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Elixir Forms Editor
Desktop User Guide
June 1999
Version 4.00
Elixir Technologies Corporation
P.O. Box 1559
Ojai, CA 93024
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June 1999
Version 4.00
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Table of contents
1. Introduction 1-1
Customer support 1-2
Elixir training 1-2
Who should use this guide 1-3
Conventions 1-3
Display conventions 1-3
Typographical conventions 1-3
On-line Help 1-4
Organization of this guide 1-6
Starting the Elixir Forms Editor Desktop 1-7
Exiting the Elixir Forms Editor Desktop 1-8
Notes and cautions 1-8
2. Desktop basics 2-1
Common Windows operating system 2-1
Desktop layout 2-1
Icons 2-2
Elixir folder icons 2-3
Forms folder 2-3
Fonts folder 2-3
Graphics folder 2-3
Documents folder 2-3
Jobs folder 2-3
Clipboard icon 2-3
User Files icon 2-4
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ElixirForm application icon 2-4
Other Elixir application icons 2-4
User Tools icon 2-4
Diskette icon 2-4
Printers icon 2-5
Scanners icon 2-5
Dispatcher icon 2-5
Converter icon 2-5
Trashbin icon 2-5
Viewer icon 2-6
Sub-window menus 2-6
Backup button 2-6
Filter menu 2-7
Selection menu 2-8
View menu 2-9
Accessing DOS 2-11
Exiting the Desktop 2-12
3. Elixir folders 3-1
Folders and DOS directories 3-1
Elixir folder structure 3-2
Forms folder 3-5
Elixir Forms folder 3-5
Input Forms folder 3-6
Output Forms folder 3-6
Fonts folder 3-7
Elixir Fonts folder 3-8
Input Fonts folder 3-8
Output Fonts folder 3-9
Graphics folder 3-10
Elixir Images folder 3-11
Input Images folder 3-11
Output Images folder 3-12
Documents folder 3-13
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Elixir Documents folder 3-13
Input Documents folder 3-14
Output Documents folder 3-14
Jobs folder 3-15
Elixir Docs Jobs 3-15
Elixir Data Jobs 3-16
4. Desktop configuration 4-1
System configuration 4-2
Desktop usage switches 4-4
User privileges 4-7
Diagnostics 4-9
Creating a directory 4-10
Converter properties 4-11
Resetting System menu options 4-12
Refreshing the screen 4-13
Selecting toolsets 4-13
5. Additional Desktop features 5-1
Opening icons 5-1
Opening a folder icon 5-2
Opening Elixir files 5-2
Opening the ElixirForm icon 5-3
Opening device icons 5-3
Diskette icon 5-3
Printers icon 5-3
Scanners icon 5-3
Opening other icons 5-4
User Tools icon 5-4
User Files icon 5-4
Dispatcher icon 5-4
Converter icon 5-4
Viewer icon 5-4
Displaying Icon properties 5-5
Files 5-5
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Displaying Elixir file formats 5-6
Displaying a logo 5-7
Copying files 5-8
Copying files to Elixir folders 5-9
Copying files to a DOS directory 5-9
Copying files from a DOS directory 5-10
Copying files to a DOS-format
diskette 5-11
Copying files from a DOS-format
diskette 5-12
Copying files to a DOS-Elixir format
diskette 5-12
Copying files from a DOS Elixir-
format diskette 5-14
Copying files from Output to Input
folders 5-14
Copying Elixir form files 5-15
Creating a .PUB file 5-15
Copying a .PUB file to a diskette 5-17
Restoring a .PUB file from a diskette 5-18
Using the Elixir Scheduler Desktop 5-19
Scheduler setup 5-20
Scheduler Desktop examples 5-24
Scheduler example 1 5-24
Scheduler example 2 5-25
Viewing files 5-26
Viewing Elixir graphics files 5-27
6. Peripheral devices 6-1
Diskette drive 6-1
Scanner device 6-3
Configuration 6-3
Using scanners 6-6
Using the Elixir HP print driver 6-6
7. File conversions 7-1
General procedures 7-1
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Elixir folders 7-3
Forms folder 7-3
Fonts folder 7-4
Graphics folder 7-4
Documents folder 7-4
Jobs Folder 7-5
Initial converter setup 7-5
File conversion procedures 7-8
Converting forms 7-9
Converting Elixir forms to HP PCL
format 7-10
Converting Elixir forms to PostScript 7-12
