Display Graphics Card selection submenu <Cr> Display Monitor selection submenu <Cr> Display Primary and Secondary Printer selection submenu <Cr> Display Paper Size selection table <Cr> Display printer settings (CR and/or LF) selection submenu <Cr> Display On-line Printer Check selection submenu <Cr> Display Buffers definition submenu <Cr> Display External Systems definition submenu <Cr> Display Help Line selection submenu <Cr> Display Bell selection submenu <Cr> Display Color Preferences definition submenu <Cr> Enter argument(s) to be passed to External preprocessor <Cr> Save all parameters defined here and go back to menu <Cr> Exit without saving any of the parameters defined here <Cr> Select Graphics Card by cursor position and <Cr> Select Monitor type by cursor position and <Cr> Select Printer driver by cursor position and <Cr> Specify Paper Size in pixels / <Tab> to change / <Cr> to accept Select CR and LF printer settings by cursor position and <Cr> Set Printer On-Line check ON or OFF by cursor position and <Cr> Define four Buffers / <Tab> to change / <Cr> to accept Define Editor, Application, and Publisher / <Tab> to change Turn the Help Line ON or OFF by cursor position and <Cr> Turn the Bell sound ON or OFF by cursor position and <Cr> Set menu colors by cursor position and <number> or <letter> Enter argument(s) for External preprocessor / <Cr> to accept Select current language by cursor position and <Cr> GRAPHICS CARD User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to configure CLEAR to use a graphics card different from the one specified during the installation procedure. Press <Cr> or <G> to choose between the currently supported graphics cards. Please note that if you are setting graphics card to IBM MONO, CLEAR can produce only hardcopy output -- don't forget to set output device to printer or file before hitting Go or [F10].If you have Hercules card, CLEAR automatically sets it in FULL mode; when you finish working with CLEAR, you can put your Hercules graphics card back to HALF mode, if needed. MONITOR User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to configure CLEAR to use a monitor different from the one specified during the installation procedure. Press <Cr> or <M> to choose between the currently supported monitors. You should realize that, if your monitor is black-and-white,the colors defined through the Color Preferences option are not going to be available during CLEAR operations. PRINTER User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to configure CLEAR to use a primary and secondary printer drivers different from those specified during the installation procedure. Press <Cr> or <P> to activate a submenu with primary and secondary printer options. Please note that the primary and secondary printers you specify using this submenu will be available for selection in the Configuration option of the GLOBAL menu. If you wish to usea printer which is not on the list, check the Owner's Manual to determine its compatibility. Also remember to make sure that the printer settings (automatic CR & LF) are set correctly. TABLE OF PAPER SIZES User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-20 This option allows you to define three different paper sizes(in pixels) for primary and secondary printers. Press <Cr> or <T> to activate the paper size definition table. The paper size definition table actually offers you a total of 24 choices: width and length for Letter, Wide, and Custom sizes, low and high resolution. Once you define these paper sizes, you can activate either one of them by using the Size of Paper option in the Configuration submenu of the GLOBAL menu andthe Resolution option of the Hardcopy Setup submenu of the ACTIONS menu. LF & CR User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-20 This option allows you to modify the Carriage Return and Line Feed switches of your printer without actually changing theprinter settings. Press <Cr> or <L> to activate a submenu with LF & CR options. The default setting is LF Only which means that CLEAR will output a CR at the end of every line. The default setting is based on the assumption that your printer is setup to output an automatic LF after a CR is executed. If your printer is setup differently, you should experiment with the two alternative options, i.e. LF Only and CR & LF. ON-LINE PRINTER CHECK User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-20 This option allows you to specify whether or not CLEAR is tocheck the printer before starting to generate the diagrams when output is set to Printer. Press <Cr> or <O> to activate a submenu with On-Line Printer Check options. If the on-line printer check is ON and returns the "Printer Is Not Ready" error, CLEAR aborts diagram processing before even trying to print. On the systems that are connected to any printer sharing devices or networks, it is possible that CLEAR will not be able to perform the printer check correctly. If thathappens, de-activate the On-Line Printer Check and try again. DIAGRAM BUFFERS User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option activates a submenu which allows you to specify destination directory for storing Data and Graphics scratch files as well as PRINT, PRO, FXR, PCX, and PIC files. Press <Cr> or <D> to activate the submenu with Buffers options. Please note that the four buffers you specify using this submenu will be available for selection in the Data, Graphics, and File Buffers options of the Configuration submenu. If you have a RAM disk, make sure that you include it among the four buffer choices. The other three should be subdirectories on the hard disk which already exist. EXTERNAL SYSTEMS User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option activates a submenu which allows you to specify directory and program files for your Text Editor, Application, and Publisher to be run directly from CLEAR. Press <Cr> or <E> to activate the submenu with External