******************************************************************** Taylor II for Windows, F&H Simulations (c) 1988-1996 version 4.0 Release notes. ******************************************************************** This document describes some changes and additional information which can not be found in the printed manuals. All subjects in this document are updated in the help file. This document gives an overview of the subjects which have changed in the help file, and are missing or wrongly printed in the manuals. 1 DDE: read and write in spreadsheets 2 Copy and Paste element information 3 Animation speed 0 4 Creating 3d icons 5 Cut/Copy/Paste in tables 6 Viewpoint manipulator 7 Changed functionality of speedbar button 1 DDE: read and write in spreadsheets Windows DDE functionality which enables the user to read and write data from taylor to a spreadsheet and to communicate with taylor via self written programs or macro's, is not described in the manuals. This subject is explained in a seperate help file called 'ddehlp.hlp' and can be found in your taylor directory (if you installed the help files). You will not find any information about this subject in the manuals. 2 Copy and Paste element information. You can use the right mouse button when clicking an element to Copy and Paste element information between elements and to view results and edit schedules. This information is not in the printed manual. Refer to the help system (Model | Elements). 3 Animation speed 0 The speed parameter of the 'View | Animation' dialog is extended with a '0' speed operator, indicated as 'interval' speed. An explanation of this speed operator and when you should use it can be found in the User's Guide section of the help file, under 'View | Animation'. 4 Creating 3d icons Making your own 3d icons is not integrated in Taylor for Windows. However, you can create your own 3d icons with a separate DOS tool, which comes from the former Taylor for DOS. After installation of Taylor for Windows you will find a subdirectory 'icon3d'. In this directory you will find a file 'icon3d.exe'. If you run this program (type 'icon3d' at the DOS prompt) a number of files will be unpacked. To start the iconeditor type 'ico3d'. Information about the program can be found in the file 'icon3d.txt'. 5 Cut/Copy/Paste in tables The Cut/Copy/Paste keys of the tables, documented in 'Model | Tables' paragraph of the User's Guide have been modified. Ctrl-V,Ctrl-X and Ctrl-C do not apply to a selected area but to a single table-cell. To copy and paste information from a selected area, you should use Shift-Delete and Shift-Insert. (see 'Model | Tables'). 6 Viewpoint manipulator The description of the Viewpoint Manipulator (View | Viewpoint manipulator, User's Guide), has changed from the description in the manual. Refer to the help file for the extended information on the viewpoint manipulator. 7 Changed functionality of speedbar button The speedbar button of the main window in Taylor does not result in the execution of the Text Editor but in the execution of the Function Editor.
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