Converting forms to Elixir graphics
files 7-15
Converting Elixir forms to PDF
format 7-16
Converting Elixir forms to XGF
format 7-20
Converting Elixir forms to XSOP
format 7-22
Converting fonts 7-23
Converting fonts to HP PCL format 7-24
Generating fonts from outlines 7-25
Font naming conventions 7-29
Generating Elixir fonts 7-31
Generating non-Elixir fonts 7-32
Regenerating screen fonts 7-32
Adding HP PCL fonts to Windows
applications 7-32
Converting graphics 7-33
Converting Elixir graphics to Tiles in
a Font format 7-34
Converting Elixir graphics to PCX
and TIFF formats 7-35
Restrictions and limitations 7-37
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Converting Elixir graphics to BMP
format 7-37
8. Accessing DOS files and applications 8-1
Desktop tools 8-1
User Tools icon 8-1
User Files icon 8-1
Dispatcher icon 8-1
Creating an application icon 8-2
Creating an icon 8-2
Starting the application 8-5
Displaying icon properties 8-5
User Tools example 8-5
Creating an icon for Ventura Publisher 8-5
Checking the properties of
the Ventura Publisher icon 8-6
Starting and exiting Ventura
Publisher 8-7
Accessing DOS directories 8-7
Changing directories 8-9
Copying files between
subdirectories 8-9
Linking files to applications 8-10
Linking files to an already-defined
User Tool 8-10
Linking files to a new application 8-11
Checking tool properties 8-11
Opening linked files 8-11
Starting DOS executables 8-12
Starting batch files 8-12
Using the Dispatcher icon 8-13
Setting up Dispatcher commands 8-14
Executing Dispatcher commands 8-17
Copying files to the
Dispatcher 8-17
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Executing commands from
the Dispatcher icon 8-17
Dispatcher example 8-18
Using the Dispatcher to run Elixir
utilities 8-20
DOS menu 8-21
9. Stand-alone utilities 9-1
Using the utilities 9-1
DISP 9-2
ELXINV 9-3
ELXWDATA 9-5
FONTCHG 9-5
FONTMAP 9-7
FORMPRN 9-8
FSIMG 9-10
HPEDIT 9-12
IC 9-13
LP32ELX 9-14
SHOWBLOK 9-15
SHOWELX 9-16
A. Keyboard shortcuts A-1
Desktop A-1
Windows A-2
By option name A-3
B. Additional files and directories B-1
Elixir mapping table directories B-1
PostScript mapping table directory B-1
Contour fonts mapping table
directory B-2
Bitstream Facelift fonts mapping
directory B-2
C. The Elixir Desktop menu bar C-1
File menu C-1
Open (<F2>) C-2
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System menu C-6
Special menu C-8
DOS menu C-9
Window menu C-10
Copy (<Ctrl> + <C>) C-2
New C-3
Duplicate C-3
Delete (<Del>) C-3
Properties (<F2>) C-4
Print (<Ctrl>+<P>) C-4
View C-4
Formats C-5
Convert (<Ctrl> + <V>) C-5
Transform C-5
Dispatch (<Ctrl> + <I>) C-5
Close (<F3>) C-5
Exit Elixir (<Alt> + <F4>) C-5
System Config <Alt> + <F6> C-6
Usage Switches C-6
User Privileges C-6
Diagnostics <Alt> + <F5> C-7
Make Directory <Ctrl> + <M> C-7
Converter Props C-7
Reset to Defaults C-7
Refresh C-7
Toolset C-7
Close All (<F4>) C-8
Efont Factory C-8
Install Fonts C-8
Scheduler Setup (<Alt> + <F2>) C-9
Scheduler Action (<Alt> + <F3>) C-9
DOS Command (<Ctrl> + <D>) C-9
Cascade C-10
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Tile C-10
Arrange Icons C-10
Message C-10
Help menu C-11
D. Local printers D-1
Printing an Elixir form D-1
Printing a non-Elixir form D-3
Creating a .DAT file for proof-printing D-4
Creating a new .DAT file in the Elixir
Documents folder D-4
Copying the .ELX files to the Elixr
Documents folder D-5
Viewing and editing a .DAT file D-6
Proof-printing a .DAT file D-6
Glossary GLOSSARY-1
Index INDEX-1
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1. Introduction
This guide describes the Elixir Forms Editor Desktop,
the Windows-based operating environment for launching and using Elixir applications such as Elixir Forms
Editor, Elixir AppBuilder for AFP and Elixir AppBuilder
for XGF.
