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The StupenDOS distribution diskette contains three versions of StupenDOS.
The SD.EXE file is the normal registered version of StupenDOS.  In a
subdirectory called \OVERLAY, is a version of StupenDOS that uses overlays,
which is a technique that reduces memory usage, but may slow the operation
of StupenDOS in some functions.  We recommend you use the normal version of
StupenDOS unless you run into memory problems.  If you put both of these
versions of StupenDOS on your machine, you should be aware that StupenDOS
looks for files that correspond to the executable filename.  So if you
run the overlay version of StupenDOS, and the filename is SDO.EXE, then
this version will look for SDO.SET, and SDO.TRE, etc., when looking for
its configuration files.  The exception is the SD.PRO file, which should
not be renamed.  The third version of StupenDOS included on the disk is
in the \SHARWARE directory. This is a self-extracting file that contains
the shareware version of StupenDOS.  Feel free to distribute this file to
your associates and friends.  This file may also be uploaded to any online
system.  The filename should be uploaded as SD-500.EXE to remain consistent
with previous shareware releases of StupenDOS.

New Programmable Features

  * File Coloring

  StupenDOS supports file coloring, so you can display groups of files in
  different colors, so they will stand out.

  The file coloring is a programmable option, so you must make changes to
  the SD.PRO file to invoke file coloring.  The file coloring examples
  below have four sections in each entry.

  1. The keyword CLR, to tell StupenDOS that the following command is a
     COLOR command.

  2. The FILESPEC of the files you wish to color.

  3. The color of the text of the filename displayed.

  4. The background color to be displayed.  If you want to use the standard
     file background color, do not specify a background color.

  The following examples show how the COLOR commands are used:

     CLR:<DIR>;black;       // Directory entries will be displayed in BLACK
     CLR:*.exe;RED;         // All .EXE files will be displayed in RED
     CLR:*.;LTYELLOW;defa   // All files with no extension will be LTYELLOW
     CLR:*.DOC;cyan;black   // All .DOC files will be CYAN on BLACK

  The following is a list of legal colors:
     BLACK    BLUE      GREEN      CYAN      RED     MAGENTA    YELLOW
     WHITE    GRAY      LTBLUE     LTGREEN   LTCYAN  LTRED      LTMAGENTA
     LTYELLOW LTWHITE

  If you have a Monochrome or CGA video card, you must use one of the first
  eight colors listed above for the background color, since these video
  cards do not support bright background colors.

  * Programming the bottom line of the screen

  The function keys at the bottom of the screen are programmable. You
  must make changes to the SD.PRO file to modify the default values. The
  examples below have five sections in each entry.

  1. The keyword FKY, to tell StupenDOS that the following command is a
     Function KeY command.

  2. The text you wish displayed on the screen.  Put a '&' character in
     front on characters you wish to be highlighted.  These highlighted
     characters can be used as shortcut keys.

  3. The key value of the shortcut key desired.  Use the WHATKEY.EXE
     program to determine the value of the shortcut key.

  4. The value you wish to be returned to StupenDOS.  This is a function
     value that is listed in the StupenDOS manual (page 39-40).

  5. The column on the screen the text will be displayed. The starting
     column number is zero.

  The following examples show how the FKY commands are used:

    FKY:F1 &Copy;67;11570;0       // "Copy", shortcut key = 'C', return
                                  // value is to COPY files. Text will
                                  // be displayed starting at column 0
    KEY:315;11570;                // Now add the KEY command, F1=copy

    FKY:F2 &Move;77;11575;9
    K:77;11575;                   // M=move, starting at column 9
    K:316;11575;                  // F2=move

  See the bottom of the SD.PRO file for additonal examples.

Secondary Sort

  * StupenDOS version 5.0 supports secondary sorting.  This feature is
  designed to help you filter through files in a more logical order.
  For example, if you were looking for the newest .DOC file in a
  directory, and there were hundreds of .DOC files, you can sort by
  extension first, to group all the .DOC files together, then do a
  secondary sort by date to put all the newest .DOC files together.

  To do a secondary sort, bring up the "Sort" pull down menu by pressing
  ALT S.  Then select the "Secondary sort" option.  Use the arrow keys or
  the mouse to select the desired sort type.  Pressing the SPACE Bar will
  toggle the sort direction from Ascending to Descending.

