The Lexica Header Pane is located at the top of, and is the same width as the Lexica Window.
It always contains the word "Section:", just to the left of the Section Pop-Up Menu box. Depending on the type of Section Lexica is currently displaying, the Header Pane can also include some of the following Controls:
• Tear-Off Button
• Talk Button
• Talk-Talk Button
• Vocabulary Switch Button
• Record Button
• Playback Button
The Section Pop Up Menu is part of the Lexica Header Pane. It always displays the type and title of the current Lexica Section. A mouse click in the Pop Up Menu box will display a Menu showing all the Sections in the current Chapter. Selecting one of these Menu items will open that Section.
The Tear-Off Button is only visible when Lexica is displaying a General Text Section.
The Tear-Off Button appears as a 3D Button with a "Tearing Page" picture in it. It "tears off" a copy of the current Section and puts it into its own Window. A Tear-Off Window allows the user to keep a General Text Section (usually containing grammar lessons) around for easy reference.
• In Author Mode
Δ The Tear-Off Button is deactivated.
† Entering Author Mode requires that the Tear-Off Windows
all be closed.
†† Tear-Off Windows can be Neatened and Closed through the
Windows Menu.
See Also:
Lexica Header Pane, General Text Section, Windows Menu,
Windows->Neaten, Windows->Close All, Mode Menu.
#TOPIC# Talk Button
The Talk Button is visible when Lexica is displaying a Section that can contain sounds (Reading, Exercise, Vocabulary, Scrambled Sentences, Picture Exercises, Locator, Word Search, and Cross Word Sections).
The Talk Button appears as a 3D Button with a "talking head" picture in it. It is activated whenever the current Cell has a sound associated with it.
Clicking the Talk Button causes Lexica to play the sound associated with the current Cell. While the sound is playing the Talk Button is highlighted and the cursor disappears.
A mouse click or key-stroke will stop any sound playing.
The Talk-Talk Button is only visible when a Reading Section is being displayed.
The Talk-Talk Button is a 3D Button with a picture of two "talking heads" in it. It functions just like the Talk Button except it will play the sounds for each sentence in the Reading Section instead of just a single sentence.
The Vocabulary Switch Button is only visible when Lexica is displaying a Vocabulary Section.
The Vocabulary Switch Button is a 3D Button with idealized pictures of the Vocabulary Section in it (the picture depends on the current Vocabulary Section state). It causes Lexica to change which list of vocabulary words are hidden.
The Vocabulary Switch Button allows the following three states:
• For studying, both the foreign and native words are
visible
• For practice, the foreign words are replaced by Fillins
• For practice, the native words are replaced by Fillins.
The Record Button is only enabled when the machine you are running on has sound input capability.
Pressing the Record Button causes Lexica to begin recording sounds. During recording the mouse is hidden and the Record Button is highlighted. Lexica continues to record until its buffer is full (currently this takes 5 seconds) or until the user clicks the mouse or hits a key. Once a sound has been recorded it can be replayed with the Playback Button.
Note: recorded sounds are discarded when another recording is made or when you change sections.
• In Author Mode
Δ The recorded sound is copied to the clipboard.
See Also:
Lexica Header Pane, Playback Button.
#TOPIC# Playback Button
The Playback Button is only enabled when a sound has been recorded with the Record Buttton.
The Playback button plays the last sound that was recorded with the Record Button. During playback the mouse is hidden and the Playback Button is highlighted. Playback can be stopped at any time by clicking the mouse or hitting any key.
See Also:
Lexica Header Pane, Record Button.
#TOPIC# Contents Section
The Contents Section icon looks like an piece of paper containing a list of Section icons followed by their titles.
A Contents Section consists of:
• a list of the Sections contained in a Chapter.
The Contents Section looks and acts like a Macintosh Finder Window (when the Finder is displaying files by kind).
Δ Each line contains a small icon indicating the Section type,
the Section title, and the date when the Section was last
modified.
