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- .context List Categories
- .list
- HELPSAMP Help
- .context h.default
- .context About HELPSAMP
- .topic General
- This is the main screen of help that first shows when you first open
- the database under QuickHelp. It is also the text that will show
- under PM using the help DLL, HELPLIB.DLL, a number of ways:
-
- \b1)\p It should appear when the user presses F1 in your application
- without having a specific help request. This is the default help.
-
- \b2)\p When the Help dialog box is already open, if the user presses the
- F1 key, as the DLL chains it way up the help tree, it will eventually
- chain back to here.
-
- It is the highest level help possible. I have also referenced it as
- the 'About HELPSAMP' topic.
-
- .context HELPSAMP Help
- .context HELPINDEX
- .topic INDEX OF TOPICS
- .list
- About HELPSAMP
- About Box
- File (pull down)
- Boxes (pull down)
- Chaining Help
- Colors in Help
- Help In Boxes
- Help In Dialog Boxes
- Help In Message Boxes
- Keystroke Help
- New
- Open
- Save
- Save As
-
- .context About Box
- .category About HELPSAMP
- .topic About Box
- This is the help screen displayed when F1 is pressed when the About
- Dialog box is displayed. It also will display when the HELP
- pushbutton is pressed in this box.
-
- The About Box displays version information about HELPSAMP
-
- .context File (pull down)
- .category About HELPSAMP
- .topic File (pull down)
- Use the choices on the FILE pull-down file oriented procedures
-
- \bNew\p \
- Creates a new file.
-
- \bOpen\p \
- Opens an existing file.
-
- \bSave\p \
- Saves file under current file name.
-
- \bSave As\p \
- Saves file under new name.
-
- \bAbout\p \
- Displays copyright and version information about HelpSamp.
-
- .context New
- .category File (pull down)
- .topic New
- Here is where you would put help text describing the \bNew\p menu
- option. By pressing the F1 key from here you will chain back to the
- \bFile\p menu help screen. This is because the category of this
- context points back there.
-
- .context Open
- .category File (pull down)
- .topic Open
- Here is where you would put help text describing the \bOpen\p menu
- option. By pressing the F1 key from here you will chain back to the
- \bFile\p menu help screen. This is because the category of this
- context points back there.
-
- .context Save
- .category File (pull down)
- .topic Save
- Here is where you would put help text describing the \bSave\p menu
- option. By pressing the F1 key from here you will chain back to the
- \bFile\p menu help screen. This is because the category of this
- context points back there.
-
- .context Save As
- .category File (pull down)
- .topic Save As
- Here is where you would put help text describing the \bSave As\p menu
- option. By pressing the F1 key from here you will chain back to the
- \bFile\p menu help screen. This is because the category of this
- context points back there.
-
- .context Boxes (pull down)
- .context Help In Boxes
- .category About HELPSAMP
- .topic Boxes (pull down)
- Use the choices on the BOXES pull-down to select miscellaneous
- functions that will demontrate how to get help within dialog
- boxes and message boxes.
-
- \bDialog Box...\p \
- Displays a dialog box
- and its corresponding help button. Choosing HELP in the dialog box
- will display dialog specific help.
-
- \bMessage Box...\p \
- Displays a message box
- and its corresponding help button. Choosing HELP in the message box
- will display message specific help.
-
- .context Help In Dialog Boxes
- .category Help In Boxes
- .topic Help In Dialogs
- This is the help text displayed when you highlight the \bDIALOG
- BOXES\p menu choice under the \bBOXES\p menu choice and press the
- F1 key. You can also display this text by choosing the Help
- In Dialog Boxes entry in the INDEX listbox.
-
- Choosing the \bDialog Box...\p menu entry will display a dialog
- box with a help button. Pressing F1 when that dialog box is displayed
- will display context sensitive help for that box.
-
- .context Help In Message Boxes
- .category Help In Boxes
- .topic Help In Message Boxes
- This is the help text displayed when you highlight the \bMessage
- Box 1\p or \bMessage Box 2\p menu choice under the \bBOXES\p menu
- choice and press the F1 key. You can also display this
- text by choosing the Help In Message Boxes entry in the INDEX listbox.
-
- Choosing the \bMessage Box 1...\p or \bMessage Box 2...\p menu entry
- will display a message box with a help button. Pressing F1 when
- that message box is displayed will display context sensitive help
- for that box.
-
- .context Message Box 1
- .category Help In Message Boxes
- .topic Box 1
- Here is the help displayed when F1 is pressed (or pushbutton is
- activated) in \bMessage Box 1\p.
-
- Notice this help is \unot\p in the index of topics. It can only
- be referenced by a direct call from your program. This is great
- for error messages.
