positioned in your
document. In the process of these operations, area placement pointers appear
when the pointer is moved over the document. The shape of the pointer
indicates, where it is possible to drop cells.

Text cells are always placed in relation to an existing cell. No matter whether
it is a single cell or a table of cells, whenever you drop cells on your
document, it has to be on the right, left, top or bottom of an existing cell.

Top and bottom: You can always drop cells on top or bottom of an existing cell,
since this merely causes one or more new rows of cells to be inserted in the
vertical sequence of cells.

Left and right: You can only drop cells on the left and right of an existing
cell, if empty space is available there. Empty space means the absence of cells
to the right or left of an existing cell.

Changes when dropped: If the widths of the cells to be dropped allows them to
fit in the space available, they are inserted without modification. If they
don't fit, their widths are scaled down proportionally to fit. If the widths
need to be reduced beyond the minimum width for a cell, the operation is
aborted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.5. Manipulating text cells ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In order to manipulate position and size of text cells, the cell structure must
be displayed either by using the speed button show cells or the same option in
the view dialog.

Using the pointer you can move and size a cell horizontally. (The vertical size
of a cell automatically grows to the amount of text in the cell.) If a group of
cells is selected in area mode, they can be sized and moved just like a single
cell:

o Manipulating a single text cell
o Manipulating a group of text cells


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.5.1. Manipulating a single text cell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Width: If you want to change the width of a text cell, you can move the pointer
to the right or left edge of the cell. When the sizing pointer appears, press
the left button of the pointing device and set the desired width.

Position: If you want to move a text cell horizontally, you can place the
pointer on the top edge of the cell. When the moving pointer appears, press the
left button of the pointing device and move the cell. A cell can be moved
within the limits of its text area and within the limits adjacent cells may
impose. In other words: if you can see the cyan color of the text area on the
left or right side of the cell, you can move the cell over that area. To create
space, reduce the width of the cell to be moved or the width of adjacent cells.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.5.2. Manipulating a group of text cells ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Just as you change width and position of a single text cell, you can modify a
group of cells. In order to modify a group of cells, the group has to be
selected in area mode.

Width manipulations:

o If you want to change the width of the group, you can move the pointer to the
  right or left edge of the outermost right or left cell. When the sizing
  pointer appears, press the left button of the pointing device and set the
  desired width for the whole group. All the cells of the group are resized
  proportionally.
o By invoking the pop-up menu over the selected area, you can use the functions
  Shrink to smallest and Grow to largest to set all the cells in the group to
  the same size.

Position manipulations:

o If you want to move the group horizontally, you can place the pointer on the
  top edge of any of its cells. When the moving pointer appears, press the left
  button of the pointing device and move the group. Like a single cell, a group
  of cells can be moved within the limits of their text area and within the
  limits adjacent cells may impose. In other words: if you can see the cyan
  color of the text area on the left or right side of the group, you can move
  the cells over that area. To create space, reduce the width of the group or
  the width of adjacent cells.
o To reduce the width of one column and at the same time increase the width of
  an adjacent column, position the pointer on the meeting edge of the two
  columns. Then press the left button and change the size of the outlined cell
  to the desired width of the column. All cells in both columns involved will
  be set to reflect the change indicated on the one cell.
o By invoking the pop-up menu over the selected area, you can use the functions
  Align left and Align right to align the group of cells (set up as a column)
  to align to the outermost left or right edge among the selected cells.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.6. Clipboard operations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Once text has been selected in flow mode or in area mode, the following
clipboard operations are available:

o Press the speedbar button cut or the keys Shift Delete to remove the selected
  text from your document and at the same time copy it to the clipboard.
o You can use the keys Ctrl Delete to remove the selected text from your
  document, without altering the contents of the clipboard.
o Use the speedbar button copy or the keys Ctrl Insert to copy selected text to
  the clipboard.
o Use the speedbar button paste or the keys Shift Insert to paste text
  contained in the clipboard into your document.

Text copied to the clipboard in flow mode will paste back in flow mode, text
copied to the clipboard in area mode will paste back in area mode.

Further information:

o Cut/paste flowtext
o Cut/Paste areatext


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.6.1. Cut/Paste flowtext ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cut: When text is selected in flow mode, a clipboard cut operation will remove
the selected text from the text cell. The structure of the cells is not
changed, but the height of the cells may decrease, since there is less text in
them.

Paste: If you used the speedbar button paste to invoke the pasting of text from
the clipboard, a flow selection pointer will appear. Move the pointer to the
desired position in the document and press the left button of the pointing
device to cause the clipboard contents to be inserted at the position of the
cursor.

If you used the keys Shift Insert to invoke the paste operation, text contained
in the clipboard will be inserted at the present cursor position immediately.

If the clipboard contained the flowtext of several text cells, the special
considerations for moving table contents apply.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.6.2. Cut/Paste areatext ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cut: When text is selected in area mode, a clipboard cut operation will remove
the selected text cells as well as the text they contain from the document.

Paste: When pasting text that has been put on the clipboard in area mode, you
are prompted to specify where the cells should be placed in your document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3.3.7. Modifying selected text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can change the alignment of text as well as the font attributes on text
selected in flow mode as well as on text selected in area mode. Clearlook uses
these two selection modes in order to distinguish between operations on the
contexts of cells (flow mode) and operation on the container of text, the cells
(area mode).

Since these two modes were available, they were used to create powerful
functions when modifying text:

o Modifying text in flow mode forces all of the selected text to the new
  setting, clearing out any old setting.
o Modifying text in area mode changes all settings that correspond to the
  values at the cursor position to the new values, but leaves other settings
  unaltered.

Here an example line: 'Bold and italic, to clearly show how Clearlook works!'

o Flow mode: If this whole line is selected in flow mode and then the font
  style changed from bold to italic, the line will look like this: 'Bold and
  italic, to clearly show how Clearlook works!'
o Area mode: If the text cell containing this line is selected, the cursor
  placed on the word 'Bold' and then the font style is changed from bold to
  italic, the line will look like this: 'Bold and italic, to clearly show how
  Clearlook works!'
Notice that only the two bold words ('Bold' and 'clearly') were changed to
italic, the rest of the line unaltered!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Word processor window elements ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Speedbar
o Horizontal ruler
o Tabstops
o Information bar


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1. Speedbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The speedbar contains five groups of buttons for speedy access to the most
frequently used functions:

o Document commands
o Clipboard commands
o View commands
o Cell creation and formatting commands
o Font commands


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.1. Document commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Save document
o Print document
o Undo


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.1.1. Save document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 If the document has been modified, activating this button will save the
document to disk. If the document is unnamed, a dialog will appear querying you
for a document name. This button has the same function as the menu function
save.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.1.2. Print document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button will display the print dialog and enable you to print
the document. This button has the same effect as the menu function print.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.1.3. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button will undo the last change in the document. You can
continue to activate this button until all of the changes since last saving the
document will be undone. Activating this button has the same effect as the menu
function undo or pressing the keys Alt Backspace.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.2. Clipboard commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Clipboard cut
o Clipboard paste
o Clipboard copy


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.2.1. Clipboard cut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button will cause selected text to be copied to the clipboard
and removed from the document.

Related information:

o Flowtext: Cut/paste selection
o Areatext: Cut/paste selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.2.2. Clipboard paste ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button will cause the clipboard contents to be copied into the
document.

If the clipboard contained flow text (text selected in flow mode), you will be
queried to indicate the insert position.

If the clipboard contained area text (text selected in area mode), you will be
queried to position the text cells either to the right, left, top or bottom of
an existing cell. Activating this button has a similar effect as pressing the
keys Shift Insert.

Related information:

o Flowtext: Cut/paste selection
o Areatext: Cut/paste selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.2.3. Clipboard copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button will copy selected text to the clipboard. Activating
this button has the same effect as pressing the keys Control Insert.

