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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Mr. File/PM Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Mr. File/PM is a simple OS/2 file manager that provides:
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- 1. Traversal of directories and drives in the OS/2 file system including:
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- o file/directory sorting
- o file attribute display
- o file/directory copy, move, delete, and rename operations
- o file/directory attribute modification
- o mask specification to view matching file names
- o display of drive, memory, and selected file size statistics
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- 2. Entry of commands that get executed immediately as separate tasks
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- o including the ability to execute commands using selected files from the
- file display
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- 3. Customizing the Mr. File/PM file pull-down menu to automate selected
- commands against selected files
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- 4. Customizing Mr. File/PM to determine commands that automatically get
- executed against files when double-clicked
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- 5. Customizing Mr.File/PM to invoke certain commands when file are dropped on
- specified windows on the desktop.
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- 6. Customizing Mr.File/PM so that it starts with selected default features
- (font, mask, hidden files, temporary disk space, etc)
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- 7. A toolbar of ICONs that can be clicked on to accelerate common operations.
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- 8. Support for the OS/2 1.X and 2.0 Drag-Drop protocol for files selected on
- the screen including dropping on a drive letter to copy to a subdirectory
- on the selected drive, or dropping on a Communications manager 3270
- Emulator screen to copy the files to that host session, using a program
- like almcopy.
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- Select one of the following to find out more information about the function
- provided
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- o Traversing the File System
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- o Selecting Files and Directories
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- o Performing operations on files or directories
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- o Dragging and Dropping files
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- o JUMPing to a particular File
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- o 'Opening' a File
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- o Executing Commands
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- o Key Assignments
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- o The Tool Bar
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- o Remembering a Drive's Current Directory
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- o Showing all files on a logical drive
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- o Changing the File Mask
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- o Changing the File Display Length
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- o Showing sizes of sub-directories
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- o Displaying the directory tree for a drive
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- o 'Quick Change' to Previous Directories
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- o Defaulting to the WorkPlace Shell or the Configurable Drag/Drop protocol
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- o Changing the font for the file display
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- o Displaying Size Information
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- o Starting another copy of MrFile/PM
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- o MrFile/PM Preferences
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- o Customizing Mr. File/PM (The Preferences Notebook)
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- o The MRFILEPM.INI file
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Traversing the file system ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Mr. File/PM initializes by displaying files and subdirectories on the current
- drive and in the current subdirectory. The default display shows files in a
- column-row format similar to a spreadsheet. This can be changed with the
- Length menu selection to show file/directory attributes as well.
-
- Disk drives are displayed across the top of the window with ICONS that indicate
- if the drive contains removable media, is a local fixed disk, or is network
- accessed.
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- The current directory and file mask are displayed in the title bar.
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- o Using the Mouse to Traverse the File System
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- To display files/directories on another disk drive, double-click with the
- primary mouse button on the drive letter for the drive.
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- To change to another directory, double-click on the directory (with the
- primary mouse button) in the file display window. Directories include the
- '\' character at the end of their name. The '..\' directory indicates the
- parent directory.
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- To 'open' a file , double-click on the file name.
-
- One or more directories or files may be selected to perform other operations
- on (like copying, renaming or deleting).
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- o Using the Keyboard to Traverse the File System
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- To display files/directories on another disk drive, press and hold the Ctrl
- and Shift keys and then press the letter for the drive that you want to
- change to.
-
- The yellow folder icon in the drives window will appear when the contents of
- a subdirectory are displayed. Double-click on this special icon if you want
- to display files in the parent directory.
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- To change to another directory, use the arrow keys to position the selection
- box over the directory you wish to change to in the file display window.
- Pressing enter when the desired directory is selected will change to that
- directory. Directories include the '\' character at the end of their name.
- The ..\ indicates the parent directory, and may be selected to move to the
- parent.
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- To 'open' a file , press enter when the file name is selected.
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- One or more directories or files may be selected to perform other operations
- on (like copying, renaming or deleting).
-
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Selecting Files and Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- One or more files may be selected so that operations can be performed upon them
- (e.g. copy, delete, rename...). A single file, or group of files and
- subdirectories can be selected within the directory displayed.
-
- o Using the Mouse to Select files/directories
-
- To select a file/directory with the mouse, click on the file or directory
- name with the primary mouse button. Other files/directories that were
- selected will be de-selected when this is done.
-
- A number of files/directories my be selected by moving the mouse over their
- name while holding down the primary mouse button.
-
- To select a list of files/directories that follow each other in the display
- window, click on the first file/directory, and then, while holding down the
- shift key, click on the last file in the list.
-
- To select a number of files/directory from differing positions in the display
- window, click on them while holding down the ctrl key. This will select the
- file or directory with out de-selecting those currently selected. The
- secondary mouse button may also be used to select files in this manner.
-
- To de-select a file/directory click on it while holding the ctrl key down, or
- click on it with the secondary mouse button.
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- ALL selected files/directories can be de-selected by selecting another
- file/directory by clicking on it with the primary mouse button (shift or ctrl
- keys are not held down).
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- o Using the Keyboard to select files/directories.
-
- To select a file or directory with the keyboard, user the arrow keys to place
- the selection bar on the desired file or directory name.
-
- To select a list for files/directories that are located next to each other on
- the display, use the arrow keys to move the selection bar to the first bar,
- and then move the selection bar to the last file while holding down the shift
- key.
-
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Performing operations on selected files/directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- A number of actions can be performed on selected files or directories
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- o Files/directories can be copied to another drive or directory by selecting
- the Copy menu option from the File pull-down menu or by pressing ctrl-c.
-
- The destination dialog will be displayed so that you can selected a
- destination for the files/directories to be copied to.
-
- If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected
- directory will be copied to the destination drive/directory, subject to the
- file mask specified. For example, if the mask is set to '*.txt', then only
- files with the .TXT suffix will be copied from the directory and any of its
- child directories.
-
- You may choose to replace files in the target directory if they have the same
- name as the files being copied, or you may choose to replace those files only
- if they have the same name as the files being copied, and they are older
- (have an earlier modification date) than the files being copied.
-
- o Files/directories can be moved to another drive or directory by selecting
- the Move menu option from the File pull-down menu or by pressing ctrl-m.
-
- The destination dialog will be displayed so that you can selected a
- destination for the files/directories to be moved to.
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- If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected
- directory will be moved to the destination drive/directory, subject to the
- file mask specified. For example, if the mask is set to '*.txt', then only
- files with the .TXT suffix will be moved from he directory and any of its
- child directories.
