The event set window stores a list of events. The set of events represented in this window can be stored in a file, as an event set. The event set window looks like this:
Columns: The columns are self-explanatory. The column headings can be resized and reordered. Furthermore, by clicking on a column heading, you can sort the items based on the attribute indicated in that particular column, for example they could be sorted by name, by date, etc... A column used for sorting is inducated by being underlined in the column heading. For example, the events are sorted by event time in the above example.
Multi-column sorting: Multiple columns can be used for sorting. For example, you could sort the events by time, and from there, any events that occur at the same time could be sorted further by name. This is accomplished by holding down the shift key and clicking subsequent columns.
Menus:
File |
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Creates a new event set in its own window. |
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Opens an event set file to its own window. |
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Saves the event set file. |
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Saves the event set to a file. |
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Adds the event set to the list which Scheduler stores in its settings to identify sets which should be used to deliver events. |
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Opens the settings window. |
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Provides information about Scheduler. |
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Opens the documentation. |
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Closes the window for this event set. |
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Quits Scheduler, but leaves the invisible background companion to wait for the next event to be delivered . |
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Quits Scheduler and removes the invisible background companion. No events will be delivered until Scheduler is launched again, either by double-clicking its icon or when it is launched from the UserBootscript the next time the computer is started up. |
Edit |
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Cuts the selected event from the list, and stores it in the clipboard. |
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Copies the selected event to the clipboard. |
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Pastes an event from the clipboard into the event set. |
Event |
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Creates a new event in the event set and opens an event window for it. |
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Opens an event window for the selected event. |
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Deletes the selected event from the event set. |
View |
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Not implemented yet |
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Currently the only viewing mode. There will be other ways to view the events in future releases, for example a calendar view. |
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Checklist to select which columns are displayed for the items in the list. |
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When the actual event takes place or took place. |
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When the next message will be delivered,be it prewarning, the actual event, or nagging after the event. |
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Which event handler is selected to deal with the event. |
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Saving the event set: Scheduler displays a normal
save file panel, with one exception: a check box has been added to
allow the event set to be remembered to deliver events from. This
saves you the hassle of having to use the Remember for delivery menu
item for any set that you want to deliver messages, and conceivably
forgetting to remember a set and not having the events delivered. If
it was your spouse's birthday....watch out! :)
If you have any questions or feature requests, I can be reached
via email at
btietz@biomail.ucsd.edu.
Purchasing Scheduler: http://www.bedepot.com - coming soon
Scheduler web page: http://www-biology.ucsd.edu/~btietz/Scheduler.html
Copyright 1998, by Brian Tietz, all rights reserved