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Document VideoMaxe Documentation, english

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                    * VideoMaxe Documentation *
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            VideoMaxe Release 04.44 © Stephan Sürken 1994

                       Closed on 25 Oct 1994

  This documentation is divided into two crucial parts, namely the chapters
 `General', introducing basic types and concepts of VideoMaxe and
 `Details', providing a detailed description of the program.

   Numbers in brackets (such as "(430)" or "(433)") indicate an innovation
  emerging with that version.

0. Before you start
********************

 Before you start reading this documentation, you should

 o have VideoMaxe installed correctly. If you have not yet installed the
   program, please do that now; I recommend that you use the Installer
   script for that.
 o have adjusted a correct online help file; with that, you can receive
   online help on every active VideoMaxe window simply by pressing the
   HELP key. Actually, you will be presented to the information of exactly
   THIS file, at the appropriate position.
   See `Customizing VideoMaxe' or `VideoMaxe preferences'.
 o have installed the password if you are a registered user. Start VideoMaxe
   up and select the menu "Project.Peferences.VideoMaxe". Please see
   `VideoMaxe preferences window' on how to employ the password. Please
   note that you should save the password with all
   `VideoMaxe preferences file's you want to use, else a false password will
   be loaded every time you load those files.
    If you are not registered, I am sure you like the program very much and
   you will register very soon :-). Note AGAIN that VideoMaxe is Shareware,
   so earnest usage of the program is forbidden without registration.
   See the manual for more details.


1. Introduction
****************

  I now that many video organizers already exist. Among these, I did not
 find one that would satisfy all features I wanted nor have the environment
 I demanded. So here's VideoMaxe, the final solution:

  VideoMaxe is a video database that satisfies all needs of a private
 video user (when I say all I mean all, so if you think that's false
 please write me your suggestion(s)).

  It has nearly NO `RESTRICTIONS' whatsoever [all data strings are dynamic,
 size of projects, mask lists, etc. are limited by your memory only, etc],
 HANDLES all CLASSIC PROBLEMS of a video database [record suggestions,
 spool information, any title compression, etc.],
 adds COMFORT [database facility, statistics, search routines, customization,
 etc.] and
 it has a COMFORTABLE OS 2.1+ ENVIRONMENT [localized, appl. icon, online
 help, etc.].
 See `Features' below for more.

1.0. Features
==============

  (only some features that just come to my mind...)

  Environment:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  o Full OS 2.0/2.1 support (Localization, Asl, fonts, app. icon, ...)
  o Localized into English, Deutsch, Francais up to now.
  o Comfortable screen/window layout saving
  o Font-sensitive runtime gadget calculation
  o Comfortable installer script for installing, updating, ...
  o (Guide-)Documentation in english and german.
  o Online help.
  o Customization
  o ...

