It is a simple text editor (Unicode, if here [see below] not "ANSI" specified) used for all subsequent tasks. Besides the usual shortcut keys: Ctrl+A, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z, (Ctrl+W, Ctrl+H) and Esc each possible functions are indicated by small buttons in the header.
Of course, you can also use any other preferred text editor (which can also be included in the user menu).
However, each function can also be called up with a hotkey, which can be seen as a hint of the corresponding button. These hotkeys are based on those of the editor (the notes), but cannot be changed.
Note that unicode is not supported in the menus and the file system ! As with the editor (Ctrl+O) selected lines can be sorted.
Picker editor | Shift+Alt+P |
The picker 's entries can be easily edited. The rules roughly correspond to those of the templates. Comments (";") and titles ("~") are allowed. Blank lines are displayed as such. Since every pick of a character jumps to every line that begins when the picker is called, this ("~") can also be used for factual grouping. In the menu editors "-" is used for a hyphen.
Here you can simulate this with a correspondingly
long "----------~". If he is selected, nothing happens
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Templates editor |
Shift+Alt+T |
The templates are a powerful tool and can be accessed by pressing F6 . A template can be created for each purpose, which then only needs to be filled out. The number of such templates is not limited. Each line is a template, excluding blank lines. The first 4 templates are for internal use and are not visible in the menu but must be present and active ! Only with these can a comment be made after a "~". should be added to the end of the line. These are:
The following variables are only available for the 3rd and 4th template if variable %link% appears in the template:
Templates used for special purposes can be easily replaced with ";". deactivate or activate. Blank lines are allowed (for a better overview). Thus, different templates can be used for the 3rd and 4th template and before the import (Alt+F6) activate the desired in the editor.. From the entries after the first 4 active
lines up to the "~" automatically formed a
menu (no unicode in the title before "~"). Submenus are not
allowed
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Note: | Picker & Templates |
In both, not only the special characters, but also the macros (date and counter) can be inserted.. Whole parts can also be inserted directly from the note into the picker or the templates are written. (Ctrl+P and Ctrl+M) The difference between picker and template is:
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Links editor | Shift+Alt+L |
Frequently used links of any type can be stored here in a menu. The structure is as follows: ; Comment All of
&Verdi~\\musik¦verdi Discussed here are the rules for links and more details here . Submenus are allowed. In this editor you can
also use the symbol "°". (space in
links
) for a space, which is useful at the end of a
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Filters editor | Shift+Alt+F |
Filters and filter elements can be edited here. The structure is as follows: ; comment The search terms are listed individually or with the link delimter: verdi|solti|wien More details here . Submenus are allowed. In this editor you can
also use the symbol "°". (space in
links
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Macros editor | Shift+Alt+M |
The macro menu can only be edited if the SendKey.exe utility is in the program directory when Info-Base is started! The structure is as follows: ; comment In addition to normal text, the following macros (no capitals !) are allowed:
This is a powerful tool and you can automate more complicated processes with it. e.g. the first lines of "Music" stack looks like this: Mahler: Symphonie Nr.1 - Chailly You can filter individual elements with these 3 macros: Composer~^{f4}[500]{f4}:
^f{right}{left}+^{home}^s and this can be extended indefinitely ... The delays ([ms]) are very important and must be tried. They also depend on the PC. The macros created for these rules should be tested extensively and step by step . The ~ (by SendKey.exe) can not be used here ! More details here . Submenus are allowed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
User menu editor | Shift+Alt+U |
If
exists in the data directory
of Info-Base a simple (ANSI) text file:
UserMenu.ubi, it is readed at startup and creates an user
menu. The structure is as follows:
; comment There are 3 possibilities:
%data%, %files%, %temp%, %usb% and ".. \" are
supported and can also occur several times per line for parameters
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Batch editor | Shift+Alt+B |
Before the start of the IBbat, the file (ANSI) IBbat.ubi ("source|destination") can to be here edited. If there is a backup copy of the last batch (IBbat.bak), this can be read back into the editor. The file names must be entered completely and
correctly. Wildcards are not
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Open with editor | Shift+Alt+O |
With this simple file (ANSI) OpenWith.ubi you can create internal (!) "associations", which refers to file links in the note and to files accessed via the user menu and which always have the priority ! This is f.e. useful when using portable vievers and players etc. together with the Info-Base on a USB-stick, which you want to run on other PCs ... The structure is as follows: ; comment mp4|%usb%\vlc\vlcportable.exe The 5 path variables %data%, %files%, %temp%, %usb% and "..\". are supported. The precondition is that the respective program
accepts the file name as the first parameter when calling (try before!).
It is the first program in each case taken to the appropriate extension.
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Replace file editor | Shift+Alt+R |
Replace files (*.rpl - for Shift+F12) must be in the data directory and consist of any number of lines with "search term|replace". Lines without the pipe ("|") and blank lines are ignored and can record comments - also a ";" on the beginning of a line. Place holders are not allowed. An initial "*" ignores
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Auto correction | Shift+Alt+A |
The Auto-correction file (AutoCorr.ubi)
must be
also in the data directory and consists of
as many lines with "serach|replace". Lines without the pipe ("|") and
blank lines are ignored and can record comments - also a ";" on the
beginning of a line. This means that common typos can be corrected automatically or
abbreviations can be exchanged with text (even on multiple lines).
(your own address, phone number, etc.) Such "text modules" can of course also be inserted directly into the text with the Picker (sorted accordingly !). Or two spaces to one, space before or after a TAB , space at the end of a line, etc. Also, in order that certain accents on vowels, which can be annoying when searching (depending on the language), automatically exchanged (for example à, á, â, ã, å to an a). The correction is either done manually with
Ctrl+F6 or automatically when exiting the
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Anniversaries editor | Shift+Alt+N |
The file with the anniversaries, which are entered into the linear calendars when they are created, is located local in the program directory and is a (unicode) text file: Anniversaries.ubi The structure is as follows:
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comment 0801|text for the event on
1.8. ;penultimate day of the
month: {{#}} = is calculated with the difference between the year at the first 4 digits after the "|". and the current replaced - that is, the age of the event. This is true for both the Gregorian and the Hebrew year. mmdd = Normal gregorian date (month + day).
*01 = Tishri Attention: The month of Kislev normally has 30 days but in the "defective" common and leap years only 29, which affects the correct determination of the beginning of the month (Rosh Chodesh) of the following month Tevet. In the Anniversaries.ubi there is a special feature regarding the Hebrew date for the month of Tevet: For the second day of Rosh Chodesh, there must be a ° instead of the * ! e.g.:
*0330|R"H
Tevet |
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