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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Extended Help for Clip Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Clip Edit is an OS/2 Presentation Manager (PM) tool that allows you to view,
print, alter and save the contents of the OS/2 PM clipboard. These help panels
will help you get started with Clip Edit, and find out how much power it adds
to your applications. Select one of the following topics by double clicking or
selecting with the tab key and pressing enter.
The OS/2 PM clipboard
Description of Clip Edit
What can I do with Clip Edit?
Other information
Clip Edit is Shareware. Please Register!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. The OS/2 PM clipboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The clipboard is a place for storing data. The data on the clipboard is
available for use by the application that placed it there, and it is also
available for other applications.
You might expect that it only holds one type of data, but it is capable of
holding many different types of data concurrently. For example, the clipboard
for a spreadsheet might hold textual data of the selected cells, a picture
(metafile or bitmap) of the graph, and some private data that contains the
formulas in the selected cells.
There are 7 types of data or formats that the clipboard can hold:
CF_TEXT
Plain ascii textual data
CF_DSPTEXT
Private textual data
CF_BITMAP
Picture data in bitmap format
CF_DSPBITMAP
Private bitmap data
CF_METAFILE
Picture data in metafile format
CF_DSPMETAFILE
Private metafile data
PRIVATE
Private data of virtually any type. The application that created
the data names the format, and it is shown in the Clip Edit details
area.
Applications put data into the clipboard when you do a CUT or a COPY.
Applications may put several of the formats listed above into the clipboard.
When you do a PASTE into an application, the application uses ONE of the
formats, usually using the format that is most appropriate. Some (very few)
applications let an operator specify which format to paste. Clip Edit allows
you to clear the clipboard (see Clear Others ) of unwanted formats so that
your application only sees the type that you want PASTED.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Description of Clip Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Clip Edit looks very similar to other Presentation Manager programs. It has a
client area or presentation area that is divided into 3 sections, and an action
bar with menu pull downs.
The presentation area is divided into 3 sections. The sections are shown in the
picture below:
The Format Listbox lists the different formats that are currently in the
clipboard. The list is updated automatically when any changes to the clipboard
are made (OS/2 sends a message to Clip Edit when other applications update the
clipboard). The list will have one item that says Clipboard Empty when it does
not contain any data.
The formats in the Format Listbox may be selected with the mouse or up/down
cursor keys. When a format is selected, two things happen:
1. The data for the format is presented in the Display Area
2. Information about the data in the format is presented in the Format
Details area.
An explanation of the information presented in the Format Details area can be
found in: Fields in Format Details
The action bar has 5 menu pull downs. The menu options on these pull downs
are each described in the following sections of Clip Edit help.
File Pull Down
Clipboard-Edit Pull Down
Options Pull Down
Bitmap-Options Pull Down
Help Pull Down
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. What can I do with Clip Edit? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Clip Edit lets you control the clipboard like no other program does. Need to
get a text file into the clipboard so you can paste it into a Lotus 123/G
spreadsheet? Try Load File into Clipboard.
Want to save a bitmap image to a file of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet? Try
Save Selected Format As.
How about printing the clipboard? Clip Edit lets you Print the selected format
to your default printer.
Here's a real life example of what Clip Edit can do:
Let's say you are using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word (OS/2 versions).
Your spreadsheet has some data that you want to insert into your document via
the clipboard. If you copy the Excel data and paste it into Word, Word decides
to paste the metafile format, so you get a picture of the area of the
spreadsheet. That's great if you want the metafile. But what if you're printer
doesn't print metafiles? Or what if you wanted the text from the spreadsheet
instead of the picture?
That's where Clip Edit comes in. Just select the format you want to keep, and
use the Clear Others option. Try pasting into Word now, and you'll see that
Word gladly accepts the text or the bitmap.
Even better, try doing a Clear Others on the private type Rich Text Format, and
paste it into Word. You'll see that you get the text and the column
formatting. So you've just now given Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word a
synergism that not even Microsoft had allowed you. (if that's not enough to
motivate you to sending in your $20, we don't know what is).
There are many more examples like this in the world of OS/2 applications and
tools. If you have one that is especially good, let us know.
