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@cat Control
"Aquarium Control" window
Buttons for selecting program categories (Graphics, Sound, ...)
Name search field.
Text search field.
Fish disk number. This is used for both display and entry. Typing
a disk number here brings up the first fish on that disk.
Fish number. This is used for both display and entry. Typing
a number here brings up the Nth fish in the database.
From/To number. These limit the search to the specified range of disks.
Next fish ( > ) - advance to next fish matching categories, name, and
text search fields.
Prev fish ( < ) - back up to previous matching fish.
Next disk ( >> ) - advance to and describe next disk.
Prev disk ( << ) - back up to and describe previous disk.
Reset (box) - jump to first fish.
Menus:
MENU Project
ITEM About
Displays Version and Author information
ITEM Quit [Amiga-Q]
Quits program (does not ask for confirmation)
MENU Windows
ITEM Description
Opens the description window and brings it to the front. The description
window contains the description of the current fish (or fishes).
ITEM Index [Amiga-I]
Opens the index window, recalculates its contents, and brings it to the
front. The index window contains a list of all the fish that match the
current selection criteria.
ITEM Control
Brings the control window to the front. Closing the control window exits
the program.
MENU Describe
ITEM All matches [Amiga-A]
Loads the descriptions of all matching fish into the description window.
CAUTION: This command can take a long time and use a lot of memory if
the selection criteria is too general.
ITEM Disk [Amiga-D]
Loads the descriptions of all fish on the current disk into the
description window.
ITEM Selected
Loads the descriptions of all fish that have been selected in the Index
window. This function can also be invoked by double-clicking on an
entry in the Index window.
MENU Display
ITEM Categories [F1]
Controls display of categories next to name and disk in the Index and
Description windows. The categories are displayed as the first letter
of the category if that category (highlighted if set).
Keyboard:
(KP-Left means the Left key on the KeyPad)
(S-Left means the Shift + the normal Left arrow key)
Left, KP-Left - Select the next fish
Right, KP-Right - Select the previous fish
S-Left, S-KP-Left - Select the next disk
S-Right, S-KP-Right - Select the previous disk
Up,Down,PgUp,PgDn,... - Scroll the Description window
@cat Description
"Description" window
This is a scrollable window which contains the description of the
current fish. The "Describe/All Matches" menu item can be used to
fill the description window with descriptions of all matching fish.
@cat Index
"Index" window
This is a scrollable window which contains the disk numbers and names of
all of the fish in the database which match the current selection criteria.
Entries may be selected/deselected by clicking on that entry. Double
clicking on an entry will invoke the "Describe/Selected" menu command.
@cat Help
"Help" window
This is a scrollable window which contains the current help messages.
@cat About
"About" window
Just the standard about stuff.
@cat Scroller
All scrollable windows share these common features.
Menus:
MENU Print
ITEM Print [Amiga-P]
Send contents of window to printer.
ITEM Form Feed [Amiga-E]
Eject the current page by sending a form feed to the printer.
ITEM File [Amiga-F]
Send contents of window to a file (t:NewAqua.lis). Someday I
will add a file requestor to get the file name. Any favorites?
Keyboard:
Up, KP-Up - Move view up (scroll down)
Down, KP-Down - Move view down (scroll up)
KP-Home - Move view to top of scroller
KP-End - Move view to bottom of scroller
KP-Pg Up - Move view up one page
KP-Pg Dn - Move view down one page
Amiga-P - Print scroller contents
Amiga-E - send form feed to printer (Eject page)
Amiga-F - send contents to file `t:NewAqua.lis'
@cat *
This is a simple active-window based help system. To get help on any
window, activate that window (click the mouse in that window), and
press the Help key.
@cat test
Tab Test
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@cat RCS
$Id: NewAqua.help,v 1.2 92/01/30 08:50:28 glenn_gribble Exp $