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@database "Misc.guide"
@next "MAIN"
@$VER: Misc HyperText documentation v1.15
@(C) 1995 CircleSoft
@Author Dag
@remark // You should not be reading this!
@remark ******************************************************************
@remark If you are reading this, you are not using Multiview or Amigaguide
@remark or any other Amigaguide-hypertext viewer. Or you are simply too
@remark curious. I suggest you exit and start your Amigaguide-viewer,
@remark if you're not sure you have one, try double-clicking on this
@remark file's icon or typing:
@remark Multiview <full path to this file>
@remark or
@remark Amigaguide <full path to this file>
@remark from a shell, if this doesn't work, you are probably using an old
@remark version of AmigaDOS, Misc requires OS 2.0 or newer, so if this is
@remark the case, and you aren't running any hacks, you might as well
@remark remove this from your system. If the problem is something else,
@remark you can try to read it like this, but it will be a real hard job.
@remark Everything enclosed in `@{' and `}' are commands, ignore them.
@remark ******************************************************************
@remark //
@remark // Main
@node MAIN "Misc.guide/Main"
@next INTRO
CircleSoft presents
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v1.11
@{b}By Dag
gren@{ub}
1995 CircleSoft@{ub}
(http://www.abo.fi/~jbeijar/circle.html)
@{i}@{b}NOTE:@{ub} If the ASCII graphics don't look good, you have an old version
of amigaguide.library, or you have a lousy taste!@{ui}
@{" INTRO " link INTRO} Why this program?
@{" COPYRIGHT " link COPYRIGHT} Can you use it?
@{" REQUIREMENTS " link REQUIREMENTS} What do you need to use it?
@{" INSTALLATION " link INSTALLATION} How can you get going?
@{" USAGE " link USAGE} Uhh, then how do we do?
@{" HINTS & TIPS " link HINTS} Nifty little tips to make your life easier!
@{" HISTORY " link HISTORY} The story of Misc so far.
@{" BUGS " link BUGS} Six million ways to die!
@{" TODO " link TODO} Where do you want to be tomorrow?
@{" CONTACT " link CONTACTS} What to do when a bug occurs?
@{" OUTRO " link OUTRO} Some final things to say...
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About us:
@{" CIRCLESOFT " link CIRCLESOFT} Who are we?
@{" OTHER PRODUCTS " link PRODUCTS} Check these out!
<<< CircleSoft >>>
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Introduction
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node INTRO "Misc.guide/Introduction"
@next COPYRIGHT
@prev MAIN
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
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/ @{fg text}INTRODUCTION@{fg fill}__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
Ah, Misc the ultimate misc. utility has now reached it's second release.
For those of you who have been hiding under a rock in outer Siberia for the
last few years; Misc is a nifty utility that can complete two tasks, for
now. One of them is to keep notes, like a standard NoteIt utility, this is
what most of you will use it for. Here you can write down small pieces of
text, small notes, without firing up an editor for it.
The other use of Misc is to keep logs, it provides a simple way of
creating logs. Take a look at it. This is particularily useful for
developers, who want to keep a History file of a program.
But why on earth did we name it Misc, and what the h*ck is that bloody
rodent (or whatever it is for a creature) doing on all the icons? The name
Misc comes from two things; Firstly, The program does multiple (two)
things, and secondly, we have a bad imagination. And that stupid rodent...
It's not stupid, it's the result of a phonecall that was going on for too
long. We call him WinX (pronounced `wingks'), he has also got a friend
called WinY (pronounced `whiny'). WinY hasn't made it to the real world
yet, he's nothing but a name for the moment. The reason WinX is on all
icons is that we couldn't come up with a better icon for a program like
Misc. And we're trying to brainwash you!
Yes, having said that, here comes the critical point, Misc uses @{"MUI" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}!
(Yes! Louder! I wanna hear you scream!) So, some of you will like this and
some of you won't. This program was made for them of you who will. One
thing to the ones who don't like it: It won't stay in memory (like a
commodity or something), so you won't really suffer from it using @{"MUI" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}.
Another note for all you d*rks who think MUI-programs never free all memory
they are using, they DO! The library stays in memory, yes, but the memory
is freed if a program needs it. (And you can free it manually by typing
`Avail Flush' in a shell.) We can further mention that this program uses
the @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}. That will hardly make anyone scream, but it's also
great, it provides great editing facilities from the bottom to the top.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Copyright
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node COPYRIGHT "Misc.guide/Copyright"
@next REQUIREMENTS
@prev INTRO
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
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/ @{fg text}COPYRIGHT@{fg fill}<__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
Misc and all related files are copyright @{b}
1995 CircleSoft@{ub}.
That's @{"us" link CONTACTS}
The program is distributed on an "as is" basis, no warranty of any kind is
applied, you are using this program entirely on your own risk.
