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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.