Welcome to Adami Transliteration Program. This is a 'beta' test release of the new integrated environment.
menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space. All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "Edit" menu is pulled down by Alt-E.
This Shell program and the associated Help file should reside in the same directory with the other Adami Files. If you would like to know, how
HelpSystem then press enter now. [
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Options Desktop
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
How to Use the Help System
Help menu can be accessed by pressing F1 or by clicking the Right mouse button (unless you reverse the mouse buttons). Pressing [ESC] or clicking the right mouse button will close a help window. !
Highlighted items can be selected from a help window. Use the [Tab] key (or [Shift]-[Tab] to reverse) navigate through the available highlighted options and press [Return] to view the help for that item. The Highlighted items can also be selected by double clicking on them by the mouse. O
You can use the arrow keys or click the scroll bar to scroll the help screen. [
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Options Desktop
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
Main
Keys
Mouse Buttons
Special Keys
System
Alt-Spacebar
File
Alt-F
Open
Close
Alt-F3
Close
Ctrl-F3
Save
Save
Alt-F2
Exit
Adami
Alt-X
Edit
Alt-E
Undo
Operation
Alt-BackSpace
Block
Shift-Del
Paste
Block
Shift-Ins
Copy
Block
Ctrl-Ins
Clear
Block
Ctrl-Del
Search
Alt-S
Replace
Alt-R
Search
Replace)
aGain
Alt-G
Adami
Alt-A
Transliterate
View
Print
Ctrl-F7
Learn
Adami
Ctrl-F8
Window
Alt-W
Resize
Window
Ctrl-F5
Zoom
Window
Next
Window
Previous
Window
Shift-F6
Options
Alt-O
Mouse
Options
Alt-M
Desktop
Alt-D
Colour
Options
Alt-C
Local Menu (Only in Edit Windows) Alt-F10
Mouse Buttons
Left Button : Selects the item (Equivalent to [Enter] key b
Middle Button : Brings up a local menu in Editor Windows, if clicked inside the editor window. <
Right Button : Displays the help screen and cancels it. o
These are the default mouse settings. If you reverse the mouse buttons then the functions also will reverse. 6
Glossary
Terms
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Registering Adami
Adami transliteration programs and the Integrated Environment program are shareware programs. All users should register their programs with the authors by sending the registration fees specified. The nominal registration cost covers only the cost of development and is not profit oriented. o
Please note that we
strongly
invite
users
register, even if they couldn't send the Registration Fees. \
You are persuaded to send your comments to the authors, at the following email addresses: 3
srini@ireq-num.hydro.quebec.ca
siva@civil.ubc.ca
Unable to Run Adami
Adami system files should reside in the same directory as ADAMI.EXE or in the directory specified in Options | Directories | Adami Directory.
Check to see whether you have all the system files. (In addition to the executable files and the font files you should have the Adami.MSG file and the AdamiEnv.MSG file in the directory. `
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
Main
DOS Error
If you get a 'Unable to Locate File' error then set Adami Directory in Options | Directories to the directory which contains the Adami files in your computer. G
Refer to your DOS manual if you come across any other type of errors. _
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
Main
(System) menu
(Alt-Spacebar)
The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the
symbol. (
When you pull down the
menu, you see C
About Copyright
Calendar Ascii
Table
Calculator
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How
HelpSystem
About
When you choose the About command from the
(System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information of this Shell program.
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button. You can get Registration information by choosing the Registration button.
Copyright
When you choose the Copyright command from the
(System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information of the Transliterating Programs and the Integrated Environment. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button.
License
When you choose the License Information command from the
(System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing Registration Information of the Program. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button.
Calendar
The Calendar menu item opens a small calendar which displays the current month. It also allows you to view other months.
ASCII table
The ASCII menu items opens an ASCII
Table that displays the IBM PC character set.
Calculator
When you choose Calculator, a four-function calculator is opened on the desktop.
File viewer
A file viewer views the contents of a text file. You can use the arrow keys to move about in the file. A file is loaded via the File
Open menu item. `
Up Move up one line
Down Move down one line
Right Move right one column
Left Move left one column
PgUp Move one page up
PgDn Move one page down
Home View right most column of the file
End View left most column of the file
Ctrl-PgUp View top of file
Ctrl-PgDn View bottom of file.
