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dJOURNAL(TM)
SHAREWARE VERSION
(C) Copyright 1991, D.S. Williamson, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: Getting Started
Introduction ............................ 3
Disclaimer and Shareware Agreement ...... 4
Installation And Loading The Program..... 5
The Main Menu ........................... 6
PART II: Editing A Journal
Introduction ............................ 7
Creation Of Entries ..................... 8
Editing Of Entries ...................... 8
Text Editor.............................. 9
Find .................................... 11
Delete And Restore ...................... 12
Next And Previous ....................... 12
Journal Edit Menu ....................... 13
PART III: File Menu
Introduction ............................ 14
Use A Journal ........................... 14
Create And Editing Journal File Info .... 14
Backing Up and Restoring Data Files ..... 15
Transferring Entries As Files ........... 16
PART IV: Printing
Introduction ............................ 17
Selecting Entries To Print .............. 18
The Print Format ........................ 19
Types of Output ......................... 21
Screen Preview .......................... 21
PART V: Utilities And Configuration
Introduction ............................ 22
File And Journal Indexes ................ 22
Formatting A Disk ....................... 22
DOS Command ............................. 23
Removing Deleted Records And Optimizing.. 24
Screen Colors ........................... 24
Password Protection ..................... 25
Editor Configuration .................... 26
PART VI: Technical And Sales Information
Technical & Sales Information ........... 28
Order Form .............................. 29
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PART I - GETTING STARTED
Introduction To dJOURNAL(TM)
This program has been developed to provide an easy to use
tool for first time users and skilled professionals alike. Non-
computer users will find the menu driven command system a breeze
to learn. Word Processing veterans will find the simple dJOURNAL
editor familiar in many ways.
dJOURNAL has been primarily designed to be a personal
journal or business log application. In it's default settings
dJOURNAL provides easy journal creation, editing, searching,
automatic indexing and selective printing abilities. With pop-up
HELP windows to aid you, its easy to master the art of keeping a
computer journal.
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Disclaimer
D.S. Williamson is not responsible or liable for losses to
data, software, or hardware resulting during the use of this
program. Though every precaution has been taken to insure this
program will operate safely and provide you flawless execution,
any damages that result due to user error or program deficiencies
are the responsibility of the user. Use At Your Own Risk.
Shareware Agreement
This software is the copyrighted property of D.S.
Williamson. Feel free to copy and share it as much as you like -
as long as it is reproduced in it's original, unmodified
SHAREWARE form. If you find it useful, please remember to
REGISTER by sending your name, mailing address and the
registration fee you select. Use the order form at the end of
this manual for easy registration.
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Installation
The dJOURNAL system requires the following equipment and
software:
1. IBM PC or compatible. Min. 640K RAM. Hard Drive.
2. Monochrome, CGA, EGA, VGA monitor.
3. Printer (optional).
4. DOS 2.0 or better. A version of COMMAND.COM must be in
the directory specified by DOS COMPSPEC. This is usually the
default set up of your computer.
5. The CONFIG.SYS file should contain the following two
statements:
FILES=20
BUFFERS=8
The BUFFERS can be higher - but this is the optimum rate for the
program. If you have DOS 3.3 or higher, FILES can go as high as
255, though dJOURNAL does not need more than 20.
TO INSTALL: First decide if you want the installation program to
install dJOURNAL for you, or if you want to do it manually. If
your floppy drive is drive A, and it's ok to create or place the
dJOURNAL program and accompanying files in a directory on your C
hard drive called DJOURNAL - run A:INSTALL.BAT. Type:
A:INSTALL
Or, if you prefer to do it manually, first create a new directory
for the dJOURNAL system to reside in on your hard disk. (For
example, type: MD DJOURNAL). Next make this new directory the
current directory. (For example, type: CD\DJOURNAL). Then copy
all the files from the dJOURNAL diskette into it. (For example,
if your dJOURNAL floppy disk is in drive A, type: COPY A:*.*).
Loading And Running dJOURNAL
To execute the program, make the directory that dJOURNAL
resides in the current directory and type: dJOURNAL
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The Main Menu
The Main Menu presents you with a list of options to choose
from. At the bottom of the screen, the name of the journal
currently in use is displayed. To select a menu item, you may
either press the cursor keys to move the highlighted menu bar to
the item you want and then press <Enter>. A faster way of
selection is to press the first letter of the desired menu item.
