The File Menu
Open
Open
- Overview
The menu choice open brings up a window that allows the
user to load a file into the mmdisp program. The file, of course, has to be in
the correct
format .
- Options
- Loading a File.
A file can be loaded in three ways. The first is by left clicking on the
name of the file in the rectangle to the left of the file window. This
loads the path and name of the file into the selection box. Clicking
on ok or double-clicking on the file name will then load the file.
Alternately, the path to and name of
the file can be typed into the selection box.
The name of a file can also be specified when the program is
loaded (e.g. mmdisp test.omf).
- Filter
Filenames are displayed in the rectangle at the left of the
file window. Wild cards can be used to limit the display of files.
For example to display all file ending in .o*, left click in the
text area to the left of filter and type *.o*. More than one
wildcard can be used e.g. *.omf *.obf with each wildcard separated by a
space.
- Browse
Normally after a file is selected the file window is closed.
Selecting the browse option keeps the file window open after
a file is selected. This allows easier browsing through a number
of files.
- Rescan
Rereads and displays any changes that occurred to the directory since the
last rescan.
- Path
Displays the directory that the program is currently reading
files from.
- Clear
Clears the filter box and the selection box.
Print
- Overview
The print command produces a postscript file of the image in the window.
- Options
- Print to: Selects the name of the postscript file. If the
operating system supports it, the output can also be piped to
the printer by using a command such as |lpr -Psupercolorprinter -#3.
- Orientation:
The orientation option allows selection of either a portrait or landscape
orientation. Portrait prints the top of the window aligned with the short
axis of the paper, while landscape print the top of the window
aligned with the long axis of the paper.
- Paper type:
Allows selection of either letter(8.5X11 in.), legal(8.5X14 in.),
a4 or a3 paper sizes.
- Position:
If the position is centered, the margin is adjusted so that the image
will appear in the center of the page. The left or right position alligns
the image left-margin width from the left or right side of the paper
respectively. Note that that what the print box calls the left margin
width is still called the left margin width even when the image is
printed on the right side of the page and is really the right margin width.
The top or bottom option aligns the image top margin width from the top
or bottom of the page respectively. Note that if the position is set to centered,
the respective margin width will be ignored.
- Units:
Toggles between English and metric units for the margin widths.
- Margins:
The margin is the distance that the image is printed from the edge of the
paper. The top margin is the distance it is printed from the top or
bottom of the paper depending on the position settings. The left
margin width is the distance printed from the left or right of the
paper depending on the position settings.
- Crop to view:
Changes the action of the print command so that instead of printing
just the contents of the
window
the entire
frame
is printed.
- Selection:
OK prints the window then leaves the print dialog box, reset resets
the print dialog box to the default selections and cancel leaves the
print dialog box without printing anything.
Exit
- Overview
The menu choice exit leaves MMDISP.
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