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§1  Introduction

The atoms -who also are named items when we refer to their representation in the user interface-, along with links are the main elements of the Zator dBase.

Keeping operations of these elements, Creation, Modification and Erasing, is done through the available options in the context menus that are obtained by pressing the right mouse button on the upstairs (1) and downstairs (2) windows, although in this respect there are differences in the options allowed in either case. These menus contain options for navigation, searches and other utilities. Those that relate to maintenance corespond to the following schedule:

§1.1  Context menu in upstairs (1)

Edit the note of the item that have hotbed at the time.

Note that editing of the note can also be done with the context menu obtained by clicking on the window 4, but remember that the contents of this window may not correspond to current item in the main window (1). In any case, the pop-up "tooltip" that appears when the mouse is over the Note, provides information on "who" owns the text that appears on it, even when empty -no note on the appropriate item-.  Recall in this respect the note [1] of the page D.1).

Erase the item you have hotbed at the time. If the current item in turn has other sub items dependent on him in the window of next level, you get a warning message that it is not possible to delete it in isolation, because to do so all sub items hanging him -branches and possible ramifications of these- would be dangling. The only option in these cases is delete the full hierarchy (see below).

Note that even in the absence of other items in the index that depend on it, delete an item implies:

• Delete the field Note
• Delete extended fields.
• Delete the Log and all its elements.
• Delete the images of its Frame holder
• Delete all links in which it appears as source or target.
• Anonym (unqualify) all links in which it appears as qualifier.

After erasing, a summary shows the elements that have been eliminated. 

Solves the problem of previous case. Delete the selected item and all those who can rely on it in higher levels. Equivalent to prune a branch of the tree.

This option is similar to the previous one, except that erases all elements that depend on the selected item, but not himself.

this Item  >  Select as link's source

this Item  >  Select as link's type

this Item  >  Select as link's target

These three options concerning the creation of links.

Zator can perform certain processes involving the text contained in the Note fields. This option selects the item as a destination for the result of one such analysis (in fact the group behind the actual item -even if it is empty-). See Content analysis.

Remember that this selection only take place within the current session and selected work-area.

Like the previous one, this option is also related to processes that can be made on the text of the Note fields. In this case, select the item (the group behind the actual item) as the direction of a dictionary of words. See Content analysis.

Remember that this selection only take place within the current session and selected work-area.

Here "group" refers to the window where has clicked the mouse.  This option displays a dialog box that lets you create a new item. Notice that in principle it is not possible to create an item which coincides with a previous title in the same window, but later, the cut/paste procedure ("Move to this group the selected item") can make to appears two items with the same title in the a window.

In principle, the "account entry" point can be a little strange, but the user interface has been included some arrangements so that the items can be used to maintain a basic double accounting system. Chapter Accounting entries describes the basic aspects of this utility.

This option selects all the items in the window clicked to move them later to another address. The procedure to move is as follows: this option let select all the items of the group (the window where has clicked). Since then, the option "Move the selected group here", that until now was disabled, is enabled. Then we move to the destination window and right-click the mouse on it to get a new menu in which you select the option "Move the selected group here".

Note that this option will not let you select items in the root group (top left window). To move the items of that space to another position, must proceed with them individually.

Its use has been explained in the previous section. Remember that all items of the window (group) selected are moved along with the entire hierarchy of elements that may depend on them; going to depend on the item "father" of the window selected as the destination (the structure of the elements is kept in the new destination).

Remember that this movement can only take place to another main (upper) window, and that can not be done between windows of different work areas, since the selection is not retained when changing the area.

This option let select a text file, whose lines are read and copied as titles in the group (window) selected. The lines are considered bounded by the characters CR-LF ("hard-lines" in the original document). The lines whose length is greater than the maximum length allowed for titles aren't imported.

The operation is similar to the previous case, with the difference that will be copied titles from the contents of the Windows clipboard.

Select this item to move

This option allows you to select the present item to move it later to any position. The procedure is as follows: the actual item is selected by this option. From that moment, the option "Move to this group the selected item", which initially is disabled, it is enabled. Then we move to the target window and right clicking with the mouse on it, get a new menu in which we select the option "Move to this group the selected item".  The item, and all its branches, is moved to the destination window.

Its use is explained in the previous section. Recall that the selected item is moved along with the entire tree of elements that could depend on him, going to depend on the item "father" of the window selected as destination (the structure of the depending elements is preserved at the new destination).

Remember that this movement can only take place with other main window and that it can not be done between windows of different work areas, because the selection is not kept in changing the area [1].