A brief discussion of each option follows:
EDIT JOURNAL: Select this item to display the contents of the
current journal, and move into a menu that allows
you to create, delete, view, find, edit, and even
print journal entries.
FILE MENU: Moves you into a menu of journal file operations.
If you want to change current journals, create or
edit journal heading information and passwords,
backup or restore your journal data, or transfer
journal entries in and out of the program, select
this option.
PRINT MENU: Displays a menu allowing you to print the journal
information of a single entry, a group of related
entries by date range or common subject and
subtitle, or the entire journal. It also has an
option to modify the current journal's printer
settings.
UTILITY MENU: This moves into a menu of options to configure the
program and editor, run a DOS command, or perform
file maintenance routines.
If you need on screen HELP, press the function key <F1> at any
time during the program. If context sensitive help is
unavailable, the default help window will appear with general
guidelines about the program. Use the cursor keys, or <PgUp> and
<PgDn> to scroll through the help text, as it is usually bigger
than the window it appears in. All help ends with the 'END HELP'
statement. By pressing <F1> from within the help system - you can
bring up the general guidelines at any time.
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PART II - EDITING A JOURNAL
Introduction
dJOURNAL provides you with a simple editor featuring word
wrap to write your journal entries. As you create and write new
entries, your journal is automatically indexed by both date and
subject.
To edit your journal, select the EDIT JOURNAL option in the
MAIN MENU. You will then be presented with the EDIT JOURNAL
screen. The last entry you worked on (if any) will be displayed.
At the bottom of the screen, will be a sideways menu like the
following.
CREATE EDIT FIND DELETE RESTORE PREVIOUS NEXT MENU
Move the highlighted menu bar by using the left and right
cursor keys to the option you wish to execute and press <Enter>,
or press the first letter of the desired menu item.
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Creation Of Entries
To create a new dJOURNAL entry, select the CREATE option of
your EDIT JOURNAL screen menu. A pop up menu of options will
appear. You may either begin a NEW entry from scratch, or COPY it
from the one currently displayed (if any).
NEW will pop up a date prompt, asking you for the date of
the new entry. After entering the date, you will be placed in the
newly appended entry to begin filling in information.
COPY FROM will first copy the current entry, and then place
you into the new copy so you may edit it as you wish.
See EDITING OF ENTRIES in this manual for more information
about entering data.
Editing Of Entries
To edit a dJOURNAL entry, select the EDIT option of your
EDIT JOURNAL screen menu to write in entries that already exist.
If you want to start a new entry, use CREATE.
Editing an entry is a two step process. First, you are
always placed in the DATE information field. Edit the entry's
DATE, SUBJECT, and SUBTITLE as follows:
- Type in the information using your keyboard.
- Press <Enter> to end data entry for the current field.
- Press the cursor keys to move around to different fields.
- <Ins>, <Del> and backspace are all supported.
- <Home>, <End> will jump to the beginning or end of the field.
- <Ctrl><Y> will erase the current field's contents.
- Press <ESC> to save and exit.
- To jump into the editor, and actually write in the text portion
of the journal, press <Enter> or <DOWN> in the SUBTITLE field,
or press <PgDn>.
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Text Editor
Type in your text as you want it to appear. Use the following key
chart to move around and perform the following.
<Enter> - Move to the FIRST column of the NEXT line.
<Ins> - To toggle the INSERT mode ON and OFF.
<Del> - To DELETE the character at the cursor.
<HOME> - Moves cursor to the beginning of the line.
<END> - Moves cursor to the end of the current line.
<Backspace> - DELETES character at the LEFT of the cursor.
<TAB> - Inserts TAB (if INSERT ON) or moves TAB spaces.
<UP>,<DOWN> - Moves CURSOR through the text ONE LINE at a time.
<PgUp>,<PgDn> - Moves through the text a SCREEN at a time.
<LEFT><RIGHT> - Moves CURSOR HORIZONTALLY through the text.
<ESC> - To EXIT and SAVE.
<Ctrl><HOME> - jumps to the TOP line of the current screen.
<Ctrl><END> - jumps to the LAST line of the current screen.
