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[WINDOWS] SECTION The [windows] section contains settings that affect the following parts of your Windows environment: * Applications that start when you start Windows * Warning beep * Printing * Window border width * Keyboard speed * Mouse settings * Definition of files as documents or programs The windows section can contain the following settings: ···························································· Beep=<yes-or-no> Default: yes Purpose: If this setting is enabled, Windows sounds a warning beep when you attempt to do something that is not allowed. To change: Choose the Sound icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· BorderWidth=<number> Default: 3 Purpose: Sets the width of the borders around all the windows on your desktop except those (such as Control Panel) that have a fixed size. The allowed range is 1 (narrowest) to 49 (widest). To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· CursorBlinkRate=<milliseconds> Default: 530 Purpose: Indicates how many milliseconds elapse between each blink of the selection cursor. To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· Device=<output-device-name>, <device-driver>, <port-connection> Default: none Purpose: Defines the default printer. The <output-device-name> value can be any device name given in the [devices] section. An explicit port and driver must be assigned to the device. The <device-driver> value is the filename (without the extension) of the device-driver file. The <port-connection> value is any portname given in the ports section. To change: Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· DeviceNotSelectedTimeout=<seconds> Default: 15 Purpose: Specifies the default number of seconds for Windows to wait for a device to be switched on. A value is saved for each printer listed in the [PrinterPorts] section. If the device is not switched on during this time, Windows won't print to the device. Note that for some devices, Windows immediately posts an error message if the device is not already switched on. To change: Use TWE to edit. This setting serves only as the system default value. To change the value for a particular printer, choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel window. Using Control Panel changes the corresponding value only in the PrinterPorts section. ···························································· Documents=<extensions> Default: none Purpose: Defines files that are to be considered "documents" by Windows. Files with the extensions listed in the extensions section of WIN.INI are automatically considered documents. Use this setting to define only document file extensions that are not in the [extensions] section. The extensions listed here are not associated with any application. Separate extension names with a space, and do not include the preceding periods. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· DoubleClickSpeed=<milliseconds> Default: 452 Purpose: Establishes the maximum amount of time between clicks of the mouse button that the system will permit for one double-click. The lower the value, the less time you have to click twice in order to effect a double-click. To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· KeyboardSpeed=<milliseconds> Default: 31 Purpose: Establishes how much time elapses between repetitions of a character on the display when you hold down a keyboard key. This setting does not work for all keyboards. If you delete this setting from WIN.INI, Windows Setup will not set this speed, but the speed will still be set if you choose the Keyboard icon in Control Panel (even if you cancel out of it). To change: Choose the Keyboard icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· Load=<filename(s)> Default: none Purpose: Specifies one or more applications that are to be run as icons when Windows is started. This value is a list of one or more filenames of applications, or documents that are associated with an application, each separated by a space. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· MouseSpeed=<0-or-1-or-2> Default: 1 Purpose: Establishes the relationship between mouse movement and cursor movement when the value of either MouseThreshold1 or MouseThreshold2 is exceeded. When this occurs, Windows causes cursor movement to accelerate according to the value of MouseSpeed. If it is 0, there is no acceleration. If it is 1, the cursor is moved twice the normal speed when mouse movement exceeds the value of MouseThreshold1. If it is 2, the cursor is moved twice the normal speed when mouse movement exceeds the value of MouseThreshold1 or four times the normal speed if mouse movement exceeds MouseThreshold2. To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· MouseThreshold1=<pixels> Default: 5 Purpose: Establishes the maximum number of pixels that the mouse can move between mouse interrupts before Windows alters the relationship between mouse movement and cursor movement. If the mouse movement exceeds this threshold and MouseSpeed is greater than zero, Windows moves the cursor at twice the normal speed. To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· MouseThreshold2=<pixels> Default: 10 Purpose: Establishes the maximum number of pixels that the mouse can move between mouse interrupts before Windows alters the relationship between mouse movement and cursor movement. If the mouse movement exceeds this threshold and MouseSpeed is equal to 2, Windows moves the cursor at four times the normal speed. To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· NetWarn=<0-or-1> Default: 1 Purpose: Specifies whether Windows should display a warning message if your system is configured to run a network and the network is not running or the wrong network is running. All Windows network-related options will be disabled if the network is disabled or incorrect. Setting this value to 0 will disable the warning message. To change: Choose the Network icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· NullPort=<string> Default: "None" Purpose: Specifies the name used for a null port. This name appears in the Printers-Configure dialog box in Control Panel when a device is installed (that is, the device driver is present) but is not connected to any port. This value also appears for such a device in the devices section of WIN.INI. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· Programs=<extensions> Default: com exe bat pif Purpose: Defines which files Windows regards as applications. Extension names are separated by a space and do not include the preceding periods. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· Run=<filename(s)> Default: none Purpose: Tells Windows to run one or more specified applications when Windows is started. The value is a list of one or more filenames of applications, or documents associated with applications, each separated by a space. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· Spooler=<yes-or-no> Default: yes Purpose: Specifies whether output to the printer is to be sent through Print Manager. Changing this value to no disables Print Manager. To change: Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· TransmissionRetryTimeout=<seconds> Default: 45 Purpose: Specifies the default amount of time to give Windows for attempted transmission retries. A value is saved for each printer in the [PrinterPorts] section. If a successful transmission does not occur during this time, Windows posts a message box stating that the printer is not receiving characters. To change: Use TWE to edit. This setting serves only as the system default value. To change the value for a particular printer, choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel. Using Control Panel changes the corresponding value only in the PrinterPorts section. ···························································· ∙ [DESKTOP] SECTION The [desktop] section contains optional settings that control the appearance of the screen background (desktop) and the positioning of windows and icons on the screen. The desktop section can contain the following settings: ···························································· GridGranularity=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies the size (in units of eight pixels) of the grid that Windows uses to position windows on the screen. The allowed range is 0 through 49. To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· IconSpacing=<pixels> Default: 77 Purpose: Specifies the number of pixels that will appear between icons. Increasing this number increases the amount of space between icons. To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· Pattern=<b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8> Default: "(None)" (This string appears when no pattern is specified) Purpose: Specifies a pattern that is used to paint the screen background. The eight numeric values define a bitmap eight pixels wide and eight pixels high. Each decimal value represents a byte, and each byte represents a row of eight pixels. The following shows the effect of setting a bit: Setting Effect ------- ------ 0 Sets the corresponding pixel to the background color (specified by the Background setting in the colors section). 1 Sets the corresponding pixel to the foreground color (specified by the WindowText setting in the colors section). For example, if you set the <b1> value to the decimal value 175, the top row of pixels in the bitmap will appear as the binary equivalent (10101111) according to the preceding table. To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· TileWallpaper=<0-or-1> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to tile the desktop wallpaper across the screen (set this value to 0) or to center it (set this value to 1). To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· Wallpaper=<bitmap-filename> Default: "(None)" (This string appears when no pattern is specified) Purpose: Supplies the name of a bitmap file. This bitmap appears on the screen background. You need to include the full pathname of the file if it is not in the Windows or system directory. To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· WallpaperOriginX=<x-coordinate> Default: 0 Purpose: Adjusts the initial offset of a tiled wallpaper. The x-origin (default value) is the left side of the screen. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· WallpaperOriginY=<y-coordinate> Default: 0 Purpose: Adjusts the initial offset of a tiled wallpaper. The y-origin (default value) is the top of the screen. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· ∙ [EXTENSIONS] SECTION The extensions section contains settings that link groups of document files with an application so that opening one of the document files automatically starts the application. The extensions section can contain settings of the following type: ···························································· <extension>=<command-line> Purpose: Contains a list of filename extensions that identify documents, and corresponding command lines that are invoked when you choose a file that has the associated extensions. The <extension> keyname is an extension of one to three characters. The <command-line> value is an ordinary DOS command line. The command line always begins with an application filename (with the .EXE extension). This can be followed by any command parameters the application needs, usually including the document filename. The caret (^) character can be used when the original document filename is needed in the command line; the caret is replaced by the document filename without any extension. The most typical <extension> entries simply list the application name and the document name; for example: CAL=CALENDAR.EXE ^.CAL If you run a file called MYFILE.CAL after this association has been made, the Calendar progam will start and automatically open the file named MYFILE. To change: Choose Associate from the File menu in File Manager. ···························································· ∙ [INTL] SECTION The [intl] section describes how to display dates, times, currency amounts, and other items for countries other than the United States. The default values reflect U.S. options. To change any setting in this