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From: [e-mail] (Ottmar Roehrig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: What's new in CanDo 2.0?
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Date: 11 Nov 92 16:28:44 GMT
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X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Dave O'Brien) writes:
> Does anyone know what major/noteworthy stuff was added to 2.0? Any
> comments from others who already have the 2.0 upgrade?

This is the readme from 2.0-disks... It covers a lot already.

- snip -
CanDo, Version 2.00:

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Amiga Workbench and Installer files contained in this package.

    Amiga Workbench Version 1.3
    Copyright 1985-91 Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
    All rights reserved.

    Installer
    Copyright (c) 1991-1992  Commodore-Amiga, Inc.  All Rights Reserved
    Distributed under license from Commodore



                     Late Additions to CanDo 2.0:


**************************************

    ShowBrushAnim Command Enhancement
    ---------------------------------

        ShowBrushAnim "banm.file",x,y,count

    ShowBrushAnim now stops on last frame in FORWARD play and first
frame in BACKWARD play.


**************************************
New XtraTools

    You may want to add one or more of these XtraTools to your Xtra
Tools directory if you are executing CanDo from a floppy disk drive.
The CanDo Installer will automatically place these in the proper
directory for hard disk users.

    BookMark Object Tool
    --------------------

    Selecting this Object Tool brings up a list of bookmarked scripts.
A bookmarked script is one "marked" by selecting the BookMark Editor
Tool icon while editing the script.  Such scripts are "remembered" by
CanDo and appear in this list.  This provides you with a quick way to
edit Menu Item and SubItem scripts, as well as those scripts of some
objects.  Only the bookmarked scripts associated with the current
CanDo card will be displayed; you will have to edit a card to access a
bookmarked script for an object on that card.

    To select a bookmarked script for editing, just double-click on
the entry in the list.  After editing the script, selecting Cancel in
the Script Editor will return you to the BookMark Object Tool;
selecting OK will return you (zap!) to the CanDo Main Panel.

    The "Load" Button will load any bookmarks for this deck that were
previously saved with the "Save" button.

    The "Save" Button will save the current set of bookmarks for this
deck to a file in the Decks: directory.  The bookmark filename is
constructed from the deck name suffixed with ".bm".

    The "Clear" Button clears the existing bookmarks for the current
card.  Pressing and holding the SHIFT key down while clicking on the
"Clear" Button will clear all bookmarks for the deck.

    The "Edit" Button brings up the Script Editor for the
currently-highlighted script.

    The "Exit" Button returns you to the CanDo Main Panel.

    See also the LastBookMark Object Tool and the BookMark Editor
Tool.


    ConfigCanDo Object Tool
    -----------------------

    This Object Tool enables you to easily configure CanDo, and allows
you to make changes to CanDo's configuration while it is running.

    CanDo's configuration is divided into categories, shown in the
list on the left under the word "Groups".  Select a group by
single-clicking on its name in the list.  The configuration options
for that group will appear on the right.

    Below the configuration options are the buttons "Save", "Use", and
"Revert".  "Save" saves the currently displayed portion of the
configuration to where it originally came from, either CanDo's icon,
"CanDo.defaults" in the directory CanDo started from, or
"CanDo.defaults" from the S:  directory.  "Save" also changes CanDo's
current internal configuration to match your currently displayed
choices.  "Use" just changes the current internal configuration.
"Revert" restores your settings to those in place when you entered the
ConfigCanDo Object Tool.

    Every configuration option shown corresponds to a CanDo ToolType.
See the ToolType section in the CanDo Manual Appendices for details.

    Group           ToolTypes
    -----           ---------
    AmigaDOS        CopyCommand, DeleteCommand, RenameCommand
    Card            InheritWindow, MultiGotoCard (Card Goto System
                        stays active until "Exit" selected)
    Coordinates     CoordinateDrag, CoordinatePointer,
                        CoordinateNumber, CoordinateGrid,
                        CoordinateGridX, CoordinateGridY,
                        CoordinateGridOffsetX, CoordinateGridOffsetY
    Deck            CrashFileName, Icons, IconDefaultTool,
                        DefaultDeck, SaveMethod
    Editor&Tools    AutoComment, BigEd, AutoIndent, LayOutLeading,
                        DosToolStackSize, MaxHelpEvents
    FileRequester   FileRequesterWidth, FileRequesterHeight,
                        FileRequesterIcons, FileRequesterAutoRead
                        (requires RETURN key to read directory if OFF)
    General         SoundEffects, SoundVolume, ScrollSpeed,
                    AutoRequesters, AutoAddToEdit, ExpertMode
                    AutoBackToBrowse, ShortCutKeys,
                    RememberUserWindow, SampleWindow
    Objects         FieldHeight, ButtonBeep, KeyBeep, FieldBeep,
                        DocumentBeep
    Paths           Applications, BrushAnims, Brushes, Decks,
                        Documents, Images, Sounds

    DosNotify Object Tool
    ---------------------

    Under AmigaDOS 2.0 and later, your CanDo Card can be notified
when a file or directory is changed.  This event can cause the
DosNotify script to be performed.

