Short: FW: ARexx scripts for implementing sessions. Author: pernathw@cip.ub.uni-muenchen.de (Wanja Pernath) Uploader: Author Version: 1.1 (first public release) Type: biz/swood Requires: FWriter Rel 4++, rexxreqtools.lib (included) PREFACE ------- Have you ever heard about that little word "session"? And have you ever thought about implementing this in your wordprocessor "FinalWriter"? No? - Okay! Forget reading any further! And now to those of you who know something about it. Let me explain it with an example: You have got this lovely pice of software (FW) on your Amiga and you want to write very much and it will take days and days to be completed. After every session, you're saving your document and quitting FinalWriter. After a day (or two) you want to write a bit more. Your steps will be some of the following: - starting FinalWriter - opening the filerequester - trying to find the right directory and after it searching for the right file. - opening the document - jumping to the right part, the right page and the right paragraph of your document - and so on As you can see, it is the same day by day by day. Wouldn't it be better, if you could press just a little button of your toolmanager-dock which will do this job for you? - I think so. INSTALLATION: ------------- FW_Sessions is a set of ARexx scripts divided in two directories: - Deutsch for german speaking users - English for english speaking users (no, really?) The included installer-script lets you select your favorite language. Just doubleclick the icon. After the installation has successfully ended, you can (why 'can', it's a MUST) install the two scripts 'FW_LoadSession.rexx' and 'FW_SaveSession.rexx' in the menu of FinalWriter, so you have always an access to them. USAGE: ------ If you execute one of the scripts, you will be asked to choose if you want to load/save the default or an alternative session. In the following FileRequester, you have to choose the alternative session. The session will quickly be loaded. FinalWriter jumps to the correct paragraph at the correct page at the correct line/column position. - All you have to do is to write some text... Easy, isn't it?. And if you have Toolmanager installed on your system, you could work out a dock-entry with the file "Drawer-where-your-FW-is/Final_Last" as executable. Everytime you click on this tiny little icon, you start FW and the session can go on. Note: Final_Last is generated at installation-time. It must be present in your FinalWriter main directory. DISCLAIMER: ----------- FW_Sessions is FREEWARE. You can spread it around the world as much as you can, but please remember to spread the full archive-contents. And if you have translated the scripts into your foreign language, I'll be glad if you send me the translation. So I can include them in the next release of FW_Sessions. If you find any bugs or have any suggestions, please report them. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1352 714 47.1% 08-Aug-97 13:55:00 +deutsch.info 3513 1314 62.5% 09-Aug-97 09:32:12 +FW_LoadSession.rexx 1779 1118 37.1% 08-Aug-97 13:55:00 +FW_LoadSession.rexx.info 3889 1424 63.3% 09-Aug-97 09:30:02 +FW_SaveSession.rexx 1779 1116 37.2% 08-Aug-97 13:55:00 +FW_SaveSession.rexx.info 1352 720 46.7% 08-Aug-97 13:55:14 +english.info 3517 1315 62.6% 09-Aug-97 09:32:30 +FW_LoadSession.rexx 1779 1116 37.2% 08-Aug-97 13:55:14 +FW_LoadSession.rexx.info 3893 1427 63.3% 09-Aug-97 09:31:52 +FW_SaveSession.rexx 1779 1122 36.9% 08-Aug-97 13:55:14 +FW_SaveSession.rexx.info 3037 1522 49.8% 09-Aug-97 10:00:50 +FW_Sessions.readme 1217 836 31.3% 08-Aug-97 13:34:58 +FW_Sessions.readme.info 6396 2288 64.2% 14-Aug-97 10:00:00 +FW_Sessions_d.guide 1561 1102 29.4% 08-Aug-97 13:34:58 +FW_Sessions_d.guide.info 6512 2055 68.4% 14-Aug-97 09:55:48 +Install 2791 2174 22.1% 14-Aug-97 09:52:40 +install.info 11664 6534 43.9% 31-Jul-97 11:50:52 +rexxreqtools.library 1543 906 41.2% 08-Aug-97 13:34:58 FW_Sessions.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 59353 28803 51.4% 02-Sep-97 22:55:22 18 files