Description
The Schedule Editor is used to create and modify lists of tasks. Each list is known as a schedule. The schedule also says how long each task should take.
Topics
| Main Screen | Here is a picture of the Schedule Editor with a schedule. The list of tasks takes up the bulk of the window (the grey area). (The "end" line shows the total duration of the schedule.) |
| Menus | The two menus are File and Edit. The File menu allows you to read and save schedules. The Edit window lets you modify the current schedule. |
Description
Here is a picture of the Schedule Editor with a schedule. The list of tasks takes up the bulk of the window (the grey area). (The "end" line shows the total duration of the schedule.)
We can go over the columns of the task listing.
Time The first column lists the cumulative time of the tasks in the schedule. The total time for one session is listed at the end. As you can see it is 2 minutes and 20 seconds. Proper display of Time and Duration depends on your Windows time format being set to 24 hour mode. This is done through the "international" icon on the Windows Control Panel. Task This is the task to be performed. Each task has a three character identifier. The tasks are shown below. Dur This is the length of time that the subject must perform the task. ("Dur" is short for Duration.) Parameters These are bits of information specific to the task. They include names of files, timeouts, etc. There are separate parameter editors for each task, and they are described later. You can do several things by clicking on various parts of the task list.
Duration
If you click on the Duration column then you get a new window that lets you change the amount of time for a task. You have three sliders to change hours, minutes, and seconds. Click on the Done button when you have set the time you want.
Parameters
If you click on the Parameters column then you get a new window that depends on the task. These windows describe the parameters, and let you change them to new values. The parameters are described later with each individual task.Selecting Tasks
If you click on the Task column (or the Time column) you select a line. If you Shift-Click on another line you will select the range of lines between your click and shift-click. You can also set a range of lines by Dragging the pen across them.
The selected line(s) can be Cut or Copied, or used by Add After or Add Before, all described later.Add Before, Add After
You add new tasks to the schedule by clicking on the Add Before or Add After buttons. Both call up a list of tasks for you to chose from. (There is also a "forget it" choice to cancel the list.) After you pick a task, a Parameter window will open. Once you have chosen new parameter values the new task will be added to the schedule.
If you clicked Add After then the line will be added after the last selected task. If you clicked Add Before then the line will be added before the first selected task.
Menus
Description
The two menus are File and Edit. The File menu allows you to read and save schedules. The Edit window lets you modify the current schedule.File Menu
New Starts a new schedule. Open Opens an existing schedule. Save Saves the schedule. If it is a new schedule, then it is doing Save As. Save As Saves a new schedule. The user is required to give a filename and schedule will be saved in the folder created at the same time using the same name. Refer to the Results Directory for more information. Save Timeline Saves the schedule as it is. The user is required to provide a filename. About Displays general information about the schedule editor. Quit Closes the schedule. The program will prompt for save if any of the opened schedules have been modified or new schedule has been created.
Note: The file requestor for Open, Save and Save As is non-standard. It shows the directories that currently contain schedules. If you wish to choose one of them then click on the directory, and then click on the OK button. If you want to change your mind then click the Cancel button. If you want to create a new directory then click on the New button. You will then be asked for a new name (maximum 5 characters). The windows can be seen below:
Edit Menu
Undo Undos the last change. If multiple changes have been made, the program only allows the schedule recover the last change. Each opened schedule has its own undo. Cut Copies all the selected lines to a cut-and-paste buffer, and then deletes them from the schedule. Copy Copies all the selected lines to the cut-and-paste buffer, without changing the current schedule. Paste Copies all the lines from the cut-and-paste buffer and inserts them in the schedule before the selected line. Insert Inserts a schedule after the current selected line. The user will be asked to select the script folder and the script will be inserted.
Note: Cut, Copy, and Paste shares one cut-and-paste buffer. The program allows to cut (or copy) and paste to either the same schedule or different opened schedules.Results Directory
All the schedules are kept in a directory named "Results". Each schedule has its own directory named after it, and is stored in a file also named after it ending with ".scr".
For example if a schedule is named "xyz" then the schedule is kept in the file named ".../Results/xyz/xyz.scr".How to Run It
The PenSUSOPS Setup program creates an icon for the Schedule Editor in the group that it creates on your desktop. It is set up so that your scripts are automatically placed in the expected directory. Run the Schedule Editor by double clicking on its icon.