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Orchard House
Copyr. 1995 - 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 Orchard House 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:
OH.EXE--Orchard House.
OH.DOC--this file.
Requirements
DOS 3.0 or higher. Compatible with Hercules, monochrome, CGA, EGA,
VGA video systems. OH will run on any IBM compatible 386+ system including
networks. OH only requires 47K for itself.
Orchard House detects the presence of and releases time slices to
DOS sessions under OS2, Desqview and Windows. If Windows is holding back on
giving OH 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
Orchard House is a descendant from, and eventual successor to, Triple
Shell. TS will run on 386+ machines but is not designed to take advantage
of their advanced capabilities. So, for a complete discussion of OH's
features, first refer to TS.DOC. This document will concern itself mainly
with the differences between TS and OH.
The main differences are:
1) OH provides a 120 character scrollable space for command line
entry. TS provided 64.
2) OH fully loads and sorts directory contents. You may
page forward (f6) and back (f12) through directory
contents. There are limits though. OH will handle a
maximum of 600 data files, 500 program files and 500
subdirectories in a single subdirectory. Entries beyond
these limits are ignored. TS loads, sorts, and displays
directory contents one list full at a time (30 entries).
TS has no back paging capability. Also, TS has no limits.
If you have a directory with 3000 entries (surely you
wouldn't) TS will eventually show them all to you.
3) Shift-f6 acts the same as f6, except that it displays from
the top of the list rather than displaying the next page.
3) The Scroll Lock key is not attached to submode of expanded
edit mode in OH. It is still attached to the Autolist
feature, however.
4) OH uses the f11 key to display, at any time, the lists you
have saved with the "a" function. OH still recognizes the
/s switch as well.
5) OH has a simplified interface, a new logo and a graphic
introductory screen.
6) OH requires 64K of free extended memory.
7) If you try to run OH in an improper environment, it exits
and tells you so.
8) OH creates an editable config file called OHINFO.%$% once it
has been run. OH will look for the file in the directory where
it finds itself and will create a new config file if it is not
there. The format is:
lines 1-30 (a)rchived Executable List
31-60 (a)rchived Data File List
61-90 (a)rchived Subdirectory List
91-110 Executable History List
111-130 Data File History List
131-150 Subdirectory History List
151-160 Autokey list
I have attempted to make the file self correcting, so you
are fairly free to edit it as you wish. Line lengths are not
critical, and almost any plain ascii editor should do. However,
no provision is made for comments or line numbers, and entries
made in a particular line will be displayed in a particular
place. Lines 91-160 are saved each time you exit OH, so,
if you want to edit them directly, you will not want to
run your editor inside OH. It is actually easier to make the
changes you want for these entries in OH itself while it
is running. They will be automatically saved when you exit.
The (a)rchived entries refer to lists saved with the "a"
feature. These are saved only when you invoke the feature
by pressing "a" in command mode.
Having the Autokey list saved in the config file makes it
easier for people who don't want to run OH from a batch file
to make use of Autokey's advantages. File names typed in
OH's own command line or present in a batch file command
line for OH will take precedence over config file entries
and will be saved to the config file next time you exit OH.
9) Alt-num+ changes the current default directory to the root
directory.
10) The "Center" key (5 on the numeric keypad with numlock off)
acts the same as the instert key.
Other than that, OH v1.2 is functionally the same as TS v5.4.
Changes in version 1.1
1. Extra sort routines kick in at 200 directory entries rather
than 300.
2. Fixed bug in handling of alternate destinations for duplicate
files.
3. F12 no longer resets display counter at end of list.
4. OH now correctly receives parameters passed by OS2 WPS.
5. The /x switch now correclty loads OH in history mode
6. Shift-f6 function added.
Changes in version 1.2
1. Fixed bug in create new directory for file copy/move function.
2. Corrected sort behavior for odd length lists.
3. Fixed bug in vertical directory move function.
4. Center key (5 with numlock off) maps to insert key.
5. Added Alt-num+ function.
6. Color change prompts corrected.
Orchard House is distributed as shareware and, as such, is provided for
evaluation purposes only. If you find OH useful and wish to continue
using it, you need to register. This also gets you updates and
technical support. See the included file REGISTER.FRM for further
information. For product information, technical support, or quotes on
volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, etc., contact me at the
address below.
TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION OF ORCHARD HOUSE FOR SOFTWARE LIBRARIES:
1. The fee charged may not exceed $10, including postage,
mailer and any other charges.
2. Your library's catalog or listing must state that this
program is not free, but is copyrighted software that is
provided to allow the user to evaluate it before paying.
3. The offering and sale of Orchard House will be stopped at any
time the author so requests.
5. Problems or complaints will be reported to the author for
resolution.
Please send registrations, comments, complaints, and suggestions
to the author:
Gleason Pace
12162 S. W. Scholls Ferry Rd. #191
Tigard, Or. 97223
Or you may contact me at my BBS, Noah's Kitchen, 503-977-3934,
Fido 1:105/37.