-
- .context Message Box 2
- .category Help In Message Boxes
- .topic Box 2
- Here is the help displayed when F1 is pressed (or pushbutton is
- activated) in \bMessage Box 2\p.
-
- Notice this help is \unot\p in the index of topics. It can only
- be referenced by a direct call from your program. This is great
- for error messages.
-
- .context KEYS
- .context Keystroke Help
- .category About HELPSAMP
- .topic Keys
- The keys are arranged in groups. Use:
-
- -\bsystem\p keys to switch between programs \
- -\bwindow\p keys to move
- around in a program window \
- -\bpop-up window\p keys to select
- and edit in pop-up windows.
-
- When two keys are joined by a plus sign (+), it means that you should
- hold down the first key while you press the second key.
-
- SYSTEM KEYS
-
- switch to next windowed program = \bAlt+tab\p or click on window
-
- switch to next program (including full-screen programs) = \bAlt+Esc\p
-
- switch to Task Manager = \bCtrl+Esc\p or double-click on icon
-
-
- WINDOW KEYS
-
- go to/from system menu = \bShift+Esc\p or Alt+spacebar
-
- go to/from system menu of text window = \bShift+Esc\p or Alt
-
- go to/from action bar = \bF10\p or Alt
-
- move among choices on action bar and pulldowns = \barrow\p keys
-
- move to choice on action bar = \bletter\p that is underlined in
- choice name
-
- select choice on pull-down = \bletter\p that is underlined in
- choice name
-
- scroll one line in list = \barrow\p keys or click on scroll bar
- arrows
-
- go to first item in list = \bHome\p
-
- go to last item in list = \bEnd\p
-
- go to next list entry whose name starts with a certain letter =
- \bfirst letter of any entry name\p
-
- scroll contents of window up one page = \bPage Up\p or F7 or click
- on scroll bar above slider
-
- scroll contents of window down one page = \bPage Down\p or F8 or
- click on scroll bar below slider
-
- scroll contents of window left one page = \bCtrl+Page Up\p, Shift+F7,
- or click on scroll bar to left of slider
-
- scroll contents of window right one page = \bCtrl+Page Down\p,
- Shift+F8 or click on scroll bar to right of slider
-
- move window = \bAlt+F7\p or drag window title bar
-
- size window = \bAlt+F8\p or drag window border
-
- minimize window = \bAlt+F9\p or click on "down arrow" icon
-
- maximize window = \bAlt+F10\p or click on "up arrow" icon
-
- restore window = \bAlt+F5\p or click on "double arrow" icon
-
- close window = \bF3\p of Alt+F4 or double-click on system menu
-
- get help = \bF1\p or hold mouse button down over choice and press F1
-
- keys help (while in help) = \bF9\p or click on KEYS pushbutton
-
- help index (while in help) = \bF11\p or click on INDEX pushbutton
-
- go to/from help and program = \bAlt+F6\p or click on window
-
-
- POP-UP WINDOW KEYS
-
- move to another field in the group = \barrow\p keys or click on field
-
- move to another group of field = \btab\p or click on group
-
- set checkbox on/off = \bSpacebar\p or click on checkbox
-
- remove pop-up window = \bEsc\p or click on CANCEL pushbutton
-
- complete pop-up window = \bEnter\p or click on appropriate pushbutton
-
-
- EDITING KEYS
-
- beginning of field = \bHome\p or Ctrl+left arrow key
-
- end of field = \bEnd\p or Ctrl+right arrow key
-
- delete character to the right of the cursor = \bDel\p
-
- delete character to the left of the cursor = \bLeft arrow delete\p
- (backspace) key
-
- erase to end of field = \bCtrl+Del\p
-
- select text in a field = \bShift+arrow\p keys or drag
-
- delete selected text completely = \bDel\p
-
- delete selected text, but copy it to clipboard = \bShift+Del\p
-
- copy selected text to clipboard = \bCtrl+Ins\p
-
- copy selected text from clipboard to selected position =
- \bShift+Ins\p
-
- replace selected text with clipboard contents = \bShift+Ins\p
-
- .context Colors in Help
- .category About HELPSAMP
- .topic Colors
- You can highlight your help text in many ways using HELPLIB. Below
- you will see examples of the different colors available:
-
- NORMAL text looks like this
-
- \bBOLD text shows up like this\p
-
- \iITALICS text shows up like this\p
-
- \uUNDERLINE text like this\p
-
- \b\iThe combination of BOLD & ITALICS\p
-
- Any other combination of \\b, \\i, and \\u will result in text
- that you can't see!!
-
- .context EOF
-