.*********************************************************************** .* .* $Id$ .* .* fm/2 help .* .* Copyright (c) 1993-98 M. Kimes .* Copyright (c) 2006 Steven H.Levine .* .* 24 Sep 06 GKY ADD Change to F1 help .* .*********************************************************************** .* :userdoc. :title.File Manager/2 Help File :docprof toc=123456. :body. :ctrldef. :ctrl ctrlid=new1 controls='ESC CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH FORWARD BACK' coverpage. :ectrldef. :h1 res=93200 name=PANEL_HOWTOUSEHELP.How to use FM/2's help (Read me first!) :i1 id=aboutHowToUseHelp.How to use FM/2's help (Read me first!) :artwork name='bitmaps\fm3.bmp' align=center. The best way to use FM/2's help, which is basically a hypertext document, is to look at the :hp2.Contents:ehp2. (which you'll get if you press :color fc=default bc=palegray.F1:color fc=default bc=default. at the main window -- it may help you to maximize it within the help window). The Contents view of a help file is something like the Table of Contents in a book, with each major topic representing a chapter. Some topics have a "+" sign beside them to indicate that there are subtopics available in a hierarchal inverted tree structure; click the "+" and they'll be revealed. :p. The help sometimes has hypertext links shown in a different color, like the words "Context menu" a few paragraphs below. You can select these links to switch to a different topic related to the highlighted word(s). In this way you can browse through the help, moving from topic to topic as you feel the need for more specific help. The :hp1.Previous:ehp1. button (IBM's view.exe)or the :hp1.Back:ehp1. button (NewView) (or the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Esc:color fc=default bc=default. key) will move backwards through the hypertext links you've followed. Please note that in "NewView" the :hp1.Previous:ehp1. and :hp1.Next:ehp1. buttons navigate up and down the table of contents while the :hp1.Back:ehp1. and :hp1.Forward:ehp1. buttons navigate hyperlinks :p. To find something on a specific topic, click the :hp2.Search:ehp2. button at the bottom of the help window and enter some text (IBM's view.exe) or use the search tab (NewView). This might be analogous to the index at the back of a book (although the help manager also provides an "index" of its own, which is something like the Contents window with the hierarchy removed -- difficult to browse, in my opinion). :p. A couple of Search examples to give you the feel of the process&colon. :p. To find out about changing a volume label, enter "Label" as the "Search for&colon." text, check the "All sections" checkbox, if present, then press :color fc=default bc=palegray.Enter:color fc=default bc=default.. :p. To find out how to open a new FM/2 window, enter "Open" as the "Search for&colon." text, check the "All sections" checkbox, if present, then press :color fc=default bc=palegray.Enter:color fc=default bc=default.. :p. If you'd like a printout of any of the topics in the online help, click the :hp2.Print:ehp2. button at the bottom ("IBM's" View.exe) or top (NewView.exe) of the help window. The :link reftype=hd res=93700.Context menu:elink. help topic would probably be a good one to print out. Gives you something to read in the john. Remember that you can also use the :hp1.FM/2 Online Help:ehp1. icon in the FM/2 folder to view the help without starting FM/2 itself. :p. If you're stuck in a dialog, click that dialog's :hp2.Help button:ehp2. That should take you directly to appropriate help. One note of caution: if you call up help for a dialog, be sure to dismiss the help before dismissing the dialog. Many of the dialogs run in threads other than thread 1 (the main thread), and there's a long-standing OS/2 bug that causes weird behavior if you close a dialog run in a thread other than thread 1 after before closing its help file. Trust me. :p. So, if you're totally new to FM/2, :hp1.here is how to get started.:ehp1. First, read the help section titled :link reftype=hd res=91300.Terminology:elink. so we'll understand each other a bit better. If you're still nervous about OS/2 conventions, try FM/2's :link reftype=hd res=99800.Tutorial:elink. section for real hand-holding. Get an overview of some important FM/2 windows in the :link reftype=hd res=97600.Window layouts:elink. section. If you need help installing check out the :link reftype=hd res=100110.installation instructions:elink. Then plunge into the :link reftype=hd res=90000.General Help:elink. section to find out how to look at, Move, Copy, Rename and Compare files and directories (the basics). That will get you started, and we'll give you hints along the way about other places you might like to look (like :link reftype=hd res=93000.Hints:elink. &colon.