Menu of Program Editor
The menu of the program editor can be activated either with the mouse or by pressing the F10 or the Alt key. The character serving a quick calling up of the option from the keyboard after activating the menu is indicated by underscoring it in the menu options. Following the menu option the shortcut key is given, enabling quick calling the function from the keyboard without having to activate the menu.
File:
Start Starts (or, if need be, saves) a program. Shortcut key F5 .
Close Closes the editing program and opens another one. Shortcut keys Ctrl+O .
Save Saves the changes performed in the program. Shortcut keys Ctrl+S .
Save as Nonexecutable Saves the program as nonexecutable (till the next saving). The program will get about 250 KB smaller. Shortcut keys Ctrl+Alt+S .
Save As Saves the program into the file with a different name or to the different disk. Shortcut keys Ctrl+Shift+S .
Distribution Saves the program as non-editable, without source information (only with the Professional version)
Font Setup Displays the submenu for setting up the font in the Peter application.
Font of Program Select Sets font in the window of program select (program list).
Font of Program Editor Sets font in the window of program editor .
Font of Text Editor Sets font in the window of text editor .
Font of Menu Sets font of menu.
Font of Status Bar Sets font of status bar.
Language Sets up the language of the Peter application.
Automatic Selects language automatically according to the system Windows setting (" local setting ")
Czech Switches the Peter application to the Czech language.
German Switches the Peter application to the German language.
English Switches the Peter application to the English language.
Spanish Switches the Peter application to the Spanish language.
Russian Switches the Peter application to the Russian language.
Slovak Switches the Peter application to the Slovak language.
Previous Switches the Peter application between the two last used languages. Shortcut keys Ctrl+F9 .
Short Names Uses names shorted to contain 8 characters when creating and renaming programs and library files (the new name is stored as alias ).
Exit Quits the Peter application. Shortcut keys Alt+F4 .
Edit:
Undo Returns into the condition before making the change. Shortcut keys Ctrl+Z .
Redo Takes back returning into the condition before making the change. Shortcut keys Ctrl+Y .
Cut Cuts the selection and moves it to the clipboard. Shortcut keys Ctrl+X .
Copy Copies the selection to the clipboard. Shortcut keys Ctrl+C .
Paste Inserts the clipboard contents at the actual position. Shortcut keys Ctrl+V .
Delete Deletes the selection. Shortcut key Delete .
Select All Marks all as selected. Shortcut keys Ctrl+A .
Dithering Uses dithering with the importing and decreasing of pictures.
View:
Zoom In Increases the scale of display. Shortcut keys Ctrl+[+] .
Zoom Out Decreases the scale of display. Shortcut keys Ctrl+[-] .
Previous Edit Returns to the previously edited element. Shortcut keys Ctrl+Up .
Next Edit Returns to the next edited element. Shortcut keys Ctrl+Down .
Find Text Finds the entered text. Shortcut keys Ctrl+F .
Previous Text Finds a previous occurrence of the text. Shortcut keys Shift+F3 .
Next Text Finds a next occurrence of the text. Shortcut key F3 .
Program: (only when editing a tree-structured program format)
Lock Locks the element against modification.
Turn Off Turnes off the function of element.
Description Edits description of the element (for current language). Shortcut keys Alt+Enter .
Default Description Uses default description of the element.
Icon Edits icon of the element.
Default Icon Uses default icon of the element.
Declaration Finds declaration of the element.
Previous Use Finds previous use of the element.
Next Use Finds next use of the element.
Sheet: (only when editing a sheet)
Dimensions Sets general dimensions of the sheet.
Editing Turns on/off the editing mode of the sheet items (otherwise moving).
Filling Turns on/off the mode of filling the sheet with the item.
Raster Turns on/off the orientation raster display.
Items Edits items on the sheet.
Flag 1 Edits the flag 1.
Flag 2 Edits the flag 2.
Flag 3 Edits the flag 3.
Flag 4 Edits the flag 4.
Flag 5 Edits the flag 5.
Numeric Value 1 Edits the numeric value 1 (range 0 to 1023).
Numeric Value 2 Edits the numeric value 2 (range 0 to 1023).
Numeric Value 3 Edits the numeric value 3 (range 0 to 127).
Picture: (only when editing a picture or an item)
Dimensions Sets picture general dimensions (only when editing a picture).
Raster Turns on/off the orientation raster display.
Edit Edits the picture or its part (resize, rotation, color exchange).
Block Stamp Stamps the block to the picture.
Horizontal Flips the picture or its part horizontally.
Vertical Flips the picture or its part vertically.
Left Rotate the picture or its part to the left (by 90 degrees counter-clockwise).
Right Rotate the picture or its part to the right (by 90 degrees clockwise).
Double Increases size of the picture or its part twice (refining of edges is turned off).
Half Decreases size of the picture or its part by a half (refining of edges and dithering are turned off).
Resize Resizes the picture or its part optionally .
Exchange Exchanges the left and right mouse button colors in the picture or in its part.
Substitution Substitutes the right mouse button color by the left mouse button color in the picture or in its part.
Tools: (only when editing a picture or an item)
Pen Draws with the pen.
Line Draws a line.
Box Draws a box.
Filled Box Draws a filled box.
Circle Draws a circle.
Filled Circle Draws a filled circle.
Ellipse Draws an ellipse.
Filled Ellipse Draws a filled ellipse.
Sphere Draws a sphere.
Selection Marks the determined part as selected (left mouse button = move, right mouse button = copy).
Spray Draws with the spray (profuseness is determined by selected line thickness).
Pipette Sets the color beneath the cursor as selected.
Filler Fills the surface by a color.
Text Writes the text.
Thickness: (only when editing a picture or an item)
Thickness 1 Pixel Draws the lines with a thickness of 1 pixel.
Thickness 2 Pixels Draws the lines with a thickness of 2 pixels.
Thickness 5 Pixels Draws the lines with a thickness of 5 pixels.
Thickness 9 Pixels Draws the lines with a thickness of 9 pixels.
Thickness 21 Pixels Draws the lines with a thickness of 21 pixels.
Sprite: (only when editing a sprite)
Properties Sets properties of the sprite (number of phases, directions, ...).
Test Starts test mode of the sprite.
Sound: (only when editing a sound)
Play Starts playing of the sound.
Pause Pauses playing of the sound.
Stop Stops playing of the sound.
Loop Turns on/off the repetition of playing.
Record Starts recording of the sound.
Music: (only when editing a music)
Play Starts playing of the music.
Pause Pauses playing of the music.
Stop Stops playing of the music.
Loop Turns on/off the repetition of playing.
Rewind Moves playing by 10 seconds back.
Forward Moves playing by 10 seconds forward.
Help:
Help Displays help for the selected element. Shortcut key F1 .
Search in Help Searches for a topic or a word in the help.
Help Contents Displays help contents for the Peter application.
About Peter Application Displays information about the Peter application, version number and copyright.
Notes:
- When selecting a font, 0 height denotes the normal font height, 0 width denotes the normal font width.
- When changing the language, the description language of the program elements is changed, too. The program can include texts for several languages. After starting a program in a particular language texts for this language will appear. If the element text is empty, the default text or some other language text will be used.