On 3/28/07, Simon HARPER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Regarding the online dictionary, it seems to be different on the mac - the tutorials suggest you can use a drill down approach looking for say messages or commands and then locating the one you want (serendipitous browse) however on my mac I seem to only be presented with just a huge list and expected to know the name of the command I want (targeted search). Is there anyway to get the browse facility?
Just to point a couple of things out about the A-Z dictionary you may not know. When first opened you are given all the keywords in alphabetical order, which as you say for a new user can be a next to useless. As with any good table, if you click on the column headers the list will be sorted, so by clicking on Type you can get all the Commands or Functions listed together. Clicking again will sort in reverse order. Additionally you can change which columns are displayed by (on Mac) clicking on any column header with the 'ctrl' key pressed - note, unlike most contextual menus in this case you need to release the mouse so a mouseUp message is sent. Columns I find useful are Type, Syntax, Synonyms and Library. Library is good because you can get all the Database, XML etc commands/functions/properties listed together. Lastly, remember to look at the "See Also:" for each entry. These are hyperlinked to their appropriate entry so when you do a 'basic' search for 'sort' or 'repeat' you may get an See Also link that refers more specifically with what you had in mind. HTH _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