Additionally, the Desktop has numerous productivityenhancing features, including those which enable you
to:
convert files to icons
link files to applications, thereby allowing you to
start an application and load a file in one step
define icons for DOS or Windows-based applica-
tions you want to launch from the Desktop, such
as word processors, desktop publishers and
spreadsheets.
Because this guide describes all functions and features of the Desktop, certain options described herein
may not apply to your specific configuration. In such
cases, unavailable options display in gray (not black)
on menus and dialog boxes, and some screens and
icons may not display at all.
See the Elixir Forms Editor Getting Started Guide for
detailed installation information.
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Customer support
Elixir customer support centers provide telephone
technical assistance for Elixir users during business
hours.
If you have purchased your Elixir product directly from
Elixir Technologies then contact one of the support
center hotlines.
See the Elixir Forms Editor Getting Started Guide for
information about contacting your support center.
Elixir training
Elixir Technologies Corporation offers training for the
complete range of our Windows-based family of software products. For more information, contact:
Elixir Learning
(805) 641-5900 ext. 6
Who should use this guide
This guide serves users needing first-time or ongoing
reference information about the Elixir Forms Editor
Desktop.
Users should already be familiar with Microsoft Windows operations, printer and font management operations and PC peripherals, and have access to reference manuals for related PC software and hardware.
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Conventions
This section describes the following:
display conventions
typographical conventions
Display conventions
ElixirForm adheres to Microsoft Windows conventions
for using menus, menu commands, dialog boxes,
command buttons, icons and the mouse. See your
Windows manual for more information.
Many shortcut keys in the new Windows-based product are different from those in previous GEM versions.
This is because the standard Windows oper- ating environment predefines certain functions to keys (for example, <F1> is always used for Help). See the
"Keyboard shortcuts" appendix for a list of keyboard
shortcuts.
Typographical conventions
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The following typographical conventions are used
throughout this guide:
Keystrokes are shown enclosed in < > (angle
brackets). For example:
<Enter>.
Key combinations are denoted by a plus sign be-
tween keys. For example:
<Shift> + <F1> indicates simultaneously pressing
the <Shift> and <F1> keys.
Menu titles are shown in bold. Menu options are
enclosed in [ ] (square brackets). For example:
Select [New] from the File menu.
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Commands, options, actions and parameters that
require description are shown in bold, followed on
the next line by the description. For example:
Delete
Deletes the selected files.
Steps in a procedure are shown in numbered bold
paragraphs. For example:
1. At the prompt, enter the file name and
extension.
Comments relating to a step (such as this paragraph) are shown in regular text following the bold
paragraph.
Commands you enter at the DOS prompt display
in larger text. Within DOS commands, variable
names and keys you press are shown in italics.
For example:
CD \ELIXIR <Enter>
On-line Help
Elixir software uses the Microsoft Windows Help program to provide on-line Help for all functions.
For more information about Windows Help, select the
[How to Use Help] option in the Help menu, or see
your Microsoft Windows documentation.
The Help files included with your Elixir software include graphics created using screen drivers with large
fonts. If you use a screen driver with small fonts, the
Help file graphics may not display clearly. For optimum graphics display, use a screen driver with large
fonts.
