LUNAR includes extensive context-sensitive help files, which will assist you in using its features.
If you want help with a particular LUNAR feature:
Select the feature on which you require help, and then press <F1>. This will bring up a help box containing information on the currently selected feature.
While in Help:
To go to the previous topic, press: <Cursor Up>
To go to the next topic, press: <Cursor Down>
To go to the previous page, press: <ALT> and <P>
To go to the next page, press: <ALT> and <N>
To select a different topic or to view all topics. use the pull-down index.
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To gain more general help on LUNAR:
Click on the HELP button in LUNAR's control panel.
[IDSUPPORT]The Dolphin HelpDesk
The Dolphin HelpDesk
Dolphin provides a free telephone service for all its registered users. If you have a problem using LUNAR or any other Dolphin product, then please phone:
(0905) 754577 Int: (+44) 905 754577
and ask for the HelpDesk.
You will need to quote your LUNAR serial number in order to receive full support. (To do this click on the ABOUT button.)
(The HelpDesk runs between 9:00am and 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.)
[IDMAGUP]Magnify and Reduce
Altering the Magnification
To increase the magnification:
Click on the MAGNIFY button.
(or press <SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad Plus> on the numeric keypad.)
The magnification will increase by 2x.
Successive clicks on the MAGNIFY button will increase the magnification in steps of 2x, up to 8x magnification. (i.e. 2x, 4x, 6x and 8x magnifications.)
To decrease the magnification:
Click on the REDUCE button
(or press <SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad Minus> on the numeric keypad.)
The magnification will decrease by 2x.
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Alternatively, you can switch directly to the magnification of your choice by pressing one of the following hot keys:
<SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad 1> for normal size
<SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad 2> for 2x magnification
<SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad 4> for 4x magnification
<SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad 6> for 6x magnification
<SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad 8> for 8x magnification
[IDOVERVIEW]Overview
Overview mode
The text and graphics that appear on a LUNAR screen are just an enlarged version of a section of the 'real' screen.
This can be demonstrated as follows:
Enter LUNAR's Overview facility, by pressing <SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad 0>.
You will see the screen change to a normal display and a rectangle appear in reverse video on the screen. This is called LUNAR's Overview facility because it gives you an overview of the 'real' screen. The text that appears in the rectangle is what LUNAR magnifies.
Move the rectangle around by moving the mouse.
Finally, leave LUNAR's Overview facility, by pressing any key or clicking any mouse button.
[IDCHANGEFRAME]Frames
Frames
LUNAR has four scroll margins at the top, bottom, left and right hand side of the screen. These four margins are collectively known as a frame.
LUNAR has two types of frame:
1. A Mouse Frame
2. A Cursor Frame
As soon as the mouse pointer is moved into the Mouse Frame, LUNAR will attempt to scroll the screen in the appropriate direction. Similarly, as soon as the text entry cursor is moved into the Cursor Frame, LUNAR will attempt to scroll the screen in the appropriate direction
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To change the scroll margins:
Click on the MOUSE FRAME button to change the mouse scroll margins.
OR
Click on the CURSOR FRAME button to change the text entry cursor scroll margins.
In the Adjust Cursor Frame or Adjust Mouse Frame dialog box there are a number of controls.
You can now change the individual margins of the frame by altering the Top/Bottom/Left/Right scroll bars. The number indicated represents the margin width as a percentage of the distance from the edge to the centre of the screen.
You may also select one of 3 preset frame sizes by clicking on the appropriate button.
[IDFRAMESLIDERS]Scroll margin scroll bars
Scroll margins
These 4 scroll bars let you set the width of the top, bottom, left and right scroll margins.
The number indicated represents the margin position as a percentage of the distance from the edge to the centre of the screen and is independent of the magnification level.
To alter these values, use the cursor keys or click and drag the scroll bar with the mouse.
[IDFRAMEPRESETS]Frame presets
Frame presets
You may select one of 3 preset frame sizes by clicking on the appropriate button. The sizes are 10, 60 and 99. If you select 99, the mouse pointer will be locked into the centre of the display (except when you reach the edge of the screen or window).
[IDMOVEMENT]Movement
Movement
The movement settings determine the distance the LUNAR screen will scroll by, when you move the mouse into a frame.
[IDFLIPSIZEH]Horizontal Move
Horizontal Move
You can change the horizontal distance that the LUNAR screen scrolls by when you enter the left or right scroll margin.
You do this by altering the Horizontal Move scroll bar.
The measurement is in pixels
[IDFLIPSIZEV]Vertical Move
Vertical Move
You can change the vertical distance that the LUNAR screen scrolls by when you enter the top or bottom scroll margin.
You do this by altering the Vertical Move scroll bar.
[IDMENUMARGIN]Menu Margin
Menu Margin
When Windows displays a menu, you can alter how much of the menu (how many options) are displayed above and below the currently selected option. In other words, you can choose to always place a highlighted menu option about half way down the enlarged screen, or to have it moving close to the top or bottom of the screen.
You can do this by altering the Menu Margin setting. This determines the vertical frame size when a menu is displayed.
[IDREADING]Line View
Line View mode
Line View mode allows you to view the currently selected window as a single line moving across the centre of the LUNAR screen. This is a form of the popular 'scrolling' feature of our earlier software.
To enter Line View mode, press:
<SHIFT> and <CTRL> and <Num Pad Period>
To start the text scrolling, press:
<SPACE>
To leave it, press:
<ESC>
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While in Line View mode:
To start or stop a smooth scroll of the currently selected window across the LUNAR screen, press: <SPACE>
To increase the speed of the scroll, press: <Cursor Up>
To decrease the speed of the scroll, press: <Cursor Down>
To directly select the speed of the scroll, press: <1-7>
(1=slowest, 7=fastest)
To move to start of the previous line, press: <Cursor Left>
To move to start of the next line, press: <Cursor Right>
To move forward three quarters of a screenful, press: <ENTER>
To increase magnification, press: <PgUp>
To decrease magnification, press: <PgDn>
To quit, press: <ESC>
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You may find it convenient to control Line View mode entirely from the numeric keypad using the above keys. On the LUNAR display new lines are denoted by ||.
On machines with an LCD display, the continuous scrolling in Line View mode will almost certainly appear as a blur on the screen. This is due to time that is takes the crystals to change their orientation.
So the best method of viewing text in Line View mode on an LCD display is to advance three quarters of a screenful at a time using the <ENTER> key, rather than using <SPACE> to continuously scroll the text.
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To change the way Line View mode works:
Click on the LINE VIEW button.
This will bring up the Line View Settings dialog box, which lets you do the following:
1. Control whether or not new lines are shown.
2. Set the minimum height in pixels of the text/graphics to be Line Viewed.
3. Set the minimum height in pixels of the space between lines.
[IDLINEBREAK]Display Line Breaks
Display Line Breaks
This check box controls whether or not new lines are shown.
[IDMIDGAP]Minimum Line Gap
Minimum Line Gap
Sets the minimum height in pixels of the space between lines.