Related information:

o Flowtext: Cut/paste selection
o Areatext: Cut/paste selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.3. Display commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Show margins
o Show cells
o Show control points
o Show ruler
o View scale



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.3.1. Show margins ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button will toggle the display of the margin.

When editing a document you may sometimes want to use the full extent of your
screen, while at other times you may want to see how the text is placed on the
sheet of paper. If Show margin and Show cells are both turned on, you can
adjust the margins by moving and sizing the base text area.

Toggling this button has the same effect as toggling the option Show margins in
the View dialog, accessible through the menu function view.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.3.2. Show cells ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button toggles the display of the cell structure of the
document. Turning this option on causes the document objects to become visible
and accessible to pointer manipulation.

The base text area is displayed in dark cyan. Text cells are displayed in
white, outlined by a thin border in dark cyan. A second level text area (if
existing) will appear in light cyan, its cells outlined by a thin border in
light cyan.

Activating the display of the cell structure allows you to manipulate position
and size of the text areas and their cells. If you move the pointer to the
corner of a text area, an area sizing pointer will appear, allowing you to size
the area horizontally and vertically.

If you move the pointer on the top or bottom rim of a text area slightly off
the corner, an area moving pointer will appear, allowing you to move the whole
text area.

If you move the pointer on the left or right rim of a text cell, a cell sizing
pointer will appear, allowing you to adjust the with of a cell.

If you move the pointer on to top rim of a cell, a cell moving pointer will
appear, allowing you to move the cell horizontally, if there is empty space to
the right or left of the cell.

Cells cannot be moved vertically within their text area. The vertical position
of a cell is determined by the vertical position of the parent text area and
the height of any cells within the same area above it. The height of a cell is
determined by the amount of text contained in it. While the content of text
increases in the cell, it will grow downward and push any cells below it
further down.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.3.3. Show control points ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button toggles the display of text document control points.
Tab points and carriage returns are control points. When tab points are
displayed, you can manipulate their positions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.3.4. Show ruler ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Activating this button toggles the display of the horizontal ruler. If the
ruler is displayed, you have access to the settings of tabstops.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.3.5. View scale ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can scale the view of your document from 20% to 500%. When reducing the
viewing scale, pages will be displayed horizontally, next to each other as they
fit in the window.

In any viewing size, you have all of the word processor functions accessible as
long as the resolution of your screen allows you to identify the document
objects in a sufficient manner. You can write, edit, delete, move and size text
areas and text cells in any viewing.

The scale that appears after pressing this button allows you to adjust viewing
enlargements and reductions between 20% and 300%. To enlarge still further you
can first reduce the width of the window, then enlarge the with again and keep
the key Ctrl pressed while releasing the pointing device button. This will
cause the document to be enlarged in the same ratio as you enlarged the size of
the window.

If you are using bitmap fonts in your document, you cannot change the viewing
size, since bitmap fonts have a fixed size and cannot be scaled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.4. Cell creation and formatting commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Open cell, Create table
o Text alignment
o Leading
o Line distance
o Number columns


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.4.1. Open cell, create table ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function is used to open one new text cell in the document or to create a
table consisting of several text cells of identical size.

 After activating the button an outline of a table appears. Moving the pointer
you can mark a single cell, a row of cells or an array (rows and columns) of
cells. This way you can define how many new cells will be created and how they
will be organized in rows and columns.

Once you release the button, you are prompted for the placement of the single
cell or the array of cells you defined. Different pointer shapes appear as you
move the pointer over the document, indicating possible position where you can
'drop' the new cells. Clicking the first button of the pointing device will
place the cells, pressing Esc will abort the operation.

If placed on top or bottom of an existing cell, an array of cells of identical
size is inserted accordingly on the top or the bottom. If the left or right
sides are chosen, empty space must be available on the particular side of the
existing cell. All of the empty space is used to open the number of cells
defined in the definition table.

The newly created cells are set to the font and size of the font on the
position of the cursor at the beginning of this operation.

Activating this button has the same effect as using the function new cell that
appears in the pop-up menu activated with the second button of the pointing
device anywhere in the text document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.4.2. Text alignment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This button is used to align text either to the left, to the right or in the
center of a text cell or to give it block appearance by inserting additional
space between the words or characters.

After activating the button, the present setting at the position of the cursor
is displayed. You can change the setting and upon release of the button the
text will be aligned as chosen.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.

The setting block (character extra) causes additional space to be inserted
between the characters of all the words to create the block appearance. The
setting block (space extra) will only enlarge the space between the words, not
the intercharacter spacing. Choose the setting that creates the most pleasing
appearance for your eye.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.4.3. Leading ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 By activating this button you can change the leading of the font. Leading
refers to additional white space between two lines. A leading value of zero
means that the bottom of the previous line and the top of the subsequent line
touch without white space in between.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.

All fonts contain default leading values. The setting automatic causes
Clearlook to use the default leading of the fonts when spacing lines. If you
choose to manually set a value for leading you will have lines that are either
closer together or further apart.

Clearlook calculates the line height by using the height of the largest font in
a line and adding the default leading defined in that font. By manually
specifying values for leading, the lines will be spaced with this additional
value. Changing the size of the fonts will leave the leading intact.

If you need to change the spacing of lines, entering values for leading is the
preferred way. You can also manually define a line distance to influence the
spacing of lines, but this will turn Clearlook's automatic line spacing feature
off and can cause lines to overlap.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.4.4. Line distance ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Line distance is calculated automatically by Clearlook in dependence upon the
font and the size you select, also taking into account the automatic leading
that fonts specify. (You can change the leading by using the button leading).

By specifying a specific line distance you force Clearlook to obey this line
distance, no matter whether the font size fits into a line or not. This way,
you can create fixed line distances, but also cause the text of subsequent
lines to overlap and the display of bitmaps contained in such a line to
truncated.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.4.5. Number columns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 By activating this button you can set the number of columns a particular cell
should use to display its contents. The list displayed offers a choice from one
to eight columns, but you can set any number of columns up to 255 to be created
by Clearlook for one single cell. To enter any higher values, invoke the pop-up
menu for the cell and call the function setup.

Specifying multiple columns for one cell causes the contents of the cell (the
text) to flow through the specified number of adjacent columns before breaking
to the next page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.5. Font commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Typeface
o Font size
o Font style
o Underline, strike out
o Subscript, superscript


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.5.1. Typeface ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 By activating this button a list of all the installed fonts is displayed. The
currently used font at the position of the cursor is marked. If you change the
setting, the new font will be used according to the scope rules.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.

OS2 allows for the use of two different types of fonts. A fonts can be either a
vector font (also called scalable font) or a bitmap font. In creating printable
documents you usually prefer to use scalable fonts. They can be scaled to any
size, also allowing you to view the document in any scale factor.

You may want to use bitmap fonts when editing plain text or source code
programs. Bitmap fonts cannot be scaled, but they are slightly faster in
display and can be clearer to read. To set a document for the use of bitmap
fonts, you can call the menu function font and specify the type of font there.

Once a cell or a document is set to the use of bitmap fonts, activating this
button will cause a list of bitmap fonts to be displayed only, while otherwise,
scalable fonts are offered for choice only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.5.2. Font size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can set the size of a font to anything that fits on the sheet of paper.
The scale offered after activating this button gives a choice of 0 to 80 pt.
(Using the menu function font, you can specify even larger sizes).

If the font you have selected is a bitmap font, no scale appears, but a list of
all available sizes for this particular bitmap font.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.5.3. Font style ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The usual font style choices are regular, bold, italic and bold italic.
Depending on the font, other choices may appear. If an installed font has
additional choices, they will appear upon activation of this button.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.5.4. Underline, strike out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Upon activation of this button you can choose to set text underlined or
stroked out.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.1.5.5. Subscript, superscript ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Upon activation of this button you can choose to set text to subscript or
superscript. Several styles are available:

Capitals: Creates text with 80% height of present size setting, but does not
force characters to capitals!

Subscript small: A small subscript, that does not extend below the bottom of
the space reserved for regular characters.