<Ctrl><PgUp> - jumps to the TOP line of the ENTIRE text.
<Ctrl><PgDn> - jumps to the BOTTOM line of the ENTIRE text.
<Ctrl><W> - To toggle WORD WRAP on and off.
<Ctrl><Y> - DELETES the current LINE the cursor in on.
<Ctrl><N> - INSERTS a LINE where the cursor is.
<Ctrl><LEFT> - Jumps LEFT one WORD at a time.
<Ctrl><RIGHT> - Jumps RIGHT one WORD at a time.
<Ctrl><B> - REFORMATS paragraph.
<Ctrl><T> - DELETES WORD to the right.
<F2> - Jumps from edit window to FULL SCREEN Editor
NOTE: Entries using the dJOURNAL editor are limited to 32K (about
20 typed, double spaced pages) in size. If you approach this
memory limit, a "MEMORY WARNING" will appear. At this point, you
still have room for another page or so - and should wrap up your
writing and exit. If you overflow the boundry, your entry will
not be saved in the journal - but rather will be exported to a
file named TOOBIG.TXT.
If you need entries larger than 32K, try creating another entry
for the same day, subject, and subtitle - but with a "Part Two"
appended to the subtitle.
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Text Editor (cont.)
The dJOURNAL editor will respond and act differently according to
the configuration you assign it. In it's default condition, you
basically get a 'what you see is what you get' text editor. The
default PRINT FORMAT supports this.
Pressing <Enter> with the INSERT mode on, causes a line to be
inserted at the cursor. If you insert words into pre-existing
text, all text will be wrapped (if the HARD CARRIAGE RETURN is
turned off - which is the default, and WORD WRAP is turned on)
until the end of the paragraph. If you delete some text and want
the paragraph to straighten back up, remember to delete the first
blank space at the far right of the line that is too short (or
press <Ctrl><B> to do the same thing).
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Find
To locate a dJOURNAL entry, select the FIND option of your
EDIT JOURNAL screen menu. A pop up menu will appear, giving you
the following options:
- Look up entries by DATE.
- Search for entries by SUBJECT and SUBTITLE.
- Scroll through SUBJECT and SUBTITLE listings and PICK.
Select the way you want to search or press <ESC> to escape.
If you choose to search by DATE, a pop up data entry window
will appear. Enter the month, day, and year of the journal entry
you wish to locate, or press <ESC> to abort the find.
If you select that you want to search by subject and
subtitle, a pop up data entry window will appear. Type in the
subject and subtitle of the entry you wish to locate. If you only
know the subject, or even part of the beginning of the subject,
try typing that in. All searches in dJOURNAL will attempt to find
the closest match to whatever you enter.
If you decide to PICK AND SCROLL, a large window of journal
listings will pop up.
Move through the SUBJECT and SUBTITLE listings of the
current journal as if you are in a menu. Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> to
jump a screen at a time through the listings. If you want to jump
even faster, begin typing in the SUBJECT you want to jump to and
a pop-up SUBJECT search box will appear. Type in as much of the
subject as you can and press <Enter>. When you have moved to the
listing you want, press <Enter>.
If you wish to abort the search, press <Esc>.
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Delete And Restore
To mark entries as DELETED, select the DELETE option from
the EDIT JOURNAL screen menu. This causes the word "DELETED" to
appear in the upper right hand corner of the screen. The record
is not physically erased at this time. To actually erase it, see
the UTILITY MENU option, REMOVE DELETED RECORDS AND OPTIMIZE.
To remove the "DELETED" mark, select the RESTORE option. The
"DELETED" mark will be erased and the entry will be considered
active.
Next And Previous
To view the journal one entry at a time, you may select
either the NEXT or PREVIOUS options from the EDIT JOURNAL screen
menu. Upon selecting one of these options, either the next or
previous journal entry will be displayed and considered the
current entry. Note that the order in which the entries are
displayed is either by date or subject/subtitle. A small "*"
symbol will appear by the heading currently being used. To change
the order in which the journal is displayed, see the next section
on the JOURNAL EDIT MENU in this manual.
Also note that you may use the <PgUp> key to perform a
PREVIOUS, or a <PgDn> key to perform a NEXT.