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- You may choose to replace files in the target directory if they have the same
- name as the files being copied, or you may choose to replace those files only
- if they have the same name as the files being copied, and they are older
- (have an earlier modification date) than the files being copied.
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- o Selected files/directories can be cloned (copied to another name in the
- current directory) by selecting the Clone menu option from the File menu or
- by pressing ctrl-o. A dialog box will be displayed so that you can enter the
- name to which the file or directory should be cloned.
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- When directories are cloned, all files and subdirectories under the selected
- directory will be copied to the new directory.
-
- o Selected files/directories can be renamed (to another name in the current
- directory) by selecting the Rename menu option from the File menu or by
- pressing ctrl-r. A dialog box will be displayed so that you can enter the
- name to which the file or directory should be renamed.
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- o To Delete selected files/directories, choose the Delete menu option from the
- File menu or press ctrl-d. A dialog box will be displayed showing the
- candidate files for deletion. You can change your mind about deleting
- certain files by double-clicking on the to remove them from the list.
- Choosing OK will delete the files/directories listed.
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- When a directory is deleted, all files and subdirectories in the directory
- are also deleted, as defined by the directory mask. If the mask is set to
- '*.txt' for example, only files with the .TXT suffix will be deleted in the
- directory and all child directories. If a directory is found to be empty
- after these files have been deleted, then the directory itself will be
- deleted.
-
- o To change the Attributes of selected files/directories, choose the Change
- Attributes menu selection from the File menu or press ctrl-b. The dialog
- displayed will allow to choose attribute values for setting or clearing on
- the selected files/directories.
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- o To DRAG the selected files over the window of an application that supports
- the drag-drop protocol, hold down the secondary mouse button (manipulator
- button), and move the mouse pointer over the target application window or
- icon. The mouse pointer icon will change to indicate whether or not a target
- application can receive dragged files. Files must be selected in the Mr.
- File/PM window to be eligible for dragging.
-
- The files may be dragged over a disk drive letter to copy them to a directory
- on the indicated drive. The destination window will be shown when the files
- are dropped on the drive letter prompting for the directory desired on that
- drive.
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- If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected
- directory will be copied to the target drive/directory, subject to the file
- mask specified in the source MrFile/PM window. For example, if the mask is
- set to '*.txt', then only files with the .TXT suffix will be copied from the
- directory and any of its child directories.
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- The files may be dropped over a Communications Manager 3270 Emulator session
- to copy them to the host (using a program like ALMCOPY - pleas refer to
- Customizing Mr File/PM for instructions on specifying this copy program.
-
- The files may be dropped over another MrFile/PM window (another copy of
- MrFile/PM) to copy the files to the directory displayed in the second
- MrFile/PM window.
-
- o To execute a command against selected files/directories, select the Commands
- menu option from the File menu or press ESC. The command display will be
- displayed so that your command can be entered.
-
- The Command Dialog will be displayed automatically anytime you start to type
- a command on the file display.
-
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Dragging and Dropping Files/Directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Mr. File/PM supports the Drag/Drop protocol implemented by programs such as
- File Manager, Drives, and the EPM (Enhanced) editor. The WorkPlace shell
- drag/drop is supported as well as a "configurable" drag/drop protocol (used in
- OS/2 1.2 and 1.3).
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- To use the drag drop protocol, do the following:
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- 1. Select files/directories to be transferred to a target application (like
- EPM 5.2) in the Mr. File/PM file display window.
-
- 2. Press and hold the secondary mouse button (manipulator button).
-
- 3. Move the mouse pointer, noting that the pointer image changes as it is
- passed over windows or icons that do and do not support the drag/drop
- protocol.
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- 4. While over an application that does support drop, release the secondary
- mouse button to transfer the selected files to the application.
-
- You may move or copy selected files/directories to another drive/directory by
- dropping them on a drive letter at the top of the Mr. File/PM display. The
- destination dialog will be displayed to prompt you for the directory on the
- selected drive that you wish to move/copy the files/directories to. By
- default, selected files and directories are MOVED when dragged and dropped over
- a drive letter or another copy of Mr.File/PM. To COPY the files/directories,
- hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the files. The MOVE default can be
- changed in the Preference selection under the MrFIle/PM Profile pull-down menu.
-
- If a directory is selected, all files and subdirectories under the selected
- directory will be copied to the target drive/directory, subject to the file
- mask specified in the source MrFile/PM window. For example, if the mask is set
- to '*.txt', then only files with the .TXT suffix will be copied from the
- directory and any of its child directories.
-
- Files may be moved or copied between two instances of Mr.File/PM using the
- drag/drop operation.
-
- You may also copy selected files to a host session, using a program like
- ALMCOPY.EXE, by dropping the files over the host session window or icon (3270
- Emulator window). Mr. File/PM must be configured correctly to do this. Please
- refer to Customizing Mr File/PM for more details.
-
- As with the WorkPlace Shell, you need not Select a single file before dragging
- it. If you want to drag a file that is not selected (highlighted in the file
- display window), position the mouse over the file name, press the secondary
- mouse button and drag the file. If the file you drag is NOT one of the
- selected files, then only that file will be dragged. If the file you drag IS
- one of the files you have marked as selected, then the drag operation will
- operate against all selected files.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. The Destination Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The destination dialog helps you choose a destination for a move or copy
- operation on selected files or directories.
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- To choose the destination for the operation, double click on the disk drive
- letter for the drive you wish to target and then select the directory you
- desire on the drive by double-clicking on the directory name. The directories
- are displayed one level at a time. You may traverse the directory tree by
- selecting a subdirectory to go down the tree, or by selecting the ..\ directory
- to go up the tree (to the parent directory).
-
- As drives and directories are selected, the destination will be displayed in
- the box at the bottom of the dialog window. Optionally, you may type in the
- destination path name in this box instead of selecting the drives and
- directories from the list selections.
-
- If you have selected the Remember Drive's Current Directory from the Options
- pull-down menu (the item is checked in the Options menu), the last directory
- accessed on each drive will be shown FIRST when you double-click on a drive
- letter. To change to the root of the drive for the target, double-click again
- on the drive letter.
-
- The Replace Existing Files check box may be marked if you do not want to be
- prompted when a directory or file name that you are copying/moving conflicts
- with the name of an existing file/directory at the target location. Conflict
- files or directories will be erased before the selected file/directory is
- copied to the target, if it has the same name. Do not check this box, if you
- want to confirm (via. a dialog box) the replacement of existing files or
- directories at the target destination.
