# Wilbur’s Help Index

 

{bmc hlp\wilbur.bmp} Wilbur’s Missionmission

 

Wilbur’s Displayscreen_display

 

Getting startedgetting_started

 

Contacting RedTreecontact_info

 

Evaluation Copy Limitationsevaluation

 

Miscellaneous Tips Etc.MiscTips

 

Commands

File menumenu_file

Edit menumenu_edit

Index menumenu_index

Search menumenu_search

View menumenu_view

Help menumenu_help

Command Line Parameterscommand_line

OLE Automation RoutinesOLE_AUTOMATION

 

#K $ File menu commands

 

The File menu offers the following commands:

 

New IndexHID_FILE_NEW

Creates a new index.

Open IndexHID_FILE_OPEN

Opens an existing index.

Save IndexHID_FILE_SAVE

Saves the current index in its original file.

Save Index AsHID_FILE_SAVE_AS

Saves the current index to a specified file name.

PrintHID_FILE_PRINT

Prints the document being viewed.

Print SetupHID_FILE_PRINT_SETUP

Selects a printer and printer connection.

EditHID_FILE_EDIT

Edit the selected file with the default text editor

LaunchHID_FILE_LAUNCH

Open the selected file in its associated application

Export FileListHID_FILE_EXPORTLIST

Export the file list as a tab delimited file

Copy List FilesHID_FILE_COPY

Copy highlighted files in file list to new location

PreferencesHIDD_PREFERENCES

Set the default editor and zip file temporary directory

1,2,3,4 HID_FILE_MRU_FILE1

Open previous index files

ExitHID_APP_EXIT

 

Exits Wilbur.

 

 

#Edit menu commands

 

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

 

CopyHID_EDIT_COPY

Copies data from the document to the clipboard

ExportHID_EDIT_EXPORT

Exports selected text to end of Export.txt

 

 

$#KSearch menu commands

The search menu offers the following commands:

 

FindHID_INDEX_SEARCH

Search the index for a word or words.

Find NextHID_INDEX_FINDNEXT

Look for the next occurrence of the search words

Find PreviousHID_SEARCH_FINDPREVIOUS

Look for the previous (closer to top) occurrence of the search words

Quick FindHID_SEARCH_QUICKFIND

Search for the word under the cursor in the contents pane

 

 

#View menu commands

 

The View menu offers the following commands:

 

ToolbarHID_VIEW_TOOLBAR

Shows or hides the toolbar.

Status BarHID_VIEW_STATUS_BAR

Shows or hides the status bar.

FontHID_VIEW_FONT

Change the font of the file list or file contents pane.

OutlineHID_VIEW_OUTLINE

Toggle showing only the lines containing search words

International CharactersHID_VIEW_INTERNATIONAL

Toggles the viewing of international characters in the contents pane.

OEM TextHID_VIEW_OEMTEXT

Toggles the assumption of DOS style international characters in all text files in the contents pane.

QuickView HID_VIEW_QUICK

Launches Quickview for the currently selected file

Automatic QuickviewHID_VIEW_AUTOQUICK

Launches Quickview for each new file selected and then regains control

Next FileHID_VIEW_NEXT

Select the next file in the file list

Previous FileHID_VIEW_PREV

Select the previous file in the file list

 

#Help menu commands

 

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

 

IndexHID_HELP_INDEX

Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.

Using HelpHID_HELP_USING

Provides general instructions on using help.

AboutHID_APP_ABOUT

Displays the version number Wilbur and the current index.

 

 

 

#K $ New command (File menu)

 

Use this command to create a new index. Since no files will have been selected for the new index, the Index DialogHIDD_INDEX will be opened so you can define the files to include.

 

You can open an existing index with the Open commandHID_FILE_OPEN.

 

Shortcuts

Toolbar: {bmc hlp\filenew.bmp}

Keys: CTRL+N

 

 

#K $ Open command (File menu)

 

Use this command to open a previously savedHID_FILE_SAVE index. When you start Wilbur, the last index you were working with is automatically opened.

 

You can create a new index with the New commandHID_FILE_NEW.

 

Shortcuts

Toolbar: {bmc hlp\fileopen.bmp}

Keys: CTRL+O

 

 

#File Open dialog box

 

This dialog allows you to select or browse for the index you wish to use. Note that if you are not using the Win 95 interface (i.e. Win NT 3.5x), an older version of the file dialog box will be displayed which is slightly different than the one described here.

