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- ADDRESS.STA
- PHOTO
- A:\STA\TUN\PRECIOSA.TUN
- ,hypertext,
- Hypertext
- Specify keywords for each card.
- "Use PSION-F to search for keyword."
- Or move highlight to emphasised
- keyword and press Enter to find
- the card with this keyword.
- "Default emphasis is italic. Others
- can be selected via preferences.
- ,stack,
- Stack
- Each stack (file) contains:
- - one set of preferences
- - one background, one home card
- - other cards
- Card links between stacks are
- !possible. Searching and hypertext
- only within the same stack.
- ,stack,file,
- ,function,menu,
- Menu functions
- The menu functions are separated
- retrieval functions
- editor functions.
- #The editor is called via PSION-E or#
- Shift-Enter from retrieval mode,
- or automatically for a new card.
- ,dialling,
- Dialling
- When phone numbers are acti-
- vated with PSION-J, the dial
- tone sequence is played.
- Define dial prefixes, timing
- constants in preferences.
- Move highlight to phone numbers
- by Dial (PSION-Help).
- ,animation,
- Animation
- Icons and bitmaps can be ani-
- mated. The animation speed can
- be defined in preferences.
- Icon animation is based on multi
- phase icon sequences.
- Bitmap animation is based on
- scrolling in a large bitmap.
- ,hotspot,
- Hotspot
- Hotspots represent buttons.
- If unframed, hotspots are in-
- visible. They are best over-
- layed with texts or bitmaps.
- Try here:
- Texts or Bitmaps
- !This is an enlarger
- The activated image
- area shows a camera.
- To return to previous
- card, activate button below.
- ,home card,
- Home card
- Each stack has one home card.
- You cannot delete the home card.
- PSION-H will get you always back
- to the home card. The default
- #keyword of the home card is 'home'.
- Use the home card always as a
- starting point for your stacks!
- ,editor,
- Editor
- The editor allows you to create
- and modify objects and to modify
- card keywords.
- You can edit the background by
- calling the editor with PSION-B.
- ESC returns you back to
- retrieval mode.
- ,default icon,
- Default icon
- Default icons belong to
- application objects. For system
- applications the following icons
- exist:
- system, data, word, calc,
- world,agenda,program,runopl.
- They reside in \STA\PIC\ and
- must not be deleted.
- ,link mode,
- Link mode
- In link mode you can navigate
- to the desired card. You may
- even create a new card or a
- new stack. Indeed, you can do
- almost everything in link mode -
- except editing. PSION-E takes
- you back to the root card.
- - icon
- ,navigat,
- Navigation
- Several means are available:
- - card links (as buttons)
- - searching via PSION-F,-G,-R
- - Hypertext
- - return to former card/stack
- via PSION-V/PSION-W.
- - open stack via PSION-O.
- - home card via PSION-H.
- ,hottabs,hottab,
- HotTabs
- HotTabs ( ) are most useful on
- backgrounds to provide a forms-
- like input. When a HotTab is
- activated it will switch to the
- editor to edit the attached ob-
- ject or to create a new object
- of the specified type.
- ,day pattern,
- Day pattern
- Day patterns apply to daily,
- monthly, yearly alarms. Do-days
- apply an alarm, Pass-days pass
- "the alarm to the next day, or - in"
- !the last week of a month - to the!
- day before.
- E1Examples
- ,alarm clock,alarm,
- Alarm clock
- The alarm is set, cancelled or
- modified by activating the clock
- in retrieval mode via PSION-J
- or ENTER. Several repeating
- patterns can be chosen. Use
- day pattern for fine control.
- ,print,
- Printing
- Printing is activated with
- PSION-P. In the current version
- You may print the current card,
- the whole stack, or cards
- matching the find criterion.
- only ASCII-texts are printed.
- Define the printer setup first.
- 1->Cards can be written to file as bitmaps
- ,searching,
- Searching
- Use PSION-F to define search
- string and mode. You search for
- keywords or card text. Use wild
- cards (?,*) as usual.
- PSION-G searches next occurence,
- PSION-R searches backwards.
- See also hypertext.
- ,card,
- Cards are the basic structure.
- "Cards may contain several objects.
- Cards are superimposed to
- backgrounds.
- via card link buttons or via
- searching in text or keywords.
- Cards can be accessed
- ,keyword,
- Keywords
- Each card can have one or more
- !keywords. They are usually assig-!
- ned during the creation of a
- !new card, but can also be editted
- (PSION-K from editor).
- You can search for keywords via
- PSION-F or via hypertext.