Δ Clicking the mouse on a particular line selects that
Section's title.
Δ Choosing the File->Open Selected Section Menu item
causes Lexica to open the Textbook to the selected
Section.
Δ Double clicking on an icon also opens its Section.
• In Author Mode
Δ New Sections can be added to the current Chapter
with the File->Add New Section Menu item. They will be
added AFTER the currently selected Section.
Δ Existing Sections can be deleted from the current
Chapter by using the File->Delete Selected Section Menu
command.
Δ Section titles can be changed just as file names can be
changed in a Finder window.
† The Chapter 0 Contents Section is the table of contents for the whole Textbook; i.e., it lists the Sections in ALL the Chapters, not just Chapter 0.
See Also:
File->Open Selected Section, File->Add New Section,
File->Delete Selected Section, Mode Menu.
#TOPIC# General Text Section
The General Text Section icon looks like an open book.
General Text Sections contains text such as grammar lessons or cultural information.
A General Text Section consists of:
• a Main Pane containing any text for the Section
• a Tear-Off Button (in the Header Pane).
• In Student Mode
Δ Keystrokes are ignored (except Command-key
equivalents), and mouse clicks simply highlight the word
under the mouse.
Δ The Tear-Off Button is active and will create a new
Tear-Off Window containing a copy of the Section's data.
• In Author Mode
Δ General Text Sections can be edited using standard
Macintosh editing commands (Cut, Copy and Paste; the
Undo command is not supported at this time).
Δ The Tear-Off Button is disabled.
† Switching to Author Mode requires that all Tear-Off
Windows be closed.
†† Tear-Off Windows can be Neatened and Closed through the
Windows Menu.
See Also:
Lexica Window, Tear-Off Button, Windows Menu,
Windows->Neaten, Windows->Close All, Mode Menu.
#TOPIC# Reading Section (Upper Pane)
The Reading Section icon looks like a pair of reading glasses.
A Reading Section consists of:
• Foreign language sentences and sounds in the Upper Pane
• Translations of the foreign language sentences in the
Lower Pane
• a Talk Button and a Talk-Talk Button in the Header Pane.
Δ Pressing either the Talk Button or the Talk-Talk Button in
the Lexica Header Pane selects the foreign language
sentence containing a highlighted word, scrolls its
translation to the top of the Translation Pane, and plays
its associated sound. The Talk-Talk Button plays all
the sentences in a Reading Section, the Talk Button just
plays one and stops.
Δ Clicking the mouse or typing a key stops the reading
process.
• In the Student Mode
Δ Clicking the mouse selects the nearest word and causes
the translation of the sentence to be scrolled to the top
of the Translation (Lower) Pane.
Δ Keystrokes are ignored (except Command-key
equivalents).
• In the Author Mode
Δ The text in both the Foreign Language Pane and the
Translation Pane can be edited.
Δ The Cell delimiters, "[" and "]", are visible.
Δ The standard Macintosh editing commands are enabled
(except Undo which has not been implemented yet).
Δ The following non-standard editing commands are also
The Reading Section Lower (Translation) Pane initially appears with only three standard lines showing, but more or less can be brought into view by clicking and dragging the Upper/Lower Pane Divider.
The Translation Pane contains translations of the sentences in the Reading Section's Upper (Foreign Language) Pane.
• In Student Mode
Δ Keystrokes are ignored (except Command-key
equivalents).
Δ Clicking the mouse in the Translation Pane selects the
nearest word and causes the translation of the sentence
containing the selected word to be scrolled to
the top of the Foreign Language (Upper) Pane.
• In Author Mode
Δ Mouse clicks, keystrokes, and standard Macintosh
editing commands (except Undo) can be used to edit the
text in the Translation Pane.
Δ The non-standard editing command, Edit->New Cell (N),
The Index Section icon looks like a boxed question mark.
A Index Section consists of:
• a list of reference topics, and the Chapter and Section
they refer to.
The Index Section displays an alphabetically sorted list of references to topics in Lexica's Sections.