A less obvious benefit is that since Clip Edit can read and write both the old
(PM 1.1) and new (PM 1.2+) bitmap formats, you should be able to solve any
compatibility problems related to this format change. For example, let's say
you have a new (PM 1.2+) bitmap that you want to use with IBM's Image Support
program, which, the last time we saw it, only reads the old format. You can
either do a Load file into clipboard and then paste it into Image Support, or
you can Load it and then Save it in the PM 1.2+ format. The latter turns Clip
Edit into a bitmap converter!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Other Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Why doesn't my metafile print on my dot matrix printer?
Why do some formats take so long to display?
What is a bitmap?
What is a metafile?
What do the fields in Format Details mean?
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.1. Why doesn't my metafile print? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
It appears that some printer drivers, mostly the ones for small dot matrix
printers like the EPSON or the IBM5152, do not print most vector graphics
instructions from metafile, hence they don't print metafiles.
These printers seem to be able to print bitmaps, so if you use one of these
printers and find that your metafiles don't print, all we can do is suggest
that you try a bitmap instead.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.2. Delayed Rendering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Delayed Rendering is a technique that OS/2 applications can use to aid
performance when doing clipboard operations. When an application performs a
CUT or COPY, it can either copy data to the clipboard now, or delay copying it.
The advantage of delaying it is that if it is never pasted anywhere, the
application never has to take the time to produce it.
When you ask to PASTE the information, the application gets a message that says
produce the data; for some applications (like Microsoft Excel) this can take a
moment, especially for larger metafiles. When Clip Edit displays a format, it
also asks the application to produce the data, hence the delay for applications
that use this technique.
As an interesting comparison, Lotus 123/G does not use delayed rendering, while
Microsoft Excel does. Excel is noticeably quicker for cut and paste within
itself, but when pasting to other applications the delayed rendering is
noticeable (although the delay shows up in the other application).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.3. What is a bitmap? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A bitmap is an image that is constructed by dividing the picture into a large
number of very small pieces. Each piece has a different color or shade of
gray. When the pieces are put together, it forms an image you can see.
Bitmaps usually come from paint programs or scanners.
Small bitmaps draw very fast (provided they are not scaled) and can be printed
on dot matrix printers. However, bitmaps are device dependent, (i.e. they look
different on a VGA vs. an EGA display) and they do not scale quickly. When they
are scaled, resolution tends to be reduced.
Note: See also metafile.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.4. What is a metafile? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A metafile is a picture that is composed of graphics instructions. For example
a metafile might consist of:
1. Paint the background white
2. Draw a blue circle of radius x at some position
3. Draw a red line from a position to another position
4. Draw some text at some position
(It is actually a little more complicated, but this gives you an idea.)
Metafiles are for the most part device-independent; that is, it should look
the same on a VGA display as it does on the EGA display (subject to the
limitation that the EGA has lower resolution). Metafiles are a good choice
for Postscript graphics, because the printed metafile will seek the higher
resolution of your printer, regardless of the resolution of your display.
Note: See also bitmap.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.5. Fields in Format Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Definitions of Fields in Format Details...
CF_TEXT and CF_DSPTEXT
Selector is essentially a pointer to the start of the text data.
The length of the text string in bytes is also shown.
CF_BITMAP and CF_DSPBITMAP
Data size is the logical size in bytes of the bitmap data, not
including the color palette and the header data. The dimensions of
the bitmap are also shown. The width (x) and height (y) in pels (or
pixels) are shown, as is the number of planes and the number of bits
per plane (bit count).
CF_METAFILE and CF_DSPMETAFILE
The handle is a logical address to the metafile data. The return
code is the code that OS/2 returned after playing the metafile
(drawing it to the screen). If there was an error detected when
playing the metafile, a non-zero error code will be shown. The size
of the metafile data in bytes is also shown.
PRIVATE
The first item shown in the details box for private types is the
name given to the type by the application. The clipboard format
code and format information is shown (This information is directed
more to programmers than users). The size of the data in bytes is
also shown.
Note: When Clip Edit displays private data, it tries to show it as
text. If the data is a binary format, the display will not show
much. That's the problem with private types, Clip Edit doesn't know
how to properly display them because they're private.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.6. Clip Edit Registration Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This version of Clip Edit is Shareware. Please support the shareware concept
(not to mention the authors of Clip Edit) by registering your copy.
