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- 4FILES HELP -- Version 3.30
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- including the dot. To view the full manual, go to 4FILES and type Ctrl-<F1>.
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- TOPICS:
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- 0. Key Command Table 11. Volume Label
- 1. System Navigation 12. Launching Programs
- 2. List Navigation 13. Shelling to DOS
- 3. Function Keys 14. Cut/Paste
- 4. File-Mode & Note-Mode 15. Right Justification
- 5. File Viewing 16. Deleting Text
- 6. File Marking 17. Input Fields
- 7. Find a Record 18. Command Line Syntax
- 8. File Management 19. Quitting 4FILES
- 9. Show Attributes 20. Symbols used on-screen
- 10. Directory Managment
-
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN FULL MANUAL: 1) Configuring 4FILES, 2) Swapping to EMS,
- 3) Running under MS-Windows, OS/2 & DESQview, 4) Hot Tips, 5) Safety features,
- 6) Video considerations. The manual has more details on everything.
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 0. TABLE OF KEY COMMANDS.
-
- (Some work in both modes, some only in File or Note Mode.)
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- See Topic #3 for Function Key Tables.
-
- ─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────┬──────────────────────────
- <TAB> Toggle File/Note Modes.│ Alt-<F10> Configure.│ Sh-<NumLk> show attribs.
- ────────────────────────────┬┴─────────────────────┴──────────────────────────
- A/^A -- Change file attrib │ <G+> or <enter> -- View file or enter directory
- C/^C -- Copy file(s) │ <G-> or <]> -- Goto parent directory
- M/^M -- Move file(s) │ <G*> or <[> -- Change drive
- R/^R -- Rename file(s) │ <G**> or <[[> -- Type drive:directory change
- D/^D -- Delete file(s) │ <G***> or <[[[> -- Goto previous directory
- Z/^Z -- Archive file(s) │ (Above keys depend on how 4FILES is configured.)
- K -- Kill directory ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────
- N -- Create directory │ <^X> or <F9> -- Execute program/data
- R -- Rename directory │ <^E> or <^E^E> -- Shell to DOS
- S -- Sort listing │ <^H> -- Shell and show 4DOS history
- V -- Vol. Label & Free Bytes│
- ════════════════════════════╪═════════════════════════════════════════════════
- ^PgUp/Dn -- Top/Bott List │ <^W> -- Write notes. (S)ave or (A)bandon choice.
- ^Up/DnArr -- Top/Bott Page │ <^Y> -- Delete whole note (or input field).
- $Up/DnArr -- Scroll Page │ <@^Y> -- Delete note/field from cursor to right.
- ^Lf/RtArr -- Prev/Next Word │ <^H> -- Destructive backspace (in Note Mode).
- $Lf/RtArr -- Flush Right │ <$Rt> -- Start right-justified text entry.
- ────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Alt-<char> -- Seek record starting with char. <Scl-Lk> -- reverse search.
-
-
- EXITS: <ESC> = Quit to original directory (can be disabled)
- <^ESC> = To original directory.
- <@ESC> = To current directory.
- <$ESC> = For Windows, since above keys have other Windows meanings.
-
-
- File Marking: Text Copy/Cut/Paste:
- One File All Files
- ╔════════╤═════════╤═══════════════╗ ╔═══════════╤═══════╤════════╗
- ║ Mark │ <F5> │ ^<F5> or ^</> ║ ║ Copy Text │ <F9> │ <^INS> ║
- ║ Unmark │ <F6> │ ^<F6> or ^<\> ║ ║ Cut Text │ <^F9> │ ║
- ║ Toggle │ <Space> │ ^<Space> ║ ║ Copy Whole│ <@F9> │ <$DEL> ║
- ╚════════╧═════════╧═══════════════╝ ║ Paste Text│ <F0> │ <$INS> ║
- ╚═══════════╧═══════╧════════╝
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- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ MOUSE: The buttons duplicate the functions of the keyboard keys shown. │
- ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
- │ │
- │ MOUSE BUTTONS: │ L-- -M- R-- │ L-R LM- -MR │ LMR │
- │ ───────────────┼─────────────────────┼────────────────────────┼─────── │
- │ 3 Button Mouse │ <G+> <G-> <ESC> │ <TAB> <PgUp> <PgDn> │ <F9> │
- │ │ │ │ │
- │ 2 Button Mouse │ <G+> <ESC> │ <G-> │ │
- │ │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 1. SYSTEM NAVIGATION: ("2x" means tap-twice.)