The program may be redistributed as much you ever like, as long as the
following conditions are observed:
@{b}o@{ub} The archive and files have to remain intact, no files may be
added, changed, removed, edited or altered in any other way.
@{b}o@{ub} It may not be included in any commercial distribution, without
written permission by the Author.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Requirements
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node REQUIREMENTS "Misc.guide/Requirements"
@next INSTALLATION
@prev COPYRIGHT
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
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\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
To run Misc, you need the following:
@{b}o@{ub} At least AmigaOS 2.0 or higher. We don't really know what version of
the OS is needed. If it doesn't work with your setup, please tell us.
@{b}o@{ub} @{"MagicUserInterface" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS} (v3.1 or above) by Stefan Stuntz. Not included
with archive.
@{b}o@{ub} @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS} (v3.1 or above) by
Mark Thomas. It is distributed with the archive.
@{b}o@{ub} An internal clock, if you intend to use the logging-features of
Misc.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Installation
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node INSTALLATION "Misc.guide/Installation"
@next USAGE
@prev REQUIREMENTS
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
/ V \\/ \\ __> __>
/ @{fg text}INSTALLATION@{fg fill}__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
To install Misc, just double-click on the "Install-Misc"-icon. If this for
some reason fails, you can do it by hand through following the steps below.
@{b}1.@{ub} Copy the Misc-Executable to the desired location.
@{b}2.@{ub} Copy the Documentation for Misc to the desired location.
@{b}3.@{ub} Copy the preferred icons from the "Icons" directory.
@{b}4.@{ub} Copy the @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS} to sys:classes/gadgets.
@{b}5.@{ub} Delete the original files. Unless you want to keep them.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node USAGE "Misc.guide/Usage"
@next HINTS
@prev INSTALLATION
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
/ V \\/ \\ __> __>
/ @{fg text}USAGE@{fg fill}_ \\<__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
Misc is divided into two parts, the @{"Notes" link NOTES} part and the @{"Log" link LOG} part. These
two are quite different, even if they do look a bit similiar. So they are
each explained separately in their own chapters. The menus are the same for
both, though, so they are explained together in @{"Menus" link MENUS}.
The usage section assumes that you know the basics of how to use @{"MUI" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}. It
won't go through details with the interface, like how to skip between the
two modes. (You do it using the Register (Cycle) gadget in the top of the
window.) It will explain what the different gadgets do, though.
@{b}Note:@{ub} Bubble help available.
@{"Notes" link NOTES} The notes-part of Misc.
@{" Log " link LOG} The logging part of Misc.
@{"Textfield.gadget" link TEXTFIELD} The Textfield.gadget.
@{"Settings" link SETTINGS} The settings of Misc.
@{"Menus" link MENUS} The menus of Misc.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Notes
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node NOTES "Misc.guide/Usage/Notes"
@next LOG
@prev USAGE
When you enter the notes-mode. (By using the Register/Cycle gadget on top
of the window) You will be presented with a Window looking something like
this:
@{b}@{fg fill}.--------------------@{ub}@{fg text} A stringgadget that shows the
@{b}@{fg fill}|@{fg text}@{ub} name of the current note.
@{b} ___________@{fg fill}|@{fg text}________________@{ub}
@{b}|@{fg shine}.------------------------..-.@{fg text}| @{ub}
@{b}|@{fg shine}:========================:| |@{fg text}| @{ub}
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}| |@{fg fill}-------@{fg text}@{ub} The @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}, where you
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|@{ub} edit/view your notes
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg fill}----@{fg text}@{ub} A prop-slider gadget to move around
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|@{ub} in the note with
@{b}|@{fg shine}| ||-|@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}| ||-|@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}`------------------------'`-'@{fg text}|
|@{" Next " beep 0}@{" Prev " beep 0}|
`-------@{fg fill}|@{fg text}-------------@{fg fill}|@{fg text}-------'
@{fg fill}| `--------------@{fg text}@{ub} Jumps to previous note
@{b}@{fg fill}|
`----------------------------@{fg text}@{ub} Jumps to next note
The note handling has changed a bit since earlier versions of Misc. The
notes don't have numbers anymore, instead they have titles. This brings up
many good features, first, the obvious thing; clarity, a title is much more
descriptive than `Note 3 of 6'. Secondly, it allows much faster
note-handling.