Systems options. The Text Editor, Application (which could be C compiler, or any other program), and Publisher are called by using the appropriate option in the QUIT/RUN menu. However, remember thatbefore running your external programs, you MUST define their specifications using the External Systems option in the Reconfiguration submenu. HELP LINE User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to specify whether or not the on- line context-sensitive help is to appears on the bottom of the screen during CLEAR operations. Press <Cr> or <H> to toggle the help line ON or OFF. The highlighted help line briefly explains the current cursor location. We recommend that you keep this line on until you familiarize yourself with the system. Switching the help line OFF affects neither CLEAR performance nor memory availability. Note that when the help line is deactivated, the automatic page preview before file or printer output is set OFF. BELL User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to activate and deactivate the bell sound which accompanies certain CLEAR actions. Press <Cr> or <B> to activate an submenu with Bell options. CLEAR produces bell tones in the following places: 1 - When diagrams are being generated, changes on the status window are accompanied by a beep; 2 - Just before the diagram is displayed on the screen, CLEAR plays a short tune; and 3 - While in TRACE MODE, every move of the cursor from one symbol to another is accompanied by a beep. COLOR PREFERENCES User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to define foreground and background colors for different segments of CLEAR user interface. Press <Cr> or <C> to activate a submenu with Color Preferences options. If you select Color monitor during the installation procedure the default set of colors will be activated. Note that regardless of the monitor type and color selections, flow charts and tree charts will be displayed only in black and white. Producing high-resolution graphics in color is conside- rably slower and consumes tremendous amount of memory. ARGUMENT FOR PREPROCESSOR User's Guide Reference: p. 6-14 This option allows you to enter the argument string to be passed to the current preprocessor as if from a command line. Press <Cr> or <A> to select this option. The most common argument string informs the preprocessor of the location of the header files which are #included in the application being processed, for example -IC:\TURBOC\INCLUDE. If you don't want to use the argument string option, you should make sure that all the header files are located in the data directory. -DTEXT is another example of an argument string. It determines variable value as if #defined in the header file. SAVE & EXIT User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to save all the changes made using the Reconfigure utility and return to CLEAR. Press <Cr> or <S> to activate this option. You should carefully review all the current parameters displayed in the window on the right hand side of the screen, before selecting this option. Once this options is selected, the configuration file gets overwritten and you cannot restore the original settings. QUIT User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you quit the Reconfigure utility and return to CLEAR without saving any of the changes. Press <Cr> or <Q> to activate this option. You should carefully review all the current parameters displayed in the window on the right hand side of the screen, before selecting this option. Once this options is selected, a prompt will be displayed asking you to confirm your decision to quit. A positive answer will result in a loss of all the changes and exit to CLEAR. A negative answer will return you tothe Reconfiguration Options menu and restore the changes. GRAPHICS CARD User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to configure CLEAR to use a graphics card different from the one specified during the installation procedure. Use cursor control keys to position the cursor over the desired graphics card and press <Cr> to select it. Please note that if you are setting graphics card to IBM MONO, CLEAR can produce only hardcopy output -- don't forget to set output device to printer or file before hitting Go or [F10].If you have Hercules card, CLEAR automatically sets it in FULL mode; when you finish working with CLEAR, you can put your Hercules graphics card back to HALF mode, if needed. MONITOR User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to configure CLEAR to use a monitor different from the one specified during the installation procedure. Use the cursor control keys to position the cursor over the desired monitor type and press <Cr> to select it. You should realize that, if your monitor is black-and-white,the colors defined through the Color Preferences option are not going to be available during CLEAR operations. PRINTER User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to configure CLEAR to use a primary and secondary printer drivers different from those specified during the installation procedure. First, select which printer you wish to change with <Cr> and then position the cursor on thedesired printer and press <Cr> to select it. Please note that the primary and secondary printers you specify using this submenu will be available for selection in the Configuration option of the GLOBAL menu. If you wish to usea printer which is not on the list, check the Owner's Manual to determine its compatibility. TABLE OF PAPER SIZES User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-20 This option allows you to define three different paper sizes(in pixels) for primary and secondary printers. Use the cursor control keys to position the cursor on the setting you wish to edit and press <Tab> to type in the new number. Once the correct setting has been entered, press <Cr> to accept it. To restore the old paper size setting, press <Esc>. The definition of each of the paper