If you received this program via a Bulletin board or on-line service, you
should have received 4 files all together.
CLIPREAD.ME - description, information, installation instructions
CLIPEDIT.EXE - executable file
CLIPEDIT.HLP - these help panels
CLIPEDIT.LIC - license agreement and ordering information
Please look at CLIPEDIT.LIC and follow the instructions in it to get your copy
registered. If you are missing this file, write us and we'll send you a
complete package. Include the $20 registration fee, $3.50 for shipping,
handling, and diskette cost, and the size of diskette you need (3.5 or 5.25
inch). Our address is:
Solaris Precision Software
203 South Blvd.
Gunnison, CO 81230
Support for Clip Edit is available by sending a letter to the above address or
sending a note to 70304,126 at CompuServe. We'll try to respond as soon as we
can.
For those of you who register your copy of Clip Edit -
THANK
YOU!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Menu Pull Downs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following panels provide help for each menu pull down.
File
Clipboard-Edit
Options
Bitmap-Options
Help
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Help for File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the File pull-down choice to select the following options:
Save Selected Format As
Load File into Clipboard
Print Selected Format
Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Help for Save Selected Format As... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Help for Save Selected Format As...
This option allows you to save the contents of the clipboard in a file. The
format that it is saved in is dependent on the format that is currently
selected. When this option is selected, Clip Edit displays a File Dialog Box
with which you select the file name for the clipboard format to be saved as.
Note: For bitmaps, the default is to save the file in the 1.2+ format.
Optionally, you can save it in the 1.1 format. See Save Bitmaps in PM 1.1
Format for details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Help for File Dialog Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The file dialog box is a standard (CUA compliant) dialog box for selecting a
file. Double click on the drive id that you want to change to (e.g. A: )
and/or the path that you want to change to (e.g. CLIPEDIT or ..). To select a
file, double click on the file name, or single click on it and then select LOAD
or SAVE. To select a file (for SAVE) that doesn't yet exist, you can type in
the name in the entry box at the top, and then select SAVE.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Help for Load File into Clipboard... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Help for Load File into Clipboard...
This option allows you to alter the contents of the clipboard by reading a file
and inserting it into the clipboard. Select a file using the File Dialog Box.
The dialog box starts out only showing valid file names (extension is as shown
below) for Clip Edit to load.
The format that Clip Edit will attempt to load it as depends on the extension
of the file that you have selected.
BMP - Bitmap
Will load an OS/2 1.1 or 1.2+ bitmap as CF_BITMAP
MET - Metafile
Will load an OS/2 metafile as CF_METAFILE
TXT - Text
Will load a text file as CF_TEXT
DOC - Text
Will load a text file as CF_TEXT
DSP - Text
Will load a text file as CF_DSPTEXT
Note: Clip Edit will determine whether a bitmap is a PM 1.1 format or a PM
1.2+ format, and read it accordingly.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.1. Help for File Dialog Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The file dialog box is a standard (CUA compliant) dialog box for selecting a
file. Double click on the drive id that you want to change to (e.g. A: ), the
path that you want to change to (e.g. CLIPEDIT or ..). To select a file, double
click on the file name, or single click on it and then select LOAD or SAVE. To
select a file (for SAVE) that doesn't yet exist, you can type in the name in
the entry box at the top, and then select SAVE.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Help for Print Selected Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The print option prints the selected clipboard format on your default printer
queue. If you have not set up a default queue, you can use the OS/2 Print
Manager to do so.
Clip Edit prints CF_TEXT, CF_DSPTEXT, and private types as plain ASCII text.
Clip Edit prints metafiles and bitmaps graphically. Some printers may not be
capable of printing metafiles, while others (especially plotters) may not be
capable of printing bitmaps.
Note: While it is true that you need a default queue, you do not need to have
the spooler enabled for Clip Edit to print.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Help for Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to end the Clip Edit program. Since Clip Edit doesn't keep any
of your data in memory, you are not asked to confirm whether you want to quit
or not. If you inadvertently exit when you don't want to, just re-start Clip
Edit and you'll be back to where you were.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Help for Clipboard-Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Clipboard-Edit pull-down choice to select the following options:
Edit Text
Clear Others
Clear All
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Help for Edit Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Edit Text option allows you to edit the clipboard text data (CF_TEXT).
