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NExS is an X Window System compatible spreadsheet that
runs under X11 or later on Linux and was designed in
accordance with Open Software Foundation, Inc. style
guidelines for OSF/Motif software applications.
Therefore, the look and feel of NExS should be familiar
and intuitive to anyone who has used OSF/Motif
applications before.
In fact, OSF/Motif conventions such as pull-down menus,
scroll bars, list boxes, pop-up dialog boxes, buttons to
click on and off, and multiple windows should look
familiar to anyone who has used a windows type program,
including those that operate on Apple or IBM-compatible
personal computers.
NExS is designed to be easy to learn and easy to use:
- Operations are grouped by function in clear, concise,
pull-down menus. Making a menu selection is as easy
as clicking a selection or pressing a single key or
key combination on your keyboard.
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The look and feel of operations is consistent
throughout the program. When you see how one dialog
box works, you understand how all dialog boxes work.
The interface is as invisible as possible; all you
need to concentrate on is the work to be done, not how
to get it done.
- If NExS needs more information to carry out an
operation, it prompts you with messages, pop-up dialog
boxes, and list boxes. At every step, it is clear
what you need to do to complete the task.
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If you make a mistake, NExS tells you. Whereas some
spreadsheets beep unintelligible warnings, NExS gives
error messages in descriptive terms that actually help
you solve the problem.
- An Undo feature lets you restore the sheet and recover
from mistakes.
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Help for NExS operations and functions is only a
keystroke away.
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999