  Concepts:
  ~~~~~~~~~
  o NO limitations whatsoever concerning amount of titles, rubrics,
    tapes (or whatever:+) except for your memory.
  o All strings dynamic since 04.30.
  o 6 different filetypes to save configs/data: project, mask lists,
    video recorder, printer preferences, layout preferences, VideoMaxe
    preferences
  o Ultimate answer to the questions:
    o Where to record a new title?
    o How to spool to title x (counter, rest time, used time...)?
    o If I have a video recorder without rest or used time display,
      how can I get exact counter position?
    o How to express different compression modes (i.e. long play)?
  o Data base facility: A freely editable mask entry list for each tape
    and title; that means that you can carry as much additionally
    information as you wish per tape or title. Provides a mask concept to
    handle that (save, load masks etc.).
  o Title length are given in hours:minutes:seconds to be able to cover
    rather short titles (e.g. music).
  o Comfortable statistics
  o Comfortable search routines (several modes, match lists, etc.)
  o Printing
  o ...

1.1. Future
============

  VideoMaxe 04.4x has realized nearly all I imagined when starting
  programming VideoMaxe. There are still two, no is still one (440)
  concrete feature that I would like to be included in a future version:

  o ARexx interface

  Any suggestions from your side concerning new features are welcome!


2. General
***********

 This chapter provides an overview of the program's basic concepts - so
 if you are an advanced amiga user you should be able to intuitively
 work with the program by reading & understanding only this chapter.


2.0. Restrictions
==================

  VideoMaxe has nearly no restrictions at all except for your machine's
 memory, as nearly everything is dynamic. I doubt that you will ever
 reach the frontiers described below.

  However, the only thing restricting in VideoMaxe is the length
 you can assign to titles & tapes.
  The length of a title is restricted to (max.) 99 hours, 59 minutes and
 59 seconds. If you ever want to record a title lasting more than
 4 days 4 hours please call me up.
  The length of a tape is restricted to 9999 Minutes plus 9999 overhang
 minutes (or 6.9 days). If you ever have a tape with a capacy of more
 than these 6.9 days I can't help you.
  Much more important is the additional length of all titles on one
 tape. This must not be bigger than 24855 days, else the calculations
 would go wrong...:+).
  If however it seems not very likely to break the 24855 days frontier
 on one tape, you might break it with _all_ titles. You would, if
 you have for example 596524 titles with a length of 1 hour in one
 project. However, in that case the statistics might not work correctly
 though all other VideoMaxe features will do fine....

2.1. Data types
================

 VideoMaxe consists of many data types that have multiple relations
 and interact in multiple ways.
 This chapter will supply an overview of key types that are needed to
 understand VideoMaxe as a user.
  The instance of a data type is the actual, special data of that type;
 e.g. any of your projects is an instance of the data type `project'.

2.1.1. Mask entry
------------------

 A mask entry is the basic type for VideoMaxe's "data base" facility.

 It consists of:

 o Its name.
 o Its kind.
   Up to now, three, no (430) four, no (433) five different kinds are possible:

   - On/Off type. It stores the values true or false.

   - Number type. It stores a number (range is that of double int, namely
                  {-2^31..2^31-1} = {-2147483648..2147483647}.

   - Text type. It stores (surprise!) a length-unlimited text.

   - (430) Comand type. It stores a text that specifies an Amiga DOS
                  command. You will be able to (try to) execute that
                  command in the `mask entry list window'.

   - (433) Memo type. Same as text type, but you will be able to display that
                  text in a finer window.

   - (441) Set type. Stores a set with up to 16 objects. The objects are
       defined in a string, in which all (names of the) objects are
       separated by the character "|". The string "Dog|Cat|Mouse", for
       example, would define a set with the potential ingredients Dog,
       Cat and Mouse. It would be senseful to name this mask entry "Pets".
       PLEASE NOTE that the name of one object should not exceed 19 characters.
       This is allowed actually, but the exceeding characters will be cut off.

 o Its stored data; the kind of data depends on the mask entry's kind
                  (see above).

 See `Mask entry window' as well.

2.1.2. Mask entry list
-----------------------

 A mask entry list is a list of mask entries. Important types containing
 such lists are `tape's, `title's and `mask's.

 It consists of:

 o An unlimited amount of mask entries. See `Mask entry'.

 See `Mask entry list window' as well.

2.1.3. Mask
------------

 A mask is a `mask entry list' combined with a name for identification.

 It consists of:

 o Its name.
 o Its `mask entry list'

 Note: It is used in `mask list's only. The mask entry lists of masks
       in a project's mask list can be used with the mask entry lists
       of tapes and titles.

 See `Mask window' as well.

2.1.4. Mask list
-----------------

 A mask list is a list of `mask's. There is always one mask list
 per `project'. In a project, the first entry of that list will
 be taken as default for new tapes and the second entry will be
 taken as default for new titles.

 So, you see, this list should contain all your favorite masks
 for that project (for tapes & titles).

 It consist of

 o An unlimited number of `mask's.

 Note: You CAN enter _values_ into the masks here, but I do not
       appreciate that. However, you might want to have certain data
       quickly at hand, so you might create special masks containing
       that data (e.g. a string with all members of that Monty Python
       crowd).

 See `Mask list file'   and
     `Mask list window' as well.

2.1.5. Rubric
--------------

 A rubric is a classification for titles.

 It consists of:

 o Its name. Leading spaces will be automatically removed.

 It is linked to:

 o The list of `title's that are classified into this rubric, ordered
   alphabetically (see `alphabetical order concept').

 See `Rubric window' as well.

2.1.6. Tape
------------

 A tape is the resource where titles are located physically.

 It consists of:

 o Its number.
 o Its length (in minutes).
 o Its "over hang", that is the time it is "longer" than described
   by the manufacturer (in minutes).
   The real length of a tape (used for the calculations) is the
   addition of "length" and "over hang".
 o Its `mask entry list', containing additionally data.

 It is linked to:

 o The list of `title's recorded on this tape, sorted by their occurence
   on the tape.

 See `Tape window' as well.

2.1.7. Title
-------------

 A title is data that can be recorded on (any) tape.

 It consists of

 o Its name.
 o Its key for comparison. Is only internally used, not saved but created
    when inserting/changing a title. See `Alphabetical order concept'.
 o Its (play) length (in minutes and seconds). See `Title compression concept'.
 o Its compression factor (fraction). See `Title compression concept'.
 o Its boolean locked flag. Is this true, the title will not be taken
   into consideration for "used spaces suggestions".
   See `Suggestion concept'.
 o Its date and time. Both strings are shown (and MUST be typed) in
   the template of the OS locale prefs. See your Amiga User Manual
   for more details.
 o Its `mask entry list', containing any additionally data.

 It is linked to

 o The `tape' it is recorded on.
 o The `rubric' it is classified into.

 See `Title window' as well.


2.1.8. Project
---------------

 A project is a representation for a collection of tapes.

 It consists of

 o Its name.
 o Its preferences:
   o How to show the spool information, see `spool information concept'.
   o A `mask list', containing the mask entry list templates for this
      project.
   o A `video recorder' for counter calculations.
      See `spool information concept'
   o Its articles-string.
      See `Alphabetical order concept'
   o A `printer preferences' that contains the projects defaults
      printer prefs.
   o (433) Display information for the `project window', determining
      what title, tape, rubric, printer config. no. is active when entering
      the window.
 o Its list of `rubric's.
 o Its list of `tape's.
 o Its list of `title's.
 o Its list of clipped titles. (430+) The contents of the list will be saved
    with the `project file', but not its order.

 See `Project file'   and
     `Project window' as well.


2.1.9. VideoMaxe preferences
-----------------------------

  A VideoMaxe preferences represents data with that VideoMaxe is
 configured. There's is always exactly one active while the program
 is running.

 It consists of

 o The password. If this is correct, you will have access to all
    features of VideoMaxe, and the nerving requesters will vanish.
    See the manual for registration.

 o Bool flag "Copy Projects?": Projects will be copied when entering
    the project editor if this is set. This may be slow, but provides
   the possibility to cancel the project editor.
   However, I don't recommend to set this, especially when editing bigger
   projects.

 o Bool flag "Save Icons?": Icons are saved with any file saving
    operation if this is set.

 o Bool flag "Show picture ...?": Shows the title picture with every
    "About" if this is set.

 o (430) Bool flag "Use abbrevations?": Causes VideoMaxe to uses intern
    abbreviations instead of the full (localized) texts in informational
    strings if this is set (i.e. "49 TIs" instead of "49 Titles").
    See `Text concept' as well.

 o (430) Dynamic string block size. This specifies the number of characters
    added to (any VideoMaxe-) string when VideoMaxe is adviced to increase
    the string's length. See `dynamic strings concept'.

 o (430) Text information verbosities. These values let you adjust how
    much & which information VideoMaxe should display in informational
    strings.
    o Rubric            : displayed in the `project window'.
    o Tape              : displayed in the `project window'.
    o Tape in show tape : displayed in the `show tape window'.
    o Title             : displayed in the `project window'.
    o Title in show tape: displayed in the `show tape window'.
    o Project           : displayed in the `project list window'.

 o (430) Online help file. Should contain the guide file you want to
    use with the VideoMaxe online help. You must select one of the
    delivered guide files "Documentation_X.guide", while X stands for
    an abbreviation of a language (e.g. E=English).

 The (names of the) default
 o `mask list',
 o `video recorder' and
 o `printer preferences' files to use with new projects.

 o All default directory names for the load and save operations
    on the six different filetypes.

  Note that the so-called 'default-files' will be loaded as default for
 NEW projects only - they won't affect EXISTING projects at all.
  The 'default-directories' represent the default directories for the
 six filetypes described in `File types'.

 See `VideoMaxe preferences file'   and
     `VideoMaxe preferences window' as well.

2.1.10. Layout preferences
---------------------------

 A Layout preferences represents data with that VideoMaxe's layout
 (screen, window etc.) is configured. There is always exactly one
 active while the program is running.

 It consists of

 o The screen mode, colours, fonts etc. to use in VideoMaxe
 o The shapes (including the zoom state) of all VideoMaxe windows.

 See `Layout preferences file'   and
     `Layout preferences window' as well.

2.1.11. Printer preferences
----------------------------

 A Printer preferences represents data with that VideoMaxe's printing
 is configured. Each `project' contains exactly one.

 It consists of

 o Four different configurations for the printing.
   See `Printer preferences window' for details.

 (430) Changed the old "Show title"/"Show tape" due the the new
  `text concept'.

 See `Printer preferences file',
     `Printer preferences window' and
     `Printing concept'           as well.

2.1.12. Video recorder
-----------------------

 A video recorder represents the behaviour of a counter of a special
 recorder. There is always one video recorder per project.

 It consists of

 o Four different functions (for four different tape lengths)
   of a video recorder counter. (4 different functions as the
   calculations may differ with different tape lengths).
   These functions calculate a counter position for any given used time.
   A such function consists of
   o Its preferred tape length. Zero indicates that this function
      should be ignored.
      For tape calculations the function will be chosen, whose
      preferred tape length is most close to the length of the tape.
   o A list of "movements per minute". This will contain the
      movement of the counter in a special minute (from start
      of the tape).
      To get to theses values you have to spool to these positions
      (i.e. minute 6), let the tape run for one minute and then
      see how much the counter has proceeded.
      (No fine work.)

 Notes: In most cases, you will not need these functions as you`re
        satisfied with rest- or/and used time. Engage yourself in
        creating such functions only if you urgently need the
        counter positions, i.e. if you cannot point-spool without
        it. If you really have created one I would be pleased to
        release it in newer versions.

 See `Video recorder file'   and
     `Video recorder window' as well.


2.2. Concepts
==============

2.2.0. Dynamic strings concept
-------------------------------

 (430) All data strings (except some where it makes no sense) are
 dynamic! That means that the string's length is limited by your
 machines ram capacy only!
  However, all string gadgets need a fixed buffer size when creating
 them. That means if you want to add more letters to a string than
 the gadget will allow, follow following (ups!) steps:

  (1) Fill in the gadget until your system's 'gadget full message'
      emerges (normally a display beep).
  (2) Press [RETURN] or [TAB].
  => VideoMaxe will re-create the windows gadgets with more space in
     the desired gadget. The size that is added can be adjusted in
     the `VideoMaxe preferences'.
  (3) Go on typing!!

 This will work in (nearly) all VideoMaxe windows.

2.2.1. Title compression concept
---------------------------------

 Problem: There may be video recorders with the ability to compress.
 For example, many video recorders do have a so-called long-play-mode
 to compress the length of titles to half the original length.
 So one has to handle two different length, namely the play length
 and the real length of a title. The first one should be there for
 the user, the second for VideoMaxe's calculations.

 VideoMaxe's solution: Every `title' has a length, representing
 the PLAY length, the REAL length it takes on the tape will be
 calculated internally. To be able to do that, one has to know
 the compression mode the title has been recorded in. As the
 only impact on VideoMaxe of a compression is a (prolonging (?!) or)
 shortening of the actual title length, it is enough to know
 how much a title length is compressed.
 The value indicating that is the compression factor
 of a `title'. This is the factor the recording is
 compressed due to its length concerning the used compression
 mode. This factor may be smaller than one to simulate prolonging
 of the titles length.

 Play length   Compression   Real length    Remark
               factor

 30 Minutes    1/2           60 Minutes     Prolonging of the titels, unusual
 30 Minutes    1/1           30 Minutes     Normal, no compression
 30 Minutes    2/1           15 Minutes     E.g. in the long play mode


2.2.2. Suggestion concept
--------------------------

                           ***NOTE***
 There was a bug in versions up to 04.33 concerning those used space
 suggestions that would overplay even the last title on a tape. Though
 the bug was a very hard one (as the program would assert), I never
 realized it until the making of Release 04.40 - I suppose I never
 accepted such a suggestion until then...(...)...
 However, I am very sorry and hope you did not have too many data losses.
                          ***ENDNOTE***


 Problem: You want to record a new title - but on which tape is enough
          place to do that, or where can you overplay existing title(s)?

 VideoMaxe's solution: Every `title' has a real length
 (see `title compression concept'). Every `tape' has a real tape
 length (length+overhang). Every title has a boolean locked flag and
 a (443) priority.
 With these four values the suggestion concept is built up.

 And that is how it goes: You create a new title and set