  To permanently set the secondary sort type, press ALT P to invoke the
  "setuP" pull down menu.  The select "File options", and another menu will
  appear.  Select "seCondary sort", and set the desired sort type as
  described above.

FILEFILL

  * FILEFILL has been added in several areas.  FILEFILL eliminates spelling
  errors by finishing directory or filenames for you in certain input boxes.
  For example, if you are changing directories, and you start to type

    C:\WI

  and then press the TAB key, StupenDOS will look on the DISK for
  directories that start with C:\WI.  If a match is found, StupenDOS
  will fill in the directory name for you.  In the above example, SD
  would most likely have filled in

    C:\WINDOWS

  If the incorrect name was filled in by StupenDOS, just press TAB again and
  the next match will be displayed.

  When all of the matching files have been displayed, a beep will sound and
  the first match will again be displayed.

4DOS descriptions

  * 4DOS (or NDOS) is a popular shareware COMMAND.COM replacement. StupenDOS
  can now display 4DOS comments.  4DOS comments allow you to add text to
  files, so instead of displaying the size, time and date of a file, you
  can display a description of the file.  You can also modify 4DOS
  descriptions easily.  Note: Even if you do not use 4DOS, you can add
  descriptions to files.

  To add or modify the description of a file, you must enable 4DOS
  description usage in the setup menu.  Press ALT P to invoke the "setuP"
  pull down menu.  Then select the "Other options" item.  Then enable
  "4DOS descriptions".  Once the "4DOS descriptions" option is enabled,
  you can enter or modify descriptions.  Use the arrow keys to select
  the file you wish to add a comment to.  Then select the "4DOS
  description" item from the "File" pull down menu.  This will display a
  pop up window.  Enter the desired text, and press ENTER when finished.
  You can also enable a hot key to enter descriptions quicker.  The '4'
  key has been added to the SD.PRO file as follows:

     KEY:52;11070; // Key 52 ('4') will invoke option 11070 (descriptions)

  This will make the '4' key a shortcut to enter 4DOS descriptions.

ZIPPING Several Subdirectories

  * StupenDOS now allows PKZIP to compress several subdirectories at one
  time.  Just tag the directories you want compressed before going into
  the ZIP screen.  The directories will be added to the ZIP file
  automatically.  In most cases, you will want to select the "Absolute
  paths" option in the "Path" pull down menu to save the directory name
  in the ZIP file.  See the PKZIP documentation for details on the
  absolute path (-P) option.

TREE Options

  * The TREE display can now display additional information about your
  disk drive.  To invoke the TREE display, press ALT M, then select the
  "Tree display", or "Reread tree" option. The TREE display must be
  "fresh", that is to say that the disk was just scanned, and not
  read in from the SD.TRE file, which could happen if you selected the
  "Tree display" option and not the "Reread tree" option. The additional
  directory information is displayed to the right side of the directory
  name. If no information is displayed, you must reread the drive
  information by pressing ALT R.  Once the additional information is
  displayed, you can press the '%' key to toggle between:

    => Files in each directory
    => Percentage of the disk used by each directory
    => The number of bytes used by the files in each directory

  * To quickly move around in the tree display, you can press SHIFT UPARROW
  and SHIFT DOWNARROW, which will move you to the next/previous directory
  that is at the same depth.

  * To sort the TREE display, you must set the setuP | Options | soRt tree.

MOUSE OPTIONS

  * Left handed users can now reverse the mouse buttons.  You can also make
  the mouse translucent.  Set the setuP | Mouse options | Left handed and
  setuP | Mouse options | Translucent items.

DATE FORMAT

  * The date format can now be displayed in MM/DD/YY, DD/MM/YY or YY/MM/DD
  format.  Set the setuP | Video & sound | Date format to your desired
  format.  StupenDOS tries to do this for you automatically when StupenDOS
  is run for the first time, so you may never need to set this option.

WIPE ALL TAGGED DIRECTORIES

  * A "WIPE ALL TAGGED DIRECTORIES" function has been added.  This allows
  you to select several subdirectories, and remove them all at once.  To
  wipe multiple directories, tag each subdirectory, and then select the
  wiPe tagged directories option from the More pull down menu.

SD.INI file

  * A file called SD.INI can be used to configure items not currently in
  the normal setup options.  SD.INI is a text file that can be modified
  with any text editor (like DOS EDIT).  The commands in SD.INI are not
  case-sensitive.