Δ Clicking the mouse on a reference selects it.
Δ Double clicking the mouse on a reference opens the
Section the topic refers to.
Δ Typing a letter causes the first reference topic beginning
with that letter to be selected and scrolled to.
• In Author Mode
Δ A reference to a particular Section can be added by using
the File->Add Index Entry command while Lexica is
open to the Section the entry is to refer to.
Δ A reference can be removed from the Index by using the
File->Delete Index Entry command while Lexica is
open to the Index Section.
See Also:
File->Add Index Entry, File->Delete Index Entry, Mode
Menu.
#TOPIC# Upper/Lower Pane Divider
The Upper/Lower Pane Divider is a gray rectangle initially located near the bottom of the Lexica Window separating Upper and Lower Panes. Only the following Sections use a Lower Pane:
• Reading Sections
• Picture Exercise Sections
• Locator Sections
• Word Search Sections
• Cross Word Sections.
The Upper/Lower Pane Divider is used to display more or less of the two Panes. When the mouse is placed on the Pane Divider the cursor changes shape. This indicates that it is possible to drag the Divider and re-size the Panes.
The Chapter Button Array is a non-standard Macintosh Control located at the bottom of the Lexica Window. It consists of 12 rectangles: the first rectangle contains the word "Chapter:", the next ten are labeled "0" to "9", and the last rectangle contains the letter "i".
Δ Clicking the mouse in any rectangle labeled from "0" to
"9" causes Lexica to open the Contents Section for that
Chapter.
Δ Clicking the mouse in the rectangle labeled "i" opens the
Index Section.
Δ Each of the Buttons has a similar Command key
equivalent. For example holding down the Command key
and typing "2" has the same effect as clicking the mouse
on the Button labeled "2".
Δ The Chapter Button Array always highlights the rectangle
corresponding to the current Lexica Chapter.
See Also:
Lexica Window.
#TOPIC# Section Pager Button
The Section Pager Button is a non-standard Macintosh Control located in the lower part of the Lexica Window between the Chapter Button Array and the Grow Box. It is a small square divided into two triangles, each containing an arrow.
Δ Clicking in the triangle with the arrow pointing UP and
LEFT causes Lexica to "turn the page" to the next Section
(i.e., further into the book). In a real book this would be
equivalent to turning the page from right to LEFT.
Δ Clicking in the triangle with the arrow pointing DOWN and
RIGHT causes Lexica to "turn the page" to the previous
Section (i.e., towards the beginning of the book). In a real
book this would be equivalent to turning the page from
left to RIGHT.
Δ Holding down the Command key and hitting the Left-Arrow
key has the same effect as clicking in upper-left triangle
of the Section Pager.
Note: Command-SHIFT-Left Arrow turns to the next
CHAPTER instead of the next SECTION.
Δ Holding down the Command key and hitting the
Right-Arrow key has the same effect as clicking in
lower-right triangle of the Section Pager.
Note: Command-SHIFT-Right Arrow turns to the previous
CHAPTER instead of the previous SECTION.
See Also:
Lexica Window, Chapter Button Array.
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#TOPIC#Dictionary Window
The Lexica Dictionary acts like two electronic translation dictionaries. It is invoked through the Utilities->Dictionary (L) Menu item.
The Lexica Dictionary can switch between a foreign to native and a native to foreign language translation Dictionary. The Dictionary Window's title and the Dictionary Switch Button's indicate which Dictionary is currently active.
The Dictionary Window contains the following zones (top to bottom, left to right):
• Control Pane -- contains the following:
Δ Lookup/List Button
Δ Input Pane
Δ Pronounce Button
Δ Switch Button
Δ Add Word Button
Δ Delete Word Button
Δ AutoLoad Button
Δ Status Indicator.
• Output Pane and Infinite Scroll Bar.
See Also:
Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary Lookup/List Button,
Dictionary Switch Button, Dictionary Add Word Button,
Dictionary Delete Word Button, Dictionary AutoLoad
Button.