By clicking on the popup to the right of the note-title. You come to the
note-database window. Here you can add notes, delete notes, and move them
up and down, etc.
Short description of gadgets:
@{b}New --@{ub} Adds a new note called
Unnamed
to the end of the
note list.
@{b}Kill -@{ub} Removes the current note.
@{b}Sort -@{ub} Sorts the notes in alphabetical order.
We assume that we don't have to tell you how to change notes? Just click on
the note you want in the listview. Note entries can also be dragged, using
MUI's drag & drop features.
The notes are typed in to the big empty area, the big double-bevel-box. If
you want to edit an existing note, just activate the @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS} (by
clicking on it with the mouse-pointer) and edit. Actually, the usage of the
gadgets should be quite self-evident from the "picture".
@{b}See also:@{ub} @{"Note Settings" link NOTE_SETTINGS}, @{"Notes menu" link NOTES_MENU} and @{"Hints & Tips" link HINTS}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Log
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node LOG "Misc.guide/Usage/Log"
@prev NOTE_SETTINGS
@next LOG_SETTINGS
The log window looks something like this:
@{b}@{fg fill}.--------------------@{ub}@{fg text} A Popup-gadget with which you can
@{b}@{fg fill}|@{fg text}@{ub} choose logfile.
@{b} ___________@{fg fill}|@{fg text}________________
|@{fg shine}.------------------------..-.@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}:========================:| |@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}| |@{fg fill}--------@{fg text}@{ub} The @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}, where you
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|@{ub} edit/view your log.
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg fill}----@{fg text}@{ub} A prop-slider gadget to move around
@{b}|@{fg shine}| || |@{fg text}|@{ub} in the text with
@{b}|@{fg shine}| ||-|@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}| ||-|@{fg text}|
|@{fg shine}`------------------------'`-'@{fg text}|
|@{" Enter " beep 0}@{" Edit " beep 0}|
`-------@{fg fill}|@{fg text}-------------@{fg fill}|@{fg text}-------'
@{fg fill}| `--------------@{fg text}@{ub} Edits the Current log.
@{b}@{fg fill}|
`----------------------------@{fg text}@{ub} Creates a new log entry
You might have noticed that using the Log-part slightly differs from using
the notes-part. When you read your log, it's in one full text. This means
that you can't flip between the different log entries with a "Next" or a
"Prev" gadget as in the notes-part. All your log entries follow each other,
only separated with an @{"Entry Separator" link LOG_SETTINGS}.
There are some priviledges with this though. E.g. if you want to include
the version history you have written into the distribution package of your
program, it would be an frustrating task to combine all entries. Note that
Misc doesn't insert any <CR>s at the end of each line, (They are only
inserted when you press <Return>.) so you have to edit the file yourself so
that you won't have too long lines.
When editing new entry or current log, the two buttons change into `Ok' and
`Cancel'. Pressing `Ok' inserts the changes into the log, and `Cancel'
returns without changing anything.
Also, when editing current log, you are put to edit directly into the
full file, and you will have to find the correct entry for yourself.
(Sorry, we might implement a "Find"-function if necessary...)
@{b}See also:@{ub} @{"Log Settings" link LOG_SETTINGS}, @{"Log menu" link LOG_MENU} and @{"Hints & Tips" link HINTS}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Textfield.gadget
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node TEXTFIELD "Misc.guide/Usage/Textfield.gadget"
@{"Textfield.gadget information" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}
@{b}@{u}DOCS FOR USERS@{ub}@{uu}
You can mark text for cutting, copying, and erasing by simply
clicking and dragging. Hitting alphanumeric keys replaces the text
that is highlighted. Hitting cursor keys moves you to the front or
end of the highlighted text.
While you drag to scroll, the farther away from the gadget your
mouse pointer is, the faster the gadget will scroll.
