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GEM version

The GEM version enables you to set the files and options by simply clicking the mouse. Furthermore you can define programs for editing and viewing files that can be started by the GEM version.

The GEM version supports the VA protocoll, iconification and drag & drop. It runs with every AES: TOS, MultiTOS, Geneva, MagiC (Mac/PC) or STonX.

While converting you can see the current status of UDO. Because of the AES calls the GEM version runs slower than the TTP version. If you want to convert large source files I recommend to use the TTP version.

The usage of the GEM version is very easy.


GEM main dialog

In the main dialog you can see several buttons and a menu bar. In the main dialog you choose the source file, the destination file and the destination format. By pressing the "Convert" button you start the conversion.

The items of the menu bar open other dialogs in most cases. If not you can guess the sense of them by simply reading the menu item text. Two menu items have to be described:

Dest/Start program: You can define a program for each destination format. E.g. you can define a program that converts the ST-Guide source files (made with UDO) into a ST-Guide hypertext, or a program that converts the LaTeX files into a DVI file.
 
Dest/ST-Guide: If you choose this menu item UDO calls the ST-Guide and tells it to display the converted hypertext (source file name, suffix `.hyp)').
 

GEM dialog `Settings'

After clicking the menu item "Options, Settings" this dialog appears. The sense of each button you can see in this dialog will be described now.

GEM dialog `Symbols'

The GEM version enables you to set predefined symbols when starting the conversion. You can insert the text and choose which symbol has to be used by clicking the buttons on the left side.

If an entry is checked UDO will use the text as a predefined symbol.

GEM dialog `External programs'

This dialog looks very complicated and I must say that I have to change the design next time.

In this dialog you can define the programs you can use for editing and viewing the source files and destination files or for converting the destination files.

Please select the destination format in the upper half.

In the lower half you can choose the program. If this program isn't a GEM application you should check the button "TOS program". If it is a GEM application and it supports VA_START you should check the "Supports VA_START" button. These settings are only used if UDO starts the programs itself. Finally you can edit the parameters UDO shall use when calling the programs. You can use placeholders for the name of the current source file and destination file. Click the "Hint" button to get more information.

How UDO starts programs


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