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- Hints and FAQ.
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- [1] How to save FAR properties
- [2] How to switch keyboard to national language
- [3] Why FAR does not accept Windows 95 clipboard pasting
- [4] How to make panels half-screen
- [5] How to switch panels time format to 12-hour
- [6] How to show seconds in file time
- [7] How to show all folders in uppercase
- [8] I want wide panel with 4 name columns
- [9] I want network names and disk labels in "Change drive" menu
- [10] Why is screen output slow
- [11] How to resume broken FTP transfer
- [12] Is it secure enough to save FTP passwords in FTP list
- [13] How to calculate folder size
- [14] How to view SFX archive contents
- [15] Why <...> archiver does not work correctly
- [16] How to move FAR settings to another computer
- [17] Where can I find the latest FAR version
- [18] Why FAR does not run again after executing some programs under NT
- [19] Where are my favorite "Esc toggles panels" and "Del removes files" options
- [20] After some DOS programs FAR screen is blinking
- [21] How to configure FAR to work under Windows 2000
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- [1] How to save FAR properties
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- This is not a problem for NT, but Windows 95 does not save console
- application properties. You can solve this problem in the following
- way: create a batch file FAR.BAT and run FAR.EXE from it. Windows 95
- saves batch file properties, so it is most universal and easy way.
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- [2] How to switch keyboard to national language
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- Under Windows 95 it is performed in the same way as with DOS
- applications, so your DOS keyboard driver must be loaded (a Windows
- standard, or any other).
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- Switching languages under Windows NT is similar to other Windows
- (not DOS!) applications and requires Windows support for the desired
- language to be installed.
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- [3] Why FAR does not accept Windows 95 clipboard pasting
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- If you wish to use Windows 95 Paste function within FAR,
- uncheck the "Fast pasting" option in the FAR properties.
- Do not forget that in most cases FAR can paste text itself,
- using Shift-Ins key and copy using Ctrl-Ins or screen grabber (Alt-Ins).
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- [4] How to make panels half-screen
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- Use Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down to change panels height.
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- [5] How to switch panels time format to 12-hour
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- Select desired panel view mode using "File panel modes"
- command from "Options" menu and increase width of time or
- date and time columns by 1.
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- [6] How to show seconds in file time
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- Similar to the previous item, but the width must be increased by 3.
- Moreover, if you are using NTFS file system and wish to see milliseconds,
- this can be achieved by increasing time column width by 7. Of course, after
- such an operation may be necessary to correct other columns types
- and widths to fit all information in the screen.
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- [7] How to show all folders in uppercase
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- Select desired panel view mode using "File panel modes" command
- from "Options" menu and select "Show folders in uppercase". Read online
- help to get description of other options of this dialog.
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- [8] I want wide panel with 4 name columns
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- Use Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-Right when the command line is empty to change
- panels width proportions.
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- "File panel modes" command from "Options" menu allows you to modify
- or completely change view mode settings. For example, to create 4 file
- name columns enter column types N,N,N,N and column widths 0,0,0,0.
- All column types are described in the online help.
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- [9] I want network names and disk labels in "Change drive" menu
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- You can do it with Ctrl-2 and Ctrl-3. Ctrl-1 switches disk types
- displaying, Ctrl-4 - file system, Ctrl-5 - total and free disk size,
- Ctrl-6 - displaying of removable disks information, Ctrl-7 - displaying
- plugin commands. Using Del in this dialog you can unmap network drives.
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- [10] Why is screen output slow
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- Windows implementation of Win32 console applications screen
- output is not too fast...
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- [11] How to resume broken FTP transfer
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- Restart the transfer and select "Resume" choice in the "File already
- exists..." prompt. This feature is correctly supported by only
- a part of FTP servers.
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- [12] Is it secure enough to save FTP passwords
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- Definitely no! Passwords are stored in the registry and slightly
- encrypted, but FAR sends them to the server in plain text, so they
- can be decrypted within the local FTP server. Also passwords can be used
- even without decrypting.
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- Do not store your FTP passwords if somebody else has access
- to your registry information. Enter them directly before connection.
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- [13] How to calculate folder size
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- Press F3 on the folder name. If you need the sizes of several
- folders, select all of them before pressing F3.
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- [14] How to view SFX archive contents
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- Press Ctrl-PgDn on the SFX name.
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- [15] Why <...> archiver does not work correctly
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- To process archives, the archive support plugin calls external tools.
- Archiver commands, switches and behaviour may vary from each archiver
- version. Enable the "Do not hide archivers output" option in the
- archive support plugin configuration dialog and look for archiver
- error messages to identify invalid switches. You may edit archive
- command lines using the "Archive support: command lines" item
- of "Plugins configuration" menu. Read online help before editing to get
- special variables description.
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- Another problem is long file names support by archiver.
- If you have a choice you should use an archiver version, which supports
- long file names. For example, use console RAR for Win32 instead
- of RAR for DOS.
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- [16] How to move FAR settings to another computer
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- Use SaveSettings.bat and RestoreSettings.bat files
- from the distributive.
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- [17] Where can I find the latest FAR version
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- Details are to found in Contacts.txt.
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- [18] Why FAR does not run again after executing some programs under NT
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- Such problem really exists with programs leaving TSR part
- in memory. To fix it add NTCMDPROMPT command to config.nt.
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- [19] Where are my favorite "Esc toggles panels" and "Del removes files" options
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- These options were moved to keyboard macros. To install them
- enter to Addons\Macros folder, press Shift-Enter on Esc.reg
- and Del.reg and restart FAR.
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- [20] After some DOS programs FAR screen is blinking
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- If you work in fullscreen mode, do not use high intensity
- background colors (colors 9 - 16, from "dark gray" to "white")
- in FAR palette. Win32 console API does not provide acceptable
- ways to restore high intensity background mode after switching
- to blinking by external program.
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- [21] How to configure FAR to work under Windows 2000
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- Windows 2000 uses value 300 as the default console height.
- It is too large to be used with FAR, so you need to change it.
- Run FAR, press Alt-Space and select "Properties" item to open
- properties of the FAR console window, select "Layout", set
- the screen buffer height to 25, press Enter and select
- "Save properties for future windows with same title".
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