@{b}@{u}Key Sequence Function @{uu}@{ub}
TAB Activate next gadget
SHIFT TAB Activate previous gadget
SHIFT CURSOR UP Move to the top line in the current page,
or scroll up one page if cursor is on top line
SHIFT CURSOR DOWN Move to the bottom line in the current
page, or scroll down one page if cursor
is on top line
CTRL or
SHIFT CURSOR RIGHT Move to the right end of the current line
CTRL or
SHIFT CURSOR LEFT Move to the left end of the current line
SHIFT BACKSPACE Delete all text to the left of cursor on
the current line
SHIFT DELETE Delete all text to the right of the
cursor on the current line (in block
cursor mode this also includes the
highlighted character)
CTRL CURSOR UP Move to the top line of the text
CTRL CURSOR DOWN Move to the bottom line of the text
ALT CURSOR RIGHT Move to the next word
ALT CURSOR LEFT Move to the previous word
ALT CURSOR UP Move to first character in gadget
ALT CURSOR DOWN Move to last character in gadget
ALT BACKSPACE Deletes the word to the left of the
cursor starting at the current cursor
position
CTRL X Deletes the whole line that the cursor
is on
RAMIGA [ Switch to left justification
RAMIGA \ or
RAMIGA = Switch to center justification
RAMIGA ] Switch to right justification
RAMIGA E Erase all text in gadget (saved in undo
buffer) (no read-only)
RAMIGA V Paste text from clipboard to current
cursor position (no read-only)
RAMIGA A Mark all text
RAMIGA U Undeletes (pastes) the last block of text
marked, or recover from RAMIGA E
(no read-only)
When text is highlighted the following keys have functions:
BACKSPACE Erase marked text (saved in undo buffer)
DEL Erase marked text (saved in undo buffer)
RAMIGA X Cut marked text to clipboard (no
read-only)
RAMIGA C Copy marked text to clipboard
RAMIGA V Replace marked text with text from
clipboard (save marked text in undo
buffer) (no read-only)
(any text key) Replace marked text with that character
@{i}@{b}NOTE:@{ub} Some of the most important shortcuts are listed in the Bubble
help!@{ui}
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Menus
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node MENUS "Misc.guide/Usage/Menus"
@next PROJECT_MENU
@prev USAGE
@{"Project" link PROJECT_MENU} @{"Notes" link NOTES_MENU} @{"Log" link LOG_MENU} @{"Settings" link SETTINGS_MENU}
Pick a menutopic from above.
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Menus/Project
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node PROJECT_MENU "Misc.guide/Usage/Menus/Project"
@next NOTES_MENU
@prev USAGE
Project @{"Notes" link NOTES_MENU} @{"Log" link LOG_MENU} @{"Settings" link SETTINGS_MENU}
@{b}About -@{ub} Shows a little information on Misc and its creators.
@{b}Quit -@{ub} Quits Misc and saves all changes to notes & log.
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Menus/Notes
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node NOTES_MENU "Misc.guide/Usage/Menus/Notes"
@next LOG_MENU
@prev PROJECT_MENU
@{"Project" link PROJECT_MENU} Notes @{"Log" link LOG_MENU} @{"Settings" link SETTINGS_MENU}
@{b}New note -@{ub} Adds a new note at the end of the file.
@{b}Kill note -@{ub} Deletes the current note.
@{b}Sort notes -@{ub} Sorts the notes in alphabetical order.
@{b}Save note as -@{ub} Exports the current note as an ASCII file.
@{b}Include file -@{ub} Inserts an ASCII file at current cursor position.
@{b}Print note -@{ub} Prints the current note.
@{b}Save notes -@{ub} Saves the notefile.
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Menus/Log
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node LOG_MENU "Misc.guide/Usage/Menus/Log"
@prev NOTES_MENU
@next SETTINGS_MENU
@{"Project" link PROJECT_MENU} @{"Notes" link NOTES_MENU} Log @{"Settings" link SETTINGS_MENU}
@{b}Search log -@{ub} Searches for a string in the logfile.
@{b}Print -@{ub} Prints the log.
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Menus/Settings
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node SETTINGS_MENU "Misc.guide/Usage/Menus/Settings"
@next USAGE
@prev LOG_MENU
@{"Project" link PROJECT_MENU} @{"Notes" link NOTES_MENU} @{"Log" link LOG_MENU} Settings
@{b}Note -@{ub} Opens the @{"Settings" link NOTE_SETTINGS} window in Notes-mode.
@{b}Log -@{ub} Opens the @{"Settings" link LOG_SETTINGS} window in Log-mode.
@{b}Textfield -@{ub} Opens the @{"Settings" link TEXTFIELD_SETTINGS} window in Textfield-mode.
@{b}MUI -@{ub} Opens the MUI-Prefs for this program.
@{b}Save -@{ub} Saves the current settings, which are:
@{b}o@{ub} The note Settings
@{b}o@{ub} The log Settings
@{b}o@{ub} The textfield.gadget settings
@{b}o@{ub} The current mode (Note/Log).
