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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction to Directory Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager is a simple and fast OS/2 directory and file manager that provides the following features: 1. Traversal of either the OS/2 HPFS/FAT or OS/2 NFS file systems that include: o file sorting o file/directory copy, move, delete, and rename operations o filter specification to view matching files o display of disk space, directory space, and marked file size information o marking and un-marking of files for further processing o view of text files o compare directories o label file system disk and diskettes o create directory(s) o multiple window support 2. OS/2 command entry o including the ability to execute commands using marked files from the file display. 3. Custom macro execution against marked files o Customize the FILE pull-down to automate selected macro command execution along with accelerator key support. 4. File find capability 5. Support for the Drag-Drop protocol for marked files o drag and drop to the Workplace Shell ( and WPS objects ) o drag and drop between windows and directory tree 6. WPS file association program launching 7. Create WPS objects 8. Recover DELETED Files For more information about Directory Manager's various functions refer to of the following: o Traversing the file system o Selecting previous directories o Directory fastpath o SelectingfFiles and directories o Selecting files o De-Selecting files o Dragging and dropping selected files o Find file(s) o Using quick-view o Operations on files/directories o Destination dialog for copy/move o Compare o Using and configuring the toolbar o Using context menus o Macro creation o Executing commands and macros o Command substitution format o Variable substitution o Archive support o Changing the filter o Cancelling a request o Changing the settings o Changing the view o Changing the sort sequence o Creating a new directory o Changing the label of a drive o Changing attributes of a file o Creating a duplicate file o Creating a WPS object o DISKCOPY utility o QUICK FORMAT o FORMAT utility o CHKDSK utility o RECOVER o EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES o Saving setup options o Key assignments o Release information o Error messages o Register this copy o Order information o Order form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Using Directory Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Traversing the file system ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Directory Manager window is is split into: o a main window, o a directory window with a drive window, o 1 or more file window(s) To display the contents of a drive, double-click on a drive icon located in the directory window. A directory tree will be created and displayed in the lower portion of the directory window. The titlebar for the directory window will be updated to indicate the drive that was selected. Only the contents of one drive may be displayed at one time. To display another drive repeat the above steps. The first time the directory tree is built there will be a delay as the tree is being constructed. Subsequent access will reuse the already constructed tree. The scroll bars on the right of the directory window can be used to scroll up and down the directory tree. The directory tree may also contain a "+" next to the entry, indicating that the directory has sub-directories. Click on the "+" and the tree will expand to show the sub-directories. The "+" will change to a "-" when all sub-directories are shown for that level. There may be more than 1 level so one may have to repeat this process if you wish to travel all the way down the tree. The process can be reversed to collapse the levels, this is done by clicking on the "-", when collapsed the directory tree will show a "+" again. The view of the directory tree can be sorted, and one can elect to either display the icon within the tree or have plain text. Refer to Using CONTEXT Menu or Changing the settings for details on how to change the above. To display the contents of a directory, double click on a entry in the directory tree. A file window will be created and files in the selected directory will be displayed. Directory Manager/2 support up to 20 concurrent file windows open at one time. This value can be lowered. The file window can be closed by double-clicking on the small icon in the left upper corner of the file window. Note: The working model version has a limit of 2 concurrent file windows open at one time. The view of the file window can be changed in many ways. Refer to Using CONTEXT Menu or Changing the settings for details on how to customize the view to meet your custom needs. Once the maximum number of file windows are open, the current file window (the one that has the focus) will be re-used; that is to sat that current contents will be replaced by the contents of the newly selected directory. To change the value for maximum number of open windows refer to Changing the settings At the bottom of the main window is the information status area, this area will contain the current allocation status for the selected drive. This will include the current drive letter, the label of the disk ( blank in none ), the total number of bytes on the disk, number of bytes used and number of bytes free used and free. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Directory fastpath ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 supports a directory fastpath, allowing one to directly type the name of the directory you wish to view or to store the directory name for repeated use. To use this option select FASTPATH from the main menu-bar or place the focus on the directory window and press the SPACE BAR and a dialog will appear. An entry field is provided, one may only enter a fully qualified directory name. This allows you to avoid the sometimes detailed directory traversal. The current directory path is displayed as a default selection, if any key is pressed the field is erased, except for the END key as this keeps the field and allows you to append to the field. Most frequently used directory path names can be saved, avoiding having to traverse the file system looking for them. Directory entries may also be saved for future reference, and deleted if no longer needed. Entries are placed in alphabetical order only. o To ADD a directory, enter the directory path in the directory entry field and select the ADD button at the bottom of the dialog. There is a limit of 10 directory path names that can be saved when the limit is reached the ADD button can not be selected. Note: The working model version has a limit of 2 directory path names. o To DELETE a directory entry select the entry you wish to delete. The DELETE button at the bottom of the dialog will now be enabled, select the button and the entry will be deleted. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Selecting currently open directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 saves a list of open windows when using more than one file window (maximum number of open windows must be greater than 1). To view the list of open windows select the WINDOW pull-down and at the bottom of the menu is a list of open windows. Select the window you wish to view. The list is in LIFO order. The TAB key may also be used to cycle through all the open windows. Each press of the TAB key will display the next open window. The RING icon may also be used to cycle through all the open windows. Each click of the RING icon will display the next open window. When a file window is closed the entry is removed from the WINDOWS pull-down. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Selecting files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ One or more files may be selected (marked) so that operations may be performed upon them (i.e. copy, delete, move, rename and macros) A single directory may also be selected to perform operations against. To select a file with the mouse, click on the file name within the current or desired file window. If you wish to select more than 1 file in a row just hold down the left mouse button while dragging over the files you wish to select. If you want to select more than 1 file and these files are NOT right below one another as the above method describes, then hold down the Ctrl key when selecting more than 1 file. To de-select a hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on the already selected file entry. To select a directory with the mouse, click on the directory name within the directory window, only one directory may be selected at a time. A directory cannot be de-selected, selection just passes from one directory enter to another. File(s) may also be selected by a FILTER , refer to Changing the filter for more information on using filters. To select ALL files refer to MARK FILE(S) and UNMARK FILE(S) For information on how to DRAG the selected files refer to Dragging and Dropping Selected Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Mark file(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ All FILE entries can be selected via the Ctrl+/ key combination , via the MARK ALL entry on the file record CONTEXT MENU or selecting the SELECT icon on the toolbar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Unmark file(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ All entries can be de-selected via the Ctrl+\ key combination , via the UNMARK ALL entry on the file record CONTEXT MENU or selecting the DE-SELECT icon on the toolbar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Context menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 supports context menus for each of the following objects: o Drive o Drive Window o Directory o Directory Window o File o File Window The context menu will display all the actions that can be performed against the object, the action will differ from object to object. When the context menu for one of the above objects is displayed the defaults for all actions (options that have defaults) will be set from the SETTINGS dialog. To select the DEFAULT action for a option, simply select the option. If an action other than the default is requested select the RIGHT ARROW to the right of the option, all available actions will be displayed with a CHECK next to the DEFAULT action. The default action may be changed by the SETTINGS dialog. There are 2 types of CONTEXT MENUS 1. RECORD 2. WINDOW The record context menu will display actions that can be performed on the selected items in the window, whereas the window context menu will display the action that can be performed on the window. To select the record context menu for the object(s) in the 1. Drive 2. Directory 3. File 4. Find 5. Recover or, 6. Archive windows, select either the object(s) then press the right mouse button, and the context menu will be displayed where the mouse pointer is. To display the context menu for a single object, place the mouse pointer over the object and press the right mouse button. Remember that this only selects the object that mouse pointer is currently over. To select the window context menu for the 1. Drive 2. Directory 3. File 4. Find 5. Recover or, 6. Archive windows, either select the any white space within the window and press the right mouse button, and the context menu will be displayed where the mouse pointer is. If no white space can be found then place the cursor over the selected window and press the SHIFT+F10 key. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Dragging and dropping selected directory or file(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 supports the drag'n drop protocol implemented in the Workplace Shell. In order to use the drag'n drop protocol, follow the instructions below: 1. Select the entry(s) to be transferred to a target application. 2. Press and hold the secondary mouse button. 3. Move the mouse pointer, noting that the pointer image changes as it passes over windows or icons that may or may not support the drag'n drop protocol. 4. While over an application that does support drop ( the pointer changes to a file or folder image ), release the mouse button to transfer the files to that application. The above method can be used to drag a directory or file(s) to the Workplace Shell or Workplace Shell objects, including: 1. Desktop, 2. Shredder and, 3. Printer The above method may also be used to drag a directory or file(s) to selective icons on the Toolbar The entries being dragged can either have an operation of COPY or MOVE the default is to MOVE .To perform a COPY operation hold don the CTRL key while dragging, the pointer will have a shadow type effect when a COPY operation is in effect. When dragging to a Printer object the operation is always a COPY operation and when dragging to a Shredder object the operation is always MOVE. When dragging to or from a diskette drive the operation will always be COPY. File(s) can also be dragged from one file window to the other. File(s) may also be dragged within the same file window. A drag with a COPY operation will result in a file CLONE, and a MOVE operation will result in a RENAME. File(s) may also be dragged to a specific directory within the directory window, or to a specific drive within the drive window. A directory may also be dragged to a another directory entry or to a specific drive with in the drive window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Operations on file(s) and directories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ File(s) or Directory(s) can be COPIED to another drive or directory by first selecting the file(s) or directory from which to copy. A copy can be performed by: 1. Selecting the COPY icon on the toolbar or, 2. using the CONTEXT MENU or, 3. pressing the F8 keys or, 4. the Drag'n Drop method to a WPS object, file or directory window or the toolbar copy icon. When selecting the COPY function via CONTEXT MENU , TOOLBAR or the F8 key a dialog will be displayed so that you may select a destination to which the file(s) or directory may be copied. Refer to COPY/MOVE DIALOG for more information. File(s) or Directory(s) can be MOVED to another drive or directory by first selecting the file(s) or directory from which to move A move can be performed by: 1. Selecting the MOVE icon on the toolbar or, 2. using the CONTEXT MENU or, 3. pressing the F8 keys or, 4. the Drag'n Drop method to a WPS object, file or directory window or the toolbar copy icon. When selecting the COPY function via CONTEXT MENU , TOOLBAR or the F8 key a dialog will be displayed so that you may select a destination to which the file(s) or directory may be moved. Refer to COPY/MOVE DIALOG for more information. File(s) or Directory(s) can be RENAMED by first selecting the file(s) or directory to rename and then: 1. Selecting the RENAME icon on the toolbar or, 2. using the CONTEXT MENU or, 3. pressing the F9 or, 4. the Drag'n Drop method to the Toolbar rename icon. key. When selecting any of the above methods, a edit field will open in the window where file/directory name exists. To change the name simply type over the existing name and press the ENTER key, if the processing is successful the new name will appear, otherwise the old name will remain. Note: Please note when renaming a file/directory the position of the new name within the window may change due to the sort method and sequence. File(s) can be CLONED by first selecting the file(s) to clone and then: 1. using the CONTEXT MENU When selecting the above method, an edit field will open in the window where file name exists. To change the name simply type over the existing name and press the ENTER key, if the processing is successful the new name will appear, otherwise the old name will remain. Note: Please note when cloning a file the position of the new name within the window may change due to the sort method and sequence. File(s) or Directory(s) can be DELETED by first selecting the file(s) or directory to delete and then: 1. Selecting the DELETE icon on the toolbar or, 2. using the CONTEXT MENU 3. or the Drag'n Drop method to the WPS Shredder object or Toolbar Trashcan icon or, 4. pressing the Delete key. A dialog will be displayed, if the Confirm on File Delete or the Confirm on Directory Delete option has been selected from the Changing the settings dialog. Information on the confirmation dialog refer to CONFIRMATION DIALOG When a directory is selected, all files and sub-directories in the directory will be deleted. File(s) can be PRINTED to any device that is specified in the Changing the settings dialog or a default of LPT1 To print a file first select the file(s) to print and then: 1. Selecting the PRINTER icon on the toolbar or, 2. using the CONTEXT MENU 3. or the Drag'n Drop method to the WPS PRINTER object or Toolbar printer icon or, 4. pressing the F10 key. File(s) may either be EXECUTED/RUN or be ASSOCIATED with an executable. To process a EXECUTABLE double-click on the file, and to process a file that is ASSOCIATED an executable also double-click on the file. When using Workplace Shell file association, Directory Manager/2 will only use the DEFAULT association. To change the ATTRIBUTE of file(s) refer to Changing attributes. To execute a MACRO with selected file(s) or directory refer to Changing attributes. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.10. Compare ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ When the COMPARE function is selected from the CONTEXT MENU a list of active or open windows that will be used as the target will be listed. The source window is the one from which the context menu was displayed. The source window will be compared to the target window and all FILE(s) that are not identical in: o File name and extension, o Time, o Date and, o Size will be selected. Operations on Selected File(s) can then be performed. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11. Cancelling a active request ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may cancel a ACTIVE request by using the ESC key at any time in the process while the window has the focus. Note: The actions taken prior to the cancel are not un-done. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12. Macro creation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ A macro is a command that may contain substitution parameters, the rules are outlined in the section Command Substitution Format To CREATE a macro select the SETUP pull-down and then select MACROS. A dialog will be displayed, with a list of macros that were previously defined (or dialog will be empty if no macros had been previously defined). o To ADD a macro select the ADD button at the bottom of the dialog. Refer to MACRO Properties for more details. o To COPY an existing macro select the macro you wish to copy and then select the ADD button at the bottom of the dialog. Refer to MACRO Properties for more details. o To CHANGE a macro select macro you wish to change. The CHANGE button at the bottom of the dialog will now be enabled, select the button and follow the rules in MACRO Properties. o To DELETE a macro select the macro you wish to delete. The DELETE button at the bottom of the dialog will now be enabled, select the button and the macro will be deleted. o To ORDER a macro to the TOP double-click on macro you wish to order to the bottom . For more information on how to execute macros refer to Executing Commands and Macros. For best the best performance the command should also include the filetype ( i.e. .EXE ) and either be in the PATH or be a FULLY qualified file name. A sample of some MACROs are as follows: Zip marked file(s) This macro will prompt you for a ZIP name to either create or modify, then add the marked file(s) to that ZIP file. pkzip.exe &ZipName / -a UnZip marked file(s) This macro will UnZip the marked file(s) and place the files in the current directory. pkunzip.exe / Zip a entire directory This macro will prompt you for a ZIP name to either create or modify, then ZIP all the files in the current directory. pkzip.exe &ZipName /p\*.