  Currently, only four items are allowed in the SD.INI file.

     SkipDrives
     AutoSaveZipOptions
     AutoLoadZipOptions
     USRScrollable

  * The SkipDrives option is designed to tell StupenDOS to skip error
  detection on the selected drives.  When you change to a different disk
  drive, StupenDOS tries to see if the drive is ready to be accessed.
  This can be a problem on some floppy disks, or external hard disks that
  do not support normal DOS disk functions.  If StupenDOS is unable to
  properly detect a disk drive, add the SkipDrives option to the SD.INI
  file.  If no SD.INI file exists, create it.  Suppose your E: drive is
  a removable hard disk, and StupenDOS will not read this drive properly.
  Add the following text to SD.INI:

     SkipDrives=E

  If you also had a problem with your G: drive, SD.INI should contain the
  following text:

     SkipDrives=EG

  * The AutoSaveZipOptions and AutoLoadZipOptions items allow you to
  automatically save and load the options you set in the ZIP screen.  If
  you find you often use the same options over and over, it would make
  sense to save and load these options rather than set them each time you
  use this feature.  To set these options, add the following text to SD.INI:

     AutoSaveZipOptions = TRUE
     AutoLoadZipOptions = TRUE

  Other legal values for TRUE are: YES, 1, ON
  Legal values for clearing these features are: FALSE, NO, 0, OFF

  * The USR commands displayed in the center vertical column are
  scrollable in StupenDOS.  These commands could be selected with a single
  mouse click in earlier versions of StupenDOS.  A single click now
  highlights a item in the USR area, and a double click activates this
  item.  Some users will still prefer single click activation of the USR
  items.  For these users, the USRScrollable item can be set in the SD.INI
  file.  To enable single click selection of the USR items, scrolling must
  be disabled.  To disable USR scrolling, add the following text to SD.INI:

     USRScrollable = FALSE

Here is a listing of legal programmable values:

DELETE_BAK                  4000   // Delete *.BAK, entire disk
DELETE_SPEC                 4001   // Delete specified files
DELETE_L_BAK                4003   // Delete Local *.BAK
DELETE_HIGH_NO_CONFIRM      4004   // Delete highlighted file, no confirm
DELETE_HIGH_CONFIRM         4005   //                          w/confirm
DEL_ALL_NO_CONFIRM          4006   // Delete tagged files, no confirm
DEL_ALL_CONFIRM             4007   //                      w/confirm
DELETE_SPEC_PASSED          4008   // Delete Specified from entire disk

TYPEALL                     4011   // Display all tagged files
TAG_BY_DATE                 4012   // Tag By Date Window
TAGALL                      4013   // Tag all files
EDITALL                     4015   // Edit all tagged files
COMPARE                     4016   // File Compare
LOADTAGFILE                 4017   // Load a tag file

BATCHTAG                    4020   // Tag by filespec (name)
BATCHCLEAR                  4021   // Clear
SIZETAG                     4022   // Tag by size
SIZECLEAR                   4023   // Clear
DATETAG                     4024   // Tag by date
DATECLEAR                   4025   // Clear
TODAYTAG                    4026   // Tag files with todays date
TODAYCLEAR                  4027   // Clear
ARCHIVETAG                  4028   // Tag file with ARCHIVE bit set
ARCHIVECLEAR                4029   // Clear
REVERSETAGS                 4030   // Reverse all tags
REMOVETAGGEDFILES           4031   // Remove tagged files from the display
TAG_MODE                    4032   // Sets Tag mode
CLEAR_MODE                  4033   // Sets Clear mode
CLEAR_ALL_TAGS              4034   // Clear all tags

ABOUT_SD                    11000  // About Box display
CHANGE_COLORS               11001  // Change Colors Window
RUN_PKZMENU                 11004  // Run PKZMENU (A shareware program)
TOUCHFILES                  11005  // Stamp time/date of tagged files
DISKSTATS                   11006  // Disk Statistics Window
RESET_MOUSE                 11007  // Reset (after running external program)

