--- ray/src/util/trad.hlp 1994/11/01 14:38:31 2.3 +++ ray/src/util/trad.hlp 1994/12/02 14:02:12 2.6 @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ - $Id: trad.hlp,v 2.3 1994/11/01 14:38:31 greg Exp $ + $Id: trad.hlp,v 2.6 1994/12/02 14:02:12 greg Exp $ This help file is associated with the trad interface to the Radiance rad(1) program. Trad consists of trad.wsh and one do_*.tcl file for -each screen. There are currently seven such screens: Action, File, -Options, Results, Scene, Views and Zone. +each screen. There are currently seven such screens: File, Scene, +Zone, Views, Options, Action and Results. .Trad.Intro @@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ the left mouse button while holding the control key ov curiosity in the main trad window. (In general, only active windows are given help file links -- click on these rather than the text labels.) +Additional search capabilities are available over all topics using +the "Grep" button. For help on the help facility itself, Control-click on the problem help widget or on the window title in the upper right corner for @@ -55,12 +57,6 @@ more general information. (To get back to trad-specific help, press the "HELP" button in the main trad window or Control-click on a trad widget.) -Once the help window has been displayed, it is usually best to -lower or iconify it rather than dismissing it if further help is -needed. -This way, you will not have to wait for the help file to be read in -all over again every time you have a question. - .Trad.Messages Informative messages, commands executed by rad, and errors @@ -648,7 +644,7 @@ In particular, make sure that each option and each arg space between it and whatever follows. Hitting return in the "Options" window is equivalent to pressing the -"Add" button. +"Add" button followed by the "Clear" button. .Views.Add @@ -1059,6 +1055,12 @@ just to the right. Other views may be accessed within rview using the "L name" command, and new views can be added with the "V name" command. + +When using the "V" command to change an existing view, do not +give it a name because the previous view will not be overridden. +Instead, give it a new name (or no name, which will show up as +a number later), then use the Views screen to override the previous +view definition with the new one. (See the rview(1) man page and the "View" topic in the current help category for more information.)