 the title's length & compression mode. For this titel's
 real title length VideoMaxe provides suggestions where
 best to record it. Namely:

 o Suggestions for free spaces of time
   You get a list of all tapes the title will fit on. Ordered
   from the shortest to the longest possible real rest time
   to be left on the tape if the title would actually be placed
   there.

 o Suggestions for used spaces of time
   You get a list of all blocks of coherent titles (`tape' list!)
   with the "locked"-flag not set whose real length are big
   enough to include the new title. If the block ends with a
   title that is simultaneously last on its tape, the tapes's
   rest time is added to the block's length. Blocks that
   contain at least one other fitting block are redundant
   and not displayed (only the smallest block will be taken).
   In the following I will write

   - (<title1>,.., <titleN>) for a block that is longer than needed. This will
     overplay <Titel1> to <TitelN-1> completely, while <TitelN> will only be
     partly overplay.
   - (<title1>,.., <titleN> ..) for a block that can hold the new
     title only with the rest time of the tape. Thus it will completely
     overplay all titles).

   So, you see, these blocks contain potential list of titles
   to be overplayed with the new title.

   This list is ordered by
    o (443) the maximal priority of all titles in that suggestion and
    o the length of the blend. The blend is the real length that will
      contain a "partly overplayed" title [(title1,..,titleN)-block] OR
      the real rest time left on the tape [(title1,..,titleN ..)-block)]
      after actually accepting the suggestion.
   THE BEST SUGGESTION IS THE FIRST.

   Example: (All lengths given in minutes, all priorities equal.)

   You have a project with

   - Tape 1, real length 244
     - Film 1, real length 120, locked
     - Film 2, real length 110

   - Tape 2, real length 183
     - Docu 1, real length 45
     - Docu 2, real length 45

   Then the following suggestion lists would be created for the following
   real length of the new title:

   # Real length = 14:

     Free spaces suggestion list: (Tape 1) (Tape 2)
     Used spaces suggestion list: (Docu 1) (Docu 2) (Film 2)

   # Real length = 90:

     Free spaces suggestion list: (Tape 2)
     Used spaces suggestion list: (Docu 1, Docu 2) (Film 2) (Docu 2 ..)

   # Real length = 100:

     Free spaces suggestion list: -no suggestion possible-
     Used spaces suggestion list: (Film 2) (Docu 2 ..) (Docu 1, Docu 2 ..)

   # Real length = 125:

     Free spaces suggestion list: -no suggestion possible-
     Used spaces suggestion list: (Docu 2 ..) (Docu 1, Docu 2 ..)

2.2.3. Spool information concept
---------------------------------

 A spool information provides the information needed to (physically)
 get access to a title on a tape.

 A `project' can have three different kinds of spool information show types
 adjusted in its (440) 'video recorder' preferences; the adjusted type has
 impact on all output operations of the spool info done with the project,
 normally in the info texts (see `Text concept').

 These types are

 o "Used time" shows the spool information of a title as used time.
     This is the time from start of the tape upto the beginning of
     the title.

     Example: "Used time: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes", if a title is recorded
     90 minutes after the begin of the tape.

 o "Rest time" shows the spool information of a title as rest time.
     This is the time from the beginning of the title upto the end
     of the tape.

     Example: "Rest time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes", if a title starts
     110 minutes before the end of the tape.

 o "Counter" shows the spool information of a title as counter
     position. This is the counter position of the title as
     calculated by the adjusted `video recorder' of the project.

2.2.4. Alphabetical order concept
----------------------------------

 o General comparison of strings

   Since release 04.20, VideoMaxe uses the locale library for comparison,
   using the "Collate 2" mode.
   If you do not have the locale library, a normal ASCII comparison will
   be used. The comparison with the locale libarry has the advantage of
   reagarding locale oddities (e.g. like the umlauts ä, ü, ß in German).
   This comparison is used for every alphabetically ordered list in
   VideoMaxe.

   Examples for alphabetically ordered lists: rubric list, any rubric's
   title list, main project's title list.

 o Special comparison of titles

   Mostly, it is not senseful to interprete the articles preceding a
   title in an alph. orderd list. For example, I suggest you would like
   a title "The Noseman" ordered under "N" instead of "T". In VideoMaxe,
   you can freely adjust these articles that should be ignored in the
   title comparison (see below).

   Internally, following is done:
   Before executing the general string compare, a titel's name is
   converted to a "key"-string, that actually is used for the
   comparison.

   This convertion executes two steps:

    o Delete leading spaces.
    o Delete all pretexts defined in the project's article-string.
      The case sense is ignored here (not localized yet, so no
      special chars will be capped (i.e. "ö" to "Ö" will not be
      performed))

   The articles-string:
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Every project contains such articles-string. It contains the
   pretexts to be left out in alphabetical order; every pre-text
   must end with a "|"-char.

   Example: Let the articles-string be "A |An |The |". This would leave
            out the english articles "a", "an" and "the" when comparing
            titles.
            Thus, "A Zoo", "The Giraffe", "An Elefant" would be ordered
            to: 1."An Elefant", 2."The Giraffe", 3."A Zoo".

   IMPORTANT: Note that if you change the articles-string, the title lists
              WON'T be automatically reordered at once - only new
              titles will be ordered with the new comparison.
              To perform this, you will have to save the project and then
              reload it.

2.2.5. Text concept
--------------------

                        ---------------
                         Abbreviations
                        ---------------

 (430) Both two text types described in the following are influenced by
 the "Use abbrevations?"-flag in the `VideoMaxe preferences'. If it is
 on, intern abbreviations instead of the full (localized) texts are used
 creating the text.
  Currently, following abbrevations are used:

 "Use abbrevations?"-flag off       "Use abbrevations?"-flag on

 Name                               Abbrevation
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 Spool information                  >|<
 Used time                          >|
 Rest time                          |<
 Counter                            OOOO

 (Tape's) rest time                 |->

 Length                             L
 Play length                        PL
 Real length                        RL

 Rubric number                      RU#
 Tape number                        TA#
 Title number                       TI#

 Rubric(s)                          RUs
 Tape(s)                            TAs
 Title(s)                           TIs
 Mask(s)                            MAs
 Mask entr(y/ies)                   MEs

 Hour(s)                            H
 Minute(s)                          MIN
 Second(s)                          SEC
 --------------------------------------------------------------
  Any sugg. for more telling abbr. are welcome.


                         ------------
                          View texts
                         ------------

  For the most data types there are so-called 'view texts' created
 that basically serve as the identification of the data. Normally, this
 will be the text typed in as "name" in the corresponding window; only
 few very important other information may be included. Here is the list
 of the view texts:

 Data type   Its view text contains                 Example
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 `Mask'      Its name.                              "My_Fine_Mask"

 `Rubric'    Its name.                              "Horror"

 `Tape'      Its number, preceded by the localized  "Tape No.4"
             string "Tape No." (or respectively by
             its abbr.).

 `Title'     Its name, preceded by "{-} " if        "{*} Alien"
             locked, else "{*} ".

 `Project'   Its name, preceded by "[-] " if        "[-] My Videos"
             unchanged, else "[*] ".
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 You can't influence or configure the view texts, except by the "Use
 abbrevations?"-flag.

                        ------------
                         Info texts
                        ------------

  For the data types `rubric', `tape', `title' and `project' there
 are so-called 'info texts' used throughout VideoMaxe (e.g. in the
 `project window', info texts for the active rubric, tape and title
 are shown).
  You can freely configure which pieces of information VideoMaxe
 should actually display (e.g. in the `VideoMaxe preferences',
 `printer preferences' or `statistics window').
  However, this editing is done by the `set window', where you
 can in- and exclude certain pieces of information from the texts;
 in the info texts, each piece of information will be separated by
 a semicolon; the order of the pieces of information is like displayed
 in the set window.

 An example will make this clear:

 For the data type `tape', following pieces of information can be
 shown in the text info string:

 - Length               Well, the length of the tape...
 - Title amount         The amount of titles recorded on that tape.
 - Rest time            The rest time on the tape.
 - Mask entry amount    The amount of mask entries in the tape.

 Some sample runs:

 piece of inform.      Config.1     Config.2      Config3
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 Length                on           on            off
 Title amount          off          on            on
 Rest time             off          on            on
 Mask entry amount     off          off           off

 With the "Use abbrevations?"-flag off this will lead to the following
 information texts (for an example tape):

 Config.1: "Length 240+4"
 Config.2: "Length 240+4; 6 Titles; Rest time 36 Minutes"
 Config.2: "6 Titles; Rest time 36 Minutes"

 okidoki?

2.2.6. Printing concept
------------------------

                   The Printing
              ----------------------

  The printing, performed by klicking on the "Print" gadget in the
 `print window', will do the following, using the printer device and
 the ANSI codes:

 o Configure your printer according to your printer configuration.
 o Perform the printing according to your printer configuration and
   adjustments in the `print window'.

 The printing will try not to create orphans - however, mask entry lists
 or lines that are longer than the print width may be separated (on two
 different pages).
 Note that with proportional characters, the right margin normally will
 be "more left" than it should be.
  If the cancel signal of the printer device is detected (e.g. if you
 selected "Cancel" in the popular requester "Printer problems - please
 check printer and cabling"), nothing will be printed any more. However,
 as the whole printing routine must must be run through, threre might
 still be the information "Printing, please wait..." on the sreen for
 some time.

                     Problems
              --------------------

  Printing unfortunately still is a very unthankful task. Especially the
 following problems very likely are causing irritations:

 (1) The printer drivers have errors, or do not fully support the printer.
 (2) ANSI-, resp. Printer-Commands will not do what they should to the
     printer. These commands are very nicely described in the autodocs as
     (quotation): "(*) indicates that sending this command may cause unexpected
     results on a large number of printers."
 (3) "Condensed" may be 15 cpi on one printer, and 17 cpi on the other.

 I can't solve these problems, but I did the following to avoid most errors
 or let them be harmless:

 o Using only largely common printer commands.
 o Since (440), I do not use any of these commands described in (2) but one;
   this one is the slrm ("set left right margin") command with the ANSI
   code 65.

   I reached this by realizing several printer features "by hand", e.g.
   instead of sending a hazardous "center-this-line-command" to the printer,
   I simulate it by blanks.
 o Printer will not be automatically initialized since (440). Thus you might
   manually adjust some printer options manually without having it overwritten
   by an initialisation.
   However, with my printer for example, the left/right margin settings would
   not work if there was not at least some text printed with the printer
   after its hard reset -- this error only occured when using the "condensed"
   pitch (!?). So, in this case, I use this initialisation before the first
   print operation.
 o You can ignore printing errors to try to get a print even if errors occur.


2.2.7. Error handling concept
------------------------------

  All errors that may occur while using VideoMaxe will be displayed
 in clear text in an `error window'. However, if a ram panic occurs,
 it may not be able to open such a window. Then there are two possible
 behaviours of VideoMaxe:

 o The window will be left like "Cancel". That means the changes you have
   done in that window will be lost. This will only be done in windows where
   "not much" data is edited.
 o You will be requested to free some memory until enough memory is free.


2.3. File types
================

 There are six filetypes VideoMaxe can load and save.

 "Default names" are the file names that will be accessed via
 the `standard menus' "Load" and "Save".

 "Default icons" are the file names of the icon VideoMaxe will
 use when saving a file of that type with the "Save icons?"
 flag set in the `VideoMaxe preferences'. If this file does not
 exists, the system`s default icon will be used.

2.3.1. VideoMaxe preferences file
----------------------------------

 It contains all data of a `VideoMaxe preferences'.

 Default name: VM:Config/VM.prefs
 Default icon: VM:Config/VideoMaxePrefsIcons.info

2.3.2. Layout preferences file
-------------------------------

 It contains all data of a `layout preferences'.

 Default name: VM:Config/LO.prefs
 Default icon: VM:Config/LayoutPrefsIcon.info

2.3.3. Printer preferences file
--------------------------------

 It contains all data of a `printer preferences'.

 Default name: Defined in the `VideoMaxe preferences'.
               Used for new projects only, not accessable via
               "Load" or "Save".
 Default icon: VM:Config/PrinterPrefsIcon.info

2.3.4. Video recorder file
---------------------------

 It contains all data of a `video recorder'.

 Default name: Defined in the `VideoMaxe preferences'.
               Used for new projects only, not accessable via
               "Load" or "Save".
 Default icon: VM:Config/VideoRecorderIcon.info

2.3.5. Mask list file
----------------------

 It contains all data of a `mask list'.

 Default name: Defined in the `VideoMaxe preferences'.
               Used for new projects only, not accessable via
               "Load" or "Save".
 Default icon: VM:Config/MaskListIcon.info

2.3.6. Project file
--------------------

 It contains all data of a `project'.

 Default name: Defined as the name of the last disk access with that
               project (e.g. new projects have no default, just loaded
               projects have the name they are loaded from as default,
               etc.).
               (441) Accessable via "Load"  (=> `Standard menus')!
 Default icon: VM:Config/ProjectIcon.info

2.4. Controlling the program
=============================

 VideoMaxe is window-oriented and modularized. That means that you
 normally manipulate a certain amount of data in a window (normally
 the data of a data type, see `Data types'), encapsulated from the rest.

 Note that most of VideoMaxe's behaviour will not be described at all
 in this documentation as I think it is self-evident.

2.4.1. Standard gadgets
------------------------

 There are standard gadgets appearing repeatedly in the program's
 windows that generally mean the same. Here's a list of those
 gadgets:

 ["Window Close" means the standard system gadget of a window in the top
  left edge.]

 Use     : Push the data as it is shown in the window into action.
 ~~~
 Cancel  : Leave the window with exactly the situation as it
 ~~~~~~    has been before opening it. All eventually made changes are
           ignored.
           Equivalent to "Window Close", if "Cancel" exists.

 Exit    : Leave the window. Only in 'no-data-windows'. No promises about
 ~~~~      the state after exiting are made.
           Equivalent to "WindowClose", if "Exit" exists.

