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Workbench Disk: Utilities Drawer

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MultiView:

MultiView lets you view files, including picture files, text files, AmigaGuide help files, sound files, and animated graphics files.

Load files into Multiview using the file requester provided or drag icons onto Multiview.

The following gadgets appear on the Multiview file requester:

  • Pattern
    Searches for a file pattern
  • Drawer
    Displays the drawer of the selected file
  • File
    Displays the filename of the selected file
  • Open
    Opens the selected file
  • Volumes
    Displays the available volumes from which to select a file
  • Parent
    Returns to the parent directory of the file or directory last viewed
  • Cancel
    Cancels MultiView without opening a file
Move through the file you are viewing using the window gadgets, scroll bars, and sliders on the display window.

MultiView has four menus: Project, Edit, Windows, and Settings.

Project Menu:

  • Open
    Opens a MultiView file requester.
  • Save As
    Saves object as ILBM or text files.
  • Print
    Prints selected blocks or files.
  • About
    Shows the MultiView release information and the type of document being viewed.
  • Quit
    Quits Multiview.
Edit Menu:
  • Mark
    Turns on the block selection cursor and lets you select a block. (This is only available for picture files.)
  • Copy
    Copies selected block to the Clipboard and deselects the block. If no block is selected, copies the whole file.
  • Select All
    Selects the whole file.
  • Clear Selected
    Clears the selected block or file without copying or printing.
Windows Menu:
  • Minimize
    Makes the window as small as it can be.
  • Normal
    Sizes the window to the contents size.
  • Maximize
    Makes the window the same size as the screen.
Settings Menu:
    Save As Defaults
    Saves the size, position, and location of the window for future use

Tool Types:
MultiView supports the following Tool Types:

  • CLIPBOARD
    View the Clipboard instead of the file.

  • CLIPUNIT=<number>
    Specify the Clipboard unit to use when using the CLIPBOARD keyword. The range is 0 to 255; the default is 0.

  • SCREEN
    Indicate that you want the object to appear on its own screen, using the environment specified by the object. For example, if an ILBM was Low Res, then the screen would match.

  • PUBSCREEN=<name>
    Indicate that you want the window to open on the named public screen.

  • FONTNAME=<name>
    Font to use when viewing text objects. Note that the .font extension must be left off.

  • FONTSIZE=<number>
    Font size in points to use when viewing text objects.

  • BOOKMARK
    Go to the object and position specified by the bookmark.

  • BACKDROP
    Indicate that the window should be a backdrop window.

  • WINDOW
    Open the MultiView window without an object so that it can be placed in the WBstartup directory.


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