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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
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- [1] How to save FAR properties
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- This is not problem for NT, but Windows 95 does not save console
- application properties. You can solve this problem by the following
- way: create batch file FAR.BAT and run FAR.EXE from it. Windows 95
- saves batch file properties, so it is most universal and easy way,
- but it reduces memory available for DOS applications by few Kb. To
- avoid it, you can later try to replace "FAR.BAT" with "FAR.EXE" in
- the "Cmd line" parameter of the FAR.BAT properties.
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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 one, 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 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 width must be increased by 3.
- Moreover, if you are using NTFS file system and wish to see
- milliseconds, you can achieve it increasing time column width by 7.
- Of course, after such operation may be necessary to correct other
- columns types and widths to fit all information in 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 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 transfer and select "Resume" choice in the "File already
- exists..." prompt. But 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 in FTP list
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- Definitely no! Passwords are stored in the registry and slightly
- encrypted, but FAR sends them to server in plain text, so they can
- be decrypted with 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 to get 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 archive support plugin calls external tools.
- Archiver commands, switches and behaviour may depend from archiver
- version. Try to enable the "Do not hide archivers output" option in
- the archive support plugin configuration dialog and look to
- archiver error messages to identify invalid switches. You can 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
- choice you should use archiver version which supports long file
- names. For example, use console RAR for Win32 instead of RAR for
- DOS.
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- If your RAR version understands -r0 (release RAR/Win32 2.00)
- replace "-r" with "-r0" for RAR "Add" and "Move" commands.
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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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- Look into Far_Site.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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