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