Subscript chemical: A slightly larger subscript, as generally used in chemical
expressions. It may extend below the bottom of the space reserved for regular
characters.

Superior small: A tiny superscript, suitable for trademark notices.

Superior digit: A slightly larger superscript, as generally used in numeric
expressions.

Superior alpha: A large superscript with x-height aligned to the height of
capital letters. Used in Spanish and French for expressions like Sra, Mlle etc.

Superior footnote: A large superscript as preferred for footnote indicators.

Scope: If no text is selected when using this function, the presently active
cell will be set to the new value, otherwise the selected text is set to the
new value according to the mode of selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.2. Horizontal ruler ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The horizontal ruler shows a scale in the units set in the layout dialog. It
contains the tabstop settings and indicates the horizontal position of the
cursor.

The display of the horizontal ruler can be toggled in the view dialog activated
with the menu function view, as well as with the speedbar button show ruler.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.3. Tabstops ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Tabstop functionality
o Setting tabstops
o Types of tabstops
o Tabstop dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.3.1. Tabstop functionality ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Two things make Tabs work: Tabstops and Tabmarks!

Tabstops are set in the horizontal ruler. Each text cell has its own set of
tabstops, appearing in the ruler when the cursor is moved into the cell. When
pressing the tab key, the cursor moves to the right, a tabstop encountered
during this movement causes the cursor to stop at that position and to insert a
tabmark into the text at that very position.

It is the tabmark that actually causes text to be positioned, while the tabstop
acts as creator of tabmarks and as a handle on all tabmarks that share the same
horizontal position as the tabstop.

By moving tabstops, all corresponding tabmarks are moved. By changing the fill
character of a tabstop, the filling for all corresponding tabmarks is changed.
By removing a tabstop, no change occurs to the tabmarks!

When moving text between cells or documents using cut and paste, the tabmarks
remain in the text and maintain its positioning even without the existence of
corresponding tabstops in a destination cell. In order to move tabmarks that
have no corresponding tabstops, the cursor can be placed on a tabmark and a
tabstop newly created. Moving the newly created tabstop will affect that
tabmarks accordingly.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.3.2. Setting Tabstops ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By clicking the left button of the pointing device on the desired position on
the horizontal ruler or by calling the menu function tabstop, a tabstop is
created in the ruler and displayed as a red diamond. Tabstops belong to the
text cell where the cursor is placed at the moment of setting a tabstop, thus a
separate tabstop setting for each cell of a document is possible.

Clicking on an existing tabstop with the left button and keeping the button
pressed while moving it will displace the tabstop. Pressing the right button
invokes the tabstop dialog, where type, position and fill character can be set.
Calling the menu function tabstop on an existing tabstop will also activate the
tabstop dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.3.3. Types of Tabstops ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Left aligned tabstops appear as solid diamonds in the horizontal ruler and
cause left aligned tabmarks to be created in the document. Left aligned
tabmarks appear as solid, downward pointing, red triangles in the document, if
show control points is turned on. A left aligned tabmark behaves like a single
space character with varying width in the flow of characters. If overwrite is
turned on and the cursor moved over the tabmark, the 'extra wide space
character' becomes visible.

Right aligned tabstops appear as outlined diamonds in the horizontal ruler and
cause right aligned tabmarks to be created in the document. The start of a
right aligned tabmark appears as a red vertical line similar to an apostrophe
in the document, the end of the right aligned region as a solid, red triangle,
if show control points is turned on. All text typed on the position of a right
aligned tabmark will move left, until a space character occurs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.4. Information bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The information bar displays the page number and the present position of the
cursor. The units displayed correspond to the unit selected in the layout
dialog. At the right corner the selected font and size at the position of the
cursor are displayed.

The display of the information bar can be toggled in the view dialog activated
with the menu function view.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5. Manipulation pointers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When moving the pointer over a document, the shape of the pointer changes, when
the edge of a text area, text cell or bitmap is encountered. Also when
inserting, pasting or moving text cells various pointer shapes may appear.
Theses different pointer shapes indicate particular actions that can be
invoked, if the first button of the pointing device is pressed at that moment:

o Placement of text cells
o Insert new cells
o Paste area selection
o Place area selection when moving
o Paste flow selection
o Place flow selection when moving
o Placing not possible
o Split cell
o Text area move pointer
o Text area sizing pointer
o Text cell move pointer
o Text cell sizing pointer
o Enclosure sizing pointer
o Screen clip pointer


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.1. Placement pointers, text cells ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When inserting new text cells into a document or pasting areatext from the
clipboard or moving an area selection, the desired position for the cells has
to be indicated. After initiating any of these actions, moving the pointer over
the document will cause the pointer shape to vary, indicating possible
placements for the cells waiting to be dropped.

New cells must be placed in relation to an existing cell. By moving the pointer
towards any of the four sides of an existing cell, these shapes will appear:

 The new cells will be placed above or below the present cell.

 The new cells will be placed to the left or right of the present cell.

 The pointer is not placed on a valid reference point for dropping new cells.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.2. Insert new cells ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears after you have invoked the creation of new text
cells. Now you have to indicate where the cells should be placed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.3. Paste area selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears after you have invoked the pasting of areatext from
the clipboard. Now you have to indicate where the cells should be placed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.4. Place area selection (moving) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears after you have invoked the moving of areatext. Now
you have to indicate where the cells should be placed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.5. Paste flow selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears after you have invoked the pasting of flowtext. Now
you have to indicate where the text should be inserted. Particular
considerations apply when inserting the contents of several cells of a table.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.6. Place flow selection (moving) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears after you have invoked the moving of flowtext. Now
you have to indicate where the text should be inserted. Particular
considerations apply when moving the contents of several cells of a table.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.7. Placing not possible ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 At the present position of the pointer text cells cannot be dropped. Cells can
only be positioned relative to an existing cell. Move the pointer to the top,
bottom, right or left edge of an existing cell until the pointer shape
indicates that dropping of cells is allowed. Cell can always be dropped above
or below an existing cell, but they can only be dropped to the right or left if
there is empty space available.

See also:

o Placement of text cells


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.8. Split cell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.9. Text area move pointer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears when the pointer is moved to the upper edge of a
text area, slightly off the corners. By pressing the left button of the
pointing device, a tracking rectangle of the size of the text area appears.
Keeping the left button pressed and moving the pointer, causes the tracking
rectangle to be displaced. As soon as you release the button, the text area is
moved to the new position.

If you move the base text area in this way, you actually reposition your text
on the sheet of paper. If you move a layered text area this way, you reposition
the contents of this layered text area within you document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.10. Text area sizing pointer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears, when the pointer is moved to any of the corners of
a text area or to the edge of a text area where it is not covered by a text
cell. By pressing the left button of the pointing device, a tracking rectangle
of the size of the text area appears. By moving the pointer while keeping the
button pressed, the tracking rectangle changes its size. When releasing the
button, the text area will be set to the new dimensions. All its text cells and
layered text areas are reformatted in proportion to the changes.

To abort the operation press Esc before releasing the left button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.11. Text cell move pointer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears, if you move the pointer on the upper edge of a
text cell. By pressing the left button of the pointing device a tracking
rectangle of the size of the text cell appears. If there is empty space on the
right or left side of the cell, you can displace the cell horizontally. As soon
as you release the button, the cell will be positioned as indicated by the
tracking rectangle.

See also:

o Manipulating a single text cell
o Manipulating a group of text cells


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.12. Text cell sizing pointer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears, when the pointer is moved to the right or left
edge of a text cell. If you press the left button of the pointing device, a
tracking rectangle appears, outlining the dimensions of the text cell. By
keeping the button pressed and moving the pointer, you can adjust the width of
the cell. As soon as you release the button, the cell will be set to the
indicated size and its contained text will be reformatted to the new width.