-
- If you want to replace files only if their modification date is earlier than
- the source file date, then the Replace Older Files check box should be
- selected.
-
- You may change the operation from Move to Copy or from Copy to Move by
- selecting the proper radio button beside the MOVE or COPY words in the dialog
- window.
-
- Select the OK push-button to start the move/copy to your selected target, or
- select Cancel to abort the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. JUMPing to a file in the display window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- When large directories are displayed, you can use the JUMP feature of MrFile/PM
- to quickly position the selection bar to a particular file name. While holding
- down the Space Bar, a key press will cause the MrFile/PM selection in the
- display window to JUMP to the first file whose name begins with the letter
- pressed (if it exists). More keys may be pressed (while the space bar remains
- down) to further qualify the search. When the down or right arrow is pressed
- (while the space bar remains down), the next file matching the search string is
- selected, the up or left arrow keys move the selection bar to the previous file
- that matches the search characters.
-
- Once some search criteria has been used to jump to a file (space bar held down
- while a search prefix is typed in), the same search may be used again at a
- later time by again holding down the the space bar, and then pressing an arrow
- key. If you start to type in a new search prefix after re-pressing the space
- bar, then the new characters typed will be used to find the file, and the old
- search will not be used.
-
- For example, to locate MRFILEPM.EXE in the current directory, hold down the
- space bar and press the 'M' key. The selection bar will jump to the first file
- whose name begins with an 'M' (if any exist in the current directory). With
- the space bar still down, press the 'R' key to jump to the first file whose
- name begins with 'MR'. Pressing the right or down arrow key, with the space
- bar still held down will jump to the NEXT file whose name begins with 'MR'.
- The up or left arrow keys will jump to the previous file beginning with 'MR'.
- To start a new search, release the space bar, press the home key (to position
- the window to the beginning of the display), hold down the space bar and start
- pressing keys again. After releasing the space bar, pressing it again and then
- pressing an arrow key will jump (again) to the next or previous file that
- starts with 'MR'.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Opening a File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To 'open' a file, double-click on the file name in the file display window, or
- press enter when the selection bar (dotted box) is positioned on the file name.
-
- The action performed on a file when 'opened' is determined by the file's
- filename and is specified in the Profile menu. These actions may be customized
- so that your desired actions occur automatically when the file is opened.
-
- If there are no MrFile/PM File/Command associations that match a file when
- opened, then the file name is passed to the WorkPlace shell to perform the
- default open action for the file. When OS/2 2.0 is first installed, the
- default action for non-executable files is to load them into the system editor.
- Program-filename associations for the WorkPlace shell are made with the
- Association tab in the settings book for the appropriate application program
- icon.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Executing Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You may type in an OS/2 or DOS command to execute at any time, by pressing the
- ESC key or simply by starting to type the command.
-
- The command dialog will be displayed, and your command will execute as a
- separate process when OK is selected (when you press enter after typing the
- command).
-
- Any OS/2 or DOS command or program name can be specified for execution. You
- may also specify a command that will execute against selected
- files/directories. Select the following for more information on specifying
- commands against selected files or directories:
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- o Help with the Command Dialog
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. The Command Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The command dialog is shown when you press the ESC key or start to type in a
- command. The dialog displays a list for the last 20 commands that you executed
- so that they may be chosen again for execution.
-
- You may remove saved commands from the command dialog list box by pressing the
- Delete key on the dialog when a command is selected in the list box.
-
- You may type in a new command to execute. Optionally, the command you specify
- can use the selected files/directories in the command line. The following
- section illustrates the format for a command you enter:
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- o Command Format
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Command Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The following diagram illustrates the options that are available to you when
- specifying a command for Mr.File/PM to execute:
-
-
-
- ΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼Γö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼<command>ΓöÇ
- Γö£ - ΓöñΓööΓöÇ dos ΓöÇΓöÿ
- Γö£ + Γöñ
- Γö£ ++ Γöñ
- Γö£ . Γöñ
- Γöö .. Γöÿ
-
- ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
- Γöé
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- Γö£ΓöÇ parms ΓöÇΓöñ Γö£ΓöÇ / ΓöÇΓöñ
- ΓööΓöÇ &var ΓöÇΓöÿ Γö£ΓöÇ // ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /f ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /n ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /e ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /p ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /d ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /l ΓöÇΓöñ
- Γö£ΓöÇ /m ΓöÇΓöñ
- ΓööΓöÇ /cbΓöÇΓöÿ
-
- The <command> symbol represents the name of the command you specify. This
- command can be any OS/2 or DOS command or program. The following list describes
- the other command parameters.
-
- - Does not pause after the <command> is executed. Normally, the
- command is paused after execution until a key is pressed. The '-'
- specification at the beginning of the command line cancels this pause
- and the task immediately exits after execution of the command.
-
- + Operates the same as the - parameter above, but starts the session
- with the screen MAXIMIZED on the screen.
-
- ++ Operates the same as the + parameter above, but pauses until a key is
- pressed after the command executes.
-
- . Operates the same as the - parameter above, but starts the session
- with the screen MINIMIZED (as an icon) on the screen.
-
- .. Operates the same as the . parameter above, but pauses until a key is
- pressed after the command executes.
-
- dos Executes the <command> in the OS/2 DOS box. Any DOS command or
- program can be specified as the <command> symbol using this option.
-
- Under OS/2 2.0, the command is started in a DOS session, using the
- paths specified in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the root of the boot
- drive, if it exists. You can change the started DOS window session
- to a full-screen session by pressing Alt-Home after the session has
- started.
-
- parms Any needed command parameters.
-
- &var Parameter variables that must be specified before the command is
- executed. The Ampersand(&) character before a variable name
- indicates that you want Mr.File/PM to prompt you for a parameter
- value before executing the command. When the command is executed by
- Mr.File/PM, a dialog box will be displayed, showing the command, and
- asking for the value of the variable. You may then type in the
- parameter value, and press enter to have the value used in the
- execution of the command.
-
- A special variable, &path, may be specified to cause Mr.File/PM to
- prompt the user for a directory path (using a special directory
- dialog to traverse the file system). The directory selected is then
- substituted into the command in the place of the &path specification.
-
- Two ampersand characters (&&) may be specified to place a single
- ampersand in the command stream. A single ampersand can be placed in
- the command stream between commands that should be executed. In this
- manner, more than one command may be specified on a single command
- line. For example, the command 'dir && date' will execute the
- directory command followed by the date command.
-
- / Substitutes the fully-qualified name(s) for selected
- file(s)/directory(ies). The specified command will be repeated for
- each file/directory that is selected in the file display window.