File viewers can be resized and moved using the Windows menu.
File (Alt-F)
The File menu includes choices for opening and saving files, changing directories, running a DOS shell, and exiting the program. c
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How
HelpSystem
Glossary
Terms
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Sub Topics: S
Open
Save
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
File
The New command creates a new editor window. The window's name is "Untitled", and is empty.
Other Filer Topics: S
Open
Save
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
File
Open (F3)
The Open command displays the Open a File dialog box. In this dialog box you select the text file you want browse in a file
viewer. &
The Open
File dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
Open action button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
Other Filer Topics: C
Save
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
File
Retrieve
This command closes the current window and displays the Open a File dialog box. In this dialog box you select the text file you want browse in a file
viewer. You will be prompted for a file name to save the current window, if it was modified. &
The Open
File dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
Open action button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
Other Filer Topics: C
Save
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
File
Close
(Alt-F3)
Choose Close to close the active window. O
You can also click the Close box in the upper right corner to close a window.
Other Filer Topics: Y
New
Close
Save
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
File
Save (F2)
The Save command allows you to save the current editor window to a disk file. If the window already has a name, the file will be saved under this same name. If you wish to save the file under a new name, select the File|Save
As command instead. Other Filer Topics: o
Open
Save
As
Change
Close
Close
Shell
DOS
Exit
File
Save As
(Alt-F2)
The Save As command allows you to save the current editor window to a new file name. Note that if an editor window does not have a name (it is called "Untitled") selecting File|Save will execute the Save As dialog box.
Other Filer Topics: k
Open
Save
Change
Close
Close
Shell
DOS
Exit
File
Change Dir...
Change Dir brings up the Change
Directory dialog box, in which you can change the current directory.
Other Filer Topics: `
Open
Save
Save
Close
Close
Shell
DOS
Exit
File
DOS Shell
With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. If sufficient EMS memory (or disk space) is available then the program will create a swap file. (and hence enable you to run large programs from dos shell) <
To return to the Shell again, type EXIT at the DOS prompt.
Other Filer Topics: `
Open
Save
Save
Close
Close
Change
Dir
Exit
File
Exit (Alt-X)
The Exit command terminates this program and returns to DOS. The program will restore the initial DOS directory and environment variables. d
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How
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Glossary
Terms
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Edit (Alt-E)
The Edit menu includes choices for UNDO in the editor and managing the clipboard. Many of the commands in this menu are disabled (not selectable) unless you define a block. d
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Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
Sub Topics: 1
Undo
Clear
Copy
Cut
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Undo
Undo your last text operation. Whether you entered text that you don't really want, or accidentally deleted some text you would like to restore, UNDO will restore the text to its original context.
However, you must select UNDO before you use any cursor keys. The UNDO buffer is based on cursor movement. As long as you are entering or deleting text you can UNDO it. This also applies to marking blocks of text and deleting them. The deletion can be undone, as long as you don't move the cursor with a cursor key (i.e., [PgUp], [Right-Arrow], [Home], etc.). Once the cursor is moved, the UNDO buffer flushes itself and the original text context is forever gone.
For example, if the line:
This is an editor test
is changed to:
This was an editor test
the Undo command will become active. Executing the Undo command will cause the line to revert back to its original version. Any action type you perform that is different than the last action type will cause the Undo information to be lost.
Other Editor Topics: )
Copy
Clear
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
The Cut command removes the selected text and places it on the Clipboard. Any information previously on the clipboard is lost. Text cut from the editor may be immediately replaced by selecting the Undo command before moving the cursor.
Other Editor Topics: -
Undo
Clear
Copy
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Copy
The Copy command places a copy of the selected text on the Clipboard. The selected information is left unchanged, but any information previously on the clipboard is lost.
Other Editor Topics: -
Undo
Clear
Cut
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Paste
The Paste command inserts a the contents of the clipboard into the current editor window at the cursor position. The contents of the clipboard remain unchanged. If any text is selected in the current editor window, the highlighted text is replaced by the text coming from the clipboard. Information pasted into an editor may be removed immediately by using the Undo command before moving the cursor.
