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- !Saviour : Periodic Auto-Save With F3 Help on version 1.20
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- Occasionally the splendid software we use on our Acorn machines can crash.
- Particularly "TechWriter" v1.07, a quite superb package which crashes a lot,
- and has provoked me into writing this utility. So...
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- If you're editing a file using *any* application which uses key F3 to save
- (i.e. most of them...) this will help you to avoid losing too much work if
- or when there's a crash by periodically pressing F3 for you and (optionally)
- following that with a carriage return 1 second later.
-
- Nothing happens if no-one has the input focus.
-
- Non-obvious icon-bar options:
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- Timer => Allows you to choose a time between auto-saves.
- The current timer period is ticked.
- The writeable entry lets you set your own time *in minutes*.
- Default = 20 minutes between saves.
-
- Options => "Auto <Return>" : presses <Return> automatically, 1 second after
- F3. This is more use in !Draw (say) than in !Edit, because you
- aren't likely to be typing away when the F3 press occurs. In
- !Edit, however, you *might* accidentally carry on typing (and
- would therefore change the filename), and you wouldn't notice
- because !Saviour would press <Return> automatically.
- Default = OFF
-
- "Sound" : Makes a sound (the "Red Alert" sound from Star Trek)
- when it wants to save, two seconds before auto-pressing F3. If
- you're typing without looking up, this is handy, and also gives
- you time to stop typing if you've got "Auto <Return>" switched on.
- Default = ON
-
- "Clear Buffer" : Will automatically clear the keyboard buffer in
- case you've stacked up a load of keys which might go into the
- SAVE AS: box.
- Default = ON
-
- I hope you find this useful. It's totally public domain, of course. 8-).
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- | © Ian Giblin 01/10/93. Not to be sold for profit, or any other reason. |
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- | Ian Giblin e-mail: I.Giblin@central.sussex.ac.uk |
- | Paddy Spencer e-mail: pss@liverpool.ac.uk |
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