You can use Icaro's online Help from the Help menu or via hot keys.
You can press F1 to see a Help
F1
screen about the menu command or
dialog-box item that's currently
active.
This context-sensitive Help typically comes up in a window: \
Close
box
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Help
scroll bars
Help screen
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To learn more about using online
Arrow
Help, use the arrow keys to move the
cursor to one of the following Help
keywords and press Enter.
If you're viewing this screen in a
Tab
regular Help window, you can Tab to
the Help keywords, then press Enter.
If you're using a mouse, just click
Mouse
the Help keyword you're interested
in.
Welcome to Icaro, The Desktop for DOS
Welcome to ICARO, THE DESKTOP FOR DOS, a simple and complete Desktop application with full compressed files support.
ICARO provides a clean system that uses the same point and click interface as Windows, allowing an easy access to applications and data. ICARO is like a desktop that provides many needs of yours: tools like Shredder, Viewer, Calculator, CD audio player, File Manager...
In addition ICARO is a powerful archive shell, removing the burden of remembering all the various command line switches and options that may be used with archiving programs.
File Archive Disk Tree Configure Tools Window Help 21:10:35
C:\ICARO
Trashcan
C MS-DOS_5
480.00 Kb
416.61 Kbbytes in 11
C:\
ICARO .DS 1711 01-01-95
Shredder
DISKDUPE
ICARO .DSK 526 01-01-95
DOS
ICARO .EXE 399557 31-12-94
ICARO
ICARO .HLP 10865 10-12-94
Viewer
BATCH
ICARO .INI 3801 30-12-94
DOCS
MYICARO .INI 4236 27-12-94
EFFECTS
SCAP .ASC 983 01-01-95
CD-Player
REGISTER
TREEINFO.C 218 30-12-94
LL5
TREEINFO.D 2750 30-12-94
Printer
DOS-OS/2
General
Archive
Select
Edit Copy Delete Print
Ins Extract
Tag
View Move Rename MkDir
New Convert
Invert
Find Date Attrib Scan
Tst Comment
Tag All
ICARO.EXE and inoculation programs
ICARO has its own CRC control to detect virus infections in ICARO.EXE; you MUST NOT use any inoculation program with this file, because these programs usually alter the EXE file, changing its CRC and thus triggering ICARO.EXE's 'virus alert'.
Note: Registered version only.
Limits of liability
ICARO, THE DESKTOP FOR DOS is distributed as-is. B
The author disclaims all warranties either expressed or implied. 9
Under no circumstance shall the author be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use, or inability to use this software, or for any claim by any other party, including but not limited to its suitability for any given purpose. W
The entire risk as to the results and performance of this software is assumed by you.
Distribution
ICARO must be distributed in unmodified form, including ALL files present in the original package.
System requirements
ICARO may be operated on any IBM AT/PS2 (286+) or compatible running under DOS 2.0 and above, and may be operated in the DESQView, OS/2 2.x / Warp 3 and Windows 3.x environments.
The amount of DOS RAM required varies according to the limits established by the active configuration and the called archive program; of course, a certain amount of free memory must be available for that program to operate in. !
All monitor and graphic cards are supported, including monochrome monitors and backlit laptop screens; all video text mode are supported. Mouse support is automatically provided if a mouse driver is installed in the system. Any dot matrix or laser printer may be used for printing
files.
Technical support
Technical support is available by mail, telephone or contacting the author through E-Mail (Internet or Fidonet).
Marco Vazio
Via Mercadante 74
10154 Torino, Italy
Tel. : +39-11-2424664
Fax : +39-11-4347690
E-Mail: marco.vazio@pmn.it
Fidonet: 2:334/100.12
2:334/501.12
The last revision of ICARO, THE DESKTOP FOR DOS can be found on: G
Biolus BBS (Fidonet 2:334/501):
+39 - 11 - 4347690 Zyxel 19.200
garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/icaroxxx.zip
Licensing for personal use
ICARO, THE DESKTOP FOR DOS is marketed as a shareware program; this means that the user has the opportunity to evaluate the program before registering the software. x
If after a four week evaluation period you decide that the program satisfies your needs, you are required to register.
To register your copy of ICARO, complete the registration form that is distributed with the package, include your payment and mail to 9
Marco Vazio
Via Mercadante 74
10154 Torino, Italy
After I receive your registration form I'll send a disk containing the last version. |
Your name will be inserted in the ICARO USERS GROUP to keep you informed of future upgrades, enhancements or new products.
Licensing for corporate site
A license is required for use of ICARO, THE DESKTOP FOR DOS by corporations and institutions.
You may obtain a license for the use of ICARO by writing to me. The license is for perpetual, non-exclusive use of any version. There are no restrictions to the number of sites, or for use on networks.
You may request a license for:
A fixed number of copies, see the discount form.
An unlimited number of copies, the minimum fee is $1350.
The fee for a license depends on the estimated number of copies of the program that you will use. To use the discount schedule below, estimate the total number of copies that you may eventually need to use.
Prices
Number of users
Price per copy
(Copies)
US$
Lire (1)
1 to 10
$45 L. 70.000
11 to 50
$30 L. 45.000
51 and up
$20 L. 30.000
Only one set of materials will be sent to you. You may then make as many copies of it that are licensed.
Additional programs needed
You'll need at least one of the file compression programs supported by ICARO. These include PKZIP, PAK, ARJ, LZH/LHA, PKPAK, RAR and ZOO. If you are installing the PKZIP package, please make sure to install the following three programs: PKZIP.EXE, PKUNZIP.EXE, and ZIP2EXE.EXE. All the programs mentioned can found on most Bulletin Boards.
ICARO, unlike other shells, automatically attempts to handle compressed files without looking at file extension; this way, SDN files will be correctly processed as PAK/ARJ files, because ICARO will recognize their compression scheme.
Background printing
When you install the resident part of PRINT.COM, ICARO uses it to redirect printing files; this way you can use background to print and, with SETUP
Print_Manager, see the queue and modify it deleting printing files. If PRINT.COM is active, the PRINT button is replaced by SPOOL and SETUP
Print_Queue is enabled, otherwise both are deactivated and you cannot perform background printing. Compressed files to print are extracted to a temporary directory named PRINT## and you can set the path using SETUP
Directories; they are NOT deleted when printed, but SETUP
Print_Queue compares the queue with the files in the directory and deletes the ones that are not in the queue. v
Note: It would not be advisable to use the same drive of ICARO temporary directory especially when it's a RAM DRIVE.