 Continue: Leave the window. Only in 'informational windows'. No changes
 ~~~~~~~~  whatsoever are done.

 o Special standard gadget if `data types' are shown:

 Delete  : Delete the instance of this data type from the 'environment' you
 ~~~~~~    called the window from.

 o Special standard gadgets if lists of `data types' are shown:

 New     : Create a new instance of that data type (adequate window will pop
 ~~~       up).

 Edit    : Edit the active instance (adequate window will pop up).
 ~~~~
 Empty   : Empty the list (=> Length(list) = 0).
 ~~~~~
 o Further standard gadgets:

 #      : Choose an entry out of a list. Will always pop up the `Choose window'.
 ~
 I        : Edit an info text verbosity. ATTENTION: With this you directly
 ~          change the `VideoMaxe preferences'! So this is an exception to
            the concept of encapsulation.


 Note: Side effects and "Cancel"
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Note that to be able to "Cancel", the window must operate on a
 copy of the data. So, if you are not able to "Cancel" (as
 the  button is ghosted), the data has not been copied. This is,
 for example, the case with the Window "Project" if you put off
 "Copy Project?" in the VideoMaxe preferences. This is useful,
 as the copying of a big project might take a long time.
 Note, too, that "Cancel" leaves you in exactly the same
 PROGRAM situation but you may have changed the programs
 ENVIRONMENTAL situation, for example by file-saving something
 in a window (in fact, file-savings are the ONLY side effect
 operations of that kind in this program). A simple example of
 that is changing and saving the VideoMaxe preferences and
 leaving the window via Cancel". The changes will not be taken
 by the program (certainly, as you selected Cancel!), but at
 the next startup of VideoMaxe this changed file will be read
 and put to action.

2.4.2. Standard menus
----------------------

 Every window might have a menu as well. Push the right mouse button
 to see it (suprise!). For all the menu items there is one rule
 to get their meaning: Read them! Menu items are read with their
 whole "path", e.g. "Rubric.New" or "Specials.Print.Rubric list".
 Employing that rule I bet you get at least a hint to any item's
 meaning.

 There are four standard menu items concerning file accesses:

 o "Load" will load a file with a fixed name.
          Global key shortcut "L".
 o "Save" will save a file to a fixed name.
          Global key shortcut "S".
 o "Open" will open a file requester and let you choose a file to load.
          Global key shortcut "O".
 o "Save as" will open a file requester and let you choose a filename
          to save to.
          Global key shortcut "A".

 o (430) "Move up" will move a list entry one up in its list.
          Global key shortcut "U".
 o (430) "Move down" will move a list entry one down in its list.
          Global key shortcut "D".

 o "Anfangswerte" reactivates the values that were active when entering
     the window in question. This menu is only available if you work with
     a copy in that window. See the remarks about "Cancel" and side effects
     in the chapter `Standard gadgets'.
 o "Defaults" activates the in the VideoMaxe program hard-coded defaults for
     the displayed data type.

 Global menu shortcuts will not be used for anything else anywhere.

 NOTE that due to that two new global shortcuts in V3.40, five other
 non-global shortcuts had to be changed:
   - Specials.Date.current in title window. Was "D", now "T".
   - Specials.Tape overhang.defaults in tape window. Was "D", now none.
   - Specials.Use a mask in mask entry list window. Was "U", now "T".
   - Specials.Append a mask in mask entry list window. Was "J", now "G".
   - Specials.Merge a mask in mask entry list window. Was "M", now "B".


3. Details
***********

 This chapter will describe the programs behaviour and interface
 in detail.

 `Startup'     will tell you how to get VideoMaxe running,
 `Customizing' will give you hints on how to customize the program,
               environment and projects to your own wishes and
 `Windows'     will describe all important windows one by one.

 The nodes of the latter chapter will be used as entry nodes for the
 program's online help, accessable via pressing the HELP key.

3.1. Startup
=============

3.1.1. How to startup
----------------------

 You can startup VideoMaxe in two main ways: from CLI/Shell or from
 Workbench. From Shell, the syntax is

         VideoMaxe [file1 [file2 ...]]

 while <fileX> are any `VideoMaxe preferences file's,
                       `layout preferences file's or
                       `project file's.

 From Workbench simply doubleklick on the VideoMaxe Icon.


                       Arguments
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~
 You may use an unlimited (unregarding the max allowed length for
 an argument line, 255 chars) amount of filenames as argument. Only
 files of the types VideoMaxe preferences, Layout preferences and
 projects are regarded and preloaded. For example from Shell you
 could type

         VM:VideoMaxe MyFineLayout MyFineVideoCassettes [RETURN]

 . This would let VideoMaxe startup with the layout `MyFineLayout` and
 preload the project `MyFineVideoCassettes`. Certainly you have the same
 opportunities from WB, i.e. via doubleklicking one (or more) VideoMaxe
 project icon(s) or simply doubleklicking on an enhanced election
 including the VideoMaxe Icon. Sure u'll get that straight.


                      WB-Tooltypes
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 VideoMaxe supports two tool types up to now:

 PUBSCREEN=<Own public screen id>   : the given string will be the id for
                                      the public screen - if the VideoMaxe
                                      screen is public (`Layout preferences').
 DEFPROJECT=<Default project file>  : the give file will be loaded on startup
                                      (on every WB startup).


3.1.2. Startup configuration
-----------------------------

 (444) New startup/VM handling:

 You do not need to assign a logical device VM: in your startup-sequence
 any more -- ONLY if you wish to open projects by clicking on their icons
 on the workbench (because these projects use the default program
 VM:VideoMaxe).
 Since v04.44, the program directory ALWAYS is added to the VM: assign.
 If there is no VM: assign present on startup, it will automatically be the
 program directory. When leaving VideoMaxe, the program directory will
 be removed again from the VM: assign, so the situation after leaving
 VideoMaxe will be the same as before.

 Note also that the directory "VM:Config" will be created if non-existent.

                       Preloaded files
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 o Default `VideoMaxe preferences file'
 o Default `Layout preferences file'

 o All default icons for the six different file types
    `Mask list file', `Project file', `Printer preferences file',
    `Video recorder file', `VideoMaxe preferences file' and
    `Layout preferences file'.

 o The Catalog-File "VideoMaxe.catalog", that may be located in
   "LOCALE:Catalogs/<lang>/" or in "<startup-cd>/Catalogs/<lang>".
   See your Amiga User Manual for more details about localization.

 o "VM:Config/VM.pic". Data for the title picture, shown with "About".
   File is not loaded if you put off the corresponding flag in the
   `VideoMaxe preferences'. Even if the picture is requested, it will
   only be shown if the adequate screen mode (PAL:Hires, 4 colours) is
   available.

3.2. Customizing
=================

3.2.1. Customizing VideoMaxe
-----------------------------

 You can customize the behaviour of VideoMaxe in the
 `VideoMaxe preferences'. See there, or in
 `VideoMaxe preferences window', respectively.

 Most important to customize: o online help file (if correct, the HELP key
                                will pop up context help)
                              o view & info texts
                              o dynamic string's block size
                              o default directories


3.2.2. Customizing the Layout
------------------------------

 You can customize the layout of the VideoMaxe program in the
 `layout preferences'. See there, or in
 `Layout preferences window', respectively.

 The "layout" includes screen, fonts and all window positions & sizes.

3.2.3. Customizing Projects
----------------------------

 When starting a new project, you should FIRST adjust its preferences
 to your wishes. You can do this in the
 `Project window' (well, where else...) with the menu "Preferences".
 These are:

         o Spool information (-> `Spool information concept')
         o Mask list         (-> `Mask list window')
         o Video Recorder    (-> `Video recorder window')
         o Article           (-> `Alphabetical order concept')
         o Printer           (-> `Printer preferences window')

3.3. Windows
=============

3.3.1. Project list window
---------------------------

 In this window the list of all currently loaded `project's is shown.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o The list gadget displays the current list of projects.
   The projects are represented in the list through their view texts
   (see `Text concept').
   You can add an entry to the list either by loading a project or
   by creating a new project via the standard "New" gadget. Latter
   will (load the standard files for new projects and then) pop up
   the `project window' with the new project.
   You can delete a list entry by deleting an existing project
   in the project editor.

 o (430) "Project" displays the project's info text as configured in
    the `VideoMaxe preferences'.
 o (441) "File" displays the project's default file name.

 o `Standard gadgets'. "New" will first load the standard files for new
   projects determined in the `VideoMaxe preferences'!

 o (443) "Iconify" will put VideoMaxe into iconification mode, please see the
    corresponding menu below.
 o (443) "Quit" will try to leave the program, equivalent to "Window Close" and
    the menu "Quit".

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Project"
   o `Standard menus' "Open", "Save", "Save as" are processing
     `project file's.

   o "About" tries to show the VideoMaxe title picture if its
     flag in the `VideoMaxe preferences' is set and then shows
     some information about this version of VideoMaxe in a window.
   o "Iconify" will put VideoMaxe into iconification mode. That means
     that the screen will be closed and an application icon will
     be placed on the Workbench. In this mode, you may drag any
     `VideoMaxe preferences file',
     `layout preferences file' or
     `project file' onto the VideoMaxe application icon (in fact, you
     may drag anything onto it, but only these files will be processed...).
     Used mainly to gain memory and clean up the machine's surface.
   o "Quit" will try to quit the program, equivalent to "Window Close" and the
      "Quit" gadget.

 o "Preferences"
   o "VideoMaxe" will pop up the `VideoMaxe preferences window'.
   o "Layout" will pop up the `layout preferences window'.
   o (440) `Standard menus' "Load" and "Save" are processing the default
     `VideoMaxe preferences file' and the default `Layout preferences file'.
     ATTENTION: These standard menus don't have a GLOBAL Shortcut!

 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.
   o "Merge projects" will pop up the `merge projects window'.
   o "Split project" will pop up the `split project window'.

   o (430) "Help" will bring up the online help with the MAIN node
      of the database activated. Note that pressing the HELP key will
      pop up the online help with the node for the `project list window'
      activated!

3.3.2. VideoMaxe preferences window
------------------------------------

 In this window the `VideoMaxe preferences' are edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o 1st cycle gadget lets you choose between two divisions of the
     `VideoMaxe preferences' data:

              "Miscellaneous" and "Path and Files"


                   The "Miscellaneous" Gadgets

 o "Password" will pop up the `String window' to edit the password.
     Leaving the VideoMaxe preferences window via "Use"
     will then activate that new password. Then, the screen title
     should be changed to "<version> - Registered user". If not, then you