You can display on-line Help in the following ways:
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Bubble Help
Click on an icon with the right mouse button to view its
properties (if applicable) or to display "bubble help."
Bubble help is a short description of the icon function
that displays in a bubble extending from the icon.
Quick Help
Enable the quick function by selecting the quick help
option in the Usage Switches (or Preferences -- for
ElixirImage) dialog box. When you move the screen
pointer over an icon on the screen, a short description
of the icon function displays in the message area of
the screen. During certain operations a message
about the function you are performing also displays in
the message area. To see these operational messages, disable quick help.
Context sensitive Help
To use this function, click on an icon and press <F1>.
If available, the appropriate Help topic displays. If no
specific topic is available, the Help table of contents
displays.
Help menu
Select [Help] from the top pull-down menu and choose
one of the displayed topics.
Dialog box Help
Click on the [Help] button in a dialog box to view an
associated Help topic. Under Windows 95 and Windows NT, right-click on a dialog box option to display
an associated Help topic.
Help pop-ups and jumps
Within Help topic text, words or phrases underlined in
green are pop-ups or jumps. When you click on a
pop-up topic, a box displays within the current Help
topic with additional information. When you click on a
jump, a different, associated Help topic displays.
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Help hypergraphics
Hypergraphics are special graphics within Help files
that contain "hot spots". Hot spots are either pop-up
topics or jumps. Hypergraphics in Elixir Help are most
commonly dialog boxes with option hot spots (pop-up
definitions), toolboxes with tool hot spots (topic
jumps), and menus with option hot spots (topic jumps
or pop-up definitions).
Move the cursor over a hypergraphic until a hand displays, then click on this hot spot to display a pop-up
topic, or a "jump". To close a pop-up topic, click the
mouse button. To return to the original Help topic
from a jump, click on <Back> in the Help file menu.
Organization of this guide
This guide contains the following chapters and
appendices:
Chapter 1, “Introduction,” presents an overview of
Desktop functions, features and documentation.
Chapter 2, “Desktop basics,” describes the layout and
basic operation of the Desktop.
Chapter 3, “Elixir folders,” describes the Elixir directory structure and how to use the Desktop to organize
and manage forms, fonts, images, documents and
jobs.
Chapter 4, “Desktop configuration,” describes how to
customize the Desktop.
Chapter 5, “Additional Desktop features,” describes
further capabilities built into the Desktop.
Chapter 6, “Peripheral devices,” describes how to
configure and use PC diskette drives, scanners and
printers.
Chapter 7, “File conversions,” describes how to perform various file conversions.
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Chapter 8, “Accessing DOS files and applications,”
describes tools that allow you to access DOS and link
DOS files to applications.
Chapter 9, “Standalone utilities,” explains the program
utilities supplied with the Desktop software package.
“Glossary,” provides an alphabetic listing of the terms
and definitions used in this guide.
Appendix A, “Keyboard shortcuts,” describes all Desktop keyboard shortcuts (fast keys).
Appendix B, “Additional files and directories,” explains
the functions and use of related files not described
elsewhere in this guide.
Appendix C, “The Desktop menu bar,” describes operations accessed from Desktop pull-down menus.
Appendix D, "Local Printers," describes Desktop operations related to proof-printing on HP and PostScript
printers.
Starting the Elixir Forms Editor Desktop
To start the Desktop, double-click on the Elixir Forms
Editor Desktop icon in the Program Manager Elixir Applications window.
The Elixir Forms Editor Desktop displays.
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Figure 1-1. Elixir Forms Editor Desktop
An arrow shaped screen pointer also displays.
If you are using a monochrome monitor and have diffi-
culty reading Title bar text, select [Usage Switches]
from the System menu. Then, in the Usage Switches
dialog box, select [Monochrome Monitor].
An Elixir logo may also display at the center of your
screen. The logo disappears when you press a key on
the keyboard or a mouse button.
Note that you cannot move icons on the Desktop.
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Exiting the Elixir Forms Editor Desktop
To exit the Elixir Desktop or any of its associated applications, perform one of the following:
Double-click on the Close button at the top left of
any Elixir application.