#TOPIC# Dictionary Input Pane
The Dictionary Input Pane is the rectangle in the Dictionary Control Pane where the text to be looked-up is put.
Δ Text that is highlighted elsewhere in Lexica when the
Dictionary is invoked is loaded into the Input Pane.
Δ The user can also change what's in the Input Pane by:
• clicking in the Input Pane and typing
• clicking on a word in the Output Pane (but only) when
the list of Dictionary words is being displayed. (This
will load the clicked word into the Input Pane.)
† Case is ignored in Dictionary searches.
†† Digits, punctuation marks, and control characters generate
a complaint beep and are replaced by spaces before the
text is looked up.
††† Spaces preceding and following text are removed.
See Also:
Dictionary Control Pane, Apple->Why Beep? (W).
#TOPIC# Dictionary Lookup/List Button
The Dictionary Lookup/List Button is in the upper left corner of the Dictionary Control Pane.
Δ The Button is active when there is text in the Input Pane
that can be acted upon.
Δ The Button is titled "Look up" whenever the Input Pane
contains text that has not been looked up.
Δ The Button is titled "List" whenever the Output Pane is
displaying a translation (i.e., a looked up word has been
found).
Δ Clicking the Look up Button causes the Dictionary to
search its data for a match to the text in the Input Pane.
Δ Clicking the List Button causes the Dictionary to
display a list of its words most closely matching the text
in the Input Pane.
† Words/phrases to be looked up are limited to a maximum
length of 31 characters.
See Also:
Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary Input Pane, Dictionary
Output Pane, Utilities->Dictionary (L).
#TOPIC# Dictionary Pronounce Button
The Dictionary Pronounce Button looks like a Talking Head and is located in the lower left corner of the Dictionary Control Pane.
Δ The Pronounce Button is active whenever a word that has
been looked up (and found) has a sound associated with it.
Δ Clicking this Button will cause the associated sound to be
played.
† A mouse click or key-stroke will stop any playing sound.
†† In Author Mode sounds can be added or removed from the
Dictionary by using the following Menu commands:
• Edit->Cut Sound
• Edit->Copy Sound
• Edit->Paste Sound.
See Also:
Talk Button, Dictionary Control Pane, Edit->Cut Sound,
Edit->Copy Sound, Edit->Paste Sound.
#TOPIC# Dictionary Switch Button
The Dictionary Switch Button looks like two arrows pointing in opposite directions (right and left). The Switch Button is located in the Dictionary Control Pane between the Dictionary Pronounce Button and the Dictionary Add Word Button.
Δ The Switch Button can have two states depending on which
Dictionary is currently active:
• the right arrow is active when the Dictionary translates
from foreign to native
• the left arrow is active when the Dictionary translates
from native to foreign.
Δ Clicking the Switch Button switches the Dictionary's
direction of translation (as indicated by changed Switch
Button state and Dictionary Window title).
See Also:
Dictionary Window, Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary
Pronounce Button, Dictionary Add Word Button,
Utilities->Switch Dictionaries.
#TOPIC# Dictionary Add Word Button
The Dictionary Add Word Button looks like a plus sign ("+") and is located in the Dictionary Control Pane between the Dictionary Switch Button and the Dictionary Delete Word Button.
• In Student Mode
Δ The Add Word Button is deactivated.
• In Author Mode
Δ The Add Word Button is active if there is text in the
Dictionary Input Pane.
Δ Clicking in this Button will bring up a Dialog Window
asking for the translation the word in the Input Pane.
Δ If an entry already exists for the word to be added, a
Dialog Window will ask if the old translation should be
over-written.
† Translations are limited to a maximum length of 95
characters.
†† The Edit Menu contains commands for manipulating sounds
associated with Dictionary entries.
See Also:
Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary Input Pane, Dictionary
Switch Button, Dictionary Delete Word Button, Edit->Cut
Sound, Edit->Copy Sound, Edit->Paste Sound,
Utilities->Add Word, Mode Menu.