@{b}o@{ub} The settings for @{"Textfield.gadget" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Settings
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node SETTINGS "Misc.guide/Usage/Settings"
@prev USAGE
@next USAGE
@{"Notes" link NOTE_SETTINGS} @{"Log" link LOG_SETTINGS} @{"Textfield" link TEXTFIELD_SETTINGS}
The settings window is divided into three parts; @{"Notes" link NOTE_SETTINGS}, @{"Log" link LOG_SETTINGS} and
@{"Textfield" link TEXTFIELD_SETTINGS}. These control the settings of the respective parts, of course.
In the program, all settings are accessed via the menus. Pick your topic
above.
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Settings/Notes
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node NOTE_SETTINGS "Misc.guide/Usage/Settings/Notes"
@next LOG
@prev NOTE
@{b}@{u}Note file@{ub}@{uu}
Selects the filename for the notes.
@{b}===== Options ================================================================================@{ub}
@{b}@{u}Save notes after every change@{uu}@{ub}
Saves the notes after every change, otherwise the notes are only saved
on exit.
@{b}@{u}Save current note@{uu}@{ub}
Remembers what note was open on exit, and opens that note when Misc is
started the next time.
Back to @{"Usage" link USAGE}.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Settings/Log
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node LOG_SETTINGS "Misc.guide/Usage/Settings/Log"
@next USAGE
@prev LOG
@{u}@{b}Date Format@{ub}@{uu}
With the Dateformat stringgadget you specify what format the Date
beginning each new Entry should look like. All years, dates, seconds,
other variables are preceeded with a `%'-sign, and followed by a
@{"Conversion Specifier" link CONVERSION_SPECIFIER}. This conversion specifier will be replaced with
the appropriate string. All other characters are shown just as in the
stringgadget. To get a `%'-sign, use `%%'. A preview of what it will
look like is shown in the gadget below, labeled "@{b}Preview:@{ub}"
@{b}Example:@{ub}
The %d dogs ate the %m beefs!
Would be shown as;
The 26 dogs ate the 11 beefs!
If entered on November the 26th.
@{b}Default:@{ub} %A %d.%m.%y, %H:%M
See @{"Conversion Specifiers" link CONVERSION_SPECIFIER} for a full list of them.
@{u} @{uu}
@{u}@{b}Entry Separator@{ub}@{uu}
This is just a string of characters that separates each entry.
@{b}Default:@{ub} ======================
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Settings/Log/Conversion Specifiers
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node CONVERSION_SPECIFIER "Misc.guide/Usage/Settings/Log/Conversion Specifiers"
@next LOG_SETTINGS
@prev LOG_SETTINGS
These are the Conversion Specifiers you can use with Misc.
@{b}Conversion
@{u}Specifier Replaced with . . . @{uu}@{ub}
%a the locale's abbreviated weekday name
%A the locale's full weekday name
%b the locale's abbreviated month name
%B the locale's full month name
%c the locale's appropriate date and time representation
%d the day of the month as a decimal number (01-31)
%H the hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (00-23)
%I the hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (00-12)
%j the day of the year as a decimal number (001-366)
%m the month as a decimal number (01-12)
%M the minute as a decimal number (00-59)
%p the locale's equivalent of the AM and PM designations
associated with a 12-hour clock
%S the second as a decimal number (00-61)
%U the week number of the year (the first Sunday as the
first day of week 1) as a decimal number (00-53)
%w the weekday as a decimal number (0-6),where Sunday is 0
%W the week number of the year (the first Monday as the
first day of week 1) as a decimal number (00-53)
%x the locale's appropriate date representation
%X the locale's appropriate time representation
%y the year without the century as a decimal number
(00-99)
%Y the year with the century as a decimal number
%Z the time zone name or abbreviation; no characters
indicates the time zone is not determinable
%% a percent sign.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Usage/Settings/Textfield.gadget
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node TEXTFIELD_SETTINGS "Misc.guide/Usage/Settings/Textfield.gadget"
Since it is not possible to set the looks of the Textfield.gadget via MUI,
we included some configuration abilities on our own. These are:
@{b}===== Cursor =================================================================================@{ub}
@{u}@{b}Block@{ub}@{uu}
If checked, the cursor will be in "Block"-mode, which means it will
have the shape of a square that fills the character, rather than a
vertical line.
@{b}Default:@{ub} Off
@{u}@{b}Flashing@{ub}@{uu}
If checked, the cursor will flash.