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Journal Edit Menu
By selecting the MENU option of the EDIT JOURNAL screen
menu, a pop up menu of extra options will appear and will perform
the following:
FIRST ENTRY: Displays the first entry of the current journal.
LAST ENTRY: Displays the last (bottom of the list) entry.
NEXT MONTH: Jumps to the first entry of the next month.
PREVIOUS MONTH: Jumps to the last entry of the last month.
HARD COPY: A quick way to print the currently displayed
entry - or to print a group of MARKED TO PRINT
entries.
MARK MENU: Pops up a menu allowing you to mark entries with
a special "MARKED TO PRINT" label that permits
you to chain together otherwise unrelated
journal entries.
BROWSE TEXT: To pop into a full screen view of the current
entry so you may scroll through the entire
contents of the entry without having to EDIT.
Use the cursor keys, PgUp, PgDn, and the
<Ctrl>PgUp/PgDn keys to move around. Press <Esc>
to exit.
DATE ORDER: To cause entries to be displayed in DATE ORDER.
SUBJECT ORDER: To toggle the SUBJECT/SUBTITLE as the current
display order.
CONVERT TABS: Utility to convert ASCII tab characters into the
equivalent number of spaces.
EXIT TO MAIN: Exits the EDIT JOURNAL Screen to the MAIN MENU.
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PART III - THE FILE MENU
Introduction
The FILE MENU of dJOURNAL provides several functions.
Besides the options to USE A JOURNAL or CREATE A JOURNAL, options
exist for backing up your journal data, or restoring it from your
backup medium. Least, but not insignificant, is the TRANSFER
option, which allows you to import files into your journals, or
export journal entries as independent text files.
Use A Journal
After selecting the FILE MENU option in the MAIN MENU, the
pop up FILE MENU will appear. To select a journal to work with,
other than the current journal, select the USE A JOURNAL option.
In the SHAREWARE edition of dJOURNAL, this function will present
you with an ERROR message as you are not allowed to work with
another journal. In the Full Featured Version, it would have
popped up a large window of journals for you to scroll through
and make a selection.
Create And Editing Journal File Info
After selecting the FILE MENU option in the MAIN MENU, the
pop up FILE MENU will appear. To create a journal, or edit
journal information, select the CREATE A JOURNAL option.
This function has been disabled in the SHAREWARE edition of
dJOURNAL - and you may not edit the journal's overall demographic
information.
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Backing Up and Restoring Data Files
dJOURNAL provides two options to assist you in backing up
and then restoring your journal data files. Both of these
functions call DOS functions to do the work. You could do the
same thing from the DOS command line if you prefer - but they are
provided here for your convenience.
After selecting the FILE MENU option in the MAIN MENU, the
pop up FILE MENU will appear. To backup ALL dJOURNAL generated
data files (whether currently in use or not) select the BACKUP
FILES option.
This option allows you to backup all dJOURNAL data files. It
works using the DOS BACKUP command. You will not be able to read
or copy files from disks in which your data is backed up because
of this. The only way to read the backup data is to either use
the DOS RESTORE command from the DOS prompt (in a directory of
the same name as the one that the data was backed up from), or
choose the RESTORE FILES option from the FILE MENU.
After selecting either BACKUP FILES, or RESTORE FILES, you
will be prompted which disk drive (A or B) to back up your data
to, or restoring your data from. Follow the prompts to complete
the operation.
Or, press the <Esc> key to abort the operation.
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Transferring Entries As Files
From time to time you may wish to transfer entries in or out
of your journal data file. You may have text files you wish to
bring in and journalize, or you may wish to create a separate,
independent file out of one of your journal entries. To perform a
transfer, select the FILE MENU option in the MAIN MENU. When the
pop up FILE MENU appears, select the TRANSFER FILES option.
At this point, an additional menu will appear. To transfer
files into your journal select IMPORT. You will then be prompted
to enter in the name of the file to transfer into your journal.
Type in the FULL PATH NAME. For example:
C:\TXTFILES\MYTEXT.TXT
After doing this, a DESIGNATE ENTRY menu box will appear. It
works just like the FIND function outlined in PART II of this
manual. Select the entry you desire to transfer the file into.
