Rainbow

Commands

If you are using an Okapi Tool after the M9 release, you should be using the wiki online help:
http://www.opentag.com/okapi/wiki/index.php?title=Rainbow

File

New

Creates a new project. If the current project has been modified but not saved, you will be asked if you want to save the changes.

Shortcut: Ctrl+N

Open

Opens an existing project. If the current project has been modified but not saved, you will be asked if you want to save the changes. You can also open a project by dragging and dropping the project file anywhere in Rainbow's main window, except the input lists (dropping a file in an input list adds the file to the list).

Shortcut: Ctrl+O

Save

Saves the current project. If the current project has not been saved yet and has no name, you will be prompted to enter a project name and location.

Shortcut: Ctrl+S

Save As

Saves the current project with a new name.

Recent Settings Files

Opens the project (settings file) selected in the list of most recently used projects. If the current project has been modified but not saved, you will be asked if you want to save the changes.

Clear Recent Settings Files List

Removes all projects (settings file) from the list of most recently used projects.

User Preferences

Opens the User Preferences dialog box where you can set user-specific options.

Exit

Exits the application. If the current project has been modified but not saved, you will be asked if you want to save the changes.

Shortcut: Alt+F4

View

Input List 1

Selects the Input List 1 tab in the main window.

Shortcut: Ctrl+1

Input List 2

Selects the Input List 2 tab in the main window.

Shortcut: Ctrl+2

Input List 3

Selects the Input List 3 tab in the main window.

Shortcut: Ctrl+3

Languages And Encodings

Selects the Languages and Encoding tab in the main window.

Shortcut: Ctrl+4

Other Settings

Selects the Other Settings tab in the main window.

Shortcut: Ctrl+5

Log

Shows or Hides the Log window of Rainbow.

Shortcut: F9

Input

Add Documents

Adds one or more documents to the current input list. You can also add documents by dragging and dropping them in the input list.

By default you cannot add the same document more than once in the same list. If needed, you can allow it by changing the corresponding option in the User Preferences dialog box.

Shortcut: Ctrl+Insert

Remove Documents

Removes the selected documents from the current input list. The actual documents remain untouched.

Shortcut: Delete

Edit Root

Edits the root directory for the current input list.

To use the folder where the project is saved as the root directory, leave the edit field empty.

Shortcut: F2

Open Document

Opens the document currently selected using the program associated with its type by the system. Depending on the platform and your system settings, this command may be the same as opening an editor for the given document.

Open Containing Folder

Opens the folder where the document currently selected is located.

Move Up

Moves the selected documents upward in the list.

Shortcut: Alt+Up

Move Down

Moves the selected documents downward in the list.

Shortcut: Alt+Down

Edit Document Properties

Opens the Input Document Properties dialog box, where you can associate the selected documents with specific filter settings and encodings.

Shortcut: Alt+Enter (and also Space when the focus is in the list)

Utilities

Open Last Output Folder

Opens the folder that was indicated as the output folder for the last utility you have used. Note that not all utilities provide such information.

Shortcut: Ctrl+L

Edit / Execute Pipeline

Opens the Edit / Execute Pipeline dialog box where you can manage and execute pipelines.

Shortcut: Ctrl+P

<List of Utilities>

The last part of the Utilities menu is composed of all the utilities currently installed with Rainbow. See the Utilities page for more details.

Tools

Edit Segmentation Rules

Opens the Segmentation Rules Editor (Ratel), an application that allows you to create and maintain SRX documents. This editor is also available as a standalone application.

List Available Encodings

Lists all the character set encodings available with the Java VM you are currently using.

Character Information

Opens the Character Information dialog box where you can get general information about any Unicode character.

Filter Configurations

Opens the Filter Configurations dialog box where you can manage all the configurations available for a given projects.

Help

Help Topics

Opens the main help page for this application.

Shortcut: F1

How To Use Rainbow

Opens the help page to get you started with this application.

Check For Updates

Checks if there is an updated version of Rainbow that is available.

This command connects to Internet and send only the name of the product and its version number.

Send Feedback

Sends an email with feedback to the development team.

Submit Bug Report

Opens the page where you can submit a bug report.

Submit Feature Request

Opens the page where you can submit a feature request.

Users Group

Opens the Okapi Tools users group (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/okapitools/) where you can discuss Okapi-related topics with other users.

About Rainbow

Opens the About Rainbow dialog box where you can find version and system information.