Modes of operation

Intkey has two modes of operation: Normal and Advanced. In Normal mode, the program is operated via the toolbars. Most of the menu system, many dialog-box buttons, and the command line are disabled. There are three toolbars: the main toolbar, just under the menu bar; the "Characters" toolbar, at the top of the "Best/Available Characters" (top-left) pane; and the "Taxa" toolbar, at the top of the "Remaining Taxa" (top-right) pane. The main toolbar is usually defined by the author of a data set, and invoked in the program"s initialization file (usually INTKEY.INI or INTKEY.INK). In Advanced mode, which is set by the "Advanced Mode" option of the "File" menu, the program can be operated via the toolbars, the menu system, or the command line. The program works the same in both modes, with the following exceptions.
  1. Different main-toolbar buttons may be available in the two modes, and buttons which look the same may have been defined differently (see "Define").
  2. In Normal mode, there are no "Separate" and "Set match" buttons in the "Characters" toolbar (top-left pane).
  3. In Normal mode, the following keywords are not shown in keyword-selection dialogs: remaining, eliminated, selected, available, used.
  4. In Normal mode, character images are automatically displayed during identification. In Advanced mode, you must press the "Images" button to display images. See "Display Images".
  5. In Normal mode, Autotolerance is off; in Advanced mode, it is on. See "Set Autotolerance".