* A macro can also be added as a ICON on the toolbar. For more information on how to do this see Using and configuring the TOOLBAR ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.13. Macro properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The macro properties entry dialog will be displayed, with the following controls: Macro Description This is a 30 character filed that is used to describe the function of the macro, this will appear on the FILE pull-down and the POPUP menu. Macro This is a 50 character filed that is used to define the macro, refer to Command Substitution Format for the format of this entry. Full Screen Runs macro in full screen mode Minimized Runs macro in minimized mode Maximized Runs macro in a maximized window Window Runs macro in a window (default size) Auto Close Will close the application upon termination Refresh Window Upon termination will refresh the file window from where the file(s) were selected. Selecting OK will process the request and selecting CANCEL will cancel the request. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.14. Command substitution format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The following diagram illustrates the format for a command you enter: >----< command >-------------------------< | parms | | / | | // | | /n | | /e | | /d | | /p | The <command> symbol represents the name of the command you specify. Commands can only be a OS/2 command or program. The following list describes the other command parameters. parms Any needed command parameters. / Substitutes the fully-qualified name for selected file(s). The specified command will be repeated for each file that is selected on the file window. // Substitutes the '/' character in the command line. /n Substitutes the file name for each selected file. The specified command will be repeated for each file that is selected on the file window. /e Substitutes the file extension (without the preceding '.') for each selected file. The specified command will be repeated for each file that is selected on the file window. /d Substitutes the drive letter (with the trailing ':') for each selected file. The specified command will be repeated for each file that is selected on the file window. /p Substitutes the fully-qualified path name (without the trailing '\') of the current directory in the command line. The specified command will be repeated for each file that is selected on the file window. Refer to Variable Substitution for further command substitution information. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.15. Executing commands and macros ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may execute a OS/2 or DOS command (including programs) at anytime, by selecting the FILE pull-down and selecting COMMAND or the F12 key. A command dialog will be displayed, the dialog consists of a entry field, a session type spin button, and a exit choice spin button. The entry field is also used as a retrieval of the last 10 unique commands entered. To retrieve the list of previous commands select the down-arrow to the right of the entry field. Below the entry field is a session type spin button. Use the up or down-arrows to select the type of session you desire for command execution. The choices are: 1. Windowed 2. Full Screen 3. Minimized 4. Maximized To the right of the session type is the exit choice spin button, use the up or down-arrows to select the exit method you desire. The choices are: 1. Close 2. No Close (provides a pause) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.16. Variable substitution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Within a macro or command you may use a '&' followed by a name (i.e.'&ProgName') to indicate that you wish to be prompted for a variable substitution when the command or macro is selected. The substitution will occur only once. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.17. Changing the filter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The FILTER determines which files are displayed in the file window. All directories are displayed, regardless of the file mask specification. The normal wildcard character(s) of * and ? may be used in the file mask. The default mask is '*'. To change the mask click on the FILTER icon, a dialog will be displayed, the dialog consists on a entry field, a list of current filters. and 2 display options. You may overtype the current value with the new value or select a value from the list of previous values, then select OK and the new FILTER will be used. The FILTER may also be SET and RESET from the WINDOW CONTEXT menu. You may also change the type of files displayed either selecting or de-selecting the 'Show System' and 'Hidden Files' options. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.18. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 allows you to change the default settings , to change or display the default values select the SETUP pull-down and then the SETTINGS option. A notebook dialog will be displayed. The notebook pages are arranged with tabs on the right side indicating the category of settings on that page, if the category has more than 1 page each continued page will have a tab on the bottom. The follow is a layout of notebook pages and their contents. o Cover Page o Confirmation Page o View Page o Sort Page o Miscellaneous Page o Path Page o Color Page o Font Page o Archive Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.19. Cover page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The cover page is divided into 3 separate pages, COVER, ABOUT and REGISTRATION pages. o Cover Page. This page is the cover page for the all the settings. o About Page This page is the about page and contains information about the Directory Manager/2 product, such as release date, Version, Release and Modification level and support information o Registration Page This page allows registration of Directory Manager/2, if you have purchased the product you will receive a registration number, this registration number allows a way to register a Working Model version of Directory Manager/2. To register type the registration number in the input area and press the REGISTER button, the success or failure will be indicated below the input area. If successful you must close Directory Manager/2 and restart. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.20. Confirmation page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The confirmation page contains all the program confirmations that can be set. Below are the possible settings: o Confirmation Options. CONFIRM FILE DELETE if selected will display the CONFIRMATION DIALOG before the delete request is processed for the selected file(s). The delete request may proceed, files may be removed from the delete request, or the request may be canceled. CONFIRM DIRECTORY DELETE if selected will display the CONFIRMATION DIALOG before the delete request is processed for the selected directory(s). The delete request may proceed, files may be removed from the delete request, or the request may be canceled. CONFIRM ON REPLACE if selected will display the OVERWRITE DIALOG when the target file already exists. When the dialog is displayed the target file may be overwritten, the target name may be changed to prevent overwrite or the request may be canceled. CONFIRM ON SUBDIR DELETE if selected will display a confirmation message of the sub-directory about to be deleted, options are to continue with the delete or cancel the delete. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.21. View page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The view page is divided into 3 separate pages, the VIEW, POSITION and DETAIL pages. o VIEW PAGE - Drive Window. TEXT VIEW if selected will only display the drive letter, the display will be in a column format. ICON VIEW if selected will display an ICON that represents the type of drive and the drive letter also the ICON will display a IN USE status when the contents of the drive are displayed. DETAILS VIEW if selected will display DETAILS that represents the type of drive and the information about the drive. - Directory Window. TEXT VIEW if selected will display a directory tree with the ability to EXPAND and COLLAPSE but the ICON representing the directory will NOT be displayed. ICON VIEW if selected will display a directory tree with the ability to EXPAND and COLLAPSE and the ICON representing the directory will be displayed. Also, when the contents of the directory are displayed, the ICON will display a IN USE status. - File Window. TEXT VIEW if selected will display file names ONLY in a column format. The details (date, time, size and attributes) may be obtained from the file record context menu or switching to a DETAILS view. DETAIL VIEW if selected will display the file name in a SCROLLABLE section of the window and the date, time, size and attributes in another in section of the window. o POSTION PAGE. - Window Default Positions AUTO CASCADE if selected will automatically cascade newly created windows. AUTO TILE if selected will automatically tile newly created windows. NO AUTO TILE/CASCADE if selected will NOT automatically tile or cascade newly created windows. The newly created windows will be created with the same size and position of the current or last window that had the focus. SAVE WINDOW INFORMATION/LOCATION/SIZE will instruct Directory Manager/2 upon termination to save all SETUP values and WINDOW positions and attributes. This information will then be used upon initialization to re-create all windows that were open when termination was requested.s. AUTO TILE if selected will automatically tile newly created windows. NO AUTO TILE/CASCADE if selected will NOT automatically tile or cascade newly created windows. The newly created windows will be created with the same size and position of the current or last window that had the focus. SAVE WINDOW INFORMATION/LOCATION/SIZE will instruct Directory Manager/2 upon termination to save all SETUP values and WINDOW positions and attributes. This