-) when you're ready. The previously mentioned :link reftype=hd res=93700.Context menus:elink. topic will give you an overview of all the commands available in FM/2 (and there are a lot of commands you can use). :p. Since some folks are at first overwhelmed by FM/2's configurability, take a look in the internal :link reftype=hd res=94600.Settings notebook:elink. (accessible under the :link reftype=hd res=92000.Config:elink. menu), specifically at the :link reftype=hd res=99200.Quick page:elink.. There you'll see a few "standard" configurations you can try out to get an idea of the range of appearance and performance you can obtain from FM/2 via the Settings notebook and Config menu. :p. Command line help is in the :link reftype=launch object='E.EXE' data='\FM2\README'.README:elink. file that accompanied the archive, since you should have read that before trying to start FM/2. You did, didn't you? Note&colon. This link only works if FM/2 is installed to a directory named FM2 on the boot drive. If not go to your FM/2 install directory and double-click :color fc=default bc=cyan.B1:color fc=default bc=default. on the file "README". :p. There is one thing you should keep in mind about FM/2. FM/2 is extremely powerful and has a lot of features, but :hp6.you don't have to use, understand or even know about them all:ehp6.. Most people will use only a few of FM/2's features on a regular basis (and not everyone will use the same combination), and that's fine -- find what works best for you and :hp2.use:ehp2. it. If you find yourself needing some other feature, call up the help, find it, and use it -- it'll be there whenever you need it. But don't feel that, somehow, by not using every little nook and cranny of the program that you're missing out on something. The idea is to use what you need; pick your tools from the arsenal and get some work done. :p. On the other hand, always assume that there's a way to do what you want with FM/2 (chances are good that there is), and ask the help window to Search for it. If you can't find it there, drop me a line at steve53@earthlink.net :h1 res=90000 name=PANEL_GENERAL.General Help :i1 id=aboutGeneral.General Help FM/2's main purpose is to show you what's on your file system and let you sling what's there around. :p. Here we'll cover the basics. Some familiarity with OS/2's WPS (WorkPlace Shell) is assumed. If you need refreshing, review the :link reftype=launch object='View.EXE' data='OS2UG.INF'.OS/2 Desktop Guide:elink. It's also assumed that you've already read the :link reftype=hd res=93200.How to use FM/2's help:elink. and :link reftype=hd res=91300.Terminology:elink. sections. If you feel that you need more in-depth help when we're through with this topic, try FM/2's :link reftype=hd res=99800.Tutorial:elink. section. Also review the FM/2 default :link reftype=hd res=100040.Mouse actions:elink. and a list of FM/2 :link reftype=hd res=100005.Accelerator (shortcut) Keys:elink. :p. There are several ways to view a directory with FM/2, just as there are with the WPS. Icon, Name, Text and Details views all offer different perspectives into the directory being "looked at" (see :link reftype=hd res=91300.Terminology:elink.). Views showing icons can use full-sized icons or smaller "mini-icons" to save space. :p. Details view can show a great deal of information about file system objects, and you can customize what is shown with the :hp2.Details Setup:ehp2. submenu (:link reftype=hd res=93800.Views menu:elink. or a Directory Container:link reftype=hd res=93700.context menu:elink.). :p. You can also place some limits on the amount of detail that FM/2 provides from the file system on the :link reftype=hd res=92400.Toggles:elink. page of the :link reftype=hd res=94600.Settings notebook:elink.. This can speed up FM/2's scanning of directories but can also make for duller screens with less information being presented to you. My advice to you is enjoy the bells and whistles OS/2 and PM provide. :p. Take a moment to set up the look of your Directory Container windows to match your taste -- everyone likes something different. Then meet me back here and we'll talk about manipulating those objects you see... :p. .br As we talk about manipulating objects, keep firmly in mind the concepts of :link reftype=hd res=98000."current object" and "highlighted objects":elink.. The current object is the one on which commands act (it has the dotted outline around it). If the current object is also highlighted, all highlighted objects will be affected. :p. :artwork name='..\..\bitmaps\rename.bmp' align=center. :p. :hp1.Renaming file system objects&colon.:ehp1. The simplest way to rename a file system object is to point at it with the mouse pointer, hold down the :color fc=default bc=palegray. Alt:color fc=default bc=default. key, and click :color fc=default bc=cyan. B1:color fc=default bc=default. on the text of its name. FM/2 produces a mini MLE text entry field where you can type in a new name (this is :link reftype=hd res=98200.Direct Editing:elink.). When finished, click the object and a rename is performed. Note that you can even move the object to another directory when you do this (Also note that in Details view you can direct-edit the Subject field to change an object's Subject, and the Longname field to change an object's Longname on FAT drives.). :p. Using this method will not allow you to overwrite an existing file. You can use drag and drop (as detailed below for Move), the menu command :link reftype=hd res=91400.Rename:elink. or the :link reftype=hd res=91800.toolbar:elink. to facilitate overwriting. :p. If you'd like more detail, go to the :link reftype=hd res=99810.Rename:elink. tutorial. .br :artwork name='..