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This document contains information about running Probe on a
Macintosh II.
The Macintosh implementation of Probe has all the functionality of the
IBM PC implementation, as well as some specific features not found on
the IBM PC. Some features are invoked differently due to the nature of
the Macintosh.
Application Memory Size
Probe is set up to run in a 1040K region.
Window Sizing and Placement
You may move the window at any time. You may change the screen size
whenever you see the grow box at the lower right. You may also click on
the Zoom box. If you hold down the Option key when clicking on the Zoom
box, the window will shrink down to nothing; the next click on the Zoom
box will restore it.
Color Monitors
You may change the trace and window colors by selecting Color Monitor
under the Color Menu. You enable and disable a trace color by clicking
on the name; a bullet signifies a selected trace color. Each click on
the Window Color button cycles through the 8 basic Macintosh colors. Hit
the return key or click on the DONE button when you are satisfied with
your selection.
Probe saves the window information (size, placement, and color
infomation) in a file named ProbePreference in the root folder of your
hard disk when it exits, and reads it back when you start up.
Selecting operations with the mouse
Whenever a menu is presented at the bottom of the screen, you may
either:
• type a return, which selects the default command. The default
command is in reverse video, and may be changed by using the left or
right arrows on the keyboard;
• type the first letter of the command, or if it is preceeded by a
number, that number;
• move the mouse over the operation and click on the mouse.
Reading and Writing Log Files.
A Log file is opened when you select 'Write to Log File' under the File
Menu. It will contain a history of what you type on the keyboard from
that point on, until you either exit the application or select 'Close
Log File'. You may select 'Read From Log File' to replay what you have
done. The log files are text files; as such, you may use EDIT or
another word processor them to change values.
You may insert lines which read:
Pause
or, Pause N
to have Probe pause (N seconds for the Pause N form) or until you hit a
return (for the Pause form).
You may select About Probe under the Apple Menu to get the version
number and your ID number.
Copying a Screen Image to ClipBoard
When a graph is on the screen, you may select Copy under the Edit Menu
to copy it to the clipboard in PICT format. You may then paste it into
the ScrapBook, or into applications such as MacPaint. If you hold down
the option key when copying, the menus at the bottom will be copied;
otherwise only the graph will be copied. If the size of the Clipboard
file would exceed 32K bytes, nothing will be copied to it and a bell
will sound.
Copying a Screen Image to MacPaint® format file
When a graph is on the screen, you may select 'Write Image to MacPaint
File' under the File Menu to save it as a MacPaint file. You may save
an image which is more complicated than by copying to the clipboard as
outlined above. A MacPaint image is always 576 pixels wide by 720
pixels long, so your image will be padded with white space or clipped to
fit.