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INTRO
ST Diary as the name suggests is an electronic version of a page a day
diary. Unlike conventional diaries, ST Diary will continue to function for
more that one year and will automatically adjust for leap years.
The 'Day I' and 'Day II' pulldown menu columns refer to the left and right
hand sides of the screen respectively. When a file is either opened or
created then a graphical representation of an open diary will be displayed
on the screen. The two 'Day' columns have identical commands to access and
process the data stored in the diary. ST Diary only deals with whole
years, one year per file. If all lines on every day is packed with data
then a one megabyte machine will be needed. With files of this size a
standard double sided floppy disc will hold two complete years (files).
ST Diary's Features :
* Page a day diary
* Annual event storage
* Calendar
* 8 page note pad
END
ATARI SYMBOL
This is the credits screen which displays information on the following :
Author
Software Name and Version number
Copyright Date
Language used in construction of software
Any accessories present will be displayed below the ST Diary Information
menu option.
END
FILE
Open Diary - Displays an item selector box for the user to enter a
file name. If a file is already open then the user will
be asked for conformation to clear this old file from
main memory (RAM).
Save Diary - Displays an item selector box for the user to enter a
filename to save the current year. Note the file selector
will default to the current year plus the extension .DRY,
it is recommended that the user selects this option.
Create Diary - Displays a box with the current year and two arrows.
Click on the arrow to change the year to the one desired
and then click on OK.
Save Events - Saves all events into a file called EVENTS.DAT. This file
is automatically loaded when ST Diary is run.
Close - Closes current year without saving. Should be used to
create a diary.
List Files - Displays an alert box to select which output device will
receive the directory list.
SCREEN - Displays a file selector box.
PRINTER - Sends the current folder to the printer.
FILE - Sends the current folder to a user specified
file.
Kill File - Lets the user delete a file on disc.
Rename File - Lets the user change the name of a file without altering
the contents.
Program Status - Displays : Current year
Days in year
Free space in RAM,
Free space on disc,
Current drive name.
Screen Color - Inverts screen colours.
.BAK Files - When on if an identical file name is specified then a
backup copy of this file is taken before the new data is
saved.
Help Messages - When enabled will display at certain times Alert boxes to
aid the user. When switched off no alerts will be
displayed.
Instructions - What is viewed at the moment.
Time / Date - Allows the viewing / setting of the internal system time
and date.
Quit - Leaves ST Diary without saving and returns to the
Desktop. An alert box is displayed for user conformation,
click on QUIT to actually exit the software.
END
DAY I
Enter Text - Allows the user to enter text into the day displayed on
the left hand side of the screen (Day I). Return must be
pressed at the end of each line. Any lines that are not
needed for text, the user can just hit Return at the
start of the line.
Edit Line - Click on one of the twenty lines of Day I and then enter
the required text.
Edit Event - Allows the Event for Day I to be altered.
Jump To - Type in the number of the day and month to jump to,
pressing RETURN after each. If a positive or negative
sign is entered for the day and a number then ST Diary
will jump the specified number of days.
Clear Text - Clears all text in Day I. Leaves the Event intact.
Calendar - Displays a calendar of the current month. The current day
is shown in reverse video on the calendar.
Search - Enter a piece of text to search for and then click on
the 'Yes' or 'No' buttons for the questions 'start at
current day' and 'case sensitive'. If a day is found that
contains the search text then it will be displayed on
screen. Press ESCAPE to stay on this day or hit RETURN or
click on the mouse for the next day that matches.
Print - Click on one of the buttons for the relevant period of
the diary, or click on Cancel to cancel the print
request.
END
DAY II
Enter Text - Allows the user to enter text into the day displayed on
the left hand side of the screen (Day II). Return must be
pressed at the end of each line. Any lines that are not
needed for text, the user can just hit Return at the
start of the line.
Edit Line - Click on one of the twenty lines of Day II and then enter
the required text.
Edit Event - Allows the Event for Day II to be altered.
Jump To - Type in the number of the day and month to jump to,
pressing RETURN after each. If a positive or negative
sign is entered for the day and a number then ST Diary
will jump the specified number of days.
Clear Text - Clears all text in Day II. Leaves the Event intact.
Calendar - Displays a calendar of the current month. The current day
is shown in reverse video on the calendar.
Search - Enter a piece of text to search for and then click on
the 'Yes' or 'No' buttons for the questions 'start at
current day' and 'case sensitive'. If a day is found that
contains the search text then it will be displayed on
screen. Press ESCAPE to stay on this day or hit RETURN or
click on the mouse for the next day that matches.
Print - Click on one of the buttons for the relevant period of
the diary, or click on Cancel to cancel the print
request.
END
EXTRAS
This part of ST Diary represents the use(ful/less) pages of information at
the back of a normal diary. The advantage about ST Diary is that you do
not have to flip to the back and loose your place. When you exit from an
information page, the current day in the diary will be displayed.
World Times - Displays deviations from British Summer Time in hours
for major cities of the world.
Weights & Measures - Displays information on : Length
Area
Temperature conversion
Capacity
Weight
Time - Displays different time units.
Computing - Displays information about computing, mainly
acronyms.
Screen - Send