Shelf Menus – Right-click Popups

The Shelf popup menus

The picture shows the Shelf's four popup menus, from left to right: the shelf switcher, the folder menu, the job menu and the empty-space menu. This Shelf has two folders, “user” and “ms_225”.

Switching shelves

Left-click the leftmost box (here /shelf) to switch between the three shelves: /shelf, /archive and /trash.

Folder menu

Left-click a folder to open it. Right-click a folder to get the same commands as for a job, except View. They apply to the whole folder and to every folder and job inside it.

Job menu

Right-click a job on the Shelf to get these commands:

Command What it does
Info Shows the date and time the job or folder was last modified
Archive Moves it to the Archive shelf
Move to Trash Moves it to the Trash shelf
Export Saves it as a text file ending in .hoku, in a folder you choose
Rename Changes its name on the Shelf
View Shows the job's command statement

Any job or folder can be restored from Archive or Trash.

Empty-space menu

Right-click an empty part of the Shelf to get these commands:

Command What it does
Import Lets you browse for a .hoku text file that contains a job, and adds the job to this folder
Shelf Order Shows the items in Chronological or Alphabetical order
New Folder Makes a new folder on this shelf, with a name you choose