4FILES HELP -- Version 3.0 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 If your file browser is able to search for text, seek these Section Numbers, including the dot. To view the full manual, go to 4FILES and type Ctrl-. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. System Navigation 11. Launching Programs 2. List Navigation 12. Shelling to DOS 3. Function Keys 13. Cut/Paste 4. File-Mode & Note-Mode 14. Right Justification 5. File Viewing 15. Deleting Text 6. File Marking 16. Input Fields 7. Find a Record 17. Mouse 8. File Management 18. Command Line Syntax 9. Show Attributes 19. Quitting 4FILES 10. Directory Managment 20. Symbols used on-screen 21. Registration Form 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN FULL MANUAL: 1) Configuring 4FILES, 2) Swapping to EMS, 3) Running under MS-Windows, OS/2 & DESQview, 4) Hot Tips, 5) Safety features, 6) Video considerations. The manual has more details on everything. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1. SYSTEM NAVIGATION: ("2x" means tap-twice.) KEYBOARD 쿏rive Change Dir-Change Prev-Dir Parent-Dir Highlighted-Dir TYPE � Key Key Key Key Key 袴袴袴袴袴孤컴컴컴컴컴컴 컴컴컴컴컴 컴컴컴컴컴 컴컴컴컴컴 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� AT Keyboard� 2x 3x or 커 � � PC Keyboard� 2x 3x or 캑 � � Laptop � <[> 2x<[> 3x<[> <]> 켸 � 2-Key Mouse� LR L- � 3-Key Mouse� -M- L-- The first key for changing to a highlighted directory is the default; the alternate call be substituted on the Configuration "Option Switches" screen. The Directory-Change key presents an input field in which a drive and/or directory may be typed. A history list of these entries is maintained, accessible from newest to oldest with the UpArrow key or the reverse with DownArrow. 4FILES can be configured to use directory changing utilities such as LCD, ACD and NCD. This allows making a directory change by specifying only a fragment of the new path name. From the configuration menu, select "Utility Ports" to configure 4FILES to find the utility on your system. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 2. PAGE & CURSOR NAVIGATION: Top/Bottom of List = Ctrl-PageUp / Ctrl-PageDown Top/Bottom of Page = Ctrl-UpArrow / Ctrl-DownArrow Scroll Page 1 Line = Shft-UpArrow / Shft-DownArrow Previous/Next Word = Ctrl-LftArrow / Ctrl-RgtArrow (Other keys behave as expected) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 3. FUNCTION KEYS: F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F0 旼컴컴컫컴컴컴쩡컴컴컫컴컴컴쩡컴컴컫컴컴컴쩡컴컴컫컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴쩡컴컴커 Norm 쿞how 쿐ditor� Any 쿢nzip � Mark 쿢nMark쿞how *� Any � EXEC/ 쿛aste � --- 쿓elp �#1 � Util � � File 쿑ile 쿌ttrib� Util � COPY* 쿟ext � 쳐컴컴컵컴컴컴탠컴컴컵컴컴컴탠컴컴컵컴컴컴탠컴컴컵컴컴컴탠컴컴컴탠컴컴캑 Ctrl 쿞how 쿐ditor� � � Mark 쿢nmark� � � Cut � � --- 쿘anual�#2 � � � All 쿌ll � � � Text � � 읕컴컴컨컴컴컴좔컴컴컨컴컴컴좔컴컴컨컴컴컴좔컴컴컨컴컴컴탠컴컴컴탠컴컴캑 Alt � Copy 쿎ONFIG� * F9=Execute in File-Mode; Copy-text in Note-Mode. --- � Note �4FILES� 읕컴컴컴좔컴컴켸 Copy or Cut mean copy or cut text from a file note. (Windows cut/copy/paste keys based on INS/DEL are also mapped.) Note that F9 has differing functions in File and Note Modes. Ctrl-F2 ("Editor #2") may be used to access an editor, word processor, GIF viewer, etc. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4. FILE MODE & NOTE MODE KEYS: toggles between the modes. 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 5. Both Modes: FILE VIEWING To view a file, type or , depending on the keyboard type selected from the Configuration "Option Switches" menu. is the default. Two Utility Ports are mapped to this key; the one which is called depends on whether or not the file is an archive. Ctrl- or Ctrl- calls alternate archive browser. Utility Ports must be properly configured so that the appropriate utility can be found and executed. 