The TREEINFO.x files
Icaro provides a graphical directory tree for navigation and directory manipulation.
Icaro will scan the current drive the first time the tree needs to be displayed only; the tree information are stored in a file placed in the directory specified in the ICARO.INI file. w
All the following calls to access the tree result in a reading of the TREEINFO file instead of re-scanning the drive. m
The file names that Icaro places in the target directory are TREEINFO.x, where `x' is the drive designator.
One important item must be kept in mind: Icaro has no knowledge of any directories created, renamed, or removed outside of Icaro. You can accomplish these operations while in the program. If you add a new directory using an external program then hark back Icaro, the new directory will not appear on the tree. In this case you have to manually re-scan the disk using the Scan command while the Tree
Pane (or Directory item in the File
Pane) is focused.
Directories that are created when copying, moving or removing directory trees are automatically updated, while directories created decompressing files are NOT automatically recognized.
ICARO provides special CD-ROM drives support. When a CD-ROM is accessed the first time, ICARO scans the media to build the directory tree; these data are stored in a file with name ``TREE_CD'' and extension``.001'', ``.002'' and so on.
For example, if you access a CD-ROM drive ``I'' the treeinfo file name of the first media will be ``TREE_CD.001'' and the ``TREEINFO.I'' file will be updated with the a index to the new list.
Starting Icaro
ICARO can be started from the DOS command line by typing ICARO and pressing the Enter key. There may be valid DOS path names and there may be valid DOS file names.
the Drive Window and the current directory (D:\ICARO\DOCS) focused
the Drive Window and the root directory (E:\) focused
The Viewer showing the C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT file
The Archive Window displaying the content of ICARO101.ZIP file
All the windows tiled (/T); note that this switch *must* be the
last in the command line.
Note: The use of parameters overrides the "Load Desktop on Start" switch.
Environment
This chapter explains the basic concepts you need in order to work with ICARO; if you are familiar with graphical environments such as Microsoft Windows (TM), you can skip this section.
Now we assume you are using a mouse, so the left button is the primary button and when you want to perform an action, you must press it. The right button is used to tag the files only.
The desktop is quite different from the Windows' one; this is mono-task and you must shell to DOS to execute any external program. _
Windows
Dialog
boxes
Icons
Button
Managing
Windows
Title
Control-Menu
Minimize
button
Maximize
button
Resize
button
Scroll
Scroll
Managing
Dialog
Boxes
Input
Combo
Group
boxes
Radio
Button
Check
Windows
F:\MODEM\POINT
F
17.38 Mb
F:\
334_100 .CNF
MODEM
BINKLEY .CFG
POINT
BINKLEY .DAY
FILE
BINKLEY .SCD
IMAGES
BTCTL .EXE
A window is a framed area in which you can view documents (ICARO Viewer) or lists of files or files archived in a compressed form.
Dialog boxes
XYZ Settings
Compress options
( ) -m0 Storing (no comp)
) -m5 Best compression
Ok
Cancel
Dialog boxes are special types of windows that either prompt you for more information or issue a message that acts as information or confirmation. Pressing [Esc] anytime while in a dialog box will close the box and abort the operation. Dialog boxes often contain two command buttons: OK and CANCEL. Mouse users may move the mouse to the OK and press the left mouse button to signify proceeding or abort (CANCEL, same as [Esc] key) with the indicated operation.
Icons
Trashcan
Shredder
Viewer: ICARO.INI
Represent applications or documents, system components: drives, tools and iconized windows are icons. S
Note: the Drag&Drop function works with minimized Archive and Drive Windows also.
The Menu Bar
File Archive Disk Tree Configure Tools Window Help
The menu bar contains a list of commands like VIEW, COPY, DELETE...
The Button Bar
General
Archive
Select
Edit Copy Delete Print
Ins Extract
Tag
View Move Rename MkDir
New Convert
Invert
Find Date Attrib Scan
Tst Comment
Tag All
The button bar contains button that allows you to perform directory, file or archive operations such as copying, moving, deleting, extracting and so on. The number of button active on the button bar vary according to the state of the active window.
Managing Windows
F:\MODEM\POINT
F
17.38 Mb
F:\
334_100 .CNF
MODEM
BINKLEY .CFG
POINT
BINKLEY .DAY
FILE
BINKLEY .SCD
IMAGES
BTCTL .EXE
A window is a framed area containing many components, even if not all windows contain every component; standard elements are: }
Title
Control-Menu
Minimize
button
Maximize
button
Resize
button
Scroll
Scroll
The Title Bar
F:\MODEM\POINT\FILE
The Title Bar shows the name of the directory (Drive Window), the name of the compressed file (Archive Window) or the name of application or document in the window; the color of the title bar of the active window is different than the one of an inactive window.
The Control-Menu Box
Zoom
Size
Iconize
Run DOS command
Move
Expand
Tile
Cascade
Run DOS command
Close
Close
Launch List
Launch List
Close button Window icon
The Control-Menu Box contains a special menu that can be revealed clicking on it with the right mouse button on the close button or the icon of the window.
The Minimize button
The Minimize button shrink the window into a small icon.
The Maximize button
] or [
The Maximize button zoom a window to full-screen.
The Resize button
The Resize button lets you modify the size of the window.
The Scroll Bars
When the contents is too big to fit in a window, it provides Scroll Bars to help you move around inside it; scroll bars provide also a comfortable graphical representation of your location within the document, allowing you to change that position easily
The Scroll Box
The Scroll Box is a small box that moves up and down indicating your position within the list or document.
Managing Dialog Boxes
XYZ Settings
Compress options
( ) -m0 Storing (no comp)
) -m5 Best compression
Ok
Cancel
A Dialog box is a framed area containing many components, even if not all windows contain every component; standard elements are: Q
Input
Combo
Group
boxes
Radio
Button
Check
Navigating within a Dialog Box:
Arrows
The Input Line
An Input Line is a rectangular area into which you type information needed to complete an action.
The Combo Box
Emulation NORTON COMMANDER
A Combo Box is a combination between an Input Line and a List Box (similar to History List, but you cannot add elements to the list). You can choose from the items in the list only.