section, choose the International icon from the Control Panel window. The intl section can contain the following settings: ···························································· iCountry=<country-code> Default: 1 Purpose: Specifies the country code. This number matches the country's international telephone code, except for Canada, which is 2. ···························································· iCurrDigits=<number> Default: 2 Purpose: Specifies the number of digits to put after the decimal separator in currency. ···························································· iCurrency=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies a currency format according to the following: Value Format ----- ------ 0 $2 1 2$ 2 $ 2 3 2 $ The actual currency symbol is specified by the sCurrency value. ···························································· iDate=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies a numerical date format according to the following: Value Format ----- ------ 0 12/31/90 1 31/12/90 2 90/12/31 The actual date divider is specified by the sShortDate value. This setting is not used by Windows 3.X ···························································· iDigits=<number> Default: 2 Purpose: Specifies the number of digits to display after the decimal separator in numbers. ···························································· iLZero=<0-or-1> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in decimal numbers according to the following: Value Format ----- ------ 0 .7 1 0.7 The actual decimal separator is specified by the sDecimal setting. ···························································· iMeasure=<0-or-1> Default: 1 Purpose: Specifies the measurement system according to the following: Value System ----- ------ 0 metric 1 English ···························································· iNegCurr=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies a negative number format according to the following: Value Format ----- ------ 0 ($1) 1 -$1 2 $-1 3 $1- 4 (1$) 5 -1$ 6 1-$ 7 1$- The actual currency symbol is specified by the sCurrency setting. ···························································· iTime=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to format time using a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock. Value Format Meaning ----- ------ ------- 0 1:00 12-hour clock 1 13:00 24-hour clock The actual time separator is specified by the sTime setting. ···························································· iTLZero=<number> Default: 0 Purpose: Specifies whether to put leading zeros in time according to the following: Value Format ----- ------ 0 9:15 1 09:15 The actual time separator is specified by the sTime setting. ···························································· s1159=<string> Default: AM Purpose: Specifies the string that follows times before noon in the 12-hour time format. ···························································· s2359=<string> Default: PM Purpose: Specifies the string that follows times after noon in the 12-hour format or that follows all times in the 24-hour format. ···························································· sCountry=<string> Default: United States Purpose: Specifies the name of the country whose standard setting you want to use. ···························································· sCurrency=<string> Default: $ Purpose: Specifies the currency symbol you want to use. ···························································· sDecimal=<string> Default: . Purpose: Specifies the punctuation used to separate the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole number part. ···························································· sLanguage=<string> Default: usa Purpose: Specifies the language you want to work in. Windows applications that provide language- specific tasks, such as sorting or spell- checking, use this setting. The following are the standard values: Value Language ----- -------- dan Danish dut Dutch eng International English fcf French Canadian fin Finnish frn French ger German ice Icelandic itn Italian nor Norwegian por Portuguese spa Spanish swe Swedish usa U.S. English ···························································· sList=<string> Default: , Purpose: Specifies the character used to separate items in a list. In U.S. English, the most common separator is a comma. ···························································· sLongDate=<date-picture> Default: dddd, MMMM d, yyyy (e.g., Friday, June 1, 1990) Purpose: Specifies your choice for the long date format, including abbreviations for the words and different separators, according to the following: Date Picture Item Format ------------ ----- ------ M Month 1-12 MM Month 01-12 MMM Month Jan-Dec MMMM Month January-December d Day 1-31 dd Day 01-31 ddd Day Mon-Sun dddd Day Monday-Sunday yy Year 00-99 yyyy Year 1900-2040 You should use Control Panel to change. ···························································· sShortDate=<date-picture> Default: M/d/yy (e.g., 6/1/90) Purpose: Specifies your choice for the short date format, including abbreviations for the words and different separators, according to the list described above in the sLongDate listing. Control Panel will accept only certain date-picture combinations. You should use Control Panel to change this setting. ···························································· sThousand=<string> Default: , Purpose: Specifies the symbol used to separate thousands in a number with more than three digits. An example, if the value is a comma (,), is 3,000. ···························································· sTime=<string> Default: : Purpose: Specifies the character used to separate the hours, minutes, and seconds in time. An example, if the value is a colon (:), is 15:29:31. ···························································· ∙ [PORTS] SECTION The [ports] section lists all available communications and printer ports, and defines default values; it also lists files to which printer output can be sent. The [ports] section can contain one or