@{b}Default:@{ub} Off
@{b}===== Sizes ==================================================================================@{ub}
@{u}@{b}Tab Length@{ub}@{uu}
Sets the length of a TAB.
@{b}Default:@{ub} 4
@{u}@{b}Line Spacing@{ub}@{uu}
Sets the amount of (pixel) lines between each (text) line.
@{b}Default:@{ub} 0
@{b}==============================================================================================@{ub}
@{u}@{b}Font@{ub}@{uu}
Sets the font to be used withing the Textfield.gadget. (The Editing
Area).
@{b}Default:@{ub} Screen Text
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Hints & Tips
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node HINTS "Misc.guide/Hints & Tips"
@next HISTORY
@prev USAGE
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@{b}o@{ub} If you are using MagicMenu, you should run SafeGIRPort, other-
wise you will encounter problems.
@{b}o@{ub} "Leave Out" (With the Workbench menu function "Icons/Leave Out")
the Misc-icon on your WB, this way it's easy to access it and type
in notes without having to fool around in the drawers.
@{b}o@{ub} Put Misc in your @{"ToolManager" link OTHERPPLPROGRAMS}, (Or another program that you can
use for giving other programs hotkeys.) you don't even have to give
it an Icon, you might just as well only give it a Hotkey, which will
make it even easier to access Misc.
@{b}o@{ub} You can access the buttons by using holding down the Right-Amiga-key
and pressing the underlined character in the button.
@{b}o@{ub} Instead of writing the entire path to the program when specifying
note/log files, you can use `PROGDIR:' to signify the path to the
program. (E.g. `PROGDIR:My_Log.log' as a logfile would use a logfile
named `My_Log.log' that is in the same path as the executable.)
@{b}o@{ub} There is no undo function in Misc, so if you screw something
up when editing notes, (e.g. accidentally delete a page) start a
shell, and make a backup of your note-file.
@{b}o@{ub} A nice way to insert an empty line between log entries is to make
an empty entry-separator in the @{"log settings" link LOG_SETTINGS}.
@{b}o@{ub} To scroll the Log-file with the cursor-keys, you have to activate
the gadget, do this by pressing <TAB> repeatedly, until a frame is
drawn around the slider.
@{b}o@{ub} If you happen to screw up editing the notes, and it can't be
un-done with undo, (see @{"Textfield.gadget" link TEXTFIELD} usage) you can restore
the old notefile with the note-settings. When in note-settings,
load a new notefile, a requester will now pop-up, asking if you want
to save the old notefile before proceeding, click on `Discard'.
Now you can load the old notefile.
@{b}o@{ub} Check out our homepage at "http://www.abo.fi/~jbeijar/circle.html"!
@{b}o@{ub} Look out for a game called @{b}@{bg shine}3DTanxX@{bg background}@{ub}!
Mail @{"us" link CONTACTS} for more info! Or check out our @{"Homepage" link CONTACTS}!
@{b}o@{ub} Send bugreports and suggestions to @{"us" link CONTACTS}!
@{b}o@{ub} Get yourself MagicWB!
@{b}o@{ub} Buy an accelerator, you @{b}won't@{ub} regret it!
@{b}o@{ub} Support the Amiga!
@{b}o@{ub} Buy Alien Breed 3D 2, or Alien Breed 3D! They are Doom-
clones, but good ones!
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // History
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node HISTORY "Misc.guide/History"
@next BUGS
@prev HINTS
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
/ V \\/ \\ __> __>
/ @{fg text}HISTORY@{fg fill} \\<__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
v1.11 - 9.7.1996
@{b}o@{ub} Misc gave Enforcer hits when no font was selected in the
Textfield.gadget's prefs, it's fixed.
v1.1 - 28.6.1996
@{b}o@{ub} Total rewrite of note system, much better note handling, also
featuring note titles.
@{b}o@{ub} Fixed a bug with textfield.gadget settings. (Some options weren't
adjustable)
@{b}o@{ub} Help-bubble removed from textfield.gadget, it was annoying!
@{b}o@{ub} `Sort notes' implemented
@{b}o@{ub} ASCII-export implemented
@{b}o@{ub} `Include File' function implemented in the `Notes' menu
@{b}o@{ub} Printing abilities.
@{b}o@{ub} Lots of small additions/fixes, no use to keep v1.0!
v1.0 - 4.12.1995
@{b}o@{ub} First public release, all features are new.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Bugs
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node BUGS "Misc.guide/Bugs"
@next TODO
@prev HISTORY
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/ V \\/ \\ __> __>
/ @{fg text}BUGS@{fg fill}_ \\<__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
@{b}o@{ub} Popping up MUI-Prefs from the PopUp-gadget in the window-
border might fail for some, if the pointer is right above the
Textfield.gadget. If MUI-Prefs won't pop up, try again, and see
to it that you don't have the pointer above the textfield.gadget.
