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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General/Extended help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Information is entered by you the user only in the Control | NewProject
generated dialog box. Here, up to fifty characters may be entered to discribe
the function you wish to time. When the Ok Button is clicked or tabbed to, and
Enter pressed, the Time Control Dialog Box appears. You may then select the
entry you've made, or other entries which only in the upper list box by
doubled clicking the item line. These entries in the upper List Box are
sent to the lower list box and timing starts when this cycle is completed
with the action of Ok or Done.
Under Controls | TimerControls the Timer Control Dialog appears. By Double
clicking the Items in the top Dialog Box they will appear in Lower Box;
Clicking Done will now Exit the program and all the events that were in the
Bottom Box are being timed. Should you select a item in the lower List Box its
selection will be negated. Using Controls | Summary the timed events dating
back to the earlist entry may be summarized viewed, printed etc using the OS/2
Enhanced Editor automatically.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When only the Title Bar and client window are visible on the DESKTOP pressing
an ALT + C for Control or ALT + H for Help will display the respective pull
down menus.
System Keys
F1
Get Help at any time
Alt + Esc
Switch to the next program
Esc
Previous Window Panel
Tab
Advance to the Next Control, or Entry Field
Enter
Is not detected in any Entry Field or ListBox
Menu Help Pressing the indicated Key with the Control pull down menu displayed
will have the following actions.
N
NewProject
T
Start Timer
V
View Summary
P
Project Summary - (Automatically Stops all timers)
S
Stop All timers
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for menuitem "Help index..." ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this menuitem will display a help index. Note that the system has
its own help index, while we can add our own entries using the :i1. and :i2.
tags.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for menuitem "General help..." ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Controls | NewProject: Enter up to 50 Characters then click ok. ( if here my
mistake and you just want to start the timer click the start timer radio button
and click ok ) WHENEVER a new enviornment (working directory is set) the
program automatically opens at this dialog and prompts for a new client
(project/event) enter up to 50 characters and then click OK.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Controls | StartTimer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Controls|TimerControls: Project/events are in the upper list box currently
timed projects/event are listed in the lower listbox. For currently untimed,
that is , those that are not listed in the Lower Listbox may be sent to the
lower Listbox and thereby timed by double clicking on one or more in the Upper
Listbox. Actual timing starts when OK or DONE are clicked. TIP: One could
double-click an item in the upper list box thereby placing it in the currently
time list box, then highlighting the item in the lower list box click Ok and
nullify the operation. In order to STOP a timed event merely highlight the
item in the lower list box and click Ok or Done.
Not currently time events upper box may be marked for deletion on a one at a
time basis. The ~ tilde is placed before the event listing in the upper box.
It is then not selectable. Check the Box Mark/UnMark for deletion. Double
click on an item/event in the upper list box. That item marked with the
tilde ~or if marked the tilde is removed, click Ok to finish the cycle. TIP:
If you mark an item for deletion the state of the varibles will not toggle, ie.
you cannot toggle mark for deletion without first clicking Ok or Done. This
does not mean you can only start or stop mark or unmark one thing at a time. (
One could start five timers, stop two timers, mark several for deletion (only
if not running), unmark several and then press Ok or Done.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Controls | Delete Marked. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Controls | Delete Marked. This deletes forever the reference to that event.
It's gone, it's deleted, it's lost! Please note items that are marked for
deletion are item that can not be selected for starting the timer. Note: They
may be unmarked for deletion and started by first checking the mark/unmark box
then clicking Ok and then started via the Time Controls dialog box!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Controls | Summary. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Controls | Project Summary : Here data is summarized, and over written to
..\environment\printfl.dat. TIP: Data events/projects that have been marked
for deletion may still be summarized. In this version all timers are stopped
automatically as opposed to just those being summarized!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Viewed / Printed. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Controls | View Project Summary : Here EPM.exe must be in your path. If it is
not you will have to handle the file drive:\...\...\printfl.dat using your
favorite editor. Where \...\... mean your working directory /environment.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for menuitem "Using help..." ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this menuitem will display the system help panel concerning how to
use the IBM's Help Manager.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for menuitem "Keys help..." ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this menuitem will display the active key list.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for menuitem "Product information..." ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this menuitem should display the copyright notice regardless if help
facility is available on your Operating System.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Message box help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Message Boxes have limited information. Pressing the F1 key or Help button
will display contextual information if the Help button is present. Other
message Boxes are indictative of process failures are informational. These
"trap breaks" are implemented to allow a graceful escape.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Summarize Data Panel help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You must highlight every entry in the List Box that you would like a summary
output created for, if nothing is selected and your press Ok an Empty (null)
printfl.dat is created, and any pre-existing output is erased.
Except when the Cancel or Esc are pressed all timing events are Stopped a
Message Box will appear and ask if you want to display the summarized data
output. Printing of output is handled by invoking IBM's Enhanced PM editor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. New Project Panel Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You must Enter at least one event via Control | NewProject. If you have already
visited the Time Control Panel is would be best to Exit the program and start
over by entering an new project via Control | NewProject, entering something in
the entryfield and clicking Ok
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Casemanagement Panel help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Case Management.
There must be at least one Event in the upper Listbox in order to establish a
starting time. Selecting NewProject under the Control menu and entering an
event of up to 50 characters in the entry field and then clicking Ok will place
the data lowest in the Upper Listbox. Then, double clicking this newly listed
item should send it to the Lower list box. This new item or (event) will be
timed when the Done or Ok buttons are clicked on.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Exit help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Exit
Selecting Exit executes all requests, saves data changes if any and exits the
program. The effect is the same as the Done push button in the Timer Contol
Panel dialog window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Stop Timers help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Stop Timers.
This is the same as a client s|S command in a REXX file, it will stop all
timers.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. View Summary Panel help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
View Summary causes the last output file written in the working environment to
be displayed in the the Systems Enhanced Editor (EPM).
You must select.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Delete Marked Panel help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Every Item presceded with a tilte in the Upper ListBox of the Time Control
Dialog box will be deleted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. ERROR help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Most Likely cause is an MISSING client.prd file. If you want to save the
indexes copy client.exe to a directory where the program has not been executed
before. Run the program and the drag the client.prd file and drop it in the
Folder where the damaged of missing client.prd was /is and replace it by
overwriting it ! TimeHack will Terminate without accessing data files.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Start Timer Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Event entry field should be blank, clicking Ok will exit to the time
management control panel where the timer control specific options are
available.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. NewClient Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This indicates to the process that you want to enter a new event.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Event Entry Field help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enter any Alphanumeric / ASCII data that will help remind you discribe the
Project or Event you want to time. This reminder to you in this field need not
be different from any previous entry... but this lack of uniqueness could lead
to confusion at a later time!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Upper List box Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Place items in the lower box by double clicking a item here. Ok starts timing.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Lower List box Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting the line item(s) here by clicking on a item will stop the timer for
that event(s). Because actual timing does not start until Done or Ok are
pressed. Selection of a lower List Box item can also be construed as negation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Mark For Delete help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click this box and then highlight by double clicking an item in the upper
listbox, if the item is already in the lower list box this will have no
effect. A tilte (~) indicates the item(s) is marked successfully.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Done Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pressing Done concludes the process by completing every operation the user has
indicated to be performed, then Exits!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This terminology means under the Controls pull down menu select Item
NewProject