LFNAlias Version 1.0

User Guide
The LFNAlias Load Output File Dialog
LFNAlias Load Output File Dialog
Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.650
Dialog with which the file to be loaded into the Output Editor can be either selected or specified.
It is opened by selecting/clicking "Load ..." in the Main Menu's File Menu or pressing the Control, Alt. and o keys on the keyboard simultaneously (Ctrl + Alt + o).



(Look in) Folder Name Drop-Down List
Folder Name Drop-Down List Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.651
In the aperture, that in (normal) combo boxes is the edit field, the Folder Name Drop-Down List/Selector shows the icon and name of the folder, the contents of which are currently listed in the List View. It is used to select this folder.
This is achieved by selecting the desired folder from the drop down list, which is opened by clicking on the small arrowhead on the right-hand side of the aperture. The drop-down list is also displayed when the down arrow key on the keyboard is pressed while the Folder Name Drop-Down List/Selector has the input focus.
Once it is displayed, a folder can be selected from the drop down list through a mouse click or by means of the up- and down arrow keys on the keyboard. However, if the arrow keys are used to select a folder, the selection has to be confirmed by pressing the Enter/Return key on the keyboard. This will also close the drop-down list.

Go To Last Folder Button
Go To Last Folder Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.652
Returns to the folder previously selected in the Folder Name Drop-Down List/Selector and displays its contents (i.e. the files and folders it contains) in the dialog's List View.

Up One Level Button
Up One Level Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.653
Opens the parent folder of the folder currently shown/selected in the Folder Name Drop-Down List and displays its contents in the List View.

Create New Folder Button
Create New Folder Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.658
Creates a new folder in the folder selected/shown in the Folder Name Drop-Down List.

View Menu Button
View Menu Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.660
Opens the View Menu, whith which the view style of the dialog's List View can be changed.

View Menu
View Menu Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.661
Contains menu items with which the icon size and arrangement of the listed files and folders in the List View can be changed.
It is opened either through a click of the left mouse button on the View Menu Button or by a click of the right mouse button in a free area (i.e. not on a file's icon or name) of the List View itself.

The List View
List View Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.670
Lists the files in the folder, selected in the Folder Name Drop-Down List.
It is largely identical in features and functionality to the List View in Windows Explorer. The most significant differences being:
When the dialog is opened, the file types listed in it are always filtered.
The files in it can not be dragged and dropped into the Output Editor for file name conversion, nor can they be dropped into other, LFNAlias, windows/dialogs, or controls.
It is not possible to select more than one file at a time.

The File Name Edit Field
File Name Edit Field Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.680
Edit field into which the name of the file, selected in the List View, is automatically entered by the dialog. Alternatively, the name of the file to open, can also be typed or pasted into it manually by the user.
It is also possible to enter a full or relative path to a folder or file in this edit field.
If the path and name of an existing folder is entered and confirmed by pressing the Enter/Rerurn key on the keyboard, the dialog will display the contents of that folder in its List View. In this case, the dialog will also update the icon and name of the folder, displayed in the (Look in) Folder Name Drop-Down List.
If the path and name of an existing file is entered and Enter/Return is subsequently pressed, the dialog will interpret this as the file to open. It will also close the dialog.

The File of Type Drop-Down List
File of Type Drop-Down List Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.685
Determines the file type filter that is applied to the contents of the dialog's List View.

Open as Read-Only Check Box
Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.690 Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.691
Determines whether or not the selected file can be modified immediately after it has been opened.
If this check box is not checked, as in Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.690, the opened file can be edited immediately after it has been loaded. If this check box is checked as in Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.691, editing the file's contents in the Output Editor will be prevented and the Read Only menu item in the Main Window's Edit Menu will also be checked.
If the check mark is not explicitly set by the user, the Open as Read-Only Check Box is automatically checked, if the file selected in the dialog's List View is write protected (i.e. its read-only, file system attribute is set). Hovever, this does not apply if the names of write protected files are typed into the File Name Edit Field or selected from its autocomplete drop-down list. If one these two methods is used to specify the file name, the Read-Only Check Box is not automatically checked, if the file's read-only, file system attribute is set.

Open Button
Open Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.692
Closes the dialog and loads the contents of the selected file into the Output Editor.

Cancel Button
Cancel Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.695
Aborts loading a file and closes the dialog.

Help Button
Help Button Fig. 2.1.1.2.2.1.0.699
Provided the application was correctly installed, this button opens this page in the offline help, when pressed/clicked.


Topic Hierarchy: LFNAlias  •  Support  •  User Guide  •  Table of Contents  •  Description  •  The Load Output File Dialog
 
See Also: The LFNAlias Main Window, The Save Output Dialog, The Preferences Dialog, The Select Default Output File Dialog, The Load File Error Dialog, The Load Recent File Error Dialog.  

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