Menu Commands


File Menu

The File menu contains commands for opening and saving documents, as well as starting new instances of Siag and exiting running ones.

New

Opens a new empty Siag window.

Open

Asks for a file name and opens the file with that name as a Siag document.

Save

Saves the currently open document using the most recently used filename. If no name has been given to the document, the name "noname" is used.

Save As

Asks for a filename and saves the currently open document using that filename.

Print

Prints a single page using the lpr command.

Exit

Quits from Siag. If there are any changes that have not been saved, Siag asks if they should be saved.

Edit Menu

The Edit menu contains commands for deleting, cutting and pasting, as well as for inserting and removing lines and columns.

Delete

Delete the contents of the current cell.

Insert Line

Insert a line into the document, shifting the rest of the document down.

Label

Asks for a label to insert into the current cell.

Expression

Asks for an expression to insert into the current cell.

Block Menu

The block menu contains commands to manipulate the rectangular area of the document which is called the block.

Set Mark

Moves the mark to the current cell.

Set Block

Sets the block to be the rectangular area between the mark and the current cell.

Copy Block

Copies the contents of the block to the area to the right and below the current cell.

Delete Block

Deletes all the cells in the block.

Format Menu

The format menu contain commands that control the appearance of the cells, on the screen as well as on paper.

Column Width

Sets the width in pixels of the current column.

Row Height

Sets the height in pixels of the current row.

Cell Format

Displays a dialog which allows setting a number of options for the current cell.
Ulric Eriksson - July 1996 - ulric@asogy.stockholm.se