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SYMANTEC LOCALISATION GROUP IRELAND
README.TXT--
Copyright 1993 Symantec Corp. All Rights Reserved.
NORTON COMMANDER
Version 4.0
Welcome to Norton Commander Version 4.0 !
------------------------------------------
Please read this document carefully, it contains important information not
included in the documentation.
Topics covered in this document include:
* Files that come with Norton Commander 4.0
* Compressing files from the Tree Panel
* Internal Editor & Viewer
* Password protected Compressed files
* Cloning using SHARE.EXE
* Filters
* Viewers
* Special Characters
* Norton Commander Environment Variables
* Limitations in Changing Drives
* Datex.p File
Files that come with Norton Commander 4.0
-----------------------------------------
The following files are shipped on the diskettes for Norton Commander
Version 4.0 :
Diskette 1 : Program Diskette
install.exe Install program
4372ansi.set Conversion table from CP437 to ANSI
8502ansi.set Conversion table from CP850 to ANSI
ansi2437.set Conversion table from ANSI to 437
ansi2850.set Conversion table from ANSI to 850
nc.cfg Configuration file for Filters and Viewers
nc.exe Norton Commander V4.0 Loader
nc.hlp Norton Commander V4.0 Help File
nc.ico Norton Commander V4.0 Icon
ncedit.exe Norton Commander V4.0 Editor
ncmain.exe Norton Commander V4.0 File Manager
nczip.exe Norton Commander V4.0 Compressor
packer.exe Norton Commander V4.0 Compressor Interpreter
packer.set Program file for PACKER.EXE
readme.txt Useful information not included in manual
term90.exe Terminal Emulation Program
term90.hlp Terminal Emulation Help
term90.res Terminal Emulation Resource File
testmdm.scx Script File for Terminal Emulation
cmpsrv.scx Script File for Terminal Emulation
genie.scx Script File for Terminal Emulation
datex.p Telephone number log file
Diskette 2 : Utilities Diskette
nc_arc.exe Compressed file containing Norton Commander
V4.0 Viewers
Compressing files from the Tree Panel
-------------------------------------
A powerful feature was added to Norton Commander Version 4.0 that is not
documented in the User's Guide. This is the ability to select a directory
from the Tree Panel and then compress is using Commander Compression or any
other packer defined in PACKER.SET.
Internal Editor & Viewer
------------------------
There is no internal editor built into NCMAIN.EXE in Commander Version 4.0. The
Commander Editor is now in the file NCEDIT.EXE. However a simple Internal
Viewer is still functional in the NCMAIN.EXE file. Use ALT+F3 to invoke this.
Password protected Compressed files
------------------------------------
As in any password protected file system, if you have protected your
compressed file with a password, you cannot uncompress it without specifying
it correctly. If you forget your password you will not be able to uncompress
the file correctly.
Cloning using SHARE.EXE
------------------------
A problem exists when you are trying to clone to a COM port on a machine that
has SHARE.EXE installed. A conflict exists between the Clone software opening
the device COMX and SHARE granting exclusive rights to this port to the Clone
Bootstrap loader. This results in sharing violation errors occuring during a
cloning session. To get around this problem use the CTTY AUX command
instead of CTTY COM1:.
Filters
-------
The definition of the Filters for Norton Commander Version 4.0 are defined
in the file NC.CFG. The Filters dialog box can be changed by modifying this
file. One good example of using this file is to create a filter for Program
Files. (ie Files with extensions such as CXX, HPP, C and H ). To create a
filter like this simply enter the following data into the NC.CFG file in the
filter section :-
!Program Files
;DevFiles
:*.c??
:*.h??
The text following the ! will appear in the Filter Selection Dialog box. The
text following the ; is the text that will appear in the Title Bar of the panel.
This is displayed when this filter is operational. The file specifications
following the : are the types of files that are to be associated with this
filter. All valid DOS wildcards are allowable.
Viewers
--------
All viewers that are supported by Norton Commander v4.0 are defined in the file
NC.CFG. You can modify this list of files that are associated with viewers. For
example, if your word processor documents have a special file extension such
as .DCC, then you can change the list of files that the wpview.exe file handles
by simply adding this file specification to the list of files that are defined
underneath WPVIEW.EXE.
Special Characters
------------------
To enter special European characters, it is sometimes neccessary to use the
CRTL+Q key first followed by the character you wish to enter. For example, to
enter the German paragraph character, type CRTL+Q followed by SHIFT+3.
Norton Commander Environment Variables
---------------------------------------
Norton Commander searches your environment for the following three
environment variables in order to determine where to locate and store
temporary work files :- TEMP, TMP, NC
Limitations in Compressed Files
-------------------------------
If the current panel contains an open compressed file, then it is not possible
to change the drive of that panel. This compressed file should be closed first
and then the drive selected in the normal manner.
Due to the wide range of different compression utilities on the market today
and the major differences in behaviour, you may find some features of Norton
Commander impossible to implement using your compression utility. This is
especially true of some compression utilities that do not support the
decompressing of files into a destination location other than the current
directory. In addition to this not all compression utilities support the
storing of full pathnames and directories.
Datex.p File
------------
The file DATEX.P contains a list of telephone numbers that can be used
when running the script file CMPSRV.SCX. This file is used by the Terminal
Emulation Program. The format of this file is a follows :-
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 5 5 5 5 5 5
<City Name ><Prefix ><300 ><1200/75 ><1200 ><2400 ><9600 >
The telephone numbers that are stored in this file correspond to the numbers
that are used to connect to the CompuServe Bulletin Board System. The numbers
specified after position 25 are the different numbers to be used depending on
the baud rate that you wish to connect at. You can add in you own telephone
numbers easily by modifying this file using the Commander Editor.