The ``Options'' menu

  ARCGSH   File   Configuration   Utilities    Options   
           Show command line   
           Hold upon termination   
           Beep upon termination   
           Repeat last dialog   
           Zoom boxes   

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 \framebox{\sf Cancel} 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.