Other Editor Topics: -
Undo
Cut
Copy
Clear
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Clear
The Clear command removes any selected text from the current editor without placing a copy of the text on the clipboard. The effects of this command may be reversed by selecting Undo before moving the cursor.
Other Editor Topics: +
Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Search
(Alt-S)
Find a particular bit of text in your document. A dialog box will appear asking you what text to find, and gives you the option of finding text that is case sensitive or whole words only. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
Other Editor Topics: 2
Undo
Clear
Copy
Cut
Paste
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Replace
(Alt-R)
This is similar to using Search text, however you also have to provide text with which to replace text you find. A dialog box will appear asking you what text to find, what text to replace it with, and if the search is case sensitive, for whole words only, to prompt before replacing text, or to replace all finds without prompting. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
Other Editor Topics: 1
Undo
Clear
Copy
Cut
Paste
Search
Search
Again
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Search again
(Alt-G)
This will allow you to quickly repeat the last Search or Search
Replace action without having to enter your Search or Search
Replace parameters into a dialog box again. 9
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
Other Editor Topics: 2
Undo
Clear
Copy
Cut
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Show
Clipboard
Edit
Show Clipboard
The Show Clipboard command will display the Clipboard contents is an ordinary editor window. Note that Cut and Paste commands are not enabled while the clipboard is the focused window. g
The clipboard will be blank unless you previously put something on it using the COPY or CUT commands. Z
To exit the clipboard, press [Alt]-[F3] and you will return to your current edit window.
Other Editor Topics: -
Undo
Clear
Copy
Paste
Search
Search
Replace
Search
Again
Adami (Alt-A)
This menu contains the sub menus to access the transliteration, printing (or
viewing) and the Learning Programs. e
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How
HelpSystem
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
Help on Adami
View m
Adami
Print
Adami
Adami
AdamiLearn
List
Commands
Adami
Transliterate
(F7)
Select this option to Transliterate the File in the Active Window. This option will overwrite the file in the disk after making up a backup copy of the file with the extension given in the editor options.
Help on Adami
View m
Adami
Print
Adami
Adami
AdamiLearn
List
Commands
Adami
View
(F8)
This option displays the file that has been transliterated LAST. (Note that this menu displays the file in the active window and thus transliterate the file in the active window. Thus any subsequent print commands will make use of this transliterated file). To view a file from disk see Viewing
File. 9
The Current Video Mode can be chosen from Options menu.
Help on Adami
Transliterate
Adami
Print
Adami
Adami
AdamiLearn
List
Commands
Adami
Print
(Ctrl-F7)
By choosing this menu the transliterated file can be printed on a HP Laser Jet printer or on an Epson compatible printer or on a Color printer depending upon the printer Selection in the Options menu. The Printer is assumed to be connected to the first parallel port. To print a file from disk choose the options Disk
Print. B
Help on Adami
Transliterate
Adami
Document
Printer
Resolution
List
Commands
Adami
Disk File
Use this option to print or view files from disks. The file should have been transliterated prior to this selection by choosing the permanent option for the transliterated files (or by saving the temp.tam temporary file) E
You will be prompted by a File
Selection
window to choose the file.
Help on Adami
Transliterate R
Adami
Print
Adami
AdamiLearn
List
Commands
Adami
Disk File
View
Choose this option to display a previously transliterated file from disk. You can select a file from the File
Selection
Window. a
The Current Video Mode can be chosen from Options menu by selecting the Output
Options submenu. $
Help on Printing
Disk
Adami
Transliterate
Adami
Print
Adami
Adami
AdamiLearn
List
Commands
Adami
Disk File
Print
Choose this option to print a previously transliterated file from disk. You can select a file from the File
Selecetion
Window. _
The printer type can be chosen from the Options menu by selecting the output
options submenu.
Help on Viewing
File ?
Adami
Transliterate
Adami
Document
Printer
Resolution
List
Commands
Adami
Learn
(Alt-F9)
This option can be used to learn the transliteration logic of the program. If sufficient memory is available then you can switch to this menu while working on your document. <
You need a VGA or EGA video card to run the Learn program. U
This will (seem to) be the Most useful feature of this shell, if you're a beginner.
