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 Help information about: Space Command
 ^DisplayModes  ^Editing  ^Moving  ^Organizing  ^Subdirs
 
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 CThe Directory Hierarchy

   MS-DOS allows you to organize the materials on your disk drive(s) into
   CdirectoriesB, each containing files that may be programs or data of
   various sorts.  The directories, in turn, can be organized into a CtreeB,
   or ChierarchyB.  The Space command allows you to see, and move around in,
   this hierarchy.

   Like all the main commands of InContext, the Space command can be selected
   any time the main display is visible.  The Space command is selected by
   placing the cursor on the word F SDpace B and pressing the left button, or
   by pressing the 'S' key (for "Space"), or by using the arrow keys to
   place the cursor on the word F SDpace B and pressing ENTER.  Doing any of
   these causes InContext to display a directory hierarchy such as this:

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                        E█A  B EDir:B CC:\DOS           A  E█
                        E█A  B EDrive:B CCB   EView:B CALL  A  E█
                        E█A  G Space (Tree Mode)     A  E█
                        E█A  D                       A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B    EDirectoryB        A  E█
                        E█A  E│ BC:                   A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──ALICE             A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  ├──COUNCIL        A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  └──LWVADS.VPP     A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──BBS               A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  └──BACKUP         A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──BRIEF             A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  ├──BACKUP         A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  ├──HELP           A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  └──MACROS         A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──CHRIS             A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B│  └──PAPERS.VPP     A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──DOCS              A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├─YB─CDOS               A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──DV                A  E█
                        E█A  E│ B├──FONTS             A  E█
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   This display shows the root directory of the "C" drive, and several of
   its subdirectories ("ALICE", "BBS", "BRIEF", etc.).  Some of those
   directories have subdirectories in their own right.  Thus, there is a
   directory called "COUNCIL", which is a subdirectory of "ALICE", which is
   in turn a subdirectory of the root directory on the "C" drive.

 CMoving Around Using the Space Command

   Once you have the Space display showing, you can use it to move to any
   directory.  To do this, simply place the cursor on the name of the desired
   directory (using the arrow keys or the mouse), and select it (using the
   ENTER key or the left mouse button).  Alternatively, you can type the
   first letter of the desired directory's name.  (If there are two or more
   that start with that letter, keep pressing it until the desired directory
   is highlighted.)  Then select it.  You will find yourself in that
   directory.

 CInformation is also available about...

 ZmcseB  CJ Editing the Space display to assign directory names and descriptions CB.

 ZmcsmB  CJ Other ways of moving around CB.

 ZmcsoB  CJ How to organize your space CB).
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 Help information about: Modes of the Space Display
 
 
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   The Space display can show you the directories in several different ways:

        CB the CTreeB mode, which is the default, shows you the directory
          hierarchy, displayed as a tree.

        CB the CNameB mode shows you all the same directories, but they are
          arranged alphabetically by directory name, without regard to their
          position in the hierarchy.

        CB the CSubdirsB mode show you only the subdirectories of the directory
          in which you are currently located.

   The command bar on the Space display shows the availability of these modes,
   and gives you a way to select them.  The command bar looks like this:

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              E█A  D  Modes: FªTDree FªNDame FªSDubdirs  FªEDdit  FªHDelp A  E█
              E█A                                              A  E█
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   Each time you select the Space command, the Space display will appear in
   the Tree mode.  To select a different mode, use the mouse or keyboard.
   Notice that the CAltB key must be used to select these modes directly from
   the keyboard.  This is indicated by the funny symbol preceding the mode
   names (e.g., F ªNDame B).  Thus, to select the Names mode, hold down the
   Alt key and press 'N'.

   There is a way to invoke the Space display with Subdirs mode in a single
   action.  From the main display, type the letter 'X'.  This is a shortcut,
   and it does not appear on the command bar, due to lack of space.
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 Help information about: Editing the Space Display
 
 
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 CEditing the Space Display

   In addition to the MS-DOS directory name, the Space display allows you
   to associate, with any directory, a name and description of your choice.
   These names are used only within InContext, and are for your convenience.
   They do not affect how MS-DOS or other programs use or refer to the
   directories.  For example, consider the partial display below.

