Juggle Saver Preview

Preliminary Description of Tools and Operation

11/99

Main Toolbar:

Pointer
- Selects objects for dragging and sets focus for properties.
Text

- Small notch pops out a sub-bar with scrolling text, plain text, date/time stamp tools. When placed, a date/time object is toggled between date or time by using the right and left arrow keys.

Shape

- Small notch pops out a sub-bar with circle, square, line tools.

Insert Object
- Pops up a file list where you can select various graphics or video for placement on the slide.

Small Button Toolbar

Slate
- Sets the properties window to display an outline list view of any opened presentations.

Color
- Sets the properties window to display a color selector.

Typography
- Sets the properties window to display a text attributes selector.

Attitude
- Sets the properties window to display rotation and position tools.

Transit
- Sets the properties window to display the transition settings.

Span
- Sets the properties window to display a list of all slides in the presentation for selection. – not implemented.

Plot
- Sets the properties window to display name and creator information. – not implemented.

Sliders at bottom of interface

- Time line and transition sliders. Allows scrubbing through all objects in the slide and interactive setting
of in and out points on transitions. During edit mode playback, the slider shows time lines of slides and slide transitions.

Transport controls

- Function from left to right: Skip to beginning of first slide; Skip to beginning of current slide. If already there, skip to beginning of previous slide; Stop; Play from beginning to end of presentation; Play current slide only; Skip to beginning of next slide; Skip to beginning of last slide in presentation.

Detailed Description of each properties panel:

General function

- All properties panel items immediately affect the selected object or slide.

Slate

- Hierarchical list of all open presentations. Each presentation can be expanded to show all slides in the presentation. Each slide can be expanded to show all objects in the slide.

- Selecting the object within the list has the same effect as if you select an object using the selection tool.

Color

- Presents a color selector showing a full range of colors. Also allows specification of RGB values plus transparency value. Is selectable to apply the color to the line, or fill of the object using the two large buttons at the top.

Typography

- Allows specification of typeface and typestyle. Note: The date/time stamp is toggled from date to time using the right and left keyboard keys.

Attitude

- Allows specification of position and size of objects. Allows manual entry of position and size. Interactive positioning is available using the mouse by selecting and dragging the object.

Transit

- Allows specification of in and out transition effects. All available effects are listed in a drop down list (currently, the drop down lists do not drop down. To use them, single click on the drop down and scroll through the choices with the up and down keyboard arrows). By default, all slides and objects appear at 00:00 and have no transition (appear in place). And they exit at the end of the slide with no transition.

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