Group Boxes
Use
First
[X] EMS
( ) EMS
[X] XMS
) XMS
[X] File
Group boxes help organize related choices within a dialog box and contain a title that describes choices functions. A group can be of two types: Check
Boxes or Radio
Buttons.
Radio Buttons
First
( ) EMS
) XMS
A Radio Button represents a set of choices that are mutually exclusive, so only one option can be set.
Check Boxes
Use
[X] EMS
[X] XMS
[X] File
A Check Box represents an option you can turn on or off. When you select a check box, an X appears in the box indicating that the option is on. Check boxes are toggled on/off by pressing the space bar or selecting them with the mouse.
The Arrows
The Up/Down arrows move from button to button or check box to check box within a cluster. In the case of buttons, the button selected when the cluster is exited becomes the active choice.
The Tab
The user may move from cluster to cluster with the Tab/Shift-Tab command, Alt+Box number, or mouse.
The Drive Window
F:\MODEM\POINT
F
17.38 Mb
F:\
334_100 .CNF
GRABBER
AREAS .PRM
MOD
B .BAT
MODEM
BINKLEY .CFG
POINT
BINKLEY .DAY
BAD
BINKLEY .EVT
BBS
BINKLEY .LNG
FILE
BINKLEY .SCD
GARBO
BT .EXE
IMAGES
BTCTL .EXE
INTMAIL
BTLNG .EXE
The Drive Window lets you access and manage files, directories and disks: it displays the content of a selected disk showing directory
tree and directory
content. You can display multiple Drive Windows on the desktop at the same time, and more than one Drive Window for each disk.
Opening a Drive Window
Double-click the drive icon
Press CTRL+SHIFT+<Drive>, where <Drive> corresponds to A,B,..Z.
Managing Drive Windows
A Drive Window contains window's standard elements (Title
Bar and Close, Minimize, Maximize, Resize buttons) plus six components (Drive
Combo-Box, Configure and Sort Button, Status
Bar, Tree
Pane, File
Pane and Speed
Search).
The Drive Combo-Box
You can quickly change the drive of the active Drive
Window by using this box without opening a new Drive Window.
The Drive Combo-Box shows available drives (floppies, hard disks, removable storages, network connections) with their identifiers and labels (when available). z
To display the content of different drives in the active window, click the DownArrow and select the drive from the list.
The Configure Button
Displays the Configure
Drive
Window that allows you to change most of the characters of the Drive
Windows.
The Sort Button
Sort Order
Options
) Name
( ) Extension
( ) Size
( ) Date/Time
Ok
Cancel
By default files are sorted alphabetically by name; you can change this criterion by which you want to sort by choosing from the following options: .
FileName
Extension
Size
Date
The Status Bar
Shows information about the drive and directory currently displayed in the window. When the File Pane is focused it shows directory stats: number of files, size, tagged files and size else displays current disk space and space available.
The Tree Pane
The Tree Pane displays the list of directories within current drive. You can expand or compress a local tree (directory and its subdirectories) simply double-clicking the directory name or pressing + or - keys. 3
directories
correclty
The File Pane
The File Pane displays a file listing for a selected directory, allowing you to select files for operations like copying, deleting, viewing... You can also drag files from one File Pane to another File Pane in a different Drive Window, to another Drive Pane in the same or different Drive Window or to any Archive Window to easily add files to supported archive files. By default the File Pane shows all of the files in the selected directory, their filename, extension, size, date and attributes sorted by filename in descending order. These default settings can be changed with the Dialog Box Configure Drive Windows in the menu Configure.
The Speed Search
The Speed Search allows you to quickly move trough the Tree or File Pane. To find a directory or file, select the appropriate pane and start typing the name. As soon as you start typing, the first element matching the typed word is highlighted; continue typing until the file which you are searching for is found. If no match exists, nothing happens; pressing backspace you can move back to the previous match.
Modifying the Tree Pane
By default the Tree
Pane displays all directory levels on the current drive; you can modify the number of levels by collapse or expand the directory structure by using the commands on the tree menu (or '+' and '-' keys).
Modifying the File Pane
You can modify the appearance of the File
Pane by pressing the Configure
Button.
The Configure Drive Window
Configure Drive Window
File
Name *.*
Comp
Files
Filter
Filter
[X] ARC [X] SQZ
) All Files
[X] ARJ [X] UC
( ) All Compressed Files
[X] LZH [X] ZIP
( ) Custom Compressed Files
[X] PAK [X] ZOO
( ) Custom
[X] RAR
File
Options
Attributes
[ ] Show Directories
[X] Hidden / System
[X] Display Comments
[X] Read Only
Tree
Options
[X] Show Tree List
Ok
Cancel
The File Name
You can choose to display certain type of files or groups, with similar name or extension (also with ? and * wildcards). A question mark ('?') represents a single character; for example, TF?.DOC replace a single alphanumeric character. An asterisk ('*') represents a series of up to eight question mark and up to three extension characters; for example, T*.* will substitute the first character of old filename only. The mask is used when the Custom in the Filter
section is selected.
The Filter
The Filter section allows the listening of those files you specify. You can choose to display certain type of files or groups, with similar name or extension (also with ? and * wildcards). G
You can display files by type by choosing from the following options: O
All files
All Compressed Files
Custom
Compressed
Files
Custom
Custom Compressed
Displays those compressed files you specify in the Comp
Files
Filter section.
Custom
Displays those files you specify in the File Name mask.
The Comp Files Filter
You can choose to display certain type of compressed files only. The selection is active when the Custom
Compressed in the Filter
section is selected.
The Attribute
Files may have up to four properties, called attributes. 1
Archive
System
Hidden
Read-only
By default Icaro displays those files with the Archive bit set only. To display those file matching other attributes, check the appropriate check boxes.
Archive
The Archive attribute indicates that a file need backing up.
System
Indicates a DOS or system-related file; files with this attribute set does not appear in the standard directory listing.
Hidden
Is assigned to critical files hinder move or delete operation. Hidden files cannot be deleted or listed with the standard DOS commands. Icaro manages them like any other standard file: you can delete them without changing the attribute (please, be careful in using this feature).
Read-Only
Protects a file from changing or deleting. Icaro manages them like any other standard file: you can delete them without changing the attribute (please, be careful in using this feature).
The Tree Pane
You can display or remove directory tree by enabling or disabling the option in this section.