- ,background,
- Backgrounds
- !For each stack one background can
- be defined that is superimposed
- #with each card in this stack. Back-
- grounds contain usually a layout
- !scheme common to all stack cards.!
- Backgrounds can provide forms-
- like editing via HotTabs.
- ,stop watch,stopwatch,
- Stop watch
- For fixed stop watches, the in-
- terval is defined during edit.
- For variable stop watches the
- interval is defined after
- activation before the count-
- down.
- aExternal applications can be in-
- 1Tryfixed stopwatch
- HYPERPOC.STA
- ,program,
- Programs
- Programs are user written
- OPL-programs that can be in-
- cluded in cards. They can be
- used for complex tasks. For
- details see hpif.doc .
- >1Examples
- INDEX
- ,object,
- Objects
- - application
- - bitmap and icon
- - card link
- - explainer
- - hotTabs
- - phone number
- - polyline
- - rectangle
- - text
- - clock
- - music
- - menu function
- - program
- ,highlight,
- Highlight moving
- Retrieval:
- - Cursor keys
- - Shift-cursor keys for HotTabs
- - Dial for phone numbers
- Editor:
- - TAB/Shift-TAB
- - Shift-cursor keys for HotTabs
- ,bitmap animation,
- Bitmap animation
- Up to 4 animated bitmaps can
- be shown. Animation is manual,
- on cursor, on activation, or
- continous. Manual scrolling can
- be enforced by activating the
- bitmap and using cursor keys.
- ,address stack,
- Address stack
- An example stack that can be
- used as address book. Provides
- forms-like input and multi media
- facilities (even photos).
- To go there, activate button,
- to return, press PSION-W.
- 1addr's
- ,icon,
- Icon objects
- Pictorial icons are defined by
- PSION-J. These icons may be
- still or animated (card open or
- continously). Animation requi-
- res several .PIC files (phases).
- Max. icon size is 24*24 pixels.
- Inversion and framing optional.
- ,emphasis,
- Text emphasis
- CONTROL-keys:
- Normal
- Underlined
- Reversed
- Monospaced
- Italic
- Double height
- Combinations
- are possible.
- ,bitmap,
- Bitmap object
- Bitmaps of up to 640*400 pixels
- can be imported via PSION-B.
- Scrolling can be automatic
- (animation) or manual after
- activation of the bitmap using
- the cursor keys. Manual scroll-
- ing stops automatic scrolling.
- Define window size by dragging.
- ,find,
- ,find,
- Find function
- You can search for a search
- string within card texts or for
- a keyword by pressing PSION-F.
- To continue searching press
- PSION-G, to search backwards
- press PSION-R.
- ,activat,
- Activation
- To activate an object, move
- the highlight to the object
- and press Enter or PSION-J.
- What happens then depends
- on the object type. A card link,
- e.g. will move you to the linked
- card, a phone number will dial.
- ,printer setup,
- Printer setup
- is similar to the Series 3
- system printer setup. Start
- with PSION-Y and specify the
- printer port (serial, parallel),
- and the parameters for the
- serial interface if applicable.
- ,polyline,
- Polyline object
- Polyline drawing is started
- with PSION-Y in the editor.
- Cursor keys draw. Press Enter
- for new segment, SHift-Enter to
- close polyline. Press ESC to
- finish drawing.
- ,explainer,
- Explainers
- are created via PSION-X in the
- editor. They display the speci-
- fied text when activated in the
- bottom line of the screen.
- You can us any type of button
- for explainers.
- ?Expainers explain things
- ,card link,link,
- Card link object
- Links are created via PSION-A
- in the editor. Then link mode
- starts. Now navigate to the card
- wanted, press PSION-E. Then de-
- fine the button shape.
- PSION-S is a shortcut to create
- "a link to the home card of a stack
- ,menu function,
- Menu function
- These objects are created by
- execute the retrieval menu
- Menu functions can be repre-
- sented by any button.
- function specified (except J).
- Example:
- /1about+
- PSION-F. When activated they
- object
- ,retrieval,
- Retrieval mode
- allows you to navigate between
- !cards and stacks, to print and to
- create new cards and stacks.
- You can switch to the editor by
- !- pressing PSION-E or Shift-Enter
- - typing any character key or
- pressing Enter on a HotTab.
- Day pattern
- - Examples -
- Every 2. workday:
- daily, Interval=2, workdays=DO
- Every 3. Tuesday in June:
- Set to first one, then:
- yearly, Interval=1, Tuesday=DO
- Every last Friday in a month:
- monthly, Interval=1, Friday=DO
- ,rectangle,
- Rectangle
- Start rectangle drawing with
- PSION-R in the editor.
