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- TimeSaver+ Version 2.8
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- Enhancements
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- The following text describes features not present in prior versions of
- TimeSaver. This file should be appended to TS.DOC or kept with the user
- manual for registered copies.
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- (1) Command Line Parameters:
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- When executing TimeSaver, up to three(3) parameters may be given
- after the command "TS".
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- Format: "TS [drive] <date> <new>" where []=required ; <>=optional
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- Examples: TS C: 01/25/86 (start TS at January, 1986, files on C:)
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- TS C: new (start TS and convert files on C:)
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- The argument "-nc" is no longer used. The use of color displays is
- automatically sensed at execution time. The drive where calendar
- files reside is now a mandatory parameter allowing the user to keep
- different calendars on different directories or diskettes. A date
- parameter in the format MM/DD/YY may be optionally added to cause
- initialization at other than the default current date. Version
- 2.8 data files are not compatable with previous releases. The "new"
- parameter provides for converting old calendar databases to the new
- format and should only be used the first time version 2.8 is run
- with existing calendars. Note: Registered users may use the utility
- "Clean up calendar database" to perform this conversion.
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- WARNING: Do not copy or restore the empty calendar files TS.CAL and
- TS.LOC if you intend to use your old files.
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- (2) Add Command:
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- The Add command now allows the selection of several types of "whole
- day" events in addition to the conventional variable time events.
- An day (6:30 AM - 4:30 PM) can be tagged as HOLIDAY, VACATION,
- TRAVEL, SICK, SCHOOL, PERSONAL, or DUTY. If any of these special
- events is selected, the block will fill the entire top row of the
- day and the type will be displayed inside the block i.e. HOLIDAY.
- The evening hours are still available for general scheduling except
- in the case of the special type NIGHT DUTY which blocks out the
- entire bottom row or 4:30 till Midnight in which case general
- events may be scheduled during the daytime hours 6:30 AM to 4:30
- PM. This feature provides a month-at-a-glance "quick look" ability
- for those times when entire days are filled with one event.
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- The sequence and appearance of the Add command has been changed to
- incorporate the menu for the special days. This menu now appears
- after "Add" has been selected from the main menu. If the event to
- be added requires general scheduling, i.e. selectable beginning and
- ending times, the user simply presses [Return] selecting "GENERAL"
- from the menu. He will then be prompted to position the pointer to
- the beginning time as always. Once selected, the beginning time
- will appear below the calendar at the left side of the screen and
- the prompt to position the pointer to the ending time will be
- displayed. As the pointer is moved with the [+] key, a flashing
- block will appear and expand under the pointer indicating the start
- position and the length of the event. Once the ending time has been
- chosen, it will be shown below the calendar and the prompt for the
- purpose of the event will be shown "below" the calendar instead of
- in the window as with previous releases. After the purpose has been
- typed and entered, the flashing block will change to a constant
- block indicating that the event has been accepted.
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- (3) Info Command:
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- Information files are no longer limited to 10K characters, however,
- the size is limited by the amount of memory installed in the user's
- computer. The filename of the Info file may now be changed before
- saving it to disk allowing edited versions which can be accessed
- from other events. This capability is useful for creating templates
- which can be loaded initially with one filename and then the filled
- form can be saved under a different name preventing overwriting the
- template file. This feature is invoked with the [F9] key "NewFi"
- after the [F10] key has been pressed to exit the edit mode. The
- system now returns the user to the main screen with the pointer
- located where it was left before entering the Info edit mode rather
- than at the current day.
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