The File Pane
You can display directories and files comments by enabling the following options: <
Displaying
comments
Displaying
subdirectories
Displaying file comments
With this switch on, ICARO shows file comments on the right of standard file data (date, attribute); use DEMAK to create the standard DESCRIPT.ION file from you file lists.
Displaying subdirectories
Uncheck this check box if you don't want subdirectories displayed in the File Pane.
Sorting by FileName
Name sorts filenames in alphanumeric order.
Sorting by Extension
Type (Extension) sorts file extension in alphanumeric order, then sorts by name.
Sorting by Size
Size sorts by size in ascending order (smallest files first).
Sorting by Date
Date sorts by time and date in descending order (most recently created or modified files first).
Updating the Tree and File Panes
Sometime you'll want refresh the content of Drive Window; for example to update the listing of a floppy drive when you change diskette or when you create a directory from the DOS or with an application. To update the Drive Window, select the Tree Pane then choose SCAN from the File menu or Button Bar.
The Archive Window
D:\REVS\LEONARDO.ZIP
ZIP Type, 3 Files, 510.94 Kb (426.99 Kb Comp), Ratio 0.836
You can view the content of any of the supported archive file types including self-extracting EXE files by selecting the file in the File Pane of Drive Window or Archive Window (nested archives), then p
Double clicking on it with the left mouse button
Pressing the Enter key
Executing the VIEW command
Immediately Icaro verifies the archive type and, if the file is a supported compressed file, an Archive Window displaying a sorted list of the files contained in the archive is inserted in the Desktop.
Archive Windows operate like Drive
Windows: you can change the Sort order, use the Speed
Search, View/Delete/Print/Edit archived files dropping them on icons and so on. ]
To browse the content of a compressed file, select it and use the standard view operations: a
Use Drag&Drop
Execute the View command
Double click the file or press the Enter key
The file will be decompressed to the work directory then ICARO will invoke the related file browser; if no browser is specified, ICARO will use the internal viewer. When browsing is complete, the file is deleted. 8
The same way you can Delete/Print/Edit archive files. o
You can execute a compressed .COM or .EXE file using the same sequence used to display the content of a file.
The path that will receive extracted files is the one you set in ExtractPath, but you can bypass the settings using Drag&Drop or changing it with the Path command in the Extract dialog that appear when you tag one or more files.
Nested archives or files to display with internal viewer/players are extracted to the MV## directory and deleted when you close the related window only.
By so, you can open a nested archive, listed its MOD files and close the parent Archive Window; it's easy discover that your 132x60 Desktop is filled with Drive, Archive and Viewer Windows!
Selecting files and directories
You can perform file and directory operations by using the keyboard or the mouse. It is possible to select more than one file, but you can perform actions upon one directory only. v
Selecting
single
directory
Selecting
files
Selecting
files
Select
command
Selecting a single file or directory
Click it with the mouse.
Move the highlight bar with the arrows keys.
Note that the previously selected file or directory is no longer selected. When you select a directory, the title bar in the Drive Window changes to reflect the new selection.
Selecting two or more files
Select the first file then hold Shift while moving to the last file using the arrow keys.
With the right mouse button click each file or drag over a sequence of files.
Note that this operation is a toggle and therefore files are untagged the same way they are tagged. n
On the left of the name a box will indicate the tagged status and the highlight bar will move down one line.
Selecting files with the Select command
SELECT lets you select all or some of the files in the File Pane or invert the selection. Choose SELECT from the File menu the one of the three sub-item:
ALL Select all the files in the File Pane
SOME Select a particular group of files only
INVERT Select those file not currently selected and deselect currently selected files.
With keyboard emulation active other select sequence are available.
Copying and Moving Files or Directories
You can move or copy files, group of files by dragging from one location to another, to the same or to another Drive Window. It may be easier to work with two Drive Windows even if source and target are the same. N
You can also use the COPY or MOVE commands from the File menu or Button Bar.
Before starting copying a file Icaro will make sure sufficient disk space exists on the destination drive (free space checking). While copying files, a status-box shows source and target path, read and write percentage of every file and of them all.
Icaro displays a warning message box if one of the files you are copying or moving is about to overwrite an existing file with the same name; you can choose:
YES to overwrite the file in the target directory.
YES TO ALL to overwrite every file without other queries.
NO to not overwrite the file and continue with the next file.
CANCEL to abort the operation.
Copying and Moving Files with the mouse
1. Select the files you want to copy or move.
2. Press the Left mouse button: an icon appear.
3. Drag the icon to the target.
4. Select the Move check-box in the confirmation dialog to move files.
Copying and Moving Files with the Copy or Move commands
1. Select the files you want to copy or move.
2. Choose COPY or MOVE from the File menu or Button Bar.
3. Select the destination path (See 'Change Directory Dialog').
4. Click OK.
5. Select the Move check-box in the confirmation dialog to move files.
Copying and Moving a Directory with the Copy or Move commands
1. Select the files you want to copy or move.
2. Choose COPY or MOVE from the File menu or Button Bar.
3. Select the destination path (See 'Change Directory Dialog').
4. Click OK.
5. Select the Move check-box in the confirmation dialog to move files.
Deleting Files
Icaro offers two way to delete files: |
Shredder (icon and command) deletes information permanently (Drive
Window only).
Trashcan (icon and Delete command)
This option allows you to delete the file that is currently highlighted or files that are tagged in the File
Pane of the Drive Window. You will then be prompted for confirmation; you can choose:
YES to delete the file.
YES TO ALL to delete every file without other queries.
NO to not delete the file and continue with the next file.
CANCEL to abort the operation.
Deleting Files with the mouse
1. Select the files you want to delete.
2. Drag them to Shredder or Trashcan icon.
Deleting Files with the Delete command
1.Select the files you want to delete.
2.Choose Delete from the File menu or Button
The Shredder
Files deleted with the Shredder are permanently destroyed and can never be recovered! Be careful in using this feature! Shredder physically writes over the file with character(s) of your choosing, making impossible the data recovering.
Shredding Files with the mouse
1. Select the files you want to shred.
2. Drag them to the Shredder icaon.
Shredding Files with the Shredder command
1. Select the files you want to delete.
2. Choose Shredder from the Tool menu.
Printing Files
You can print highlighted or tagged, DOS or compressed files selecting them and: W
Choosing PRINT in the File menu or Button Bar.
Dragging them to Printer icon.
The port for the printer is LPT1, but can be changed using the background print option.
