LEAGUE EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTENTS CHAPTER Introduction 1 Do I only use it between seasons 1.1 Loading 1.2 Main Screen 2 Project Menu 2.1 Display Tables Menu 2.2 Keyboard Equivalents 3 Gadgets 4 Division Section 4.1 Number of Teams Section 4.2 Points Awarded Section 4.3 Position Priority Section 4.4 Other Gadgets 4.5 -1- INTRODUCTION: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This program (as the name suggests) enables you to change the layout of the league which is used in the main program. This means that the main program will NOT need to be upgraded for each new season. I was appalled when a little bird told me about another software package that had to be returned for promotion/relegation updating at the end of each season. And on top of that, they charge a ludicrous £5.00 for the privilege!!! The above package shall remain nameless for two reasons. Firstly... I would not dream of directly slagging off other programs. And Secondly... The little bird didn't tell me the name. Because this program gives you so much control over your league, I strongly suggest that you get to know the program and ALL it's features, before you really need to use it. As long as you don't save the data, then nothing can go wrong with your original league data (don't quote me on that). -1.1- Do I only use it between seasons? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 'League Editor' can be used at any time during the season. For instance, if you should fail to enter any results into the main program, then you can use this add-on to update the table data using a Sunday paper. It must be stressed that it is best to enter results as they happen, otherwise the form guide will not be correctly updated. So use this feature as a last resort. In fact, any of the features offered by this add-on can be used mid- season. The only problems would arise from changing team names, this would affect any schedules that you might have previously made that include the changed teams name. If you try to load an affected schedule into the main program, then any fixtures containing the (now unrecognised) team name would be skipped. Try loading the schedule into the 'Schedule Editor' (it WILL read rogue fixtures) and then delete and re-enter the offending fixture/s. -1.2- LOADING ~~~~~~~ This add-on can be loaded via the main 'Pools-Wizard' program by selecting the 'Schedule Editor' option in the 'Extras' menu. It is important to realize that although you can load this add-on from the main program, it is in fact a completely independent program in it's own right. When you use this add-on you are, in effect quitting the main program and loading this one. As such, any data you have entered into the main program will be lost (although you will be warned first). -2- MAIN SCREEN: The main screen is very similar to the main 'Pools-Wizard' screen. The only differences being a tighter use of space. This means less work for you, getting to know the program, and less work for me, programming it. -2.1- The Project menu: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Load Default League: This loads a back-up league from the disk. The file is set for the start of the season. It's sole purpose is to act as a starting point, if anything nasty should happen to your original data. Save Data: Saves the tables currently in memory. NOTE: This function is irreversible!!!. Revert: Reverts to last saved tables. Exit: Exits from 'League Editor' and reloads the main program. Just like selecting exit from the result/prediction screen in the main program. Quit to DOS: Just like selecting quit from the main program. -2.2- The Display Tables menu: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Displays the chosen table on screen. The layout is identical to the main program. Reset All Divisions: Resets all the teams stat's. This is ideal for starting a new season. -3- Keyboard Equivalents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once you get to know the program you may wish to use keyboard equivalents instead of going to the menus every time. All keyboard short-cuts are listed alongside its menu equivalent. -4- Gadgets ~~~~~~~ Gadgets (or buttons if you like) are where the real power of this program lies. Just click on them with the left mouse button and then release. NOTE: You must make sure that the mouse pointer is still over the on- screen button when you release. This is because the buttons have a last ditch safety feature. So even if you activate a button by mistake, you can still abort the procedure by moving the pointer away from the button before releasing. -4.1- Division ~~~~~~~~ 1 to Total number of divisions (max 10): Perform one of two possible tasks, depending on how the following buttons are set. View: View the division at the location selected with the button. The same as using the menus or function keys. Add: Insert a new division at the location selected with the button. If you choose an existing division, then the old one (and any following it) will be incremented. The new division will be given a default name and contain a single team, also with a default name. Division names can be changed by clicking in the box containing the division name. A maximum of 39 characters can be used. Remember to press 'Return' after entering the name. If you want to leave the box without changing the name, then just click with the mouse pointer outside of the box. NOTE: Once you add a division, you will be returned to view mode. Hopefully this will prevent you from