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Adami
Adami
AdamiPrint
Adami
List
Commands
Window (Alt-W)
The Window menu contains commands to close, move and perform other window-management commands.
Most of the windows in this program have all the standard window elements, including scroll bars, a close box, and zoom icons. >
For more about windows and their elements, refer to windows. `
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Special
Mouse
Buttons
Glossary
Terms
Window-management commands
Size/Move Zoom
Tile Cascade
Next Previous
Close
Window
Size/Move
(Ctrl-F5)
Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window.
Size
If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or position, press Enter. Q
If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window.
Move
When you choose Window
Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where you want it, press Enter. F
You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse.
Window
Zoom
(F5)
Choose Zoom to resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. {
You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar (except where an icon appears) to zoom or unzoom the window. 9
Window-management commands
Size/Move Zoom
Tile Cascade
Next Previous
Close
Window
Tile
Choose Window
Tile to tile all file viewers on the desktop. L
Tiled Windows
Window-management commands
Size/Move Zoom
Tile Cascade
Next Previous
Close
Window
Cascade
Choose Window
Cascade to stack all file viewers on the desktop. Z
Cascaded Windows
Window-management commands
Size/Move Zoom
Tile Cascade
Next Previous
Close
Window
Next
Choose Next to cycle forwards through the windows on the desktop. 9
Window-management commands
Size/Move Zoom
Tile Cascade
Next Previous
Close
Options (Alt-O)
The Options menu contains commands that let you select some start up options for Adami and to choose the default mouse settings. a
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Special
Mouse
Buttons
How
HelpSystem
Mouse
Settings
Editor
Options
Directory
Options
Initial
Codes
Output
Options
Options
Mouse...
(Alt-M)
The Mouse command brings up the Mouse
Options dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your mouse works, including: R
how fast a double-click is
which mouse button (right or left) is
active
The Mouse option can be saved in a desktop file and retrieved.
Options
Editor...
This menu contains the options to select the extensions used for the files. The default extension of the source file, the extension of the transliterated file and the extension of the back up file can be chosen. On the abscence of any valid selection standard extensions will be used. :
You can also select back up state also in this sub menu. Y
Main
Mouse
Settings
Directory
Options
Initial
Codes
Output
Options
Save
Options
Options
Directory...
The start up directories can be chosen from this menu. If an entry is invalid then it is ignored. U
Main
Mouse
Settings
Editor
Options
Initial
Codes
Output
Options
Save
Options
Options
Initial Codes...
This menu contains the routines for an integrated transliterating program, which are not implemented. Y
Main
Mouse
Settings
Editor
Options
Directory
Options
Output
Options
Save
Options
Options
Output Options...
The Display type and the type of Printer can be chosen from this menus. If you choose 'auto' then the program will detect the display type. X
Main
Mouse
Settings
Editor
Options
Directory
Options
Initial
Codes
Save
Options
Options
Save Options...
The current Editor Options, Directory Options and the Start up Options can be saved to the file Adami.CFG by choosing this menu. Adami.CFG file is loaded in the beginning of the program, if it exists in the same directory as the Program. X
Main
Mouse
Settings
Editor
Options
Directory
Options
Initial
Codes
Saving
Color
Options
DeskTop (Alt-D)
(Alt-D)
This menu contains the Desktop Items. (Color and video Mode). Desktop can be saved to a file by choosing save
desktop and then can retrieved in a later session by choosing Retrieve
Desktop. >
How
HelpSystem
Special
Mouse
Buttons
Changing
Colours
Toggle
Video
Retrieve
Desktop
Save
Desktop
Automatically
Loading
Desktop
Desktop
Colors...
(Alt-C)
The Colors item brings up the Colors
dialog box, where you can customize the colors of the display.
The present colour scheme can be saved by choosing Save
Desktop in this menu. If you like the present color setting to be permanent then save them in the desktop file Adami.DSK, so that they will be automatically loaded when the program starts. 4
Toggle
Video
Opening
Desktop
Save
Desktop
Desktop
ToggleVideo
Toggle between regular and 43/50 line video mode, providing your video card can support it. The video mode is updated when a desktop file is retrieved. T
This option is disabled if your video card does not support 43/50 line video mode. 5
Colour
Selections
Open
Desktop
Save
Desktop
Desktop
Save to Adami.Dsk
Save your current desktop to disk. Note that the desktop is automatically written to the file Adami.DSK and will be automatically retrieved when the program is loaded. If you want to save the desktop to a different file then choose the options save
as. B
The video mode of the current desktop is also saved to the file. _
Toggle
Video
Colour
Selections
Retrieving
Desktop
Saving
Desktop
Another
Saving
Directory
Options
Desktop
OpenDesktop...