6. Both Modes: FILE MARKING Mark File Unmark-File Mark-All Unmark-All Toggle-Mark Toggle-All 컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴 Ctrl-<^F5> Ctrl-<^F6> <^Space> Ctrl- Ctrl-<^\> 7. Both Modes: FINDING A FILE OR DIRECTORY Typing Alt- will seek the next record starting with that character. The search direction can be reversed with or, if the PC keyboard type has been configured, "5" on the keypad. 8. File-Mode only: FILE MANAGEMENT Do Marked files .. Ctrl-A Ctrl-C Ctrl-M* Ctrl-R Ctrl-D Ctrl-Z Do Single file ... A C M * R D Z 컴컴컴 컴컴컴 컴컴컴 컴컴컴 컴컴컴 컴컴컴� File Copy Move Rename Delete Archive (* requires 4DOS) Attribs File(s) File(s) File(s) File(s) File(s) Selecting one of these functions (except attributes and delete) presents a target filename input field and in some cases a target path input field. These fields are initially blank, ready for new input. Pressing the DownArrow key in a filename field will put the current filename in the field. Subsequent DownArrows will access the history list from oldest to newest. UpArrow browses the list in the opposite direction. Separate history lists are maintained for target filenames for: rename, copy/move, and archive. A list is also maintained for target path. The "Ctrl-Z" and "Z" archiving functions can produce .ZIP, .ARJ or .LZH archives. See "Using Input Fields" (below) for more information. 9. File-Mode only: DISPLAYING FILE ATTRIBUTES The limitations of an 80-character screen prevent displaying both file creation time and file attributes at the same time. To toggle what is shown use Shift-NumLock (except on laptop computers) or F7. 10. File-Mode only: DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT Type "N" to create a new directory or "K" to kill the highlighted directory. For the later, the directory must be empty. Type "S" to Sort the directory listing. Several sort methods and either ascending or descending sort order may be selected. Tapping twice on any key, or pressing will invoke the selection. Only files orders are sorted, except with "unsorted" which puts all entries in DOS order. The sort field is highlighted. There is no highlight for "alphabetical," and the filename field is highlighted for "unsorted." 11. File-Mode only: PROGRAM EXECUTION & DATA FILE LOADING F9 or Ctrl-X will cause the current file to be executed immediately if it is a program or batch file. If the file is a data file with an "executable extension," it will be loaded into the program mapped to that extension. An executable extension may be setup with an environment expression like this, entered from the command line or via a batch file: SET .DOC=C:\WP\WP.EXE. Pressing F9 on a .DOC file would then cause an immediate execution of Word Perfect with the file opened for editing. 12. File-Mode only: SHELLING TO DOS or SHOWING THE 4DOS HISTORY LIST. Ctrl-E presents an input field loaded with the current filename. This may be executed as-is (although this takes more keystrokes than F9) or may be edited. Two taps of Ctrl-E presents a blank input field. Executing the blank line will give you the true DOS (or 4DOS) command prompt. If instead you enter an executable command, program name or alias, it will be immediately executed (you will never see the DOS prompt). A history list of commands issued from the Ctrl-E input field is maintained. ^H will immediately shell to DOS and display the 4DOS Command History List. Your COMSPEC variable must be set to 4DOS. 13. Note-Mode only: TEXT CUT/COPY AND PASTE See the Function-Key table above of keys. Highlight the desired text and press , or to cancel. The various F9 keys will either cut or copy text to a buffer. F10 will paste the text at the cursor. <^INS> These three keys cut and paste text as they do in Windows ... <$INS> ... and are in addition to the preferred use of the F9 ... <$DEL> ... and F10 keys. 14. Note-Mode only: FLUSH-RIGHT TEXT ENTRY Cursor to right of all text: Shift-RightArrow allows text to be entered to the left of the cursor. The cursor is placed at the right margin. Flags show space available for entry. Shift-BackSpace is a destructive "forespace" key in this mode. Quit this text mode with , or Shift-LeftArrow. Cursor amid text: Text at the cursor and to its right is bumped to the right margin. 