Renaming Files
Use the RENAME command to rename highlighted, tagged or all files; you can also rename the selected directory. Type the new name of the file in the input line. You can use DOS wildcards to make the operation easy. A question mark ('?') represents a single character; for example, TF?.DOC replace a single alphanumeric character. An asterisk ('*') represents a series of up to eight question mark and up to three extension characters; for example, T*.* will substitute the first character of old filename only.
Changing File Date
Using the DATE command you can change date and time information of highlighted or tagged files.
Changing File Attributes
Use the ATTRIB command to change one or more attribute to highlighted, tagged or all files. When a file is created, information are added to the new directory entry including file size, creation date and time and Attributes.
Editing Files
With this command you can edit tagged files or the highlighted one using the editor set in the ICARO.INI file. If you want create a new file, you must add your favorite editor to the Launch List.
Creating Archives
Icaro allows you to create new compressed files easily from the file list using the NEW command. ;
Icaro will place the new file in the specified directory.
After selecting the NEW command, Icaro will open a dialog box for name, destination and format of the new compressed file to be created.
When you select ARJ RAR or ZIP (version 2), you can press the Advanced Options button and enable ARJ/RAR/ZIP multi-volume file; look at ARJ, RAR or ZIP DOC file for the meaning of the options.
Creating Archives with the New command
New file
Archive
Name Path
D:\REVS\
Files
Archive Type
Advanced
( ) ARC ( ) PAK ( ) UC2
[ ] Authenticity mode
( ) ARJ ( ) RAR (
) ZIP
[ ] Password protection
( ) LZH ( ) SQZ ( ) ZOO
[ ] Volume label
Options
[ ] Recurse subdirectories
Advanced options
[ ] Save path information
[ ] Move files
Ok
Cancel
ARJ Advanced options
Enable
[ ] Multiple volumes
Volumes size
( ) 360 ( ) 1200
( ) 720 (
) 1440
Ok
Cancel
RAR Advanced options
Enable
[ ] Multiple volumes
[ ] Solid archive
Volumes size
( ) 360 ( ) 1200 ( ) Auto
( ) 720 (
) 1440
Ok
Cancel
ZIP Advanced options
Enable
[ ] Multiple volumes
Format
) Don't format
( ) Format
( ) Low density
( ) Unconditional
( ) Uncond.low dens.
( ) Wipe disk
Drive
Ok
Cancel
1. Select the desired files (in multiple directories!) then select the directory where put the new archive.
2. Choose NEW from the File menu or Button Bar; this activates the New archive dialog.
3. Type in the archive Name, select the archive Type, modify the switches as desired.
4. Click OK.
The archive will be created in the target directory.
Note: The command will act on tagged files of all Drive Windows.
1. No tagged files in any window on the Desktop.
2. Select the target Archive Window.
3. Choose NEW from the File menu or Button Bar; this activates the New archive dialog.
4. Type in the archive Name, select the archive Type, modify the switches as desired.
5. Complete the input line mask.
6. Click OK button in the dialog box.
Note: The command will act on input line mask only.
Options
Recurse
subdirectories
Save
information
Move
files
Advanced
Authenticity
Password
protection
Volume
label
Multi-Volume
Recurse subdirectories
Enabled when you use manual insertion (case B), allows Icaro to add all the DOS files matching the wildcard in the directory and its subdirectories.
i.e.: C:\*.DOC C:\*.TXT
Will add all files with DOC and TXT extensions located in the root of C:\ and ALL subdirectories.
Save path information
Icaro will add the full pathname description to newly archived files.
Move files
Icaro will delete files once they are updated.
Authenticity mode
Read archives docs.
Password protection
When the Password protection option is enabled Icaro encrypts the archive with a password. ARJ, RAR and ZIP provide password protected compressed files. Before creating the archive you will be prompted for a password. That password is used decompressing files also, so if the archive password is different you have to open Setup
System
Archive
Password command and type in the correct entry. The password is NOT saved in the ICARO.INI files.
Volume label
Volume label allows the user to add the DOS volume label to the archive.
Multi Volume
Enable or disable Multi-Volume (ARJ-RAR-ZIP only) archives.
Update TimeStamp
The Update Time Stamp function resets the time stamp of the archive file according to the newest file in the archive. Packers normally attempt to maintain the timestamp of an archive to reflect the age of the newest file stored in it; sometimes it should be incorrect and this can be fixed with this switch.
Adding Files
Insert - Freshen - Update
Insert / Freshen / Update
Archive
Files
Action
) Insert ( ) Freshen ( ) Update
Options
Advanced
[ ] Recurse subdirectories
[ ] Authenticity mode
[ ] Save path information
[ ] Password protection
[ ] Move files
[ ] Volume label
[ ] Updating timestamp
Ok
Cancel
You can insert/freshen/update files in an Archive Window
Using
mouse
With
Insert
commands
Adding Files with the mouse
Insert - Freshen - Update
1. Select the desired files before beginning the drag operation.
2. While holding down the mouse button, drag the mouse pointer to the Archive Window then release the mouse button; this activates the Add dialog.
3. Modify the switches in the Add Dialog as desired.
4. Click OK.
The files will be added to the archive and the Archive Window redrawn.
Adding files with the Insert commands
Insert - Freshen - Update
1. Tag files in multiple directories.
2. Select the target Archive Window.
3. Choose Insert/Freshen/Update from the File menu or Button Bar.
4. Click OK in the Add dialog box.
Note: The command will act on tagged files of all Drive Windows.
1. No tagged files in any window on the Desktop.
2. Select the target Archive Window.
3. Choose Insert/Freshen/Update from the File menu or Button Bar.
4. Complete the input line mask.
5. Click the OK button.
Note: The command will act on input line mask only.
Options
Recurse
subdirectories
Save
information
Move
files
Update
Stamp
Advanced
Authenticity
Password
protection
Volume
label
Extracting Files
Extract
Files
ICARO.ZIP,INSTALL.EXE
C:\
Options
[ ] Use path descriptions [ ] Password
[X] Yes all queries [ ] Volume label
Path
Highlighted
Tagged
Cancel
You can extract files in an Archive Window
Using
mouse
With
Extract
command
Extracting Files with the mouse
1. Select the desired files before beginning the drag operation.
2. While holding down the mouse button, drag the mouse pointer to the target window then release the mouse button; this activates the Extract dialog.
