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* USER DOCUMENTATION -- Annotate 1.8 *
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* Annotate Version 1.8 program and concept by Doug Bakewell *
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* Annotate Version 1.0 documentation by Kevin Buckham *
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-WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE FOR ANNOTATE
Ann - executable
Annotate.Doc - this file
Anntools - example tools file for annotate
OpenWithPattern.rexx - a simple example of a rexx program for Ann
-About Annotate 1.8:
To begin with, Thanks to all the people who supported Ann in it's
first version. I hope this version solves any problems you have been
having with Ann 1.0 (if any).
Many people have asked for a new version of Annotate. I did plan on
the next release being 2.0 with a full ARexx port but I'm going back to
school and may not have any time for a while to work on Ann. So at the
very least Ann 1.8 is a HUGE improvment over Ann 1.0.
I'm not going to include a full doc file this time, just this file
with a simple explanation of some of the improvements. For a better idea
of how to use Ann, see the doc file with Ann 1.0 (also in FF).
Ann 2.0 will be released if I get a good response to this release
of Ann. It will have a fully working Rexx port (at least 112 commands)
that should be complete enough for anyone's use. And YES, I will get rid
of the stupid workbench output window before version 2.0.
-Changes
Note: I'm assuming you are already familiar with Ann or at least with
text editors in general.
OK here we go:
1) Scroll bar
But not just any scroll bar. A scroll bar should show you where you
are in relation to the top and botton of text. Ann's scroll bar also
shows you where your cursor, selection, and scroll stores are.
Try it, you'll find it very useful.
2) Print
It's not great but it works.
3) Vertical Cut/Copy/Paste
At the top of the Edit menu there is a menu item "Line/Vert Sel".
To use it, just make a selection and hit Amiga-z. You can hit
Amiga-z like a toggle switch. The selection will change from a
line selection to a vertical selection. To find out what mode
the window is in, look at the status bar it will have an "LS" or
"VS" in it, meaning Line Select mode or Vertical Select mode
respectively.
4) Lock Lines
Unlock Lines
This feature will take whatever lines are selected and make so
that the user can or can't type into these lines. If the lines
are locked then any input directed at those lines is ignored.
Locked lines are indicated by a line though the text.
5) Start Sel
End Sel
Lets you mark blocks from the keyboard. Start Sel will put you into
text selection mode and End Sel will take you out of text selection
mode and make the selection. These two commands were mostly put in
to give ARexx an easy and sensible way of making a selection.
6) Exchange
OK, this is the coolest new thing in Ann. What it will let you do is
have several files loaded into memory, but not necessitating windows
for them all. And, if you want to look at a file in one of the
buffers, you simple exchange for a file that is in the current window.
Or you could put it in a new window of it's own. You can also open
close windows but still keep the file in memory or open files into
the current window and have the current text in the window buffered
off into memory. To make a long story short, (too late, I know)
Exchange is the best place to open and close files and windows
if you are working on a large number of files, it's hard to explain
this feature fully. So... all I can say is try learning to use it.
Once you figure it out, you'll never use the normal Open from the
file menu again. Wwww...
Boy, I like Exchange.
7) Regen All
Same as Redraw All was (as far as the user can tell anyway).
8) The Macro Menu
You record something, then it can play it back - Simple.
When recording a macro, use "Stop Recording" to stop recording.(like da)
The quick key for playback is Shift-F#.
In Ann 1.8 you can't load or save macros to disk, Yet.
9) Some new tools have been added to the Tools menu. They are all self
explanatory.
10) The "AnnTools" file doesn't have to be in s: anymore. Ann will first
search the current directory for Anntools, then it will go to s:.
This means you can have a differnent set of tools for each project
you're working on.
11) A bunch of bugs were removed. (No kidding!)
12) Uses less memory to load files. (A lot less)
13) If you are runing ann from the shell and what you want is a file requester
to appear immediately, then use the directory to load from as an
argument. ex: "run ann sys:" will run ann and make a file requester
apear with sys: in the dir string. To bring up a file requester for the
current directory use "run ann /". Ann used to bring up a file requeser
every time it was run with supplying it with a filename. But because of
the possiblity of ARexx running Ann, this feature had to be removed.
And by the way, Thanks Brad for pointing out the fact fact the every
other text editor on the face of the earth will take a directory as
an argument.
14) The text cursor is now an unfilled box except when you are selecting
text, then the cursor becomes a filled box.
Well that's about it for new stuff. I missed out some new stuff, so you can
find that stuff out for yourself. If you have any ideas for ann drop me a
line. Use the address in Annotate's about requester.
Hope ya like Annotate 1.8!
-DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY OR LIABILITY
This software and manual file are offered "as is" and without
warranties as to performance or merchantability. any statments made
about the uses of this software do not constitute warranties and shall
not be relied on by the user in deciding to use this program.
This program is given without any express or implied warranties
whatsoever. Because of the diversity of conditions and hardware under
which this program may be used, no warranty or fitness for a particular
purpose is offered. The user is advised to test the program thoroughly
before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the
program.
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