-
- KEYBOARD │Drive Change Dir-Change Prev-Dir Parent-Dir Highlighted-Dir
- TYPE │ Key Key Key Key Key
- ═══════════╡──────────── ────────── ────────── ────────── ───────────────
- AT Keyboard│ <Grey *> 2x<Grey *> 3x<Grey *> <Grey -> <Grey +> or ─┐
- │ │
- PC Keyboard│ <Scl-Lk> 2x<Scl-Lk> 3x<Scl-Lk> <Grey -> <Grey +> or ─┤
- │ │
- Laptop │ <[> 2x<[> 3x<[> <]> <Enter> ─┘
- │
- 2-Key Mouse│ LR L-
- │
- 3-Key Mouse│ -M- L--
-
-
- The first key for changing to a highlighted directory is the default; the
- alternate call be substituted on the Configuration "Option Switches" screen.
-
- The Directory-Change key presents an input field in which a drive and/or
- directory may be typed. A history list of these entries is maintained,
- accessible from newest to oldest with the UpArrow key or the reverse with
- DownArrow.
-
- 4FILES can be configured to use directory changing utilities such as LCD, ACD
- and NCD. This allows making a directory change by specifying only a fragment
- of the new path name. From the configuration menu, select "Utility Ports" to
- configure 4FILES to find the utility on your system.
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 2. PAGE & CURSOR NAVIGATION:
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- Top/Bottom of List = Ctrl-PageUp / Ctrl-PageDown
- Top/Bottom of Page = Ctrl-UpArrow / Ctrl-DownArrow
- Scroll Page 1 Line = Shft-UpArrow / Shft-DownArrow
- Previous/Next Word = Ctrl-LftArrow / Ctrl-RgtArrow
-
- (Other keys behave as expected)
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 3. FUNCTION KEYS: Top Row Function Key Mapping:
-
- F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F0
- ┌──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬───────┬──────┐
- Norm │Show │Editor│ Any │Unzip │ Mark │UnMark│Show *│ Any │ EXEC/ │Paste │
- ---- │4F.HLP│#1 │ Util │ │ File │File │Attrib│ Util │ COPY**│Text │
- ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼───────┼──────┤
- Ctrl │Show │Editor│ │ │ Mark │Unmark│Video │ │ Cut │ │
- ---- │4F.TXT│#2 │ │ │ All │All │ Mode │ │ Text │ │
- └──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┼───────┼──────┤
- Alt │ Copy │CONFIG│
- * Show file attributes. --- │ Whole │4FILES│
- ** F9=Execute in File-Mode; Copy-text in Note-Mode. └───────┴──────┘
-
- Left-side function key mapping:
- -------------------------------
-
- NORMAL
- ┌────┬────┐
- Help + │ F1 │ F2 │ Edit Current File +
- ├────┼────┤
- File Finder+ │ F3 │ F4 │ Unzip Current File +
- ├────┼────┤
- Mark File │ F5 │ F6 │ Unmark File
- ├────┼────┤
- Toggle Time/Attrib │ F7 │ F8 │ (Utility of your choice)+
- ├────┼────┤
- Execute Program, or │ F9 │ F0 │ Paste Text
- Cut Text (note mode) └────┴────┘
-
-
- CONTROL
- ┌────┬────┐
- View 4F.TXT + │ F1 │ F2 │ 2nd Editor or Word Processor +
- ├────┼────┤
- │ F3 │ F4 │
- ├────┼────┤
- Mark All Files │ F5 │ F6 │ Unmark All Files
- ├────┼────┤
- Cycle Video Mode │ F7 │ F8 │
- ├────┼────┤
- Cut Selected Text │ F9 │ F0 │
- └────┴────┘
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- ALTERNATE
- ┌────┬────┐
- Copy a Whole Note │ F9 │ F0 │ Reconfigure 4FILES.