\..\bitmaps\mover.bmp' align=center. :p. :hp1.Moving file system objects&colon.:ehp1. .br There are several ways to move a file system object. The most intuitive is :hp2.drag and drop:ehp2.. Using this method, you "grab" the file system object by pressing and holding :color fc=default bc=cyan.B2:color fc=default bc=default. while the mouse pointer is over the object, then begin to move the mouse (still holding :color fc=default bc=cyan.B2:color fc=default bc=default.). The object's icon should begin to move with the mouse pointer. "Drag" this icon to where you want to move it (for instance, if you want to move a file from C&colon.\ to D&colon.\, drag the file to the Drive Tree's D&colon.\ object). When the object is where you want it, release B2 and the move is done. :p. When dragging an object into a Directory Container, remember that to place it into the directory into which the Directory Container "looks" you need to drop it on container "whitespace" (a part of the container not occupied by an object). For convenience, the two large status areas at the top of the container are considered whitespace. :p. If you get confused when dragging object(s), press the :color fc=default bc=palegray. F1:color fc=default bc=default. key. This will give you some information about what you're doing. Pressing the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Esc :color fc=default bc=default. key will abort the drag. :p. Note that you can't move a file or directory onto another file (except for archive targets), only into a directory (moving into container whitespace in a Directory Container window is the same as moving into the directory the Directory Container "looks" into, and a minimized Directory Container window is "all whitespace"). Also note that the object you grab becomes the current object, and if it's also highlighted you'll drag all highlighted objects (you'll see visual feedback to this effect). :p. You could, of course, also select "Move" from the :hp1.:link reftype=hd res=93300.Files:elink.:ehp1. menu, a context menu, click the Move toolbar button, or type the accelerator key :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl :color fc=default bc=default. + :color fc=default bc=palegray.m :color fc=default bc=default. (hold the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. key down and type :color fc=default bc=palegray.m:color fc=default bc=default.). In this case, you'll get the :link reftype=hd res=91500.Walk Directories:elink. dialog where you can enter a target directory. :p. If you'd like more detail, go to the :link reftype=hd res=99820.Move:elink. tutorial. .br :artwork name='..\..\bitmaps\copier.bmp' align=center. :p. :hp1.Copying file system objects&colon.:ehp1. .br The procedure for copying file system objects is very similar to that for moving them. When you begin to drag the object, and until you release it, hold down the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. key. You'll notice that the dragged icon is "ghosted" to give visual feedback that a copy, not a move, is being performed. Note that you can copy a file onto an archive file as well as into a directory. You can also "clone" a file by dropping it into the directory where it already resides -- you'll get a rename dialog that will allow you to change the name, creating a file exactly like the other with a different name. :p. As for move above, there is a "Copy" menu item, a toolbar button, and :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. + :color fc=default bc=palegray.c:color fc=default bc=default. is the accelerator key. :p. If you'd like more detail, go to the :link reftype=hd res=99830.Copy:elink. tutorial. .br :artwork name='bitmaps\linkdrag.bmp' align=center. .br :hp1.Comparing file system objects&colon.:ehp1. .br There is one other type of drag and drop operation called a "link drag." To link drag, hold down the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. and :color fc=default bc=palegray.Shift:color fc=default bc=default. keys while dragging. You'll see a "rubber band line" extend from where you grabbed the icon to the mouse pointer as a visual cue. Link dragging is usually used within FM/2 to do compare operations (see also :link reftype=hd res=99950.:hp2.Link Sets Icon:ehp2. toggle:elink.). What you drag will be compared to what you drop it on. Note, however, that if you drag to a WPS object (like the desktop or other folder), OS/2's version of a link drag is performed, which usually results in the creation of an object shadow If you'd like more detail, go to the :link reftype=hd res=99840.Compare:elink. tutorial. :p. Double-clicking