See also:

o Manipulating a single text cell
o Manipulating a group of text cells


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.13. Enclosure sizing pointer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This pointer shape appears, when you move the pointer on the right or lower
edge of a text enclosure (bitmap). By pressing the left button of the pointing
device, the outline of the enclosed element appears, allowing you to size it.

In case of a bitmap the aspect ratio of the bitmap will always be maintained,
no matter whether you size the right edge or the bottom edge. You can override
this consideration of the aspect ratio by keeping the key Ctrl pressed while
releasing the button of the pointing device.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.14. Screen clip pointer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This pointer shape appears after calling the function screen clip.

To abort the operation press Esc before releasing the left button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4.5.15. Insert table ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Spell checking and thesaurus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Spell checking
o User lexicon
o Temporary list
o Thesaurus


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5.1. Spell checking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5.2. User lexicon ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5.3. Temporary list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5.4. Thesaurus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Menu functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Main menu functions
o Pop-up menu functions


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1. Main menu functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o File
o Edit
o Design
o View


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1. Function File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Save
o Save as
o Import bitmap
o Screen clip
o Print


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1.1. Function Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Activating this function causes the document to be saved to disk. If the
document is unnamed, the user is prompted to enter a name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1.2. Function Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using this function you can save the document to disk giving it a new name. The
document itself is renamed at that moment which is indicated in the name
displayed in the title bar.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1.3. Function Import bitmap ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using this function, you can load any bitmap using the .BMP format from disk
and insert it into the text at the present cursor position. After loading a
bitmap it is always displayed in a default size which has no relationship to
the actual size of the bitmap. By moving the pointer to the right or lower edge
of the bitmap, a sizing pointer is displayed. By pressing the left button of
the pointing device you can then size the bitmap to the desired display size.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1.4. Function Screen clip ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using this function, you can mark any area on the screen and have it imported
into your document at the position of the cursor as a bitmap. The quality of
this bitmap at the moment of printout depends on the resolution of your screen.
Clearlook reads the screen when taking a screen clip. On a VGA screen it takes
the pixel information the VGA resolution offers and stores it in memory. If
your screen has a higher resolution, then that much more information is
contained in the bitmap which will produce a clearer, sharper output when
printing the document.

After activating this function, a crosshair pointer appears. You can move this
pointer anywhere on the screen, press the left button of the pointing device,
define the area you want to have clipped, and as soon as you release the
button, the area is imported as a bitmap into your document in a standard size.
Move the pointer to the right and lower edge of this newly created bitmap to
size the image in your document to the desired size.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1.5. Function Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using this function will cause the print dialog to appear and allows you to
print the document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.1.6. Function Import text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Importing single cell text: When importing text that consists of a single cell
(which is always the case when importing ASCII text files), the imported text
will be inserted at the position of the cursor. Importing multiple cell text:
When importing text that consists of multiple cells, the imported cells and
their contents are inserted after the row of cells of the current cursor
position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2. Function Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Undo
o Flow select
o Area select

o Wrap-lock
o Preset hyphen
o Break column
o Break page
o Break clear

o Search text
o Replace text

o fill-in page
o fill-in date
o fill-in time
o fill-in file


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.1. Function Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function allows you to undo all the changes you have made to your document
up to the last point you saved the document or up to the point where you loaded
it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.2. Function Flow select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function causes flow select to be started. Moving the cursor will select
text in flow mode. There are several ways to activate flow select:

o Pressing the key F3.
o Holding the key Shift and moving the cursor with the cursor arrows.
o Moving the pointer while holding the left button of the pointing device
  pressed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.3. Function Area select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function causes area select to be started. Moving the cursor will select
text in area mode. There are several ways to activate area select:

o Pressing the keys Shift F3.
o Double clicking the left button of the pointing device and then moving the
  pointer while holding the button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.4. Function Wrap-lock ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In expressions like George IV you wouldn't want the automatic word wrap to
place George at the end of a line and IV at the beginning of the next line. In
order to prevent wrap arounds on spaces or hyphens you can mark such characters
with a wrap-lock. Move the cursor on the space or hyphen to be locked and call
this function. If show control points is turned on, the wrap lock will appear
as a red line below the character. To clear the wrap-lock, call the function
again on the same cursor position.

The wrap-lock feature can be used on characters other than spaces or hyphens as
well, if an undesired wrap around occurs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.5. Function Preset Hyphen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can preset hyphens on any word in your text at any desired position. The
word will automatically appear hyphenated if hyphenation at the preset point
gives optimal filling of the line. The word will appear without hyphen, if it
is not located at the end of a line. If show control points is turned on, the
preset hyphen will appear as a red vertical line between the characters at the
conditional hyphenation point. To clear the preset hyphen, call the function
again on the same cursor position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.6. Function Break column ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In a cell that is set to display more than one column, you can use this
function to cause the text to break in the current column and start at the top
of the next column. Use break clear to remove the column break. You can also
use the keys Control Enter to cause a column break. Use Control Enter again at
the same position in the text to clear the column break.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.7. Function Break page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will cause the current page to be terminated and any text below
the line where this function is activated to start at the top of the next page.

If you have several cells horizontally next to each other, inserting a page
break will actually cause a page break for that particular cell, while the
other cells, if they contain text that goes beyond the cell where you inserted
the pagebreak, will continue beyond that point. To cause a definite pagebreak
in a document that uses several adjacent cells, you may have to enter several
pagebreaks at the desired positions.

You can also use the keys Control Enter to cause a pagebreak. Use Control Enter
again to toggle it and clear the page break.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.8. Function Break clear ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this function to clear a preciously set columnbreak or pagebreak.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.9. Function Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will invoke the search dialog and allows you to search for words
and character strings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.10. Function Replace ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will invoke the replace dialog and allows you to search and
replace words and character strings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.11. Function fill-in page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will create a fill-in displaying the page number at the current
cursor position. To have automatic page numbering in a document, a layered text
area is created at the position, where the page number is desired. The text
area is set to be displayed on all pages of the document. Then a page fill-in
is created in the text area by calling this function. The fill-in will then
automatically display the page number on each page.

If the page number needs to be displayed alternately in different positions on
the page (recto/verso setup), two layered text areas are created and set to be
displayed alternately on even and odd pages. In each text area a page fill-in
can then be placed individually as needed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.12. Function fill-in date ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will create a fill-in displaying the system date at the current
cursor position. The system date at the time of creation of the fill-in or at
the time of creation of the document (if the document is created from a
template) is recorded and displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.13. Function fill-in time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will create a fill-in displaying the system time at the current
cursor position. The system time at the time of creation of the fill-in or at
the time of creation of the document (if the document is created from a
template) is recorded and displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.2.14. Function fill-in filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will create a fill-in displaying the document's file name at
current cursor position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3. Function Design ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Layout
o Cell
o Font
o Alignment
o Border
o Tabstop
o Object menu


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.1. Function Layout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will display the layout dialog where you can set the desired
printer, paper size, orientation and margins. You also can set the units to be
used as a measurement in your document.

If the cursor is placed on a layered text area when calling this function, the
setup dialog for layered text areas will appear.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.2. Function Cell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function gives you access to the text cell dialog, where you can specify
the width, number of columns as well as the distance between the columns for
each text cell.

The same manipulation of text cells can be achieved by moving and sizing the
text cells using the pointer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.3. Function Align ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function lets you set the alignment of text, using the alignment dialog.
You can also use the text alignment speedbar button to set the alignment.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.4. Function Font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function gives you access to the font dialog, which allows you to change
the type of font used, as well as typeface, style, size and other attributes of
the font. Using this function is equivalent to the use of the speedbar buttons
for font commands.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.5. Function Border ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function gives you access to the border dialog, which allows you to define
the appearance and width of the active text area's border.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.6. Function Tabstop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function creates a tabstop in the horizontal ruler and gives access to the
tabstop dialog, which allows you to define a tabstops type, position and fill
character.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.3.7. Function Objectmenu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Object menus can also be activated with the key F12 or with the right button of
your pointing device.