    To enable this feature, select DosNotify from the XtraTools list.
The "Editing a DosNotify Object" requester will appear.  A default
Name for the Object can be changed by clicking in the Name field.  The
PathName field contains "Ram:" initially, but change this to the
pathname or pathandfilename you wish to monitor.  The PathName button
can be clicked on to bring up a file requester to make this easier.

    Click on the "Occurred" script button to start the Script Editor.
Enter the commands you want to execute when the event occurs.

NOTE:  Commodore currently only guarantees the operation of its DOS
notification system for files on a Fast File System volume or RAM:.
Directory notification may not work as you might expect.  Carefully
test your application to see that DosNotify works for your purposes.
This will probably change with later versions of AmigaDOS.


    LastBookMark Object Tool
    ------------------------

    Select this Object Tool to immediately edit the most-recently
edited script that you previously bookmarked.  This Tool is very
useful while debugging a particular script.  The Script must first
be bookmarked with the BookMark Editor Tool.

    After editing the script, selecting Cancel in the Script Editor
will return you to the BookMark Object Tool; selecting OK will return
you (zap!) to the CanDo Main Panel.

    For convenience, you may want to place LastBookMark in the CanDo
Main Panel Tools Menu (with the MenuTool ToolType; see the CanDo
manual appendix).


    ObjectLayer Object Tool
    -----------------------

    ObjectLayer is a simple requester showing all the visible (GUI)
objects in a list.  With ObjectLayer, the order of these objects can
be set to anything you wish.  Just use the arrow buttons to move the
desired object up, down, to the beginning of the list, or to the end
of the list.

    Keep in mind that the objects at the end of the list are
"uppermost" on your card's window.  For example, if you had five
identical buttons, each one on top of the one before, the one shown at
the bottom of the ObjectLayer list is the one you will activate when
you click on the button pile on the window.


    SuperDuper Object Tool
    ----------------------

    The Object SuperDuper duplicates buttons, fields, and proportional
gadgets according to the positional rules you specify.  You can
quickly create multiple objects aligned by row, column, or both.

    On the left side of the Object Tool is a list of objects you can
duplicate.  First select the object you wish to duplicate.  Then enter
the Inter-Object Offset (the distance from the origin of each object
to the origins of its neighbors) in the X and Y fields provided, or,
more easily, select "Pick offset off the user window...".  Choosing
this button will enable a box to be drawn on the window showing the
Inter-Object Offset.  Click the left mouse button when you are
satisfied with the spacing.  These offsets can also be negative.

    Enter the number of columns you want in the Columns field.  This
number includes the original object as part of the column count, so if
you enter "3", two more objects will be placed horizontally next to
the original object according to the Inter-Object X spacing.  If the
number of columns is one and ExpertMode is OFF, the Inter-Object X
value is ignored; if ExpertMode is ON and the Inter-Object X value is
non-zero, the objects will be duplicated on a slant according to the X
value.

    Enter the number of rows you want in the Rows field.  This number
includes the original object in the row count, and the objects will
placed vertically next to the original object according to the
Inter-Object Y spacing.  If the number of rows is one and ExpertMode
is OFF, the Inter-Object Y value is ignored; if ExpertMode is ON and
the Inter-Object Y value is non-zero, the objects will be duplicated
on a slant according to the Y value.

    Naming Method:  Choose between "Copy_#_of_Object" and "Object_#".
Each object created will use the naming convention you select, and
will have a different number in place of "#" in its name.  For the
"Object_#" option, the numbering of matrix (row and column) entries
where both row and column values are greater than 1, will be in the
form "_#_#", where the first "#" corresponds to the column number and
the second "#" represents the row number.

    The "Undo" Button undoes ONLY the last Perform executed, and only
while this window is active.  If you exit from this object, you will
not be able to undo.

    Tip:  Rename your object so that there is no number in the name of
the object.  Select "Object_#" as the Naming Method.  After creating
your matrix of objects, you can return to the original object and
rename it to be consistent with the "duped" objects.


**************************************
New Editor Tools


    BugBasher Editor Tool
    ---------------------

    BugBasher is simply an icon in the EditorTools bay on the right
side of the editor.  Click on it to perform a thorough syntax analysis
of your script.  Unlike Verify Script, BugBasher will even check for
inappropriate keywords and missing quotes.  Essentially, BugBasher
will eliminate most of those annoying runtime syntax errors.  Just
click on the "bug" icon to test your script.  If an error is found by
BugBasher, a requester will notify you and the cursor will be placed
on the line where the error was found.

    Note:  This more-thorough script checker will take more time than
Verify Script to perform its task.


    BookMark Editor Tool
    --------------------

    Click on this icon (looks like book pages with a bookmark) to
"bookmark" this script.  This tells CanDo to add this script to its
bookmark list.  No requester will appear.  See the BookMark and Last
BookMark Object Tools above.


**************************************
Miscellaneous Neat Stuff


    Snap-To-Grid
    ------------

    The CanDo Snap-To-Grid function is available any time you are
placing an object on the screen.  Press "G" to toggle Snap-To-Grid on
or off.  The default grid spacing is 8; change this with the
ConfigCanDo Object Tool.  To specify an offset, move the pointer to
the desired location, then press the "S" key.  All future grid
positions will be relative to the selected location.
- snap -

Ottmar Roehrig
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