File Name

Type or select the index you want to open.

 

List Files of Type

Select the type of file you want to open:

Wilbur indexes normally have a file extension of Wil.

 

Look In:

Use this box and the buttons beside it to control which computer and folder to look in. By default Wilbur always looks in a folder named indexes which is in the same folder as the Wilbur executable. You can change this default folder to anything you want with on the dialog invoked by the PreferencesHIDD_PREFERENCES command.

 

Note that you can click on the ? on the title bar and then point to elements on the dialog for more information.

 

#K $ Save command (File menu)

 

Use this command to save the current index to its current name and directory. When you save an index for the first time, Wilbur displays the Save As dialog boxAFX_HIDD_FILESAVE so you can name your index. If you want to change the name and directory of an existing index before you save it, choose the Save As commandHID_FILE_SAVE_AS.

 

Shortcuts

Toolbar: {bmc hlp\filesave.bmp}

Keys: CTRL+S

 

 

 

#K $ Save As command (File menu)

 

Use this command to save and name the current index so you can use it in the future without rebuilding it. Wilbur displays the Save As dialog boxAFX_HIDD_FILESAVE so you can name your index. By default Wilbur always looks in a folder named indexes which is in the same folder as the Wilbur executable. You can change this default folder to anything you want with on the dialog invoked by the PreferencesHIDD_PREFERENCES command.

 

 

To save an index with its existing name and directory, use the Save commandHID_FILE_SAVE.

 

 

#File Save As dialog box

 

The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you're about to save: (Note if you are not using the Win 95 interface there will be some minor differences)

 

File Name

Type the name you wish to save an index with. Wilbur adds the extension you specify in the Save File As Type box. By default the extension is "WIL".

 

Win95

Look In:

Use this box and the buttons beside it to control which computer and directory to look in.

 

Note you can click on the ? on the title bar and then point to elements on the dialog for more information.

 

 

$ # K Export File List (File menu)

 

This command allows you to write the contents of the current file listfile_list to a file. A standard file dialog will be opened to let you choose which file to write to. The file contents will be exactly the same as the what is shown in the file list window, with the columns being separated by tab characters.

 

$ # KCopy List Files (File menu)

 

This command will copy all the highlighted file in the file listfile_list to a folder of your choosing. A standard folder browse dialog will be displayed where you can select the target folder.

 

# K $ 1, 2, 3, 4 command (File menu)

 

Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open the last four indicies you closed. Choose the number that corresponds with the index you want to open.

 

#K $ Exit command (File menu)

 

Use this command to end your Wilbur session. You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu. Wilbur prompts you to save an index that has been built or updated with out saving.

 

Shortcuts

Mouse: Double-click the application's Control menu button.

{bmc hlp\appexit.bmp} (Win95 will have a small Wilbur icon instead of the Control menu. You can double click on this or just click on the X at the right of the title bar to shut Wilbur down.)

Keys: ALT+F4

 

 

#Copy command (Edit menu)

 

Use this command to copy selected text from the view panefile_list onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected in the view pane.

 

Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

 

Shortcuts

Toolbar: {bmc hlp\editcopy.bmp}

Keys: CTRL+C

 

 

$ # KExport Selected Text (Edit Menu)

 

This command will append any text selected in the file contents panepane_view to the end of a file named "export.txt" which is located in the default index folder. (This is the indexes folder in the folder where the Wilbur executable is located or whatever folder is specified in the File/PreferencesHIDD_PREFERENCES dialog.)

 

The purpose of this is to allow snippets of text from various files to be easily collected in one place. For this reason no intervening dialog is used to request the target file. It is always "export.txt" and it will have to be deleted or emptied manually when you no longer need the contents.

 

Shortcuts

Keys: CTRL+X

 

#K $ Toolbar command (View menu)

 

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in Wilbur, such as File Open. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

 

See ToolbarAFX_HIDW_TOOLBAR for help on using the toolbar.

 

#K $ Toolbar

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The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. The toolbar provides quick mouse access to the tools used in Wilbur.

 

To hide or display the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the View menu (ALT, V, T).

 

Click To

{bmc hlp\filenew.bmp}HID_FILE_NEW Open a new index.

{bmc hlp\fileopen.bmp}HID_FILE_OPEN Open an existing index. Wilbur displays the Open dialog box, in which you can locate and open the desired file.