     have not entered the correct password.
     Note that certainly you will have to "Save" the adjustments if
     you still want to be 'registered user' on the next VideoMaxe session.
     As registered user, you will have access to ALL features of VideoMaxe
     and the nerving popping-up of the "About"-message will cease.

 o "Copy projects?",
 o "Save icons?",
 o "Show picture with 'About'?" and
 o (430)"Use abbreviations?" let you edit these flags of the
     `VideoMaxe preferences'.

 o "Dynamic string block size" lets you edit the dynamic string size
     (see `VideoMaxe preferences').

 o "Edit" will pop up the `set window' which lets you adjust certain
     info text verbosities. Which one is determined by the following
 o Cycle gadget. This can be changed to all text info verbosity types
     as described in `VideoMaxe preferences'.


                 The "Paths and Files" Gadgets

 o (430) "Online help" file name guide document for VideoMaxe's online help.
     See `VideoMaxe preferences' for details.

 o "Mask list",
 o "Video recorder" and
 o "Printer preferences" let you edit the file names of the default
     `mask list', `video recorder' or `printer preferences' for new projects.

 o "Project path",
 o "Mask list path",
 o "Printer preferences path",
 o "Video recorder path",
 o "VideoMaxe preferences path" and
 o "Layout preferences path" let you edit the default directory path for
     the file requester when processing `project file's, `mask list file's,
     `printer preferences file', `video recorder file's,
     `VideoMaxe preferences file's or `layout preferences file's.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "VideoMaxe preferences"
   o `Standard menus' "Load", "Open", Save", "Save as" are processing
       `VideoMaxe preferences file's.

 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

 All disk operations can easily be done via the file requester by
 clicking on the gadgets right of the string/text gadgets.

3.3.3. Layout preferences window
---------------------------------

 In this window the `layout preferences' are edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o (440)"Use WB screen mode?". If checked, your Workbench's screen mode will be
     cloned for the VideoMaxe screen. NOTE that if your Workbench is not open,
     this will try to open it when opening the VideoMaxe screen.

 o "Screen mode" pops up the system's screen mode requester. Please
     refer to your Amiga Manual for explanation.
     (442) Note that this requester is only available with the asl library
     version 38 or better.

 o "Public screen?". If checked, the VideoMaxe screen will be a public
     screen. The public screen id is "VM-Screen" (if none has been
     defined in the tool types).

 o (440)String gadget for the public screen name. Note that that name must be unique
     (among your public screens), else you will get an error like "Public screen
     id already exists" when opening the VideoMaxe screen.
     IMPORTANT: This string will be overwritten by the tool type "PUBSCREEN",
     if defined. See `Startup'.

 o "Shanghai windows?". If checked, all VideoMaxe windows will be
     opened on the default public screen (normally the Workbench screen),
     else on the VideoMaxe screen.

 o (440) "Colours" lets you edit the screen's colours.
 o "Screen font" lets you edit the font to be used as screen's default.
     Window and screen titles will be printed in that font.
 o "Menu font" lets you edit the font to be used for menu texts.
 o "Gadget font" lets you edit the font to be used for gadget texts.

 All font selectors pop up the system's font selector window.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Layout preferences"
   o `Standard menus' "Load", "Open", Save", "Save as" are processing
       `layout preferences file's.
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'. The hard-coded default is: non-public standard PAL
      screen/topaz 8 fonts/correctly adjusted window shapes for that screen.

 Remember that, though not visible, the shapes (including the zoom
 state) of all VideoMaxe windows are hold here. They can't be adjusted
 here, but the editor always contains the current shapes after entering
 it. It certainly does not contain the current shapes if you have
 previously loaded a layout from disk inside the editor.
 If you want the shape of the layout window to be snapshot
 as well, adjust the layout editor window and leave it via
 "Cancel", as "Use" should use the (perhaps loaded) values...

3.3.4. Merge projects window
-----------------------------

 (433) In this window you can merge two projects from the project list into
 a new one.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Merge": The 1st project to merge, must be choosen by the gadget
    to the right.
 o "With": The 2nd project to merge, must be choosen by the gadget
    to the right.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

 Note that no existing project will be harmed, but a new one created.
 The new project's preferences will be taken from the 1st project.
 You can only merge projects which tapes are disjunct!

3.3.5. Split project window
----------------------------

 (433) In this window you can split a project from the project list into a
 new one, containing only choosen tapes.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Split": The project to be split, must be choosen by the gadget
    to the right.
 o "From": The 1st tape to be in the new, split project.
 o "Up to": The last tape to be in the new, split project.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

 Note that no existing project will be harmed, but a new one created.


3.3.6. Project window
----------------------

 In this window a `project' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Name" is a string gadget containing the project's name (NOT its
     FILE name!!)

 o The list selector gadget underneath the "Name" gadget lets you
     choose between the different "list-display-modes":
   o "Title list sorted by name" displays all titles
       (in alphabetical order)
   o "Title list of tape" displays all titles of the active tape
       (sorted by their occurence on the tape)
   o "Title list of rubric" displays all titles of the active rubric
       (in alphabetical order)
   o "Title list sorted by date" displays all titles
       (sorted by their date)
   o "Clipped title list" displays all titles in the clipped title list.

 o "Rubric" displays the active `rubric' and let you freely choose
     a new active rubric from the project's rubric list via the
     slider gadget above.

     The active rubric is always the rubric of the active title!

     (430) The rubric is displayed with its view text followed by its
     info text in brackets. See `Text concept'.

 o "Tape" displays the active `tape' and let you freely choose
     a new active tape from the project's tape list via the
     slider gadget above.

     The active tape is always the tape of the active title!

     (430) The tape is displayed with its view text followed by its
     info text in brackets. See `Text concept'.

 o The dominating list gadget contains the list of all titles of the
     active list. This active list is determined by the list selector,
     the active rubric and the active tape.
     In this list there is always one active `title' (or none, if the list
     has no entries) that is displayed at the bottom of the list. You
     can activate any title of the list by clicking onto it. By that,
     you will automaticallly change the active tape and active rubric.
     A doubleklick on a title will pop up the `title window' with that
     title.
     (430) View text are used as entries in the list. See `Text concept'.
 o (430) "Title" displays the info text of the active title. The info text
     is configured in the `VideoMaxe preferences'. See `Text concept'.
     Note that if you select the 'spool information' to be shown in
     the info text, it depends on the adjustments in the project's
     `video recorder' preferences whether 'rest time', 'used time' or
     'counter' is shown.

 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Rubric"
   o "Edit" pops up the `rubric window' with the active rubric.
   o "New" pops up the `rubric window' for a new rubric.
   o "Print" pops up the `print window' to print the rubric.

 o "Tape"
   o "Edit" pops up the `tape window' with the active tape.
   o "New" pops up the `tape window' for a new tape.
   o "Search" pops up the `search for tape window'.
   o "Print" pops up the `print window' to print the tape.

 o "Title"
   o "Edit" pops up the `title window' with the active title.
   o "New" pops up the `title window' for a new title.
   o "Copy active title" pops up the `title window' for a new title,
       copying all (senseful) data from the active title to the new.
   o (441) "locked" will toggle the "locked" flag of the active title.
      ATTENTION: With this you directly change the `title'! So this is an
      exception to the concept of encapsulation.

   o "Search" pops up the `search for title window'.
   o "Print" pops up the `print window' to print the title.

   o "Add to clip list" adds the active title to the clipped title list
       of the project (if the active title is not already in the clip list).
   o "Remove from clip list" removes the active title from the clipped
       title list of the project (if the active title is in the clip list).

 o "Preferences" lets you adjust the preferences of the displayed
     project. (440) The spool info is adjusted in the vcr now!
   o "Video recorder" pops up the `video recorder window' with the
       project's `video recorder'.
   o "Printer" pops up the `printer preferences window' with the
       project's `printer preferences'.
   o "Articles" pops up the a string request window with the `project''s
       article string. See `Alphabetical order concept'.
   o "Mask list" pops up the `mask list window' with the mask list
       of the project.

 o "Specials" covers some special features.
   o `Standard menus'.

   o "Mask" covers some special features handling the tape's/title's
       `mask entry list's. (430) The `mask specials window' will pop up.

   o "Print"
     o "Rubric list",
     o "Tape list" or
     o "Active title list" pop up the `print window' to print all rubrics,
         all tapes or the current title list.

   o "Statistics" pops up the `statistics window' with some more or less
         interesting numbers and diagrams. (430) More interesting :-)

   o "Clear clipped title list" will remove all titles from the clipped
         title list.

   o (440)"Zero check" will perform a check for titles with zero length in
       the active title list; you will be asked for every title with zero
       length whether to delete or preserve it. This might be useful if
       your often using "used spaces suggestions" (see `Suggestion concept'),
       and thus have some 'corpses' lying around, such as
       "[* Overplayed *] I am a very bad movie" or
       "[* Overplayed *] [* Partly overplayed *] I have been overplayed twice".
       Eh...yes.

   o (444)"Get suggestion" simply is a suggestion previewer. It will
       pop up the `Length window' for a certain length for the suggestion,
       and then the `Suggestions window' with that length. You might find it
       useful for temporary recordings or stuff...

3.3.7. Rubric window
---------------------

 In this window a `rubric' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Name" lets you edit the name of the rubric.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

3.3.8. Tape window
-------------------

 In this window a `tape' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Number" lets you edit the number of the tape. The tape number
     is the identity of a tape.
 o "Length" lets you edit the length of the tape in MINUTES. A RETURN
     or TAB in this gadget will perform a default calculation of the tape
     overhang (see menu, too).
 o "Tape overhang" lets you edit the overhang of the tape in MINUTES.

 o "Mask entry list" pops up the `mask entry list window' with the
     mask entry list of that tape.

 o "Show tape" displays the `show tape window' if set.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.
   o "Tape overhang"
     o "Default" calculates a "normal" tape overhang, depending on the
         value in the "Length" gadget. A tape with 240 minutes, for
