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- * EDGEFLOW *
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- * DOS Flowcharter and Diagramming Program *
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- * by PACESTAR Software *
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- * ON-LINE HELP *
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- MOUSE CONTROLS
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- Button Name Function
- ------- --------- -----------------------------------------------------
- Middle MENU Pop-up the main menu of feature options. This is
- equivalent to clicking any mouse button on the MAIN
- MENU button on the screen menu.
-
- Right SELECT Select the figure or connector under the cursor.
- If the object beneath the cursor is already selected,
- deselect it.
-
- Clicking while no object is below the cursor deselects
- all selected figures.
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- Dragging a "lasso" shown by a dotted box around a
- group of objects selects those objects.
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- Left DRAG "Drags" the figure beneath the cursor to a new position.
- If multiple objects are selected, they are all dragged.
-
- If no object is beneath the cursor, a new figure is
- created.
-
- * Note that DRAG, SELECT, and MENU can be assigned to different buttons.
-
-
- ADDITIONAL MOUSE CONTROLS
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- Moving past screen edge Scrolls the screen (if auto-scrolling is enabled).
- DRAG on screen edge Scrolls the screen.
- Control key + DRAG Resizes the figure beneath the cursor.
- Control key + DRAG "Splits" the connector beneath the cursor.
- Alt key + DRAG Duplicates the figure(s) under the cursor.
- Shift key + SELECT Selects objects only (never deselects all).
- Also selects select-locked figures
- Control key + SELECT Selects all objects
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-
- MOST OFTEN USED KEYS
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- Legend: ^C means press the control key (Ctrl) and the "C" key together.
- Alt-N means press the Alt key and the "N" key together.
- Key-* means press the "*" key on the keypad (not shift-8)
- Down means press the down arrow on the keyboard (not numlocked)
- (shift status is ignored for all, so "^A" is the same as "^a")
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- Non-Programmable:
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- Key Function
- --- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- CONTROL Use with DRAG mouse button to resize a figure or to split a
- connector.
-
- ALT Use with DRAG mouse button to duplicate objects or groups of
- objects.
-
- SHIFT Provides additional select capabilities. When pressed along
- with SELECT mouse button, selects figures which are
- select-locked and also inhibits the deselect-all function.
- When pressed while executing a feature that normally deselects
- all figures upon completion, inhibits deselection.
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- ESC Used to cancel in the middle of operations. Also used with
- control key to exit without save. For example, ESC cancels
- menus and features. If you are performing a drag, copy,
- resize, view, connection, and so on, ESC returns
- to the original condition.
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- SCROLL LOCK Use to turn on and off feature code report mode.
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- Programmable Keys (default assignments):
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- Key Function (all can be re-assigned using Alt-K)
- --- --------------------------------------------------------------
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- INS Adds text to a figure. If no figure is beneath the cursor, one
- is created.
- PGUP Zoom in, making objects appear larger.
- PGDN Zoom out, making objects appear smaller.
- END Zoom/Unzoom
- DEL Delete selected objects.
- Alt-X Exit
- Arrows Scroll screen up, down, left or right.
- Key-+ Invoke a feature by its feature code.
- Alt-S Save the current diagram.
- Alt-P Pop-up the Print/Page Format subwindow.
- Alt-I Display information about the diagram and the software version.
- Alt-K Assign a feature to a key. (Remember to save preferences.)
- Alt-L Add a label to the selected connector.
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- TEXT ENTRY KEYS
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- RIGHT ARW Move cursor forward one character.
- LEFT ARW Move cursor back one character.
- UP ARW Move cursor up a line.
- DOWN ARW Move cursor down a line.
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- HOME Move cursor to beginning of line (twice to beginning of text).
- END Move curosr to end of line (twice to end of text).
- CONTROL-RIGHT Move the cursor right one word.
- CONTROL-LEFT Move the cursor left one word.
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- DEL Delete the character to the right of the cursor.
- BACKSPACE Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
- KEYPAD + Delete the word to the right of the cursor.
- KEYPAD - Delete the word to the left of the cursor.
- CONTROL-Y Delete the line with the cursor.
- SHIFT-DEL Clear the text.
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- ESC Exit text entry.
- INS Exit text entry.
- ANY MOUSE Exit text entry.
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- QUICK FEATURE REFERENCE
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- Code Key Feature Description
- ---- ----- ----------------- -----------------------------
- None ^ESC QUICK EXIT Exit without saving - CAUTION!
