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Overview
Here is a detailed description of each of its user-interface components:
- Title Bar:
It displays D&Do: followed by the metascript name, and eventually the active variant ID of the argument list.
- License Label: It displays either the computer name (if it is registered) or a red warning. See the License section.
- Target Area: It is the target area for text, files and directory drops. Its color is determined by the behavior parameters of the metascript. It displays a message that identifies the type of action expected by the user. It flashes once when an error is detected or when a program has completed its task. Its tool-tip may add extra information about this area.
- Status Line: It displays either:
- 1- An immediate message (usually a feedback message after any action from the user)
- 2- One message of the message list that comes after the completion of the D&Do activity
- 3- One drop item from the drop list
- Popup Menu
(from a right-click on the target area):
- Clear Drops
: It clears the drop list.
- Load Metascript
: It displays an "Open MetaScript File" dialog box. From that dialog box, a metascript file can be selected and loaded into D&Do.
- Help
: It displays either this help document if no metascript has been loaded, otherwise, it displays the user's guide related to the metascript.
- About
: It display an "About" dialog box that identifies D&Do and the copyright owner.
- Help Viewer: It is a separate frame that displays the documentation on D&Do
This section contains also the following sub-sections:
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Copyright (c) 2003 Marcel St-Amant