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- Uedit Directory Utility (DU) Configuration
-
- Rick Stiles
- 2420 Summit Springs Drive
- Dunwoody, GA 30350
-
-
- **** DISCLAIMER ****
-
- These commands are made available as Uedit Examples Only. I will accept no
- responsibility, if you trash your system with them. No guarantees, either
- explicit or implied, are made as to their safety. If you use them, it is at
- your own risk.
- **** ********* ****
-
- NOTE
-
- The file "d" must be in C: directory or in your working directory in order
- for this directory config to work. "d" is in the same directory that this
- files is right now. Do this in CLI: Copy d C:
-
- **** ********* ****
-
-
-
- How to Use this DU Config
-
-
- This DU config replaces the Mouse and Gadget commands except for the normal
- mouse-click which places the cursor.
-
- (1) To bring the DU config on-line, select "Directory Utility".
-
- (2) Click the 2nd Gadget and press ESC to load in the current directory. Or
- type in a name such as "df1:", before pressing ESC.
-
- (3) Use the DU commands given below.
-
- (4) When finished using the DU config, select "Regular UE Config". This
- reloads your normal editing config.
-
- You can do normal editing while the DU config is loaded, provided you do not
- expect the Mouse or Gadget commands to behave like they normally do.
-
-
- DU Commands
-
- These are the "Gadgets" in the Message Line:
-
- Gadget1: SWITCH to the NEXT directory or file buffer.
- Shft-Gadget1: CLOSE the current directory or document.
-
- Gadget2: LOAD a NEW directory.
- Shft-Gadget2: RUN the SOURCE program.
-
- Gadget3: COPY SOURCE (file or directory) to TARGET (file or directory).
- Shft-Gadget3: UN-ARC the SOURCE arc-file.
- Alt-Gadget3: ARC SOURCE file into TARGET arc-file.
-
- Gadget4: RENAME the SOURCE file or directory.
- Shft-Gadget4: MAKE a new subdirectory within the SOURCE directory.
-
- These apply to Any Word you click with the Left Mouse Button:
-
- Shft-click: Select and Hilite a NEW SOURCE file or directory.
-
- Alt-click: Select and Invert a NEW TARGET file or directory.
- (In Title Bar will appear "Source ==> Target".)
-
- Ctl-click: LOAD a directory or file that is clicked.
-
- shftAlt-click: DELETE whatever you clicked! It DOES NOT ASK, whenever it's
- a file-name! But it will ask, whenever it's a directory-name.
-
-
- Doing Things
-
- LOAD in a directory:
- Click the 2nd gadget. Type in the directory name. Press ESC.
- -- OR --
- Ctl-click any directory name in a directory listing.
-
- SWITCH to next directory:
- Click the 1st gadget. This puts up a "Source ==> Target"
- in the Title Bar. (F1 does NOT refresh these.)
-
- CLOSE current directory or file (without saving):
- Shft-click the 1st gadget.
-
- COPY a file to a directory:
- Shft-click the SOURCE file name.
- Alt-click the TARGET directory name.
- Click the 3rd gadget.
-
- COPY a file to a file:
- Same as above, except both are file names.
-
- COPY a directory to a directory:
- Same as above, except both are directory names.
-
- COPY a file to a new file name:
- Shft-click the SOURCE file name.
- Type the new file name into the appropriate directory listing,
- select it as TARGET, and copy the SOURCE file into it.
-
- RENAME a file or directory:
- Shft-click the SOURCE name.
- Click the 4th gadget.
- Type in the new name and ESC. (WARNING: You can't tell if it
- really worked, unless you Refresh the directory in order to
- verify that it got Renamed on disk!)
-
- DELETE a file:
- ShftAlt-click the file name. (WARNING: No question is asked!)
-
- DELETE a directory:
- ShftAlt-click the directory name. You'll be asked if you want
- to delete the whole directory. Click No or Yes.
-
- REFRESH a directory listing:
- Ctl-click the First Name in it. (The First Name is always
- taken to be the name of the directory listing in the window.)
-
- MAKE a new subdirectory:
- Shft-click a SOURCE directory to hold the new subdirectory.
- Shft-click the 4th Gadget, type in the new subdirectory name,
- press ESC.
-
- RUN a program:
- Shft-click the SOURCE program.
- Shft-click the 2nd gadget.
-
- UN-ARC an arc.file:
- Shft-click the SOURCE arc.file.
- Shft-click the 3rd gadget.
-
- ARC a file into an arc.file:
- Shft-click the SOURCE file.
- Alt-click the TARGET arc.file.
- Alt-click the 3rd gadget.
-
- WATCH what happens in CLI:
- Click the Title Bar.
-
-
- **** CAUTIONS ****
-
- Before trying this config, note the following:
-
- 1) PRACTICE on a temporary (scratch) disk first, until you know how to use
- these commands.
-
- 2) Normal mouse-click still places the cursor as always. But the other Mouse
- and Gadget commands have been replaced or erased. If you want to create a
- Hilite or Invert region for normal editing, place the cursor with the mouse
- or keypad keys and use keypad-1 & keypad-3 to set start/end of the Hilite or
- Invert region.
-
- You must train yourself not to use the Mouse or Gadgets like you would in
- normal editing.
-
- 3) The program "d" must be available in order for these commands to work.
- "d" should be copied to C: on your system. (You may also use it in place of
- Dir, if you wish.)
-
- 4) These commands must be able to find the "Run", "Copy", "Delete" and
- "Rename" AmigaDOS programs on your system. These must also be in C: on your
- system.
-
- 5) Errors and failures are not reported when external operations such as
- Copying, Deleting, Renaming, etc, are performed. If the operation doesn't
- succeed, this DU config assumes that they actually did succeed. You should
- Refresh directory listings (ctl-click the First Name), in order to see
- what is really in the directories. Also going to the Tiny Window will let
- you see the CLI dialog and messages.
-
- 6) Click the 1st Gadget to switch among directory listings. This updates the
- Source ==> Target in the Title Bar. Otherwise, they may be out of date in
- the Title Bar, which could cause you to do the wrong thing! (Warning: F1
- merely switches buffers like always, so the Source ==> Target in the Title
- Bar will NOT get updated by it.)
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