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ImpJunior/Manual/!JManual/CHAPTER24/TEXT
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�9 � �� �� B Hz���:����G ���� 3. Using Dialogue Boxes������ ����� ���� � P �c��R���% Dialogue boxes are the most important way in which you P T ^s�&��bY��% communicate with Impression Junior. Nearly every important T \ &��r��% function, apart from the entering of text, is carried out through \ \ ���������% the use of a dialogue box. The dialogue boxes in Impression have \ X il�o������% all been designed to look and act in the same way so that they X %8 B���2���e��% never do anything unexpected. 8 \ ^��������% While we have tried to make our dialogue boxes look distinctive, \ X fh������% they broadly follow the Acorn conventions. If you have never X X �qQ��ڃ��% used dialogue boxes before, the following descriptions should X X ��"���F��% help you to understand how they work. If you are familiar with X X �`2��� ��% dialogue boxes you can probably skip the rest of this chapter, X \ L�B��� ��% since Impression dialogue boxes will hold no great surprises for \ �@ B�d R]�����% you.res �� �� te���� �� @ �t BP����*S��|�inc �� �� |� es ���� gre�� esm m L �m � t �� B EY�����@j 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � Switches ���� d� �� � @j j �m m � \ �������% Switches are small squares with text immediately to the right or \ \ |%������% left of them. Switches only have two positions - clicking on the \ \ y}5c������% switch or the text beside it will flip the switch from on to off or \ �4 B� E&�� Y��% vice versae���� . 4 F� � �� �� F���������Y�� �( <� P Y� � � n� �� �� ��� �� { { � � �� B���������@j j 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � Radio Switchesh ���� d�� �� �� @j j �{ { � P �T��ӆ��% Radio switches are small diamonds, once again with text P X �,���I��% immediately to the right or left of them. Radio switches are X X ��+�����% always shown in groups of two or more and only one switch in X �p Љ;�����% the group can ever be b�� on � . They are used to set one value from a p �l ?K`�����% small range of possible values. The radio switch which is � � on � l �P B�O[#��#V��% shows which of the values is selected.et�t� P �� F�BV��3��H�� �) ?� D� H� � �H �) @� �� p� � t� ���� ���� � �� BN���BV��>� � 2 � j 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � Action Buttons ���� d� �� � >� j ��� �� � X p~T�����% Action buttons do not set values. They are drawn as if they are X T ��dT��,���% raised up from the dialogue box and the text inside them T �X B�mt��<J��% describes what will happen when they are clicked. d� � X �x F��ܟ��T��4A �, A� � �" " �` - B� z� �4 � � � x � C��v���ܟ��v� 2 � �f� 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � 2 � � � The he �� � Default Action Buttono v��� L��� �� � v� � �� � X �V���~��% The default action button can be clicked like any other action X X �~ƕ�����% button. The difference between this and other action buttons is X �p ��X������% that it also responds to the heZ�Z� Return Z� key being pressed. When the p \ ������N��% dialogue box has the text cursor in one of its editable fields and \ �t E}�����% the he �� Return � key is pressed the dialogue box acts as if the default t �L B������% action button had been clicked.#�9#�9#� L 9#� �` `���z��% There can only be one default a9#� ction button in a dialogue box ` \ Ϧ�~��% and it is drawn much like other action buttons but with a yellow \ �8 B�y�A�t�% �moat� around it. t� � 8 �l F�����8 t- C� � 8 H{ �- D� L� `� � � l �| ` ����% Click on the hel�l� OK l� button to perform the required action. Using no�o� | �l 6����&