EP2 pop-ups & backups

[Rick O'Gorman]

David McFarlane wrote:
> Rick,
> 
>> Just getting used to working with E-Prime. A couple of quick questions
>> (if this is allowed/encouraged on this list):
> 
> Questions (and answers) allowed & encouraged on this list.  Do please 
> change the subject line if you ask a new question instead of 
> contribute to an existing one.

Thanks for your reply Dave. Yes, I realised right after I pressed send 
that I forgot to change the subject line.

>> 1) Anyone know how to turn off the properties pop-up box that shows up
>> when the mouse pointer hovers over an item in the structure window? This
>> is driving me nuts, as it obscures my view and I have the properties box
>> open below the structure box by default!
> 
> I take it you are working in E-Prime 2.  These pop-ups go away if you 

Yes, using E-Prime.

> leave the mouse alone for about 4 seconds.  Still an annoyance, but 

Yes, I know they go away eventually, but when I am using the mouse to 
move around the items in the structure window, waiting 4 seconds before 
I can see again is an eternity!

> they will go away.  I too would like to know if you find an answer, 
> as I have not found a use for this feature yet.  But perhaps if I 
> gave it a try I might find it useful.

Perhaps, but I am currently at a loss. :)

>> 2) Does E-Prime create automatic backups, as does MS Word, for example?
>> I just had E-Prime crash after a bit of work and it seems like its lost
>> for good. I'm getting flashbacks from the nineties here...:)
> 
> Try Tools > Options, General Tab.  Enable "Automatically backup most 
> recently saved copies of my experiment".  Click "Copy backup 
> experiments to the desktop..." to recover them.  I think this has 
> been covered better in earlier posts here or in the PST Forum, please 
> search the archives.

I don't think this is what I'm looking for (I had spotted it). It seems, 
as I understand the feature, to backup saved copies. However, I'm 
looking for E-Prime to do auto-saves (perhaps a better label than what I 
initially used). The way Word or Excel (or many other programs) will 
automatically save the file every so often. I can always try to get back 
into the habit of saving every few minutes (as I used to have to do with 
older versions of Word--after a hard-earned lesson or two), or whenever 
I do a time-consuming task, but I just thought there are standard 
features of any programming environment and this is one.

Rick

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Psychology, Faculty of Development and Society
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Sheffield Hallam University,
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