3. Modify the switches in the Extract Dialog as desired.
4. Click OK.
The files will be extracted from the archive and the target file pane redrawn.
Note: dragging a not selected file, it is immediately extracted to the target directory and you cannot modify the switches.
Extracting Files with the Extract command
1.Select the files.
2.Choose Extrcat from the File menu or Button Bar.
3.Modify the switches in the Extract Dialog as desired or modify the destination path: the default value is the one indicated in the ICARO.INI [Packers] group.
4.Click OK.
Options
description
queries
Password
protection
Volume
label
Use path description
Use path description extracts tagged files in the archive recreating
original
directory
structure.
Yes all queries
Yes all queries disables most of the normal user queries during packers execution. Use this switch to suppress overwrite and make new directory queries.
Password Protection
Enabling this shitch Icaro asks for a password to decrypt the archived file.
Volume Label
Volume label allows the user to extract the DOS volume label registered with the archive.
Recreating directories
When you recreate the original directory structure, you must manually re-create the TREEINFO file of target drive because Icaro does not make it automatically.
Moving Files between Archives
You can move or copy files from one archive to another by opening multiple Archive Windows, one for each archive, and dragging files from one to the other.
Commenting Archives and Files
Comment
Add
Strip
View
Cancel
ARJ, RAR and ZIP system allows the addition of a comment to each archive or compressed file. Icaro provides a means to display, create or remove comments with the Comment button.
Adding Comments
Archive comment
File
) Manual
( ) File
Ok
Cancel
This option allows you to add a comment to the archive or compressed file.
You can select Manual or File: if you entered a valid filename in the Comment item in the [Default] group in ICARO.INI, that file will be displayed in the File mask and the file option automatically selected. f
This is an useful option when you must add a banner to each file (hey, sysop! This is for you! <g>).
Displaying Comments
This option will display on the screen the archive or file comment.
Stripping Comments
This option allows you to automatically remove comments of the compressed files or archives.
Browsing Compressed Files
You can browse the content of multiple compressed file by selecting the files then p
Double clicking on it with the left mouse button
Pressing the Enter key
Executing the VIEW command
Immediately Icaro verifies the archive type and, if the file is not a supported compressed file, the file is decompressed to the work directory then the related file browser is invoked. If no browser is specified, ICARO uses the internal viewer. When browsing is complete, the file is deleted.
Nested Archives
You cannot modify nested Archives; available commands are: VIEW, EXTRACT, TEST, SCAN.
Launching Files
Probably you start an application entering a command at the DOS prompt, perhaps followed by switches or a document opened along with it. Now you can launch a file in three easy ways: O
From
With
launch
Using
command
Launching
Compressed
Files
When you usually launch documents you want to launch them with the application that created them or with a viewer to watch them. That is, you will launch a document that is associated to a particular application. ICARO uses filename extensions to associate files with their applications. ICARO will invoke the viewer, allowing you to view the file on the screen (or listen it with any sound card if it is a music file) or will execute any .COM or .EXE file or external viewer. Remember that some programs require accessory files to be present in order to work properly.
Launching Files from the File Pane
Double click the file with the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
Press the RETURN key
Press the VIEW button;
Launching Files from the Launch List
Zoom
Size
Iconize
Run DOS command
Editor
Binkley
Message
Editor
File
Find
Fast
Format
Unerase
DESCRIPT.ION
Editor
AntiVirus
Musical
Player
The Launch List provides an easy way to launch up to 15 applications that have been included in the Launch List, that looks very similar to the Windows' (TM) Task List. But the difference is important, because the Task List includes only those applications that are currently running and, more important, ICARO is not a Multitasking environment (even if you can add Windows to the Launch List!). If the Launch List does not appear on your video, probably you have included no applications in it: check the [Launch List] group in the ICARO.INI file!
Using the RUN DOS Command
Run DOS command
Command
Ok
Cancel
With the RUN DOS Command you can execute every DOS command you want; when the input line is empty, DOS SHELL is executed.
The character '#' is instead of the highlighted file in the list-box, while the '%' denote all current tagged files (for example, 'EDIT #' or UNDELETE %') in the active window.
The history list displays your last entries; this is extremely helpful when you execute the same command or you change it a bit only.
Launching Compressed Files
If the target file is archived into a compressed file, ICARO will temporarily unpack it to the temporary directory before invoking the viewer and will erase it when you return to ICARO or close the internal Viewer or Player (MOD-VOC-WAV-FLI).
Locking and UnLocking Drive Windows
Using shells and file managers you are accustomed to use two windows almost always; this it the only available configurations with programs as SHEZ, Arc Master, Norton Commander and its clones.
Windows File Manager and Norton Desktop allow more than two file windows and you can move, tile or cascade all the windows in the File Manager or on the Norton Desktop.
Icaro takes a step forward: you can configure the Desktop disposing Drive, Tool Icons and Drive Windows as you prefer then save the Desktop image. |
More, you can lock the Drive Windows that is, you shall not be able to move them till you will not use the UnLock command.
Why lock Drive Windows? Well, locking windows you can open more Drive, Archive or Text Windows, tile or move them but the locked ones will ignore these commands; and closing all the windows the locked ones will stay open.
As a consequence, the locked Drive Windows lose their shadows, so disposing two of them side by side you improve the look of the Desktop. !
A little suggestion: configure the desktop, enable the Load desktop on start switch, lock the windows then save the configuration (Configure
Save configuration). Every time you start Icaro, the program will load the desktop image including the locked/unlocked state of the Drive Windows.
Configuring the Drive Icons
]Configure Drive Icons
Drive Types
[X] All Floppy Drives
[X] All Hard Drives
[X] All Network Drives
Placement
) Left ( ) Top
( ) Right ( ) Bottom
Ok
Cancel
By default ICARO include icons for all available devices including floppy drives, RAM drives, hard drives, CD-ROMs and network drives. These icons appear on the left of the desktop, but you can decide which drives to show and where. z
Choose DRIVE ICONS from the Configure Menu, check drive types that will be displayed, select the position then press OK.
Removing all the Drive Icons from the Desktop you can still open Drive Windows by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+DRIVE LETTER (E.G. CTRL+SHIFT+C). Q
To make your Drive Icon settings permanent, you have to save the Desktop image:
Choose the SAVE CONFIGURATION command from the Configure menu.
Check the Save Configuration on Exit check box in the General dialog box.
