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- │ (( )) Stereo Shell version 3.20 >> HELP FILE << │
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- │ >> Alt Key Pairs << │ >> Function keys (main screen) << │
- │ ─────────────────── │ ───────────────────────────────── │
- │ <Alt><D> = DOS gateway/command.│ Key guide appears on main screen bottom. │
- │ <Alt><E> = Enhance display res.│ <F1> = Open DOS menu. <F6> = View file. │
- │ <Alt><H> = Help file display. │ <F2> = Marked menu. <F7> = Move file. │
- │ <Alt><Q> = QUIT return to DOS. │ <F3> = Change sort. <F8> = Rename file.│
- │ <Alt><R> = Reset right side. │ <F4> = User file func.<F9> = Copy file. │
- │ <Alt><S> = Enter setup mode. │ <F5> = Edit file. <F9> = Erase file. │
- │ <Alt><T> = Show file times. └──────────────────────────────────────────┤
- │ <Alt><F3> = Reverse Chg. sort. │
- │ <Alt><F10> = Erase files or directories. (Warning: un-prompted and fast!) │
- │ <Alt><1,2,3...> = Change drive in un-hooked window. 1,2,3 => A,B,C etc. │
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- │ >> "To do" commands. To ________ => do this. << │
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- │ OPEN the DOS menu...........=> Press F1 or Esc. or + or rgt. mouse button.│
- │ SELECT a FILE or DIRECTORY..=> Place cursor on it and press <CR>. │
- │ Change the DRIVE LETTER.....=> Press number keys 1-9, for drives A-I │
- │ - OR - Open the DOS menu and select drive change. │
- │ Change DRIVES (UN-HOOKED)...=> Press <Alt> <1,2,3...> or open DOS menu. │
- │ Chg. DRIVE on empty window..=> Press <Alt> <1,2,3...> or open DOS menu. │
- │ QUICKly FIND a FILE.........=> Press 1st letter of name. (depends on sort)│
- │ QUICKly FIND a DIRECTORY....=> Press 1st letter of name. │
- │ SWITCH active sides (HOOK)..=> Tab or cursor to that file window. │
- │ Open the various FILE MENUS.=> Place the cursor on filename & press <CR>. │
- │ ERASE a sub-DIRECTORY.......=> Place the cursor on it & press <Alt><F10>. │
- │ CREATE a sub-DIRECTORY......=> Open the DOS menu and select this option. │
- │ RENAME a sub-DIRECTORY......=> Highlight it & press <F8>. * DOS 3.xx+ req.│
- │ MARK or UNMARK single file..=> Press the space bar or both mouse buttons. │
- │ MARK or unmark ALL files....=> Press <Ins> or <Del> keys respectively. │
- │ Work with MARKED files......=> Press <F2> to open the marked files menu. │
- │ GATEWAY to DOS quickly......=> Press <Alt><D>. (also exec. DOS commands.) │
- │ Switch DISPLAY resolutions. => Press <Alt><E>. (EGA/VGA/MCGA users only) │
- │ Provides 3 modes on VGA, 2 modes on EGA. │
- │ Call the SETUP program mode.=> Press <Alt><S>. │
- │ RESET the right window......=> Press <Alt><R>. (resets to working dir.) │
- │ SWITCH between VIEW MODES...=> Press space bar or both mouse buttons. │
- │ PRINT a FILE................=> Copy it to PRN or load in viewer --> <F2>. │
- │ SAVE the SORT types defined.=> Set both windows and then enter setup mode.│
- │ " " " " " => Saving the setup will keep your sort types.│
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- │ >> Mouse control - keyboard equivalents. << │
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- │ Left button.....=> Same as <CR> key. > In view mode simulates <PgDn> key.│
- │ Right button:...=> Same as <Esc> key in all modes. │
- │ Both buttons:...=> Same as <Space bar>. > Hold for repeat action. │
- │ Center button:..=> Same as <Space bar>. > Hold for repeat action. │
- │ Roll away:......=> Same as <Up arrow> key. │
- │ Roll toward:....=> Same as <Dn arrow> key. │
- │ Roll left:......=> Same as <Lt arrow> key. > In view mode acts as <PgUp>. │
- │ Roll right:.....=> Same as <Rt arrow> key. > In view mode acts as <PgDn>. │
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- │ >> StS internal file viewer notes. << │
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- │ PgUp key:.......=> Pages up one screen. │
- │ PgDn key:.......=> Pages down one screen. │
- │ Left arrow:.....=> Pages up one screen. > Mouse users roll left. │
- │ Right arrow:....=> Pages down one screen. > Mouse users roll right. │
- │ Up arrow key:...=> Move up one line. > Mouse users roll away. │
- │ Dn arrow key:...=> Move down one line. > Mouse users roll toward. │
- │ Home key:.......=> Go to top of file. │
- │ End key:........=> Go to end of file. │
- │ Enter key:......=> Pages down one screen. > Mouse users press rgt button.│
- │ Spacebar:.......=> Toggles between HEX/ASCII mode. > Both mouse buttons. │
- │ Esc. key:.......=> Exit the viewer. > Mouse users press left button.│
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- │ StS view will print via device PRN: using DOS function 40h. │
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- │ F2 key:.........=> Print from top of screen until a key is pressed. │
- │ F3 key:.........=> Send a form feed (ASCII 12) to the printer. │
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- │ >> Command line switches << │
