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- |* This Help file is designed to go with SAMPLE.LAY, which is also
- located in the \LAYOUT\SAMPLES folder
- *|
-
- |table
-
- I. Desktop |#20
- About the Sample |#1
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-
- II. Graphics |#21
- Bar Chart |#2
- Lines and Shades |#3
- Text |#4
- Draw Pictures |#5
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- III. Other |#22
- Sound Effects |#6
- Pause |#7
- Working with CardFiles |#8
- Order Entry |#9
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- IV. Quit |#23
- No -- Continue with Sample |#10
- Yes -- Leave Sample |#11
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-
- |page Title Page #16
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- |lMatrix Layout Sample|n
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-
- Version 1.00
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page Desktop #20
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- |bChapter I|n
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- |lDesktop|n
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- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page About Sample (menu option) #1
- |bAbout Sample|n
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- This menu option uses a window to display an opening message. It uses
- two fonts, and a |bContinue|n button, to display the message and wait
- for the user.
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page Graphics #21
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- |bChapter II|n
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- |lGraphics|n
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- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page Bar Chart (menu option) #2
- |bBar Chart|n
-
- This option uses a card to get a series of data points from the user.
- Notice that the card we use is not in any way related to a CardFile.
-
- Then, we take the numbers entered by the user, which are contained in
- the Card variables, and use them to draw the bar charts. If you are
- using a color monitor, the bars will be in different colors; if you are
- not, the bars will all be black.
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page Lines and Shades (menu option) #3
- |bLines and Shades|n
-
- This example opens a window, and performs a series of graphics
- operations. The point of this example is to show you the effects of
- various graphics and screen block operations, and how they relate to
- one another.
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page Text (menu option) #4
- |bText|n
-
- This example will let you enter some text, and then will print out the
- text in various point sizes, styles, and fonts. The purpose of this
- example is to show you what can be done with the various fonts that
- come with Layout, and how they relate to each other.
-
- By the way, if you are wondering why SAMPLE.LAY compiles to such a
- large program, the main reason is because of all of the fonts used in
- this one example. Remember, fonts take up memory in your program!
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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-
- |page Draw Pictures (menu option) #5
- |bDraw Pictures|n
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- This option draws a picture contained in a file called |bBICYCLE.PCT|n,
- which is also in the |b\Layout\Samples|n folder. Remember, if we had
- chosen to include this file from the clipboard, then the picture would
- have been part of the program, and there would have been no disk file
- associated with it.
-
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page Other #22
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- |bChapter III|n
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- |lOther Menu Options|n
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- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
-
-
- |page Sound Effects (menu option) #6
- |bSound Effects|n
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- This option provides a good example of button handling. Notice how you
- can press the Esc key to cancel the option while you are in the middle
- of it, as well as select one of the sound effect buttons.
-
- In addition, the sound effects are produced by repeating a |bMake a
- Sound|n element, and changing the frequency of the sound it generates
- by using variable parameters.
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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-
- |page Pause (menu option) #7
- |bPause|n
-
- This example demonstrates the use of a dialog box, the |bPause|n
- element, and a Tms Rmn 12pt Bold text font.
-
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
-
-
- |page Working with CardFiles (menu option) #8
- |bWorking with CardFiles|n
-
- This option illustrates a lot of concepts about working with cards and
- CardFiles. Unlike the "Order Entry" menu option (see below), this
- example concentrates mostly on the actual manipulation of a cardfile:
- how you add cards, get information from cards, move around the
- cardfile, etc.
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
-
-
- |page Order Entry (menu option) #9
- |bOrder Entry|n
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- This option illustrates how you can use Action Buttons on cards, as
- well as using cards as data entry forms.
-
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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-
- |page Quit #23
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- |bChapter IV|n
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- |lQuit|n
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- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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- |page No -- Continue with Sample #10
- |bNo -- Continue with Sample|n
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- This option is provided for continuity with Layout's user interface.
-
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
-
-
- |page Yes -- Leave Sample #11
- |bYes -- Leave Sample|n
-
- This option is provided so that you can leave the sample. When you
- choose it, it sets the value of a variable which is constantly checked
- to see if the user is ready to leave the program.
- |topics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
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-
- |index
-
- |section B
- Bar Chart |#2
-
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- |section D
- Desktop |#20
- Draw Pictures |#5
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- |section G
- Graphics |#21
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- |section L
- Lines and Shades |#3
-
-
- |section N
- No -- Continue with Sample (menu option) |#10
-
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- |section O
- Order Entry |#9
- Other Menu Options |#22
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- |section P
- Pause |#7
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- |section Q
- Quit |#23
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- |section S
- Sample, About the |#1
- Sound Effects |#6
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- |section T
- Text |#4
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- |section W
- Working with CardFiles |#8
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-
- |section Y
- Yes -- Leave Sample (menu option) |#11
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