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- ADoc v3.10 - User's manual
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- Programmed by : Denis GOUNELLE
- Original idea : Jean-Yves PROUX
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- This file describe release 3.10 of the utility ADoc. This program
- is public domain, and permission is granted to freely distribute and copy
- it, provided no charge or fee is ask for, and no modification is done to
- this package.
-
- ADoc is copyright (C)1990 by Denis GOUNELLE, any commercial usage
- or selling of this program, without writing authorization, is forbiden.
-
- No warranty is made that there's no errors in this program. YOU USE
- THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISKS. In no event will I be liable for any
- dammage, direct or indirect, resulting of the use of ADoc. This file is a
- quick translation of the french documentation file, and no warranty is
- given about the quality of this translation.
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- Sommaire :
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. How does it work
- 3. User's manual
- 3.1 Running from CLI
- 3.2 Running from WorkBench
- 3.3 User's manual
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- 1.Introduction :
- ----------------
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- ADoc is a help utility that allow you to have permanent help on
- any subject you want. Major feature is automatic searching of the word on
- which you click.
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- You can send suggestions and criticism (or gifts...) writing to :
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- M. GOUNELLE Denis
- Boite n° 71
- 6, rue des cailloux
- 92110 CLICHY - FRANCE
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- 2. How does it work :
- ---------------------
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- ADoc works with a help file created with a text editor. This file
- contains a list of terms, each terms having the following syntax :
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- term
- explanation line 1
- explanation line 2
- . . .
- . . .
- explanation line n
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- The first letter of each term MUST be at column 1, and the
- explanation lines MUST begin with at leat one space or tab. A term can't be
- more than 31 characters long and can't contain any space or tab. An
- explanation line can't be longer than 78 characters, and there can't be no
- more than 25 lines (for PAL screens, 20 for NTSC screens) for each term.
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- Once the help file have been created, ADoc builts an index file, to
- speed up term searching. The name of the index file is the name of the help
- file with a '.index' suffix. This index file is loaded in memory to speed
- up things again.
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- CAUTION : you MUST re-create the index file each time you
- modify the help file.
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- 3. User's manual :
- ------------------
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- ADoc can be called from CLI and WorkBench. Default help file is
- "ADOC:Amiga.doc", but you can (in both cases) specify another file. This
- mean that you can have several help files at the same time, each on one
- different subject, and select the appropriate file when you need help.
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- 3.1 Running from CLI
- --------------------
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- Command line syntax is :
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- ADoc -i [-f<file>]
- ou ADoc [-e] [-f<file>] [<term>]
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- The first form ask for index creation, and the second one ask for
- help. Use the -f<file> option to specify another help file than the default
- one, and -e option to tell ADoc that you want it to open its own screen
- (instead of using WorkBench screen).
- When you use the second form, you can specify the term on which you
- want help, but it's optional.
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- 3.2 Running from WorkBench
- --------------------------
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- From WorkBench, you can call ADoc by three ways :
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- - double-click on ADoc's icon (assuming you use default
- help file)
- - click on ADoc's icon and double-click on help file's icon,
- holding the SHIFT key down
- - click on help file's icon and double-click on ADoc's icon,
- holding the SHIFT key down
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- When ADoc is called from WorkBench, it always open its own screen.
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- 3.3 User's manual
- -----------------
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- If the index file doesn't exist, ADoc opens a requester and ask you
- if you want to create it. If you answer "YES", the index file is created
- (this operation can take some time...). If you answer "NO", ADoc stops and
- displays an error message.
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- If you have called ADoc from WorkBench, or from CLI but without
- giving a term to search, a requester appears with a list of the known
- terms. You can click twice on the chosen term, or use the string gadget on
- the bottom of the requester.
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- If the term isn't found, or if you click on the close gadget of the
- requester, ADoc stops.
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- Else, a window apears and shows the explanation lines of the term.
- You can now click twice on a word of the text, to activate the automatic
- searching function. If you want help upon something that isn't in the text,
- use the `Other term' command of the `Project' menu : a requester with the
- list of the known terms will apear.
- If the term isn't found the screen will flash, else another window
- will be opened. If you asked help upon a term which has already an opened
- window, this window will come in front of the others windows.
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- To quit ADoc, you can close all windows (ADoc stops when the last
- window is closed) or use the `Quit' command of the `Project' menu.
-