Ibar:This is the FlipTop icon.|M\Ssee a list of possible screen modes.|M\Achange modes without using the screen modes window.|MDouble-click \s to decrease the number of colours, \a to increase them.
# Menus
IbarM0/ModM0:\Rsee more information about this version of FlipTop.
IbarM1/ModM1:\Sopen the desktop screen mode window, where you can change the current screen mode.
IbarM2/ModM2:\Ssee more information about the current mode.
IbarM3/ModM3:\Schoose the keyboard shortcuts used by FlipTop.
IbarM4/ModM4:\Rchoose a colour set, and change the Desktop palette.
IbarM5/ModM5:\Squit FlipTop.
IbarM4?/ModM5?:\Schoose this colour set.
# Desktop screen modes
ModW:\Tscreen modes window. Click on the coloured blobs to change to the appropriate mode. The current mode is highlighted in red.
# Miscellaneous
Scr21/Cho13/Qui5:\TFliptop icon. Do not for a moment imagine you can do anything worthwhile by clicking on it ;).
# About this screen mode
Scr3/Scr4:\Tinternal mode number, used by Palette and for *Configure WimpMode.
Scr15/Scr16:\Tnumber of colours available in this screen mode.
Scr19/Scr20:\Tamount of memory used by this screen mode.
Scr5/Scr6/Scr7:\Tsize of this screen mode in pixels (i.e. dots).
Scr8/Scr9/Sc10:\Trefresh rate of this screen mode - the higher the value, the less flicker. If you are not using a multiscan, VGA or SuperVGA monitor it will always be 50.
Scr11/Scr12/Scr13:\Tspeed of the computer in this screen mode.
Scr17/Scr18:\Tspeed of the computer in this screen mode compared to its speed in the mode last used. Modes with more colours slow down the computer, unless you have VRAM fitted (RiscPC only).
Scr?/Scr??/ScrW:\Tscreen mode information window, showing information about the current mode.
# About this program
Inf?/Inf??/InfW:\Tinfo window, with information about this particular version of FlipTop.
# FlipTop choices
Cho1/Cho3:This keystroke reduces the number of colours used. It is equivalent to Select-double-clicking on the icon, or clicking the left arrow in the QuickChange window.
Cho2/Cho4:This keystroke increases the number of colours used. It is equivalent to Adjust-double-clicking on the icon, or clicking the right arrow in the QuickChange window.
Cho8/Cho10:This keystroke moves down the list of screen dimensions. It is equivalent to clicking the down arrow in the QuickChange window.
Cho9/Cho11:This keystroke moves up the list of screen dimensions. It is equivalent to clicking the up arrow in the QuickChange window.
Cho7:\Ssave these settings as the defaults, so they are used next time the program is run. \Akeep the window open.
Cho5:\Sdiscard the changes you may have made to the choices, and revert to the ones you were using before you opened this window.
Cho6:\Suse these settings as the new ones. \Akeep the window open. When you next run the program, the default settings will be used - click \s on the Save button if you want to use these ones instead.
Cho?/Cho??/ChoW:\TFlipTop choices window, where you can set the keystrokes used to change screen mode without using the mouse.
# Quick Change
Qui1/Qui2:Enter a new screen mode number here, then press Return or click OK to change to that mode.
Qui3:This shows the current mode details.
Qui4:\Schange to the chosen mode.
Qui6:\Sreduce the number of colours.
Qui7:\Sincrease the number of colours.
Qui8:\Sincrease the size of the screen.
Qui9:\Sreduce the size of the screen.
Qui?/Qui??/QuiW:\TQuickChange window, where you can change the screen dimensions and number of colours by clicking on the arrows or entering a new mode number.