Load a previous desktop from disk. Note that you must have previously saved a desktop for this option to work. You can select a desktop from the available valid desktop files. P
The video mode of the previous desktop is restored when you load that desktop. 3
Colour
Selections
Toggle
Video
Save
Desktop
Desktop
Save as...
This option will save your current desktop to disk. You will be prompted for a file name to save the desktop. You can Retrieve the desktop by choosing the command Open Desktop. B
The video mode of the current desktop is also saved to the file. [
Toggle
Video
Colour
Selections
Retrieving
Desktop
Automatically
Loading
Desktop
Options
Edit Options
This Dialog box contains the options to choose the extensions for file names. The default extension for the source files, an extension for the transliterated files and the extension of back up files can be selected. Also there is an option to backup original files when issuing a save command or a Transliterate command. [
If no extensions are specified the default extensions (.txt, .tam and .bak) will be used.
Options
Directory Options
The directories to be used by the program can be chosen from this dialog box.
Adami Directory :
The directory containing the files for transliterating, viewing and learning Adami can be specified in this dialog box. If the program couldn't find the files in the same directory as Adami.exe then it'll look in to this directory.
Working Directory:
The directory to save the temporary files, the Transliterated files and the Swap file can be specified in this dialog.
Startup Directory:
The directory that contains your tamizh source files can be specified in this dialog, so that the program will change to this directory at start up.
Options
Initial Codes Options
Contains the options to Choose the type of transliterated file some other options that have no effect yet.
Options
Output Options
This dialog contains the options to Choose the display, Printer and the printer port.
You can choose a display type according to your video card or can ask the program to detect the display automatically (by choosing auto). The type of driver you choose here will be effective for all view commands.
You can select the type of printer. The print Command in the Adami
Print menu will use the printer from this selection. The printer port should be chosen from this dialog. If you chose disk file the output file will be written in the directory which contain the Adami System files.
Glossary
The following topics are available for help.
Close
Icon
Desktop
Dialog
Box
History
Input
Line
Memory
Indicator
Menu
Bar
Pulldown
Resize
Corner
Selected
Status
Bar
Title
Window
Border
How
HelpSystem
GLOSSARY Close Icon GLOSSARY
The close icon appears in the upper left corner of almost every window. By clicking on it with your mouse, you can quickly close a window. If you are not using a mouse, press [Alt]-[F3] or [Esc].
Close
Icon:[
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
GLOSSARY Desktop GLOSSARY
The desktop refers to all the space on the screen between the Menu
Bar and the Status
Bar. All windows that appear in this area are considered part of the desktop.
GLOSSARY Dialog Box GLOSSARY
A dialog box is a window that pops up to either tell you of some error condition that has occurred, or to request further input before an action can be completed. An example is the Change Directory dialog, which requests you enter the name of the directory you would like to change to.
A dialog box can several input
lines, such as the search/replace dialog, and usually has several buttons associated with it that allow you to tell the dialog whether to accept or abort your dialog.
GLOSSARY History Icon GLOSSARY
The history icon is a little box with the down arrow in it. It is usually situated near an input
line within a dialog
box.
The history icon is selected by pressing the down arrow, or clicking on it with the mouse. It brings up a new window that contains a list of all previous commands that may have been input. The list is usually 10 items deep.
You can select from this list by using the mouse to scroll through it, or the up/down arrow keys. Pressing [Enter] accepts the input and places it on the input
line. This feature allows you to quickly pick previous entries.
GLOSSARY Input Line GLOSSARY
An input line is always found within a dialog
box. It allows you to enter data to allow some further action to take place. Input lines will usually have a history
icon associated with them, thereby allowing you to quickly select from amongst a list of previous entries.