You will be shown the entry that you have chosen and asked if it
is the correct one. Press either the 'Y' key (YES) or the 'N' key
(NO). If you answer yes, another menu will appear which prompts
you if you wish to OVERWRITE the designated entry with the file
being transferred in, or APPEND the file to the end of the
existing entry. Select the option you want and the transfer will
take place. Remember, that at any time during this process you
may press the <Esc> key to escape and return to the FILE MENU.
To create a file out of a journal entry, select the EXPORT
option. As described above, you will be prompted for a FULL PATH
NAME to designate the file you wish to create. Then you will be
prompted to DESIGNATE an entry to create it from. At this point,
the EXPORT function will prompt you if you wish to create a pure
ASCII file, or leave the text in dJOURNAL (CLIPPER(TM)) format.
CAUTION: IF DURING EXPORT YOU DESIGNATE A FILE NAME THAT HAPPENS
TO BE THE SAME AS AN EXISTING FILE - THE EXISTING FILE WILL BE
OVERWRITTEN AND LOST.
These two options allow you to transfer data in and out of
your journal. By manipulating this feature, you can also transfer
data between journals if you ever need to. Also note that files
transferred in may be formatted by other word processors which
may cause them to appear strange. The only sure way to avoid
this, is to convert them into an ASCII format (most word
processors will do this for you) before importing them. Even
then, you may have to do some editing to make them 100%
compatible.
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PART IV: - PRINTING
Introduction
You may print your journal entries several different ways.
The most straight forward way is to select the PRINT MENU and
make a selection from the choices provided. Another way mentioned
in PART II of this manual, is to print the current entry of the
JOURNAL EDIT screen using the JOURNAL EDIT MENU's HARD COPY
command. The HARD COPY MENU also allows you to print all the
special "MARKED TO PRINT" entries of your journal if you desire.
Please note that if you leave your editor's format and
printing format in their default state - you can enjoy a simple
'what you see is what you get' type of text editor. Other than
inserting a heading in each page and forcing page breaks with one
inch margins - your printouts should look exactly like what you
type in.
Altogether, dJOURNAL provides you with options to:
- Print a single entry
- Print the current entry (see PART II)
- Mark unrelated entries to print together (see PART II)
- Print a related group of entries (date range or subject)
- Print the entire journal
- Send your formatted printout to the PRINTER or DISK.
- Send the printout to the SCREEN for a screen preview.
- Format Your Output
Also note that if entries are marked as "DELETED", they will
not be used by the PRINT MENU. To print a "DELETED" entry, go
through the JOURNAL EDIT MENU as described in PART II of this
manual.
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Selecting Entries To Print
When you select PRINT MENU from the MAIN MENU, you will be
presented with the PRINT MENU options. You will be provided with
three basic types of printouts to choose from.
SINGLE ENTRY - to print a SINGLE journal ENTRY.
GROUP - to print entries based on a DATE RANGE or
SUBJECT.
ENTIRE JOURNAL - to print the ENTIRE JOURNAL.
If you select SINGLE ENTRY, you will then be prompted to
DESIGNATE the entry you want. The process of finding the entry is
described in PART II, under FIND in this manual. Refer to it on
how to use this menu if you need to.
After designating your entry, a menu box of output options
will appear. You may send your formatted output to the PRINTER,
SCREEN or a DISK FILE. See TYPES OF FORMAT and SCREEN PREVIEW for
a discussion of these output mediums later in this manual.
The GROUP option allows you to printout related groups of
entries. If you want a DATE range, the DESIGNATE ENTRY data box
will prompt you with two dates. Enter in the beginning and ending
dates of your range. When the printout occurs, the first entry
printed will be the beginning date - or the first one found above
it. The printout will continue until the last entry before or on
the end date is output. As with a single entry, you will be able
to send your output to either PRINTER, SCREEN, or DISK FILE.
The ENTIRE JOURNAL option works as described above, except
that you do not designate an entry or group. Rather, the entire
journal from start to finish is printed according to the output
medium you choose.
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The Print Format
In the PRINT MENU, which you may select from the MAIN MENU,
an option to edit the PRINT FORMAT is available. By selecting
this option, you can edit the format of the CURRENT JOURNAL's
printouts.
Print format settings are remembered with each journal. If
you switch journals, the print format will be reset to that of
the new journal chosen.