#TOPIC# Dictionary Delete Word Button
The Dictionary Delete Word Button looks like a minus sign ("-") and is located in the Dictionary Control Pane between the Dictionary Add Word Button and the Dictionary AutoLoad Button.
• In Student Mode
Δ The Delete Word Button is deactivated.
• In Author Mode
Δ The Delete Word Button is active whenever there is text
in the Dictionary Input Pane.
Δ Clicking this Button removes the word, its translation,
and its sounds (if any) from the Dictionary's data. If the
word was not in the Dictionary, a complaint beep will
sound. (The Apple->Why Beep? (W) indicates the reason
for any beeps.)
See Also:
Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary Input Pane, Dictionary
Add Word Button, Dictionary AutoLoad Button, Apple->Why
Beep? (W), Utilities->Add Word, Mode Menu.
#TOPIC# Dictionary AutoLoad Button
The Dictionary AutoLoad Button looks like two plus signs ("++") and is located in the Dictionary Control Pane between the Dictionary Delete Word and the Dictionary Status Indicator.
• In Student Mode
Δ The AutoLoad Button is deactivated.
• In Author Mode
Δ The AutoLoad Button is activated.
Δ Clicking in this Button will bring up a Dialog Window
asking for the file to auto-load into the Dictionary.
Δ If the file is valid (see Lexica Manual for proper
format), another Dialog Window will appear displaying
the progress of the auto-loading.
Δ After the auto-load is completed (or terminated), the
must follow a special format (see Lexica Manual for more
information).
See Also:
Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary Delete Word Button,
Utilities->AutoLoad, Mode Menu, Lexica Manual.
#TOPIC# Dictionary Output Pane
The Dictionary Output Pane is located below the Dictionary Control Pane and contains the Infinite Scroll along its right edge.
Δ The Output Pane displays either the translation of a word
or the Dictionary's list of words alphabetically closest to
the text in the Input Pane.
Δ If a translation is showing mouse clicks in the Output
Pane are ignored.
Δ If the word list is showing a single mouse click causes
the clicked line to be highlighted and its contents to be
loaded into the Input Pane.
Δ Double clicking an entry in the word list causes the entry
to be loaded into the Input Pane and looked up.
See Also:
Dictionary Window, Dictionary Control Pane, Dictionary
Input Pane, Dictionary Infinite Scroll.
#TOPIC# Dictionary Infinite Scroll
The Dictionary Infinite Scroll is located in the Dictionary Output Pane. It looks and acts similarly to a regular scroll except that there is no "thumb" indicator.
Δ A mouse click in the upper half of the elevator region
causes the previous page to be displayed.
Δ A click in the lower half causes the next page to appear.
Δ The up and down Buttons scroll the page by single line
increments.
See Also:
Dictionary Output Pane.
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#TOPIC#Flash Cards Window
The Flash Cards Utility is analogous to a stack of paper flash cards. It is invoked through the Utilities->Flash Cards Menu.
The Flash Cards Window contains the following items:
• Flash Cards Text Pane
• Question Type -- (in the upper left corner)
• Question Counter -- (in the upper right corner) shows
the number of questions remaining.
• Dictate Button
• Show/Hide Button
• Next/Done Button
• Previous Button
• Cancel Button
• Remove Card Button.
• In Author Mode
Δ The Flash Cards Utility is deactivated.
† The Edit->Check Exercises (=), Edit->Unselect Exercises
(-), and Edit->Clear Exercises Menu items as well as
Peeking can be used in the Flash Cards Utility.
†† Entering Author Mode requires that the Flash Cards be
closed.
See Also:
Flash Cards Text Pane, Flash Cards Dictate Button, Flash
The Flash Cards Remove Card Button is located in the lower right corner of the Flash Cards Window.
Δ Clicking in this Radio Button will cause the Flash Cards
Utility to remove the current question from future lists
(i.e., the card will not be used in future Flash Card
sessions).