REMOVE_DIR                  11050  // Remove directory
MAKE_DIR                    11051  // Make Directory
DOS_CALL                    11052  // External DOS Call
DOS_SHELL                   11053  // DOS Shell, type EXIT to return to SD
RENAME                      11054  // Rename file(s)
FIND_FILE                   11055  // Activate the file finder
ALLDRIVEINFO                11056  // Information on all disk drives
_4DOS_DESCRIPTIONS          11060  // Toggle 4DOS description display
MODIFY_4DOS                 11070  // Modify a 4DOS description

DRIVE_A_B                   11100  // Change to Drive A:, use 11101 for B:
DRIVE_C_D                   11102  //
DRIVE_E_F                   11104  //
DRIVE_G_H                   11106  //
DRIVE_I_J                   11108  //
DRIVE_K_L                   11110  //
DRIVE_M_N                   11112  //
DRIVE_O_P                   11114  //
DRIVE_Q_R                   11116  //
DRIVE_S_T                   11118  //
DRIVE_U_V                   11120  //
DRIVE_W_X                   11122  //
DRIVE_Y_Z                   11124  //

COPY_TO_A                   11150  // Copy tagged files to A:
COPY_TO_B                   11151  //
COPY_TO_C                   11152  //
COPY_TO_D                   11153  //
COPY_TO_E                   11154  //
COPY_TO_F                   11155  //
COPY_TO_G                   11156  //
COPY_TO_H                   11157  //
COPY_TO_I                   11158  //
COPY_TO_J                   11159  //
COPY_TO_K                   11160  //
COPY_TO_L                   11161  //
COPY_TO_M                   11162  //
COPY_TO_N                   11163  //
COPY_TO_O                   11164  //
COPY_TO_P                   11165  //
COPY_TO_Q                   11166  //
COPY_TO_R                   11167  //
COPY_TO_S                   11168  //
COPY_TO_T                   11169  //
COPY_TO_U                   11170  //
COPY_TO_V                   11171  //
COPY_TO_W                   11172  //
COPY_TO_X                   11173  //
COPY_TO_Y                   11174  //
COPY_TO_Z                   11175  //

EXITCNOW                    11200  // Exit to current directory
EXITSNOW                    11201  // Exit to startup directory

SORT_BY_NAME                11300  // Sort by Name, use 11301 for descending
SORT_BY_EXT                 11302  //         Extension
SORT_BY_DATE                11304  //         Date
SORT_BY_SIZE                11306  //         Size
SORT_UNSORTED               11308  //         Unsorted
SORT_TAGGED                 11310  //         Tagged

LOAD_PRO_FILE               11350  // Load a new .PRO file

COPY_TO_OTHER               11400  // Copy to other window
MOVE_TO_OTHER               11500  // Move to other window

BYTESINDIRECTORY            11504  // Show the bytes used in the directory
FORMAT                      11505  // Format a floppy disk

ENLARGEWINDOW               11510  // Increase window size
DECREASEWINDOW              11511  // Decrease window size
OPEN_CLOSE_WINDOW           11512  // Open/Close a window
CHANGEWINDOWS               11513  // Change to the other window

ZIPVAL                      11520  // Open the ZIP full screen window
UNZIPVAL                    11521  // Open the UNZIP full screen window

PRINTVAL                    11530  // Print files
WIPE                        11535  // Wipe directory
WIPEALLTAGGED               11536  // Wipe all tagged directories
LISTFILE                    11540  // Create a list file
LOCATEFILE                  11545  // Locate a file by name
LOCATEFILEDIR               11546  // Locate a file or a directory by name
NEWDIR                      11565  // Reread the current directory
COPYFILE                    11570  // Copy tagged files
MOVEFILE                    11575  // Move tagged files

TYPEFILE                    11585  // View a file
EDITFILE                    11590  // Edit a file
HELPSCREEN                  11595  // Display help screen
TREEFILE                    11596  // Activate tree display, use .TRE file
TREEREREAD                  11605  // Activate tree display, read disk
SORT_MENU                   11610  // Pop up the sort menu

CHANGEDRIVE                 11600  // Change drive window
DELETEMENU                  11601  // Activate the delete menu
CHANGEATTR                  11602  // Activate the Change Attribute window
EXECUTEFILE                 11603  // Run a program
USR_MENU                    11604  // Enter the USR area
FILE_COMPARE                11606  // Compare files
CHDIR_PASSED                12000  // Change to the specified directory
CHDIR_PASSED_OPEN           12001  // Open a window, chdir to the passed dir