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DWEdit V1.61a (41424 bytes) The configuration editor for DirWork 1.61 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This program may be copied as long as it is accompanied by this doc file both unaltered & no money is charged(except for a reasonable copying fee such as what Fred Fish charges). All use of this program is at your own risk & I assume no responsibility or liability for any problems that occur. Well you can change most options/buttons etc from DirWork but DWEdit allows you to edit some others as well as making the configuration process a lot easier. To start DWEdit(assuming DWEdit is in a valid path eg c:):- Select the "Use external configuration Editor" menu item from in DirWork (Best way!). Note if you do this and select Quit & Use, most changes appear in DW immediately, but if you want those changes always you must select the "SAVE Current Setup to a DW" menu item. From a Shell/CLI type "DWEdit DWFileName". From a Shell/CLI type "DWEdit s:DW.config". For DirWork 1.31, 1.40 - 1.51 users you can load in the previous Button/Instant Actions and PopKey/Tool data. Menu type Options aren't loaded. Things change so some converting is done but new options might be better so have a look. From a Shell/CLI type "DWEdit DWFileName OldDWFileName". Then if everything is ok you will be presented with a screen with all the DirWork Buttons as well as buttons for the left/middle/right mouse button instant actions. You can select one of the main buttons:- Quit - Quit without keeping any changes made. Quit & Use - Quit and keep changes(this appears if you run from DW). Quit & Save - Quit and save changes to disk(when not run from DW). Options - Takes you to a screen of options. Ed PopTools - Takes you to the PopKey/Tools screen. Print Config - Prints your Button/InstantAction & PopTool to PRT:. When the mouse is over a Button/Instant Action the current config for that button is shown at the bottom of the display. Pressing the button takes you to a Button/Instant Action editing screen. There are three toggle buttons on the main screen as well. You can select SwapButton then press buttons to swap them, then select swap button again to turn it off. Same goes for SwapRow. CopyBut is like swap button but the button is copied. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Options screen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here you can change many options that you couldn't from DirWork itself:- OPTIONS THAT TOGGLE ON/OFF AutoPoint Automatically select windows the mouse is over. Often called SunMouse. XCopyBootBlocks The Boot block checker will treat Xcopy Boot blocks as if they are standard boot blocks. (ie won't warn you when you insert a disk with one) ActivateTextGad After getting a directory DirWork will activate the text gadget. NoDWDuplicates When you have one DW running and try to start another it will just bring the one running to the front. ExternalConfig This makes DirWork use "S:DW.config" and its configuration file instead of using the DW executable. Maybe you would like to crunch DirWork and keep changing your config. ButtonsBelow If you are one of those upsidedown people this will put the buttons etc below the file list for you. PositionIndepen This makes the button position irrelevant to what file list it refers to. You have to press the right mouse button on the button to refer to the right list as the source. Plenty of people use DW this way as you don't have to have duplicates of many buttons. MouseAccelerat Accelerates your mouse based on values given in Accel and threshold. NoWBenchTools Stops DW from adding tools to the workbench screen in Kickstart 2.0-. Use this if you wish to quit from Workbench as DW will not open Workbench if it doesn't add Tools to the workbench menu. More ANSI The text viewer can display ANSI files so if you want it to start in ANSI mode(its slower) select this option. BusyPointer A little Busy clock comes up when DW is already doing something. This is on by default. RMB Activate This causes right mouse button presses to activate the DW window so you don't have to activate DW then use the right mouse button. This is on by default. Parent Buf If you have Buffered directories on this will automatically use the buffered copy of a dir if you use the parent/root functions on the far sides of the dir path gadgets. Eg if you got the directory DF0:c then pressed the parent/root button it would use the buffered copy instead of re-reading the DF0: dir. It will only use the buffered copy if you have not read other dirs in between. Interlace Screen is interlaced for DW. And for the text viewer. Productivity Screen is non interlaced. Requires ECS chips in your machine and a VGA or better monitor. And for the text viewer. OPTIONS YOU SET THE VALUE OF TaskPriority The priority relative to other programs running of DW. 1 is usually a good value as it give DW more processor time than most other programs. Recommended range -5 to 5. MouseAccel The factor by which mouse movement will be multiplied by. You must turn the mouse acceleration option on as well. Recommended range 2 to 10. MouseThreshhold This is the smallest movement required before the mouse acceleration factor is used. So when you do small movements no acceleration occurs and hence you have fine control. A value of 1 means always multiply be MouseAccel. You must turn the mouse acceleration option on as well. Recommended range 1 to 20. ScreenBlankTim Amount of time the machine must be idle before the screen blanks. Assuming you have the ScreenBlank option on. In tenths of a second so 4800=8 minutes. Recommended range 2400 to 9600. BufferedNumber Number of directories keep in memory when you have the buffered directory option turned on. Recommened range 4 to 20. VMKTime Amount of time between VMK checks. Assuming you have the Periodic VMK check option on. In tenths of a second so 80=8 seconds. Recommended range 10 to 180. LeftActivate This is the Qualifier/Keycode of the key combination that will activate(like you pressed the left button on gadget) the left directory path text gadget. By default this is the Del key. RightActivate This is the Qualifier/Keycode of the key combination that will activate(like you pressed the left button on gadget) the right directory path text gadget. By default this is the Help key. WindowLeftEdge The x coordinate of the top/left corner of windows DW opens on the workbench screen and output windows. WindowTopEdge The y coordinate of the top/left corner of windows DW opens on the workbench screen and output windows. WindowWidth The width of windows DW opens on the workbench screen and output windows. WindowHeight The height of windows DW opens on the workbench screen output windows. ScreenWidth The width of the screen DW opens. ScreenHeight The height of the screen DW opens. And for the text viewer. Colors13 These are the color numbers DW uses for a window Kick 1.3. (0=Blue 1=White 2=Black 3=Orange by default colors) Colors20 These are the color numbers DW uses for a window Kick 2.0. (0=Grey 1=Black 2=White 3=LightBlue by default colors) ColorsSc These are the color numbers DW uses for screen. They have the following sequence:- First three for File lists (Background/Files/Dirs) Next two for title bar (Text/Background) Next two for button text (Text/Background) Next one for menu/slider color Next two for button border For example Colors13 by default is: 2133132100 File list is 213=BlackBackground/WhiteFiles/OrangeDirs Title bar is 31=Orange on White Buttons text is 32=OrangeText/Black Button Border is 00=No border shown SLIDE GADGETS AT BOTTOM The three slide gadgets are Red/Green/Blue modifiers for the screen palette for DW. Just select a color button under the sliders then use the slide movement to adjust the colors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Button/Instant Action editing screen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This screen displays the function currently selected for that button with the main config string down the bottom and the various sections of this config above it. The sections that are irrelevant for the current function are ghosted(dots across them and unselectable). Above the config string gadgets is information text which can be selected from three buttons on the right hand side. GeneralInfo - Describes the various parts of a config string. SelectionInfo - Describes how selection affects a function. FunctionInfo - Describes the current function of the config. This is selected by default. As well on the right hand side is a change function button which allows you to change the button/instant action to another function. As with the PopTool screen a Qualifier/Keycode box is on the right. You can see what values a required for a button to be activated by a certain key combination by clicking on this box and pressing the keys you want. The button configuration is a single string consisting of:- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 'BName,FSOQuCo,Arguments' ||||| |||\__/|| | ||| | |+- Arguments for operation. | ||| | +--- Special option for certain routines | ||| +------- Keyboard combination (qualifier/keycode) | ||+----------- Options for certain routines. | |+--------------- What needs to be selected to operate. | +----------------- Internal function the button uses. +-Button Name of 5 Chars In the case of instant actions this text can describe filetype. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Selection is only relevant to lower case functions as these are the only ones which deal with files(s)/dir(s) in the file lists. For the lower case functions 'F' means apply function on all selected files, 'D' all selected dirs and 'B' all selected files and all selected dirs. 'A' all files and dirs even if they are not selected. Another option is 'f' which will apply the function to all selected files but if there are no files selected it will apply the function with no filename. 'f' is great for creating buttons like Edit so that you can edit a selected file and if you want to create a new file just hit the Edit button with no files selected. NOTE: Press return after any change in any text gadgets on this screen otherwise your changes may not be registered. Ok so say you wanted to change the "DH0: " button to "DF2: " you would select that button from the main DWEdit screen then you would see that in the arguments is "DH0:" so click in that text gadget change it to "DF2:" then press return. Now that button will read "DF2:" but you will also want to change the button text so click in that text gadget and change it to "DF2: " note that it must be 5 characters no more no less. Press Quit & USe or Quit & Save and you will see the button now has a new Button text and when you press it reads the new directory("DF2"). Plenty of functions have options which a described in the Function Info text. If you wanted the show button to show icons as well all you would do is go to DWEdit's main screen select the show button. Then you will see the text saying that you must change the option to i to get the show function to display icons as well as IFF pictures. So click in the Option gadget change the 0 to i and it is done. Maybe you want a button to relabel disks. In DWEdit's main screen just click on the button that you want to be relabel. Then the current config for that button comes up. Ignore that and press the change function button on the right hand side of the screen. Now you get a display of all the available functions in DW, press the L function button which says relabels disks or similar. Now you are back to the config screen and the default config function has been entered in the button config. Ok say you want to change the instant action for double clicking on a text file to use a external viewer. In DWEdit's main screen click on the Text button for left mouse instant actions. Now the button is using function t (inbuilt text viewer function) but you want to use an external program so select change function button on right hand side of display and you will see the many available functions, you will see the function u with a description that it runs external programs so select it. Then its back to the button config screen in which you must change the Buttontext back to what it was as instant actions need the Button text to remain the same and all you have to do is change the arguments to run you external program which could be something like "Run >NIL: MuchMore" or similar. Note it might have been quicker if you knew u was the function you where after as you would have skipped the change function button stuff and manually entered the u into the function text gadget and avoided having to change the Buttontext back to what it was. Well they are simple examples of changes you can do very powerful changes to run external programs, cd directories, open windows, and flip between screens. See the SAMPLE CHANGES section for other examples. If you want to create a new instant action type say you have certain files that end in ".pcd". You must replace one of the current ones and change all three Button text's (Left, Middle & Right) to ".PCD " (note that it must be in uppercase). But do NOT change ILBM, 8SVX, ANIM, SMUS, FTXT, Most, PP, Exec, Text, .GIF as they are not only recognised by filename. SAMPLE CHANGES FOR BUTTONS/INSTANT ACTIONS:- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Routine| Example changes and Information letter | Remember upper case routine letter means selected file(s) related. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- D A simple change would be changing DH1: to DF2: and make the F1 key get that directory. Just select the DH1: button, go up to change last button pressed and change " DH1:,D00----,DH1:" to " DF2:,D000050,DF2:". To make a button that gets the directory already in the text gadget (instead of just pressing the right mouse button over the gadget) "GetDr,D0c----," N Executes commands. Use this function if you want to execute a program and don't want the selected files to be added to the command. You must add CTRL-J EndCLI to your command if you use a option that opens a window(w,W,p,P) and you want it to automatically close. Options(w,W,p,P,f,F,t,T,R,0):- Uppercase of any of these letters means a requester first. w if you want a window to open for the output. p if you want a window to open for the output and waits for you to press a key before it closes. f bring default public screen(usually workbench) to the front. t bring default public screen(usually workbench) to front for command then DW screen. R if you want a requester so you can edit the command before it is executed. 0 means no window or requester or bringing screens to the front. SpecialOp(s,S,d,D,',') Lower case special option means refetch the src or des directory after commands are executed. s CD source directory before command. d CD destination directory before command. , as normal do no CD'ing. Examples:- "Prefs,N00----,Preferences" Bring up 1.2/1.3 preferences. No output window is opened. "Paint,N00----,Run >NIL: Paint" Start a paint program but allow DW to continue. "Avail,N0p----,AvailJEndCLI" Show available memory in a window. Then automatically close that window after the user presses a key (or clicks on the close gadget with Kick2.0+). Note the J is CTRL-J "Avail,N0w----,List" List a directory in a output window that stays open until the user enters EndCLI (or clicks on the close gadget with Kick2.0+). "DiskC,N0w----,DiskCopy DF0: TO DF0:JEndCLI" Diskcopy DF0: to DF0: opening a window for the output that auto closes when the Diskcopy is finished. Note the J is CTRL-J M The Makedir function can be given a filename which it will copy to create a icon for the directory. All you have to do is give it the filename of the icon you want it to create. "MakDr,M00----,sys:DefaultDraw.info" P To create a parent button if you don't like going to the far left/right of the directory text and pressing the left button. "Paren,P00----," R To create a root button if you don't like going to the far left/right of the directory text and pressing the right button. "Root ,R00----," t Is the Type/Hextype function. Options are A=ASCII H=Hex (try to load full file) a=ASCII h=Hex (Only load first 32K of file) j Options(f,F,d,D,b,B,p,P) Uppercase=DeSelect LowerCase=Select To make a button select dirs as well as files. "All ,jAb----," To make a button select all dirs. "AllDr,jAd----," To make a button deselect all dirs. "NoDir,jAD----," To make a button that request you for a pattern that deselects "PtDSl,jAP----," s To make a show button display icons as well as IFF pictures. "Show ,sFi----," k Options(c,C,t,T,s,S) Uppercase requester user can edit first t=toggle protection s=setprotection c=set comment The Protect function inverses the protect bit specified in the So "Prote,kBt----,d" will change the delete protection of a file. "PNorm,kBs----,rwed" would set all files/dirs to normal protection. "SetCm,kFs----,DW Rules!" would set all files comments to DW Rules! "ClrCm,kDS----," would request user for comment then set all dirs comments to it. d To make a delete button that doesn't request you when you delete a non empty dir. Options (d,D,b,B) "Delet,dB0----," A delete button that requests you when you delete a file or a directory:- "Delet,dBB----," The lower case letter option means that if Delete fails it will prompt you and if you want will UnProtect each file and try to delete again. c Options (c,D,C) To make a copy button clone the file note, protection and date. BytesFree for the source/destination is updated after a copy. "CCopy,cBc----," To make a CopyAs button that clones "CCpAs,cBC----," To make a CopyAs button that doesn't clone "CCpAs,cBD----," To make a Copy button that doesn't clone "CCpAs,cB0----," m To make a move button clone the file note, protection and date. "CMove,mBc----," u The u internal routine is one of the most useful it will execute the text in the argument part of the button config with any any file/dirnames selected. If you want the button to operate on selected files and directories use the B middle letter. If you want it just to operate on selected files use F and if you just want it to operate only on selected Dirs use D. There is another selection that is useful for this function, 'f' will execute the command with all selected files but if there are none selected it executes the command with no filename. Note the u command automatically adds JEndCLI (where J is CTRL-J) to commands that use an option that opens a window(w,W,p,P). Options(w,W,p,P,f,F,t,T,R):- Uppercase of any of these letters means a requester first. w if you want a window to open for the output. p if you want a window to open for the output and waits for you to press a key before it closes. f bring default public screen(usually workbench) to the front. t bring default public screen(usually workbench) to front for command then DW screen. R if you want a requester so you can edit the command before it is executed. 