-
- // Substitutes the '/' character in the command stream.
-
- /f Substitutes the file name (name + extension) for each selected
- file/directory. The specified command will be repeated for each
- file/directory that is selected in the file display window. The full
- directory path will not be included with the name.
-
- /n Substitutes the name for each selected file/directory. The specified
- command will be repeated for each file/directory that is selected in
- the file display window. File extensions will not be included.
-
- /e Substitutes the extension for each selected file/directory. The
- specified command will be repeated for each file/directory that is
- selected in the file display window. File names will not be
- included.
-
- /p Substitutes the fully qualified path name for the current directory
- in the command. Selected file/directory names are not included.
-
- /d Substitutes the Drive letter for the current directory. The colon
- (:) character is not included.
-
- /l Substitutes a list containing all selected files/directories in the
- command stream. The selected files/directories are all substituted
- in one string and the command is not repeated for each selected
- file/directory.
-
- This option is a good choice for loading all selected files into a
- single instance of an editor (e.g. epm).
-
- /m Substitutes the current directory mask into the the command.
-
- /cb Substitutes a line of text from the Presentation Manager clip board
- into the command. The command will be repeated as many times as
- there are lines of text in the clipboard (or as there are selected
- files, which ever is greater), substituting each line of text found
- in the clipboard in a command.
-
- For example, to download a list of files from your Communications
- Manager emulator session, MARK the file names (in fulist or
- filelist), and COPY them to the clipboard. The following command can
- then be used to download the filenames in the clipboard to your
- current MrFile/PM directory:
-
- almcopy ha:/cb
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. MrFile/PM Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The list of keys is arranged in groups.
-
- ACCELERATOR KEYS (for Mr. File/PM)
-
- Ctrl+/
- Select all directories/files in the current directory
-
- Ctrl+a
- Select all directories/files in the current directory
-
- Ctrl+b
- Change the attributes of the selected files
-
- Ctrl+c
- Copy the selected file to another drive/directory
-
- Ctrl+d
- Delete the selected directories/files
-
- Del
- Delete the selected directories/files
-
- Esc
- Brings up the Command Dialog so that a command can be entered, or a
- previously entered command selected for execution
-
- Ctrl+e
- Sort the file list by file extension
-
- Ctrl+f
- Refresh the file display
-
- Ctrl+k
- Change the file display mask
-
- Ctrl+h
- Change the font for the file display
-
- Ctrl+i
- Brings up the Command Dialog so that a command can be entered, or a
- previously entered command selected for execution
-
- Ctrl+Ins
- Copy a list of the selected directory/file names (fully-qualified) into
- the PM clipboard
-
- You can use this method to copy a file name to the clipboard, an then
- insert it in an entry field for another program by pressing shift-ins when
- the cursor is active in the edit box. This is a handy method to open a
- file without typing its name or searching through the directory tree in
- the open file dialog of another program.
-
- Ctrl+Spacebar
- Toggles the display between a single window that shows all files and
- directories in the current directory and a display that also incluses a
- directory tree for all files on the current drive.
-
- Ctrl+l
- Toggle the Length of the files displayed (from short length to long length
- and visa versa). Long length shows the file attributes.
-
- Ctrl+m
- Move the selected file to another drive/directory
-
- Ctrl+n
- Sort the file list by file name
-
- Ctrl+o
- Clone the selected files
-
- Ctrl+p
- Save the current Mr.File/PM configuration (screen position, font, etc.) so
- that it is re-established the next time that Mr.File/PM is invoked.
-
- Ctrl+q
- 'Quick Change' to a previous directory in which you performed operations
- or executed commands
-
- Ctrl+r
- Rename the selected directories/files
-
- Ctrl+s
- Display statistics on the size of the current disk drive, selected files,
- free disk space and memory
-
- Ctrl+t
- Sort the file list by file modification date
-
- Ctrl+u
- De-select all files in the file list
-
- Ctrl+\
- Deselect all files in the file list
-
- Ctrl+v
- Save the current directory in the quick change list
-
- Ctrl+w
- Change to the last directory in the quick change list
-
- Ctrl+x
- Toggle the mode to display all files in the current directory tree
- (directory tree downward from the current path)
-
- Ctrl+y
- Create a new directory
-
- Ins
- Create a new directory
-
- Ctrl+z
- Sort the file list by file size in descending order
-
- Display the Mr. File/PM extended help menu
-
- F3
- Exit program
-
- HELP KEYS
-
- F1
- Get help
-
- F2
- Get extended help (from within any help window)
-
- Alt+F4
- End help
-
- F9
- Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)
-
- F11
- Go to the help index (from within any help window)
-
- Esc
- Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel
-
- Alt+F6
- Go to/from help and programs
-
- Shift+F10
- Get help for help
-
- SYSTEM KEYS
-
- Alt+F6
- Switch to the next windowed program
-
- Alt+Esc
- Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
-
- Ctrl+Esc
- Switch to the Task List
-
- WINDOW KEYS
-
- F3
- Close a window
-
- F10
- Go to/from the action bar
-
- Arrow keys
- Move among choices
-
- End
- Go to the last choice in a pull-down
-
- Esc
- Cancel a pull-down or the system menu
-
- Home
- Go to the first choice in a pull-down
-
- PgUp
- Scroll the contents of the window up one page
-
- PgDn
- Scroll the contents of the window down one page
-
- Underlined letter
- Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs
-
- Alt+F10
- Go to/from the action bar
-
- Alt+F4 or F3
- Close the window
-
- Alt+F5
- Restore the window
-
- Alt+F7
- Move the window
-
- Alt+F8
- Size the window
-
- Alt+F9
- Minimize the window
-
- Alt+F10
- Maximize the window
-
- Ctrl+PgDn or Shift+F8
- Scroll the contents of the window right one page
-
- Ctrl+PgUp or Shift+F7
- Scroll the contents of the window left one page
-
- Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
- Go to/from the system menu
-
- Shift+Esc or Alt
- Go to/from the system menu of a text window
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. The MrFile/PM ToolBar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The toolbar is optionally displayable using the Toolbar option from the View
- pull-down menu.
-
- The MrFile/PM tool bar provides a short-cut for many of the menu selections
- available to you. Since the toolbar is NOT scrollable (horizontally),it may
- take up more than one row if you size MrFile/PM too narrowly on your display.
- You can customize the toolbar so that only a subset of the icons show up and
- the toolbar only takes up one menu row on your display. For more information on
- sizing the toolbar, please refer to the Preferences notebook.