Selecting this option brings up a dialog box with an editor. The editor
functions essentially the same as the OS/2 System Editor.
Note: This version of Clip Edit empties the other clipboard data when you edit
the CF_TEXT. If you don't like this behavior, let us know and we'll put it on
our list of potential changes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Help for Clear Others ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Clear Others option is probably the most powerful feature of Clip Edit. It
will retain the selected format and delete all the others from the clipboard.
This feature allows you to "force" applications to paste the type of data that
you select, instead of the default for the application. An application may not
accept the format that you try to paste, but it will not cause any harm if this
is the case. Just copy the data again and try another format.
Note: Clear Others will currently not support private types that are larger
than 64Kbytes in size. Most private types are not nearly this large, so it
should not pose too much of a problem. If it does, let us know, and we will
put it on our list of potential changes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Help for Clear All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Clear All option empties the clipboard.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.10. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Options pull-down choice to select the following options:
Beep on Clipboard Update
Window Background Color
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11. Help for Beep on Clipboard Update ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Beep on Clipboard Update option tells Clip Edit to sound a tone when the
clipboard is updated. Select once to enable beeping (a check mark will appear
on the menu item); select it again to disable the feature.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12. Help for Window Background Color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Window Background Color option to set the background color of the
display window.
Note: The Window Default option sets the color back to your default color.
This color corresponds to the "Window Background" color on the OS/2 control
panel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.13. Help for Bitmap-Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Bitmap-Options pull-down choice to select the following options:
Bitmap Fit to Window
Don't Fit to Window
Save Bitmaps in PM 1.1 Format
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.14. Help for Bitmap Fit to Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting the Bitmap Fit to Window option tells Clip Edit that you would like
bitmaps to be displayed by scaling them to fit within the display area window.
A check mark will appear next to this item when it is enabled. To revert back
to the option of not scaling the bitmap, select Don't Fit to Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.15. Help for Don't Fit to Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting the Don't Fit to Window option tells Clip Edit that you would like
bitmaps to be displayed without scaling. If the bitmap is larger than the
window, it will be clipped.
A check mark will appear next to this item when it is enabled. To change to the
option of scaling the bitmap, select Bitmap Fit to Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.16. Help for Save Bitmaps in PM 1.1 Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The default for saving bitmaps is the PM 1.2+ format. Save Bitmaps in PM 1.1
Format tells Clip Edit to save bitmaps in the old format. A check mark will
appear next to this item if it is enabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.17. Help for About Clip Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to see some fascinating details about Clip Edit.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Clip Edit Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use these choices to find out how to use help, to get extended help, to go to a
list of keys, or to go to the help index.
Help for help
Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
use help.
Extended help
Displays general help.
Keys help
Displays a list of keys.
Help index
Displays the help index.
Note: Clip Edit has a fairly extensive amount of information available in
this help text. Please feel free to rummage through this data in pursuit of
information about Clip Edit and the OS/2 PM clipboard.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Extended Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to obtain general information on the tasks you can perform
while you are viewing a help window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to display the help index.
The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The list of keys is arranged in groups.
ACCELERATOR KEYS
Alt+a
Clear All - This selection clears the contents of the clipboard. Select
Clear All for more detail.
Alt+c
Clear Others - This selection clears the contents of the clipboard except
for the format that is currently selected. Select Clear Others for more
detail.
Alt+e
Edit Text - If there is currently text data (CF_TEXT) in the clipboard,
this selection allows you to edit it. If there is no text data in the
clipboard, Edit Text allows you to add text data to the clipboard. Select
Edit Text for more detail.
Ctrl+S
Save Selected Format As - This selection save the selected clipboard
format to a disk file. Select Save Selected Format As for more detail.
Ctrl+L
Load File into Clipboard - This selection loads a disk file into the
clipboard. Select Load File into Clipboard for more detail.
Ctrl+P
Print Selected Format - This selection prints the selected clipboard
format to your default printer. Select Print Selected Format for more
detail.
F3
Exit - Exit the Clip Edit program. Select Exit for more detail.