GLOSSARY Memory Indicator GLOSSARY
The memory indicator is situated on the bottom right corner of the screen, at the end of the status
bar. It shows you how much memory is available for further use by the application. Memory available is shown in "bytes."
GLOSSARY Menu Bar GLOSSARY
The menu bar is the bar that goes across the top of your screen with the names of the pulldown
menus in it. Pressing the [F10] key will highlight one of the menu titles, or pressing the [Alt] key and the highlighted letter of the menu name will pull down that menu. Clicking on the menu name with a mouse will do the same thing.
GLOSSARY Pulldown Menu GLOSSARY
A pulldown menu is a menu of options that is usually not visible unless you request to "pull it down." The menu
bar contains the names of the various pull down menus available for your use. C
You press the [F10] key to access the menu
bar and and use the arrow keys to pick the menu name you want. Then press [Enter] to pull the menu down. An alternate method is to use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted character of the menu name. Clicking on the menu name with a mouse will do the same thing.
GLOSSARY Resize Corner GLOSSARY
The "resize corner" of a window is the bottom right corner that appears a bit different from the rest of the window
border. By clicking on it with a mouse, you can resize a window to the dimensions you want. Not all windows have this corner, for not all windows can be resized.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
GLOSSARY Selected Text GLOSSARY
Selected text is that text which you highlight in your document. Once text has been selected, you may COPY, CUT, or CLEAR the text. Selected text has a different color than regular text.
GLOSSARY Status Bar GLOSSARY
The status bar is the bar that appears at the bottom of your screen. The bar is there to inform you of the commands that are available for your use. The bar is also used to provide information as to what a particular menu option will do.
GLOSSARY Title Bar GLOSSARY
Every window has a title bar. The title bar is simply the name of the file that is associated with this particular window. The title bar of a dialog box us usually an indicator as to the function of that dialog.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
GLOSSARY Window Border GLOSSARY
All windows have a border around them, be it an edit window or a dialog
box. The border tells you several things about a window. If the border is highlighted, it means that window is the active window, or the one you are using. If the border is not highlighted, it means the window is not active. If the border changes to a color that is not normal for active or inactive windows, it means you are resizing and/or moving it.
GLOSSARY Zoom Icon GLOSSARY
The zoom icon is located in the upper right corner of most windows. It means that this window can be zoomed in on to fill the whole desktop or can be zoomed out of to resume its normal size. Not all windows can be zoomed. Dialog
boxes are usually not "zoomable." =
Zoom
Icon [
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
Calculator
The calculator is a simple four-function calculator with add, subtract, multiply, and divide. To operate the calculator you can either use the keyboard or press the buttons on the calculator with the mouse. The 'C' key clears the calculator, the '
' key will erases the last character typed, and the '
' key toggles the value from positive to negative (the keyboard equivalent of '
' is '_').
Calendar
The calendar displays the current month, highlighting todays date. The next and previous months can be viewed using the '+' or '-' keys respectively. The mouse can also be used to change the month by pressing the
icons.
ASCII Table
The ASCII table displays the entire IBM PC character set. The current character is marked by a blinking block cursor, and the hexadecimal and decimal ASCII values of the character are displayed below the chart. A new character is selected by pressing it on the keyboard, by clicking the mouse on it in the chart, or by moving the cursor using the cursor keys.
Help on Open a File Dialog Box
The Open a File dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, the standard button Cancel, one other action button (Open), plus a history list that's attached to the Name
inputbox.
Name
The Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to load, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.txt).
Files
FILENM01.TXT
FILENM09.TXT
FILENM02.TXT
FILENM10.TXT
FILENM03.TXT
FILENM11.TXT
FILENM04.TXT
FILENM12.TXT
FILENM05.TXT
\ADAMI
FILENM06.TXT
\THAMIZH
FILENM07.TXT
\..
FILENM08.TXT
The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories.
C:\ADAMI\TEXT\*.TXT
HELLO.TXT 52 Mar 23,1993 12:00pm
The File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. =
None of the items on this information panel are selectable.
[ Open ]
The Open button opens a new Viewer window and places the selected file in that window.
[ Cancel ]
If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M
(Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.)
[ Open ]
In the Open a File dialog box, if you choose the Open button Adami opens a new file
viewer and places the selected file in that window.
