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- /*
- * File: lcmdfaq.txt
- * FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LARSEN COMMANDER.
- * Created: September 06, 1998.
- * By: Leif-Erik Larsen
- * Updated: July 14, 1999.
- */
-
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-
- Frequently Asked Questions
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-
- Q: What is Larsen Commander?
- A: Larsen Commander is a File Manager program which is intended to almost
- clone the grand old classic Norton Commander, but in a GUI environment.
- In addition, Larsen Commander can do a lot of things that Norton Commander
- was never able to do at all.
-
- Q: Is it free?
- A: No. Larsen Commander is shareware. You have to register it if you use it
- periodically for more than two or three months.
-
- Q: How can I register it?
- A: There is no way to register Larsen Commander until it reaches version 1.0.
- In the mean time you can freely use the temporary freeware beta releases.
-
- Q: What does it cost?
- A: Not decided yet.
-
- Q: Will the registration fee include all future upgrades?
- A: No. If you register version 1.0 you will need to update the
- reregistration to get version 2.0. You will, however, get free access
- to all upgrades up to and including version 1.99 of Larsen Commander.
-
- Q: Where can I get the latest version?
- A: I will always upload the latest version of Larsen Commander first to the
- Larsen Commander Homepage at "http://home.sol.no/~leilarse/lcmd/index.html"
- before anywhere else.
-
- Q: How can I report bugs, ideas, suggestions and comments about
- Larsen Commander?
- A1: Join the Larsen Commander mailing list and post your bug reports,
- questions and requests there.
- A2: Send mail to me at "leifel@online.no", or visit the Larsen Commander
- homepage at "http://home.sol.no/~leilarse/lcmd/index.html".
-
- Q: How can I join the Larsen Commander mailing list?
- A: Just send a message to "majordomo@bmtmicro.com" and put
- "subscribe lc-list yourid@your.domain" in the body of the message, using
- your own email adress of course. To get off, just replace "subscribe"
- with "unsubscribe". To post a message to the list, use the e-mail
- address: "lc-list@bmtmicro.com".
-
- Q: For which systems does Larsen Commander exist?
- A: At the time being, IBM OS/2 Warp only.
-
- Q: Does it run on Warp 3?
- A: Yes, starting with version 0.97, Larsen Commander runs well on all
- version of OS/2 Warp version 3.0 and newer.
-
- Q: Which utilities was used to develop Larsen Commander?
- A: Among others, Borland C++ 2.0 for OS/2 and IBM Visual Age C++ 3.0 for OS/2.
- The executable that follows the distribution is compiled with IBM Visual
- Age C++ 3.0 for OS/2. IBM Visual Age C++ 3.0 for OS/2 has an uncomparable
- better memory management library than Borland C++ 2.0 for OS/2, but
- produces an executable module that is somewhat larger (just a few
- kilobytes, though). The GNU (R)evision (C)ontrol (S)ystem is being used
- to keep track of the versions and changes on the source files.
-
- Q: How many lines of code are there?
- A: The current version of Larsen Commander consist of approximately
- 55000 lines of C++ code.
-
- Q: Why didn't you write it in Java?
- A: The Java environment and language is a very nice way of computing, but
- not for programs like Larsen Commander. At least not at the time being.
-
- Q: Is it a limit on how many files Larsen Commander can show in a single
- directory?
- A: No. Larsen Commander uses dynamic arrays with no limits to manage
- its internal tables of file items and other data structures.
-
- Q: If I type HELP at the prompt, I always get LCMD's help.
- How can I pass the HELP command to the system shell?
- A1: Just type HELP.CMD. This forces LCMD to look for the external program
- which filename is HELP.CMD.
- A2: In the options dialog, activate the COMMANDS page and disable the HELP
- internal command of Larsen Commander.
-
- Q: Does the current release contain any expiration date?
- A: Yes. Larsen Commander release 0.98 will expire on November 1, 1999.
- After all, it is a beta release that I will prevent from any long term
- survival. Just in case of any unknown dangerous bugs.
-
- Q: Do you plan to add FTP support to Larsen Commander?
- A: Yes, but probably not in version 1.0.
-
- Q: Is Larsen Commander aware of DESCRIPT.ION files made by 4DOS/4OS2?
- A: No, not at the time being. Maybe in the future.
-
- Q: Are there any easter eggs in the program?
- A: No. (Except from some unknown bugs, I guess ;-)
-
- Q: How can I change the colors used by Larsen Commander?
- The "options"/"colors" menu brings up a blank notebook page, no
- controls, buttons, text, or anything else.
- A: This is simply because the color selection panels are not
- implemented yet. I have not prioritized it, simply because in OS/2 you
- can always use the Color Palette objects to drop any color you want
- on any part of the Larsen Commander window. As long as you
- use the OS/2 WPS, that is.
-
- Q: Can I change the font size for the command shell? I find the
- default is too small with my monitor and need to increase the size
- considerably to make it readable, but I can't find a setting for it.
- A: As for with colors, you can also use the standard OS/2 Font Palette
- object(s) to drop and activate any font you like on any part of the
- Larsen Commander window.
-
- Q: How can I make the header bar of the active file panel have a bit
- highlighting added so that I can easily see which is the active
- file panel by looking at the header bars?
- A: Just drop any color you like (from the OS/2 color palette) on the
- header bar of the active panel. Then press TAB to activate the other
- panel an drop the same color on the header bar of that panel. Now
- you will have your color on the active panel header only.
-
- Q: Can I somehow set not to close the window after the program started
- with ALT+ENTER is finished?
- A: No, not at this time. Maybe in a future version, though.
-
- Q: I can edit the file LCMDUSER.RC and add some external programs to the
- User Menu. Can I add an external program in a way that when I click on
- it via the User Menu that the currently selected file from one of the
- panels is passed to it as an option? If yes how?
- A: You can use the same argument tags as are documented for the
- external programs settings. See the pages under the "Programs" section
- of the Options dialog. For instance:
- item (id=cmdUserCommand COMMAND="e.exe !p" text="Edit the current file")
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