You may select to EDIT THE PRINT FORMAT or reset the current
journal to the DEFAULT settings. If you choose to edit, the
EDITING PRINT FORMAT window is displayed, and you may edit the
format fields as follows:
- Type in the information using your keyboard.
- Press <Enter> to end data entry for the current field.
- Press the cursor keys to move around to different fields.
- <Ins>, <Del> and backspace are all supported.
- <Home>, <End> will jump to the beginning or end of the field.
- <Ctrl><Y> will erase the current field's contents.
- Press <ESC> to save and exit.
The format fields have the following meanings:
PRINTED LINES PER PAGE - After moving down the number of lines
you specify for your TOP MARGIN, this determines the number of
lines that will be printed per page. Remember that the basic 8 x
11 paper size contains 66 TOTAL lines. If you want 6 blank lines
at the top and bottom of your page, leave this at 54 and set the
TOP MARGIN to 6.
BEGINNING PAGE NUMBER - The number you enter here will be the
first page number used when printing your document. Normally, you
would leave this as 1. However, if you are chaining documents
together, and for example you want the printout of your journal
to fit into the chain at page 1000, enter the number 1000 here.
The first page printed would then begin at page 1000.
TOP MARGIN - This determines the number of blank lines found at
the top of your documents. Be careful. The TOP MARGIN setting
should only be changed in consideration of the PRINTED LINES PER
PAGE setting discussed above. For example, if you are using 8 x
11 size paper (the standard size), always make sure that:
TOP MARGIN + PRINTED LINES PER PAGE is less than 66.
If you don't, you may obtain printouts that do not move down to
the next piece of computer paper properly.
LEFT MARGIN - This determines the left margin, or number of
column spaces the printout will indent from the left side of the
paper.
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The Print Format (Cont.)
HORIZONTAL LINE LENGTH - This is the number of columns the
printout will allow before forcing the output to a new line. This
setting begins AFTER the LEFT MARGIN. Thus, if the LEFT MARGIN is
5, and this setting is 70, the TOTAL columns will be 75. Normal,
8x11 paper, using normal print allows for a TOTAL of 80 columns.
LINE SPACING - Set this to 1, 2, or 3 for single, double, or
triple line spacing.
INCLUDE DATE IN HEADER - This is a Y/N flag that allows you to
include or exclude the journal entry's date at the top of each
page.
INCLUDE PAGE IN HEADER - This is a Y/N flag that allows you to
include or exclude the printout's current page number at the top
of each page.
INCLUDE PAGE NUMBER IN FOOTER - This flags if you want to include
or exclude the page number at the BOTTOM of each printed page.
INCLUDE SUBJECT IN HEADER - This flags if you want to print the
SUBJECT and SUBTITLE of the journal entry at the TOP of each
page.
NOTE: Page 1 of a printout will not be printed unless the
printout is for a group or more of entries and the first entry
printed is one page or less in size.
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Types of Output
Printed output in dJOURNAL may be sent to either the
PRINTER, SCREEN, or DISK FILE. For a discussion of sending output
to the SCREEN, see the section on the SCREEN PREVIEW in this
manual.
If you select to send output to the printer, make sure the
printer is turned on, on-line, and lined up at the top of the
page.
If you select a DISK FILE, you will be prompted for a FULL
PATH NAME in which to save your printout. Enter the name and
press <Enter>.
An OUTPUT STATUS box will appear as your printout is
downloaded to either the printer or disk. When the printout is
finished, you will be returned to the PRINT MENU.
Screen Preview
If you desire to see a SCREEN PREVIEW of your printouts
before sending them to a disk file or to the printer, choose the
SCREEN option in the OUTPUT MENU when you do your printouts. This
will enable a SCREEN PREVIEW. First, a blank screen will appear,
with a flashing "[MORE]" (it only flashes on CGA monitors or
better) at the top of the screen indicating the printout is not
finished. At this juncture, press any key other than <Esc> to
scroll the printout up the screen. As you hold the key down, the
printout will scroll. If you release the key, the scrolling
printout will stop. It will appear on the screen in the exact
form it would be in if it were being printed out on a printer.
Continue this process until the end of the printout, or press the
<Esc> key to exit back to the PRINT MENU at any time.
