** File: Base7.hlp
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** TechPlot Interface Basic (7)


Û  TechPlot user interface implementation

    TechPlot is created using the
GraphVision interface framework.  The
TechPlot user interface is divided into
three main views: DeskTop / Base View,
Sheet View and Plot View.

    The Base View (DeskTop) is just a
frame, it doesn't have a window.  When
TechPlot starts, it is in this view.  From
here, you can open a Sheet View or Plot
View.

    Sheet View contains a GraphVision
window with scroll bars, edit control, and
command buttons.  This view mainly handles
data processing, mathematical
transformation, and statistical  analysis.
You can create a Plot View from Sheet View
by choosing some of the Plot creation
commands.

    Plot View contains a GraphVision
window with a plot editing toolbox and a
color palette.  This view handles all graph
editing operations.

    The following section describes some of
the common interface actions in all these
views and how to change views between Sheet
View and Plot View.


Û  How to exit to the DOS shell temporarily

    You can exit to the DOS shell
temporarily by choosing the
File | DOS Shell command from any of the
three TechPlot views.  When you are in the
DOS shell, type EXIT to return to TechPlot.


Û  How to choose a window

    If there are many Sheet View or Plot
View windows opened in the desktop and you
want to switch to a specific window,
choose the Window | List command.  This
command is available in both Sheet View
and Plot View.  This command will display
the Window List dialog box in which you
can select a window in the list box and
choose the OK command button to make that
window the active window.

    There are two more window management
commands - Window | Next and Window |
Previous.  These two commands will make
the next/previous window active.  These
are very useful when you only have two
windows opened.
