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Triple Shell
Copyr. 1990 - 1996 Gleason Pace
China Wing Software
12162 S. W. Scholls Ferry Rd. #191
Tigard, Or. 97223
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
I have spent a good deal of time making Triple Shell the best of its
kind; however, this software and documentation file are sold "As Is" and
without warranties as to performance or merchantability or any other
warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and
software environments into which this program may be put, no warranty of
fitness for a particular purpose is offered.
Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly
tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume
the entire risk of using the program. Any liability of the seller will be
limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of purchase price.
The copyrighted or registered names mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
The files you should find in this archive are:
TS.EXE--Triple shell.
TS.DOC--this file.
Requirements
DOS 3.0 or higher. Compatible with Hercules, monochrome, CGA, EGA,
VGA video systems. TS will run on any IBM compatible system including
networks. TS only requires 48K for itself. It will be useful on systems
with only one floppy drive, but its full usefulness will be more apparent on
systems with 640K ram and a hard drive.
Triple Shell now detects the presence of and releases time slices to
DOS sessions under OS2, Desqview and Windows. If Windows is holding back on
giving TS time, try setting IdleVmWakeUpTime=x (with x being 1 or 2 seconds) in
system.ini. If you are using a real IBM or MS DOS in the window, rather than
an OS2 or Windows virtual DOS, you will need to have at least DOS 5.0 to get
time slice support.
Program Overview
Triple Shell is a very quick and handy DOS shell that does everything
you always wished a shell would do without getting in your way. Unlike CED,
or Doskey it is not necessary to arrow key back through multiple command lines
looking for the one you want. Previous commands are always on display and
accessible with just a few keystrokes. A previous command can be edited with
full keyboard cursor control. Unlike large DOS shells, any program (or batch
file) will run in the TS environment with truly managed command line support.
And unlike many other shells it is not necessary to thread though menus to find
the function you need.
I have put a lot of work into this documentation knowing full well
that, if you can't get TS to do what you want after a few tries, you
probably won't use it. Docs pretty much go unread. There is just too much
good stuff out there to hassle with a program that doesn't work right with a
small amount of effort. On the other hand, TS, because of its small size, is
deceptive. This program does a LOT. And it does it quickly and easily. A
little noticing of the different modes that this program can operate in and
considering how these modes fit into your needs and patterns will pay off.
'Nuff said.
I use TS constantly. It has been a great help to me over the past
few years. And developing it has been a great source of enjoyment. I
believed the previous version would be the last. But it was not to be.
So, one more time, I am sending TS out into the world and I wish it well.
May it be useful for you as it has been for me.
USING TRIPLE SHELL
When you load TS it is prepared to act in six different ways:
■ It sorts the default directory contents into three separate
lists. These then directly become an editable menu of
directories to change to, programs to run and data files
to edit.
■ These lists also directly become an editable menu of files
and directories to move, copy or delete.
■ The lists can be displayed in two different formats
(operational modes) with special powers given to each.
■ TS provides a list of 10 Autokey programs which can be
executed by pressing 0-9. The information at the flashing
prompt in the lists will be passed to the program as a
command line if the program will accept one.
■ TS stores commands as they are executed in the History Lists.
Previous commands also remain in the list of origin and can
be edited and/or used again in either location.
■ TS accepts "Enter" as an all purpose command execution key.
Place the cursor on the directory you wish to change to,
command line you wish to execute, or data file you wish to read
and press this key. TS expects directory names to be in the
Directory List. Otherwise, TS uses the file extension to
determine what action to take.
TS has two operational modes each with submodes.
■ Command Mode: presents you with three sorted lists
(Subdirectories in this Directory, Program Files in
this Directory, and Data Files in this Directory)
plus the 10 member Autokey List. The entries in the
lists are shown in abbreviated form. Any of them can
be individually edited. All of TS's functions are
available in this mode. Use "scroll lock" to switch
between submodes:
■ Overwrite lists when changing default drive or
directory. This is the default mode when
loading TS.
■ Preserve lists when changing default drive or
directory. You can load TS in this mode if
you use the "/s" switch. If you have previously
saved a set of lists with the "a" function, TS
will load with these. If not, the lists will be
empty.
■ Expanded Edit Mode: presents you with a full screen,
text editor style display of one of the lists. You
have complete freedom of cursor movement, allowing you to
edit, and/or execute any of the command lines shown. You
may also switch between the three lists of the current
submode. A limited set of function keys is available.
You can load TS in this mode if you use the "/x" switch.
You can enter Expanded Edit Mode from Command Mode by
pressing the "x" key. Once you are in expanded mode,
"Scroll lock" is the passive switch and "page down" is
the active switch for changing submodes:
■ Command History Lists: when you execute commands
in one of the other submodes, the commands are saved
to these lists as well as preserved in the list of
origin. The history lists are never overwritten
with directory information.
■ Directory Content Lists: the same lists you see
in Command Mode but with expanded edit access. While
in this submode, you can overwrite one of these lists
with new directory contents only by pressing "f6".
When you have executed a command in this submode,
you will find the list shifted up one line when you
return to TS. The cursor will be placed at a new
blank line just as it would be if you were executing
commands at the DOS prompt.
Some sample TS command lines:
TS loads TS in Command Mode. The lists will be overwritten
when you change the default drive or directory.