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- │ /B forces Stereo Shell to use BIOS screen I/O. (not normally required) │
- │ /H starts Stereo Shell in high resolution (EGA/VGA) mode. │
- │ /M starts Stereo Shell in medium resolution (VGA) mode. (VGA only) │
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- │ >> StS environment variable << │
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- │ An environment variable setting is provided to allow the user to │
- │ "hard code" the configuration file name and location. This feature will │
- │ allow you purists out there to put the configuration file in some place │
- │ other than the root directory. This also enables users who desire to │
- │ run STS from various disk drives to ensure that STS will always be able │
- │ to find the setup file. │
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- │ The string is: SET STS_CFG=[d:][path](filename.ext) │
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- │ Be sure to use all capital letters and include the complete drive, path │
- │ filename and extension. Complete details in the main .DOC file. │
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- │ >> Setup Program notes << │
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- │ The user must define the various external utility programs before such│
- │ functions as edit and compression support will work. Select <Alt> <S> to │
- │ enter setup mode. Whenever you define an external program, take care to │
- │ always provide the drive letter, the complete path from the root directory│
- │ and the filename including the extension. The default path for all exter-│
- │ nal programs is C:\STEREO\ and your life will be happier if you set up │
- │ a sub-directory using this name...Please refer to the .DOC file for com- │
- │ plete details about using the StS setup mode. │
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- │ >> Some notes about StS. << │
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- │ Stereo Shell is intelligent menu driven. What this means is that the │
- │ program analyses the file you have selected and opens the appropriate menu│
- │ for working with that file type. One of our design goals was to make the │
- │ program so intuitive that little or no instruction would be required to │
- │ learn how to use it. Even so, it is impossible to build such a capable │
- │ application without incorporating a few non-obvious commands. The purpose│
- │ of this help file is to provide a quick reference for new users. This is │
- │ no substitution for the detailed .DOC file, however if we did our job │
- │ correctly, this file should be all that is required to get you started. │
- │ Stereo Shell uses twin (stereo) file windows to allow the user to work │
- │ between any two drives or directories simultaneously. These file windows │
- │ share the center area of the screen to display their respective │
- │ sub-directory information and allow the user to switch directories on each│
- │ side. At any time, only one window can show its sub-directory information│
- │ in this area. Which brings up the question of which directory is showing.│
- │ The answer is derived from the actual screen graphics. The sub-directory │
- │ window is always "hooked" graphically to its associated file window. Thus│
- │ the term "hooked" will be used to refer to the current working side. The │
- │ hooked side will always be the source of all file operations. The │
- │ un-hooked side is the default destination of all file moves, and copies. │
- │ All DOS commands that refer to making sub-directories etc. will always │
- │ work on the hooked side. After a few minutes of working with STS this │
- │ concept will become "second nature" to you, however we feel all new │
- │ concepts and terms should be mentioned. │
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- │ >> Help file information << │
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- │ This help file is a pure ASCII text file and can be modified, edited, │
- │ appended, or even replaced by the user. StS displays this file by simply │
- │ loading it into the file viewer. THIS FILE IS NOT a replacement for the │
- │ detailed StS.DOC file. Please refer to the .DOC file for in depth details│
- │ about the use of StS. The majority of user questions we receive are due │
- │ to the fact that the user has made an error in the setup of the program, │
- │ or simply has not read the documentation. We have included another file │
- │ with this package that contains some common questions/answers that may │
- │ also save you a phone call for tech support. Thank you for using StS and │
- │ please feel free to customize this file to suit your needs! │
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- │ Stereo Shell is (c) Copyright 1991 M.R.E. Software. All rights reserved. │
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- │ Didn't find the answer here? Try the QUESTION.TXT file or the .DOC file. │
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