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THE MENUS
A64 Prefs is broken up into several menus. Each having its own
function and options. All of A64 Prefs settings and features can
be accessed with these menus. Each menu and its options are
described in the following sections.
THE PROJECT MENU
NEW (RESET)
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [N] (New)
The NEW menu option allows you to reset A64 back to the BASIC
startup screen.
When selecting NEW you will be prompted with a requester asking
you "Are sure you want to reset A64?". Select YES to reset A64
or NO to abort the operation.
If YES is selected the program that A64 is currently running
will be terminated and A64 will return to the BASIC startup
screen. Essentially, this is the same thing as turning a C64 off
and then on again.
NOTES: NEW is non-destructive. Any programs that were in memory
before the reset will still be there after the reset.
NEW does not reset any devices connected with A64's
hardware interface (i.e., C64 disk drives and printers).
If you were using a program that used copy protection
and/or sent commands to the devices you may have to reset
them by turning them off and then on again.
LOAD CONFIG
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [L] (Load)
The LOAD CONFIG menu option allows you to load a previously saved
configuration file.
When selecting LOAD CONFIG you will be prompted with a file
requester. With the file requester you can either select a
displayed file name or enter a name for the configuration file
that you wish to load. Select OK to load the file or CANCEL to
abort the operation.
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If OK is selected the requested configuration file will be loaded
and the newly loaded settings will become A64 Prefs' current
settings.
NOTE: The entire filename can contain any legal AmigaDOS path
name, limited to 31 characters in length.
SEE: A64 PREFS SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION FILES and SAVE CONFIG
in the A64 PREFS section.
SAVE CONFIG
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [S] (Save)
The SAVE CONFIG menu option allows you to save the current A64
Prefs settings in a configuration file.
When selecting SAVE CONFIG you will be prompted with a file
requester. With the file requester you can either select a
displayed file name or enter a name for the configuration file
that you wish to save. Select OK to save the file or CANCEL to
abort the operation.
If OK is selected A64 will check if the configuration file
already exists and if it does you will be prompted with another
requester asking if you want to overwrite the old file. Select
YES to overwrite the old file or NO to abort the operation. If
YES is selected, or if the file did not already exist then A64
will save all of A64 Prefs current settings in the configuration
file that you specified.
NOTES: The entire filename can contain any legal AmigaDOS path
name, limited to 31 characters in length.
If you save the settings with the name "A64.config" you
will force A64 to use your new settings as its default
initial settings.
SEE: A64 PREFS SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION FILES and LOAD CONFIG
and NAMING CONFIGURATION FILES in the A64 PREFS section.
NAMING CONFIGURATION FILES
It is a good practice to end your configuration files with the
extension ".config". This will help you to remember what you
named your configuration files. For example, if you saved a
configuration file for the C64 program "PrintShop" and you named
it "PrintShop.config" then when loading the file at a future time
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you would have no problem remembering what you named it.
RESET CONFIG
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [R] (Reset config)
The RESET CONFIG menu option allows you to reset A64 Prefs
current settings to their default states.
When selecting RESET CONFIG you will be prompted with a requester
asking you "Are sure you want to reset config?". Select YES to
reset the configuration settings or NO to abort the operation.
If YES is selected, all of A64 Prefs settings will be reset to
their default states.
NOTE: The default settings set by RESET CONFIG are not
necessarily the ones currently saved in the default
configuration file "A64.config." If you have changed this
file and you want to reset it to the default settings you
must first reset the configuration settings and then save
them with the name "A64.config."
SEE: A64 PREFS SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION FILES and SAVE CONFIG
in the A64 PREFS section.
ABOUT A64
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [A] (About)
The ABOUT A64 menu option allows you to read some information
about A64.
When selecting ABOUT A64 you will be shown a screen with a
cycling blue background. On the screen will be a requester with
some information about A64. After you have read the information
select OK to return to A64 Prefs.
NOTE: The TAB key will NOT toggle the cycling background on and
off as it will with the title screen.
IMPORTANT NOTE: See SCREEN SHIFTED BUG in KNOWN BUGS section!
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QUIT A64
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [Q] (Quit)
The QUIT A64 menu option allows you to quit A64.
When selecting QUIT A64 you will be prompted with a requester
asking you "Are sure you want to quit A64?". Select YES to quit
A64 or NO to abort the operation.
If YES is selected A64 will terminate for good and you will be
returned to the WorkBench.
EXIT PREFS
KEY SEQUENCE: [RIGHT AMIGA] [X] (eXit)
The EXIT PREFS menu option will allow you to exit A64 Prefs and
return to A64.
When selecting EXIT PREFS you will be immediately returned to A64
at the exact point at which you left it.
NOTES: If you select EXIT PREFS with the key sequence
[RIGHT AMIGA] [X] you will not be returned to A64 until
you release the keys.
You can get back to A64 Prefs by pressing the [LEFT ALT]
key and the [RIGHT ALT] key simultaneously.
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