- └────┴────┘
-
- "+" means 4FILES Utility Ports must be configured properly for
- the feature to work.
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- Copy or Cut mean copy or cut text from a file note. (Windows cut/copy/paste
- keys based on INS/DEL are also mapped.)
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- Ctrl-F2 ("Editor #2") may be used to access an editor, word processor, GIF
- viewer, etc.
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- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 4. FILE MODE & NOTE MODE KEYS:
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- <TAB> toggles between the modes.
-
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- 5. Both Modes: FILE VIEWING
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- To view a file, type <Grey +> or <Enter>, depending on the keyboard
- type selected from the Configuration "Option Switches" menu. <Grey+> is
- the default. Two Utility Ports are mapped to this key; the one which is
- called depends on whether or not the file is an archive. Ctrl-<Grey +>
- or Ctrl-<Enter> calls alternate archive browser.
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- Utility Ports must be properly configured so that the appropriate utility
- can be found and executed.
-
-
- 6. Both Modes: FILE MARKING
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- Mark File Unmark-File Mark-All Unmark-All Toggle-Mark Toggle-All
- ───────── ─────────── ─────────── ─────────── ─────────── ──────────
- <F5> <F6> Ctrl-<^F5> Ctrl-<^F6> <Space> <^Space>
- Ctrl-</> Ctrl-<^\>
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- 7. Both Modes: FINDING A FILE OR DIRECTORY
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- Typing Alt-<char> will seek the next record starting with that character.
- The search direction can be reversed with <Scl-Lock> or, if the PC keyboard
- type has been configured, "5" on the keypad.
-
-
- 8. File-Mode only: FILE MANAGEMENT
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- Do Marked files .. Ctrl-A Ctrl-C Ctrl-M* Ctrl-R Ctrl-D Ctrl-Z
- Do Single file ... A C M * R D Z
- ────── ────── ────── ────── ────── ───────
- File Copy Move Rename Delete Archive
- Attribs File(s) File(s) File(s) File(s) File(s)
-
- (* requires 4DOS)
-
- Selecting one of these functions (except attributes and delete) presents
- a target filename input field and in some cases a target path input field.
- These fields are initially blank, ready for new input. Pressing the
- DownArrow key in a filename field will put the current filename in the
- field. Subsequent DownArrows will access the history list from oldest
- to newest. UpArrow browses the list in the opposite direction.
-
- Separate history lists are maintained for target filenames for: rename,
- copy/move, and archive. A list is also maintained for target path.
-
- The "Ctrl-Z" and "Z" archiving functions can produce .ZIP, .ARJ or .LZH
- archives. See "Using Input Fields" (below) for more information.
-
-
- 9. File-Mode only: DISPLAYING FILE ATTRIBUTES
-
- The limitations of an 80-character screen prevent displaying both file
- creation time and file attributes at the same time. To toggle what is
- shown use Shift-NumLock (except on laptop computers) or F7.
-
-
- 10. File-Mode only: DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT
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- Type "N" to create a new directory or "K" to kill the highlighted
- directory. For the later, the directory must be empty.
-
- Type "S" to Sort the directory listing. Several sort methods and either
- ascending or descending sort order may be selected. Tapping twice on any
- key, or pressing <Enter> will invoke the selection. Only files orders are
- sorted, except with "unsorted" which puts all entries in DOS order. The
- sort field is highlighted. There is no highlight for "alphabetical," and
- the filename field is highlighted for "unsorted."
-
-
- 11. File-Mode only: SHOW DISK FREE-BYTES & EDIT DISK VOLUME LABEL
-
- Volume information may be displayed with the 'V' key, and provided that
- the disk is not write protected, the Volume Label may be edited.
-
-
- 12. File-Mode only: PROGRAM EXECUTION & DATA FILE LOADING
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- F9 or Ctrl-X will cause the current file to be executed immediately if
- it is a program or batch file.
-
- If the file is a data file with an "executable extension," it will be
- loaded into the program mapped to that extension. An executable extension
- may be setup with an environment expression like this, entered from the
- command line or via a batch file: SET .DOC=C:\WP\WP.EXE. Pressing F9 on a
- .DOC file would then cause an immediate execution of Word Perfect with the
- file opened for editing.