A Clearlook document is composed of several document objects. Each of these
objects has its own object menu, which allows you to manipulate its settings
and access functions that let you create new document object. Just as you are
used to manipulating objects in the workplace shell, you can manipulate the
document objects.

Every pop-up menus contains a function setup. Activating this function gives
you access to the settings of the topmost object. As soon as you activate an
object menu, the info bar indicates which object is selected. It will either be
a base text area, a layered text area, a text cell, a bitmap or a border.

The function delete lets you remove the object from the document.

Further functions like new cell, new text area, new border and new bitmap let
you create new document objects.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.4. Function Language ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Check document
o Check from cursor
o Check typing
o Thesaurus
o Set language


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.4.1. Function Check document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The spelling dialog is invoked and all of the document's words are verified for
correct spelling.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.4.2. Function Check from cursor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The spelling dialog is invoked and all of the document's words starting at the
cursor position are verified for correct spelling.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.4.3. Function Check typing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

As words are typed their spelling is verified. A word is considered complete
when a space or similar separation character is typed. If an incorrect spelling
is detected, the typing dialog is invoked and a list of possible correct
spellings is displayed.

If the user lexicon contains word pairs, recognized tokens are automatically
replaced while typing continues.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.4.4. Function Thesaurus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The thesaurus dialog is invoked for the word at the current cursor position. If
available, meaning, synonym, antonym and compared word lists are presented. If
the word is not found in the thesaurus, its spelling is verified and a list of
sound alike words presented.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.4.5. Function Set language ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function lets you set the language for the document. The language setting
causes the corresponding language files for spell checking and thesaurus
requests to be loaded. The document's language can also be set in the layout
dialog. Individual cells can be set to a different language in the text cell
dialog. Cells can also be set to no language at all, which has the effect of
turning spell checking off for that particular cell.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.1.5. Function view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function lets you access the view dialog, where you can change the viewing
scale as well as the display options.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2. Pop-up menu functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Setup (cursor object)
o Setup (pointer object)
o Text area
o New cell
o New text area
o New border


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.1. Function Setup (cursor object) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function gives you access to the setup of the active document object. The
topmost object under the cursor at the moment of activating this function
defines the active object.

The cursor can never indicate an object like a text area or a border, since the
cursor cannot be moved outside a text cell and a text area will always be below
a text cell at the position of the cursor. Therefore the function setup offers
the choices of top object, text area and border. Each of these functions will
activate the setup dialog for the specified document object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.2. Function Setup (pointer object) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function gives you access to the setup dialog of the top object as
indicated in the information bar. This has the same effect as calling the menu
functions layout, cell, border or text area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.3. Function Text area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function lets you access the settings of the active text area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.4. Function New cell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function lets you create new empty text cells. Either a single cell or an
array of cells to form a table can be created. You will be prompted to position
the newly created cells either to the left, right, top or bottom of an existing
cell.  This function is used to open one new text cell in the document or to
create a table consisting of several text cells of identical size.

After calling the function an outline of a table appears. Moving the pointer
you can mark a single cell, a row of cells or an array (rows and columns) of
cells. This way you can define how many new cells will be created and how they
will be organized in rows and columns.

If you want to execute the action, press the first button of the pointing
device and keep it pressed. You are prompted for the placement of the single
cell or the array of cells you defined. Different pointer shapes appear as you
move the pointer over the document, indicating possible position where you can
'drop' the new cells. Releasing the first button will place the cells, pressing
Esc will abort the operation.

If placed on top or bottom of an existing cell, an array of cells of identical
size is inserted accordingly on the top or the bottom. If the left or right
sides are chosen, empty space must be available on the particular side of the
existing cell. All of the empty space is used to open the number of cells
defined in the definition table.

The newly created cells are set to the font and size of the font on the
position of the cursor at the beginning of this operation.

This function has the same effect as using the speedbar button Open cell,
create table.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.5. Function New text area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By activating this function, a new layered text area will be inserted into the
document at the position of the cursor or the pointer (depending on whether the
function was invoked by the keyboard or the pointing device button). The new
text area will be contained in the presently active text area. If you call this
function while the cursor or pointer is on the base text area, a second level
text area will be created. If the function is called with the cursor or pointer
in the second level text area, a third level text area is created and so on.
The newly created text area can be sized and moved according to your needs.

The newly created text area has one single cell. The font of this cell is set
to the font information at the current cursor position at the moment of
activating the function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.6. Function New border ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will create a new border of default size for the presently active
text area. You can then double click the newly created border or use the menu
function border to change the settings and appearance of the newly created
border.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.7. Function Grow ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have selected several cells in area mode, then this function will
enlarge all of the selected cells to the size of the largest among them. There
must be sufficient space on the right side of the cells for the enlargement to
succeed. Otherwise the cells will be enlarged as far as available space allows
(until an adjacent cell is reached).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.8. Function Shrink ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have selected several cells in area mode, then this function will reduce
the size of all of these cells to the smallest among them.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.9. Function Align Left ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have selected several cells in area mode, then this function will align
all of the selected cells to the left edge of the cell that is positioned
furthest to the left.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.10. Function Align Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you have selected several cells in area mode, then this function will align
all of the selected cells to the right edge of the cell that is positioned
furthest to the right.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.11. Function Insert Above ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The cells will be inserted above the presently active text cell.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.12. Function Insert Below ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The cells will be inserted below the presently active text cell.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.13. Function Insert Left ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The cells will be inserted on the left side of the presently active text cell.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.14. Function Insert Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The cells will be inserted on the right side of the presently active text cell.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.15. Function Delete (document object) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function lets you delete the active document object. The cursor position
at the moment of activating this function defines the active object. Since the
cursor cannot be placed on a text area (without a text cell on top of it) or a
border, you have the choice of the top object as indicated in the infobar or
the text area or border.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.16. Function Delete (indicated object) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When invoking a pop-menu in a text document through pressing the right button
of the pointing device, the active object is defined by the position of the
pointer. The information bar indicates which object was hit by the pointer. The
indicated object will be removed from the document by the use of this function.

If a text area only has one text cell, then this text cell cannot be removed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.17. Function Delete text area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This will remove the active text area. You cannot remove the base text area,
but you can remove a layered text area. By removing a text area, all of its
cells including the text they contain will also be removed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.18. Function Delete border ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function will remove the border of the active text area.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6.2.19. Function Delete selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The presently selected object (or objects) will be removed from the document.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Speedbar dialogs
o Print
o Layout
o Layered text area
o Text cell
o Select font
o Alignment
o Border
o View


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1. Speedbar dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Viewscale
o Pointscale
o Pointlist
o Typelist
o Stylelist
o Number columns
o Underscore, strike out
o Superscript, subscript
o Alignment
o Leading
o Linedistance
o Text cell array definition


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.1. Viewscale ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Move the pointer up or down by keeping the left button of the pointing device
pressed. As soon as you release the button, the document will be displayed in
the percentage indicated on the scale.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.2. Pointscale ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You are using vector fonts, therefore the font can be scaled to any size.
Choose your new setting and release the button. Text will be set to the new
value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.3. Pointlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You are using bitmap fonts, therefore a list of available sizes is displayed.
Choose your new setting and release the button. Text will be set to the new
value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.4. Typelist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

All of the fonts installed in Presentation Manager appear in this list. Choose
your new setting and release the button. Text will be set to the new value
according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.5. Stylelist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

All the styles available for the presently selected font at the position of the
cursor are displayed. Choose your new setting and release the button. Text will
be set to the new value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.6. Number columns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Each cell can individually set to display its contents in any number of
adjacent columns. Here you can move the pointer to set the number of columns
desired. As you release the left button, the new setting becomes active.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.7. Underscore, strike out ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Choose your new setting and release the button. Text will be set to the new
value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.8. Superscript, subscript ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Choose your new setting and release the button. Text will be set to the new
value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.9. Alignment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The present alignment at the position of the cursor appears selected. Move the
pointer to the desired setting and release the button of the pointing device.