15. Note-Mode & Input Fields only: DELETING TEXT An entire note or input field may be deleted with Ctrl-Y. Alt-Ctrl-Y will delete from and including the cursor position to the right. When not in File Mode, Ctrl-H is a destructive backspace. 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 16. USING INPUT FIELDS History Lists have been decscribed in several places above. History lists have room for 10 entries each, and the oldest will scroll off. Some lists have permanent, non-scrollable templates at the top of the list. These are the 'current filename' for target filename fields and '.zip', '.arj', and '.lzh' for the create archive-filename field. For filename input fields, the current filename is at the top of the list; accessed with the down arrow key from a blank field. All cursor and edit keys which work in file notes work in input fields. 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 17. THE MOUSE 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � The buttons duplicate the functions of the keyboard keys shown. � 팠袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� � � � MOUSE BUTTONS: � L-- -M- R-- � L-R LM- -MR � LMR � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴 � � 3 Button Mouse � � � � � � � � � � 2 Button Mouse � � � � � � � � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 18. COMMAND LINE SYNTAX: 4F [d:] [path] [/+ /8 /L] [/E /S /C /N /R] Letters for some of the switches have been changed from previous versions. /8 Force 80x25 display. /+ Use with HGC/MDA/CGA for over 80x25. /L Restore Numeric Keypad state on exit. /R Sort in reverse order. /E Sort by file extension /S " " file size /C " " chronology /N " " file notes, alphabetically The default sort is alphabetical, forward order. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 19. QUITTING 4FILES =quit to original path. This may be disabled on the Configure "Option Switches" screen, and there are advantages to doing so (prevents accidental quits). Ctrl- =quit to original path. If Windows or OS/2 not running. Alt- =quit to current path. If Windows or OS/2 not running. Shft- =quit, if running Windows or OS/2. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 20. SYMBOLS USED ON-SCREEN & IN THE MANUAL 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � < > � Text inside the brackets is a key. � � � � � $ or Shft � 'Shift' key held-down with another key. � � � � � ^ or Ctrl � 'Control' key held-down with another key. � � � � � @ or Alt � 'Alternate' key held-down with another key. � � � � � or � The 'grey' star key on the cursor or numeric keypad.� � and � Two or three hits of the above key. � � � � � � Other similarly located keys. � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 21. REGISTRATION FORM 4FILES REGISTRATION FORM ======================== Larry T. Edwards // Hand-Crafted Software // (907)-747-8996 Box 6001 // Sitka, Ak 99835 USA // (FAX)-747-4801 Payment by check or International Postal Money Order to above address is preferred. Credit card payments can be made for $5 extra to: PsL (Program #10574), 800-242-4775, Box 35705 Houston, Tx 77235; or CompuServe (Program #912), !Go SWREG Your signature here or registration with PsL or CompuServe signifies acceptance of the agreement contained near the end of the documentation. ===== PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY! ===== 4FILES VERSION #____ Your name: _____________________________________ Position:_________________ Company: _______________________________________ Phone: (W) ______________ Street or Box: ___________________________________ (H) ______________ City/State/Zip: __________________________________ Country: ______________ I got 4FILES from (name BBS/vendor/etc):________________, ____________ Forum E-Mail Addr: CIS ___________. Genie ___________. 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