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:
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.
Save As
File > Save As should save the current Sophie book with a new name. Control-shift-s should do the same thing.
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. The window that appears looks like this.
Click OK to close it.
Close
File > Close should close the current Sophie book. This does the same thing as clicking the X icon at the right of a book's status bar.
Quit Sophie 2
File > Quit Sophie 2 quits Sophie. Control-q does the same thing, as should clicking the X icon at the upper right of the Sophie window. If books are open, the user is asked if they want to save changes.
File > Print will print the current book to a printer if an appropriate printer exists.
Print to File
File > Print to File will print the current book to a PostScript file, which can later be converted to a PDF. You will be prompted to select a location and a filename for the file.
Edit
The Edit menu generally contains things having to do with manipulating objects or text on a Sophie page. It looks like this:
Undo
Edit > Undo will undo the last action, if there is one that can be undone. Control-z does the same thing.
Redo
Edit > Redo will redo the last undone action, if there is one that can be undone. 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:
Enter a tile, click OK, and the title will appear in the title bar of the currently selected book.
Set Page Dimensions
Edit > Set Page Dimensions will first ask you for a new width for your book:
If you click OK, you will then be asked for a new height for your book:
If you click OK again, your book will be resized.
Show Frame Connections
Edit > Show Frame Connections will show the connections between text frames, if connections exist.
Insert
The Insert menu lets you insert content into your Sophie book. It looks like this:
Image
Insert > Image should insert an image into your currently selected Sophie book.
Text
Insert > Text will add a new text frame to your currently selected Sophie book.
Video
Insert > Video will insert a video file into your currently selected Sophie book.
Audio
Insert > Audio will insert an audio file into your currently selected Sophie book.
Insert > PDF will insert a PDF into your currently selected Sophie book. Only the first page is inserted.
Book
Insert > Book will insert a previously-saved Sophie book as an embedded book on the current page of your book.
Skins
The Skins menu allows you to choose different skins, which change the look and feel of Sophie. The Skins menu lists all skins that are currently installed in Sophie, including the default skin:
Note that these skins are not final; they are included as proof of concept.
Window
The 'Window menu lets you manage the windows of your currently open Sophie books. It looks like this:
Every open book (like "My New Book", above) 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. The Help menu looks like this:
Help Window
Help > Help Contents opens Sophie's internal help viewer. The help viewer looks like this:
It should contain the same documentation that you find online, but inside of Sophie for quick reference.
About
Help > About shows information about the current release of Sophie 2. Currently the About window looks like this:
Click OK to close this window.
Inspector
Help > Inspector shows the inspector, a developer tool which looks like this:
The inspector is useful for developers; it isn't meant to be used by the end user and will be removed from the final version of Sophie. The inspector can also be opened by pressing command-i.