Text will be set to the new value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.10. Leading ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

As a default, leading is set to automatic, which means that the default leading
value of the font is used to calculate the distance between lines. By moving
the cursor to another setting you can override the font's default leading.

Text will be set to the new value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.11. Line distance ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

As a default, line distance is set to automatic, which means that Clearlook
calculated the line distance in dependence upon the size of the fonts in a line
and the leading information contained in the font.

By setting a fixed line distance here, you override the automatic line spacing
feature.

The units of measurement correspond to the traditional units used on
typewriters. The value of 1 corresponds to a line distance of 1/6".

Text will be set to the new value according to the scope rules.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.1.12. Text cell array definition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Move the cursor over the outline of the table displayed. All the cells between
the left upper corner and the position of the pointer will appear inverted,
defining an array of cells. If you confirm the choice, a table with the
indicated dimensions will be created. You will then be prompted for the
placement of the table.

If you leave just the first dot marked, only one cell will be created. If you
mark a row of dots, an according row of cells will be created. If you mark just
one column of dots, a column of cells will be created.

The newly created cells will all have the same width, filling the available
horizontal space completely. The cells are created with a height of one line.

After invoking, the table displayed allows for the definition of a maximum
table of ten by ten cells. If you move the pointer beyond the limit, it will
automatically expand.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.2. Print dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Printer dropdown list: Any printer you have installed in the workplace shell
will appear here. Choose the printer where you want output to be sent to.

The setup button will give you access to printer specific settings. The choice
of paper size and orientation is accessible through this function.

Paper size: The presently selected paper size is indicated here, any changes
can be entered by using the setup button.

Formatted to: If the document was formatted with printer information that is
not available in the present environment of the operating system, the original
format is indicated. If you have moved documents from one system to another
with different printers installed, this field may appear, to let you know about
the original orientation and paper size.

Unit dropdown list: Select the desired unit of measurement. All size
indications will be specified in the unit you select here.

Copies: Specify the number of copies you want printed.

Step: A value of 1 will cause each page to be printed, a value of 2 will print
each second page and so on.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.3. Layout dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog allows you to adjust the placement of your text on the paper as
well as the orientation and the printer.

Printer dropdown list: Any printer you have installed in the workplace shell
will appear here. The choice you select here will be recorded in the text
document. At the moment of printing it will be that printer which is presented
as the first choice.

The setup button will give you access to printer specific settings. The dialog
that appears when pressing the setup button is dependent upon the selected
printer. The choice of paper size and orientation is accessible through this
function. Also the number of copies you want to have printed can be set here,
but be careful, this will also be recorded in your text document and on
subsequent printing the number entered here will be used and overrides the
setting in the print dialog.

Paper size: The presently selected paper size is indicated here, any changes
can be entered by using the setup button.

Unit dropdown list: Select the desired unit of measurement. All size
indications will be specified in the unit you select here. The only exception
is the size of the font, which will always be measured in points.

Margins: Here you can enter the exact margins you want. You can also visually
change the margins by moving and sizing the base text area. Usually the
settings given here will correspond to the actual distances on the printout,
but frequently printers have slight offsets. So if you specify for example a
left margin of 1 inch, it might be slightly more or less, but the offset should
always be the same for the same printer.

Width and height: You can also specify the width or height you want to use. The
margins will be adjusted accordingly and automatically set to equal values
corresponding to the remaining free space on the sheet of paper.

Duplex margins: Here you can enter additional margins that will be added to the
margin settings on every second page. If you have a duplex printer or you want
to print in a manner where later you want to put front and back pages together,
you can enter an additional offset here, which will correspond to the
difference of offset on the left and top margin for the front and back page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.4. Layered text area dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you specify the size and position of a layered text area. You
can also specify a range of pages, where this text area should be displayed.

Height, width, position: The distance from the upper and left edge of the
parent text area is specified as well as height and width of the text area. The
units used correspond to your setting in the layout dialog.

From page, To page: Here you enter on which page you want the text area to be
displayed. You can enter a range of pages, for example from page 1, to page
9999, which will cause the text area to be displayed on all those pages. The
actual text area is available for manipulations only on the first page
specified. On subsequent pages the text area is displayed, but cannot be
modified.

Step: A step of 2 for example will cause the text area to be displayed on every
second page, starting at the page specified in From page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.5. Text cell dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Width: Here you can specify the width of a text cell. The units used correspond
to the units you set in the layout dialog.

Columns: You can enter the number of columns this cell should use for
displaying its text. Setting the number of columns with the speedbar button
corresponds to the entry here. While the speedbar button lets you enter values
from one to eight, here you can enter values up to 255 if so desired.

Distance: This field specifies the distance between columns, if the number of
columns is for the cell is set to be greater than one.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.6. Select font dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Name: A list of all fonts installed in Presentation Manager is displayed here.
The presently used font at the cursor position appears selected. The list
displayed depends on the font type selected. If you toggle the setting for
vector and bitmap fonts you will notice a change in the presented list of fonts
available.

Style: All the styles available for the selected font are displayed. Most fonts
offer styles of regular, bold, italic, bold-italic. Some fonts will offer
additional choices, others only regular style. The choices in this field depend
on the selection in the name field.

Size: A list of the most common choices is displayed. You can enter any size in
the entry field of the dropdown list, if font type is set to vector font. If
font type is set to bitmap font, a list of available sizes for the chosen font
is displayed. The entry field for font size is then disabled.

Attribute: Any of the choices can be checked and the system will try to emulate
the chosen attribute.

Font type: Presentation manager allows two types of fonts: Vector fonts and
bitmap fonts. In printable text documents you may prefer to use vector fonts,
since they can be scaled to any size. The use of vector fonts also allows you
to view your text document in any viewing scale. For some editing purposes
though, the use of bitmap fonts may be preferred. Bitmap fonts are slightly
faster in display and have a clearer image. A bitmap font is usually offered in
several fixed sizes. A bitmap font cannot be sized to any value like a vector
font. If you use a bitmap font anywhere in your text document you can no longer
scale the view of this document. Clearlook lets you mix vector and bitmap fonts
for special purposes, though this is not recommended.

Scope: Any changes you set in the above fields will affect your document
according to the scope setting.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.7. Alignment dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lets you specify the alignment of text within one cell or several
cells, as well as the amount of white space between lines by specifying line
distance or leading values.

Alignment: Text within a cell can be aligned to the left or right edge of the
cell or centered between the right and left edge. It can also be displayed in
block mode, completely filling the width of the cell. Block alignment can be
either achieved by adding extra space to every character in the line or by
adding extra space to the space between words only. Choose the setting that is
more agreeable to your eye!

Scope: Changes of alignment or line distance will affect your document
according to the setting of this field:

o Active cell: Only the cell where the cursor was positioned at the moment of
  activating the dialog will be affected by the changes.
o Active text area: All the cells belonging to the same text area as the cell
  where the cursor was positioned at the moment of activating the dialog will
  be affected by the changes.
o Entire document: All the cells of the document, no matter in which text area
  they are contained in, will be affected by the changes.
o Selected text: The changes will affect the selected text only.
Note: Depending on whether text is selected in flow mode or area mode, the
changes will affect your document in different ways! The settings active cell,
active text area, entire document all behave like text selected in area mode!

Line distance: Clearlook calculates the height of a line in dependence on the
fonts used within that line and the default leading value each font contains.
By checking this button, a field will appear that allows you to enter a value
that will override this automatic behavior. The units used correspond to the
units selected in the layout dialog. If you prefer to specify a user line
distance using the usual type writer units like linedistance 1, 1.5, 2 etc.,
you can use the speedbar button line distance to set a line distance. Since
settings in this field override the automatic calculation of the line height,
you can cause an overlapping of subsequent lines.

User leading: By checking this button an entry field appears where you can
specify a value for leading in the units you chose in the layout dialog.
Leading is the preferred method to increase or decrease the distance between
lines, since it doesn't override Clearlook's automatic calculation of line
heights. Leading refers to an amount of white space added between subsequent
lines. Fonts usually contain a default leading value. If no user leading is
specified, Clearlook uses this value to space lines. By manually entering a
value for user leading, you can reduce the font's leading value (down to zero)
and thus cause the lines to be closer together. If you specify a value larger
than the font's leading, you cause the lines to be further apart. But you
cannot cause lines to overlap, since you only modify the value for the
additional distance between lines.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.8. Datafield dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.9. Border dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can define a border for every text area. All measurements are given in the
units you specified in the layout dialog.

Line width: The width of the line that constitutes the border. Setting a value
of zero removes the border.

External margin: The distance from the outer edge of the text area to the first
line of the border.

Internal margin: The distance from the innermost line of the border to the area
available to the text cells.

Number of lines: The border can be composed of any number of lines.

Line distance: If the number of lines is set to a value larger than one, this
field appears and allows you to specify the distance between the lines.

Line decrease: If the number of lines is set to a value larger than one, this
field appears and allows you to specify a decrease in line width for each
subsequent line. A line width of 0.6" and a decrease value of 30% for example
will cause the outermost line to have a width of 0.6", a second line a width of
0.4" and a third line a width of 0.2". If a negative value is entered, the
width of the lines increases from the outside to the interior of the frame
design.

Radius: If the type of line is set to rounded, this field appears. You specify
the radius you want for the corners. You can set a value larger than the width
or height of the text area. This will cause an elliptical border that fits
exactly within the text area to be created.

Meander: This will create borders of meander design. The minimum number of
lines for this design is 3. If a higher number of lines is specified, the
design will be placed within a rectangular border. Still higher values for the
number of lines will repeat the meander design.

Shading: If you do not want your border design to be black, you can set one of
the available shadings to lighten the appearance of the design. Particularly
border designs with wide line widths gain an attractive look if combined with
shading.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.10. Search dialog (word processor) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

search dialog

The search dialog lets you search for words and character strings throughout
your document. Once searching is triggered, the document's position of the
first occurrence of the token is displayed while searching of the whole
document continues in the background. All occurrences of the token are
remembered and can be viewed using the functions Next and Previous.

Search for: Enter the token, a string of characters you want to search for in
the document.

Case sensitive: If checked, a search for 'THIS' will not find 'this'.

Whole words: If checked, a search for 'search' will not find 'searching'. The
token is considered a word and only identical character strings delimited by
word separators like spaces are returned.

Start at top: if checked, searching starts at the beginning of the document,
otherwise searching starts at the cursor position.

Search: Triggers the search for the token.

Next, Previous: Shows the next, respectively previous position of an occurrence
of the token.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.11. Replace dialog (word processor) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

replace dialog

The replace dialog lets you search for words and character strings throughout
your document and replace them all or individually. Once searching is
triggered, the document's position of the first occurrence of the token is
displayed while searching of the whole document continues in the background.
All occurrences of the token are remembered and can be accessed using the
functions Next and Previous for individual replacement.

Search for: Enter the token, a string of characters you want to search for in
the document.

Replace by: Enter the replacement, a string of characters you want as
replacement for the token.

Case sensitive: If checked, a search for 'THIS' will not find 'this'.

Whole words: If checked, a search for 'search' will not find 'searching'. The
token is considered a word and only identical character strings delimited by
word separators like spaces are returned.

Start at top: if checked, searching starts at the beginning of the document,
otherwise searching starts at the cursor position.

Search: Triggers the search for the token.

Next, Previous: Shows the next, respectively previous position of an occurrence
of the token.

Replace: Replaces the token in the document at the position shown.

Replace All: Replaces all occurrences of the token in the document starting at
the position shown. This command can be repeated any number of times with
different character strings as replacement. Between issuing this command the
functions Next and Previous can be used to move to a desired occurrence.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.12. Correct Spelling dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

spelling dialog

After invoking this dialog the first unknown word is displayed, while checking
the remaining words in the document continues. A list of possible correct
spellings and sound alike words is presented. If the correct spelling is
available in the list, select the word and use function correct to replace the
bad spelling in the document. If no correct spelling is available, you can
correct the Entry word and use function replace to have the correction
transferred to the document.

Entry word: The unknown word as found in the document.

Spellings: A list of possible correct spellings. The list is composed
considering a variety common typing errors, frequent misspellings and sound
alike words.

Add temporary: Adds the entry word to the temporary list. Subsequent
occurrences of exactly the same sequence of characters will be recognized. The
temporary list gets cleared when leaving Clearlook.

Add userlist: Adds the entry word to the user lexicon.

Next: Skips the unknown word displayed and moves to the next occurrence of an
unknown word.

Previous: Moves to the previous occurrence of an unknown word. The occurrence
may already have been corrected.

Correct: Replaces the unknown word in the document by the selected word in the
spellings list.

Replace: Replaces the unknown word in the document by the character string in
entry word.

Checked: Shows the number of words that have been checked.

Unknown: Shows the number of unknown words found and not yet corrected. When
zero is reached, all of the words in the document are either known or have been
corrected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.13. Check Typing dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

check typing dialog

When check typing has been turned on, this dialog will appear as soon as an
unknown word has been typed. A list of possible correct spellings and sound
alike words is presented. If the correct spelling is available in the list,
select the word and use function correct to replace the bad spelling in the
document.

Add temporary: Adds the entry word to the temporary list. Subsequent
occurrences of exactly the same sequence of characters will be recognized. The
temporary list gets cleared when leaving Clearlook.

Add userlist: Adds the entry word to the user lexicon.

Correct: Replaces the unknown word in the document by the selected word in the
spellings list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.14. Thesaurus dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

thesaurus dialog

If the thesaurus has been invoked with the menu function thesaurus, the word at
the position of the cursor will appear as entry, otherwise any word can by
entered in the field Entry. A list of meanings will be displayed if available.
If not, the spelling is checked and sound alike words are presented. For each
meaning a lists of synonyms, antonyms, compared, related and contrasted words
may appear.

Entry: The word for which meanings are requested.

Words: List of words according to the setting of synonyms, antonyms, compared,
related and contrasted words.

Meanings: Available meanings for the entry word. The US English language files
provide meaning definitions.

New: Will make the selected word in words the new entry word.

Replace: Will replace the selected word in the text document by the selected
word in words.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.15. Tabstop dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

tabstop dialog

Position: The precise position of the tabstop can be entered. Changing the
value will move all tabmarks on the same horizontal position.

Fill character: The character to be used for filling the empty space created by
the tabmark can be specified. The character will be repeated with an
alternating space until the width of the tabmark is filled. Changing the value
will move all tabmarks on the same horizontal position.

Right aligned: If checked, new tabmarks created by this tabstop will be right
aligned. Changing this value has no effect on existing tabmarks on the same
horizontal position.

Delete: Removes the tabstop from the horizontal ruler. Tabmarks on the same
horizontal position are not affected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7.16. View dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

view dialog

Zoom: Here you can set the viewing scale for your document. If your document
uses vector fonts only, you can view it in any size from 20% to 500%. If your
document uses bitmap fonts, this field will be disabled.

Show margins: Toggles the display of the margin. Margins can be set in the
layout dialog or by moving and sizing the base text area.

Show cells: Toggles the display of the document's cell structure.

Show control points: Toggles the display of control points.

Show ruler: Toggles the display of the horizontal ruler.

Show speedbar: Toggles the display of the speedbar.

Show infobar: Toggles the display of the information bar.

The settings for speedbar and infobar affect all documents at the moment of
loading, while the other settings of this dialog affect the active document
only.