-
- The following describes the actions assigned to each of the icons available on
- the MrFile/PM tool bar. The ICONs displayed on the tool bar can be configured
- with the Toolbar page of the Preferences selection from the Options pull-down
- menu.
-
- Copy selected files/directories to another directory and/or drive.
-
- Move selected files/directories to another directory and/or drive.
-
- Rename selected files/directories in the current directory.
-
- Delete selected files/directories in the current directory.
-
- Change attributes of selected files in the current directory. The
- modification date/time for the file can also be changed with this
- option.
-
- Refresh the current file/directory display, re-reading the
- information from disk.
-
- Toggles the display length between a display that shows just
- file/directory names and a display that shows other attributes for
- the files/directories.
-
- Specify the file display mask that determines file name patterns for
- selecting files displayed in the file window.
-
- Toggles the display to show all files downward in the current
- directory and one that simply shows the files and subdirectories in
- the current directory.
-
- Toggles the display to show the size. of all subdirectories to the
- current directory and one that simply shows a size of 0 for each
- subdirectory of the current directory. This option works best where
- you have selected the long file Length for displaying
- files/subdirectories of the current directory.
-
- Toggles the display between a single window that shows all files an
- sub-directories in the current directory and a display with two
- windows, one which shows the directory tree of all directories on the
- current drive.
-
- Displays the size of the current directory together with the free
- space on the current drive.
-
- Rotates the display through each directory in the saved directory
- ring. The saved directory ring is a list of directories that you
- save explicitly (with the icon) or is automatically added to the
- ring when you perform an action in the directory, as configured in
- the Preferences menu.
-
- Adds the current directory to the directory list so that it can be
- accessed quickly using the icon or the icon.
-
- Displays a list of directories that have ben saved or operated in so
- that you can quickly change to these directories.
-
- Displays that command dialog that allows you to enter an OS/2 command
- that can optionally operate on each of the files selected.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Changing the File Display Length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Files are normally displayed in the display window by file name only. To see
- file attributes (such as date modified, size and other attributes), select the
- List File Attributes selection from the View pull-down menu or press ctrl-L.
-
- The List File Attributes selection or ctrl-L may be used to toggle between long
- and short file display modes. All Mr. File selection and command options
- operate with the display in either long or short modes.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Changing the File Mask ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The file mask determines which files are displayed in the Mr. File/PM file
- display window. All subdirectories are displayed, regardless of the file mask
- specification. The * and ? wildcard characters may be used for the mask
- specification in the same manner as with the DIR command.
-
- The default file mask is *. To change the mask, select the File Mask...
- selection from the View pull-down menu, or type ctrl-K.
-
- You may also use the Change Mask dialog to display system or hidden files.
- These files are not normally shown in the file window.
-
- Multiple mask specifications can be used to determine which files are to be
- shown. Each mask wildcard should be separated by a space, comma, or
- semi-colon. For example, the *.c;*.h specification will show all C programs
- and header files in the current directory (files having an extension of .c or
- .h.).
-
- When a mask other than the default (*) is displayed, the line between displayed
- drive letters and directories/files will be dashed, to remind you that all
- files that exist in the directory may not be shown. When the default file mask
- is used, the line between the drives and directories/files is solid.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Showing All Files in a Directory Tree ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- When Show All Files in Current Tree is selected from the View pull-down menu,
- Mr.File/PM will scan the current directory for all files, recursively through
- all directories, downward from the current directory ( all files on the drive,
- if the current directory is the root (\) ). The scan may take a while to
- accomplish, depending upon the size of the current directory.
-
- The fully-qualified file name for each file in the tree will be displayed in
- the file display window. The following summarizes some of the uses for
- Mr.File/PM in this mode:
-
- o you can find the largest files in the tree (sorting by file size)
-
- o you can find the latest file updated in the tree (sorting by date)
-
- o you can look for duplicate files in the tree (sorting by file name)
-
- o you can search the tree for all instances of a certain file name pattern (by
- changing the file mask using the File Mask option from the View pull-down
- menu)
-
- Most file operations will be available when operating in this mode. The only
- notable exception being traversal of the drive's directory tree. If you click
- again on the current drive letter, you will see all files in the tree from the
- root, or all files on the current drive. The Quick Change option can be used to
- change to other directory trees that you have been using to see the files in
- their trees.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Showing the size of sub-directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- If you select the Show Sizes of Sub-Directories from the View pull-down menu
- (so that this item is checked in the pull-down), the sizes of all files in
- child directories shown in the current directory window will be displayed when
- the long display mode is chosen. The calculation of these sizes may take some
- time when you change directories or drives, so it is not recommended that you
- leave this option on all of the time. You will find better performance if you
- only use the option when you want to see these sizes, and then turn the option
- off for traversing the file system.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Displaying the directory tree for the drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The MrFile/PM display window can have one of two formats. Under one display
- format all files and sub-directories for the current directory are shown in a
- single window. The second format displays two windows: one that shows the
- directory tree for all top level directories for the drive, and a second window
- tha displays all sub directories and and files in the current directory.
-
- The icon on the toolbar can be used to toggle between these two formats. When
- the directory tree is shown, it can be used to navigate the file system;
- double-clicking with the primary mouse button on a directory in the tree
- display will change the current directory to the one selected. Directories in
- the tree display can also be used as the target for file/directory drag/drop
- operations from the file display window.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. The Directory Ring ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Whenever you perform an operation in Mr. File/PM (e.g copying files or
- executing commands), the directory you are operating in is saved. After
- traversing to another directory in the system, you may switch back to a
- previous directory by selecting Quick Change to Previous Directory from the
- Options pull-down menu, or by pressing Ctrl-Q. A dialog will be displayed that
- lists the last 20 directories in which you performed an operation. Simply
- select the directory that you wish to return to and Press the Switch to button
- to quickly change back to that directory.
-
- If you would like to remove a directory from the quick change list, select the
- directory and press the Delete button.
-
- If you would like to save a particular directory in the quick change list so
- that you can move back to it using this option, select Save Current Directory
- for Quick Change from the Options pull-down menu or press Ctrl-V while you are
- in the desired directory. The current directory will be saved in the quick
- change list so that you can switch to it quickly from another place in the file
- system.
-
- The Ctrl-W key (or ) will cycle through the directories in the quick change
- list (displayed from most recent to least recent when Ctrl-Q is pressed).