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   E█A  G Space (Tree Mode)     B                                          A  E█
   E█A  D                                      Modes: FªTDree FªNDame FªSDubdirsA  E█
   E█A  E│ B    EDirectoryB                    EBrief NameB   EYour DescriptionB A  E█
   E█A  E│ BC:                                                             A  E█
   E█A  E│ B├──CALICE                           alice   B  CAlice Ramsey PersoA  E█
   E█A  E│ B│  ├──COUNCIL                                Legislative CounciA  E█
   E█A  E│ B│  └──LWVADSYB.VPP                                               A  E█
   E█A  E│ B├──BBS                                                         A  E█
   E█A                                                                   A  E█
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   This figure shows that the user-provided name "alice" has been associated
   with the directory "C:\ALICE", and that that directory also has the user-
   provided description, "Alice Ramsey Personal Center".  You'll see shortly
   some of the benefits of selectively naming your directories in this way.

   To add, change, or delete such names, go into the space display and
   select CEditB.  This is done either by selecting F ªEDdit B from the command
   bar or by pressing function key CF2B.  Function key F2 always means "edit".

   Once you've selected "edit", the space display will change to show you the
   editable fields, as in the partial display below.  In that figure, you can
   see that the "Brief Name" field and the "Your Description" field are
   editable.  By placing the cursor in one of those fields and typing, you
   alter the information there.

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   E█A  G Space (Tree Mode)     B                                          A  E█
   E█A  D                                      Modes: FªTDree FªNDame FªSDubdirsA  E█
   E█A  E│ B    EDirectoryB                    EBrief NameB   EYour DescriptionB A  E█
   E█A  E│ BC:                                 I        B  I                  A  E█
   E█A  E│ B├──ALICE                           Ialice   B  IAlice Ramsey PersoA  E█
   E█A  E│ B│  ├──COUNCIL                      I        B  ILegislative CounciA  E█
   E█A  E│ B│  └──LWVADSYB.VPP                   I        B  I                  A  E█
   E█A  E│ B├──BBS                             I        B  I                  A  E█
   E█A                                                                   A  E█
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   Editing in InContext works much as it does in other programs, and you may
   be able to do it satisfactorily without further instruction.  If you need
 ZmeB  it, though, further information is available in CJ Editing in InContext CB).

 ZmcmovB  If you've selected the CJ "Display directory description" option CB, the
   context area will show the current directory by the "brief description"
   you've assigned, rather than by DOS path.  For example, if you were in
   the "alice" directory, the context display would show the following:

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            E█A                                                  A  E█
            E█A  B EDir:B CAlice Ramsey Personal Center -- ALICE     A  E█
            E█A  B EDrive:B CCB   EView:B CALL     B  EClass:B CALLB   EObject:A  E█
            E█A                                                  A  E█
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 CUsing the Go Command to Move Around

   Once you have assigned a brief name to a directory, you can use that name
   to go quickly to the directory.  Briefly, the directory given the name
   "alice", above, can be accessed from anywhere (even another drive) by
   typing 'G' (for "Go"), followed by 'A' (for "alice").  If you have chosen
   to include "Go" information on your main display, you can also select
   "alice" from there with the mouse.

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                     E█A  C                       B1/23/90A  E█
                     E█A  EObject:B Cm.hlp       B   ETask:B C A  E█
                     E█A  Dction  FGDo  FDDo  FMDore  FQDuit  FHDelA  E█
                     E█A  B               E│B              A  E█
                     E█A  EctsB   EActionsB  E│B   EGoB      ESubA  E█
                     E█A  Cm.hlpB edit     E│B aliYBce        A  E█
                     E█A  Bb.hlp view     E│B boyscout     A  E█
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 ZmcgB  For more information on these ways of moving, see CJ Go Command CB).
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 Help information about: Moving Around In Space
 
 
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 CMoving Around In Space

   There are actually five different ways of moving around from place to
   place on your disk drive(s).  These are:

        CB use of the Space command to select the desired directory
 ZmcsB         (discussed under CJ Space Command CB).

