Using the File Manager
This chapter describes how to use the "File Manager". The "File Manager" is a general name that describes the dialog boxes that appear when choosing various menu items, such as those listed below. These dialog boxes point to various file management functions for all the file types which exist within the program. It is possible to create new files, delete existing files, copy files, rename files or select files to be the current file, from within the dialog boxes of the "File Manager". For certain file types it is also possible to edit the file.
Choosing any of the following types of options from the Main Screen menu, or from other locations in Solar Fire, will invoke a dialog box with file management options.
•Chart File
•Displayed Points
•Displayed Transiting Points
•Extra Ring Points
•Aspect Set
•Aspected Points
•Fixed Star File
•Arabic Parts File
•Asteroid File
•Extra Bodies File
•Wheel Styles
•Dial Styles
•Point Colors
•Aspect Colors
•Sign Colors
•Interpretations File
In the dynamic report selection and graphic ephemeris selection screens, clicking on any of the following boxes will also invoke a dialog box with file management options.
•Transiting Points
•Extra Transiting Points
•Progressing Points
•Extra Progressing Points
•Radix Points
•Extra Radix Points
•Transiting Aspects
•Progressing Aspects
When the dialog box for the option that you have chosen appears its title line will display the name of the file type that has been chosen, such as Displayed Points, and the list box will contain an entry for each file name of this file type. The file name that is highlighted is always initially the "current" file (the last selected file). If there are no files of this type then the list box will be empty, and it will only be possible to create files.
The file management dialog box can be resized horizontally or vertically as required by dragging its borders with the mouse. It is possible to leave the file management dialog box at any time by selecting the Cancel button.
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