Editing Interpretations
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This section describes how to edit any of the interpretations text that is supplied with Solar Fire. An interpretations editing program is supplied with Solar Fire, and this may be accessed either on its own, or directly from within Solar Fire.
>> To start the Interpretations Editor
•From the "Interpretations Window" - Select the Edit Interpretations item from the File menu. This will start the editor with the current interpretations file.
•From the Main Screen - Select one of the interpretation types from the Interpretation Files item under the Interps menu, and when the "File Manager" appears, select a file and then click on the Edit button. This will start the editor with the selected interpretations file.
•From the Solar Fire Group Folder - Click the Start button, then All Programs, then Esoteric Technologies, then Solar Fire 9, and finally click on Interpretations Editor. This will start the editor without opening an interpretations file, and you will need to select one from the file open dialog that appears upon startup.
When you enter the "Interpretations Editor", you will see text from whatever interpretations file has been opened. If you wish to edit text within this file, you may start to do so immediately. However, in many cases you may prefer to keep the original interpretations unchanged, and to work on a copy of the original file. In this case you must save a copy of the current file under a new name before proceeding.
>> To save a copy of the current interpretations file under a new name
1.Select the Save As option from the File menu.
2.This will display a standard “File Save” dialog, in which you can select a new name for the interpretations file, and optionally a different folder. It is recommended that you keep your new interpretation files in Solar Fire’s \INTERPS folder, because that is the only folder that Solar Fire can access interpretations from (there is an exception to this - see Files and Paths). Also, the new file name must be an acceptable file name and end with a “.int” extension.
3.Click on the OK button. You will then be returned to the interpretations editor and the newly saved copy will be open instead of the original file.
>> To switch to another interpretations file
1.Select the Open option from the File menu
2.This will display a standard “File Open” dialog in which can select a new file to open.
3.Click on the OK button. You will then be returned to the interpretations editor and the newly selected file will be open for editing.
>> To close the current interpretations file
1.Select the Close option from the File menu.
2.This will close the current file, and you will not be able to carry out any editing functions until you open another file.