         example, has a default tape overhang of 4 minutes.

3.3.9. Title window
--------------------

 In this window a `title' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Name" lets you edit the name of the title. There may be multiple
     titles with the same name.

 o "Tape" lets you edit the tape the title is recorded on. You can't
     change the tape if you are editing an existing title.
 o "Rubric" lets you edit the rubric the title is classified to.

 o (444) "Length" contains the length of the title as text. If the real
     length should be diferent to the play length, the real length will
     be shown in brackets after the play length.
 o (444) "Edit" pops up the `Length window' to edit the length of the
     title.

 o "Date" and
 o "Time" let you edit the title's date & time. For new titles, this is
     initially set to the current time & date.

 HINT: Personally, I never touch these last two entries; thus I get a senseful
       date title list with the most recent recordings at the top.

 o "Mask entry list" pops up the `mask entry list window' with the mask
     entry list of the title.

 o "locked" lets you edit the status of the title. (443) If the title is
    unlocked, you can enter a priority for that title
    (temporary recording=0,1,..,8,9=highest priority), which is important
    for the `Suggestion concept'.


                   Gadgets for the suggestion system
                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 o (430) "Get Suggestion" pops up the `suggestions window' with the option
     to select a suggestion where to record this (new) title.

 o "Suggestion exists?". If checked, this means that there is a
     suggestion active. A click on it then means killing the
     active suggestion.
     Can only be accessed if you're editing a _new_ title.
 o "Accept suggestion?". If checked, this will cause VideoMaxe to
     regard the existing suggestion when choosing "Use". Can only be
     accessed if a suggestion exists.

 o "Show tape?" shows the `show tape window' with the title's active tape
     if set. Mutual excludes with "Show suggestion?".
 o "Show suggestion?"  shows the `show tape window' with the active suggestion
     if set. Mutual excludes with "Show tape?".
     Can only be accessed if a suggestion is active.

 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

   o "Date"
     o "Start values" is one of the `standard menus' processing the values
        for date AND time.
     o "current" will set the date AND time of the title to the current
         date and time.

   o (433) "Length from Counter" [only for NEW titles] let you type in a
       counter number and then evaluates the length of the title, presuming
       that you want to record the title as last one on the active tape. The
       length will be correct if you type in the counter position at the
       new title's end.

3.3.10. Mask list window
-------------------------

 In this window a `mask list' is displayed and edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o The gadget containing the list of the masks. The entries are
    represented by their view text, the list has an arbitrary order.
    A click on an entry will activate it, a doubleclick will
    pop up the `mask window' with the active mask.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Mask list"
   o `Standard menus' "Open", "Save As" are accessing `mask list file's.

 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

3.3.11. Mask window
--------------------

 In this window a `mask' is displayed and can be edited.
 If you are editing the first mask of the project's `mask list',
 the window title will be "Default mask for new tapes", if
 you are editing the second mask it will be "Default mask for new
 titles".

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Name" lets you edit the mask's name.
 o "Mask entry list" pops up the `mask entry list window' with the
     mask entry list of the mask
 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

3.3.12. Mask entry list window
-------------------------------

 In this window a `mask entry list' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o An unlimited amount of gadgets representing a `mask entry'.
    The VALUES of these mask entries can be edited here, their
    type and name are changed in a `mask entry window'.
    Each entry is preceded by a checkbox gadget that indicates
    whether the entry is active (and is used to select the entry).
    There can be only one entry active.
    There may be three, (430) no four, no five(433) different kinds (please
    compare with chapter `Mask entry'):

   o On/Off type. Displayed by a checkbox-gadget, followed by the
      mask entry's name.
   o Number kind. Displayed by the mask entry's name followed by
      an integer gadget.
   o Text kind. Displayed by the mask entry's name followed by
      a string gadget.
   o Command kind. Displayed by an "Execute"-gadget followed by the
      mask entry's name followed by a string gadget. "Execute"
      will try to execute the string.
   o Memo kind. Displayed by an "Show"-gadget followed by the
      mask entry's name followed by a string gadget. "Show"
      will show the string gadgets contents in a window.
   o Set kind. Displayed by an "Edit"-gadget followed by the
      mask entry's name followed by a text gadget. "Edit"
      will pop up the `set window' to edit the (user-defined) set.
      The text gadget displays all objects IN the set.

 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

   o "Use a mask" lets you choose a mask of the project's mask list
       to use its mask entry list in this window.
   o "Append a mask" lets you choose a mask of the project's mask list
       to append its mask entry list to the active mask entry list in
       this window.
   o "Merge a mask" lets you choose a mask of the project's mask list
       to merge its mask entry list with the active mask entry list in
       this window. This is like "Append ...", but mask entries with
       a name that is already existent in the active list are not
       appended.

o `Standard menus'

3.3.13. Mask entry window
--------------------------

 In this window a `mask entry' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Name" lets you edit the name of the mask entry.
 o The mx gadget lets you edit the type of the mask entry.
   You can choose between "On/Off type", "Number type", "Text type",
   (430) "Command type", (433) "Memo type" and (441) "Set type". Please refer
   to `mask entry' for a describtion of these types.
 o "Define" pops up the `string window' for defining a set; only if the type
     is "Set". Please see `mask entry'.

 o `Standard gadgets'.

 NOTE that since 04.33, all efforts are done to save the mask entry's data
 (which is NOT displayed here, but only in the `mask entry list window')
 when changing the type. But if you however change, for example, a memo into
 an integer and you choose "Use", the text of the former memo will be
 certainly gone...

3.3.14. Suggestions window
---------------------------

 In this window the `suggestion concept' for a given actual title
 length is presented with option to select a suggestion.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Required space of time" displays the real length for that
     suggestions are requested.

 o "Free spaces of time" displays the suggestions for free spaces of time and
 o "Used spaces of time" displays the suggestions for used spaces of time.
     A click on an entry will activate it and display the suggestion in question
     in the `show tape window'. A doubleclick on an entry will select that
     suggestion and exit the suggestions window, which is eqiuvalent to using
     the standard gadget "Use" (443).

 o `Standard gadgets'.

3.3.15. Search for tape window
-------------------------------

 In this window you can comfortably search for a `tape'.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Text to search for" lets you edit the token that should be found.
 o The 1st cycle gadget lets you adjust the following search options:
   o "Search for full text" will search for the occurence of the full
       text "as it is" given as token.
   o "Search for pattern" will search for any occurence of the token
       and will not regard case sense.

 o The 2nd cycle gadget lets you adjust the following search options:
   o "Search in tape name only" will only search in the "number" field
       of the tapes. Note that for that purpose, token will be
       transformed into a number.
   o "Search in all texts" will search in all texts. That means, it
       will search in the "number" field AND in all mask entries. This
       search in the mask entries is the same as performed in the
       `search for title window' - see there.
       See `mask entry' as well.

 o "Clear" will set the active tape to NIL. That means that the next
     search via "Next Matching" will be started at the beginning of
     the tape list.
     Will be shown by the text "Not yet searched..." in the
     "Found tape"-Gadget.
 o "Next matching" will perform a search with the adjusted options.
     See "Found tape" for more information.
 o "Found tape" displays the found tape.
     This is simultaneously the active tape, used as list position
     where to start the search from. There are three possible entries:
     o "Not searched yet". Active tape NIL. Search starts at the
         beginning of the list. Initial entry.
     o "No more matching entries". Active tape NIL. Search starts at the
         beginning of the list. Entry after "Clear" or unsuccesful
         search.
     o The name of a tape. Active tape not NIL. Search starts directly
         after the active tape. Entry after successful search.

 o `Standard gadgets'. "Use" will take over the active tape.

3.3.16. Search for title window
--------------------------------

 In this window you can comfortably search for a `title'.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "List to search in" displays the list that will be used for
     the search. This value depend on from what state the search was
     called.

 o "Text to search for" lets you edit the token that should be found.
 o The 1st cycle gadget lets you adjust the following search options:
   o "Search for full text" will search for the occurence of the full
       text "as it is" given as token.
   o "Search for pattern" will search for any occurence of the token
       and will not regard case sense.

 o The 2nd cycle gadget lets you adjust the following search options:
   o "Search in title name only" will only search in the "name" field
       of the titles.
   o "Search in all texts" will search in all texts. That means, it
       will search in the "name" field AND in all mask entries containing a
       string. (441) The new type "Set" will be regarded, too; it will be
       searched in the string that is being displayed as well in the
       `mask entry list window' for the contents of the set. Since (441)
       the "Boolean" types will be regarded as well - it will be
       searched in the name string of the boolean mask entry if its
       value is "true".
       See `mask entry' as well.

 o "Clear" will set the active title to NIL. That means that the next
     search via "Next Matching" will be started at the beginning of
     the list we are searching in.
     Will be shown by the text "No more matching entries" in the
     "Found Title"-Gadget.
 o "Next matching" will perform a search with the adjusted options.
     See "Found title" for more information.
 o "Found title" displays the found title.
     This is simultaneously the active title, used as list position
     where to start the search from. There are three possible entries:
     o "Not searched yet". Active title NIL. Search starts at the
         beginning of the list. Initial entry.
     o "No more matching entries". Active title NIL. Search starts at the
         beginning of the list. Entry after "Clear" or unsuccesful
         search.
     o The name of a title. Active title not NIL. Search starts directly
         after the active title. Entry after successful search.

 o "Add all matching..." will add all matching titles to the clipped title
     list and leave the window.
 o `Standard gadgets'. "Use" will take over the active title.


 Note:
 ~~~~~
 (430) The title will be searched following the following schedule:

 (i)   Binary search in the "key"-strings of the titles. Very special
       and very fast.
       Only if the 'all title list' is the active list.
 (ii)  Linear search in the "key"-strings.
       Only if 'pattern' is off.
 (iii) Linear search in the "name"-strings.
 (iv)  Linear search in all mask entries (see above, "Search in all texts").

3.3.17. Printer preferences window
-----------------------------------

 In this window the `printer preferences' are displayed and can be edited.

 This window may be called from the `project window' or from the
 `print window'; the first will change the projects preferences while
 the latter will only change the preferences locally for the print!

 All real values in centimeters (2.54 cm = 1 inch).

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o Configuration number lets you select the `printer preferences'
     configuration that should be displayed in this window.
   o "1st configuration" to "4th configuration"

 o "Name" lets you edit the name for this print configuration.

 o "Paper length" lets you edit the length of the paper to print to.
 o "Paper width" lets you edit the width of the paper to print to.
 o "Print length" lets you edit the length of the print output
     inside the paper length.
 o "Print width" lets you edit the width of the print output
     inside the paper width.
 o "Left margin" lets you edit the position the print should start
     from the left.

 o "Flip Margins?". If checked, margins will be flipped (e.g. for
     "two-sides-print".
 o "Lines Per Inch?" lets you select the horizontal print depth.
 o "Characters Per Inch?" lets you select the vertical print depth. Since
    (440) you can adjust two Condensed cpi values: 15 or 17. Choose the
    value your printer will actually perform when printing condensed!

 o "Letter quality?". If checked, print will be in LQ mode.
 o "Proportional?". If checked, print will be in proportional font. See comment
    on that in `Printing concept'!

 o (430) "Edit" will pop up the `set window' which lets you adjust certain
     info text verbosities for the print. Which one is determined by the
     following
 o (430) Cycle gadget. This can be changed to the following text info
     verbosity types: rubric, tape, title, project.
     NOTE that if you adjust an empty set in the set window, NO text
     info line will be printed. See `Text concept'!

 o (430) "Print project info?". If checked, view & info text of the project
     will be printed; they then will be the first thing printed.
 o (430) "Add line between view & info texts?". If checked, view & info texts
     will be seperated by a line.
 o (430) "Add line between titles?". If checked, a line will be printed between
     two in the print directly succeding titles.
 o (440) "Headline on each page?". If checked, each page will have the headline
     on top.

 NOTE that mask entry lists -if printed- will always be separated by a
 line from further printing.

 o `Standard gadgets'

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Printer preferences"
   o `Standard menus' "Open", "Save as" are processing
     `printer preferences file's.

 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.
   o (440) "Configuration No.X" will copy the data of configuration number
      X (X = 1,2,3,4) to the current, displayed configuration.

 See `Printing concept' and
     `Print window'     as well.

3.3.18. Print window
---------------------

  This window lets you perform a print. It depends on how this
 window has been entered what will be printed.

  IMPORTANT: I advice you to save your project before printing, as printing
 is a hazardous task and might take a long time or even crash the system (not
 only (:-) because of VideoMaxe, but for the external routines, harware and
 drivers being used).

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Head line" lets you edit the head line of the print. Initially this will
     be a senseful text that tells what will be printed.

 o Configuration number lets you select the `printer preferences'
     configuration that should be used with the print.
   o "1st configuration" to "4th configuration"

 o "Tape mask" lets you choose how to print the mask entry lists
     of tapes.
   o "nothing" prints no mask entry lists.
   o "all" prints every mask entry of the mask entry lists.
   o "filtered" prints only the mask entries that are in the
       chosen mask. Only if this is selected, you can choose
       a mask out of the project's mask list.

 o "Title mask". Exactly as above, only for titles.

 o (440) "Use abbreviations?" lets you edit this flag loacally for the
          printing. See `text concept'.

 o (433) "From": The 1st item to be printed - only if a list is going to
     be printed.
 o (433) "Up to": The last item to be printed - only if a list is going to
     be printed.

 The last two values initially contain the first (resp. last) entry of the
 list to print.

 o (440) "Print": Perform the printing.
 o (440) "Initialise Printer": Perform an initialisation of your printer
     (with the values of your system's printer preferences) via the printer
     device. Normally, you should not need this, as the printer is configured
     before any print operation by VideoMaxe.

 Please see `Printing concept' for the last two items!

 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o "Change printer preferences" pops up the
       `printer preferences window' with the active printer preferences.
       Initially, the active printer preferences are the printer
       preferences of the project print has been called from.
       PLEASE NOTE: Changing the preferences here will never have an
       impact on the project's printer preferences but only LOCALLY on
       this window.

