anthracite commands


Create | Connect | Disconnect | Run | View | Save Presets | Edit Presets List


Create Objects:

Click on Object Icon in Toolbar


Select "New ->" Submenu choice


Copy Existing Object / Paste Copy

Connect Objects

Command (Apple) Click and Drag From Object to Provide Data to Object to Receive Data.

To Disconnect Objects

One at a time:

Object menu - Select Either Connected object, choose object to remove from
Context Menu - Control-Click on Either Connected Object, choose Object to Disconnect from "In" or "out" submenus


Disconnect Many Connections to One Object All At Once:


Select the Object, Cut, Paste - same object is pasted with no connections

(NOTE: Cut/Paste will empty all results in a Results Object)

Run Processes

To Run your Process Chains, click on the "Run" Icon in the Toolbar, or Select "Run Process" from the "File" Menu.

View Results

Once you have collected data from a Source Object into a Results Object (with or without Processor objects in between), you can View your Results by Double Clicking on the Results Object (blue box) which will present you with an Outline View of your saved results.

Save Presets

You may find that you use the same objects repeatedly in your processes, so to make configuration easy, you can save frequently used settings as "presets" in the toolbar for easy access. To make one of your objects a Preset, select it, then choose "Add to Presets" from the Object or Context menus.

Edit Presets List

To change your presets list, select "Edit Presets List" from the Toolbar icon or auxillary menu.

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last update: 5/25/2004


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