B-right/V Quick Reference

Part 8: Virtual Object and Real Object


Virtual object and real object

[Virtual object] A thing shaped like a tanzaku paper strip for writing poems; it points to a real object

By double clicking the virtual object, the contents of a real object open in a window

Note: This corresponds to a "shortcut" in Windows, or an "alias" in Macintosh

[Real object] The actual document itself

Note: Corresponds to a "file" in Windows or Macintosh. It is possible to insert virtual objects inside a real object.

Copying a virtual object

This is an operation in which one adds a virtual object that points to a points to a real object.

Note: This corresponds to the work to create a shortcut in Windows, and the operation to create make an alias in Macintosh.

Step (1) Select the virtual object and drag it

Step (2) At the location it is to be copied, release the left button of the mouse while pressing the right button

Reproducing a real object

This is an operation in which one reproduces a whole real object/virtual object network

Method 1: Select [Reproduce real object] from the [Real object operations] menu

Method 2: Select the virtual object and click drag



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The above information appeared in the article "B-right/V Quick Reference" on pages 29-35 of Vol. 53 of TRONWARE . It was translated and loaded onto this web page with the permission of Personal Media Corporation.

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