3.3.19. Video recorder window
------------------------------

 In this window a `video recorder' is displayed and can be edited.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Name" lets you edit the name the video recorder.

 o (440)"Spool info". A cycle gadget that lets you adjust the kind your VCR shows
     the spool information. These are:
     o "Used time",
     o "Rest time" or
     o "Counter", which advice VideoMaxe to display the "used time", "rest time"
         or "counter" as spool info in its title info texts.
         Refer to `Text concept' for info texts and to `Spool information concept'.

     Note 1: These values werde adjusted in the project window (not in the vcr)
             before version 4.40. It's because of this change only that the project
             and vcr file formats had to be changed :-(.
     Note 2: Sure there are VCRs with both counter and real time display. Thus
             this represents your preference only.

 IMPORTANT: If you are satisfied with the real time display, the rest should not
            interest you as it is only about creating counter functions.

 o The cycle gadget lets you edit the function to edit.
   o "1st counter" to "4th counter" for the four possible counter functions,
      which should each represent a certain tape length.

 o "Preferred tape length" lets you edit the preferred tape length
     for the selected function.
 o "Entry number" displays and lets you edit the active entry number.
     A counter function consists of nothing else but an array of REALs
     that each are accessed by an number. These numbers range from 0
     to 40 and every such number represents exactly one "Minute":
 o "Minute" displays the minute the entry number represents.
 o "Movement for minute" lets you edit the movement per minute for the active
     minute.
     RETURN will increase the entry number by one (and thus change the
     minute) and lets you edit the next value.

 Please see `Video recorder' and `Spool information concept'!

 o `Standard gadgets'

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Video recorder"
   o `Standard menus' "Open", "Save as" access `video recorder file's.
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

3.3.20. Mask specials window
-----------------------------

 (430) In this window you can do some specials concerning the mask entry
 lists of the tapes and titles.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o The 1st gadget lets you choose between the
   - "Tape list" (which means all tapes of the project) and the
   - <Active title list> whose value depends on in what state the window
     was called. This will be simply the list that was active in the
     `project window' it was called from.

 The following gadgets each stand for an operation that will be applied
 to all `mask entry list's of all tapes (respectively to all titles of
 the active title list).

 o "Append a mask" will append all mask entries of a mask (out of the
    project's mask list).

 o "Merge a mask" will merge all mask entries of a mask (out of the
    project's mask list).

 o "Delete a mask entry" will delete one mask entry from all mask entry
    lists of the specified tape (respectively title) list. You will
    ba asked for a name to delete here.

 o `Standard gadgets'.

 Note that the name check (merge/delete!) will be case sensitive!

 Note, too, that you can't cancel any operation if once applied! Any
 operation will directly work with the project!

3.3.21. Statistics window
--------------------------

 In this window some (more or less) interesting statistics about a project
 are displayed.

 The amount of information in all following info text gadgets can be freely
 adjusted. See the menu!

 See `Text concept' for information about view & info texts.
 See `Title compression concept' for information about real & play length.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Project" displays the view text of the project being analyzed.
 o "Information" displays the info text of the project being analyzed.

 o The cycle gadget lets you switch between four different modes:
   o "Time statistics" displays some general statistics about the project:
     o "All capacity"          : The sum of the real length of all tapes.
     o "Used capacity/Capacity": Relation between all used capacity and all
                                 capacity.
     o "All play time"         : The sum of the play length of all titles.

   o "Rubric statistics" displays statistics about each rubric.
     o "Rubric"                         : The rubric's view text. Choose an
                                          entry with the gadget (#) right of this.
     o "Information"                    : The rubric's info text.
     o "Used capacity"                  : The real length of all titles of
                                          this rubric.
     o "Used capacity/All used capacity": The rubric's used capacity relative
                                          to all used capacity.
     o "Play time"                      : The play length of all titles of
                                          this rubric.
     o "Play time/All play time         : The rubric's play time relative to
                                          all play time.

   o "Tape statistics" displays statistics about each tape.
     o "Tape"         : The title's view text. Choose an entry with the gadget
                        (#) right of this.
     o "Information"  : The tape's info text.
     o "Used capacity": The real length of all titles of this tape.
     o "Play time"    : The play length of all titles of this tape.

   o "Title statistics" displays statistics about each title.
     o "Title"      : The title's view text. Choose an entry with the gadget
                      (#) right of this.
     o "Information": The title's info text.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Info text verbosity": Lets you freely adjust the info text verbosity of
     all info texts in the statistics.
   o "Use preference values": The adjustments in the `VideoMaxe preferences'
                              will be used.
   o "Show all"             : All possible information will be shown.
   o "Rubric"               : The `set window' will pop up and lets you edit
                              the amount of information in the rubric info
                              texts.
   o "Tape"                 : As above.
   o "Title"                : As above.
   o "Project"              : As above.


 You can exit the statistics window by clicking the "window close" gadget.

3.3.22. Set window
-------------------

 (430) In this window you can edit a set.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 All (potential) elements of the set are represented by a checkbox gadget
 including the name of object. If the gadget is checked, the object is
 element of the set else (!) not. Simply check all objects you want to
 be inside the set.

 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Set"
   o (440) "All"    : Will include all items to the set.
   o (440) "Nothing": Will exclude all items from the set.
   o (440) "Negated": Will toggle the in/out of set state of all items.


3.3.23. Colours window
-----------------------

 (440) In this window you can edit the screen colours.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Palette": Lets you choose a colour to edit.
 o "R", "G", "B": Lets you choose the red, green or blue depth of the colour
     to edit.

 o `Standard gadgets'.


3.3.24. String window
----------------------

 In this window you can edit a string.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "<Name>": String gadgets with the string to edit. <Name> depends on what
             string you are editing.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o `Standard menus'.

3.3.25. Choose window
----------------------

 In this window you can choose an entry out of a list.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o The dominating list gadget, containing all entries of the list in question.
   A double-klick on an entry will select, a single klick will activate the entry.
 o `Standard gadgets'.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
  o (441) "Show" shows the active entry. Not accessable with all lists.

3.3.26. Error window
---------------------

 In this window errors are shown. The window is a (433) system requester
 and includes two lines of text. The first line is always

                 "Error: <command>"

 while <command> describes what has been tried to execute without success.

 The second line consists of the reason for the error.
 You must leave that window via "Continue".

 Example: You try to insert a title on a tape and you get:

          Error: Insert
          Length too big!

          That indicates that you can't insert that title on that tape
          because it is too long.

3.3.27. Show tape window
-------------------------

  This window will display a tape & its titles respectively a tape
 with a suggestion where to record a new title. The info texts used
 for the tape & title are configured in the `VideoMaxe preferences'.

  If the window carries the title "Tape info", only a tape
 is shown. The title "Suggestion for free space" indicates that
 a suggestion is shown - to record a new title at the end of that
 tape. The title "Suggestion for used space" indicates such a
 suggestion is shown; arrows like ">" will indicate the start & end
 titles that would be (partly) overplayed. If there is only one
 arrow, then even the last title of the tape would be completely
 overplayed if the suggestion were accepted. If there are two, all
 titles except the last before the second arrow (which will only
 be partly overplayed) will be completely overplayed by accepting
 the suggestion.

 Examples for suggestions for used space:

      ----------------1------------------
       {-} Aliens
      >
       {*} Robocop
       {*} Predator
      >
       {*} The Naked Gun

  This suggestion would overplay "Robocop" completely and "Predator"
 partly if accepted.

      ----------------2------------------
       {-} Aliens
      >
       {*} Robocop
       {*} Predator
       {*} The Naked Gun

  This suggestion would overplay "Robocop", "Predator" and "The naked gun"
 comletely if accepted.

      ----------------3------------------
       {-} Aliens
      >
       {*} Robocop
       {*} Predator
       {*} The Naked Gun
      >

 This suggestion would overplay "Robocop", "Predator" completely and
 "The naked gun" partly if accepted.

 ("Aliens" will never emerge in a used space suggestion as it is locked..)
 ------

 NOTE that you may change the size of the window without causing
 the window to refresh! Please realize that this window is only
 used by other windows and does not react itself; you have to commit the
 refresh from the master window.

3.3.28. Information window
---------------------------

 In this window information (as text) is shown. The window is a (433)
 system requester and includes two lines of text. The first line is always
 "Information:"; the second line consists of any informational text.
 You must leave that window via "Continue".

3.3.29. Busy window
--------------------

 In this window information is shown in a gadget while VideoMaxe is
 working. You have to wait until the executed routine is finished.

 Example: Loading a project.

3.3.30. Length window
----------------------

 (440) In this window you can edit (a `title's) length.

                             Gadgets
                             ~~~~~~~
 o "Length" lets you edit the title's length. The first gadget
     contains the hours, the next minutes, the last the seconds. You will
     need the latter rather for music than for normal film recordings.

     Note that if might type in the length in minutes only - even if the
     length is bigger than one hour; thus YOU do not need to do any
     calculations.

 HINT: A title with length zero can always be inserted - which might be useful
       if you do not know exactly where to record the new title, but want to
       preserve the entered data. You can resurrect the title in the
       `project window' via "Copy active title".

 o "Compression factor" lets you edit the compression factor. This is a fraction
     that is represented by a string; the character "/" stands for the division
     mark.
     See `Title compression concept' for explanation.

                             Menus
                             ~~~~~
 o "Specials"
   o `Standard menus'.

   o "Compression factor". See `Title compression concept' for explanation.
     o "none"      will set the compression factor to 1 (1/1).
     o "Long play" will set the compression factor to 2 (2/1).