diff -r 1f6263d403a0 -r 658ad3bc0c8a tex/vym.tex --- a/tex/vym.tex Tue Sep 05 10:03:29 2006 +0000 +++ b/tex/vym.tex Sat Mar 31 09:28:27 2007 +0000 @@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ \section{Concept of \vym} %TODO may add a general introduction here... -\subsection{Windows: mapeditor and noteeditor} -\vym uses two windows: an editor for the map itself and another one for +\subsection{Windows: Mapeditor, Noteeditor, and more} +\vym uses mainly two windows: an editor for the map itself and another one for notes, which are part of the map. Let's call them {\em mapeditor} and {\em noteeditor}: \begin{center} @@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ information e.g. the content of a email easily in a {\em branch}: Just type or copy\&paste it into the {\em noteeditor}. Working with notes is explained in \ref{noteeditor} + +Another window which can be toggled on or off is the {\em history +window}. It can be used to see the latest actions performed on a map and +also to undo and redo actions. Details are in \ref{historywindow}. \subsection{Menus and Context menus} On top of each window you find the menubar. The options you find there @@ -577,9 +581,9 @@ \end{center} \subsection{Import and export notes} -The note is always saved automatically within the \vym file itself. +The note is always saved automatically within the \vym map itself. Nevertheless sometimes it is nice to import a note from an external file -or write it. Use "File\ra~Import" and "File\ra~Export" to do so. +or write it. Use "Map\ra~Import" and "Map\ra~Export" to do so. \subsection{Edit and print note} Editing works like in any simple texteditor, including undo and redo @@ -630,17 +634,6 @@ an email. Normally \vym will generate a new paragraph for each new line. This usually is not what you want, so you can choose from the menu -\subsection{Advanced actions} -\subsubsection*{Edit \ra Convert subsubsections:} -This turns subsubsections in selected text (or all text, if nothing is -selected) into linebreaks. This is especially useful for snippets of -source code. - -\subsubsection*{Edit \ra Join Lines:} -Tries to format text, so that empty lines are used to delimit -paragraphs. This is done for selected text (or all text, if nothing is -selected). Especially useful for text like emails, meeting minutes etc. - \section{Hello world} This section is about how \vym can interact with other applications. Many applications meanwhile can read and write their data using XML, the @@ -658,7 +651,7 @@ use \vym to maintain the bookmark mess? To create a new map containing your current KDE bookmarks just choose \begin{itemize} - \item File \ra Import\ra KDE Bookmarks + \item Map \ra Import\ra KDE Bookmarks \end{itemize} \subsubsection*{Mind Manager} @@ -669,7 +662,7 @@ \href{http://mindjet.de}{http://mindjet.de}} into \vym maps. Notes and pictures are not converted at the moment. You can import files with \begin{itemize} - \item File \ra Import\ra Mind Manager + \item Map \ra Import\ra Mind Manager \end{itemize} @@ -701,7 +694,7 @@ currently limited, but it possible to export presentations which can be opened in Open Office Impress. By selecting \begin{itemize} - \item File \ra Export\ra Open Office + \item Map \ra Export\ra Open Office \end{itemize} you get a file dialogue where you can choose the output file and the file type: @@ -740,7 +733,7 @@ as experimental, there are no options (yet). By selecting \begin{itemize} - \item File \ra Export\ra \LaTeX + \item Map \ra Export\ra \LaTeX \end{itemize} you will be asked in a file dialog for the name of the output file. This file should be included in a \LaTeX document using command @@ -753,7 +746,7 @@ running konquerors via DCOP of the changed file. \vym does not create a backup! \begin{itemize} - \item File \ra Export \ra KDE Bookmarks + \item Map \ra Export \ra KDE Bookmarks \end{itemize} @@ -808,6 +801,9 @@ \section{Advanced Editing} +\subsection{Changing the history: Undo and Redo} +%FIXME + \subsection{How to deal with Bookmarks} \label{bookmarks} \subsubsection*{Open new tabs instead of new windows} If you use konqueror as browser, \vym will remember the konqueror which @@ -939,6 +935,7 @@ choose between {\em Import Add} and {\em Import Replace}: The imported data will be added after the selection resp. replace the selection. +\label{historywindow} \section{\vym on Mac OS X} \subsection{Overview} @@ -973,7 +970,22 @@ \begin{appendix} -\section{Starting \vym} +\section{\vym initialization process and configuration} +\subsection{Configuration file} +On startup \vym will look for a configuration for user specific settings +like window positions, toolbars etc. If this file does not already +exist, it will be created. The file is located in the users home +directory. The exact position depends on the platform: +\begin{center} +\begin{tabular}{cl} + {\bf Platform} & {\bf Configuration file} \\ \hline + Linux & {\tt $\sim$/.config/InSilmaril/vym.conf } \\ + Mac OS X & {\tt /Users/NAME/Library/Preferences/com.insilmaril.vym.plist } \\ +\end{tabular} +\end{center} +The file can be edited manually, or on Mac~OS~X with Property List +Editor (installed with xtools). + \subsection{Path to ressources} \vym will try to find its ressources (images, stylesheets, filters, etc.) in the following places: