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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

                             File Commander/W V2.01

 File Commander/W is a 32 bit Win32 console mode file manager and shell that
allows you to locate, copy, move, delete, view, edit and execute your files in
a quick, convenient and customizable manner.

 It's main display provides dual directory view panels that may serve as source
and destination of a copy or move operation or just two different views of your
files. A panel may also be used to view a directory tree, drive statistics or
may be turned off altogether, making visible the output of previously executed
commands.

 A command line is also provided and operates in conjuction with the directory
panels to make it much more powerful than a regular CLI including pasting file
names from the panel, a command history recall window and command completion
from history.

 Please remember that File Commander/W is Shareware. If you like and use it,
please support the shareware concept by Registering.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following are some of the major features of File Commander/W:

     Built in archive support, with ZIP, ARJ, RAR, LZH and ACE types currently
      supported.
     Mouse support.
     Full long file name support.
     User definable menu, featuring powerful operators such as
        -  Run a command once for every tagged file.
        -  Automatically create a file containing a list of tagged files.
        -  Get input value from the user.
        -  List all tagged files in the parameter list.
     Online help.
     Many configuration options.
     Built in file viewer with hex view mode.
     Built in editor with undo and cut/copy/paste ability using the Windows
      clipboard.
     File Find facility combining wildcard file name filters with file
      contents scanning.
     Calculation of the total disk usage of a directory tree.
     Tree views for quick and easy directory changes.
     Ability to start Win32 console, Windows GUI and DOS applications.
     Easy creation of Shortcuts.
     Enhanced wildcard handling including boolean operators (and, or, not,
      brackets) for combining multiple file name masks.
     Flexible file name filtering.
     Support for 4DOS/4OS2/4NT descriptions
     132 column mode support.
     Full support for volumes larger than 4GB (up to 2^63 bytes).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Shareware ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 File Commander/W is copyrighted software. However, you are encouraged to copy
and share the software with others according to the following requirements:

 File Commander/W may be freely copied and shared with others, so long as no
charge is made for the software, and it is unmodified and copied in its
entirety, including program documentation. It may be distributed by electronic
means (modem, ftp etc), provided that all files are transmitted (archived)
together.

 Notice that shareware is copyrighted software. It is not "Public Domain"
software, nor is it "free" software. If you continue to use this program beyond
a reasonable "trial period", not to exceed 30 days, you must pay for it by
registering. See Registering for how to register.

     Your registration fee makes it possible for me to continue to improve the
      program and increases the likelihood that I will provide useful, cheap
      software in the future.

     IF YOU USE THE PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, YOU MUST REGISTER.

     Your registration fee buys you the right to use the program beyond the
      trial period of 30 days. Your registration covers ALL VERSIONS of File
      Commander/W, past, present AND future. ie You'll only ever have to
      register File Commander/W once.

  You may NOT charge anyone for a copy of this software other than a small
 copying fee. You may NOT include this software with any commercial software
 without the consent of the author.

  This software is supplied WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  In no event shall the author be liable to you for any consequential, special
 incidental or indirect damages of any kind arising out of the performance or
 use of the software, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of
 such damages. By using the software, you agree to these terms.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Registering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The registration fee for File Commander/W is $29 Australian or $25 US. Once
you have registered, you will be sent a serial number that, with your name,
will allow you to 'register' the copy of the program you have. Once you have
done this your name will appear in the 'Info' panel and you will not see any
shareware reminders. This serial number will be good for all future versions of
FC/W so you'll only ever have to pay once.

 Note that File Commander comes in two flavours, OS/2 and Win32. For
registration purposes there is no distinction between the two so if you're
registered for one you're registered for both. You don't need to register again
if you move from one to the other or use both (ie dual booting).

 To register, choose whichever of the following methods is most suitable.

   1. BMT Micro Registration Service (USA).
   2. Scandinavian Shareware Registration Service.
   3. BT Software Registration Service (Europe).
   4. Compuserve SWREG.
   5. Directly with the author (Australia).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. BMT Micro Registration Service ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

BMT Micro is a US company that specializes in shareware registration to the
world. See http://www.bmtmicro.com/ for full details.

Choose your prefered Payment method and Order method, then send in a completed
Registration form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.1. BMT Micro Payment Methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can register File Commander/W using any of the following payment methods.
For up to date information on payment methods, see
http://www.bmtmicro.com/info/payment.html.

   1. Credit Card

       For your convenience, we accept most major credit cards.  In order for
      your order to ship without delay, you must give the billing address and
      ZIP code that your credit card statement is mailed to.  We will not
      normally ship to a different address than this address unless we have a
      faxed signature and can verify the "Ship to" address by phone.  We
      reserve the right to refuse to ship to a different address than the
      credit card statement mailing address.

       We accept the following credit cards:

          American Express
          Carte Blanche
          Diner's Club
          Discover
          Eurocard
          Mastercard
          Novus (all variations)
          Optima
          Visa

   2. Money Orders/Cashiers Check

      Money orders, cashiers checks, and bank drafts are welcome, and all
      Shareware registered using these methods will ship as soon as payment is
      received. Please remember that all payments must be in U.S. dollars.

   3. Personal Checks (US or Canadian Funds)

      Personal checks are welcome, but please allow up to two weeks for your
      check to clear the bank.

      Canadian Funds must equal the registration amount in US dollars.

      Make all checks payable to "BMT MICRO" and write "FOR DEPOSIT ONLY" on
      the reverse side of the check where it will be endorsed for your
      protection.  In the lower-left edge of your check, please write in the
      name of the program you are registering.

   4. Cash / Non-USA Funds

      We do not encourage that you send cash or currency in the mail but if you
      choose this method we will only be responsible for delivery if the mail
      containing your registration and cash require a signature upon receipt of
      delivery by a BMT Micro employee.

      We gladly accept German and British currency in any amount. Eurochecks
      are welcome but must be made in Deutsche Marks. To get the current
      exchange rate send a message to [e-mail].

   5. Special Information for our German Customers

      File Commander/W can also be purchased by depositing the registration fee
      into our account with Deutshe Bank.

           Empfanger:  Thomas Bradford / BMT Micro
           Konto-Nummer: 0860221
           Bankleitzahl: 500-700-10

      When purchasing a product via transfer into our Deutsche Bank account it
      is urgent that you submit an order form for the product you are
      purchasing. Fill out the order form(s) and in the credit card field
      simply type DEUTSCHE BANK. We will enter the order into our system and as
      soon as your transfer arrives in our account we will fill the order.
      Remember, without an order form on file we have no way of knowing who you
      are or what you purchased. We will confirm all orders placed using this
      method within 24 hours to your email address. If you do not get a
      confirmation, please resend the order form until you receive a
      confirmation from us. This is the only way you can be 100% sure we will
      know how to complete your order when we receive notice of your transfer.

   6. Other Payment Methods

      We're always adding additional payment methods.  If you prefer or know of
      a payment method that would be more convenient for you please let us
      know.  We'll make it a priority to make the arrangements.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.2. Order methods ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Any of the following methods may be used to contact BMT Micro.

   1. Voice Phone Numbers 8:00am - 6:00pm EST (-5 GMT)

          ([phone] -- Orders only (United States and Canada)
          ([phone] -- Orders and questions

   2. FAX

          ([phone] -- 24-hour FAX
          ([phone] -- 24-hour FAX (toll free in USA and Canada)

      This is the perfect way to order after regular business hours or to send
      in questions, comments, or suggestions for a program.

   3. Mail

      Address all mail to:

            BMT Micro
            P.O. Box 15016
            Wilmington, NC  28408
            USA

   4. Over the Internet

      BMT Micro Web Page                           http://www.bmtmicro.com
      BMT Micro Secure Orders
                                                   https://wwws.wilmington.net/bmtmicro
      Orders Only                                  [e-mail]
      Lost Registration Information                [e-mail]
      Customer Service                             [e-mail]
      PGP Key for orders
                                                   ftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/pgpkey

      We have also established an FTP site where the latest versions of our
      programs can be obtained 24 hours a day via anonymous login.  FTP to
      ftp.bmtmicro.com as "anonymous", using your e-mail address as the
      password.  All programs are contained in the /bmtmicro directory.  You
      may wish to check /bmtmicro/incoming as well.

   5. CompuServe

      You may contact customer support by leaving us mail on CompuServe.  Our
      CIS ID is 74031,307.  Many of our products are also available on
      CompuServe in the OS2BVEN forum.

   6. AOL (America Online)

      You may contact customer support on AOL also.  Our AOL ID is bmtmicro.
      Check the OS/2 area on AOL for many of the products we distribute.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.3. Registration form (BMT Micro) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

              File Commander/W Order Form
              ===========================

    Name:

   Company:

   Address:




    Phone:

     Fax:

    Email:

   Product              Price     Quantity   Total
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   File Commander single licence   $  25.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 5  user licence  $  90.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 10  user licence  $ 150.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 25  user licence  $ 375.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 50  user licence  $ 600.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 100 user licence  $ 900.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander unlimited licence $1500.00  x      =  $   .

   Latest File Commander on disk   $  3.00  x      =
   (includes postage)
                           Subtotal:  $   .

   North Carolina USA, residents, please add 6% sales tax:  +$   .

   Shipping (check one):
       [ ]  Email (subject to credit card verification)    Free
       [ ]  Fax  (USA / Canada)               $ 1.00
       [ ]  Fax  (Non-North America)            $ 2.00
       [ ]  Worldwide 1st Class Mail ..................    Free

                            Total: US$   .

   For credit card payment only:

   Check one: VISA [ ]  Master [ ]  Discover [ ]  AMEX [ ]  Diners Club [ ]

    Credit card number:

     Expiration date:


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Scandinavian Shareware Registration Service ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Scandinavian residents can register via the Scandinavian Shareware
Registration Service, run by Knud Berggreen in Denmark. Methods of payment
accepted include:

     EuroCheques (DKK, SEK, NOK, FIM)
     Giroaccount (DKK, SEK, NOK, FIM)

  For current pricing and details on ordering see http://www.berggreen.dk/ or
 contact Knud Berggreen at


  Berggreen Service v/Knud Berggreen
  LodsgЖrden A 111
  DK-2791 DragЫr
  DENMARK

  TEL/FAX: [phone]
  [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. BT Software Registration Service ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

BT Software provide local registration for shareware users in Belgium, France,
Germany, The Netherlands and the UK. Other countries will most likely be added
in the future. Payment is made by local bank transfer. See
http://www.btsoftware.com for ordering details and current pricing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Compuserve SWREG ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Users of Compuserve can register using the Compuserve SWREG service.

   1. Go SWREG

   2. Select "Register Shareware"

   3. Search by Registration ID# 17225

   4. Register!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Directly with the author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you wish to register with me directly you can pay using one of the following
methods.

     Australian residents: a regular cheque or postal order.

     An international draft made out for $29 Australian (Beware, some banks
      charge huge fees for these, check first).

     A cheque made out in your local currency for the equivalent of $35
      Australian (It costs me to cash foreign currency cheques at this end).
      Please don't try making out "Eurocheques" in Australian dollars. They are
      only valid if made out in a European currency.

     If you trust the postal service you can send cash in your local currency
      to the value of $29 Australian (example US$20 note). Registered   mail
      recommended.

 Please include a Registration form with your payment and send it to the
 address given in Contacting the Author.

 Please make cheques payable to 'Brian Havard' (and please spell it correctly
 when writing the cheque to keep my bank manager happy).

 Note: I cannot take credit cards myself. If you wish to pay by credit card
 please contact one of the registration services listed above.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.1. Registration form (Australia) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

              File Commander/W Order Form
              ===========================

    Name:

   Company:

   Address:




    Phone:

     Fax:

    Email:


   Product              Price     Quantity  Total
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   File Commander single licence   $  29.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 5  user licence  $ 120.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 10  user licence  $ 200.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 25  user licence  $ 500.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 50  user licence  $ 800.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander 100 user licence  $1200.00  x      =  $   .
   File Commander unlimited licence $2000.00  x      =  $   .

   Latest File Commander on disk   $  3.50  x      =
   (includes postage)
                          Subtotal:  $   .

   Delivery (check one):

       [ ]  Email                      Free
       [ ]  Fax  (Australia)                Free
       [ ]  Fax  (Non-Australia)             $ 2.00
       [ ]  Regular Mail                   Free

                           Total: A$   .


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Where to find FC/W ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To find the latest version of File Commander/W, try the following places:

     FTP sites

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            ΓöéBMT Micro                Γöéftp://ftp.bmtmicro.com/bmtmicro/                  Γöé
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            ΓöéWalnut Creek CDROM       Γöéftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/win95/diskutl/            Γöé
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            ΓöéDemon UK                 Γöéftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/simtelnet/win95/diskutl/Γöé
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            ΓöéFile Commander home      Γöéftp://silk.apana.org.au/pub/fcw/                  Γöé
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     World Wide Web

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            ΓöéSimtel.Net (USA)    Γöéhttp://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/diskutl.html    Γöé
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            ΓöéFile Commander/W    Γöéhttp://silk.apana.org.au/fc.html                       Γöé
            Γöéhome                Γöé                                                       Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Online Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 FC/W has an online help facility that may be called up using the F1 key. For
it to work, you must have the file fc.hlp in the same directory as fc.exe. The
text called up will depend on what state FC/W is in when F1 is pressed. There
are separate help texts for the following:

     The main FC/W screen
     Each of the 5 Menus
     The Configuration window
     The Confirmations window
     The internal viewer
     The internal editor
     File Find
     Attribute Change
     The history window
     Directory Compare
     Edit User Menu
     Edit Associations
     The help window

  When there is more text than will fit in the window, you can use the Up /
 Down arrow, Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys to move around or you can
 click the mouse in the top or bottom thirds of the window to scroll it (like
 in the Internal Viewer).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. The File Panels ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The file panels are central to most operations in FC/W. They allow you to
browse through the files on your drives, copy, move, rename and delete files
you select from them as well as view, edit or execute any file.

 Normally, one panel will be active and the other will be inactive. The active
panel is indicated by having its title highlighted. To change the active panel,
press the TAB key or click the mouse on the panel you wish to become active.

 At any time, either or both panels can be hidden, allowing you to view the
screen behind which will contain the output of any programs you've run. Press
Ctrl-O to hide / re-display all visible panels or Ctrl-F1/F2 to switch the
Left/Right panel on or off.

 If you feel that the information in a panel is no longer up to date, you can
press Ctrl-R to re-read the information displayed in the panel. Note that this
may take some time for Tree view panels if you have a large number of
directories on your drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Panel View Modes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The panels can display a list of files in several different ways. To change
the style of view, select it via the Menu (Left or Right, depending on which
panel you wish to change). You have the choice of:

 Brief     Displays three columns of file names with no details. The status
           line at the bottom of the panel displays the details as in Full view
           for the current file.

 Full      Displays file names with their size and the date and time of last
           modification. The status line is devoted entirely to displaying as
           much of the file name as possible allowing you to see more of a long
           file name than in the main section of the panel.

 Wide      Displays file names with their size, providing much more space for
           the file name. This mode is most useful when viewing directories
           with many long file names.

 Tree      Views the overall directory structure of the current drive of the
           opposite panel. Unlike in the above modes, when a panel is in tree
           mode, it is linked to the opposite panel in that selecting a
           directory on the tree and pressing ENTER causes the opposite panel
           to view that directory.

 Info      The Info panel displays drive summary information for the current
           drive of the opposite panel. Details listed include total space,
           free space, label, file system and serial number. In addition, if
           the drive is mapped to network server or a peer share then the
           mapping of the drive is shown. If the opposite panel is viewing the
           contents of an archive, the panel shows total uncompressed size,
           total compressed size and compression ratio instead. You can quickly
           activate an Info panel using Ctrl-L. While the Info panel is active
           the label can be edited by pressing Alt-L.

 Changing between Brief / Full / Wide views can also be achieved using the
 quick keys

 Alt-Shift-F1        Brief
 Alt-Shift-F2        Full
 Alt-Shift-F3        Wide


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Moving Around the Current Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 When you have a list of files showing (which is most of the time) you can move
around the list using the following keys:

 Up Arrow            Move up one file name.

 Down Arrow          Move down one file name.

 Page Up             Move up one screenful of file names.

 Page Down           Move down one screenful of files names.

 Home                Move to the first file name

 End                 Move to the last file name.

 Alt-[printable char] Move to the first file starting with [printable char]. If
                     you continue to type printable characters, FC/W will look
                     for a file starting with the string you've typed. Your
                     typing is displayed in the status line of the current
                     panel.

 Alt-Up/Down         These keys serve two functions. If the cursor has just
                     been moved using the above function, they move to the
                     previous/next file name matching the partial name
                     displayed in the status line. Otherwise they move to the
                     first tagged file above/below the current position.

  When the current panel is in Brief mode, The left and right arrow keys move
 across one column.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Navigating around your drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 When moving to a particular directory, the first step is get the correct drive
showing. Press Alt-F1 for the left panel or Alt-F2 for the right panel to
display a simple dialog box showing the currently available drives. Select the
drive you want by pressing the appropriate letter, using the left / right
arrows to move the highligt and press ENTER or clicking on the letter with the
mouse. You can also change drives by entering a command in the form "d:" on the
command line.

 Once you have the right drive, you can move around your directories by moving
the cursor to a directory you want to change into and pressing ENTER. Selecting
".." moves to the parent of the current directory. Moving the cursor around the
list of files in the current directory is achieved using the Up / Down arrows,
Page Up, Page Down, Home and End. Double clicking the mouse on a directory name
has will also change into that directory. The full path of the current
directory is always shown on the top line of the panel.

Other useful keys for navigating around your drive are:

 Ctrl-\              Move to the root directory of the current drive.

 Ctrl-Shift-\        Change to the same directory as the opposite panel.

 Ctrl '-'            Move back to the previously viewed directory. Note that
                     this is only for the '-' on the main keyboard, not the
                     numeric keypad (which has its own function).

 Ctrl-Page Up        Move to the parent of the current directory (same as
                     selecting "..").

 Ctrl-Page Down      Move into the currently highlighted directory (same as
                     pressing ENTER except that the contents of the command
                     line is ignored).

 A number of other methods can be used to find the directory you want,
 including:

     Change directory tree
     File Find
     Recall stored path
     Tree view panel
     Command Line CD


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.1. Change Directory Tree ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Change Directory Tree can be used to quickly locate and display the
directory you're looking for. To activate it, press Alt-F10 or select it from
the Commands Menu. You can then either browse through the tree structure using
the same keys as used to browse through a file panel, or you can start typing
the name of the directory you are looking for.

 As you type, the view will jump to the first directory name matching what you
have typed so far. You can either keep typing until the directory you're
looking for is located or you can use Ctrl-Enter to find the next match of what
you've typed.

 When you've found the directory you want, press ENTER to make it the current
directory of the current panel. You can exit the Change Directory Tree at any
time by pressing ESC.

 If you have not previously viewed the tree of the current drive it must be
read and this may take some time on a large drive. Once it has been read, the
tree structure for the drive is saved to a file for future reference. Normally
this file (fc2tree.dat) is written to the root directory of the drive the file
describes. If you don't like this or if it's not possible (eg CD-ROM drives)
you can make FC/W store all tree data files in one directory of your choice. To
do this, change the Tree Data Directory setting in Options/Configuration to
specify the directory where you want the data files.

 If at any time you believe the tree being shown is not correct, you can
re-read the tree structure by pressing Ctrl-R.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.2. File Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The File Find function can be used to search for a particular file. To
activate it, press Alt-F7 or select it from the Commands Menu.

 There are six controls on the File Find dialog that you can use to narrow the
search. These are:

 File(s) to Find     The name of the file you're looking for. The name can
                     contain any of the wildcard characters and boolean
                     operators described in File Mask Boolean Expressions.

 Containing          A text string that a file must contain in order to be
                     considered a match.

 Case Sensitive      Normally files are searched for the Containing text
                     without matching case. Check this option to make the
                     search case sensitive.

 Whole Word          Makes the Containing test match Whole Words only.

 Start at Root       If this option is checked (default) the file search will
                     begin at the root of the current drive. If not, it will
                     begin in the current directory of the panel that was
                     active when File Find was activated.

 Scan Subdirectories When checked, the search will recurse into all
                     subdirectories of the starting directory, otherwise only
                     the starting directory is searched.

 The File(s) to Find and Containing fields have a history recall facility to
 save retyping commonly used values.

  Use TAB / Shift-TAB and Cursor Up/Down to move between these fields entering
 your search data, then press ENTER or click Find to begin the search. As
 matches are found, they are listed with their full path in the top section of
 the File Find window. You can stop the search at any time by pressing ESC. You
 can do this to save time if the file you're looking for has been located but
 much of the drive has yet to be searched.

  Once there are some matches showing you can navigate the list using the Up /
 Down arrows, Page Up/Down, Home/End or clicking with the mouse. Pressing ENTER
 or double clicking the mouse on a file name will return to the file panel with
 its current directory changed to that of the selected file and with the
 selected file highlighted.

  You can also view or edit a file from the list using F3 or F4 respectively.
 If you used the Containing field and you use FC/W's internal viewer or editor,
 the starting position will be that of the first match. If the search hasn't
 yet finished it will continue in the background while you are viewing or
 editing.

  A file in the list can be deleted using F8. Note that this doesn't just
 remove it from the list but deletes the actual file. This can be handy if you
 are using File Find to locate junk files that you want to remove.

  Once the search has finished the status line under the results list will
 display Search Complete with a summary of the files found. Alternatively if
 you stopped the search with ESC it will display Search Stopped. The list can
 be resorted by pressing Ctrl-F3..F6 to sort by name, extension, time or size.

  If you do not want to see any of the files found you can press ESC to exit
 File Find (or click Cancel). To start a new search, change the appropriate
 fields then press ENTER.

  Whichever way you exit the File Find dialog, you can recall the list of files
 found by the last search by pressing Shift-Alt-F7. This can be very handy if
 you wish to examine each matched file in turn.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.3. Storing and retrieving Paths ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To speed up access to your most frequently used directories you can store the
current directory path in one of ten 'slots'. At a later point in time you may
recall the directory which causes the current panel to instantly move to the
stored directory.

     To store the current directory, hold down Ctrl and Shift then press one
      of keys 0-9 on the numeric keypad.

     To retrieve a directory, hold down Ctrl then press one of keys 0-9 on the
      numeric keypad.

  If you forget which directories you've assigned to which keys, you can view
 the contents of the slots using Alt-F5. This lists all ten stored paths from
 which you can select one to change to using the Up / Down arrow keys and
 ENTER, clicking on one with the mouse or pressing a number from 0-9. You can
 also set one of the entries to the current directory using Insert or clear an
 entry using Delete.

  If you do a Save Setup before exiting FC/W, the directories you've stored
 will be remembered the next time you start it up.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Copying, Moving and Deleting Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 These three operations are all performed in a similar way. All can be
performed on either a single file or a group of files. To operate on a single
file, simply move the highlight bar to the file you want to copy/move/delete
using the keys described in Moving Around the Current Directory and press F5 to
copy, F6 to move and F8 to delete. These keys (along with the rest of the
function keys) are listed at the bottom of the screen so you don't have to
memorize them.

 If you want to operate on a number of files at once, you should tag the files
you wish to be affected (See Tagging). It's also possible to use Shift-F8 to to
delete a single arbitrary file.

 If you select copy or move, you will next be presented with a dialog box that
allows you to specify the destination directory and file name. The default
destination is the directory showing in the opposite panel. If this is what you
want, just press ENTER to proceed, otherwise use the arrow keys, Delete,
Backspace etc., to alter the path to what you want. You can also change the
file name if you wish.

 You can also use Shift-F5/F6 if you want to copy a file to the same directory
with a minor name change or if you want to rename a file in place without
turning off the opposite panel. The only difference with the Shifted variation
of F5/F6 is that the default target doesn't include the path of the opposite
panel. If you realize that you wanted this function but have already pressed F5
or F6 you can get the same result by pressing the same function key again while
the Copy / Move dialog is showing.

 You can rename several files at once using wild card characters '*' and '?'.
For example, to change the extension of several files to .bak you would specify
the destination file as '*.bak'. The wildcard characters represent characters
taken from the source file name.

 If you select delete, you will be prompted with a confirmation dialog. If
you're sure you want to go ahead with the delete, press Enter, 'y' or click
'OK'. To back out, press ESC, 'n' or click 'Cancel'. If there are files tagged
you will be warned and asked a second time to confirm the delete. This is to
make sure you haven't forgotten that some files are tagged which can happen if
the tagged files have been scrolled off the panel. Either or both of these
confirmations can be disabled if you wish (See Confirmations).

 All of the above operations can be stopped mid-process by pressing ESC.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4.1. Deleting a single arbitrary file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can delete any single file, regardless of the state of the current panel,
using Shift-F8. This displays a dialog that allows you to enter the full or
relative path of any single file or directory that you want deleted. The
default name is that of the file the panel cursor is currently on, allowing
easy deletion of a single file in the current panel when in the middle of
tagging a number of files for some other operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Tagging Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 There are several commands available to tag files. These are:

 Insert                        Pressing the Insert key toggles the tag for the
                               currently highlighted file and moves the
                               highlight down to the next file allowing you to
                               repeatedly press Insert to tag multiple files.

 Grey +                        Pressing the '+' key on the numeric key pad pops
                               up a dialog into which you can enter a file name
                               mask to specify which files should be tagged, as
                               described in File Mask Boolean Expressions.

 Grey -                        This is just like Grey + except that it untags
                               files that match the file mask.

 Grey *                        Invert tagging. All untagged files become tagged
                               and all tagged files become untagged.

 Ctrl-Grey +                   Tag all files.

 Ctrl-Grey -                   Untag all files.

 Compare directories           Selecting Compare Directories from the Commands
                               Menu or pressing Ctrl-K tags files based on
                               differences between the two panels.

 Restore Selection             Selecting Restore Sel'n from the Files menu or
                               pressing Alt-Grey-+ returns the current panel to
                               the state of tagging as it was before the last
                               F5-Copy command. This allows you to re-copy or
                               perform some other operation on the same set of
                               files as was just copied.

 Mouse                         Clicking the right mouse button on a file name
                               toggles the tagging for that file. Holding the
                               right button down and moving the mouse will tag
                               / untag all files touched.

  If the Tag Directories option is not set, only Insert and Mouse allow you to
 tag directories. The other tagging methods ignore directories. When the Tag
 Directories option is set, all the above commands except Compare directories
 affect directory tagging.

  The effect of the Tag Directories option can be overridden by combining Shift
 with any of the mass tagging commands above. It can also be toggled inside the
 Grey + dialog using Alt-D but will only affect that one tagging operation,
 allowing you to chose if you want directories included while entering the file
 name mask.

  When any files are tagged, a summary of the tagged files is shown on the
 status line of the panel. This shows the number of files tagged and their
 total size.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5.1. File Mask Boolean Expressions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

File Commander/W provides a boolean expression parser that allows you to select
files using powerful expressions. A file name mask is made up of regular
characters and any of the following wildcards.

 *         Substitutes for zero or more characters of any value.
 ?         Substitutes for one character of any value.
 [a-d]     Substitutes for one character of value a, b, c or d.
 [^a-d]    Substitutes for one character of any value except a, b, c or d.
 [a-d^c]   Substitutes for a, b or d.
 {fred,joe,foo}Substitutes for any one of the comma separated strings.

 Multiple file name masks can be combined using the following operators.

 |         The OR operator, give a match if either of the expressions given
           match. IE "*.cpp | *.h" will match all .CPP and all .H files, and is
           equivalent to "*.{cpp,h}".

 &         The AND operator, give a match if both expressions match. IE "*x* &
           *y*" will match any file that contains both an X and a Y. The AND
           operator has higher priority than the OR operator, so "a* & *b | c*
           & *d" is equivalent to "(a* & *b) | (c* & *d)".

 !         The NOT operator, reverses the match / no match result of any
           expression. "!*x*" will match any file that doesn't contain an X.

 ( )       Brackets can be used to force order of operations override, as in
           mathematical expressions.

 Also available are a number of operators that can be used to select files by
 criteria other than their names. These are used by writing an expression that
 consists of the file operator (listed below), a logical comparitor ( one of <,
 >, =, !=, >= or <= ) and a value. The value can have a single letter suffix to
 specify the units it's in.

 %age                Represents the amount of time between the file's last
                     modification and the present. Value is in seconds by
                     default or can be followed by a suffix to specify minutes,
                     hours or days.

 %attrib             Represents the file's attributes. Use of the = operator
                     actually means I(has the attribute). The != operator can
                     also be used to mean I(doesn't have the attribute). The
                     value can be any combination of the letters R,H,S,A,D.

 %date               Represents the file last modification date. The comparison
                     value is a date in your local date format. The year may be
                     given as either 2 or 4 digits. A year of less than 70 will
                     be interpreted as 21st century.

 %size               Represents the file size. The comparison value is in bytes
                     unless followed by a suffix kilobytes, megabytes or
                     gigabytes.

 Examples

 *.bak & %age > 30d  Match backup files that are older than 30 days.

 *.{exe,cmd,bat,com} Match only executable files.

 *.doc & %date >= 1/5/98 & %date <= 31/5/98 Match documents last modified in
                     May 1998 (in date format used in Australia).

 %attrib = RH        Match files that are both read-only and hidden.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5.2. Compare Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Compare Directories function provides a way to detect and, if desired,
eliminate differences between two similar directories. The uses of this
function are many but the most common use is syncronizing two copies of a set
of files.

 When selected, FC/W identifies differences in the file lists of the left and
right panels, tagging files according to the options selected. Most of the
options are used to decide which files are tagged if a file name appears in
both file lists.

 Date/Time                Determines if the older, newer, both or neither
                          copies of the file are tagged if the dates on them
                          are different.

 Size                     Determines if the larger, smaller, both or neither
                          copies of the file are tagged if the size of them are
                          different.

 Tag Unmatched            If a file name appears in one panel but not the
                          other, this option causes it to be tagged.

 Compare Contents         This is the brute force method. The two copies are
                          compared byte for byte to check if there is any
                          difference. If there is, both will be tagged.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.6. Creating a Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To create a subdirectory in the current directory, press F7 and enter the name
of the subdirectory you want to create into the dialog. If the current panel is
in tree view mode, the directory will be created in the directory the highlight
is currently on.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.7. Directory Size Calculation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 If you want to get an idea of what's taking up your precious disk space it's
often useful to calculate how much space is used by a particular directory and
all its sub-directories. File Commander/W allows you to do this for one or more
of the directories showing in a file panel.

 To calculate the size of a directory, move the highlght on to the directory
you wish to know the size of and press Ctrl-Q. This may take some time if there
are a large number of files or sub-directories in the directory being
calculated. When the directory has been scanned its total size is displayed in
the same field as where a file's size is displayed instead of the word SUBDIR.

 If you want several of the directories in the panel to be calculated, tag them
before pressing Ctrl-Q and all will be calculated. Calculating all of the
directories provides a useful breakdown of where your disk space is being used.

 If you decide that the calculation is taking too long you can cancel it at any
time by pressing ESC.

 Normally, the result of the size calculation is discarded when you change to
another directory. If you want to browse through the directories that were
calculated while retaining the calculated size display, set the Retain Dir
Count option on the Options Menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.8. Creating Shortcuts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 File Commander/W provides a quick and easy way to create Explorer shortcuts
that simplifies the job of making programs available via the Explorer
interface. All you have to do is locate the file you want an object for and
press Alt-F6. There is a simple confirmation dialog to make sure you mean what
you've pressed.

 Note that if you have tagged any files, shortcuts will be created for all
tagged files with the default value for their titles.

 All shortcuts are created on the desktop, ready to be used or moved to
wherever you want them.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.9. Creating an Archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To create a new archive from a selection of files, press Shift-F7. You will be
prompted for the path and name of the archive to be created as well as the type
of the archive. The default path is that of the opposite panel. The default
name is that of the file that the cursor is currently on without its extension.
When you select OK, FC/W will call the selected archiver program to create the
archive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Running Other Programs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 There are several ways to start a program using FC/W.

   1. Move the highlight bar to an executable file (.exe .com .cmd .bat) and
      press ENTER.

   2. Move the highlight bar to a file which matches a defined Association and
      press ENTER.

   3. Select a program from the User Menu.

   4. Enter the program name on the Command Line.

  With all these methods, except the User Menu, you can start the program in a
 separate session by pressing Shift-Enter instead of just Enter.

  The way FC/W goes about starting the program depends on what type of
 executable it is. The following types are recognized:

 Win32 Console  Started within the FC/W session unless Shift-Enter was used.

 Windows GUI    Windows GUI apps are automatically started detached so there is
                no need to use Shift-Enter to make sure you can still use FC/W
                while the program is running.

 DOS            Started within the FC/W session unless Shift-Enter was used.

  FC/W will invoke a command interpreter (as specified by COMSPEC) to run the
 program if any of the following are true.

   1. The program is a script (.BAT).
   2. The program cannot be found on your PATH.
   3. The program name is preceded by a '#'
   4. The command line contains a | (pipe) operator .


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Associations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 An association is used to link data files to the program that uses them. To
create an association, add a line of the following form:

mask : program

to your fcw.ini file using the Commands/Edit Associations menu option.

 You can also use the following when specifying the command to be run:

 !    Name of current file.
 !x   Name of current file without its extension.
 !p   Path of current panel.
 !P   Path of opposite panel.
 !f   Name of current file with full path.
 !s   Path of current panel with trailing '\'
 !S   Path of opposite panel with trailing '\'
 !n   Nothing, but prevents automatic appending of current file name
 !!   A literal, single !

  If none of the above are used, the name of the current file is appended.
 Placing a ~ immediately after the ! will cause the short version of the file
 name to be provided. EG !~f will give the short version of the full path.

 EG

 *.dsk:    loaddskf ! a:
 *.zip:    pkunzip ! !P
 *.inf:    view
 *.ico:    iconedit
 *.zoo:    zoo x
 *.cpp:    make !x.exe
 *.{gif,jpg,bmp}|os2logo: pmview


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Command Line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The command line provided by FC/W operates in much the same way as your normal
command prompt with a few extra features. The following keys are used to
operate the FC/W command line:

      Pasting file names

      Ctrl-J or Ctrl-Enter               Pastes the file name of the currently
                                         highlighted file into the command
                                         line. Note that if the character to
                                         the left of the cursor is
                                         alphanumeric, a recall from History
                                         will be performed instead.

      Ctrl-F                             Pastes the file name of the currently
                                         highlighted file with its full path
                                         into the command line.

      Ctrl-[ & Ctrl-]                    Pastes the left or right panel's path
                                         with trailing \.

      Using ALT with any of the above keys can be used to paste the short
      version of the file name for use with 16 bit applications

      Clipboard

      Ctrl-Insert                        Copies the whole command line to the
                                         clipboard.

      Shift-Insert                       Pastes the clipboard to the command
                                         line at the cursor's current position.

      Ctrl-Shift-J                       Copies the name of the current file to
                                         the clipboard.

      Ctrl-Shift-F                       Copies the full path of the current
                                         file to the clipboard.

      Moving the cursor

      Left/Right Arrows                  Move the cursor around the command
                                         line. Note that these keys do not
                                         operate the command line if the
                                         current panel is in brief view. Use
                                         Alt-Left/Right Arrows instead.

      Alt-Left/Right Arrows              Move the cursor around the command
                                         line regardless of which mode the
                                         current panel is in.

      Ctrl-Left/Right Arrows             Move the cursor one word left or
                                         right.

      Ctrl-Home                          Move the cursor to the start of the
                                         line.

      Ctrl-End                           Move the cursor to the end of the
                                         line.

      Deleting characters

      Backspace                          Delete the character to the left of
                                         the cursor.

      Delete                             Delete the character under the cursor.

      Ctrl-Delete                        Delete the word to the right of the
                                         cursor.

      Ctrl-Backspace                     Delete the word to the left of the
                                         cursor.

      Esc                                Clear the entire command line.

      Changing Drive/Directory

       Commands of the form d: and cd somedir are interpreted by FC/W instead
      of being executed by the command interpreter. This provides the following
      differences to normal command line behaviour:

        1. A CD command that specifies a drive letter will change both the
           current drive and directory in one command.

        2. If the directory specified in a CD command does not exist in the
           current directory then any tree data that has been collected will be
           searched for the directory name specified. If found, it will be
           changed into.

      Using ! substitutions

       All the ! substitutions allowed in user menus can also be used on the
      command line. If you need an actual ! character you must double it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Command history is used to save you re-typing a command that is the same or
similar to a command you've entered before. It is preserved between sessions in
the file fcw.hst so that closing and restarting FC/W won't lose the command
history. If you use the same command more than once, only the last occurrence
will appear in the history.

There are several ways to locate the command you wish to repeat:

 Ctrl-E or Ctrl-Up             Recall previously entered command. Repeated use
                               steps through command history from newest entry
                               to oldest entry.

 Ctrl-X or Ctrl-Down           Steps forwards through command history. Useful
                               if you overshoot using Ctrl-E

 Ctrl-J or Ctrl-Enter          Recall previously entered command that matches
                               the text to the left of the cursor. Can be used
                               repeatedly to find successive matches. Note that
                               this function only operates when the character
                               to the left of the cursor is alphanumeric,
                               otherwise a file name paste occurs as described
                               in Command Line.

 Alt-F8                        Displays a window containing a list of
                               previously entered commands from which you can
                               choose. You can navigate the list using the
                               cursor keys, Page Up/Down, Home, End or the
                               mouse. You can also search for a string using:

                               F7                       Search for a string in
                                                        the command list. Note
                                                        that the search starts
                                                        at the bottom of the
                                                        current page and
                                                        searches upwards to
                                                        give a newest to oldest
                                                        search.
                               Shift-F7                 Search again.
                               Alt-F7                   Search again backwards.

                               Once you've highlighted the command you want you
                               can press:

                               Enter                    Re-execute command now.
                               Shift-Enter              Re-execute command now
                                                        in a separate session.
                               Ctrl-Enter               Place command on the
                                                        command line for
                                                        editing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 FC/W includes a menu system to provide easy access to a range of functions.
Most of the functions on the menu can be activated by short-cut keys which are
listed on the menus. The menu system can be operated by keyboard, mouse or a
combination of both if you like.

Keyboard

   1. Activate the menu bar by pressing F9 or Ctrl-N. Also, Shift-F10 activates
      the menu with the cursor positioned on the last used function.

   2. Select which menu you want by pressing the first letter of its title or
      by using the Left / Right arrows and pressing Enter.

   3. Use the Up / Down arrows to select the menu item you want and press Enter
      to activate it. Alternatively, you can press the key that is highlighted
      in the menu item's name.

   4. You can press Esc to back out.

 Mouse

   1. Activate the menu bar by clicking the right mouse button on the top line.

   2. Click on the title of the menu you want to use.

   3. Click on the menu item you want ot activate.

   4. To dismiss the menu, click anywhere away from the menus.

  These should be taken as examples only. The menus operate in much the same
 way as Windows pull down menus.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Left / Right Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Left and Right menus contain exactly the same functions but apply them to
the appropriate panel.

 Brief          Set panel to view files in Brief mode.

 Full           Set panel to view files in Full mode.

 Wide           Set panel to view files in Wide mode.

 Info           Set panel to show drive summary information.

 Tree           Set panel to view directories as a Tree.

 On/Off         Toggle the visibility of the panel. Turning a panel off allows
                you to see the output of previously executed commands.

 Name           Sort panel by file name

 Extension      Sort panel by file name extension. The extension of a file name
                is from the last '.' onwards. Files with the same extension are
                ordered by name.

 Time           Sort panel by file modification time and date. Files are listed
                from newest to oldest.

 Size           Sort panel by file size. Files are listed from largest to
                smallest. Files of the same size are ordered by name.

 Unsorted       Files are listed in the order provided by the file system.

 Reverse        Reverses the order in which files are listed.

 Re-Read        Refresh the contents of the panel. Useful if another process
                has modified the contents of the panel's directory or if
                removable media has been changed.

 Filter         Display a dialog that allows you to modify the file name Filter

 Drive          Change the drive being viewed. A small dialog is displayed
                showing the currently available drives from which you can
                choose.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1.1. Filters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The file name filter can be used to define which files you want to see and
which files you don't. It is specified by a boolean expression. If you want all
files to show the filter should be set to just a single * (which is the default
value). This field has a history recall facility.

EG

 *.{exe,com,cmd,bat}           Show only executable files
 !*.obj                        Show all files except object files.
 !*.obj | foo*                 Show all files except object files unless they
                               start with foo.

  If the value for the filter is anything other than * the panel's heading will
 show the current directory's path with a trailing \? to remind you that a
 filter is in effect.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Files Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Manual                   View User Manual.

 User Menu                Display the User Menu.

 View                     View the current file.

 Edit                     Edit the current file.

 Copy                     Copy Files.

 Rename or Move           Move Files.

 Make Directory           Create a Directory.

 Delete                   Delete Files.

 File Attributes          Display a dialog to alter File Attributes.

 File Case                Modify a file or group of tagged files' names to be
                          upper, lower or mixed case. This is only useful on
                          case preserving file systems .

 File Date/Time           Modify a file or group of tagged files' date stamp
                          (last modified date).

 Select Group             Tag a group of files by file name mask.

 Unselect Group           Untag a group of files by file name mask.

 Invert Selection         Toggle the Tagging status of all files in the current
                          panel.

 Restore Selection        Restore tagging status to the way it was before the
                          last copy operation.

 Quit                     Exit File Commander/W.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2.1. File Attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The File Attributes dialog allows you to modify the Read Only, Archive, Hidden
and System attributes of a file or a group of files. To activate it select it
from the Files Menu or press Ctrl-A.

 If no files are tagged, you'll be presented with a dialog displaying the
attributes of the currently highlighted file. You can use the Up / Down arrow
to move the cursor and Space to toggle the attribute the cursor is on or you
can click on the check boxes with the mouse.

 If you have any files tagged, you'll be presented with a slightly different
dialog. For each attribute, you can set, clear or leave alone that attribute
for all the tagged files. The dialog looks similar to the one used for a single
file but the check boxes are 3 state instead of 2. The three states are:

 [┬╖]       Don't change attribute (default)

 [ ]       Reset attribute

 [X]       Set attribute

  When you've set all the check boxes the way you want them, press Enter (or
 click OK) to proceed or ESC (or click Cancel) to exit without changing
 anything.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Commands Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Tree                     Pop up the Change Directory Tree.

 File Find                Locate a file using File Find

 History                  View the Command Line History.

 EGA Lines                Toggle 50 line mode.

 Swap Panels              Swaps the positions of the left and right panels.

 Panels On/Off            Removes or replaces the panels allowing you to view
                          the output of previously executed programs.

 Compare Directories      Tags files according to the differences between the
                          two panels. See Compare Directories for details.

 Calculate Dir Size       Totals the size of all the files the currently
                          highlighted diretory or currently tagged directories
                          and displays the result(s) on the file panel in the
                          field that normally says 'SUBDIR'

 Open Explorer Window     Causes Explorer to open the window corresponding to
                          the directory that FC/W is currently displaying.

 Register                 Turns a shareware copy of File Commander/W into a
                          registered version. Once you have entered your name
                          and serial number, you will not see any reminder
                          messages and your name will appear on the Info panel.

 Edit Associations        Starts the internal editor on your fcw.ini file. Any
                          changes you make to associations will become active
                          immediately.

 Edit User Menu           Starts the internal editor on your main fcw.mnu file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Configuration            Display the Configuration dialog allowing you to
                          alter a number of options.

 Colours                  Edit the Colour Scheme

 Confirmations            Display a dialog that allows you to disable some of
                          the Confirmations.

 Hidden Files             Toggles whether files with their hidden attribute set
                          will be shown on the file panels or not. When hidden
                          files are displayed, they are denoted by a 'Γûæ'
                          character.

 Path Prompt              Toggles the display of the current path on FC/W's
                          command line prompt.

 Full Screen              Toggles whether the panels occupy the full screen
                          length or just half the screen.

 Clock                    Toggles whether a clock will be shown in the top
                          right hand corner or not.

 Tag Directories          Enables the mass tagging commands to tag directories
                          also. See Tagging Files for more details.

 Thousand Separator       Toggles the use of a thousand separator in the file
                          size column of Full and Wide modes. This reduces the
                          number of significant digits that can be displayed
                          but can increase readability.

 Retain Dir Count         When set, the results of a Ctrl-Q Directory Size
                          Count are retained when changing directory. This
                          makes it easier to track down directories that are
                          hogging a lot of disk space. Note that the directory
                          sizes displayed are only as up to date as the last
                          count.

 Save Setup               Saves all current settings to the file fcw.ini so
                          that all FC/W options will be set the same the next
                          time you start it up. This can be performed
                          automatically on exit if you wish by setting the
                          autosave option (See Configuration).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.1. Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To view the configuration options, select 'Configuration' from the Options
Menu. Any options you change take effect as soon as you click OK (or press
Enter when OK is the default button). If you use Cancel, all changes you've
made are forgotten.

 To select an option to change either click on it with the mouse or use the
TAB, Shift-TAB, Up & Down arrow keys to move to it. The current option is
indicated buy a flashing cursor.

 If you want the changes to still be in effect the next time you start FC/W you
need to select 'Save Setup' from the Options Menu otherwise the changes will be
lost when you exit. Alternatively, you can switch on 'Autosave Setup' seen
below.

The options are:

 Viewer              The file name (with full path if not in a directory on
                     your PATH) of the file viewer to be used when you press
                     F3. All the '!' substitutions described in Associations
                     can be used when specifying a viewer or an editor. If this
                     field is left blank, the Internal Viewer will be used.

 Alternate Viewer    As for Viewer but specifies the viewer used when Alt-F3 is
                     pressed.

 Editor              Similar to Viewer but specifies the editor used when F4 is
                     pressed. If left empty, the Internal Editor will be used.

 Alternate Editor    As for Editor but specifies the editor used when Alt-F4 is
                     pressed.

 Left Startup Directory The directory the left panel will display on start up.
                     If left blank, the current directory for the session will
                     be shown.

 Right Startup Directory The directory the right panel will display on start
                     up. If left blank, the current directory for the session
                     will be shown.

 Separate Session Prefix String added at the start of a command that causes it
                     to be executed in a separate session. Default value is
                     start.

 Tree Data Directory The directory where tree data is stored. If left blank,
                     tree data will be written to the root directory of each
                     drive as "fc2tree.dat". The data stored is a
                     representation of the directory structure of a drive and
                     is used to avoid re-scanning the drive.

 Case Filter File Systems A list of file system names (as displayed on the Info
                     panel) that are not case preserving and so need file names
                     to be converted to lower case for easier reading. If not
                     listed here, file names will be displayed as provided by
                     the file system.

 Manual              Name of an Information Presentation Facility file (*.inf)
                     that is to be viewed when 'Manual' is chosen from the
                     Files Menu. The default is fcw.inf (this file).

 Path Extension      A list of directories, separated by semicolons, that are
                     to be searched for executables in addition to those
                     specified in the PATH environment variable.

 Auto Save           Switching Autosave on causes FC/W to automatically perform
                     a 'Save Setup' just before exiting the program.

 Use 132 Columns     When on, FC/W will use 132 column display whenever
                     possible. 132 column mode is only supported on some video
                     cards in full screen sessions.

 Use Win Clipboard   When on, FC/W's internal editor will use the Windows
                     clipboard when performing Copy/Cut/Paste operations
                     allowing it to share clipboard data with other programs.
                     When this option is turned off, FC/W reverts to using its
                     private clipboard which operates somewhat faster.

 Ctrl-R Drv Change   Enables the drive selector dialog when pressing Ctrl-R.

 ESC Panel Switch    Enables the use of ESC as a quick key for switching panels
                     off/on when the command line is empty.

 Size Count Pause    If enabled, FC/W will pause at the end of a directory size
                     count activated by Ctrl-Q, allowing you to view the total
                     file and directory counts. Pressing any key dismisses the
                     dialog.

 Lines               Sets the number of lines on screen or in window. Can be
                     any number supported by your video card for full screen
                     sessions or any value of at least 25 for a windowed
                     session. Using a number that is not supported by your card
                     in a full screen session will result in the number of
                     lines being set to the next possible value up.

 Screen Saver        The number of minutes of idle time before FC/W activates
                     its screen saver. If set to 0, the screen saver will not
                     activate. Note that the screen saver only operates when in
                     a full screen session.

 Scroll Delay        The time (in milliseconds) that FC/W waits between
                     scrolling each line when the mouse has been used to scroll
                     a panel or window. Use of this option stops the text
                     flying past before you've had a chance to see what it is.

 Time Mode           The type of time display used on the clock and when file
                     time stamps are viewed in the files panel (Full mode).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.2. Colours ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Colours dialog allows you to alter the colour scheme used by FC/W. To
activate it, select 'Colours' from the Options Menu

 You will be presented with a list of items in the colour scheme. Use the up &
down arrow keys to move to the item you wish to change and then use F to cycle
through forground colours and  to cycle through background colours. Holding
SHIFT at the same time will cycle backwards. There are a total of 16 colours to
choose from for both foreground & background.

 When you're done, choose OK to use the changes you've made or ESC to forget
them. Note that the changes will only be remembered for next time if you use
'Save Setup' or have Autosave enabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4.3. Confirmations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Before doing anything significantly destructive, FC/W will ask for
confirmation from the user to prevent accidental loss of data. If you are
confident in your use of FC/W and don't want to be asked for confirmation all
the time, you can disable some of the more common confirmation prompts by
selecting 'Confirmations' from the Options Menu.

 A dialog displaying a list of confirmation types is then displayed with a
check box next to each one. An 'X' in a check box indicates that the
confirmation is enabled. To disable a confirmation, click its check box with
the mouse and click OK. The keyboard can also be used (Up / Down arrows and
Space, Enter when done).

The confirmations you can alter are:

 Delete File/Empty Directory             The first prompt you see after
                                         pressing F8.

 Delete Tagged Files                     The second prompt you see after
                                         pressing F8 when there are files
                                         tagged.

 Delete Non-empty Directory              The prompt that asks you to type "YES"
                                         before doing a tree delete.

 Quit FC/W                               The prompt shown when you press F10.
                                         With this disabled, F10 causes
                                         immediate exit.

 "YES" prompt for Non-Empty Directory    Similar to Delete Non-empty Directory
                                         but instead of disabling the "YES"
                                         prompt altogether, it is replaced by
                                         an OK / Cancel / All choice, the
                                         default being Cancel so anyone blindly
                                         pressing ENTER won't get caught.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Viewing / Editing Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 FC/W allows you to view the current file with a choice of two standard viewers
or to edit the current file with a choice of two standard editors. You can also
configure any number of specialized viewers and editors via associations. To
view a file, use F3 or Alt-F3. To edit a file, use F4 or Alt-F4.

 When you press F3 or F4, FC/W will look for an association that matches the
current file and if it finds one it will use the program given. If there's no
matching association the standard program will be used. The standard programs
are specified in the Configuration dialog. If these are left empty, the built
in Viewer and the built in Editor are used for F3 and F4 respectively.

 View and Edit associations are specified in the same way as execute
associations but are added in fcw.ini under section headings [Viewer
Associations] and [Editor Associations]. These headings will be created
automatically when you first use Save Setup.

 If you wish to specify the file to view or edit by typing its file name, use
Shift-F3 for view or Shift-F4 for edit. If you specify a file to edit that does
not exist, you will be given the option to create it.

 The viewer or editor can be invoked directly when starting FC/W using the
command line switches /v or /e followed by the name of the file to be viewed or
edited. This allows other programs to call FC/W to view or edit files for them.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1. The Internal Viewer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

  The file viewer built into FC/W is a basic text viewer that is perfect for
taking a quick look at your text files. You can use the mouse or keyboard to
scroll the text up and down (Keys: Cursor-Up/Down, Page Up/Down, Home, End).

 To scroll the text using the mouse, click the mouse in the top or bottom
thirds of the screen. Using the right mouse button pages up or down. When the
mouse is being used to scroll the text, the speed of scrolling is determined by
the Scroll Delay Configuration directive.

 If a line is longer than 80 columns it will be chopped off at that length and
the remainder placed one the next line unless you use F2 to select Unwrap mode.
With the text unwrapped, you can use the Left / Right arrows to scroll the text
horizontally. Ctrl-Left/Right scrolls in a much larger step (40 columns). Also,
the mouse can be used to scroll horizontally by clicking the mouse in the
centre third of the screen on the left or right side. ie

     You can search for a string using F7 (or Shift-F7 to find next). The
      search can be either case sensitive or insensitive and either forwards or
      backwards in the file from the current view point. A Whole Word option is
      also available. Using Alt-F7 will search in the reverse direction to that
      currently selected.

     Will correctly interpret UNIX, PC or MAC line terminators (LF, CR/LF, CR)
      or even a mix of all three.

     F4 will toggle between ASCII and Hex view. While viewing in hex mode the
      viewing position can be moved one byte backwards or forewards using the
      Arrow-Left / Right keys.

     Alt-C Sets one or more file code pages to translate from. More than one
      value can be specified, separated by commas, and Alt-T will switch
      between them.

     Alt-L can be used to position to a particular line number.

     Alt-O can be used to position to a particular hex offset. Obviously most
      useful when using hex view mode but still works in ASCII view.

     Alt-T Switches the file code page between the values specified via Alt-C
      and the standard code page.

     Alt-[1-8] changes the TAB size.

     If, while viewing a file, you find you want to edit at the position
      you're currently at, you can jump into edit mode using Alt-F4.

     I think I've got all the bugs out of it but if you ever think it has
      become confused, pressing Ctrl-L will repaint the screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.2. The Internal Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The built in editor is a simple text editor that allows you to make quick
changes to any plain text file.

     Like the viewer, the editor will read a file using any type of line
      terminator. The file will normally be written back using the same type of
      line terminator unless overridden by the Alt-U command listed below.

     Although there is no limit on the size of file you can edit, keep in mind
      that the whole file is loaded into memory so opening a multi-megabyte
      file may blow out your swap file. If you do this accidentally you can
      abort loading a file by pressing ESC.

     The editor uses the Windows clipboard allowing you to exchange text with
      other programs.  This feature may be turned off using the Use Win
      clipboard setting in the Configuration

     If you edit the same file again, FC/W will return you to the same edit
      position as when you last exited the editor.

     Will not expand TABs to spaces so it is safe to edit makefiles that
      require TAB characters. EG GNU Make

 The following keys operate in the editor:

 Left/Right/Up/Down            As you'd expect.

 Backspace                     Delete character left of the cursor.

 Ctrl-Backspace                Delete word left of the cursor.

 Alt-Backspace                 Undo.

 Delete                        Delete character under the cursor or, if any
                               text is selected, deletes selected text.

 Ctrl-Delete                   Delete the word to the right of the cursor or,
                               if some text is selected, deletes selected text.

 Home                          Go to the start of the line.

 End                           Go to the end of the line.

 Page Up/Down                  Up/Down one page.

 Ctrl-Home                     Top of screen.

 Ctrl-End                      Bottom of screen.

 Ctrl-Page Up/Down             Start/End of file.

 Alt-[ / Alt-M                 Jump to matching bracket. Recognizes round,
                               curly, square and angle brackets.

 Ctrl-Y                        Erase line.

 Ctrl-Insert / Ctrl-C          Copy selected text to clipboard.

 Shift-Insert / Ctrl-V         Paste from clipboard.

 Shift-Delete / Ctrl-X         Cut selected text and place on the clipboard.

 Alt-Left/Right                (Un)indent block.

 ESC or F10                    Exit editor (prompts to save if changes made).

 Shift-F10                     Save and exit.

 F2                            Save now without exiting.

 F3                            Save now with prompt to change file name.

 F7                            Search for a word in the text. Case sensitivity
                               is optional as is the direction of the search. A
                               Whole Word option is also available. The text
                               field has a history recall facility to save
                               retyping recently used values.

 Shift-F7                      Search for the same word again.

 Alt-F7                        Search for the same word again in the opposite
                               direction to that selected when F7 was used.

 F8                            Search and Replace. Similar to the search
                               function (F7) but allows a replacement string to
                               be specified. When a match is found you are
                               given the choice of replacing, skipping,
                               cancelling or replacing all matches.

 Ctrl-Q                        Quote next character. This enables you to enter
                               control character into the file that would
                               normally be rejected. For example, pressing
                               Ctrl-Q ESC would insert the ESC character into
                               the text.

 Insert                        Toggle Insert/Overstrike mode. When in
                               overstrike mode the cursor becomes a block
                               instead of an underline.

 Alt-[1-8]                     Change TAB size.

 Alt-C                         Sets one or more file code pages to translate
                               from. More than one value can be specified,
                               separated by commas, and Alt-T will switch
                               between them.

 Alt-I                         Toggle Auto Indent mode. When this mode is on
                               (indicated by an 'I' on the status line)
                               Pressing ENTER will start a new line with the
                               same indentation as the line above. This is most
                               useful when editing program source files.

 Alt-L                         Used to jump to a given line number.

 Alt-T                         Alt-T Switches the file code page between the
                               values specified via Alt-C and the standard code
                               page.

 Alt-U                         Toggle UNIX type line terminators. When this
                               mode is on (indicated by a 'U' on the status
                               line), saving the file will cause it to be
                               written using a LF as the line termiator instead
                               of the usual CR/LF pair. This can be used to
                               convert a text file between PC and UNIX text
                               formats. When the editor is started, this mode
                               will automatically turn on if the file being
                               opened only contains LF terminated lines.

  To select text, hold down Shift and use the above cursor movement keys to
 move over the text you want to select. You can also drag the mouse over the
 text. The mouse can also be used to perform a page up or down by clicking the
 right mouse button in the top or bottom third of the screen.

  The states of the Insert/Overwrite, Auto Indent, Tab Size and Code Page
 settings are retained between edits and will be saved in fcw.ini if Save Setup
 is used.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.3. Code Page Translation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Both the internal viewer and editor have a function to translate the code page
of the file being viewed / edited. This is most useful when the file is in a
code page that contains mostly the same glyphs as the current display code
page. If a character in the file's code page doesn't exist in the display code
page it will either be inaccurately translated or not translated at all.

 The most common case is when you have a file written in an ANSI code page (EG
1252) and your display code page is 850 or 437. After pressing Alt-C and
entering 1252, the file will become readable.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. The User Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The user menu is a list of functions defined by you to help you carry out
common tasks. It is activated by pressing F2 and then using the Up/Down arrows
and Home/End to choose an item and Enter to select or ESC to cancel. The mouse
may also be used to select a user menu choice.

 To create a user menu you need to create a plain text file (using an editor
like FC/W's internal editor or Windows Notepad) named fcw.mnu containing your
list of menu functions in the same directory as fcw.exe. This can be done most
easily by selecting Edit User Menu from the Commands menu.  Here is an example
user menu file:

S: Scan for viruses
    os2scan c: d:

D: Dos Window
    start /dos

F12: Pulse
    pulse

Z:Zip tagged files
    zip -r !i"Name of Zip?" -@ < !@

U: Unzip to opposite panel
    cd !P
    unzip !f
    cd !p

 A line that starts in the first column is a description line. The key used to
activate the function is first and may be any single letter or number or one of
the function keys F1-F12. After a separating colon comes the description that
will appear in the menu when it is displayed.

 Any line that starts with a space or tab is a command and will be executed
when the preceding description is chosen from the menu. It may contain the same
'!' substitutions as Associations with the addition of the following:

 !t        Substitutes for the name of a file and causes the command to be
           executed once for each tagged file. If no files are tagged, !t is
           just like !.

 !l        Substitutes for a list of all tagged files, space separated. The
           command line length will not be allowed to grow beyond 1000
           characters so if many files are tagged, some might not make it. If
           this happens, the files that were not included remain tagged after
           the command is executed.

 !L        Same as above but for the opposite panel.

 !@        Substitutes for the name of a temporary file that contains a list of
           tagged files, one per line.

 !i"Question" Substitutes for a value input from the user. This causes a small
           dialog to appear displaying the supplied question and an input
           field. If ESC is pressed during input the user menu command is
           terminated. If a !i appears on the same line as a !t, the question
           is asked only once even though the command may be executed multiple
           times.

 Local User Menus

  In addition to the main user menu, you may create additional special purpose
 user menus by creating an fcw.mnu file in directories other than the one
 containing fc.exe. When you press F2 to activate the user menu, FC/W first
 looks in the current directory for a local user menu and displays it if found.
 If no fcw.mnu is found in the current directory, all parent directories will
 be checked for a local menu until one is found or the root is reached. If no
 local menu file is found the main user menu is displayed.

  You can force the main user menu to show by pressing Shift-F2 instead of F2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Archives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 File Commander/W provides support for archive files (ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR and
ACE types are currently supported) that makes these files behave in a similar
way to normal subdirectories. To view the contents of an archive you simply
press ENTER when the cursor is located on the archive file. It's possible to
navigate any subdirectories inside the archive just as you would a normal
directory tree.

 When a panel is showing the contents of an archive its top line, showing the
current path, changes colour so you won't forget that you're not looking at a
real subdirectory. While the majority of functions are available inside an
archive, some restrictions do apply.

     Copying files into an archive may only be done when the destination is
      the root directory of the archive.
     It's not possible to change the name of a file while copying it from an
      archive.
     It's not possible to edit the contents of a file in an archive.
     Making a directory (F7) is not supported.
     Changing Date/Time, Attributes or File Case is not supported.
     Making an object isn't supported (wouldn't make any sense anyway)
     File Find isn't able to search into archives (this may change in later
      versions).
     Directories don't show up on the tree.
     Open Explorer window obviously can't work.

  After reading all that you may be wondering what does work. The answer (as
 far as I'm aware) is everything else. This includes, but is not limited to:

     copy/move files out of archive (extracting) even from subdirs in archive.
     copy/move files into archive (compress) but only into archive's root.
     View file in archive.
     Delete files from inside archive.
     Ctrl-Q on directory inside archive.
     If you use a ! on the command line or in a user menu function, FC/W
      automatically extracts the current file into a temporary directory and
      substitutes the full path of the temporary file for the '!'.
     If you press ENTER on a file that is an executable or is associated with
      a program, it will be extracted temporarily to allow it to be used. Only
      the one file is extracted though so if other files in the archive are
      required (EG DLLs) then it won't work as you intend.
     Self-extracting archives can be entered by using Ctrl-PageDown. As the
      file is an executable, FC/W's normal reaction is to run it if you press
      ENTER.

  You can configure the way FC/W calls archiver programs in fcw.ini under the
 section headings [Archiver:xxx] where xxx is the archive type. The following
 settings are provided:

 Compress                      Command used to add files to an archiver or
                               create a new archive.

 CompressListfileSwitch        If the archiver given in Compress supports a
                               list file as input, this is the prefix used to
                               specify that the following name is a list file.

 Extract                       Command used to extract files/directories when
                               using F5 or F6.

 ExtractWithoutPath            Command used to extract a single file without
                               any subdirectories. Used by F3-View and when
                               pressing ENTER to execute.

 ExtractListfileSwitch         Same as CompressListfileSwitch but for Extract
                               command.

 Delete                        Command used to delete files/directories with
                               F8-Delete

 CompressDirSpec               Configures the way directories are given to the
                               compressing archive program so that the archiver
                               will include a whole directory tree. A !
                               character represents the directory name. Most
                               archivers require a suffix of \*.

 ExtractDirSpec                As above but for extracting from an archive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Using the Mouse ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can use the mouse to perform the following operations:

     Select a file by clicking button 1 on a file name.

     Tag/Untag a file by clicking button 2 on it.

     Execute a file or change into a directory by double clicking button 1 on
      it.

     Scroll the files up or down by clicking button 1 on the line directly
      above or below the files.

     Tag several files by holding down button 2 and moving the mouse. If,
      while button 2 is pressed, the mouse is moved onto the line above or
      below the file list, the panel will scroll, tagging all files that pass
      by.

     Select a function to perform by clicking on the function bar at the
      bottom of the screen. Using button 2 Selects the Alt function. This is
      particularly handy for changing drives (Alt-F1/F2). If a Ctrl, Alt or
      Shift key is pressed when button 1 is clicked on the function bar, the
      function called is modified appropriately.

     Activate the menu by clicking button 2 on the top line of the screen. The
      easiest way to make a selection is to hold button 2 down after activating
      the menu, "pull down" the menu you want and release button 2 when you
      have the correct item highlighted. Clicking outside the menu area will
      dismiss the menu.

     Whenever a dialog popup appears that contains push buttons that look like
      "[ OK ]", you may click on these with mouse button 1 to select the
      indicated choice. Clicking button 2 will select the highlighted button.

