; ; Turbo Vision Demo Help Text ; ; Note: This file must be compiled with the Version 1.1 of TVHC.EXE. ; .topic NoContext=0 Turbo Vision demonstration Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Welcome to Turbo Vision. This is a demonstration program that allows you to view some of the capablilities of Turbo Vision. The ð menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space. All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "File" menu is pulled down by Alt-F. Press ESC to put this help screen away. .topic Viewer=2 File viewer Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßß A file viewer views the contents of a text file. You can use the arrow keys to move about in the file. A file is loaded via the {File³Open:Open} menu item. Up Move up one line Down Move down one line Right Move right one column Left Move left one column PgUp Move one page up PgDn Move one page down Home View right most column of the file End View left most column of the file Ctrl-PgUp View top of file Ctrl-PgDn View bottom of file. File viewers can be resized and moved using the {Windows} menu. .topic Puzzle Puzzle Ü ßßßßßßß The puzzle window is a small game. The object is to get the characters to form the following pattern: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Clicking the mouse on a tile next to the empty space moves the tile into the space. Pressing one of the cursor keys (up, down, left, or right arrow) moves a tile into the empty space in the direction indicated by the cursor key. The move counter is updated every time a tile is moved. .topic Calculator Calculator Ü ßßßßßßßßßßß The calculator is a simple four-function calculator with add, subtract, multiply, and divide. To operate the calculator you can either use the keyboard or press the buttons on the calculator with the mouse. The 'C' key clears the calculator, the '' key will erases the last character typed, and the 'ñ' key toggles the value from positive to negative (the keyboard equivalent of 'ñ' is '_'). .topic Calendar Calendar Ü ßßßßßßßßß The calendar displays the current month, highlighting todays date. The next and previous months can be viewed using the '+' or '-' keys respectivly. The mouse can also be used to change the month by pressing the or icons. .topic AsciiTable ASCII Table Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßß The ASCII table displays the entire IBM PC character set. The current character is marked by a blinking block cursor, and the hexadecimal and decimal ASCII values of the character are displayed below the chart. A new character is selected by pressing it on the keyboard, by clicking the mouse on it in the chart, or by moving the cursor using the cursor keys. .topic System ð (System) menu Ü (Alt-Spacebar) ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the ð symbol. When you pull down the ð menu, you see {About:SAbout} {Puzzle:SPuzzle} {Calendar:SCalendar} {Ascii Table:SAsciiTable} {Calculator:SCalculator} .topic SAbout ð³About Ü ßßßßßßßß When you choose the About command from the ð (System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information. To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button. .topic SPuzzle ð³Puzzle Ü ßßßßßßßßß The Puzzle menu item opens a small {puzzle} game. .topic SCalendar ð³Calendar Ü ßßßßßßßßßßß The Calendar menu item opens a small {calendar} which displays the current month. It also allows you to view other months. .topic SAsciiTable ð³ASCII table Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The ASCII menu items opens an {ASCII Table:AsciiTable} that displays the IBM PC character set. .topic SCalculator ð³Calculator Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßß When you choose Calculator, a four-function {calculator} is opened on the desktop. .topic File File (Alt-F) Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The File menu includes choices for opening and saving files, changing directories, DOS shell, and exiting the program. {Open} {Change Dir:ChangeDir} {Exit} .topic Open File³Open (F3) Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Open command displays the Open a File dialog box. In this dialog box you select the text file you want browse in a {file viewer:Viewer}. The {Open a File:FOFileOpenDBox} dialog box contains: þ an {input box:FOName} with a history list þ a {list box:FOFiles} to browse the directory þ the standard {Cancel:CancelBtn} button þ {Open:FOOpenBtn} action button þ an information panel that describes the selected file .topic New File³New Ü ßßßßßßßßß The New command creates a new editor window. The window's name is "Untitled", and is empty. .topic Save File³Save Ü ßßßßßßßßßß The Save command allows you to save the current editor window to a disk file. If the window already has a name, the file will be saved under this same name. If you wish to save the file under a new name, select the {File|Save As:SaveAs} command instead. .topic SaveAs File³Save As Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Save As command allows you to save the current editor window to a new file name. Note that if an editor window does not have a name (it is called "Untitled") selecting {File|Save:Save} will execute the Save As dialog box. .topic SaveAll File³Save all Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Save all command saves all editor windows to disk. .topic ChangeDir File³Change Dir...Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß File³Change Dir brings up the {Change Directory:FCChDirDBox} dialog box, in which you can change the current directory. .topic DosShell File³DOS Shell Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. To return to this program, type EXIT at the DOS prompt. .topic Exit File³Exit Ü (Alt-X) ßßßßßßßßßß The Exit command terminates this program. .topic Edit Edit (Alt-E) Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Edit menu includes choices for UNDO in the editor and managing the clipboard. .topic Undo Edit³Undo Ü ßßßßßßßßßß The Undo command allows you to "take back" the last editor action you performed. For example, if the line: This is an editor test is changed to: This was an editor test the Undo command will become active. Executing the Undo command will cause the line to revert back to its original version. Note that changes which can be undone are grouped into similar actions, such as typing, or deleting characters. Any action type you perform that is different than the last action type will cause the Undo information to be lost. .topic Cut Edit³Cut Ü ßßßßßßßßß The Cut command removes the selected text and places it on the Clipboard. Any information previously on the clipboard is lost. Text cut from the editor may be immediately replaced by selecting the {Undo} command before moving the cursor. .topic Copy Edit³Copy Ü ßßßßßßßßßß The Copy command places a copy of the selected text on the Clipboard. The selected information is left unchanged, but any information previously on the clipboard is lost. .topic Paste Edit³Paste Ü ßßßßßßßßßßß The Paste command inserts a the contents of the clipboard into the current editor window at the cursor position. The contents of the clipboard remain unchanged. If any text is selected in the current editor window, the highlighted text is replaced by the text coming from the clipboard. Information pasted into an editor may be removed immediately by using the {Undo} command before moving the cursor. .topic ShowClip Edit³Show Clipboard Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Show Clipboard command will display the Clipboard contents is an ordinary editor window. Note that {Cut} and {Paste} commands are not enabled while the clipboard is the focused window. .topic Clear Edit³Clear Ü ßßßßßßßßßßß The Clear command removes any selected text from the current editor without placing a copy of the text on the clipboard. The effects of this command may be reversed by selecting {Undo} before moving the cursor. .topic Search Search (Alt-S) Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Search menu provides text search and replace in the topmost edit window. .topic Find Search³Find Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßß The Find command performs a text search in the editor. .topic Replace Search³Replace Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Replace command performs a text search and replace in the editor. .topic SearchAgain Search³Search again Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The Search again repeats the last Find or Replace. .topic Windows Window Ü (Alt-W) ßßßßßßß The Window menu contains commands to close, move and perform other window-management commands. Most of the windows in this program have all the standard window elements, including scroll bars, a close box, and zoom icons. For more about windows and their elements, refer to windows. Window-management commands ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ {Size/Move:Resize} {Zoom} {Tile} {Cascade} {Next} {Previous} {Close} .topic Resize Window³Size/Move Ü (Ctrl-F5) ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window. ÜÜÜÜÜÜ Size ßßßßßß If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or position, press Enter. If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window. ÜÜÜÜÜÜ Move ßßßßßß When you choose Window³Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where ...
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