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.