Help on the Change Directory dialog box
The Change Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Chdir and Revert). {
Directory Name
The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory.
Directory Tree
Drives
C:\
ADAMI
EXAMPLES
The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter.
If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. +
[Chdir ]
The Chdir button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. +
[Revert]
The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box.
Help on the Mouse Options dialog box
This dialog box consists of one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel.
Mouse Double Click
Slow Medium Fast
The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^
[X] Reverse Mouse Buttons
Reverse Mouse Buttons makes the right mouse button take on the normal functions of the left--and vice versa. 6
See also:
Options
Mouse...
command
Help on the Colors dialog box
The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following:
On color and black-and-white systems, it
also contains two color palettes.
On monochrome systems, it contains a set
of radio buttons instead of the palettes.
This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program.
Group
Desktop
Menus
Dialogs/Calc
Editor
Calendar
Ascii table
The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L
Item
Color
When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region.
Foreground
Background
On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors.
Colors
) Mono low
( ) Mono high
( ) Mono underscore
( ) Mono inverse
On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q
Text Text Text
Text Text Text
On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK.
File
Close All
(Ctrl-F3)
Choose Close all to remove all windows from the desktop.
Other Filer Topics: U
New
Close
Save
Save
Change
Dir
Shell
Exit
Window
Previous
Choose Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop. 9
Window-management commands
Size/Move Zoom
Tile Cascade
Next Previous
Close
Dummy line to get hc constants.
Dummy line to get hc constants.
Dummy line to get hc constants.
Adami
General Information about ADAMI & AShell.
Prepare a text in standard ASCII code, as it would be pronounced in English. The program has built in intelligence to choose the right Tamil word in most cases. The letters b, ch, d, dh, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, sh, t, th, v, x(ksha), y are pronounced as in English. The vowels and certain alphabets should follow the phonetic convention shown below. Note that with certain alphabets the upper case and lower case letters have different phonetics. Look at the userguid.txt and other .txt files to familiarize with the convention. Since there may be some minor variations among the various Tamil dialects and English pronunciations, the following example sets the guidelines used for transliteration in this software.
Certain English consonant combinations are converted to Tamil phonology. If you want to get a free vowel within a word for writing ancient Tamil words, use the \char= command. The software will tolerate many minor errors and will make intelligent guesses.
Upto Nine Windows can be opened simultaneously. The Active Window will have a double line border and all other windows will have single line borders. `
Character
size can be varied from 1/72 of an inch to 63/72 of an inch in 1/72 inch increments.
Characters can be underlined,
slanted,
emphasized and
background reversed.
Character color and background color can be chosen from 16 different colors on EGA, VGA screens. On certain color dot matrix printers, they can be printed in color. _
Paragraphs can be filled,
right justified or
centered.
Tabs, left, right, top and bottom margins, line spacing, character spacing, page
numbering, etc. can be set. Any portion of text can be enclosed in boxes with rounded corners. Border lines of different types can be generated.
The tabs are preset at equal distances. They can be changed. One should include the formatting commands in the text itself. All the commands start with a \ or backslash character. To print the \ character one should use two backslashes.
See Also Adami
Transliterate d
Adami
Print
Adami
Print
Adami
Learn
List
Commands
Adami
Multiple Fonts
There are several fonts included with the software. For a complete list type DIR *.FON at the DOS prompt. The text that follows the font name, for example \(ROMAN) or \(TAMIL20) will appear in that font. The software will also transliterate the text, that follows font names beginning with TAMIL.
Help on Emphasising
Printing
Color
Character
Sizes
List
Commands
Adami
Text Emphasise
Include within the text, a \I to start Italic or slanted characters and a \i to stop it. Include \_ (the char above the minus) to start underlining and \- (minus character) to stop it. The text between \R and \r will appear in Reverse video (white on Black). The text between \B and \b will appear bolder or darker. You can place these commands anywhere. You should leave one blank space after these commands. R
Help on Fonts
Adami
Print
List
Commands
Adami
Character size
The size of characters can be changed using the commands \charsize=n where n is in points. When a new font is read the charsize is reset to its natural size. Also note that it is faster as well as nicer to use the natural size, whenever possible. Instead of using \(TAMIL20) \charsize=12, use the \(TAMIL24) font. The maximum size is 63 points.