an object in a Directory Container window causes its :hp1.default action:ehp1. to occur. What that action is depends on the type of object and how you've configured FM/2. Briefly, the FM/2 defaults (which you can override) cause the object to be opened in the most likely manner. You can :link reftype=hd res=100060.read about this in more detail here:elink. in the tutorial section. :p. Other commands are accessed via :link reftype=hd res=97700.pulldown:elink., :link reftype=hd res=93700.context menu:elink. commands, toolbar buttons or accelerator keys. You can read about them by selecting the highlighted words "context menu" in this paragraph. FM/2 also offers several general :link reftype=hd res=92100.utilities:elink. and many :link reftype=hd res=92000.configuration:elink. options which you may want to explore. But you now know how to perform the file system maintenance basics: Move, Copy, Rename and Compare. You are now, as the Smothers Brothers said, educated. :p. For more specific information on FM/2, click the :hp2.Contents:ehp2. button at the bottom of the help window. If you're still confused on the basics, try the FM/2 :link reftype=hd res=99800.Tutorial:elink. topic. You might also want to look at the :link reftype=hd res=98900.Opening a Directory Container:elink., :link reftype=hd res=99400.Using quicklists:elink. and :link reftype=hd res=97600.Window layout:elink. sections. .im install.ipf .im mouse.ipf .im keys.ipf :h1 res=97600 name=PANEL_FM2WINDOWLAYOUT.FM/2 Window Layouts :i1 id=aboutFM2WINDOWLAYOUT.FM/2 Window Layouts Here's the main FM/2 window in all its glory (everything turned on)&colon. :artwork align=left name='bitmaps\oall.bmp'. :p. :hp6.Note&colon.:ehp6. You can turn optional windows and controls on and off. Pick the ones you like, get the others out of your way (see the Config menu). Surely no one uses all of them at the same time... The autoview window, bottom buttons, quicklists, toolbar, drive buttons, status line #2, and even the pulldown menu can all be turned on and off as desired. :p. :hp2.Miscellaneous notes&colon.:ehp2. :p. Minimized Directory Containers can be used as drag and drop targets. :p. The :hp1.Name:ehp1., :hp1.Date/Time:ehp1., and :hp1.Attributes:ehp1. bottom buttons display information about the current object as well as activate commands when clicked. :p. The :hp1."Toolboxes" quicklist:ehp1. only appears when the :link reftype=hd res=91800.Toolbar:elink. is visible (see :link reftype=hd res=99400.Using quicklists:elink. section). :p. Status line #1 can be clicked to shift the focus to FM/2 without activating any commands. In addition, if the Drive tree is the active window within FM/2's monolithic window, the Swapfile and memory available indicators in Status line #2 will be continuously updated (otherwise they update about every ten seconds). :p. You can get information on most areas of the window just by moving the mouse pointer over the area of interest (unless you've turned off bubble help in the internal Settings notebook). For help with the quicklists, which don't have bubble help, see :link reftype=hd res=99400.Using quicklists:elink.. :p. .br Here's a Directory Container window in more detail&colon. See :link reftype=hd res=98900.Opening a Directory Container:elink. and :link reftype=hd res=91900.Folder Button:elink. for more information :p. :artwork align=left name='bitmaps\dircnr.bmp'. :p. Here's :link reftype=hd res=100000.FM/2 Lite:elink. with an explanation of the things that are unique to it (Note&colon. Alt-click to change sort in Details view also works in FM/2). The Autoview window has been turned off to unclutter this illustration. :p. :artwork align=left name='bitmaps\fm4oall.bmp'. :p. Note that the active window, the window pulldown menu commands will effect, is surrounded by a light red border. When the Drive Tree is active as shown above the Directory Container that would change if a directory were double-clicked in the Tree is surrounded by a fine darker red border. This color coding gives you instant feedback as to what the commands you select will effect. :p. .br Here's a look at the default text file viewer built into FM/2. It is opened when you double-click a text file in a Directory container (you can configure a different one if you like)&colon. .br :artwork align=left name='bitmaps\newview.bmp'. :p. Here's how the window looks if you double-click some lines of text&colon. .br :artwork align=left name='bitmaps\newview2.bmp'. .br Here we're using the bookmark listbox (which is filled by double-clicking some lines of text) to make an index for the document, enabling us to move from section to section quickly. See the :link reftype=hd res=99300.Internal viewer:elink. section for more information. See also&colon. .br :link reftype=hd res=99000.Databar:elink. :h2 res=98900 name=PANEL_GENERALOPEN.Opening a Directory Container :i1 id=aboutOpeningDirectory.Opening a Directory Container There are several ways to open a Directory Container. :p. The most common is to double-click a directory in the Drive Tree. If no Directory Container windows are open, one is created. If one or more Directory Container windows are already open, hold down the Shift key while double-clicking (see picture below) -- otherwise the default action is to switch the most recently used Directory Container to the new directory rather than open a new one. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\open.bmp' align=center. :p. An alternative is to click the :hp1.Open button:ehp1. in the Drive Tree's titlebar (see location indicated by the mouse pointer in the picture below). This opens a container for the directory highlighted in the Drive Tree. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\openbutt.bmp' align=center. :p. Other alternatives are to select the :hp1.Open->New FM/2 Window:ehp1. command from the :hp1.Files menu:ehp1. with the Drive Tree active, (preferred) a context menu obtained on the directory you want to open (remember, you get a context menu by clicking mouse button 2 on an object) or the accelerator key :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. + :color fc=default bc=palegray.o:color fc=default bc=default.. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\openmenu.bmp' align=center. :p. Yet another alternative is to invoke the :hp1.Utilities->Open Directory Container:ehp1. command (:color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl + :color fc=default bc=palegray.O:color fc=default bc=default. accelerator -- remember, that ":color fc=default bc=palegray.O:color fc=default bc=default." needs to be uppercase, so use :color fc=default bc=palegray.Shift:color fc=default bc=default. if necessary (:color fc=default bc=palegray.Caps Lock:color fc=default bc=default. off)). Using this command invokes the :link reftype=hd res=91500. Walk Directories:elink. dialog and lets you pick the directory to open. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\openmnu2.bmp' align=center. :p. The :hp1.Walk:ehp1. (walking dude) :hp1.button:ehp1. near the bottom right corner of the FM/2 window also invokes this command. You can even drag a file system object onto this button to open a new Directory Container for that object's directory. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\walkbutt.bmp' align=center. :p. Finally, if you have the Drivebar on (see the :link reftype=hd res=92000.Config menu:elink. topic) and a 3-button mouse, you can click :color fc=default bc=cyan.B3:color fc=default bc=default. (or hold down :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. while clicking :color fc=default bc=cyan.B2:color fc=default bc=default. ) on one of the drive icons to open a Directory Container for that drive (unless one already exists, in which case it'll be surfaced and activated). :p. Now, if that's not enough ways to open a Directory Container, I give up -- go on back to Windoze and the Billy-mandated one way. &colon.-) :p. You can also open directories from their objects in a Directory Container via context menu, accelerator key, Files menu or using the Shift modifier while double-clicking. :h2 res=91800 name=PANEL_TOOLBAR.Toolbar :i1 id=aboutToolbar.Toolbar :artwork name='bitmaps\toolbar.bmp' align=center. :p. The :hp1.toolbar:ehp1. is a collection of buttons that invoke some of the commands in the pulldown or popup menus. Placing the mouse pointer on a button and pressing and holding :color fc=default bc=cyan.B2:color fc=default bc=default. displays brief help for the button on the titlebar. :p. Some of the buttons will allow objects to be dragged onto them; for example, you can drag objects onto the trashcan to delete them. Note that the hotspot of the mouse pointer itself should be over the button before releasing, not the icon being dragged (icons are slightly offset from the mouse pointer to give better target visibility). Target emphasis is provided in the form of a black outline around the button, and the arrow pointer turns into a hand when above a toolbox icon. :p. This toolbar submenu is a conditional cascade menu, meaning that if you click other than on the boxed arrow a default command is executed (the toolbar is toggled off and on), but if you click on the boxed arrow you get a submenu of items you can select (the other choices are Text Toolbar, which will cause the toolbar to appear as "normal" buttons with text on them, or Toolbar Titles, which will cause text to appear below the toolbar bitmap buttons). :p. Toolbar buttons are user-configurable. To change the toolbar, click mouse button two (usually the right button) while the mouse pointer is over a button to pop up a context menu. You can get the "Load Toolbox" dialog by clicking :color fc=default bc=cyan.B2:color fc=default bc=default. on a blank area of the toolbar, and the "Add Button" dialog by chording on a blank area of the toolbar. :p. For advanced/curious users&colon. Information on what buttons are in the toolbar is kept in a file named FM3TOOLS.DAT. This file is an ASCII (plain text) file that contains information