information will then be used upon initialization to re-create all windows that were open when termination was requested. o DETAIL PAGE COLUMN 1 describes what will be displayed in the column. Possible choices are: o ICON o NAME o DATE o SIZE o TIME o ATTR o NONE COLUMN 2 describes what will be displayed in the column. Possible choices are: o ICON o NAME o DATE o SIZE o TIME o ATTR o NONE COLUMN 3 describes what will be displayed in the column. Possible choices are: o ICON o NAME o DATE o SIZE o TIME o ATTR o NONE COLUMN 4 describes what will be displayed in the column. Possible choices are: o ICON o NAME o DATE o SIZE o TIME o ATTR o NONE COLUMN 5 describes what will be displayed in the column. Possible choices are: o ICON o NAME o DATE o SIZE o TIME o ATTR o NONE COLUMN 6 describes what will be displayed in the column. Possible choices are: o ICON o NAME o DATE o SIZE o TIME o ATTR o NONE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.22. Sort page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The sort page contains the possible sort sequences that can be set. The page is divided into 2 separate pages, the DIRECTORY and FILE page. o Directory Page NAME if selected will sort the directories in name order. DATE if selected will sort the directories in date and time order. ASCENDING if selected will sort the directories in ascending sequence. DESCENDING if selected will sort the directories in descending sequence. o File Page NAME if selected will sort the files in name order. DATE if selected will sort the files in date and time order. SIZE if selected will sort the files in size order. EXT if selected will sort the files in extension order. ASCENDING if selected will sort the directories in ascending sequence. DESCENDING if selected will sort the directories in descending sequence. - Directories DIRECTORIES FIRST if selected will place the directory entries in the file window first followed by file entries. DIRECTORIES LAST if selected will place the directory entries in the file window last and file entries first. - Case CASE SENSITIVE if selected will sort the files/directories with relevance to upper and lower case characters. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.23. Miscellaneous page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The miscellaneous page contains options that don't quite fit on other pages. o Miscellaneous Options START MINIMIZED if selected will start Directory Manager/2 in minimized mode. DISPLAY TIME OF DAY if selected will display the time of day on the upper right hand corner of the system menu. The format of the TIME may be changed by clicking on the TIME within the system menu. DISPLAY DIRECTORY INFORMATION if selected will enable the DIRECTORY INFO option on the directory record context menu. When the DIRECTORY INFO option is selected from the context menu the number of file(s) and bytes occupied by the files will be displayed. Selecting this option may impact performance. If this option is selected a REFRESH of the directory must be requested. o Mouse Selection Mode EXTENDED if selected will allow you to only select 1 object at a time. If you want to select more than one object you must hold down the CTRL key when making your selection. MULTIPLE if selected will allow you to more than 1 object at a time. To de-select the object you must click on the object again. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.24. Path page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The path page contains the paths that can be defined for: DRIVE FOR TEMPORARY FILES will instruct Directory Manager/2 where to create any temporary files that need to be created. Temporary files are created in the ROOT directory of the specified drive and DELETED at the end of the process that created the file. DIRECTORY TO STORE DATA FILE will instruct Directory Manager/2 where to create the data file that is used to store default and initialization values. DEFAULT PRINTER DESTINATION will instruct Directory Manager/2 where to direct the print output. This value can be any device or file name. The default is LPT1 COMMAND PROCESSOR will instruct Directory Manager/2 which command processor to use when executing OS/2 commands. The default is CMD.EXE MAXIMUM OPEN WINDOWS will instruct Directory Manager/2 how many file windows can be open concurrently, once the maximum value is reached the file window with the focus (or last had the focus) will be reused. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.25. Font page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may change the font for all file and directory windows.The current font is displayed in as it appears, to change this value select the CHANGE button. The standard font dialog will be displayed, select the desired font and size and press OK . ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.26. Color page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You may change the FOREGROUND and BACKGROUND colors for the following areas: o file window o directory window o view window o information and status window To change the foreground or background colors for a area listed above select either FOREGROUND or BACKGROUND then select one of the above areas. To select a color, select a value for RED, GREEN and BLUE. The value of 0 to 255 can be used for each color, the brightest being 255. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.27. Archive page. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 supports the following archive methods 1. Zip/UNZip (Info Zip) 2. PKZip/PKUNZip 3. ZOO 4. LZH 5. ARC Each archive method has a notebook page, each page consists of o Archive path o Extract path o Extract signature o Extract signature position The Archive path is the fully qualified path name of the archive program. The Extract path is the fully qualified path name of the extract program. The Extract signature is signature of the extract program placed in the file. The Extract signature position is position of the signature within the file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.28. Changing the view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The view of a window may be changed, the default value may be changed via the SETTINGS option or the current window view may be changed via the CONTEXT MENU support. A window may not support all views, below are the types of views and which window(s) support the view: ICON will display a icon that represents the object being displayed. This option is supported within the DRIVE , DIRECTORY and FILE windows. The FILE window will only support icons when the ICON field is selected for the DETAIL VIEW. TEXT will display text only. In the case of a file window it will display the file name only in a column format. This option is supported within the DRIVE, DIRECTORY and FILE windows. DETAIL will display the details of the object. This option is supported within the FILE and DRIVE windows. If the ICON field is selected as part of the DETAILS VIEW then the ICON will show up as as part of the view. For more information on setting up the default view see View Page of the settings notebook. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.29. Changing the sort sequence ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The sort sequence of a window may be changed, the default value may be changed via the SETTINGS option or the current window view may be changed via the CONTEXT MENU support. A window may not support all sort methods, below are the methods of sort and which windows support the sort: DATE will sort in a last updated date/time order This option is supported within the DIRECTORY, FILE EXT will sort in file extension order. This option is supported within the FILE window. NAME will sort in a name order. This option is supported within the DIRECTORY and FILE windows. SIZE will sort in size order. This option is supported within the FILE window. The sort sequence may also be changed below are the sort sequences and which windows support the sequences: ASCENDING will sort in a ascending sequence based upon the sort method. This option is supported within the DIRECTORY, FILE windows. DESCENDING will sort in a ascending sequence based upon the sort method. This option is supported within the DIRECTORY, FILE windows. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.30. Directory creation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To create a new directory, select the directory within the directory tree with a single-click of the left mouse button, then a single-click of the right mouse button, or by placing the mouse pointer over the directory and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a directory object is Create Directory . Select the Create Directory option and a dialog will be displayed. The dialog consists of a entry field. Type the name of the new directory (only the new directory name, not the fully qualified path name). To create the directory single-click on the OK button. The new directory will be inserted into the tree in the appropriate point in the tree. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.31. Drive label ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To change or display the label of a drive, select the drive within the drive window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then a single-click of the right mouse button, or by placing the mouse pointer over the drive and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Change Label. Select the Change Label option and a dialog will be displayed. The dialog will consist of a entry field, if the drive has a current label this will be displayed in the entry field. To change the label over type the existing value in the entry field and press the OK button. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.32. Changing attributes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To change or display the attributes of a file/directory, select the directory within the directory window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then a single-click of the right mouse button, or by placing the mouse pointer over the directory and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Change Attributes. Select the Change Attributes option and a dialog will be displayed. The dialog will consist of the 4 attribute options, if the file/directory has current attributes these will be pre-selected, to change the current attributes select the new attributes and press the OK button. If more than 1 file was selected for processing you may select the Change All File option on the dialog and all files will be changed to the current setting without any further prompting. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.33. DISKCOPY utility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To copy one diskette to another, select a DISKETTE The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Copy Disk... . Please note that this option is only valid for diskette type media (such as diskette drive). Select the Disk Copy option and a window will be displayed leading you through the disk copy routine. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.34. Format utility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To format a drive, select the drive within the drive window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then a single-click of the right mouse button, or by placing the mouse pointer over the drive and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Format . Please note that this option is only valid for removable type media (such as diskette drive). Select the Format option and a dialog will be displayed. The dialog will consist of a entry field, if the drive has a current label the label will be displayed, press the OK button to start the format process. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.35. Quick format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To "quick" format a diskette, select the drive within the drive window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then a single-click of the right mouse button, or by placing the mouse pointer over the drive and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Quick Format . Please note that this option is only valid for removable type media (such as diskette drive). Select the Quick Format option and the diskette will be "quick" formatted. A "quick" format is the reformat of the FAT, not the entire diskette, thus this option can only be used on diskettes that have been formatted. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.36. CHKDSK utility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To CHKDSK a drive, select the drive within the drive window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then a single-click of the right mouse button, or by placing the mouse pointer over the drive and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Check Disk . Please note that this option is valid for ALL media type (such as diskette drive). Select the Check Disk option and a dialog will be displayed. The dialog will consist of a pie chart, press the OK button to start the CHKDSK process. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.37. RECOVER ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The RECOVER option allows the recovery of DELETED file(s), when using the SET DELDIR statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. To list the file(s) that can be recovered, select a drive, select the drive within the drive window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then by placing the mouse pointer over the drive and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is Recover . Please note that this option is valid for only fixed media type. Select the Recover option and a dialog will be displayed. The dialog will consist of all the file(s) that may be recovered or removed. Select the file(s) that to RECOVER or REMOVE, then by placing the mouse pointer over the selected file(s) and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. Two of the options on the CONTEXT MENU for a recover object is Recover or Remove. RECOVER will recover the file to the original origin (where it was deleted from) and the REMOVE option will remove the file (will not be able to be recovered again). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.38. EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The EXTENDED ATTRIBUTE option displays all the extended attributes of a selected object. To list the EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES of a object select the object within the file or directory window with a single-click of the left mouse button, then by placing the mouse pointer over the selected object and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the context menu for a drive object is EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES. Please note that this option is only valid for file and directory type objects. Select the EXTENDED ATTRIBUTE option and a window will be displayed. The window will contain of all the extended attributes for the selected the object. To DELETE a extended attribute, place the mouse pointer over the selected extended attribute and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the CONTEXT MENU is DELETE DELETE will remove the selected extended attribute from the object. To CHANGE a extended attribute, place the mouse pointer over the selected object and single-click the right mouse button. The CONTEXT MENU will then be displayed. One of the options on the CONTEXT MENU is CHANGE CHANGE will allow you to alter the text of a EAT_ASCII type extended attribute. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.39. Duplicating file(s) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ A duplicate or clone of a file can be created by selecting the file(s) to be duplicated and dragging and dropping these file(s) within the same file window. When the file(s) are dropped an overwrite dialog will be displayed. You must change the name of the NEW file then select OVERWRITE to create the duplicate or CANCEL to cancel the request. The CLONE menu item on the file window record CONTEXT MENU is another way to CLONE or DUPLICATE a file. When selecting the above method, an edit field will open in the window where file name exists. To change the name simply type over the existing name and press the ENTER key, if the processing is successful the new name will appear, otherwise the old name will remain. Note: Please note when cloning a file the position of the new name within the window may change due to the sort method and sequence. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.40. Saving setup options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ If you wish to save the current setup, you may select the SETUP pull-down and select Save Setup. A file named DM2.DM2 will be created in the directory where Directory Manager was started from or from the path specified in the SETTINGS dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.41. Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To find a given file(s), display the find dialog in one of the following ways: o Selecting the FIND icon on the toolbar or, o using the CONTEXT MENU for the drive records. Prior to invoking the FIND function, one or more drive objects must be selected. When the FIND dialog is displayed the focus is on the mask entry field, this may be changed to any allowable mask. Once you have selected the proper file mask you may press the ENTER key or the OK button. The files that match the file mask are displayed in a new file window. Refer to the following references for more information on the actions that you may perform on files that are found. o Selecting Files o Operations on Files/Directories o Executing Commands and Macros o and GOTO Directory. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.42. GOTO directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The GOTO Directory function on the CONTEXT MENU for the file objects in the FIND window will display (if selected) the contents of the directory where the selected file resides. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.43. Using and configuring the toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The TOOLBAR is located below the system menu bar of the main window, each ICON relates to a function. The function that the ICON performs is displayed in the main status area. the toolbar may be customized by deleting and adding icons, or by loading a toolbar format that was previous saved. To DELETE an ICON from the toolbar, place the mouse pointer over the selected icon and press the RIGHT-MOUSE-BUTTON, a context menu will be displayed, select DELETE. To ADD/CHANGE an ICON place the mouse pointer over the toolbar (not over an ICON) and press the RIGHT-MOUSE-BUTTON, a context menu will be displayed, select CREATE/EDIT. For more information see Create/Edit Options. To SAVE the current toolbar configuration, place the mouse pointer over the toolbar and press the RIGHT-MOUSE-BUTTON and a context menu will be displayed, select SAVE TOOLBAR. A file dialog will be displayed, select the directory that Directory manager is residing in and then select a file name. The file name of DEFAULT.BAR is what Directory Manager uses as the toolbar configuration file at startup time. To LOAD a toolbar that has been SAVED place the mouse pointer over the toolbar and press the RIGHT-MOUSE-BUTTON, and select LOAD TOOLBAR. A file dialog will be displayed, select the directory and file name of the SAVED toolbar. To RE-ORDER the items in the toolbar see Toolbar drag and drop features. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.43.1. Item edition notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This notebook is displayed when you select Create item or Edit item from the context menu. You can display one of the following pages : o Position o General o Action ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.43.2. Item position ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You can create an item at the End of the toolbar, Before or After the current item. Note: If you did not display the context menu over an item, you can just chose End If you select the Non selectable item button, the created item will not be selectable and will just be used as a decoration. If you select the Spacer button, the created item will be an item without text, bitmap or frame, which can be used as a separator. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.43.3. General ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This page allows to chose the text and the bitmap of an item. An item must have at least one of the two. Title Text to be written in the item if the Show text style is chosen. An accelerator key can be defined by putting a "~" in front of the chosen character. The character will be displayed underscored on the item and pressing on its key while the focus is on the toolbar will select the item. Predefined... Display a dialog to chose a new bitmap among the set of built-in bitmaps. Load file... Display a file dialog to chose a new bitmap. Edit... If the icon comes from a file, start iconedit to edit it. Create... Start iconedit to create a new bitmap. Under the bitmap frame is displayed its filename, or its id if it comes from the resources. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.43.4. Item action ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The chosen Function will be executed with the associated Parameters when the item is selected. You can chose the function in a list: o The ExecuteProgram function starts the program given in the Parameters field in another thread. o The other functions supplied depends on the application using the toolbar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.43.5. Toolbar drag and drop features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You can use drag and drop to copy or move items between toolbars. The default operation is move, you can also do a copy if you press the Control key while dropping. It is possible to do drag and drop between toolbars from different applications. The submenus attached to an item are not kept if you do a copy, or if you do a drag and drop between different applications. If you press the Alt key while dropping over an item , the operation will be a copy to the submenu of this item. If it had no submenu, one will be created. A frame is drawn around the destination item. On an horizontal or matrix toolbar, the dropped item can go either to the left or to the right of the destination item, depending on the drop zone. You can drop on the part of the toolbar where there are no items, the dropped item will be added at the end. An item can be rendered as a bitmap file. If its bitmap comes from a file and not from the application, an item can be dropped for example on iconedit to edit its bitmap. If a bitmap file is dropped, a new item using this bitmap is created. An item can also be dropped on the shredder to be deleted. Fonts and colors can be dragged and dropped from the system palettes to change the appearance of the toolbar. Below is a list of the icons and what function they perform. o The following icon will perform the MOVE function. o The following icon will perform the COPY function o The following icon will perform the DELETE function. o The following icon will perform the RENAME function o The icon will perform the PRINT function o The following icon will perform the FIND function o The following icon will display the FILTER dialog o The following icon will invoke the Quick-View function. o The following icon will TILE all the open windows o The following icon will CASCADE all the open windows o The following icon will step you through all open windows o The following icon refresh the current window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Workplace Shell Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Creating a WPS Object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To create a WPS object select a file or directory, then select the Create Object entry on the file or directory CONTEXT MENU or selecting the OBJECT icon on the toolbar. A dialog will be displayed, select the location in which the WPS object is to be created. To create a real WPS object press the REAL button. To create a shadow WPS object press the SHADOW button. The WPS object will be created in the destination location that you selected. Once the object is created the WPS object's settings notebook will be opended to allow further changes in the default settings. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Archive support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 supports the following archive methods 1. Zip/UNZip (Info Zip) 2. PKZip/PKUNZip 3. ZOO 4. LZH 5. ARC The archive support allows the contents of the archive file to be displayed in a archive window. When the archive file is displayed in the archive window, the context menu can be used to either o view file(s) o print file(s) o extract file(s) o add(archive) file(s) To view a archive file, first select the archive file and then use the context menu to select ARCHIVE VIEW this will display the contents in a archive window. The next step is to select the file you wish to view, the use the context menu to select the VIEW option. The file will be viewed using the Q-VIEW To print a archive file, first select the archive file and then use the context menu to select ARCHIVE VIEW this will display the contents in a archive window. The next step is to select the file you wish to print, the use the context menu to select the PRINT option. To extract a archive file, first select the archive file and then use the context menu to select ARCHIVE VIEW. this will display the contents in a archive window. The next step is to select the file(s) you wish to extract, then use the context menu to select the ARCHIVE EXTRACT option. The 3 archive methods are: 1. Replace NONE 2. Replace ALL 3. Replace OLD The Replace NONE function will only extract files that don't currently exist in the target directory. The Replace ALL function will replace all existing files and create new ones if needed. The Replace OLD function will refresh any existing files with newer files. The default is to extract to the current directory, the default can be changed, refer to Changing the SETTINGS for more information. To add a file to an archive, first select the archive file and then use the context menu to select ARCHIVE VIEW. this will display the contents in a archive window. The next step is to select the file(s) you wish to extract, then drag the files to the ARCHIVE VIEW window and drop the file on the existing names in the ARCHIVE VIEW window, the window itself will not accept a drop only the file names. File(s) may also be added via the ARCHIVE option on the file window context menu. When selected a dialog will be displayed, when the name of the archive file can be specified, also the archiver may also be selected from the same dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Dialog Interactions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Delete dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ A confirmation dialog will be displayed (if you have selected the Confirm on Delete option from the SETTINGS dialog. This will allow the review of the file(s) or directory being deleted. When the delete dialog is displayed all entries are marked. To remove a file from being deleted de-select the name. When a directory is selected, all files and sub-directories in the directory will be deleted. When the Force Delete option is checked, this will allow the file to be deleted, bypassing the UNDELETE processing if you have it enabled, so this file(s) will not be recoverable via UNDELETE. Select OK to delete the entries, otherwise select CANCEL to cancel the request. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Overwrite dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ A dialog will be displayed if you have selected the Confirm on Replace option from the SETTINGS dialog. This will allow each name to be reviewed before the current file/directory with the same name is overwritten. Select the OVERWRITE button to overwrite the existing file/directory or CANCEL to cancel the request. If you select to overwrite all files that were selected, this avoids the overwrite dialog for files/directories that already exist. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Destination dialog for copy/move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ When using the COPY or MOVE icons or options on the context menu, a dialog will be displayed, this will allow the destination to be selected. To select a destination for the operation, select disk drive letter from the drive window for the drive you wish to use as the target and then select the directory you desire on the drive. This can be done by double-clicking on the directory name. The directories are displayed one-level at a time. You may traverse the directory tree by using the same method outlined in Traversing the file system As drives/directories are selected, the destination will be displayed in the destination entry box at the bottom of the dialog box, along with the amount of free space left on the target drive. Optionally, you may type the path name in the destination entry field instead of selecting the drives and directories. The destination entry field may also be used by typing a fully qualified directory name, then pressing the ENTER key. The default is to show the current directory as the target, this may be changed via one of the above methods. Choosing OK will allow the process to continue, choosing CANCEL will cancel the current process. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. File View Facility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Using quick view ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Quick View is a built-in simple and basic file viewer that allows you to view plain ASCII text file(s). To use Quick View select one or more files, then move the mouse pointer to the Quick View icon and press mouse button 1. If you selected more than 1 file, Quick View will place these files in a file ring for future selection. Quick View will always display the first file selected ( if you selected more that 1 ). To view the other files selected, click on the WINDOWS pull-down and click one the file you wish to view now. You can also use the SETUP pull-down to change the FONT and COLOR. To change the FONT, select the SETUP pull-down. Once the settings notebook is displayed, select the FONT page of the notebook and press the CHANGE button and the standard font dialog will be displayed. Select the desired font and size that fits your needs. You can change the BACKGROUND and FOREGROUND (text) color. To change the BACKGROUND color select the SETUP pull-down. Once the settings notebook is displayed, select the COLOR page of the notebook. To change the foreground or background colors select either FOREGROUND or BACKGROUND. To select a color, select a value for RED, GREEN and BLUE. The value of 0 to 255 can be used for each color, the brightest being 255. If you wish to look use Quick View to look at 2 or more files at the same time then repeat the above steps for each individual file that you wish to view and Directory Manager will start a Quick View session for each file. To EXIT Quick View, select the FILE pull-down and select EXIT or press F3 at any time. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Keyboard Layout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The following is a list of control and function key support for Directory Manager. HELP KEYS F1 Help Accelerator Keys Ctrl+B Change Attributes Ctrl+C Cascade Windows Ctrl+D Sort by date Ctrl+E Find Dialog Ctrl+F Macro Dialog Ctrl+I Tile Windows Ctrl+K Create Directory Ctrl+M Change Filter Ctrl+P Directory Fastpath Dialog Ctrl+Q Quick View a file Ctrl+S Save current setup Ctrl+T Sort by Extension Ctrl+V Label Disk Ctrl+Z Sort by Size Ctrl+/ Mark ALL entries in the current display Ctrl+\ UnMark ALL entries in the current display Ctrl+1 Execute macro 1 with marked file(s) Ctrl+2 Execute macro 2 with marked file(s) Ctrl+3 Execute macro 3 with marked file(s) Ctrl+4 Execute macro 4 with marked file(s) Ctrl+5 Execute macro 5 with marked file(s) Ctrl+6 Execute macro 6 with marked file(s) Ctrl+7 Execute macro 7 with marked file(s) Ctrl+8 Execute macro 8 with marked file(s) Ctrl+9 Execute macro 9 with marked file(s) SPACE BAR Directory Fastpath Dialog ESC Cancel request Delete Delete marked entries in directory or file window TAB Display the next open window F2 Create Object F3 Exit the program F5 Refresh the contents of the current file window F7 MOVE dialog F8 COPY dialog F9 RENAME dialog F11 Print selected file(s) F12 Execute a command (command line) SHIFT+F10 Display CONTEXT Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Release information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ o Version 02 Version 02 Modification 10 - New features o Custom toolbar support - Default toolbar support - Multiple toolbar(s) support o Enhanced color support o Enhanced status area o Notebook dialog for setup/configuration o Enhanced dialog for WPS object creation o Enhanced HELP file o Registration key support o Performance enhancements o Enhanced archive/extract options o Dynamically add/remove detail view columns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Menu Option Descriptions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. FILE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.1. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will EXIT the program. A warning dialog will be displayed to verify that you want to exit. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1.2. Command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected, will display a dialog that will allow command entry. The dialog will also save the last 10 unique commands that were entered via this dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. SETUP ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.1. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the SETTINGS dialog, this will allow the defaults to be selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.2. Macros ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display a dialog that will display the current macros, and allow macros to be: o added, o changed, o deleted and, o ordered ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.3. Save Setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will save the current program values and active window sizes. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. WINDOW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3.1. Tile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will tile all the windows. The active window will be the first selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3.2. Cascade ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will cascade all the windows, the active window will be the first selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3.3. CLOSE ALL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will close all open windows except the directory window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. FASTPATH ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4.1. Directory Fastpath ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the directory fastpath dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Drive Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.1. VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the possible VIEW selections for the drive window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.2. REFRESH ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will refresh the drive window with current drive(s). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.3. LABEL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the current drive label and allow the label to be changed. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.4. FIND ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will search specified drive(s) for specified file(s) and return the results in a new window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.5. RECOVER ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will list all the file(s) that can be recovered. This option requires the use of the SET DELDIR option in the CONFIG.SYS file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.6. REMOVE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will REMOVE files from RECOVER list. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.7. DISK COPY ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will perform a diskcopy from drive A to drive A. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.8. QUICK FORMAT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will perform a quick format on the selected diskette. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.9. FORMAT DISK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will format the specified disk. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.10. CHECK DISK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will run CHKDSK utility on the specified disk. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.11. DIRECTORY INFORMATION ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display directory information, such as number of file, and number of bytes occupied by the files. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.12. REMOVE COLUMNS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will allow the removal of a specific column in the details view. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5.13. ADD COLUMNS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will allow the addition of a specific column in the details view. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6. Directory Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.1. OPEN ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will either open the WPS Settings or the DEFAULT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.2. SETTING ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will open the WPS Settings view and allow you to change the options. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.3. DEFAULT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will open the DEFAULT view. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.4. SORT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the possible SORT selections for the directory window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.5. VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the possible VIEW selections for the directory window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.6. REFRESH ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will refresh the directory window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6.7. CREATE OBJECT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will allow the creation of a WPS OBJECT that represents the object(s). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7. File Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.1. FILTER ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display a list of filters that can be added/used/changed/deleted. The filter is used to display only those files matching the filter. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.2. RESET FILTER ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will turn the filter off. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.3. SORT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the possible SORT selections for the file window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.4. VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the possible VIEW selections for the file window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.5. REFRESH ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will refresh the file window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.6. SELECT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will allow you to Select ALL , De-Select ALL or Select by FILTER ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.7. SELECT ALL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will select all FILES in the active window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.8. DE-SELECT ALL ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will de-select all FILES in the active window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.9. COMPARE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will COMPARE 2 open file windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.10. COPY TO CLIPBOARD ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will copy the names of the selected file(s) to the system clipboard. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.11. ARCHIVE VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will use the selected archiver to display the contents of the archive file in a archive window. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.12. ARCHIVE EXTRACT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will extract the selected file(s) (when used from the archive view window or all the files when used from the file window). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.13. ARCHIVE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display a dialog that will allow the target archive to be specified. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.14. SORT EXTENSION ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will sort the objects in the window by EXTENSION then by file name. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.15. SORT DATE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will sort the objects in the window by DATE and TIME. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.16. SORT SIZE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will sort the objects in the window by SIZE. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.17. SORT NAME ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will sort the objects in the window by NAME. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.18. PREFERENCES ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display a list of sort preferences. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.19. DESCENDING ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the object in descending order according to the sort type that was selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.20. ASCENDING ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the object in ascending order according to the sort type that was selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.21. DIRECTORIES FIRST ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the directories first followed by file entries. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.22. DIRECTORIES LAST ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the directories last with file entries first. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.23. DETAIL VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the detail file information, such as: o ICON o DATE o TIME o SIZE o ATTRIBUTES o DRIVE o FREE SPACE o TOTAL SPACE o LABEL o FILE SYSTEM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.24. TEXT VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display only the name of the object, no detail information or ICON. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.25. TEXT VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display only the name of the object, no detail information or ICON. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.26. ICON VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the ICON and the name of the object. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.27. ICON VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the ICON and the name of the object. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.28. MOVE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the MOVE destination dialog, so that file(s) may be moved. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.29. COPY ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the COPY destination dialog, so that file(s) may be copied. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.30. DELETE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the DELETE dialog (if confirmation upon delete was requested), so that file(s) may reviewed prior to deletion. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.31. RENAME ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will allow the selected object(s) to be RENAMED ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.32. PRINT ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will PRINT the selected object(s). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.33. VIEW ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will VIEW the selected object(s). ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.34. EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will display the extended attribute(s) of the selected object. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7.35. FIND DUPLICATE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This option when selected will find all duplicate files of the object selected. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8. Toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.1. Context Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ You can select an action which will affect either one item or the whole toolbar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.2. Edit item... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Display a notebook to select the bitmap, text and action associated to the item. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.3. Create item... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Display a notebook to select the bitmap, text, action and position of the new item. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.4. Delete. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Deletes the item on which the context menu was popped up. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.5. Change style... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Display a dialog to modify the appearance of the tool bar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.6. Load default toolbar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Switch back to the original tool bar. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.7. Load toolbar... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Restore a tool bar from a file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8.8. Save toolbar... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Save a tool bar to a file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Error Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ For more information refer to one of the following: o Find Error Help o Disk Full Error o Executable File Error o Rename File Error o Delete File Error o Path Not Found Error o Existing File Error o Make Directory Error o Executable file not found. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Find error help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The file in question could not be found. A common case of this error is that the file no longer exists. Try refreshing your file display and refer to if the file shows on your display. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Disk full error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The target drive of a MOVE or a COPY is either full or write protected. The file in question will not be copied or moved. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Executable file error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The file in question could not be executed, this usually means that OS/2 did not find the correct header information to allow execution. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. Rename file error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The file/directory in question can not be renamed. This usually means that a file/directory with the selected name already exists. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5. Delete file error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The file or directory in question could not be deleted, this usually means that the file does not exist or the file is in use by another process. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6. Path not found error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Path Not Found Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.7. Existing file error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The target file already exists and may be destroyed by copying over it with the source file. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.8. Make directory error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The target directory already exists or there is not enough room to create a new directory on the target disk. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.9. Executable file not found. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The executable command or macro cannot be found. Verify that the command or macro in question has a FULLY qualified file name ( i.e. D:\PKZIP\PKZIP.EXE ) or is in the PATH. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Register this copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To register this copy of Directory Manager/2, select the SETUP pull-down from the menu bar, then select the SETTINGS pull-down. The settings notebook will be displayed, select the REGISTER tab at the bottom of the page. Enter your registration number in the entry field and press the REGISTER button. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. QB Software Order Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Directory Manager/2 is supported via the following methods: 1. Order (507)252-1767 2. 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