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Control container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.1. Database object setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.2. Import object setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.3. Export object setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.4. Object title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.5. Search (database) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.6. Choose mask ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.7. Alternative definition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.8. Verify/rewrite database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.9. Export/import data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.1. Function database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.1.1. Function: maintenance ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.1.2. Function: options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Database add data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.1. Add data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2. Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2.1. Function default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2.1.1. Function: Set default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2.1.2. Function: Clear default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2.2. Function choose mask ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2.3. Function merge ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2.4. Function Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Database edit data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.1. Edit data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2. Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.1. Function: Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.2. Function: Previous ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.3. Function: choose mask ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.4. Function: Remove ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.5. Function: Merge ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.6. Function: Export ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2.7. Function: Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7. Database roll view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.1. Roll view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.2. Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.2.1. function: merge ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.8. Database merge data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.8.1. Merge result ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.9. Database import data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.10. Database export data ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11. Database setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.1. Database setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.2. Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.2.1. Setup options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.2.2. Define an index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.2.3. Define a relation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.3. Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.3.1. Function new ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.4. Database mask, format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.4.1. Database mask ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.4.2. Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.4.2.1. Function: program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.4.2.2. Function: design ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.4.2.3. Function: format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.5. Database set ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.5.1. Database set ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.6. Database indices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.7. Database links ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ




ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Appendix ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By pressing the key F1 at any point in the execution of the program you have
access to context sensitive help. The help screens usually contain keywords
marked in cyan. You can either double click these keywords or press Enter to
move to the page containing further information on the keyword.

If you use the keyboard, you can jump from one keyword to the next by pressing
the Tab key and back by using Shift Tab.

Related information:

o Using help in the word processor


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A container is a vessel for objects. Using the pop-up menus you can create your
own objects and configure them to suit your needs. Whenever a document is
opened or created, Clearlook may also create an object in the container to
represent that document.

Related information:

o Status window


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In general an object is defined as that which has existence.

In the context of Clearlook a text document is an object, the structural
elements of a document are objects, a window is an object. When a document is
saved to disk we may call it an inactive object, when the document is loaded
from disk to be displayed on the screen we may speak about activating the
object.

Icons are used to represent an object in a container. Frequently the icon
itself is then referred to as the actual object. Double clicking the icon (or
pressing enter on the icon) is called activating the object. The effects caused
by activating an object are sometimes called the behavior of the object.

An object in the form of an icon usually has a pop-up menu attached to it,
which can be activated by pressing the second pointing device button, the key
F12 or the keys Shift F10. The pop-up menu contains a function setup. Using
this function you can configure the behavior of the object.

Related information:

o User created object
o Text object
o Configuring objects


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.1. User created object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can use the pop-up menus of a container to create new objects for that
container. These objects will remain in the container until you delete them.
You can configure the objects you created so that they behave to serve your
specific needs upon activation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.2. Configuring objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Every user created object has a pop-up menu containing the function setup. This
function activates a dialog that lets you configure the behavior of the object.

A status window object (an object in the status window) can be configured to
create new documents from a choice of templates or from just one specific
template you need frequently, or to show a list of documents in a predefined
directory or to open one specific document.

Related information:

o Status window object setup
o Object title


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.3. Activate an object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An object is activated by double clicking the object or be pressing enter on
the object. By activating an object it executes the function you configured for
that object: a text object for example, will create or open a text document.

Once an object is activated it will appear marked with diagonal lines. Double
clicking on an active object will transfer the focus to the object's window and
cause the window to be displayed if it was minimized before.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.4. Create an object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By pressing the second pointing device button on an object (or the key F12, or
Shift F10) the pop-up-menu of the container appears. This pop-up menu contains
functions that let you create new objects. The newly created object can then be
configured to your needs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.5. Window list object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Introduction
o Status window
o Word processor
o Window list
o Switching between windows

By activating the presently selected object a list of all open Clearlook
windows is displayed. You can display this list any time by pressing the keys
Shift Esc.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.6. Text object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Introduction
o Word processor
o Status window
o Create document
o Open document
o Objects

By activating the presently selected object a text document will be created or
opened, depending on the function you configured for this object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.7. Database object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Introduction
o Database
o Word processor
o Status window
o Create database
o Open database
o Objects

By activating the presently selected object a database will be created or
opened, depending on the function you configured for this object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8. Thesaurus object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o Introduction
o Status window
o Word processor

By activating the presently selected object you can access the thesaurus for
meaning lists, synonyms, antonyms, compared and related words.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.1. Data add object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By activating this object a window to add data to the database will be opened.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Add data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.2. Data edit object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By activating this object a window to edit data of the database will be opened.
Depending on the configuration you gave this object, a choice of Index files
and the possibility to enter search and selection criteria will be displayed.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Edit data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.3. Data merge object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By activating this object a new text document will be created that contains the
entries of the database merged with the chosen output format. Depending on the
configuration you gave this object, a choice of Index files and the possibility
to enter search and selection criteria will be displayed.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Data merge


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.4. Roll view object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By activating this object a window displaying the entries of the database
according to the chosen output format will be opened. Depending on the
configuration you gave this object, a choice of Index files and the possibility
to enter search and selection criteria will be displayed.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Roll view


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.5. Data import object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.6. Data export object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7. Database definition object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.1. Formats object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.2. Masks object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.3. Index files object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.4. Links object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.5. Data format object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.6. Data mask object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.7. Data index object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.8. Data link object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3.8.7.9. Data set object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. pop-up menus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Every object has a pop-up menu, that allows you to change the setup of the
object, delete the object and insert new objects into the container.

The pop-up menu of an object is activated by pressing the key F12 (or Shift
F10) or by clicking the second button of the pointing device on the object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.1. function setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This function activates a dialog, that allows you to change the configuration
of the object.

Related information:

o Status window object setup
o Object title


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.2. Delete objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The selected object will be removed from the container. If the object is
active, it will first be closed. This function will never remove data from the
disk, it merely removes the icon from the container.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.3. New: text object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type text will be added to the container at the position after
the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be configured
to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Word processor


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.4. New: database object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type database will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.5. New: data add object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type add data will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Add data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.6. New: edit object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type edit data will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Edit data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.7. New: roll view object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type roll view will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Roll view


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.8. New: merge object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type merge data will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Merge data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.9. New: import object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type import data will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Import data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.10. New: export object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new object of type export data will be added to the container at the position
after the presently selected object. The newly created object can then be
configured to suit your needs.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Export data


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.11. New: format object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new format object will be created at the position after the presently
selected object.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Database setup
o Format, Mask


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.12. New: mask object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new mask object will be created at the position after the presently selected
object.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Database setup
o Format, Mask


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.13. New: index object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new index object will be created at the position after the presently selected
object.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Database setup
o Indices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.14. New: link object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new link object will be created at the position after the presently selected
object.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Database setup
o Data links


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4.15. New: set object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new set object will be created at the position after the presently selected
object.

Related information:

o Objects
o Database
o Database setup
o Data sets


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Choose/Create a database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5.1. Choose a document template ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Related information

o Create document


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5.2. Choosing a database template ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Related information

o Object for creation of a database


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5.3. Create database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5.4. Save database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5.5. Open database ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.6. System messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.6.1. Save? Yes/No ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The object has been modified. Yes will save the object, No will discard the
changes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7. File types ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Clearlook uses the following file types:

o CFG status window setup
o CTX text document


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7.1. File type .CFG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The file CL.CFG contains the setup of the status window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7.2. File type .CTX ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Clearlook text documents use the extension CTX.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7.3. File type .CDB ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A database file with the extension .CDB contains the actual data of a database.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7.4. File type .CDI ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A database file with extension .CDI contains the index keys of a database. By
using the function maintenance this file can be recreated at any time on the
bases of the data contained in the file with extension CDB.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7.5. File type .CDF ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A database file with extension .CDI contains the definition of a database. When
activating the database's object Definition (appear only in exclusive mode),
the content of this file is displayed for editing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7.6. Wild cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Whenever you enter a Path, for example in the setup of an object or when
choosing a directory, you can use wild cards in the path:

o Entering *.CTX causes all text documents to be listed. Entering FAX*.CDB
  causes all documents to be listed whose name starts with ADR.
o Entering ???.CTX causes all documents with a name of exactly three characters
  length to be listed.
o Entering *.* will cause all of the files of the directory to be listed.