- Then use cursor keys
- to define size.
- #Press Enter when finished. Then de-#
- fine corner rounding and shadow.
- ,phone number,
- Phone numbers
- are edited via PSION-N in the
- editor. Up to 40 digits can be
- be entered. When a phone num-
- ber is activated, the number is
- dialled.
- "Timing constants and dial-out pre-"
- fix are defined in Preferences.
- ,clock,
- Clock objects
- are created via PSION-O in the
- editor. For alarm clocks shape
- and time shift are specified
- able time. Only one alarm clock
- and 4 stop watches per card.
- specified in the editor.
- A stop watch has fixed or vari-
- Icon animation
- Each phase icon is a PIC file
- <= 24*24 pixels.
- Animation type: continous,
- on cursor, on activation,
- on card open.
- try this
- or this
- cont'd
- Bitmap animation
- Bitmap animation
- - move in
- - use
- cursor k's
- - ESC
- - Enter
- cont'd
- ,forms,
- Forms-like input
- HotTabs on backgrounds can
- provide a forms-like input.
- Move highlight between HotTabs
- using Shift/Cursor keys, then
- press Enter to edit.
- For example see address stack.
- ,new card,
- New card
- "A new card is created via PSION-A.
- The systems switches immediately
- to the editor to define the
- keywords and message.
- "Exception: In link mode the editor
- is not invoked and PSION-E takes
- you back to the root card.
- ,message,
- Message
- Each card can possess a message.
- The message is flashed in the
- lower right corner of the
- screen when the card is opened.
- ,button,
- Buttons
- Buttons represent card links,
- applications, menu functions,
- A button can be represented as
- - a name
- - a hotspot
- - a button icon
- - a mini icon
- explainers, and programs.
- ,mini icon,
- Mini icon
- You can choose from 31 prede-%
- fined mini icons to represent a+
- button. Mini icons are fast and
- save space on screen and in
- memory.
- ,icon animation,
- Icon animation
- Pictorial icons and icons
- attached to buttons can
- be animated. Up to 4 animated
- icons per card are possible.
- Each animated icon may consist
- of up to 8 phase images.
- ,register,registration,
- Registration
- HyperPoc is shareware. If you
- continue using HyperPoc after
- a trial period of 3 weeks, you
- have to register. Press HELP and
- Enter for info. Use hpreg.txt as
- registration form.
- ,Preferences,
- Preferences
- Preferences can be changed via
- PSION-Q. They include constants
- for dialling, animation speed,
- the hypertext emphasis, and the
- ferences (except dial constants))
- default alarm prewarn time. Pre-
- are stack specific.
- \APP\HYPERPOC\SUB\INDEX.OPA
- INDEX
- FINDER
- ,user application,
- User application
- You may call your own OPL-
- applications out of HyperPoc
- in the same way as system
- applications,
- Select the top application!
- module from the APP folder.
- ,text,
- Text objects
- Text objects are created in
- the editor by PSION-T. Each line
- is a separate object and can be
- moved or deleted. Font and
- emphasis can be changed with
- PSION-Z, emphasis, too, with
- CONTROL-N,B,U,R,D,M,I.
- ,Text,Import,
- Text import
- You can import large amounts &
- of text from both ASCII and WORD"
- documents. Pres PSION-W and "
- define size of text area by #
- dragging the rectangle. After$
- previewing, import with ENTER.
- ,home,
- ,home,
- HyperPoc
- is a nonlinear multimedia card
- oriented system with automatic
- hypertext features. Cards are
- organised in stacks (files) and
- can be linked to each other.
- External applications can be in-
- voked from cards. Functions are
- invoked via HotKey or menu.
- v,GreekBold,
- ,GreekNorm,
- ,Tiny,
- ,Mono8,
- ,Roman8,
- ,Roman11, ,Roman13,
- ,Roman16,
- ,Swiss8,
- ,Swiss11,
- ,Swiss13,
- ,Swiss16,
- ,icon,
- Button icons
- Button icons represent buttons.
- animated (on cursor or on
- activation). Animation requi-
- res several .PIC files (phases).
- Max. icon size is 48*48 pixels.(
- Inversion and framing optional.
- ,button icon,
- These icons may be still or
- ,external,application,
- Application objects
- are created with PSION-L in the
- user applications. The button
- may be the default icon, a
- user defined button icon, or
- Return: PSION-X
- editor. They may be system or
- the name only.
- ,music,
- Musical objects
- are linked to a card with PSION-
- M (max. 1 per card). They are
- played at card open time or
- continously. Use predefined
- tunes or MusiPoc to create
- own tunes.
-