† All removed Flash Card questions can be restored by
clicking the Use All Cards Radio Button in the Flash Cards
Set-up Dialog.
See Also:
Flash Cards Window, Utilities->Flash Cards.
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#TOPIC#Help Window
The Help Utility is an electronic user's manual. It is invoked through the Utilities->Help (H) Menu item. See the Using Help topic for more information about how to use Help.
The Help Window contains the following items:
• Help Output Pane (this text is in the Help Output Pane)
• Help/Topics Button
• Cancel Button
• Next Button
• Previous Button.
See Also:
Using Help, Help Output Pane, Help Help/Topics Button,
Help Cancel Button, Help Next Button, Help Previous
Button, Utilities->Help (H).
#TOPIC# Help Output Pane
The Help Output Pane occupies the majority of the Help Window and contains the scroll bar. (This text is in the Help Output Pane.)
Δ The Help Output Pane displays either the list of Help topics
available or the Help information corresponding to a
specific topic.
Δ The Help/Topics Button switches the information in the
Help Output Pane.
Δ If the topics list is displayed, double clicking a topic will
retrieve its Help information.
• In Student Mode
Δ Keystrokes are ignored (except Command-key
equivalents).
Δ If Help information on a specific topic is displayed,
mouse clicks are ignored.
• In Author Mode
Δ When Help information is displayed, the text in the Help
Output Pane can be edited using standard Macintosh
editing commands (except Undo).
Δ Help text cannot be styled.
† To add a new Help Topic see the Lexica Manual.
See Also:
Help Window, Help Help/Topics Button, Utilities->Help (H)
Mode Menu, Lexica Manual.
#TOPIC# Help Help/Topics Button
The Help Help/Topics Button is located in the upper right corner of the Help Window.
Δ This Button's title is "Help" when the Help Output Pane is
displaying the topics list.
Δ Clicking the Help Button changes this Button's title to
"Topics" and causes the Help Output Pane to display
its information on the selected topic.
Δ Clicking the Topics Button changes this Button's title to
"Help" and causes the Help Output Pane to display
the topics list.
See Also:
Help Window, Help Output Pane.
#TOPIC# Help Cancel Button
The Help Cancel Button is located in the Help Window directly below the Help Help/Topics Button.
Δ The Help Cancel Button closes the Help Window.
See Also:
Help Window, Help Help/Topics Button.
#TOPIC# Help Next Button
The Help Next Button is located in the Help Window directly below the Help Cancel Button.
Δ The Help Next Button is activated whenever the Help
Output Pane is displaying Help information for a specific
topic.
Δ Clicking in this Button cause the Help Utility to display the
Help information for the topic directly following the
current one (in the topics list).
See Also:
Help Window, Help Output Pane, Help Cancel Button.
#TOPIC# Help Previous Button
The Help Previous Button is located in the Help Window directly below the Help Next Button.
Δ The Help Previous Button is activated whenever the Help
Output Pane is displaying Help information for a specific
topic.
Δ Clicking in this Button cause the Help Utility to display the
Help information for the topic directly preceding the
current one (in the topics list).
See Also:
Help Window, Help Output Pane, Help Next Button.
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#TOPIC#Tear-Off Window
Tear-Off Windows contain a copy of a General Text Section for easy reference. They can only be created in Student Mode and must be closed before entering Author Mode.
See Also:
General Text Section, Tear-Off Button, Mode Menu.
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#TOPIC#Clipboard Window
The Clipboard Window shows what a paste command will insert. The Clipboard Window is only visible in Author Mode and is closed automatically when Student Mode is entered.
† The Lexica Clipboard recognizes 'text', 'pict', and 'snd '
data types.
See Also:
Edit->Show/Hide Clipboard, Utilities->Paste (V),
Utilities->Paste Sound, Mode Menu, Macintosh Manuals.
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#TOPIC#Menus
Δ Menus are part of the standard Macintosh interface.