HELP KEYS
F1
Get help
F2
Get extended help (from within any help window)
Alt+F4
End help
F9
Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)
F11
Go to the help index (from within any help window)
Esc
Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel
Alt+F6
Go to/from help and programs
Shift+F10
Get help for help
SYSTEM KEYS
Alt+F6
Switch to the next windowed program
Alt+Esc
Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
Ctrl+Esc
Switch to the Task List
WINDOW KEYS
F3
Close a window
F10
Go to/from the action bar
Arrow keys
Move among choices
End
Go to the last choice in a pull-down
Esc
Cancel a pull-down or the system menu
Home
Go to the first choice in a pull-down
PgUp
Scroll the contents of the window up one page
PgDn
Scroll the contents of the window down one page
Underlined letter
Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs
Alt+F10
Go to/from the action bar
Alt+F4 or F3
Close the window
Alt+F5
Restore the window
Alt+F7
Move the window
Alt+F8
Size the window
Alt+F9
Minimize the window
Alt+F10
Maximize the window
Ctrl+PgDn or Shift+F8
Scroll the contents of the window right one page
Ctrl+PgUp or Shift+F7
Scroll the contents of the window left one page
Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
Go to/from the system menu
Shift+Esc or Alt
Go to/from the system menu of a text window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The panels in this section relate to error and information messages that may
occur while using Clip Edit.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9000
An error occurred trying to query the clipboard for the format information for
the selected private type. This probably means that the private type in the
clipboard is faulty.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9001
The file that you selected to save the clipboard format as currently exists.
Clip Edit verifies that you want to overwrite the file before the contents are
lost.
If you want to replace the contents of the file with the selected clipboard
format, select Yes. If you do not, select No, and the file will remain intact,
and the save operation will be cancelled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9002
Clip Edit received an indication that the operation to replace the bitmap
during a "Clear Others" failed. This error should not occur in normal
operations. It may indicate a faulty bitmap, or that Clip Edit is corrupted.
You may want to try another bitmap or re-start Clip Edit, or even OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9003
Clip Edit received an indication that the operation to replace the metafile
during a "Clear Others" failed. This error should not occur in normal
operations. It may indicate a faulty metafile, or that Clip Edit is corrupted.
You may want to try another metafile or re-start Clip Edit, or even OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9004
Clip Edit received an indication that the operation to replace the text during
a "Clear Others" failed. This error should not occur in normal operations. It
may indicate faulty text or memory allocation, or that Clip Edit is corrupted.
You may want to clear the clipboard and try different text or re-start Clip
Edit, or even OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9005
Clip Edit received an indication that the operation to replace the DSP text
during a "Clear Others" failed. This error should not occur in normal
operations. It may indicate faulty text or memory allocation, or that Clip
Edit is corrupted. You may want to clear the clipboard and try different DSP
text or re-start Clip Edit, or even OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9006
Clip Edit received an indication that the operation to replace the private type
during a "Clear Others" failed. This error should not occur in normal
operations. It may indicate a faulty atom table entry or memory allocation, or
that Clip Edit is corrupted. You may want to clear the clipboard and try a
different private type or re-start Clip Edit, or even OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9007
This is an informational message that is telling you how many bytes and in what
format the bitmap has been saved. The number of bytes shown should correspond
exactly with the number of bytes OS/2 reports for the file size.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.9. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9008
This is an informational message that is telling you that the metafile has been
properly saved.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.10. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9009
This is an error message that is telling you that the save operation for the
metafile has returned an error. This may be due to several causes, the most
common of which may be not enough room on the disk, disk is read only, device
not ready, etc..
