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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.
*/
Frequently Asked Questions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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")