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The Silicon Frog, Inc. │
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John Hancock 3.0 │
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The JH3MAINT Program │
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Version 1.0 │
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(c) 1988-92 The Silicon Frog, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................1
Installation...............................................1
Starting JH3MAINT..........................................2
The JH3MAINT File Selection Screen.........................2
Quitting JH3MAINT..........................................3
Principles of Operation....................................3
The File Maintenance screen................................3
The Status Line........................................3
Marking / UnMarking taglines...........................3
JH3MAINT Commands..........................................4
File Commands..............................................4
<1>/<2>, <F3>/<F4> - load 1 and load 2.................4
<W>/<Tab> - vieW 1<>2 .................................5
<N> - New file.........................................5
<V>/<F10> - saVefile...................................5
<L> - deLfile..........................................6
<T> - chgTitle.........................................6
<Z> - scrnsiZe.........................................8
<Alt><1..F> - Screen Colors............................8
Tagline Functions..........................................8
<E> - Edittag..........................................8
<F> - Findtag..........................................8
<I>,<Ins> - Insrttag...................................9
<C> - Copytag..........................................9
<D>, <Del> - Deltag...................................10
<M> - Movetag.........................................11
<K> - mrKall..........................................11
<U> - Unmrkall........................................11
<R> - invmaRks........................................12
<O> - stdsOrt.........................................12
<S> - Smrtsort........................................12
Quitting JH3MAINT.........................................13
A Sample JH3MAINT Session.................................13
That's All, Folks!........................................14
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Introduction
JH3MAINT is the JH3 tagfile and tagline maintenance program.
This wonderful, sophisticated, state-of-the-art tool lets
you organize, create, delete, sort, copy, and otherwise
mangle, fold, spindle, and mutilate tagfiles. If your
tagfiles are completely out of whack, JH3MAINT is for you.
If your tagfiles are perfectly organized, JH3MAINT will help
you correct the problem ("An organized tagfile is the sign
of a sick mind").
JH3MAINT is quick, easy to use, and 100% mouse-friendly. If
you have no mouse or if you hate rodents, or if you have a
mouse and you don't like it, JH3 will also let you use the
keyboard, a feature which we at the Silicon Frog felt was
necessary. Recalling your experience with JH3CFG, remember
that if you do have a mouse and don't like it, unplug it.
JH3 is good, but it still can't quite read your mind.
Software extrasensory perception will be a feature in JH4.
OK, let's get serious. JH3MAINT will help you:
- Create new tagfiles
- Delete tagfiles
- Change tagfile titles
- Add taglines to tagfiles
- Delete taglines from tagfiles
- Copy taglines between tagfiles
- Move taglines between tagfiles
- Sort tagfiles
- Do all sorts of wild and wonderful things, most of them
legal.
Installation
JH3MAINT needs no special installation procedures. For
JH3MAINT to operate, the JH3 environment variable must be
set properly and the JH30.CFG file must point to your
tagfile directory.
If you type 'JH3MAINT' at the DOS prompt and DOS tells you
"Invalid command or file not found" then you didn't copy
JH3MAINT.EXE to your JH3 directory, you're not in your JH3
directory, or your JH3 directory is not in your DOS PATH.
For additional information about directories, DOS, the DOS
PATH, and the JH3 environment variable see INSTALL.DOC. If
you followed the directions in INSTALL.DOC, you shouldn't
have any problems. If you don't like to read documentation,
file a grievance with your Software User Union
Representative or write a letter to your senator. Just
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don't call me in the middle of the night. Thank you. Just
remember: JH3 installation procedures have been thoroughly
tested by a lot of people with only half your brains. You
have no excuse. Another definite prerequisite to running
JH3MAINT successfully is that all your .tagfiles have a
standard title. See INSTALL.TXT for additional details.
Starting JH3MAINT
Go to your JH3 directory, type JH3MAINT at the DOS prompt,
and press <Enter>. That's it. No command-line parameters.
The JH3MAINT File Selection Screen
When you start JH3MAINT, the program displays its file
selection screen.
From top to bottom, the file screen consists of:
1. The title line, which contains the program's name and
*your* name (only if you're registered. If you're not,
send me money and we'll fix you right up),
2. A file selection window, which works the same way as
JH3's tagline selection window, and,
3. A file status line, which is mostly blank since you
haven't loaded a file yet. More on the status line
later.
The first entry in the file selection window is always [New
File]. You should select this entry if you wish to create a
new tagfile at this time. If you do, JH3MAINT will prompt
you for the 1- to 8-character tagfile name (the .TAG file
extension is assumed and need not be typed). If you use an
existing file name, JH3MAINT will tell you about that too.
For your convenience, the [New File] function can also be
invoked from the file maintenance screen.
If you select the [New File] option, JH3MAINT will create
the file immediately; it will contain a single tagline and