        CB assignment of names to some directories and use of the Go
 ZmcgB         command to access them directly (discussed under CJ Go Command CB).

        CB movement up and down the hierarchy a single step at a time using
          the Subdirs display and the Esc key or right mouse button
 ZmcssB         (discussed under CJ Space Command, Subdirs CB).

        CB selection of a task to work on, if the task has been associated
 ZmctB         with a particular task (see CJ Task Contexts CB).

        CB use of the Work-in-Progress list to move among tasks and
 ZmcwB         directories (discussed under CJ Work-in-Progress Command CB).
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 COrganizing Your Work Space

   Properly used, the directory structure on your disk(s) provides a very
   powerful means of organizing your electronic work space. The directory 
   structure is conveniently thought of as a structured CspaceB, just
   like the space in your office, workshop, or kitchen.  Each part of such
   a space contains materials that are relevant to the work done there.
   To do different kinds of work, you CmoveB from place to place.

   In the electronic world, as in the physical world, the organized use of
   space can help you focus your attention on the work at hand.  In most
   cases, you will gain real benefits if you:

        CB set up a separate directory for each of your significant 
          functions.

        CB put in each directory only those materials relevant to the 
          function performed there.

        CB use subdirectories whenever a function has separate parts 
          whose materials need to be kept separate.

   MS-DOS provides relatively poor support for actually moving around 
   such a space or for managing materials in this way.  Unfortunately, 
   many MS-DOS programs even make this way of organizing more difficult. 
   For example, many word processors make it difficult not to keep all 
   your documents in a directory that's dedicated to the CprogramB.
   Similarly, users of Lotus 1/2/3 are encouraged, by the program, to 
   keep all their spreadsheets together in a 123 directory. This is rather 
   unlike the way you operate in the physical world, in which you most 
   likely keep CtogetherB your letter to the IRS (a document) and 
   the spreadsheets you used to prepare your tax return.

   InContext will operate quite satisfactorily either way, but it gives 
   you the power to organize your space by function, rather than by program, 
   if you wish.  It does this in part by allowing you to define object 
   class behavior so that you're no longer so dependent on the assumptions 
   of the programs you run.  It also makes it very convenient for you 
   to move around from place to place.
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   Another way of moving around in space is by going directly up and down
   the directory hierarchy, one level at a time.  Going CupB is easy.  If the
   main display is showing, and you press CEscB or the Cright mouse buttonB,
   you will move up one level in the directory hierarchy, unless you are
   already at the root directory.

   If your Cmain displayB contains Subdirs information (this is under your
   control), going CdownB is easy, too.  You simply place the cursor on the
   name of the desired subdirectory and press ENTER or the left mouse button.
   You will move down to the indicated directory.  With the cursor positioned
   as shown below, this would result in moving down to the subdirectory
   called "MACROS".  If you have a mouse, you may find this to be a very
   fast way of moving around.

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                           E█A  C  B1/4/91   14:06  A  E█
                           E█A  B  ETask:B C        B  A  E█
                           E█A  D FMDore  FQDuit  FHDelp A  E█
                           E█A  B   E│B             E│A  E█
                           E█A  EsB  E│B ESubdirsB     E│A  E█
                           E█A  B   E│BBACKUP       E│A  E█
                           E█A  B   E│BHELP         E│A  E█
                           E█A  B   E│BMACRYBOS       E│A  E█
                           E█A  B   E│B             E│A  E█
                           E█A  B   E│B             E│A  E█
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   Note that the names shown under Subdirs are the MS-DOS names of the
   directories, not the brief names you may have assigned by editing the
   Space display.

 CInformation is also available about...

 ZmcsmB  CJ Other ways of moving around CB.

 ZmcmofB  CJ Changing the information shown on the main display CB.