-
-
- 13. File-Mode only: SHELLING TO DOS or SHOWING THE 4DOS HISTORY LIST.
-
- Ctrl-E presents an input field loaded with the current filename. This may
- be executed as-is (although this takes more keystrokes than F9) or may
- be edited. Two taps of Ctrl-E presents a blank input field. Executing
- the blank line will give you the true DOS (or 4DOS) command prompt. If
- instead you enter an executable command, program name or alias, it will
- be immediately executed (you will never see the DOS prompt). A history
- list of commands issued from the Ctrl-E input field is maintained.
-
- ^H will immediately shell to DOS and display the 4DOS Command History
- List. Your COMSPEC variable must be set to 4DOS.
-
-
- 14. Note-Mode only: TEXT CUT/COPY AND PASTE
-
- See the Function-Key table above of keys. Highlight the desired text
- and press <Enter>, or <ESC> to cancel. The various F9 keys will either
- cut or copy text to a buffer. F10 will paste the text at the cursor.
-
- <^INS> These three keys cut and paste text as they do in Windows ...
- <$INS> ... and are in addition to the preferred use of the F9 ...
- <$DEL> ... and F10 keys.
-
-
- 15. Note-Mode only: FLUSH-RIGHT TEXT ENTRY
-
- Cursor to right of all text: Shift-RightArrow allows text to be entered
- to the left of the cursor. The cursor is placed at the right margin.
- Flags show space available for entry. Shift-BackSpace is a destructive
- "forespace" key in this mode. Quit this text mode with <Enter>, <ESC>
- or Shift-LeftArrow.
-
- Cursor amid text: Text at the cursor and to its right is bumped to the
- right margin.
-
-
- 16. Note-Mode & Input Fields only: DELETING TEXT
-
- An entire note or input field may be deleted with Ctrl-Y. Alt-Ctrl-Y
- will delete from and including the cursor position to the right. When
- not in File Mode, Ctrl-H is a destructive backspace.
-
- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
- 17. USING INPUT FIELDS
-
- History Lists have been decscribed in several places above. History lists
- have room for 10 entries each, and the oldest will scroll off. Some lists
- have permanent, non-scrollable templates at the top of the list. These
- are the 'current filename' for target filename fields and '.zip', '.arj',
- and '.lzh' for the create archive-filename field. For filename input
- fields, the current filename is at the top of the list; accessed with the
- down arrow key from a blank field.
-
- All cursor and edit keys which work in file notes work in input fields.
-
-
- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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- 18. COMMAND LINE SYNTAX:
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- 4F [d:] [path] [/+ /8 /L] [/E /S /C /N /R]
-
- Letters for some of the switches have been changed from previous versions.
-
- /8 Force 80x25 display.
- /+ Use with HGC/MDA/CGA for over 80x25.
- /L Restore Numeric Keypad state on exit.
-
- /R Sort in reverse order.
- /E Sort by file extension
- /S " " file size
- /C " " chronology
- /N " " file notes, alphabetically
-
- The default sort is alphabetical, forward order.
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 19. QUITTING 4FILES
-
- <ESC> =quit to original path. This may be disabled on the Configure
- "Option Switches" screen, and there are advantages to doing so
- (prevents accidental quits).
-
- Ctrl-<ESC> =quit to original path. If Windows or OS/2 not running.
- Alt-<ESC> =quit to current path. If Windows or OS/2 not running.
-
- Shft-<ESC> =quit, if running Windows or OS/2.
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- 20. SYMBOLS USED ON-SCREEN & IN THE MANUAL
-
- ┌──────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ < > │ Text inside the brackets is a key. │
- │ │ │
- │ $ or Shft │ 'Shift' key held-down with another key. │
- │ │ │
- │ ^ or Ctrl │ 'Control' key held-down with another key. │
- │ │ │
- │ @ or Alt │ 'Alternate' key held-down with another key. │
- │ │ │
- │ <G*> or <Grey*> │ The 'grey' star key on the cursor or numeric keypad.│
- │ <G**> and <G***> │ Two or three hits of the above key. │
- │ │ │
- │ <G-> <G+> │ Other similarly located keys. │ │
- └──────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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