DIALOG BOXES
About
The About command from the System Menu brings up a dialog box
to show information about the Personal CASE program.
Open Design
The Open command from the File menu uses a dialog box to select
the name of the design to be opened.
Control Usage
Filename Type in name of file to be opened
Filename List Choose name of file or directory to be
opened from list.
Path name Shows abbreviated MS-DOS pathname of
currently selected directory.
Read Only Check box to open the design for display
and printing only.
Open Click to open design, or press ENTER.
Cancel Click to cancel command, or press ESC.
Save Design
The Save and Save As commands from the File menu use a dialog
box to prompt for the file name to be used to save the design.
Control Usage
Save file as: Type in the name of file to be used to
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save design.
Pathname Shows abbreviated MS-DOS pathname of
currently selected directory.
Save Click to save file, or press ENTER.
Cancel Click to cancel command, or press ESC.
Printer Selection
This dialog box appears as part of any of the commands from the
Report menu. If allows you to select a printer for your report.
Control Usage
Select a printer Select the printer to be used from the
list.
Copies Number of collated copies of report to
be printed.
Draft quality Force printer into higher speed, lower
quality mode, not supported by all
printers.
Pages Print all or a range of pages of the
report.
OK Click to begin printing, or press ENTER.
Setup Call up additional setup information
specific to your selected printer.
Cancel Cancel the report, or press ESC.
Data Flow Selection
This dialog box appears to select which of the data flows
connecting two components is to be manipulated when a selection
is made with the Data Flow tool.
Control Usage
Current Data Flows: Choose from the list of data flows that
connect the two components.
Add Click to add a new data flow that
components, rather than working with the
listed ones.
Delete/Change Click to delete or change the Data Flow
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that was selected from the list, as
appropriate.
Cancel Cancel the Data Flow operation. Or press
ESC.
Format Character
This dialog box is used by the Character command from the
Format menu to selected typefaces to be used by text, Data
Dictionary and reports.
Control Usage
Typeface Usage Determine application for typeface:
descriptive text, dictionary text or
printed dictionary reports.
Font Name Name of typeface.
Fonts Choose name of font to be used from
list, shows font names for currently
selected printer.
Sizes Available point sizes for the chosen
typeface, as supported by currently
selected printer.
Height Chosen font height.
Boldface Check box to make typeface bold.
Italic Check box to italicize typeface.
Underline Check box to underline font.
OK Click to use the selected typeface, or
press ENTER.
Cancel Click to cancel command, or press ESC.
Format Page
The Page command from the Format menu uses this dialog box to
prompt for page layout information. The page layout affects the
screen display and all printed reports.
Control Usage
Page Size Height and width of page in inches.
Grid Specify grid size, make grid visible,
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turn grid off.
Margins Left, Right, Top and Bottom page margins
in inches.
Symbol Size Height and width of new components added
to design. Does not affect components
already in the design.
OK Click here to use the new page layout,
or press ENTER.
Cancel Click here to cancel the command and
leave the page layout unchanged, or
press ESC.
Format Titles
The Titles command from the Format menu uses this dialog box to
prompt for 5 lines of titles that can be included in the
design's master page.
Control Usage
Line 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The five lines of titles.
OK Click here to use the new titles, or
press ENTER.
Cancel Click here to cancel the command and
leave the titles unchanged, or press
ESC.
Page skip and Move
The Skip and the Move commands from the Page menu use these
dialog boxes to prompt for page numbers.
Control Usage
Page Number Number of page to be viewed or page
after which to move current page.
OK Click here to carry out the command, or
press ENTER.
Cancel Click here to cancel the command, or
press ESC.
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Open Dictionary
The Open command from the Dictionary menu uses this dialog box
to prompt for the name of the Global Data Dictionary to be
opened for the design.
Control Usage
Filename Type in name of file to be opened
Filename List Choose name of file or directory to be
opened from list.
Path name Shows abbreviated MS-DOS pathname of
currently selected directory.
Open Click to open Dictionary, or press
ENTER.
Cancel Click to cancel command, or press ESC.
Dictionary Add/Change
This dialog box pops up whenever the Data Dictionary is opened
and a new Component or Data Flow is added to the design. If
prompts for data dictionary information.
Control Usage
Component Type This is automatically set to the type of
component being added.
Class Dictionary label for the component's
class.
Instance Dictionary label for the component's
instance.
? Click to get a list of class or instance
names currently in use.
Global Check to make the dictionary information
global, otherwise it is local.
Hidden Check to suppress display of the
dictionary description in the design
image.
Description Full description of the class or
instance.
Add/Change Click to store the dictionary
information
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Cancel Click to cancel the addition or change.
Owner Click to view the page which is the
owner of the selected parameter
component.
Details Click to view the detail page of the
selected process component.
Dictionary Browse
The Browse command from the Dictionary menu uses this dialog
box to display selected information from the Data Dictionary.
Control Usage
Component Type Select the type of Dictionary
information to be viewed. Check the All
box to view all types of Dictionary
information.
Label Type in a label and press TAB to view
that label's Dictionary entry.
? Click to get a list of Dictionary labels
currently in use.
Global Check to retrieve a global Dictionary
entry otherwise retrieves local entries.
Hidden Check to suppress display of the
dictionary description in the design
image.
Description Full description of the class or
instance. May be changed.
Scroll Bar Use to view different Dictionary
entries. Move sequentially through
entries in alphabetical label order.
Update Click to store the dictionary
information.
Exit Click to leave the dialog.
Owner Click to view the page which is the
owner of the selected parameter
component.
Details Click to view the detail page of the
selected process component.
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Dictionary Delete
The Delete command from the Dictionary menu uses this dialog
box to prompt for Dictionary entries to be deleted.
Control Usage
Component Type Shows the type of Dictionary information
in view.
Label Type in a label and press TAB to delete
that label's Dictionary entry. The
entry's full description will be shown
for approval.
Global Check to retrieve a global Dictionary
entry otherwise retrieves local entries.
Hidden Checked if dictionary description is
hidden.
Description Full description of the class or
instance.
Delete Click to delete the dictionary entry. Or
press ENTER.
Exit Click to leave the dialog. Or press ESC.