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 Help information about: Display

 
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   The display contains four distinct parts.  The top two lines are the
   Ccontext areaB.  This area shows where you are in space, the current date
   and time, and the materials and task you're currently focussing on.  The
   figure below, for example, shows the upper left corner of an InContext
   display.  In this particular display, the current drive is drive CCB and the
   current directory is CC:\DOSB.

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     E█A                                                                A  E█
     E█A  B EDir:B CC:\DOS                                                  A  E█
     E█A  B EDrive:B CCB   EView:B CProgramsB  EClass:B CALLB   EObject:B Cbackup.com  B A  E█
     E█A  D FSDpace  FTDime  FPDlans  FWDiP    FVDiew  FCDlass  FODbject  FADction    FGDo A  E█
     E█A  E│B                                                             A  E█
     E█A  E│B  EViewsB   EClassB    EObjectsB    EActionsB                        A  E█
     E█A  E│B ALL       CALLB    assign.com  EdYBit                           A  E█
     E█A  E│B Archive   bat  C  backup.comB  View                           A  E█
     E█A  E│B Document  com     basic.com  Archive                        A  E█
     E█A  E│B Finance   exe    basica.com  Copy                           A  E█
     E█A  E│B Graphic          chkdsk.com  Delete                         A  E█
     E█A  E│B Incontxt        command.com  Print                          A  E█
     E█A  E│B Letters            comp.com  Rename                         A  E█
     E█A  E│B CProgramsB          debug.com  Take                           A  E█
     E█A  E│B System         diskcomp.com  Run                            A  E█
     E█A                                                                A  E█
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   The third line of the display is the Ccommand lineB, which shows what
   commands are currently available for selection.  In the example, the
   commands include D FSDpace B, D FTDime B, and D FPDlans B.

   All of the display below the command line, with the exception of the
   bottom line, constitutes the Cmain display areaB.  This area contains a
   variety of information, and is subject to customization by the user.  In
   the example above, the user is looking at the available CviewsB, CclassesB,
   CobjectsB, and CactionsB.  The meaning of these terms is discussed elsewhere
   in the help system.  Briefly, though, the user has indicated that he
   wants to look at the executable programs here (the "CProgramsB" view).
   This results in several object classes being selected, including "bat",
   "com", and "exe".  Rather than focussing on only one of these classes,
   the user is displaying "CALLB" classes.  The user has selected a particular
   object (Cbackup.comB), and can now perform one of the actions appropriate
   for objects of this particular class.

   It would be worthwhile to look back at the figure above, and notice how
   the information in the context area corresponds to the selections the
   user has made below.

   The fourth area of the screen is the Cstatus lineB, which is the bottom
   line of the display.  This line sometimes contains instructions to the
   user, such as:

        D Select command (FMD for FMDore), or select any item on main display B

   and sometimes indicates errors, as in:

        J  A non-empty directory cannot be deleted                        B