Configuring the Drive Windows
Configure Drive Window
File Name *.*
Comp Files Filter
Filter
[X] ARC [X] SQZ
) All Files
[X] ARJ [X] UC
( ) All Compressed Files
[X] LZH [X] ZIP
( ) Custom Compressed Files
[X] PAK [X] ZOO
( ) Custom
[X] RAR
File Pane Options
Attributes
[ ] Show Directories
[X] Hidden / System
[X] Display Comments
[X] Read Only
Tree Pane Options
[X] Show Tree List
Ok
Cancel
By default the File Windows displays both Tree and File Pane, but you can remove any of the panes displayed to increase the available size or configure
window. M
Here are the settings each Drive
Window applies when you open a new window.
These settings are not used by Drive Windows when you restore the previously saved configuration; in that case, each Drive Window uses its own settings. J
The switches are explained in the Configuring
Drive
Window
section.
To make your Drive Window settings permanent, you have to choose the SAVE PROFILE command from the System sub-menu in the Configure menu.
Configuring the Button Bar
]Configure ButtonBar
Button Bar
[ ] Show button bar
Ok
Cancel
By default ICARO comes with a Button Bar that shows all available commands, but if you don't want the Button Bar to be part of the Desktop, you can remove it adding more lines to the Desktop size. d
To remove (insert) the Button Bar, uncheck (check) the Display Button Bar check box then click OK.
The Button Bar desappear and the windows on the Desktop modify their size adapting themselves to the enlarged/reduced size of the Desktop. P
To make your Button Bar setting permanent, you have to save the Desktop image:
Choose the SAVE CONFIGURATION command from the Configure menu.
Check the Save Configuration on Exit check box in the General dialog box.
Configuring the Shredder
Configure Shredder
[ ] US Government Shredding
[ ] Use Special OverWrite Pattern 0
Repeat Count 1
Ok
Cancel
With the Configure Shredder dialog box you can specify the disk-wiping methods: P
Government
Shredding
Special
Overwrite
Pattern
Repeat
Count
To make your Shredder settings permanent, you have to choose the SAVE PROFILE command from the System sub-menu in the Configure menu.
US Government Shredding
Uses the U.S. Department of Defense standards.
Use Special Overwrite Pattern
Sets a particular wipe char that will be used by Shredder; you can enter a decimal value between 0 and 255.
Repeat Count
Repeat Count indicates the number of times the file is to be over-written.
System Settings
Mouse
General
Keyboard
Sound
Sound
Effects
Video
Screen
Saver
Shell
DOS-OS/2
Window
Settings
Mouse
Mouse options
Mouse double click
Fast Medium Slow
[ ] Reverse mouse buttons
OK
Cancel
With this dialog you can set mouse double-click and mouse button functions.
General Dialog
General
Settings
[X] Intercept error msgs
[X] Use working Directory
[ ] Update Drive Windows
[ ] Internal Mouse Support
[X] Redefine Fonts
[X] Audio Support
[X] Screen Saver
[X] Load Desktop on Start
[ ] Save Desktop on Exit
Ok
Cancel
Intercept
Error
Messages
Working
directory
Update
Drive
Windows
Internal
Mouse
Support
Redefine
Fonts
Audio
Support
Screen
Saver
Load
Desktop
Start
Save
Desktop
Intercept Error Messages
With this option set, no message box will appear, even if an error occurs; it is useful with programs, like VGIF, that exit with a non-zero ERRORCODE even if all was fine.
Use Working directory
Enabling the Use Working directory switch packers will use the MV##
temporary
directory and, if that is a RAM DEVICE, execution will be improved.
Update Drive Windows
Shelling to DOS or executing external programs, it is possible that the original structure of directories change (for example, you can delete, copy or add comments to files). p
With this switch on you can force ICARO to reload the content of File Panes of all the windows on the Desktop.
Internal Mouse Support
Internal Mouse Support avoids the strange effects created by standard mouse drivers with resolutions as 132x60; standard mouse driver is required, but some function are bypassed.
Redefine Fonts
Enabling the Redefine Fonts switch you can improve the look of Icaro.
Audio Support
The Audio Support switch enables sound
effects and integrated MOD-NST-WAV-VOC players.
Screen Saver
The Screen Saver protects your screen by displaying moving graphic images when you are not using the computer; you must check this switch to enable the selected Screen Saver.
Load Desktop on Start
Load Desktop on Start restores previously saved Desktop images every time Icaro is launched.
Save Desktop on Exit
Enabling the Save Desktop on Exit switch every time you exit Icaro the image of most Desktop objects is saved; saved objects are: Clock, Drive and Tool Icons, Drive Windows, CD-Player.
Executing this command the image of most Desktop objects is saved; saved objects are: Clock, Drive and Tool Icons, Drive Windows, CD-Player.
Keyboard
Keyboard
Delay .25
Repeat 30
Emulation NORTON COMMANDER
Ok
Cancel
You can set Delay, repeat and keyboard
emulation
Sound Card
Sound Card
Card Auto
IRQ 5
DMA8 1 Ok
DMA16 5
BaseIO 220 Cancel
None disable integrated audio support (Sound
Effects, and MOD-NST bacground player). Auto force Icaro to autodetect the Sound Card installed in the system, but this crashed the sistem very often (Troubleshooting). If so, select one of the supported sound card and insert the correct DMA, IRQ and BaseIO (autodetect makes this for you).
Effects
Sound Effects
Path C:\ICARO\
Windows
Open File SONIC.WAV
Open Archive TON.WAV
Close Window PON.WAV
System
Start WELCOME.WAV
Exit GOODBYE.WAV
Warning KLAXON1.WAV
Error ERROR.WAV
Info BEEP1.WAV
Confirm BEEP1.WAV
Erase Tree banzai.wav
Ok
Cancel
You must indicate the directory containing the sound effects associate to events. ALL the sounds MUST be in the same directory.
Shell
SHELL Settings
Use
First
[X] EMS
( ) EMS
[X] XMS
) XMS
[X] File
Network
[ ] NO PREALLOC
[ ] CHECK NET
Ok
Cancel
You can use EMS, XMS or DISK to swap ICARO program out and increase available RAM. Be sure that no program corrupts the XMS/EMS swap image, or ICARO will not be able to recover after the swapping, forcing you to reset the machine.
If the free memory is insufficient, a swap file is created in the temp directory (specified via environment variable) or the current one. This method is noticeably slower, but safer (see above). Y
Network switches are useful when you TEMP to a network directory and you have problems.
