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- USING GCAT
- ============
- To add data to your catalog you must first select the drive which will
- be used for collecting data.
- Then you simply insert disks into this drive and press RtAmiga/A each
- time. The rest is automatic.
- If you want to edit or delete an entry, point to it and click with the
- left mouse button. The Edit window appears. Click on Edit or Delete,
- make any changes, and then click on Accept or Cancel.
- You can also click & drag the pointer to select several lines, but the
- dragging can't be used to de-select items already highlit. To do this
- you must click on individual lines. The reason for this is to avoid
- accidental deselection. (That's my excuse anyway.)
- To insert an extra (new) entry, select the Insert menu option and follow
- the instructions below.
-
- The MENUS.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Options menu
- =============
- SELECT INPUT DRIVE
- This is the drive from which data will be read & added to the catalog.
- e.g. If you select DF1: then all file names on DF1: will be added to
- the catalog - ** even if they already exist in the catalog **
- Only currently available drives will be offered.
-
- The drive you select here remains the drive used for gathering more data,
- unless you select a new one from this menu option. It is unaffected by
- the drive & file you may select to "Load Existing Cat" (though these
- may be the same file & drive).
-
- ADD DATA FROM DISK (RtAm/A)
- This will cause the 'Input Drive' to be scanned, and all file names
- (except those with .info extensions) will be appended to the current
- catalog file in memory.
-
- The Catalog file will then be sorted & displayed without further menu
- selection, and you can use the editing facilities described below under
- 'Load Existing Catalog'.
-
- You may then proceed to select further menu options, such as add
- further data (from the selected "Input Drive"), change the current
- input drive, or load an existing catalog.
-
- SAVE FILE (RtAm/S)
- When you load an existing catalog file, or "add data from disk",
- file names forming the catalog are read into memory. If any change is
- made (edits, additions, deletions) you may wish to save the altered
- catalog. If you ask to load a new catalog or quit without having
- saved, a requester will remind you and ask if you wish to save.
- If a catalog file name has not yet been specified, a requester
- will appear for this purpose.
-
- SAVE AS (RtAm/N)
- This is the same as SAVE FILE but asks you the name of the file you
- wish to save to. e.g. you may wish to save it in a different place or
- under a different name. (The 'N' hotkey represents "Name").
-
- LOAD A CAT FILE (RtAm/L)
- This enables you to read an existing catalog. A requester will appear
- for you to select the path and file.
-
- The file & drive you select here do not alter the current input drive.
- If you want to add data to the catalog you select here and it's on
- a different drive, you must use "Select Drive" to set the new
- "current input drive".
-
- START NEW CAT
- Use this to clear the current catalog held in memory and begin a new
- one. If changes have been made to a catalog currently held, you'll
- be asked if you wish to save this first.
-
- SELECT SORT
- This produces a submenu with 2 options:
- SORT ON FILENAME (RtAm/1)
- SORT ON DISKNAME (RtAm/2)
- These control the presentation of the list on screen. You can change
- the sort at any time.
-
- QUIT (RtAm/Q)
- This is a way to exit the program. You can also exit by using the window
- close gadget. If a catalog is currently in memory & has not been saved
- since it was last changed, a requester will appear to remind you.
-
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- Insert Menu
- =============
- INSERT ITEM (RtAm/I)
- ------------
- Selecting this will bring up an 'Insert window' with several string
- gadgets, and 2 button gadgets (OK and Cancel).
-
- There are 4 fields to be entered:
- File Name Path File size (bytes) Date
-
- See also "Edit window" below.
-
- Until the program is properly idiot-proofed, care should be taken to
- enter data correctly. See the screen display for formats.
- After making an entry and clicking on Accept, the new item is planted
- in the file list, which is then re-sorted and displayed.
-
-
- Help Menu
- ==========
- HELP (RtAm/H or Help key)
- -----
- This will move the working screen to back and call ppmore to display
- this text file you are reading. After use, the work screen returns.
-
- Please note that ppmore should be in your C directory, or some other dir
- for which a path has been assigned for commands (e.g. Utilities).
-
-
- Printer Menu
- =============
- PRINT CATALOG (RtAm/P)
- --------------
- This formats and prints the catalog file currently displayed.
- You should have your printer ready for action, as printing starts as
- soon as you have made the request.
-
- WRITE TO FILE (RtAm/W)
- --------------
- This will bring up a requester asking for the path & name of the output
- file. The catalog currently being displayed will be formatted and written
- to the selected output file. The Catalog data file is packed, with
- many spaces removed, but 'Write to file' will format it as it appears
- on the screen. Unlike 'Print', there will be no page-breaks.
-
- SET PAGE LENGTH
- ----------------
- This allows you to change your print page length from the default 66
- lines to some other value (eg for A4 cut sheets). Two blank lines will
- always be left at the foot of each page - ie 64 lines will be printed
- on a 66 line page. Note that you cannot change the pagelength during the
- printing.
-
- SET LETTER QUALITY
- -------------------
- Use this option if you want non 'draft' quality and your printer does
- not have a high quality option switch on it. Setting this option
- only changes the copy of your printer preferences currently held
- in memory (and restores to its original setting after printing).
- It does NOT alter the setting of your Preferences held on disk.
- If you already had 'Letter quality' set in your Preferences, this
- option will make no difference.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- When a Catalog is displayed, you can scroll the text up and down, using
- the proportional gadget or the arrow gadgets at right of screen. You
- can also highlight lines by clicking on them with the left mouse button.
- Selecting lines in this way causes the Selection buttons to appear.
-
- The Selection buttons
- ----------------------
- If you click on one or more lines on the screen, those lines are
- highlighted and the selection buttons are revealed.
- Deletions & edits do not take effect until 'Accept' is selected.
-
- Delete:- if you click on this one, you are asking to delete all lines
- you have selected whether or not they have scrolled off the screen.
-
- Edit:- brings up a 'string requester' containing the most recently
- marked line, and you can edit the line. Press OK to accept, or
- press Cancel. If more than one line was previously selected, only
- the most recent one can be edited. Any others are unaffected.
-
- Accept:- accepts any changes into the catalog data.
-
- Cancel:- cancels the changes you have made and conceals the selection
- buttons.
-