- 1 Alt-' ' Main Menu Pop up main menu
- 2 Down Scroll Down Scroll down one screen length
- 3 Up Scroll Up Scroll up one screen length
- 4 Left Scroll Left Scroll left one screen length
- 5 Right Scroll Right Scroll right one screen length
- 6 F2 Connect Begin figure connect mode
- 7 Alt-F Foreground Color Adjust foreground color
- 8 Alt-B Background Color Adjust background color
- 9 Alt-M Menu Color Adjust menu color
- 10 Alt-D DOS Shell Spawn to a DOS shell
- 11 PGUP Zoom In Zoom in (enlarge view)
- 12 PGDN Zoom Out Zoom out (shrink view)
- 13 END Zoom Zoom in/out
- 14 DEL Delete Delete all selected objects
- 15 Type 0 Change type to INVISIBLE
- 16 Type 1 Change type to BOX
- 17 Type 2 Change type to SOLID BOX
- 18 Type 3 Change type to DOUBLE-LINED BOX
- 19 Type 4 Change type to SOLID DOUBLE-LINED BOX
- 20 Type 5 Change type to ELLIPSE (OVAL)
- 21 Type 6 Change type to DOCUMENT
- 22 Type 7 Change type to 3-D (SHADOWED) BOX
- 23 Type 8 Change type to DIAMOND (DECISION)
- 24 Type 9 Change type to ROUNDED-CORNERED BOX
- 25 Type 10 Change type to PARALLELOGRAM
- 26 Type 11 Change type to CIRCLE
- 27 Type 13 Change type to BOX - DOUBLE LINES ON SIDES
- 28 Type 14 Change type to BARRED ROUNDED-CORNERED BOX
- 29 Type 15 Change type to TWO LINES (ABOVE AND BELOW)
- 30 Type 16 Change type to PUNCHED CARD
- 31 Type 17 Change type to HEXAGON
- 32 Type 18 Change type to QUADRILATERAL
- 33 Type 19 Change type to SLANT-TOPPED BOX
- 34 Type 20 Change type to HOME PLATE SHAPED
- 35 Type 21 Change type to SDL0
- 36 Type 22 Change type to SDL1
- 37 Type 23 Change type to SDL2
- 38 Type 24 Change type to SDL3
- 39 Type 25 Change type to SDL4
- 40 Type 26 Change type to SDL5
- 41 Type 27 Change type to SDL6
- 42 Type 28 Change type to SDL7
- 43 Connector -- Create connector with no arrowheads
- 44 Connector -> Create connector with an arrow to 2nd figure
- 45 Connector <- Create connector with an arrow to 1st figure
- 46 Connector <> Create connector with two arrowheads
- 47 File Menu Pop-up the file menu
- 48 Figure Library Pop-up the figure library
- 49 MISC Menu Pop-up the miscellaneous functions menu
- 50 Adjust Page Re-locate the page boundaries
- 52 Size Conform all figures to size of last selected
- 53 Fit Fit all selected figures around their text
- 54 Reserved
- 55 Reserved
- 56 Reserved
- 57 Reserved
- 58 Ins Insert Text Insert text into selected figure
- 59 Straighten Straighten connector(s)
- 60 Alt-U Undelete/Paste Undelete (or paste) last objects deleted
- 61 Alt-C Copy Copy selected objects
- 62 Alt-A Align Menu Pop-up the Align menu
- 63 Alt-L Label Add a label to the selected connector
- 64 Delete Label Remove the label from the selected connector
- 65 Key-* View Change global view interactively
- 66 F9 Figure Properties Bring up figure properties options menu
- 67 F10 Connector Props Bring up connector properties options menu
- 68 Alt-X Exit Exit EDGE saving any changes
- 79 Alt-S Save Save the file
- 80 Save As Save the file under a name (change to)
- 81 Alt-W Write Write the file under a name (no change to)
- 82 Revert Menu Revert to last saved version (asks to confirm)
- 83 Revert Revert to last saved version (no confirmation)
- 84 NOP Do nothing
- 85 Clear Delete all objects in diagram (can be undeleted)
- 86 Alt-O Open Open a new file
- 87 Import Import a file into the current file
- 88 Alt-P Print Pop-up Print options menu
- 89 Alt-I Info Show information about EDGE
- 90 F1 Help Pull this file into editor session
- 91 Save & Exit Force a save and exit
- 92 Discard Exit without save (requires confirmation)
- 93 F8 Page Down Move page boundaries down exactly one page
- 94 F7 Page Up Move page boundaries up exactly one page
- 95 F5 Page Left Move page boundaries left exactly one page
- 96 F6 Page Right Move page boundaries right exactly one page
- 97 Alt-R Right Menu Toggle menu on right hand side of screen
- 100 Key-+ Choose Execute a feature by feature code
- 101 Alt-K Set Key Assign a feature code to a key
- 102 HOME Goto Home Move window to center of all figures
- 103 Key-- Preferences Pop-up preferences options menu
- 104 File Properties Pop-up file properties options menu
- 105 Alt-J Join Join multiple connectors into one
- 107 Change Line Style Change the default line style
- 108 Reserved
- 109 Reserved
- 110 Reserved
- 111 Reserved
- 112 Reserved
- 113 Reserved
- 114 Reserved
- 115 Reserved
- 116 Reserved
- 117 Reserved
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- * Key sequences shown are defaults. You may assign any feature to any single
- key sequence. To return to the key assignments shown here, delete the
- EDGE.KEY file in the EDGEHOME directory.
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- For additional help, refer to the EDGEFLOW User's Manual (EDGEFLOW.TXT)
- or the READ.ME file. If you require further assistance, contact:
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- Pacestar Software
- P.O. Box 51974
- Phoenix, AZ 85076-1974
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