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Remembering a Drive's Current Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- To display files/directories on another disk drive, double-click with the
- primary mouse button on the drive letter for the drive, or press and hold the
- Ctrl and Shift keys and then press the letter for the drive that you want to
- change to. MrFile/PM will normally display the root directory for the drive
- selected. If Remember Drive's Current Directory is selected from the Options
- pull-down menu, however, a drive's current directory is displayed when it is
- switched to. The current directory for a drive is normally the last directory
- that was displayed on that drive, when you switched to a differing drive.
-
- The state of this Remember option is displayed with a check mark next to the
- selection in the Options pull-down menu when active. The state is saved in
- MRFILEPM.INI when Save Current Options is selected from the Profile pull-down
- menu.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Displaying Size Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- To display information on the size of the current directory, selected files,
- space allocated and free on the current disk drive, drive label, and largest
- block of memory free, select Size Information from the Options pull-down menu,
- or press Ctrl-s.
-
- The size dialog may be moved to the side of the MrFile/PM window, and will
- remain active until the OK button is pressed, or the dialog window is closed
- with the dialog system menu. As you change drives, directories, or select
- files, the size statistics in the dialog window will be updated. This mode may
- be useful when you are interested in determining sizes for marked files, or are
- interested in the sizes of directories in your file system.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Changing the font for the file display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- To change the font that is used to display files in Mr. File/PM, choose the
- Change Font... option from the Profile pull-down menu or press Ctrl-h. The
- font dialog will be display, initialized with the names of all fonts that could
- be found on your system.
-
- Click with the primary mouse button (or use the keyboard to position the
- highlight bar) over the font that you would like to switch to. The Mr. File/PM
- display will change immediately to the font that you have selected, or an error
- message will be displayed if that font is already being used in the Mr. File/PM
- window.
-
- Press the OK button on the dialog when you are satisfied with the font that Mr.
- File/PM is using, or press the Cancel button to return to the font that was
- active before the font dialog was displayed.
-
- You may specify a default font to be used when starting Mr.File/PM. Please
- refer to Customizing Mr File/PM for more details.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Defaulting to the WorkPlace Shell or the Configurable ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Drag/Drop protocol
-
- When Mr.File/PM is started the first time, it defaults to use the OS/2 2.0
- WorkPlace shell drag/drop protocol when selected files or directories are
- dragged with the secondary mouse button. If you wish to configure Mr.File/PM
- to perform specific actions when files are dropped over other application
- windows (Drag/Drop Window Associations), you must use the 'configurable'
- drag/drop protocol to do this. The configurable drag/drop protocol is used when
- you hold down the Alt key before starting a drag operation.
-
- You can change the default drag/drop protocol to the 'configurable' variety (so
- that you do not need to hold down the Alt key to invoke it), by de-selecting
- the proper choice from the Preferences dialog under the Profile menu. The
- WorkPlace Shell drag/drop protocol will then be invoked only when the Alt key
- is pressed before starting a drag operation, and the default drag operation
- will be the 'configurable' protocol.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Starting another copy of MrFile/PM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Sometimes it is useful to have more than one directory displayed at one time.
- If you start another copy of MrFile/PM, you can quickly examine the contents of
- two directories and use Drag/Drop to copy files between the two directories
- (dragging files from one copy of MrFile/PM to another MrFile/PM window).
-
- To start another copy of Mrfile/PM, displaying a specific directory,
- double-click with the secondary mouse button on the drive letter or directory
- name of the specified drive or directory (optionally, you can double-click with
- the primary mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key). Another copy of
- MrFile/PM will be started displaying the contents of item clicked on (the root
- for a drive, if a drive is clicked, or the contents of a specific directory, if
- you double-clicked on a directory).
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. The MRFILEPM.INI File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Mr.File/PM will create a configuration file named MRFILEPM.INI to store
- configuration information for Mr.File/PM. This file can be located in any
- directory specified in your PATH= parameter in CONFIG.SYS.
-
- If you wish to locate the MRFILEPM.INI file in a directory that is not in your
- PATH specification, you can specify the directory in a special environment
- variable, MRFILE_PATH= in CONFIG.SYS. If this variable is used, it will take
- precedence over directories specified in the PATH= (e.g.
- MRFILE_PATH=C:\MYINIDIR\).
-
- The following sequence describes how Mr.File/PM attempts to locate MRFILEPM.INI
- when starting:
-
- 1. Mr.File/PM looks to see if MRFILE_PATH= has been specified. If it has, the
- program checks to see if MRFILEPM.INI exists in the directory specified.
-
- If MRFILEPM.INI exists in the directory, then it is used. Otherwise, the
- user is prompted for the location of the MRFILEPM.INI file, using the
- directory specified in MRFILE_PATH as the default.
-
- 2. If Mr.File/PM finds that MRFILE_PATH= has not been specified, then the path
- is searched (list of directories in PATH= in CONFIG.SYS) looking for the
- MRFILEPM.INI file.
-
- If MRFILEPM.INI is found in a directory in the path, then it is used.
- Otherwise, the user is prompted for the location of the MRFILEPM.INI file,
- using the directory from which MRIFLEPM.EXE was loaded as the default.
-
- Please note that if you specify MRFILE_PATH=, then the PATH= is never used to
- search for MRFILEPM.INI. The easiest thing to do is to place the MRFILEPM.INI
- file in a directory in your PATH=, usually in the same directory in which
- MRFILEPM.EXE is located.
-
- The About Mr. File... selection from the Help pull-down menu will display the
- fully-qualified name of the MRFILEPM.INI file that is currently being used by
- the program.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Customizing Mr. File/PM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Mr. File/PM can be customized in a number of ways through the use of the
- Preferences notebook activated from the Options pull-down menu.
-
- The Save Current Options selection saves the current state of the following
- settings so that they will be re-established the next time that Mr.File/PM is
- started:
-
- o the font being used to display drives, directories, and files
-
- o the sort order for the file/directory display
-
- o whether or not file attributes are displayed in the file display window
-
- o the mask that is used for selecting files or directories to be displayed in
- the window
-
- o whether the directory tree for the current drive is shown as a separate
- window
-
- o the sort ordering for the file display window
-
- The Save Position/Size selection saves the current window size and position on
- the screen so that they will be re-established the next time that Mr.File/PM is
- started.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Mr.File/PM Preferences ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The Preferences notebook invoked from the the Options menu can be used to set a
- number of default behaviors and/or options for MrFile/PM. These behaviors are
- described below:
-
- o The GENERAL Page
-
- o The FILES Page
-
- o The DRAG/DROP Page
-
- o The TEMP SPACE Page
-
- o The MENU Page
-
- o The ASSOCIATIONS Page
-
- o The WINDOWS Page
-
- o The TOOLBAR Page
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.1. The GENERAL Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The GENERAL preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in the
- Options pull-down menu.