{bmc hlp\filesave.bmp}HID_FILE_SAVE Save the current index with its current name. If you have not named the index, Wilbur displays the Save As dialog box.

{bmc hlp\editcopy.bmp}HID_EDIT_COPY Copy the selection to the clipboard.

{bmc hlp\fileprnt.bmp}HID_FILE_PRINT Print the contents of the view pane.

{bmc hlp\index.bmp}HIDD_INDEX Specify the files to include and exclude from the index

{bmc hlp\build.bmp}HID_INDEX_BUILD Build the index from scratch for the specified files.

{bmc hlp\update.bmp}HID_INDEX_UPDATE Update the index to reflect any changes since the last full build.

{bmc hlp\search.bmp}HID_INDEX_SEARCH Search the index for a word or combination of words.

{bmc hlp\findnext.bmp}HID_INDEX_FINDNEXT Repeat the last search, searching forward in the file.

{bmc hlp\findprev.bmp}HID_SEARCH_FINDPREVIOUS Repeat the last search, searching backwards in the file.

{bmc hlp\edit.bmp}HID_FILE_EDIT Invoke the default text editorHID_FILE_EDIT on the selected file.

{bmc hlp\font.bmp}HID_VIEW_FONT Change the font in the file list or file content pane.

{bmc hlp\stop.bmp)HID_INDEX_STOP Halt the current build or update operation.

{bmc hlp\about.bmp}HID_APP_ABOUT Show the version number of Wilbur

{bmc hlp\curhelp.bmp}HID_CONTEXT_HELP Context sensitive help.

 

 

#K $Status Bar command (View menu)

 

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. The status line is also used to indicate progress while building or updating an index. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.

 

See Status BarAFX_HIDW_STATUS_BAR for help on using the status bar.

 

#K $Status Bar

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The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the Wilbur window. To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in the View menu.

 

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus. This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them. If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

 

When a file is selected, the status line shows information about the file such as its size, when it was last modified, its attributes and what number it is out of how many in the whole list.

 

While building or updating an index, the status line shows the current group of files being processed.

 

The right areas of the status bar indicate which of the following keys are latched down:

 

Indicator Description

CAP The Caps Lock key is latched down.

NUM The Num Lock key is latched down.

SCRL The Scroll Lock key is latched down.

 

#Index command (Help menu)

 

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using Wilbur and various types of reference information.

 

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.

 

 

#Using Help command (Help menu)

 

Use this command for instructions about using Help.

 

#About command (Help menu)

 

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of Wilbur. It will also display the number of files, unique words and bytes indexed by the current index.

 

#$Context Help command

{bml hlp\curhelp.bmp}

 

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of Wilbur. When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark. Then click somewhere in the Wilbur window, such as another Toolbar button. The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

 

Shortcut

Keys: SHIFT+F1

 

#Title Bar

 

The title bar is located along the top of a window. It contains the name of the application (Wilbur) and the name of the current index and various window control buttons.

 

To move the window, drag the title bar. Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

 

The title bar contains the following elements:

{bmc hlp\bullet.bmp} Application Control-menu button

{bmc hlp\bullet.bmp} Maximize button

{bmc hlp\bullet.bmp} Minimize button

{bmc hlp\bullet.bmp} Name of the application (Wilbur)

{bmc hlp\bullet.bmp} Name of the current index

{bmc hlp\bullet.bmp} Restore button

 

# Scroll bars

 

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of both the file list and file view panes. The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the list or file. You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the list or file.

 

 

#Size command (System menu)

 

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

{bml hlp\curarw4.bmp}

 

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1. Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2. Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3. Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

 

Note: This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

 

Shortcut

Mouse: Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.

 

 

#Move command (System menu)

 

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the Wilbur window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

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Note: This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

 

 

#$Minimize command (System menu)

 

Use this command to reduce Wilbur’s window to an icon.

 

Shortcut

Mouse: Click the minimize icon {bmc hlp\scmin.bmp} on the title bar.

 

 

#Maximize command (System menu)

 

Use this command to enlarge Wilbur’s window to fill the available space.

 

Shortcut

Mouse: Click the maximize icon {bmc hlp\scmax.bmp} on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

 

 

#Close command (System menus)

 

Use this command to shut down Wilbur or a dialog box.

 

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

{bml hlp\appexit.bmp}

 

 

Shortcuts

Keys: ALT+F4 closes the Wilbur window or dialog box

#Restore command (System menu)

 

Use this command to return Wilbur’s window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.

 

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