Video
Select Video Mode
Video modes
0H 80X30 16P COLOR
Preview
0H 80X50 8P COLOR
0H 80X60 8P COLOR
0H 80x30 16P COLOR
OK
0H 80x50 8P COLOR
0H 80x60 8P COLOR
Cancel
2H 80X25 16P B/W
3H 80X25 16P COLOR
7H 80X25 16P MONO
Rescan
21H 132X60 8P COLOR
22H 132X44 9P COLOR
23H 132X25 16P COLOR
Help
You can change the ICARO resolution selecting one of the supported values; when you start Icaro the first time, a dialog box ask to test the video board and automatically create the list of available settings.
Screen Saver
ScreenSaver
Screen Saver Dancing
Delay 10 Minutes
Test
Ok
Cancel
You can select one of the available Screen Saver images and set when the system goes to sleep with Delay. You can also test the image.
DOS-OS/2 Window Settings
DOS-OS/2 Window settings
Session Options
(
) Auto detect type [ ] Start minimized
( ) OS/2 full screen [X] Close window on exit
( ) OS/2 window
( ) DOS full screen
( ) DOS window Ok
Cancel
Use the OS&2 on/line help, please!
Packers Setttings
Password
Directories
Settings
Settings
Settings
Packers Password
The inserted password is used with all the operations on the archives; with NEW and EXTRACT dialogs you can change the pw and the new one is retained until it is changed again. !
The password is not registered.
Packers Directories
Packers
Arc PKPAK.EXE
UnArc PKUNPAK.EXE
Arj ARJ.EXE
Lzh LHA.EXE
Pak PAK.EXE
Rar RAR.EXE Find
Sqz
UC2
PkZip PKZIP.EXE
PkUnZip PKUNZIP.EXE Ok
Zip2Exe ZIP2EXE.EXE
Zoo Cancel
You MUST type in Name and Extension of file compression programs (if they are in the PATH environment variable; if not, type in the FULL pathname) and revision number (PkZip). If you do not remember it, exit the program and execute the file compression program. Use the mouse or the Tab key to move around. You can change these settings every time you want. _
The Find command will search supported compression programs in the PATH environment variable.
You can set the compression factor and disable advanced feature of PkZip and PkunZip version 2.
The Temporary Directory
The Temporary Directory is an important configuration item; the entry here should be the full, valid DOS path name of an existing directory or drive in your system; ICARO will add a hidden temp directory called MV## and will use this directory for various purposes. For example, ICARO will pass that path name to ARJ/LHA/PKZIP so that ARJ/LHA/ZIP can place their temporary files there (this feature can be disabled).
ICARO also uses the temporary directory for temporary file storage during archive system conversion and VirusSCAN operations.
Troubleshooting
system
crashes
Icaro
system
crashes
after
video
system
crashes
after
Drive
Window
procedure
arcers
Cannot
Shell
cannot
manage
archives
border
window
desktop
changes
Moving
mouse
screen
dirty
directories
correclty
The system crashes when I load Icaro
If your system crashes immediately after the audio logo, the problem can be ascribed to the audio engine. 7
Disable the audio support editing the ICARO.INI file: @
[System]
AudioSupport=FALSE
[Sound Card]
Card=None
Save the modified ICARO.INI file then launch the program again; if Icaro works the problem is certainly in the audio library. If Icaro crashes with the audio support disabled, Icaro itself is the problem.
Compile the BUGSHEET.DOC module and send it to me (I will send it to the author of the sound library if it is a sound
card problem).
The autodetect (Card=Auto) crashed the system very often, but works fine with my Sound Blaster 16 card; try, one at a time, the available cards and insert the correct DMA, IRQ and BaseIO (autodetect makes this for you).
Example:
[Sound Card]
Card=Sound Blaster 16
IRQ=5
DMA8=1
DMA16=5
BaseIO=$220
The system crashes after I run video test
You must manually add the extended video modes your video card supports; edit the [Extended Video Modes] group in the ICARO.INI file. a
Use VIDTEST.EXE to individuate the section that crashes the system and report to me the result. *
These are my ET4000 video card settings:
[Extended Video Modes]
#0= 2h 80x25 16p b/w
#1= 3h 80x25 16p color
#2= 7h 80x25 16p mono
#3= 21h 132x60 8p color
#4= 22h 132x44 9p color
#5= 23h 132x25 16p color
#6= 24h 132x28 14p color
#7= 26h 80x60 8p color
#8= 2Ah 100x40 15p color
The system crashes after I open a Drive Window
Probably the structure of your partition table is corrupted; use utilities like Chkdsk or Norton Disk Doctor to correct these errors and delete the TREEINFO file of that drive.
The Find procedure does not find all arcers,
even if the missing ones are in the path.
The Find Packers procedure searches for the supported arcers only. So SQZ and UC2 are not searched for. They will be supported with the next releases of Icaro.
I cannot manage archives
If you use my primary shell system (from among EMS, XMS and FILE at least one option is enabled), it is possible Icaro cannot be swapped out before executing the program; this can happens because there is no space for swapping. Try enabling the FILE switch (if disabled) or disabling ALL the switches (EMS/XMS/FILE); Icaro will use a more standard swap system (that reduces the available memory).
I Cannot Shell
It is possible your system is not compatible with my primary shell procedure. Try disabling XMS and EMS; Icaro will swap using a temporary file. If the problem occurs again, disable the FILE swap also; Icaro will use a more standard swap system (that reduces the available memory).
After a certain period the border of
any window on the desktop changes.
You enabled the ScreenSaver and the active one is not compatible with your system; try the other screen savers or disable this function at all.
Moving the mouse the screen gets dirty
Mouse drivers did not support screens like 132x60. You have to set EnableInternalMouse to TRUE.
The Tree Pane does not show directories correclty
The Tree Pane uses the TREEINFO.x file of that drive; with internal directory commands like COPY, MOVE, DELETE, RENAME the file is always updated. External programs can change the structure so you have to rescan that drive. Select the Tree Pane and execute the Scan command: the Tree Pane of the active Drive Window is updated. You can otherwise delete the TREEINFO.x file, close the Drive Window and re
open it: Icaro will automatically rescan the x drive.
Keyboard commands and functions
When you are prompted to enter information the following editing keys can be used: +
(.txt)