accidentally adding divisions all over the place. Reset: Resets all the teams stat's. This is the same as 'Reset All Divisions' from the 'Display Table' menu, except that it only affects the current division. Delete: Deletes the current division. If there are any divisions after the one you deleted, then they will be decremented. NOTE: Due to the structure of the divisions, this may take some time. So please be patient. -4.2- Number of Teams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add Team: Creates a new team in the current division. This team will have a default name and all stat's set to zero. NOTE: The maximum number of teams you can have in a division is 26. For any of the following six options you can use the up/down arrows which are positioned next to them. Alternately click on the value itself (the little blue box), and you can enter the new figure directly. Promoted: Controls the white line that indicates how many teams are promoted. Play-off: Controls the white line that indicates how many teams are in the play- offs. Relegated: Controls the white line that indicates how many teams are relegated. NOTE: The above options are merely cosmetic and serve no purpose apart from conveying obvious information to you, the user. It had been my intention to have some sort of automatic promotion/relegation system which would make use of these features. But I decided against it because this would cause havoc in your leagues with teams being relegated from division four and ending up in the Scottish Premier Division and so on! This would be made worse if you were to add non-league divisions. At least you only have to do this once a season, so it's not all that bad. -4.3- Points Awarded ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Win: Number of points awarded to a team for winning. Draw: Number of points awarded to a team for a draw. Lose: Yes, a team can even get points for losing (just in case)!!! NOTE: After any changes, the points for each team in the current division will be recalculated. This process takes a little while. Points can be negative as well as positive. -4.4- Position Priority ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goal Difference: If the points of two teams are the same, then goal difference is the next thing taken into account. Goals Scored: If the points of two teams are the same, then the amount of goals scored is the next thing taken into account. NOTE: When changing a divisions priority, all the teams positions for that division, will be re-evaluated. -4.5- Other Gadgets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The last four features are achieved by clicking on the required button (these buttons are located on each side of the table window) and then selecting the team you wish to carry out the action on. This works in the same way as the main program. First move the mouse pointer over the table window. A black bar will highlight the team nearest to the pointer. Clicking the left mouse button will then cause the appropriate action to occur. Edit: This allows you to enter new stat's for the selected team. A window similar to the one in the main program will appear. The layout is the same as the Sunday papers. HOME AWAY Pld W D L F A W D L F A Pts G G G G G G G G G G G P A A A A O O A A A O O O M M M M A A M M M A A I E E E E L L E E E L L N S S S S S S S S S S S T S P W D L F A W D L F A L O R O O G O R O O G A N A S R A N A S R A Y W T I W T I E N N N N D S S To enter new stat's, position the mouse pointer inside the blue box just below the stat you wish to change and click the left mouse button. A cursor will appear. Now input the new stat and press 'Return'. Notice how the cursor moves into the next box (unless you input new 'AA' (away goals against)), ready for you to enter the next stat. This is for the sake of speed when entering a full line of stat's. If you press 'Return' while a box is selected without entering anything, then a '0' will be taken as the input. This is also for the sake of speed. When you are happy with your new stat's click on the 'OK' button. The window will close and the new stat's will replace the old one's. If you are not happy with the new stat's then click on the 'CANCEL' button. The old stat's will be retained. NOTES: The number of games played and the amount of points are automatically worked out by the program. If you are entering three figures into a box then you do not have to press 'Return', as this will happen automatically. You are free to move from one box to another at any time by clicking on the new box. But remember that the current box (where the cursor is) will be left blank. This will also blank the new box (which is handy if you make a mistake). For the reasons given above it is advisable to always work from left to right. It is important to remember that no stat's are permanent until you click on the 'OK' button. Team names can also be changed by clicking in the box under the old team name. A maximum of thirteen characters can be used. Changing team names can affect your schedules (see introduction) Delete: Enables you to delete a team and accompanying statistics. Promote: Enables you to promote a team to the next division up (Division One to the Premier League for example). Relegate: Enables you to relegate a team to the next division down (the Premier League to Division One for example). NOTE: There are certain limits which affect the above three options. A division can have a maximum of 26 and a minimum of 1 teams at any one time. *** End of File ***