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PART V - Utilities And Configuration
Introduction
The UTILITY MENU provides you with program configurations to
help you design how dJOURNAL can best work for you. It also
provides functions to keep your data clean and compact.
File And Journal Indexes
Your journals are automatically updated and indexed as you
create entries and edit them. dJOURNAL also maintains several
other files which are also indexed on an automatic basis.
However, should the need ever occur, the UTILITY MENU provides a
utility to completely reindex all current files in use.
To do this, select the REINDEX ALL FILES IN USE option of
the UTILITY MENU. Without further action on your part - all
dJOURNAL system files and indexes for the CURRENT journal will be
replaced and reindexed.
Formatting A Disk
To use this, select the FORMAT A DISKETTE option of the
UTILITY MENU. A utility box will appear to guide you through.
First, designate which disk drive, A or B, to format the
diskette on. Use the <LEFT> and <RIGHT> cursor keys to highlight
the drive of your choice - then press <Enter>.
Next, select the type of format. DEFAULT causes you to
format a diskette in the drive's default state. Or you can force
a format for a 5.25 360K disk. Be warned, however, that if you
are formatting a 5.25 360K disk on a 1.2 MB floppy drive, some
360K drives will not read data from these disks. See your
computer's DOS manual for further details.
If at anytime you change your mind before the format command
is called, press <Esc> to abandon the process.
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DOS Command
This utility allows you to run a DOS Command from within
dJOURNAL. If you want to see a directory, run a small utility,
etc, select this option from the UTILITY MENU.
After you choose this, a pop up data entry area will appear
to enter the DOS command. Type it in as if you were at the DOS
prompt and press <Enter>. Or, press the <Esc> key if you wish to
abandon this process.
The screen will clear and the DOS command will be executed.
Afterwards, you will be requested to press any key to return to
the program.
NOTE: Enough memory must exist for COMMAND.COM (DOS 2.0 or
higher) to run. Also, COMMAND.COM must be in the path designated
by DOS COMSPEC. If you have never changed this from the time you
obtained your computer - the default setup probably provides this
for you already.
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Removing Deleted Records And Optimizing
To remove DELETED records, select the REMOVE DELETED RECORDS
AND OPTIMIZE option of the UTILITY MENU. Without further action
on your part all entries marked "DELETED" will be physically
erased from your journal. If you have deleted any journals - all
journal files created for that journal will be erased as well.
Then, your current journal will be optimized. This process
can be time consuming as your journal becomes larger - but is
necessary. As you edit journal entries - any changed entries are
PHYSICALLY APPENDED to the end of your journal's .DBT file (which
contains all the dJOURNAL entry text data) causing it to grow
"fatter". This leaves dead space in the interior of the file
where the old version of the changed entry is left intact.
Optimization could be done automatically with each edit - but as
the journal becomes larger - the time to perform this after each
and every edit would become very annoying. Thus, optimization is
only performed upon request. If you want to optimize the journal
without erasing DELETED entries, choose the OPTIMIZE FILES option
of the UTILITY MENU.
If you are confused, don't concern yourself. All this
activity takes place under the surface. You'll never realize the
difference in what you see or how the program operates. The only
thing you'll notice different (if you bother to look) will be in
the size of your .DBT files (and free bytes remaining on your
hard drive!)
Just remember to OPTIMIZE every so often to keep your files
compact and space efficient. To aid you in remembering to do
this, each time you switch journals or exit the program, you will
be prompted if you wish to optimize. Responding affirmative at
these prompts will then perform an OPTIMIZE FILES operation as
described above.
Screen Colors
To change the colors of the screen (if you have a CGA or
better monitor) select the CONFIGURATION MENU of the UTILITY
MENU. Then, select the SCREEN COLORS MENU to pick a different
color setup.
Five color combinations are offered. The best description of
these colors is to try them out. If you don't like the new color
set up - just return and change back - or try another until you
find the one you want to stay with.
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Password Protection
dJOURNAL offers limited password protection in the Full
Featured edition. In the SHAREWARE version, this feature is not
supported.
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Editor Configuration
The dJOURNAL editor can be configured several different
ways. You can change the width of the editor window, make it
scroll horizontally, set the tab size, or configure it to create
pure ASCII text or "SOFT" reformatable text.