-
- General MrFile/PM behavior is configurable with the options available on this
- page:
-
- o Display Arrangement
-
- o Saving Directories in Ring
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.1.1. Display Arrangement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Display Arrangement settings determine whether file names should be sorted down
- displayed columns (top-to-bottom) or across displayed rows (left-to-right).
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.1.2. Saving Directories in Ring ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- This option determines when the current directory is saved in the directory
- ring. Directories saved in this manner can be quickly switched to from other
- locations in your file system using the icon.
-
- The Save only when directed option will not save the current directory in the
- ring unless you explicitly ask to do so using the icon.
-
- The Save automatically on action option will cause MrFile/PM to save the
- current directory in the ring whenever an action is performed in the directory,
- such as a move or copy operation, or the execution of a command typed in.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.2. The FILES Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The FILES preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in the
- Options pull-down menu.
-
- Options on the Files page determine how MrFile/PM operates when performing
- operations on files:
-
- o Copy/Move Defaults
-
- o Handling Files Marked Read-Only
-
- o Prompt on Directory Delete
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.2.1. Copy/Move Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Copy/Move Defaults settings determine the default boxes that will be checked
- when files are moved or copied with Mr.File/PM. You can configure the defaults
- to be set to replace existing files at the target location, or to replace only
- older file copies at the destination. The defaults that you specify can be
- overridden during any move or copy operation by checking the appropriate check
- box in the destination dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.2.2. Handling Files Marked Read-Only ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Handling Files Marked Read-Only settings allow you to specify how read-only
- files will be handled by Mr.File/PM. You can specify that files marked
- read-only can be replaced during a move or copy operation, or that they can be
- deleted. Mr.File/PM will not allow you to replace or delete files marked
- read-only if these settings are not selected.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.2.3. Prompt on Directory Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The Prompt on Directory Delete check box determines whether a confirmation will
- be requested when you choose to delete a directory tree. Mr.File/PM will not
- confirm directory tree deletions if this box is not checked.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.3. The DRAG/DROP Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The DRAG/DROP preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in the
- Options pull-down menu.
-
- This page in the Preferences notebook determines how MrFile/PM operates on
- Drag/Drop Operations.
-
- o Default Drag/Drop Protocol
-
- o Default Drag/Drop Action
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.3.1. Default Drag/Drop Protocol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Default Drag/Drop Protocol settings determine whether the default drag
- operation should conform to the WorkPlace Shell drag/drop, or to a configurable
- for of the function
-
- If the WorkPlace Shell drag-drop protocol is selected as the default, you may
- interact with other objects on the desktop, or use the configurable drag drop
- by pressing the Alt key before dragging selected file/directories. When the
- Configurable drag/drop protocol is selected, the Alt key must be pressed before
- a drag operation begins to interact with other WorkPlace shell objects (such as
- the shredder or printers).
-
- The configurable drag/drop protocol can be configured, using Drag/Drop
- Associations to perform specific actions when files/directories are dropped
- over certain open windows. In addition, the configurable drag/drop protocol
- will operate more smoothly when copying or moving a large number of files.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.3.2. Default Drag/Drop Action ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Default Drag/Drop Action settings determine if the default action when a file
- or set of files are dragged is to copy the files or move the files. Using the
- WorkPlace Shell drag/drop, the default action is normally to move files unless
- the target media is removable. The COPY operation requires the Ctrl key to be
- pressed while the files are being dragged with the secondary mouse button. This
- preference setting allows you to change this behavior so that the default
- action is to copy files.
-
- The Default Drag/Drop Action settings apply only when dragging files between
- two running instances of MrFile/PM or within the window of a single copy of
- MrFile/PM. The WorkPlace shell defaults for interaction with other WorkPlace
- objects will be the same as that supported from the DRIVES program that is
- delivered with OS/2 2.0.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.4. The TEMP SPACE Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The TEMP SPACE preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in the
- Options pull-down menu.
-
- The Temmp Space page in the Preferences notebook allows you to specify the
- drive on which temporary files will be stored by Mr.File/PM (command files for
- execution). A virtual drive is an excellent choice for this option, since it
- will improve performance.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.5. The MENU Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The MENU preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in the
- Options pull-down menu.
-
- The Menu Page dialog lets you specify customized actions to be added to the
- File pull-down menu for MrFile/PM, or create and add items to your own
- pull-down menus from the main action bar. These actions can be used to execute
- commands you specify against selected files in the file display area of the Mr.
- File/PM window. Select Menu Page from the Preferences Notebook found in the
- Options pull-down menu to get to this option.
-
- The dialog box displays menu titles for the actions that you configure in a
- list box at the top of the dialog. For the selected title, the title text and
- associated command is displayed in entry boxes near the bottom of the dialog.
- The following actions may be used to change your pull-down menu options:
-
- o To add a new item to a pull-down menu, Type in the Menu Option text that you
- would like to appear in the pull-down menu, and specify the command that
- should be executed when the option is selected. To do this, you may have to
- replace (over-type) the text that is currently displayed in the edit boxes at
- the bottom of the dialog. Press the Add button to add your new command to
- the Menu. The command will be added immediately after the options that is
- currently selected in the list box at the top of the dialog.
-
- o To change an existing menu option, select the option in the list box, and
- change the menu option title, and associated command in the edit boxes at
- the bottom of the dialog. Press the Change button to have the menu option
- changed.
-
- o To delete an existing menu option, select the option in the list box, and
- press the Delete button.
-
- o The pull-down menus will display the options you specify in the order that
- they appear in the list box at the top of the dialog. You may change the
- order that these commands appear in by selecting an option in the list box,
- and pressing the To Top button to move the option to the top of the list box.
-
- Normally, the item you describe will be added to the File pull-down menu. You
- may, however, create your own pull-down menu from the action bar by specifying
- the special character '|' or '_' (underscore) in your menu option text. When
- the '|' or '_' character is used in menu option text, the text specified to the
- LEFT of the '|' or '_' character is assumed to specify the name of the new
- pull-down menu, and the text to the RIGHT of the '|' or '_' character species
- one of the selections that will be available in the new pull-down menu.