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.11. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9010
This is an informational message that is telling you that Clip Edit has written
the indicated number of bytes to disk. The number of bytes should match exactly
the file size indicated by OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.12. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9011
This is an informational message that is telling you that Clip Edit cannot Save
the selected format. Clip Edit currently does not allow you to load or save
private types. This may be supported in future releases.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.13. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9012
This is an error message that is telling you that Clip Edit cannot Open the
selected File. In this case, Clip Edit is trying to read the file, and if it
doesn't exist, this error occurs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.14. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9013
This is an error message that is telling you that Clip Edit cannot Open the
selected File. In this case, Clip Edit is trying to read the file, and if it
doesn't exist, this error occurs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.15. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9014
This is an error message that is telling you that Clip Edit cannot find the
start of the bitmap data. The file looks like a bitmap, but does not contain an
indication of where the bitmap "bits" start.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.16. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9015
This is an error message that is telling you that Clip Edit does not recognize
the format of the bitmap that has been selected. OS/2 bitmaps contain a code
in the header that tells the reader how to read/interpret the bitmap data that
follows. The selected file does not contain this code.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.17. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9016
This is an error message that is telling you that the bit count for the bitmap
is greater than 24. Clip Edit cannot read this bitmap, and in fact the bitmap
is probably in error.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.18. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9017
This is an error message that is telling you Clip Edit cannot create a new
bitmap to read this bitmap data into. This error should not occur during
normal operations. It may indicate that OS/2 is out of memory or resources.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.19. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9018
This is an error message that is telling you Clip Edit cannot allocate enough
memory to create a new bitmap to read this bitmap data into.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.20. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9019
This is an error message that is telling you Clip Edit received an error trying
to place the bitmap into the clipboard. This may indicate a faulty bitmap.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.21. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9020
This is an error message that is telling you Clip Edit received an error trying
to read a metafile. This may indicate a faulty metafile.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.22. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9021
This is an error message that is telling you Clip Edit received an error trying
to place the metafile into the clipboard. This may indicate a faulty metafile.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.23. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9022
This is an error message that is telling you Clip Edit received an error trying
to place the text data into the clipboard. This may indicate faulty text or
memory allocation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.24. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9023
This message occurs when you ask to load a file into the clipboard and the
selected file does not have one of the following extensions:
BMP
MET
TXT
DSP
DOC
Clip Edit uses the extension to understand what type of file you are loading
into the clipboard. For example a file extension of .BMP tells Clip Edit to
read the file as a bitmap and place it into the clipboard as CF_BITMAP. See
the Load File into Clipboard section for more detail of how this function
works.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.25. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9024
Clip Edit can only perform the "Clear Others" operation on private types that
are less than 64Kbytes. This message indicates that the selected private type
is greater than 64K. Clip Edit does not alter the clipboard in this case.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.26. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9025
Clip Edit received an error when trying to open (create) the selected file.
This may be due to several causes, the most common of which may be not enough
room on the disk, disk is read only, device not ready, etc..
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.27. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9026
Clip Edit received an error when trying to open (read) the selected file. This
error should not occur in normal operations, and may indicate that OS/2 is out
of memory or resources.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9027
The handle (logical address) for the bitmap in the clipboard is NULL. This
error should not occur in normal operations, and indicates a faulty bitmap.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.29. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9028
Clip Edit cannot open your default printer. You may want to use the OS/2 Print
Manager to ensure that you have an "Application Default" printer and queue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.30. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9029
An error occurred while trying to print the selected bitmap. It may be a faulty
bitmap, a printer device or setup problem, or a memory or resource shortage
problem.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.31. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9060
An error occurred while trying to find the requested drive. The drive may not
exist on this system, or the operating system may not be properly configured.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.32. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9061
Clip Edit does not currently support mode than 8 character file name and 3
character extensions. Upgrading to support long HPFS filenames is planned for
the next release of Clip Edit.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.33. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9062
Clip Edit detected that a drive is not ready. Insert a diskette and close the
drive door if your drive has one.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.34. Help for messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
9063
Clip Edit detected a "sector not found" error. This probably indicates that
the disk or diskette is not formatted, or has a bad sector.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.35. About Dialog Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog box is a little free advertising for Solaris. While we're at it,
we'd just like to say to you registered users, THANK YOU and to you
non-registered users, PLEASE REGISTER.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.36. Help for Edit Text Dialog Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog box enables you to edit the clipboard textual data (CF_TEXT). Just
use it like you would any other editor (it behaves very much like E.EXE, the
OS/2 System Editor). Select Done to have your changes applied to the
clipboard. Select Cancel to return to Clip Edit without affecting changes to
the clipboard.
Use the Word Wrap option for paragraph based text, turn it off if you want the
text to appear as lines strictly with carriage returns.