Help on Fonts 6
Text
Emphasis
List
Commands
Adami
Paragraph Formatting
Normally, the line breaks remain at the original location. Often it is desirable to print the text up to the full width available. The command \F activates the filling and \f deactivates it. (Note that the \f is essential to complete the action.) The words from the next line move up as long as there is space available. With the fill option, the program does not increase the space between words. This gives a corrugated right side of the paragraph. If you want a box like appearance, use the command \J and \j instead of \F and \f respectively. The text is both left and right justified in that case. All the lines between \C and \c are centered between the current margins. To center just a line, you may also use a \> at the end. n
Help on Page
Formatting
Changing
Colors
Printer
Resolution
List
Commands
Adami
Changing Color in Documents
Screen and character Colors option
This command is for graphic cards which support color in high resolution graphic mode (EGA, VGA, QGA, EGA960) only. You will not see colors in CGA and Hercules graphic cards. Certain Color dot matrix printers are supported. The command \screencolor=n sets the screen background color. The command \color=n sets the color for the text that follows. n = n1 + 16* n2, where n1 is the character color and n2 is the background color. The following is the list of colors and their values. H
0 =Black
1=blue
2=green
3=cyan
4=red
5=magenta
6=brown
7=white
8-15, the same as above, either bright or blinking.
The default background color is 1 and character color is 14.
The screen background color becomes effective on the next page only.
Help on Page
Numbering
Page
Formatting
Character
Sizes
List
Commands
Adami
Page Formatting
Page formatting
The command \topmargin=n sets the top margin to n points. Place this command at the top of the page. Otherwise, it will become effective from next page only. r
Set the leftmargin by the command \leftmargin=n, and the printed width by the command \width=n. n is in points. 0
Set the height of the printed page by \height=n, where n is an integer in points. The command \charspacing=n sets the spacing between characters to n points. There are default values for all these options. You may need them, only if you want to change them. If you want no page feeds set \height=32767
A point is usually 1/72 in. in printing terminology. Here, the size of a point for dot matrix printers is 1/60 in. horizontal by 1/72 in. vertical. The size for laser printer is 1/75 in. both horizontal and vertical. {
The command \linespacing=n increases the default spacing between lines by n pixels until further change. The command \skipline causes an immediate skipping of a line at the current font size. The form feed character ASCII 12, causes an immediate ejection of page. The text continues on a new page. See the USERGUID.TXT file for example usages of these page formatting commands.
Note that you should have no spaces within these commands, not even around the = sign. Place them on a separate lines for clarity. j
Help on Page
Numbering
Page
Formatting
Character
Sizes
List
Commands
Adami
Page Numbering
The page numbering is automatic. If you want to eliminate page numbering use \nopagenumber command. If you want the page number to start at a number n, use \pagenumber=n command anywhere in text. If you want no page feeds (continuous printing) set \height=32767. Non Printing Comments can be included in text and will not be printed if enclosed within \noprint and \print commands. p
Help on Paragraph
Formatting
Page
Formatting
Character
Sizes
List
Commands
Adami
Printer Resolutions
Setting resolution: /
You may choose one of three resolutions using }
\resolution=75
\resolution=150
\resolution=300
Laser printers will accept all three. Epson dot matrix will not accept 300 (dots per inch resolution). The page size, margins etc. are adjusted automatically, if you change the resolution in the middle of a text. The fonts are pixel fonts. Hence, when you change resolution, the character size will change. The printed page width etc. will remain the same.
On the dot matrix printers, you can also change the vertical resolution independently using \vcompress=n, where n = 1, 2 or 3. The horizontal resolution remains the same. The vertical resolution is 72, 144 or 216 dots per inch depending on vcompress. The default values are 150 dots per inch for HP laser, 120 dots per inch horizontal and 144 dots per inch vertical for dot matrix printers. These options have no effect on the screen view. The screen viewing procedure produces an intermediate file called TEMP.TAM, containing the information needed for printing. The TEMP.TAM intermediate file is also a IBM Extended ASCII file. One may edit that file also for special needs. j
(.txt)