-
- For example, lets assume that you wish to add a new pull-down menu for
- 'Editors'. The following entries could be added to the Custom Menu Options
- dialog to accomplish this:
-
- Menu Option Text Command to be Executed
- ------------------- -------------------------
-
- Editors | System Editor .start e.exe /
- Editors _ EPM Editor .start epm..exe /
-
- When these options are saved, a new pull-down menu, Editors, will be appear on
- the Action bar for MrFile/PM. Selections 'System Editor' and 'EPM Editor' will
- appear when the Editors menu is selected. Note that the 'Editors |'
- specification in the menu option text for the two selections must be identical
- so that both selections appear under the same pull-down menu.
-
- Three special commands may be used to build pull-down menus to change the file
- display mask or change to a certain directory. The MASK command may be
- specified on the command line with wildcard characters to change the directory
- mask that is used to display files in the file display window (similar to the
- File Mask dialog selectable from the View pull-down menu). The CD command may
- be used with a fully-qualified directory name to change MrFile/PM to a certain
- directory. The ALLTREE ON command can be used to display all files downward
- from the current directory. This is the same as selecting Show all Files in
- Current Tree from the View pull-down menu. The ALLTREE OFF command is used to
- reverse the action so that only files in the current directory are shown.
-
- Custom pull-down menus that change the file mask and change to specific
- directories can be configured as shown below:
-
- Menu Option Text Command to be Executed
- ------------------- -------------------------
-
- Masks | All Files mask *
- Masks | Source Code mask *.c;*.h
- Masks | Executables mask *.exe;*.com
-
- Directories _ Root cd c:\
- Directories _ Accounting cd D:\finances\acct
- Directories _ System cd C:\os2\system\
- Directories _ FindFile mask &&filepattern && ALLTREE ON
-
- When these options are configured, two new menu items will be displayed on the
- MrFile/PM action bar: Masks, and Directories. The Masks menu will display 3
- selections that can be selected to alter the file display mask to show file
- names that match the wildcard patters shown above. The Directories menu can be
- used to change to the directories specified. Using these two commands, you can
- configure your most often-used file masks and directories so they appear as
- MrFile/PM pull-down menus.
-
- The FindFile option will prompt you for a search mask and then display all
- files that match this specification downward in the current directory tree
- using the ALLTREE ON option to show all files downward from the current tree.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.6. The ASSOCIATIONS Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The ASSOCIATIONS preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in
- the Options pull-down menu.
-
- The Associations Page lets you specify customized commands that should be
- executed when files matching specific patterns are opened (double-clicked on
- with the mouse, or selected when enter is pressed in the file display window).
- Select Associations Page from the Preferences Notebook found in the Options
- pull-down menu to get to this option.
-
- The dialog box displays file matching patterns in a list box at the top of the
- dialog. For the selected pattern, the pattern and associated command is
- displayed in entry boxes near the bottom of the dialog. File pattern use the
- normal OS/2 convention: '*' matches 0 or more characters in a file name, and
- '?' matches a single character. To match all files, '*.*' would be specified
- for the pattern.
-
- The following actions may be used to change your file/command associations:
-
- o To add a new file pattern/command association, Type in the file name pattern,
- and specify the command that should be executed when files matching this
- pattern are opened. To do this, you may have to replace (over-type) the text
- that is currently displayed in the edit boxes at the bottom of the dialog.
- Press the Add button to add your new association. The command will be added
- immediately after the pattern that is currently selected in the list box at
- the top of the dialog.
-
- o To change an existing association, select the pattern in the list box, and
- change the pattern and/or associated command in the edit boxes at the bottom
- of the dialog. Press the Change button to have the association changed.
-
- o To delete an existing association, select the pattern in the list box, and
- press the Delete button.
-
- o When a file is opened, the patterns in the association list are searched from
- top to bottom; the first match found specifies the command to be invoked.
- Knowing this, you may want to order the list so that more specific patterns
- appear first, and more general patterns appear near the end of the list
- ('*.*' at the top of the list would always be matched, ignoring any other
- patterns you have specified). To move a pattern to the top of the list,
- select the pattern and press the To Top button.
-
- If a pattern in the list does not match a file that you double-click on, then
- the file name will be passed to the OS/2 WorkPlace shell so that the default
- WorkPlace action will be executed against the file.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.7. The WINDOWS Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The ASSOCIATIONS preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in
- the Options pull-down menu.
-
- The Windows Page lets you specify customized commands that should be executed
- when files are dropped over windows whose titles match the text specified. With
- this option, you can do things like automatically send file to the host when
- they are dropped over a communications manager 3270 Emulator window. Select
- Windows Page from the Preferences Notebook found in the Options pull-down menu
- to get to this option.
-
- The configured drag/drop is not compatible with the WorkPlace shell drag/drop.
- To invoke the configurable drag/drop, hold down the ALT key before beginning
- the drag operation. Please see WorkPlace Shell vs. Configurable Drag/Drop for
- more information on this.
-
- The dialog box displays window titles in a list box at the top of the dialog.
- For the selected title, the title and associated command is displayed in entry
- boxes near the bottom of the dialog. The Window title does not have to be
- specified in its entirety - Mr. File/PM will ensure that the title specified
- matches the left-most portion of a window title over which files are dropped.
-
- The following actions may be used to change your drag/drop window associations:
-
- o To add a new drag/drop window association, Type in the Window Title, and
- specify the command that should be executed when files are dropped over
- windows with this title. To do this, you may have to replace (over-type) the
- text that is currently displayed in the edit boxes at the bottom of the
- dialog. Press the Add button to add your new association. The command will
- be added immediately after the title that is currently selected in the list
- box at the top of the dialog.
-
- o To change an existing association, select the title in the list box, and
- change the title and/or associated command in the edit boxes at the bottom of
- the dialog. Press the Change button to have the association changed.
-
- o To delete an existing association, select the title in the list box, and
- press the Delete button.
-
- o When files are dropped over a window, the titles in the association list are
- searched from top to bottom; the first match found specifies the command to
- be invoked. Knowing this, you may want to order the list so that more
- specific titles appear first, and more general titles appear near the end of
- the list. To move a title to the top of the list, select the title and press
- the To Top button.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27.8. The TOOLBAR Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The TOOLBAR preference page is accessed from the Preferences notebook in the
- Options pull-down menu.
-
- This page allows you to specify which ICONs will appear on the MrFile/PM tool
- bar if you have displayed it using the Toolbar option from the View pull-down
- menu. A check mark appears in the box next to each ICON that will appear on
- the toolbar menu. If you do not want one or more of the ICONs to appear on the
- tool bar, click the mouse on the check box to the ICONs to remove the check
- mark. A second click will re-check the box and add the ICON to the toolbar.