0 means no window or requester or bringing screens to the front. SpecialOp(s,S,d,D,',') Lower case special option means refetch the src or des directory after commands are executed. s CD source directory before command. d CD destination directory before command. , as normal do no CD'ing. An example of using the u routine is the edit button and right mouse instant operation on text files:- " Edit,uF0----,Run >NIL: E" To change to path for the editor from E to c:Ed just select the edit button, go up to change last button pressed and change to " Edit,uF0----,Run >NIL: c:Ed" Note an output window is not needed hence the 0 as the option. But it is even better to use the f selection with a edit button as then you you select no files the editor is still executed and you can use that method to create a new file for editing. To change the double click on a text file to use another text viewer instead of the default internal type. After you double click a text file & select change last button pressed "Text ,uF0,Run >NIL: ViewerName". eg "Text ,uF0,Run >NIL: MuchMore" To make a button that uses DOS's list command on selected files and dirs, and shows the output in a window than stays open until the user presses a key (or clicks the close gadget with Kick2.0-). "List ,uBp----,List" To make a button that uses DOS's Execute command to execute script files, with an output window open while the command is executing. "Execu,uFw----,Execute" To make a button that uses DOS's FileNote command to change the FileNote of a file in a requester. "Execu,uFR----,FileNote" To make a button that extracts files to the same directory then gets DW to re-read that directory, displaying the output from the program in a window that automatically closes ".LZH ,uFw----sLZ x" a The a function is very similar to the u function except that it adds "/*" to directory names and has its own output window so there is no need to use an option to open one. b Is the routine which displays the FileNote/protection bits so "FBits,bB0----," would create a button for it instead of going to the far right or left of the file/dir. Here is the default configuration of DW:- "Instn,nF0----,", "Print,ifP----,", "Serch,fF0----,", "LZ A ,aB0----dLZ -r -x a ", "NewZP,uff----,Run >NIL: NewZAP", "CpyAs,cBD----,", "Info ,I00----,", " Info,I00----,", "DskOp,K00----,", "NewZP,uff----,Run >NIL: NewZAP", "Commd,N0w----,", "NewSh,N0f----,NewShell", "AdIcn,wB0----,", "Sleep,S00----,", "EScpt,uFw----,Execute", "Prote,kBt----,d", "PlayS,pF0----,", "MakDi,M00----,", "HxTyp,tFH----,", "Delet,dBd----,", "Move ,mB0----,", " Move,mB0----,", "Delet,dBd----,", "HxTyp,tFH----,", "MakDi,M00----,", "PlayS,pF0----,", "Prote,kBt----,d", " VMK ,V00----,", "PatSe,jAp----,", " Run ,ufR----,Run >NIL:", "Show ,sF0----,", "Edit ,uf0----,Run >NIL: E", "Type ,tFA----,", "Renam,rB0----,", "Copy ,cB0----,", " Copy,cB0----,", "Renam,rB0----,", " Type,tFA----,", " Edit,uf0----,Run >NIL: E", " Show,sF0----,", " Run ,ufR----,Run >NIL:", "PatSe,jAp----,", "WORK:,D00----,WORK:", "SYS: ,D00----,SYS:", "DH1: ,D00----,DH1:", "DH0: ,D00----,DH0:", "DF1: ,D00----,DF1:", "DF0: ,D00----,DF0:", "RAM: ,D00----,RAM:", " RAM:,D00----,RAM:", " DF0:,D00----,DF0:", " DF1:,D00----,DF1:", " DH0:,D00----,DH0:", " DH1:,D00----,DH1:", " SYS:,D00----,SYS:", "WORK:,D00----,WORK:", Small buttons:- "All ,jAf----,", "None ,jBB----,", "CD ,C00----,", "<< ,E00----,", "<>SWA,W00----,", ">> ,E00----,", "CD ,C00----,", "None ,jBB----,", "All ,jAf----,", Left double click instant actions:- "MOD. ,uFf----,Intuitracker", ".ARC ,uFp----,Arc v", ".DMS ,uFW----,DMS Write", ".LZH ,uFp----,LZ l", ".LHW ,uFW----,Lhwarp Write 0", ".PAK ,uFw----d", ".WRP ,uFW----,UnWarp", ".ZIP ,uFp----,UnZIP -v", ".ZOO ,uFp----,Zoo v", ".GIF ,uF0----,VirtGIF", ".INFO,sFi----,", ".8SVX,pF0----,", ".ANIM,uF0----,ShowANIM", ".ILBM,sF0----,", ".SMUS,uF0----,PlaySMUS", ".FTXT,uF0----,", ".Most,uFt----,Most", ".PP ,tFA----,", ".Exec,000----,", ".Text,tFA----,", "Binry,tFH----,", ".LHA ,uFp----,LZ l", ".uue ,tFA----,", ".jpg ,uF0----,Run >NIL: JView", Middle click instant actions:- "MOD. ,uFf----,Run >NIL: Intuitracker", ".ARC ,uF0----dRun >NIL: Arc xw", ".DMS ,uF0----,Run >NIL: DMS Write", ".LZH ,uF0----dRun >NIL: LZ -m -x -r x", ".LHW ,uF0----,Run >NIL: Lhwarp Write 0", ".PAK ,uF0----dRun >NIL:", ".WRP ,uF0----,Run >NIL: UnWarp", ".ZIP ,uF0----dRun >NIL: UnZIP -xdo", ".ZOO ,uF0----dRun >NIL: Zoo xO//", ".GIF ,uF0----,Run >NIL: VirtGIF", ".INFO,sFi----,", ".8SVX,uF0----,Run >NIL: PlaySS", ".ANIM,uF0----,Run >NIL: ShowANIM", ".ILBM,uF0----,Run >NIL: Dpaint", ".SMUS,uF0----,Run >NIL: PlaySMUS", ".FTXT,uF0----,", ".Most,uFf----,Run >NIL: Most", ".PP ,uF0----,Run >NIL: PowerPacker", ".Exec,uF0----,Run >NIL: ReSource", ".Text,uF0----,Run >NIL: E", "Binry,uFf----,Run >NIL: NewZAP", ".LHA ,uFw----dRun >NIL: LZ -m -x -r x", ".uue ,uF0----dRun >NIL: uudecode", ".jpg ,uF0----,Run >NIL: JView", Right click instant actions:- "MOD. ,uFf----,Run >NIL: Intuitracker", ".ARC ,uFw----dArc xw", ".DMS ,uFW----,DMS Write", ".LZH ,uFw----dLZ -m -x -r x", ".LHW ,uFW----,Lhwarp Write 0", ".PAK ,uFw----d", ".WRP ,uFR----,Run >NIL: UnWarp", ".ZIP ,uFw----dUnZIP -xdo", ".ZOO ,uFw----dZoo xO//", ".GIF ,uF0----,Run >NIL: VirtGIF", ".INFO,uFf----,Run >NIL: IconEdit", ".8SVX,uF0----,PlaySS", ".ANIM,uF0----,ShowANIM", ".ILBM,uF0----,Mostra", ".SMUS,uF0----,PlaySMUS", ".FTXT,uF0----,", ".Most,uFf----,Run >NIL: Most", ".PP ,uF0----,PPShow", ".Exec,uFR----,", ".Text,uF0----,Run >NIL: E", "Binry,uFf----,Run >NIL: NewZAP", ".LHA ,uFw----dLZ -m -x -r x", ".uue ,uFw----duudecode", ".jpg ,uF0----,Run >NIL: JView", ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The PopKey/Tools editing screen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a slight difference between Button/Instant Actions and the PopKey/Tool configuration as the PopKey entry has no button name part and has @ at the start of each entry other wise they are the same. "@ , " |||\__/|| ||| | |+---------Arguments for operation. ||| | | Also what appears as menu text. ||| | | Must have something here for PopKey/Tools ||| | +-------------Special options ||| +------ Keyboard combination (qualifier/keycode) ||| ||| |||+-------------- Options for certain routines. || || |+--------------- What needs to be selected to operate. | F=Selected Files. D=Selected Dirs. | B=Selected Files &/or Dirs. | A=All files/dirs even if not selected. | f=special mode that allows some files or no files | 0=irrelevant (This is usually the case for PopKey/Tools | +--------------- Internal routine the button uses. A capital letter signifies that the operation does not require selected files/dirs. A lower case hence means the operation should require selected files/dirs. So say you wanted to change the PopKey to wake up DirWork all you have to do is edit the Qualifier/KeyCode of the first entry. First click out of the text gadget the press the key combination you want DirWork to wake up with. The values for this key combination is shown on the right hand side of the display. Just substitute those values for the one currently in the PopKey/Tool text gadget. By pressing the * on the keypad you would have got Qual=00 & Key=5D :- So "@A001922,DW in Memory" becomes "@A00005D,DW in Memory" \_/\/\/ | \ + The D KeyCode | + The CTRL SHIFT ALT Qualifier + Remember this function part, A just happens to be awake function. The most common thing you will add to you tools/popkey data are commands to execute external programs so an example is to make it so if we select "Paint" from the Tools menu or press Amiga-F2 So add to the PopKey/ToolData "@N004051,Run >NIL: Paint". The N means execute external program, the first 0 means nothing needs to be selected in the file lists and the second means no options. Then the next 4 numbers are the Quailfier/Keycode for LeftAmiga-F2 key combinations. Then After the , is the command to execute and this is the text that will show in the tools menu. For more information on the N function (or any other as you can use all the functions that you can use to define a button, the captial letter functions are the ones you might use though) see the Button/Instant Action section. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- General details ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under Kickstart 2.0- to enter the Ctrl-J character in a text gadget you must turn off the IControl Preferences Miscellaneous Flag "Text gadget filter". For each button and PopKeyEntry you can specify a key combination consisting of special keys (Qualifiers) and the normal key. Here are some values to help you. But in DWEdit on the Button change screen and the PopKey/Tool screen you can just click out of any text gadget and the press any key combination and the values are displayed. Sample Qualifiers: Sample RawKeys: LSHIFT=$01 Esc=$45 F1=$50 to F10=$59 RSHIFT=$02 `=$00 1=$01 to \=$0D BS=$41 CTRL =$08 Tab=$42 Q=$10 to P=$19 to ]=$1B LALT =$10 A=$20 to L=$28 to '=$2A RALT =$20 Z=$31 to M=$37 to /=$3A LAMIGA=$40 Del=$46 Help=$5F Return=$44 Space=$40 RAMIGA=$80 Up=$4C Down=$4D Left=$4F Right=$4E Keypad RawKeys: (=$5A to *=$5D -=$4A +=$ 0=$0F .=$3C Enter=$43 History: V1.41a First release V1.42a Now loads the PopKey/Tools from 1.40 DW's And some help/example text improvements. V1.43a Added CopyBut and more examples. V1.50a Added options. Major improvement to button/instant action editing. V1.51a V1.60a V1.61a Bye, Chris Hames (Available for Amiga programming work)