Pathmaker Reference Manual

Screen Painter
Pathmaker Screens
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F10-Insert New Page
Inserts a new page before the current page in the paging area.
F11-Move Page
Relocates one page in the paging area.
When you press F11 to move the currently shown page, the Screen Painter marks the
page but does not delete it.
Now use F1 (or PREV PAGE), F2 (or NEXT PAGE), SF1 (or SHIFT plus PREV PAGE),
or SF2 (or SHIFT plus NEXT PAGE) to show the page that you want to appear after
the one you are moving.
When that page is shown, press F11 again to complete the move.
For example, suppose you have pages A, B, and C, in that order, and you want to
make C the first page.
1. Display page C and press F11 once to select it.
2. Now press SF1 to shift the display to page A.
3. Press F11 a second time to insert page C before A.
F12-Move Block of Screen Elements
Defines an area of the screen and moves all screen elements that start within that area .
When you press F12 to select an area for moving, the Screen Painter marks the cursor
position as one corner of the block.
Move the cursor to the opposite corner and press F12 again. The Screen Painter marks
the cursor position as the opposite corner of the block.
Now move the cursor to the upper left corner of the new location for the block and
press F12 a third time.
The Screen Painter removes all elements that start in the defined block.
F13-Draw Line or Box
Defines the ends of a line or box. Whether you get a line or a box depends on the
second cursor position.
When you press F13 to begin drawing a line or box, the Screen Painter marks the
cursor position as one end or corner of the line or box. Now move the cursor to the
opposite end or corner and press F13 again.
For a box, move the cursor to a different line and column of the screen.
For a horizontal line, move the cursor to a different column on the same line of the
screen.
For a vertical line, move the cursor to a different line on the same column of the screen.