Δ The syntax used to denote Menu commands in the Help
facility is:
Menu_Bar_Title->Item_Title (Command key
equivalent).
For example:
Utilities->Help (H)
refers to the Help command under the Utilities Menu.
It can also be invoked by holding down the command
key and typing an "h".
See Also:
Macintosh Manuals.
#TOPIC# Apple Menu
The Apple Menu contains the following items:
• About Lexica
• Why Beep? (W)
• Desk Accessories.
See Also:
Menus, Apple->About Lexica, Apple->Why Beep? (W),
Apple->Desk Accessories.
#TOPIC# Apple->About Lexica
Δ The About Lexica Menu item gives credit to the authors of
Lexica and to the authors of the foreign language textbook
Lexica is loaded with.
See Also:
Apple Menu.#TOPIC# Apple->Why Beep? (W)
Δ The Why Beep? Menu item and its equivalent,
Command-W, display a Window explaining why Lexica
beeped.
See Also:
Apple Menu.
#TOPIC# Apple->Desk Accessories
Δ Desk Accessories are part of the standard Macintosh
interface and are always available for use.
See Also:
Menus, Apple Menu.
#TOPIC# File Menu
The File Menu contains the following items:
• Open Selected Section (O)
• Add New Section†
• Delete Selected Section†
• Close (K)
• Save (S)
• Revert
• Page Setup
• Print (P)
• Quit (Q).
† these items are only present in Author Mode.
See Also:
Menus, File->Open Selected Section (O), File->Add New
A Fillin is a range of characters in a text based Section which can contain two separate sets of characters. One set is called the Author response and the other is called the Student response. Fillins obey the following rules:
1) Fillins only exist inside of Cells
2) Fillins cannot intersect each other
3) A Fillin can only be deleted all at once
4) Fillins cannot contain more than a fixed number of
characters. (The exact number depends on the type of
Section they are being used in.)
(Note: the same command is used to create Cells and Fillins. It automatically changes from "New Fillin" to "New Cell" depending on whether or not the selection range is inside a Cell.)
Fillins can have multiple Author Responses. Multiple Author Responses are separated by a "|" character.
Fillins can be added to the following Section types:
• Exercise Sections
• Vocabulary Sections
• Picture Exercise Sections (Lower Pane)
• Cross Word Sections (Lower Pane)
• In Student Mode
Δ Fillins are distinguished from ordinary text by the box
drawn around them.
Δ They always have the same font (12 point courier)
and color (blue, on color machines)
Δ The student can always change the text of a Fillin.
Δ The student can always Peek at the Author response by
holding down the SHIFT key and clicking the mouse
on the Fillin.
Δ Triple clicking in a Fillin selects the whole Fillin.
Δ Typing a TAB selects the NEXT Fillin.
Δ Typing a SHIFT-TAB selects the PREVIOUS Fillin.
Δ Typing a RETURN inside a Fillin AutoChecks that Fillin.
Δ The Utilities->Check Exercises (=) Menu item compares
the Student and Author responses for all the Fillins in a
Section and (animates) outlines with a moving dashed
line pattern the ones that don't agree. If the Student
response matches any one of the Author responses it is
considered correct.
Δ The Utilities->Unselect Exercises (-) Menu item
removes any animation from the Section.
Δ The Utilities->Clear Exercises Menu item clears the
Student responses in all the Fillins in a Section.
• In Author Mode:
Δ Fillin delimiters are visible. They start with a "<"
character and end with a ">".
Δ They always have the same font (12 point courier),
style (underlined) and color (red on color machines).
Δ Changing the text changes the Fillin's Author response
and the size of a Fillin.
Δ A Fillin can be added by issuing an Edit->New Fillin (N)
command when the selection range is within a Cell but
not intersecting another Fillin.
Δ A Fillin can be deleted by selecting the WHOLE Fillin (i.e.,
both delimiters and everything in between) and typing a
DELETE character.
See Also:
General Exercise Section, Vocabulary Section, Picture