defining the toolbar. The file contains comments that explain its format. :p. FM/2 allows you to create customized toolboxes that can be loaded as required to provide toolboxes for specific activities. Although FM/2 provides ways to edit the toolbar internally, it's probably easier to load the definition files into a text editor and make the changes manually en masse. :p. If you'd like to see a different toolbar layout (and try out the Load Toolbox command), right-click on the toolbar, pick Load Toolbox from the resultant menu, and pick a toolbox from the listbox. Then you might try creating your own and saving it with the Save Toolbox command. :p. See also&colon. .br :link reftype=hd res=96300.Reorder Tools:elink. .br :link reftype=hd res=94400.Edit Tool:elink. .br :link reftype=hd res=96400.Add Tool:elink. .br :link reftype=hd res=94000.Save Tools:elink. .br :link reftype=hd res=94500.Load Tools:elink. :h3 res=96300 name=PANEL_REORDERTOOLS.Reorder Tools :i1 id=aboutReorderTools.Reorder Tools This dialog, accessed from the context menu of a tool button, allows you to rearrange the order of the toolbar's tool buttons. You take selected items from the left listbox and Add them to the end of the right listbox with the :hp1.Add>>:ehp1. button. When you've moved everything to the right listbox, click :hp1.Okay:ehp1.. Click :hp1.Cancel:ehp1. if you change your mind. :p. In reality, you don't need to move everything to the right listbox. You can move only what you want moved to the top of the list, then click Okay. Anything remaining in the left listbox is added to the end of what's in the right listbox. :p. The :hp1.<.TLS). By starting with the full toolbar, you'll spend more of your time deleting buttons you don't want (a trivial task) and less adding buttons. :h2 res=99400 name=PANEL_USERLISTS.Using quicklists :i1 id=aboutUserLists.Using quicklists FM/2's optional quicklists (dropdown combo boxes) provide quick access to&colon. :ul compact. :li.Drives in the Drive Tree. :li.Saved states. :li.User-defined commands :li.Often used directories you've configured (see :link reftype=hd res=91500.Walk Directories dialog:elink.). :li.Toolboxes (if the Toolbar's on). :eul. :artwork name='bitmaps\userlist.bmp' align=center. :p. .br You turn the quicklists on and off using the :hp1.Config->Toggle quicklists:ehp1. command ( :color fc=default bc=palegray.F8:color fc=default bc=default. accelerator). :p. The first list (starting from the left) contains drives. If you select a drive from the list, the Drive Tree scrolls to that drive and makes it the current object in the Drive Tree. This can be handy when you have the tree expanded and don't want to collapse it. This list is readonly. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\userdriv.bmp' align=center. :p. .br The second list is the State list, containing the names of saved States of the FM/2 window (what directories are open, where the windows are located, etc.). You can add to this list by typing a name into the entry field, requesting a context menu on the entry field, then selecting :hp1.Save State as name:ehp1. from the context menu. FM/2 will save its current State under that name for later recall. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\useradds.bmp' align=center. :p. This can be handy if you have different setups that you use frequently, as you can save and recall them when you need them rather than opening containers and setting them up to point at the directories you want and positioning them where you want each time. For example, let's say you're connected to a LAN and have a BBS system running. You might want one State set up specifically for dealing with the LAN, one set up specifically for maintaining the BBS, and another (or a few) for general work. Once you've set FM/2 up in each of these conditions and saved the State under an easy-to-recall name, you can quickly move from State to State using the State list. You'll find this :hp2.much:ehp2. faster and more flexible than the way DOS-think file managers do things. :p. To "edit" a State, first recall it, then change what you want, then delete the State name, then save it again. :p. Holding down the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Shift:color fc=default bc=default. key while selecting a state name prevents FM/2 from closing windows that are already open. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\userstat.bmp' align=center. :p. .br The third list is the user-defined commands list. User-defined commands allow you to extend FM/2 with commands of your own devising. You can add, change and delete commands with the :hp1.Config->Edit Commands:ehp1. menu item (or click :color fc=default bc=cyan.B2:color fc=default bc=default. on the list). :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\cmdlist.bmp' align=center. :p. .br The fourth list is the commonly used directory list. You can add a directory to this list as above; type in the name and select :hp1.Add pathname:ehp1. from a context menu. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\useraddd.bmp' align=center. :p. You can also drag the pathname from the entry field (you'll be dragging the directory itself), or drag an object onto the field to add it to the list. For example, if you have a Directory Container open and decide it'd be nice to have the directory name in this list, start a drag in the large status box at the top of the Directory Container (just to the right of the Folder button) and drop the dragged folder on this list. :p. Selecting a directory name from the list results in FM/2 opening a new Directory Container for that path (hold down the Shift key while selecting the path to cause the current Directory Container to switch instead). You can reverse this action with the :hp1.Quicklist switches:ehp1. toggle in the :link reftype=hd res=98400.Settings Notebook:elink.. In addition, the :hp1.Recent Dirs:ehp1. toggle can be used to cause FM/2 to automatically add temporary entries for directories that you visit during a session. You can add them as above to make them permanent if you desire. :p. Selecting the :hp1.:ehp1. item from this list allows you to create a new directory (same as using the :color fc=default bc=palegray.Ctrl:color fc=default bc=default. + :color fc=default bc=palegray.M:color fc=default bc=default. accelerator key). :p. The commonly used directory list, in combination with the State list, allows you to quickly place FM/2 into precisely the configuration you need to get real work done. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\userdirs.bmp' align=center. :p. .br The last list (only present if the Toolbar is on) is a list of Toolboxes. You can select one from the list. FM/2 automatically maintains this list for you. Initially, the saved toolbox names are read from disk (the FM/2 directory), and any you subsequently save are added to it on the fly. The FM/2 archive includes a few Toolboxes for you to look at and customize if you'd like. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\usertool.bmp' align=center. :p. You can use the font and color palettes to set the colors and fonts used in these windows. Note that you must set the entry field and listbox components separately. To set the listbox component, drop onto the button, not the entry field. :p. The :hp1.Interface:ehp1. (list-and-arrow) :hp1.button:ehp1. at the bottom right corner of the FM/2 window toggles the quicklists on and off. :p. :artwork name='bitmaps\userbutt.bmp' align=center. .im folder.ipf .im databar.ipf .im tutor.ipf .im expert.ipf :h1 res=93300 name=PANEL_FILESMENU.Files Menu :i1 id=aboutFilesMenu.Files Menu The Files pulldown menu displays the same menu that would be obtained as a :link reftype=hd res=93700.context (popup) menu:elink. over the current object in the current window. If you select the Files menu when a window that doesn't use it is active, you'll see "n/a" (not applicable). :p. Generally speaking, it's best to leave the Files menu for folks who either don't have a mouse or don't really understand how OS/2 works, and instead work from the :link reftype=hd res=93705.context menu:elink.s. :p. See also :link reftype=hd res=92900.Commands submenu:elink.. :h2 res=92900 name=PANEL_COMMANDOVER.Commands submenu :i1 id=aboutCommandsOver.Commands submenu :link reftype=hd res=90700.Commands:elink. are programs that can be run on selected objects by picking the program's title from a dynamically built submenu of FM/2's Files menu. :p. When commands are displayed in the submenu, visual queues are given as to the behavior of a given command. Commands that are checked will run once for each selected file. Commands that are framed will prompt the user to edit and accept the command line before running. :p. FM/2 provides accelerator keys for the first twenty commands in the submenu. The accelerators are listed beside the command's title for reference. This provides a "macro key" capability. :p. Don't overlook the power of Commands. This is a simple way of extending FM/2 to do things that it can't do on its own, to automate things, and to merge those old command line utilities with a PM selection shell (FM/2). :h1 res=93800 name=PANEL_VIEWSMENU.Views Menu :i1 id=aboutViewsMenu.Views Menu The Views pulldown menu displays the same menu that would be obtained as a context (popup) menu for the current window (but not for any objects in the window -- in other words, a :link reftype=hd res=93700.context menu:elink. requested over whitespace). If you select the Views menu when a window that doesn't use it is active, you'll see "n/a" (not applicable). :p. Generally speaking, it's best to leave the Views menu for folks who either don't have a mouse or don't really understand how OS/2 works, and instead work from the :link reftype=hd res=93710.context:elink. :link reftype=hd res=93715.menu:elink.s. .im util.ipf .im config.ipf .im window.ipf .im context.ipf .im arclist.ipf .im cmdline.ipf .im walkem.ipf .im getnames.ipf .im chklist.ipf .im editor.ipf .im hints.ipf .im term.ipf .im fm4.ipf :index. :euserdoc.