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2.4. The menu bars

Much of the functionality of Sophie 2's menu bars is not currently implemented. Here is what the menu bars do:

File

The File menu generally contains things having to do with opening and saving Sophie books and their contents. It looks like this:

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New Book

File > New Book will make a new Sophie book. Control-n does the same thing.

Open Book

File > Open Book will open a Sophie book. Control-o does the same thing.

Save

File > Save should save the current Sophie book. Control-s should do the same thing. This doesn't currently work.

Save As

File > Save As should save the current Sophie book with a new name. Control-shift-s should do the same thing. This doesn't currently work.

Save As Template

File > Save As Template should save the current Sophie book as a book template. This doesn't currently work.

Book Properties

File > Book Properties should show properties information for the current book. Control-b does the same thing. This doesn't currently work.

Close

File > Close should close the current Sophie book. This doesn't currently work.

Quit Veda

File > Quit Veda should quit Sophie. Control-q should do the same thing. This doesn't currently work.



Edit

The Edit menu generally contains things having to do with manipulating objects or text on a Sophie page. It looks like this:

source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/EditMenu.png

Undo

Edit > Undo will undo the last action. Control-z does the same thing.

Redo

Edit > Redo will redo the last undone action, if there is one. Control-y does the same thing.

Set Title

Edit > Set Title will allow you to set the title for your current book. A window like this will appear:

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Enter a tile, click Okay, and the title will appear in the title bar of the currently selected book.

Set Page Dimensions

Show Frame Connections



Insert

The Insert menu lets you insert content into your Sophie book. It looks like this:

source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/InsertMenu.png

Image

Insert > Image should insert an image into your currently selected Sophie book. This doesn't currently work.

Text

Insert > Text will add a new text frame to your currently selected Sophie book.

Movie

Insert > Movie should insert a movie into your currently selected Sophie book. This doesn't currently work.

Window

The 'Window menu lets you manage the windows of your currently open Sophie books. It looks like this:

source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/WindowMenu.png

Every open book appears in this menu; the currently selected book has a + next to it.

Cascade

Window > Cascade will cascade all of your currently open book windows.

Tile

Window > Tile will tile all of your currently open book windows.



Help

The Help menu shows help for Sophie. Right now it only contains Help > About. The Help menu looks like this:

source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/HelpMenu.png

About

Help > About shows information about the current release of Sophie 2. Currently the About window looks like this:

source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/AboutWindow.png

Click Okay to close this window.