Press <Alt> + <F4>.
Press <Alt> + <X>.
Select [Exit] from the File menu.
Click on the [X] at the top right corner of the appli-
cation window.
Notes and cautions
The following notes and cautions apply to the Elixir
Forms Editor Desktop User Guide, version 3.11.
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The ELXWDATA.BAT program expects that the
Windows directory is located at C:\WINDOWS. If
it is not, edit this .BAT file to point to your Windows directory.
Help files include graphics created using screen
drivers with large fonts. If you use a screen driver
with small fonts, Help file graphics may not display clearly. For optimum graphics display, use a
screen driver with large fonts.
Installing a BWCC.DLL file in a directory other
than drive:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM may cause errors when you perform operations such as copying files from the User Files icon to Elixir folders.
Elixir installs a BWCC.DLL file dated 1993 or later
in your drive:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory during installation. Other programs may also install
BWCC.DLL files in different directories. Remove
these other versions of the BWCC.DLL file from
your system to prevent errors.
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Elixir tests its software using HP Windows printer
drivers for proof printing. Other printer drivers are
not supported and may produce unpredictable results when used with Elixir software.
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2. Desktop basics
This chapter describes the Elixir Forms Editor Desktop layout and basic operation. Later chapters describe more advanced Desktop operations.
Common Windows operating system
The Elixir Forms Editor Desktop uses the standard
Windows interface for display and use of operational
elements such as icons, command buttons, tools,
menus, dialog boxes and mouse.
See your Windows manual for complete information.
Desktop layout
The Elixir Forms Editor Desktop comprises two main
display areas:
The top of the Desktop displays the menu bar and
message area.
The remaining Desktop area displays icons.
Both menu bar and icons provide access to pull-down
menus. See the "Sub-window menus" section in this
chapter, and the "Desktop configuration" and "Additional Desktop features" chapters for more information.
The message area displays information about the operation in process, including relevant error messages.
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Message area
Menu bar
Figure 2-1. Desktop layout
Icons
Each Desktop icon represents an application, folder,
utility or PC device configured for your system. Generally, the name, shape and appearance of an icon indicate its purpose or the type of action you can perform.
The following sections briefly describe each icon and,
where applicable, refer you to chapters where you can
find more information.
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Elixir folder icons
The five icons displayed at the top left of the Desktop
represent specific DOS directories. You can access
directory files and convert them from one format to
another using these icons.
See the "Additional Desktop features", “Elixir folders”
and "File conversions" chapters for more information.
Forms folder
Represents the drive:\ELIXIR\FORMS directory containing Elixir, Input and Output form files.
Fonts folder
Represents the drive:\ELIXIR\FONTS directory containing Elixir, Input and Output font files.
Graphics folder
Represents the drive:\ELIXIR\PICS directory containing Elixir, Input and Output image files.
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Documents folder
Represents the drive:\ELIXIR\DOCS directory containing form list files referencing the Elixir-format files for
multi-page documents.
Note that Documents folder functionality for .XGF or
.PDF files requires XGF/PDF option products.
Jobs folder
Represents the drive:\ELIXIR\JOBS\XGFOUT directory containing JDT (Job Descriptor Ticket) files for
transfer to an output XGF printer.
Clipboard icon
Temporarily stores Elixir-format (.ELX) form files during job creation. You can copy an Elixir-format form to
the Clipboard using standard copying procedures,
then copy the form to a specific job when you need it.
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User Files icon
Provides access to all DOS directories and files, and
links applications to files. See the "Additional Desktop
features" and “Accessing DOS files and applications”
chapters for more information.
ElixirForm application icon
Represents the Elixir Forms Editor (or Elixir Forms
Editor for Highlight Color if you installed either the
Highlight Option or Plus).
Opening this icon clears the Desktop and starts the
Elixir Forms Editor application. You can also press
<CTRL> and click the right mouse button on this icon
to display icons for launching other installed form
building products.
Other Elixir application icons
If other Elixir applications such as ElixirFont or ElixirImage are installed, icons representing these applications also display at the right of the Desktop. Opening these icons starts the corresponding application.
User Tools icon
Allows you to create and define icons for DOS applications and batch files so that opening the icon starts
the application.
See the "Additional Desktop features" and “Accessing
DOS files and applications” chapters for more information.
Diskette icon
Allows you to access and format a diskette in your PC
disk drive.
See the “Additional Desktop features” and “Peripheral
devices” chapters for more information.
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Printers icon
Scanners icon
Dispatcher icon
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Allows you to access a local proof printer connected to
your PC.
See the "Additional Desktop features" chapter and
"Local Printers" appendix for more information.
Allows you to start a scanner connected to your PC directly from the Desktop.
See the "Additional Desktop features" and "Peripheral
devices" chapters for more information.
Allows you to invoke DOS commands or batch files in
which you can embed replaceable parameters.
See the "Additional Desktop features" and “Accessing
DOS files and applications” chapters for more
information.
Converter icon
Allows you to convert form, font and graphics files and
multi-page documents to different formats by using
simple “drag-and-drop” mouse operations.
See the "Additional Desktop features" and “File conversions“ chapters for more information.
Trashbin icon
Allows you to delete folders and files associated with a
specific directory or application.
See the “Deleting files and folders” section for more
information.
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Viewer icon
Allows you to view Elixir-format files associated with
an application without having to first launch the application.
See the "Additional Desktop features" chapter for
more information.
Sub-window menus
The Elixir Desktop offers additional functionality to
normal Windows operations by providing pull-down
menus in sub-windows (or "child" windows) that you
can access from any Elixir folder icon. The following
sections describe these functions.
Backup button
You can access the backup button by first opening
any Elixir folder on the Desktop (Jobs, Forms, Fonts,
Graphics or Documents), then opening any Elixir, Input or Output folder.
Each click on the backup button (or <Ctrl>+<B>) displays the contents of a directory one level closer to the
root.
You can also use the backup button to change the default directory of an Elixir, Input or Output folder in the
SYSTEM.INI file, as follows:
Select [Save Settings on Exit] in the Usage
Switches dialog box (System menu).
Use the backup button to change to the directory
you want as the default.
Exit/close the folder.
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Filter menu
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Figure 2-2. Backup button
The Filter menu allows you to display files you select
using the * and ? DOS wildcard characters.
Figure 2-3.
Filter
menu
For example, in the previous window, you can enter a
filter to display files that start with X as follows:
1. Select [Enter Filter] from the Filter menu.
2. In the File Name Entry dialog box (shown
below), type X*.*
3. Click on [OK] or press <Enter>.
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Selection menu
The window displays only those files beginning
with the letter X.
4. To turn off the filter, select [Turn Off Filter] in
the Filter menu.
Figure 2-4. File Name Entry dialog box
The Selection menu allows you to select and deselect one or more specified files within a folder. The
following figure shows a Selection menu example.
Figure 2-5.
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Selection
menu
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The Selection menu contains the following options:
Wildcard Selection
Highlight files specified with * and ? DOS wildcard
characters.
Write Selection <Ctrl>+<W>
"Remember” a number of selected files (see the Reselect option, below).
Reselect <Ctrl>+<R>
Highlight files “remembered” using [Write Selection].
When you use [Write Selection] for files accessed
from a Desktop folder (Jobs, Forms, Fonts, Graphics
or Documents) icon, use [Reselect] to highlight files
with the same stem name (and the same or different
extensions) in another folder.
Select All <Ctrl>+<A>
Highlight all files in a window.
Unselect All <Ctrl>+<A>
Deselect all highlighted files in a window.
Make Pubfile
Copy highlighted drive:\ELIXIR\FORMS\ELIXIR and
subordinate directory form files to a diskette. See the
"Additional Desktop features" chapter for more
information.
Archive Pubfile
See [Make Pubfile], above.
View menu
The following figure shows the
menu and an ex-
View
ample of viewing files using the [Show Actual] option.
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