In it's default state, you get an easy to use 'what you see
is what get' type of editor. As each new journal is created from
scratch (using the NEW option), the editor configuration for that
journal is set to this default state. Each journal remembers its
own editor configuration. Thus you can have one journal with a
default style editor, and another with a custom editor. As you
switch journals, the editors switch with it.
To configure the current journal's editor, select the
UTILITY MENU from the MAIN MENU. Then, select the CONFIGURATION
MENU from the UTILITY MENU. At this point, select the EDITOR
SETTINGS option. This will pop up another window allowing you to
either reset the current journal editor to the common DEFAULT
FORMAT, or to EDIT JOURNAL EDITOR SETTINGS. Select the latter to
edit the settings to configure the editor.
A pop up window containing the editor settings will appear.
Edit the format fields as follows:
- Type in the information using your keyboard.
- Press <Enter> to end data entry for the current field.
- Press the cursor keys to move around to different fields.
- <Ins>, <Del> and backspace are all supported.
- <Home>, <End> will jump to the beginning or end of the field.
- <Ctrl><Y> will erase the current field's contents.
- Press <ESC> to save and exit.
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Editor Configuration (Cont.)
The editor format fields have the following meanings:
HARD ASCII FORMAT - Toggles if text is to be pure ASCII text
with HARD carriage returns embedded. This is
not noticeable, until you try and reformat or
edit the text. THE DEFAULT is to leave this
turned OFF, so that reformatting can take
place as you insert and delete text. Turning
this on has the effect of sending an
ALTERNATE EDITOR (if you are not using
independent files) a pure ASCII version of
your entry. Also, most programming source
code uses pure ASCII text.
WINDOW WIDTH - The horizontal size of the dJOURNAL editor
on screen window. If this is smaller than the
HORIZONTAL SCROLL, your text will scroll
sideways as your cursor approaches the right
most column of the edit window.
TAB SIZE - The number of columns a tab moves the cursor.
HORIZONTAL SCROLL - The allowable number of characters per line
of the text. If larger than the window width,
the screen will scroll horizontally.
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PART VI - Technical Information And Sales
dJOURNAL, version 1.0 is written in CLIPPER(tm). In order to
work proficiently, dJOURNAL should reside in the same directory
with all accompanying data files generated by the program.
All data files generated by dJOURNAL are dBASE(tm)
compatible. All entry text is contained in MEMO field format in
dBASE(tm) compatible .DBT files.
If you find yourself only writing a line of text for each
entry - you may want to combine entries to save disk space. Each
entry occupies a minimum of 512 bytes - whether you use it all or
not.
Overall memory constraints prevent individual dJOURNAL
entries from exceeding the 32K in size.
If you encounter any bugs or anomalies, please write and
describe in detail what happened. Please send SASE to receive a
response.
Custom applications and consulting concerning the use of
dJOURNAL is available. Fees are NEGOTIABLE. Author retains full
copyright.
If you are using dJOURNAL - please support our efforts and
REGISTER to receive the latest update with your unique
registration number. For $15, receive the FULL FEATURED STANDARD
VERSION allowing the use of an unlimited number of journals with
password support along with an enhanced manual to document these
features. Or, send $25 for the DELUXE VERSION which contains all
the above plus it allows usuage of an ALTERNATE EDITOR (another
word processor for example) to edit your journal. It also allows
on an entry by entry basis an option to store the individual
entry as a seperate text file. The DELUXE VERSION is constructed
in such a way that it frees up over 99 percent of your computer's
memory for the ALTERNATE EDITOR to operate - thus allowing you to
run your favorite editor in parallel with dJOURNAL. The DELUXE
VERSION comes in a 2-disk set that also includes an extended
manual covering these extra options and complete documentation on
file structures for programmers.
Use the order form included in this manual for easy
registration.
Add $3.50 handling per order. FL residents add 6% sales tax
per order.
SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND MAKE CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO:
D.S. Williamson
P.O. Box 1217
Newberry FL 32669
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D.S. WILLIAMSON
P.O. Box 1217, Newberry FL 32669
Software Order Form
NAME _______________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________
CITY, STATE, ZIP ___________________________________________
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