This is obviously not a fault of Misc, but of MUI.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // ToDo
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node TODO "Misc.guide/ToDo"
@next CONTACT
@prev BUGS
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/ @{fg text}TODO@{fg fill}_ \\<__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
Things we have thought of for future versions of Misc.
@{b}o@{ub} Calendar functions. I don't know what they are, I'm just a
docwriter! ;) It will be a surprise! (I think no-one really knows
what those features are, but they are still kewl!)
@{b}o@{ub} Find-function.
@{b}o@{ub} You make 'em up and send them to @{"us" link CONTACTS}!
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Contacts
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node CONTACTS "Misc.guide/Contacts"
@next OUTRO
@prev TODO
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\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
Mail bugreports, suggestions and other stuff to Dag "Dag"
gren at:
E-mail:
dagren@walli.uwasa.fi
(This address is soon about to change, to something like
dagren@abo.fi )
Snail-mail:
Dag
V
sterbacksv
gen 37
FIN-66200 Korsn
(Europe)
And if nothing happens, try contacting Markus "Manne" Mannevaara at:
mamannev@bilbo.abo.fi
And don't forget to check out our homepage at:
http://www.abo.fi/~jbeijar/circle.html
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Da End
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node OUTRO "That's the End... Seee ya!"
@prev HINTS
@{fg fill}@{b} _ _ __ _______
/ V \\/ \\ __> __>
/ @{fg text}GOODBYE@{fg fill} \\<__
\\_\\_/_/_/<___/___>@{ub}@{fg text}
Before we quit. We would like to do some greetings and credits & stuff.
We would like to greet (and thank):
@{b}o@{ub} VISCorp and Amiga Technologies, hope they can achieve some-
thing else than just selling it again!
@{b}o@{ub} Stefan Stuntz for MUI
@{b}o@{ub} Mark Thomas for Textfield.gadget
@{b}o@{ub} Martin Huttenloher for MagicWB.
@{b}o@{ub} Tom Oszczepalski & Paul Henrik for SmallBench.
@{b}o@{ub} To all the users of Pandora (BBS), the Kingdom of Peik
Il Sung.
@{b}o@{ub} The Farm, for the absolutely @{b}superb@{ub} game Roketz!
@{b}o@{ub} Pasi Ristioja for DreamTerm
@{b}o@{ub} Sami Takala , who was SysOp for Cowhouse BBS.
@{b}o@{ub} Juliet & Case for perhaps the best demos ever!
@{b}o@{ub} Rolf Smeds & Thomas Byholm for being dedicated members
of Circle.
@{b}o@{ub} All the people on channel #Amiga and all Amiga-users.
@{b}o@{ub} Everyone we forgot, for everything we forgot!
People we like to greet just for being who they are:
@{b}o@{ub} Staffan Nystr
@{b}o@{ub} Disa H
@{b}o@{ub} Mikael J
nisoja
@{b}o@{ub} Ulrica
sterblad
@{b}o@{ub} Andreas
Yes, that's it for today. See you next time.
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // OtherPPLPrograms
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node OTHERPPLPROGRAMS "Misc.guide/Other People's Programs"
@next OTHERPPLPROGRAMS
@prev OTHERPPLPROGRAMS
Textfield.gadget is copyright
1995 Mark Thomas (mthomas@zilker.net)
It can be found on AmiNet in `dev/gui/textfield.lha'.
@{u} @{uu}
MUI is copyright
1992-1995 Stefan Stuntz (stuntz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de)
It can be found on AmiNet in `dev/gui/MUIXXUSR.lha'. (XX stands for two
numbers, which stand for the version.)
See @{"ReadMe.mui" link ReadMe.mui/Main} for more information on MUI. (This is only
accessible if ReadMe.mui is in the same directory.)
@{u} @{uu}
ToolManager is copyright
1990-93 Stefan Becker (?@?)
It can be found on AmiNet in `util/boot/ToolManagerXXY.lha'. (Where XX
stands for two numbers, the version (21 is the latest until now), and
Y stands for either g (graphics), s (sources) or b (binaries).)
@{u} @{uu}
MagicWB is copyright
???? Martin Huttenloher (xen@magic.in-ulm.de)
We don't know where it can be found on AmiNet, we don't even know if it
can be found on AmiNet.