     Whenever a dialog popup appears that requests a string input (eg Make
      Directory), button 1 may be used to position the cursor on the line and
      button 2 is equivalent to pressing ENTER. Clicking button 1 outside the
      dialog box or on a Cancel button, cancels the operation.

     When the results of a 'File Find' operation are showing, double clicking
      button 1 on a file name will cause FC/W to jump to the directory the file
      is in (like pressing ENTER). The window can be scrolled by clicking on
      the top or bottom lines of the window.

     When using the internal file viewer, clicking button 1 in the top or
      bottom third of the screen scrolls the screen up/down. Using button 2
      pages up or down.

     When using the internal editor, the mouse may be used to position the
      cursor on the currently displayed page or dragged over a section of text
      to mark it for Cut/Copy/Paste operations.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Notes, Hints and Tips ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

     To associate Netscape or Lynx with HTML files, the command syntax looks
      like

            *.{htm,html}: netscape file:///!

     If you use 4NT as your command interpreter, try to keep the contents of
      your 4start.cmd to a minimum as it is run every time you execute an
      external command in FC/W.

     The fastest way to select a new drive for a panel using the mouse is to
      click the right mouse button on F1/F2 in the help bar at the bottom of
      the screen.

     If you attach 4DOS/4OS2 descriptions to your files, they will be
      preserved if you copy or move them using FC/W.

     If you want your viewer or editor to run in a separate session, add the
      start keyword before the name of your viewer / editor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Obscure Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following miscellaneous options can only be changed by directly editing
your fcw.ini file. Note that it's possible to use multiple INI files by
specifying the name of an alternate INI file as a parameter to fcw.exe. If the
specified file doesn't yet exist, the default INI file will be loaded but the
specified file will be written when settings are saved. Running fcw /? displays
all command line parameters.

 BriefWordRight [ON|Off]            The behaviour of all 'word right' movement
                                    is altered by this option. If this option
                                    is on (which is the default) the cursor
                                    will move to the end of the current word
                                    or, if it is already at the end of a word,
                                    to the end of the next word. When off, the
                                    cursor will always move to the beginning of
                                    the next word.

 CmdChar                            This is the character that is interpreted
                                    as FC/W's command character for the
                                    substitutions listed in Associations and
                                    User Menu. As these substitutions are also
                                    applied to commands entered on the command
                                    line, changing this options may be useful
                                    if you have a lot of files with a ! in
                                    their name. Default is !

 CodePage                           Sets the codepage that FC/W will use. A
                                    value of 0 (the default) means use the
                                    current codepage.

 DisableInvert [On|OFF]             Disables the Invert Selection function of
                                    the Grey * key, allowing it to resume its
                                    normal function of typing a *. This is
                                    provided for people who's keyboards make it
                                    a chore to get the other * (Shift-8 on a
                                    normal US keyboard). The Invert Selection
                                    function can still be used by selecting it
                                    from the Files menu.

 IndentWidth                        Sets indent size of the editor's block
                                    indent function. Default is 1.

 Shadows [ON|Off]                   Enables window shadows. Default is ON.

 StickyAlt [ON|Off]                 Affects the behavior of file name seeking
                                    using Alt-[letter] combinations. If this
                                    option is off you need to keep the ALT key
                                    held down for the whole seek string. This
                                    has the advantage of allowing you to start
                                    typing a command as soon as ALT is
                                    released.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Contacting the Author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or bug reports, please feel
free to contact me by any of the following means:

 Email               [e-mail]

 Web                 http://silk.apana.org.au/fc.html

 Snail Mail          Brian Havard
                     PO Box 152
                     Southland Centre 3192
                     Victoria
                     AUSTRALIA

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Release History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

     29/09/97 v1.51
     16/08/98 v2.00
     08/11/98 v2.01


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18.1. Version 1.51 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

First release of Win32 version. The version number is started at 1.51 to stay
in alignment with the OS/2 version.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18.2. Version 2.0 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

New Features

     Editor: Undo function
     Editor: Bracket Match
     Editor: Indent/Unindent block function using Alt-Left/Right arrows.
     Associations for view and edit, allows automatic selection of specialized
      viewer/editor programs.
     For the supported archive types, the Archiver programs and command line
      options to them are now configurable in the INI file.
     Code page translation function in Viewer and Editor. Translates from a
      given code page to the current display code page.
     Panel filter supports boolean expressions instead of old, rather obscure
      syntax.
     Boolean expressions extended to support %size, %date, %age, %attrib
      operators.
     Viewer and Editor can have their TAB width set to any value from 1 to 8.
     Label edit using Alt-L on Info panel.
     Persistent command history.
     Physical free memory on Info panel.
     File Find made multithreaded, allowing view/edit/browse during search.
     Shift-F5/6. Like F5/F6 but default new name never includes the path of
      the opposite panel.
     Added Ctrl-Shift-\ to set current directory to that of other panel.
     Once File Find has completed a search, results may be sorted by pressing
      Ctrl-[F3..F6]
     Pressing ALT with Ctrl F,J,Enter,[,] name/path pasting keys now give
      Windows short file names.
     Added ~ modifier for ! operators to give Windows short file names.
     Duplicate elimination in command history, only most recent copy is
      retained.
     Text search in command history window, like F7 in view/edit.
     Drop down history list added to key text entry fields, activated by
      Alt-DownArrow or mouse clickable arrow.
     The mass tagging keys (Grey +,-,* etc) will act with the Tag directories
      option reversed if Shift is also pressed.
     Whole word option added to string searches in internal viewer, editor and
      File Find contents search.
     Support for ACE archiver.

 Minor Enhancements

     Update tree size data with size of total files in current directory so
      that when 'Retained Dir Count' is on the sizes stay more up to date.
     In Alt-F5 stored paths dialog, Insert sets an entry to the current
      panel's path.
     In Alt-F5 stored paths dialog, Delete can now clear an entry.
     Panel heading indicates when a panel filter is active.
     When calling view/edit from file find, propagate Case Sensitive setting.
     Drive label display in change drive dialog.
     Changes session title to reflect program being executed.
     When editing a file with read-only attribute set, now offers option to
      override RO on save.
     Workarounds added for problems copying to NFS drives.
     User menu is now scrollable.
     File Find now indicates search is complete by replacing the "Searching"
      flashing indicator with "Search Complete" or "Search Stopped" if search
      was interrupted, followed by the count and total size of files found.
     Ctrl-Minus now restores cursor position as well as directory.
     Local user menus are now active in all subdirectories of the menu's
      directory.
     Viewer can now handle viewing files that are growing.
     In viewer hex mode, left/right arrow moves back/forward one byte.
     Ctrl-J now quotes names starting with a '-'.
     Optimized text search code used in View and File Find's "Containting"
      search to be at least twice as fast (more like 6-10 times, depending on
      search string, if file is fully cached).
     Implemented ALT-[numpad] ASCII code entry.  any .LONGNAME EA will be
      removed. This prevents incorrect display in WPS windows. '
     RAR SFX files can now be entered.
     Quick keys for Brief/Full/Wide view change, Alt-Shift-F1/2/3

 Bug Fixes

     When running a program via an association and one panel is off, the key
      bar would get scrolled up screen.
     Editor: Using Alt-L and entering 0 as line number crashed FC.
     Command lines longer than 200 characters would crash history list.
     If both panels view archives containing the same file name, viewing both
      would clash names in %TMP
     It wasn't possible to change a file's time to 0:00
     If "Full screen" option was changed while panels were off, panels were
      corrupt when turned back on.
     Tree wasn't sorted until fc2tree.dat first written.
     Fix for problem deleting read-only files from Netware drives.
     Ctrl-Right in editor doesn't behave as expected at the end of a line.
     Pressing enter on a CMD file that has spaces in its name fails.
     Trying to use Attribute modify on a tree view panel failed.
     Weird behaviour in user menus if .mnu ends in Ctrl-Z fixed.
     Entering a string in the 'Containing' field of 'File Find' longer than
      100 characters caused trap.
     Editor: A 'shift tap' followed by a backspace or delete didn't work.
     Volumes with labels longer than 20 characters would crash FC.
     If subdirectories were more than 32 deep, tree view would crash.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18.3. Version 2.01 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Bug Fixes

     External command output wasn't always in the colour specified in FC's
      configuration.
     The 4DOS descript.ion file could get multiple entries for the one file
      when overwriting files with the 'All' option.
     When copying / moving whole directories, 4DOS descriptions were being
      lost.
     Editor: Undoing the removal of marked text from the very last line of the
      file would give an incorrect result.
     Editor: Undoing removal of translated characters would mangle text.
     NT only: In editor when selecting text with the mouse, moving above the
      window with mouse button still pressed would cause FC to crash.
     The 'smart CD' function was broken in that it searched the tree case
      sensitively.
     Fixed memory leak in paste function.


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Some entry fields in FC/W keep a history of values used. Such fields have a
down arrow to the immediate right of the field. A history drop-down that allows
you to choose a previously used value can be activated by pressing Alt-Down or
by clicking the mouse on the down arrow symbol. It will remeber up to 20 of
your most recently used entries, even after quitting and restarting FC/W.


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 The Whole Word option is provided for when a substring search would give too
many false hits. EG searching for "it" would normally match any word that
contained those letters together like "fit" or "pitch". Turning on the Whole
Word option allows you to find just the occurrences of the word "it". It works
by checking that any match has a non-word character both before and after it.
Word characters are defined as: a-z A-Z 0-9 _ and characters 128 through to
254.


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