sizes consists of two numbers. For example, in the number ZZZZ x YYYY, ZZZZ representsthe width and YYYY represents the height. Several printers haveonly one resolution, so you have access to only three sizes. LF & CR User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-20 This option allows you to modify the Carriage Return and Line Feed switches of your printer without actually changing theprinter settings. Use the cursor control keys to position the cursor over the desired setting and press <CR> to select it. The default setting is CR Only which means that CLEAR will output a CR at the end of every line. The default setting is based on the assumption that your printer is setup to output an automatic LF after a CR is executed. If your printer is setup differently, you should experiment with the two alternative options, i.e. LF Only and CR & LF. ON-LINE PRINTER CHECK User's Guide Reference: pP. 6-13 - 6-20 This option allows you to specify whether or not CLEAR is tocheck the printer before starting to generate the diagrams when output is set to Printer. Use the cursor keys to position the cursor over the desired setting and press <Cr> to select it. If the on-line printer check is ON and returns the "Printer Is Not Ready" error, CLEAR aborts diagram processing before even trying to print. On the systems that are connected to any printer sharing devices or networks, it is possible that CLEAR will not be able to perform the printer check correctly. If thathappens, de-activate the On-Line Printer Check and try again. DIAGRAM BUFFERS User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to specify destination directory for storing scratch Data and Graphics as well as PRINT, PCX, and PIC files. Position the cursor on the buffer you wish edit and press <Tab> to type in the new buffer directory. Once you have correctly entered the path specifications, press <Cr> to accept it. To restore the old buffer subdirectory, press <Esc>. Please remember to specify the path using the standard DOS format, e.g. C:\PATH\PATH. If you have a RAM disk, make sure that you include it among the four buffer choices. The other three should be hard disk subdirectories that already exist. EXTERNAL SYSTEMS User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to specify the Text Editor, Publisherand Application to be run directly from CLEAR. Position the cursor on the external program you wish to edit and press <Tab> to type in the new directory and program name. Once you have correctly entered the specifications, press <Cr>. To restore the old directory and program name, press <Esc>. Please remember to specify the external program name using the standard DOS format, e.g. C:\PATH\PATH editor. You can direct CLEAR to always invoke the Text Editor with the currentlyselected file by using "*", e.g. C:\PATH\PATH\editor *. HELP LINE User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to specify whether or not the on- line context-sensitive help is to appears on the bottom of the screen during CLEAR operations. Position the cursor on the desired setting and press <Cr> to select it. The highlighted help line briefly explains the current cursor location. We recommend that you keep this line on until you familiarize yourself with the system. Switching the help line OFF affects neither CLEAR performance nor memory availability. Note that when the help line is deactivated, the automatic page preview before file or printer output is set OFF. BELL User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to activate and deactivate the bell sound which accompanies certain CLEAR actions. Position the cursor on the desired setting and press <Cr> to select it. CLEAR produces bell tones in the following places: 1 - When diagrams are being generated, changes on the status window are accompanied by a beep; 2 - Just before the diagram is displayed on the screen, CLEAR plays a short tune; and 3 - While in TRACE MODE, every move of the cursor from one symbol to another is accompanied by a beep. COLOR PREFERENCES User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-13 - 6-19 This option allows you to define foreground and background colors for different segments of CLEAR user interface. Positionthe cursor over the color you wish to change and enter the appropriate color number. When you finish defining the colors, press <Esc> to return to the Reconfigure menu. The available colors are illustrated on the bottom of the screen. As you enter a different foreground or background color, you can see the appropriate color changes performed on the text of the current option. Obviously, you should not define the same foreground and background color for any option. ARGUMENT FOR PREPROCESSOR User's Guide Reference: p. 6-14 This option allows you to enter the argument string to be passed to the current preprocessor as if from a command line. Enter the string you wish to use and press <Cr> or accept it. The most common argument string informs the preprocessor of the location of the header files which are #included in the application being processed, for example -IC:\TURBOC\INCLUDE. If you don't want to use the argument string option, you should make sure that all the header files are located in the data directory. -DTEXT is another example of an argument string. It determines variable value as if #defined in the header file. SELECT C LANGUAGE User's Guide Reference: pp. 6-6 - 6-7 This option allows you to select the current C language (Microsoft C, TURBO C, or Generic C). Use the cursor control keys to position the cursor over the desired option and press <Cr> to select it. Remember that when you change the current language, the new language is invoked with its default flow chart dictionary. If you wish to choose a different flow chart dictionary for the current language, select the Dictionary option in the GLOBAL menu. You can then save the new Language-Dictionary combinationas the default language environment.