@{u} @{uu}
SmallBench is copyright
???? Tom Oszczepalski & Paul Henrik
It can be found on AmiNet in `pix/mwb/SmallBenchXX.lha'. (Where XX
stands for the version. (11 is the latest when releasing Misc.)).
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // Other Products
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node PRODUCTS "Misc.guide/Other Products"
@prev CIRCLESOFT
@{b}3DTanxX@{ub}
3DTanxX is the basic artillery-duel type game, with a whole new
dimension of fun! To all of you who haven't played an artillery-duel
type game, here is the idea: You are assigned a tank, armed with a wide
range of more or less devastating weapons. Your tank is placed at an
apparently random location in a world with several other tanks, all
enemies. Now - by aiming, adjusting power, and selecting a good fatal
weapon - you try and hit your enemy. The last one alive is the winner.
Screenshots available at our homepage:
(http://www.abo.fi/~mamannev/3DTanxX.html)
@{u} @{uu}
@{b}Maggot@{ub}
In Maggot you are in control of a Maggot (or Worm, or whatever). Your
location is a field (A window actually, but anyway.), with food popping
up here and there, your task is to eat it. Your obstacle is everything
else but the food, and eating it will kill your worm. So you have to
control your worm so that it doesn't eat anything else than food.
(Worms are stupid, and can't judge for themselves whether to eat
something or not.) Yes, it's the classic worm game, but there is
something new with it, it has got free steering. (A'la Pizzaworm
on PC and the little known SuperWorm on Amiga.) No more
up-down-left-right steering, you can freely move your worm in any
direction you like. Beta available on our homepage:
(http://www.abo.fi/~mamannev/Maggot.html)
@{u} @{uu}
@{b}WBCLI@{ub}
WBCLI is our idea of a better execute-command function. It's a one-line
shell, that is always open in a window on your WB. It's designed to be
small, so that it won't be in the way for anything else, like a normal
shell would be. It opens an output window if needed, exactly like
execute-command. Useful for doing short tasks like displaying a
directory listing, without having to start a shell. Alpha/Beta
available on our homepage: (http://www.abo.fi/~mamannev/WBCLI.html)
@{u} @{uu}
@{b}LED@{ub}
LED stands for LittleED, and it's exactly what the name refers to, A
little editor. It uses textfield.gadget, which guarantees excellent
editing functions (even if they are a bit slow). It has a nice
buttonbar, with user-definable images. Ah, well, what can you really
say about an editor? It's a basic editor, made nice and easy to use.
Beta/Full version available on our homepage:
(http://www.abo.fi/~mamannev/LED.html)
More information available on our homepage:
http://www.abo.fi/~jbeijar/circle.html
@endnode
@remark //
@remark // CircleSoft
@remark ********************************************************************************************
@node CIRCLESOFT "We! The People!"
@next PRODUCTS
@prev CONTACTS
CircleSoft... What can you say? We are a group of Amiga-fanatics, who have
decided to do something about their situation. We live in Finland, it's a
country, faaar up north... It's the place where you can see Ice-bears
walking on the streets. NOT! No really, if you don't know where finland
is, buy a map. Or watch the .guide icon very closely.. ;)
For the moment we consist of five (5) persons, who are, in
alphabetical order of their nicks: Andreas (Anden) Blomqvist, Dag (Dag)
gren, Joakim (Jocke) Beijar, Markus (Manne (me!)) Mannevaara, and Vilgot
(Vigge) Str
msholm. Some of us have known some of the other of us for long,
but the great unity happened in a local BBS called Pandora, in a
private message area called Circle. Thereof the name; CircleSoft.
But that's not what you want to know, right? We have some more or less
interesting projects going on, you can read more about them in
@{"Other Products" link PRODUCTS}, and even more on our @{"homepage" link CONTACTS}. We are trying to be very
quality aware (that's why we use the Amiga!) when making our software, so
if you have anything to comment, please, do so! We are also trying to keep
our software very cheap, if not free. No-one wants to pay huge amounts of
money for small programs. We know that, we even respect that...
We haven't released much yet, (Misc v1.0 was our first release.) but we
are trying to get more stuff out on the market as soon as this one is out.
The projects that are most likely to come out in the near future are the
ones listed in Other Products. But believe us, we have some nifty ideas
hidden somewhere.
Our homepage is seriously delayed, as most other WWW-pages are...
See @{"Contact" link CONTACTS} for more info on how to contact us.
@endnode
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