The ``Options'' menu
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| Show command line |
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| Hold upon termination |
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| Beep upon termination |
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| Repeat last dialog |
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| Zoom boxes |
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By use of this menu you can influence the behaviour of Arcgsh
when a dependent program — e. g. an archiver — is executed. Each of
these options can be active or inactive. An active option is
indicated by a check mark at the left side of the option text in the menu.
The meaning of the options is as follows:
- ``Show command line'':
- If this option is active Arcgsh displays
the command line that is used to call the dependent program. This option is
ignored for programs ending with .PRG or .APP.
- ``Hold upon termination'':
- If this option is active Arcgsh
holds the screen before returning to the Arcgsh desktop. This is useful
to see the messages the dependent program has written to the screen. Press
any key or click with the left mouse button to return to the Arcgsh
desktop. This option is ignored for programs ending with .PRG or .APP.
- ``Beep upon termination'':
- If this option is active Arcgsh
beeps when the dependent program terminates. This is useful when the
dependent program runs for a long time and you do not want to watch the
screen all the time to know whether it has terminated.
- ``Repeat last dialog'':
- If this option is active, after having
performed a certain function Arcgsh automatically shows the dialog box for
that function again. This is especially useful when an archiver has to be
called several times in succession. The cycle is stopped by the
button of the dialog box.
- ``Zoom boxes'':
- If this option is active, a growing box is drawn
when a window is opened and a shrinking box when it is closed. When you
disable this option the ``zoom'' boxes are not drawn and you will get a
little speed gain in the dialogs.
The current options setting can be saved with ``Save configuration'' in
the ``Configuration'' menu.