more occurrences of the following setting: ···························································· <portname>:=<baud-rate>,<parity>,<word-length>,<stop-bits> [[,p]] Purpose: Specifies an available output port. The <portname> keyname must be the name of an output port as it is recognized by MS-DOS. This keyname can be COMx: (communications port, where x represents the port number), LPTx: (a parallel port, where x represents the port number), EPT: (used for a specific IBM printer), LPTx.OS2 (a parallel port used with OS/2, where x represents the port number), FILE:, or a filename. For COM ports, the <baud-rate> value specifies the port's baud rate; the <word-length> value gives the length of a word (in bits); the <stop-bits> value gives the number of stop bits to be used; and the [[,p]] option specifies that hardware handshaking is in effect. LPT (parallel), EPT, FILE, and LPTx.OS2 ports do not take any parameters. The LPTx.OS2 ports are used (instead of the corresponding LPT port) when you are running Windows in the DOS compatibility box of OS/2. This port bypasses the Windows' special output handling. Specifying a filename for the <portname> will direct output to that file. A filename, unlike the other port names, must not be followed by a colon (:). By using FILE:=, Windows will prompt you to specify an output file at output time. You can specify no more than 10 ports. To change COM port settings: Choose the Ports icon from the Control Panel. To change or add other ports: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· LPT1.OS2=<pathname> LPT2.OS2=<pathname> LPT3.OS2=<pathname> LPT4.OS2=<pathname> Default: none Purpose: Specifies the pathname of the printer you are using if you are using Windows in the DOS compatibility box of OS/2. To change: Use TWE to edit. ···························································· ∙ [FONTS] SECTION The [fonts] section describes one or more display font files that are loaded by Windows at start-up. The fonts section can contain one or more occurrences of the following setting: ···························································· <font-name>=<font-file> Purpose: Specifies a font file. The <font-name> keyname is the descriptive name of a font. The <font-file> value is the filename of a file that contains font resources. To change: Choose the Fonts icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· ∙ [PRINTERPORTS] SECTION The [PrinterPorts] section lists the active and inactive printers that can be accessed by Windows device drivers, specifies the communications port or ports to which the devices are connected, and specifies their corresponding timeout values. The PrinterPorts section can contain one or more occurrences of the following setting: ···························································· <device-name>=<driver-name>, <port-name>,<DeviceNotSelectedTimeout>, <TransmissionRetryTimeout> [[,<port-name>,<DeviceNotSelectedTimeout>, <TransmissionRetryTimeout>,...]] Purpose: Specifies an active or inactive printer. The <device-name> keyname is the name of the device. The <driver-name> value is the driver filename. After the <driver-name> value, there is a set of <port-name>, <TransmissionRetryTimeout>, and <DeviceNotSelectedTimeout> values for each port that has a printer of the specified type. If a device is not currently connected, the <port-name> value is the string specified in the NullPort setting (in the [windows] section). The <TransmissionRetryTimeout> value determines the amount of time (in seconds) allowed for attempted transmission retries. The <DeviceNotSelectedTimeout> value determines the number of seconds Print Manager will wait for the device to be switched on. If the timeout values are not specified for a particular port, Windows uses the default settings listed in the [windows] section for that port. CAUTION: When changing a setting in this section, be sure it does not conflict with a corresponding setting in the [devices] section. Problems may occur if a connected device does not appear in the [PrinterPorts] section. To change: Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· ∙ [DEVICES] SECTION The [devices] section names the active printers. The settings in this section reflect those in the [PrinterPorts] section, without the timeout values. This section is necessary only for Windows version 2.x applications, which look to the [devices] section for this information. The devices section can contain one or more occurrences of the following setting: ···························································· <device-name>=<driver-name>, <port-name> [[,<port-name>,...]] Purpose: Specifies an active printer. The <device-name> keyname is the name of the device. The <driver-name> value is the driver filename. The <port-name> value specifies the port that the printer is connected to. If the printer is not currently connected, the <port- name> value is the string specified in the NullPort setting (in the [windows] section). CAUTION: When changing a setting in this section, be sure it does not conflict with a corresponding setting in the [PrinterPorts] section. Problems may occur if a connected device does not appear in the [PrinterPorts] section. To change: Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel. ···························································· ∙ [COLORS] SECTION The [colors] section defines the colors for components of the Windows display. The colors section can contain settings of the following type: ···························································· <component>=<red-value> <green-value> <blue-value> Purpose: The <red-value>, <green-value>, and <blue-value> values are integers that specify the relative intensities of red, blue, and green, respectively. These settings can range from 0 (minimum intensity) to 255 (maximum intensity). The <component> keyname can be any one of the following: Keyname Refers to --------------- ------------------------------ ActiveBorder Border of the active window ActiveTitle Active title bar AppWorkspace Application workspace for Windows applications Background Screen background (desktop) ButtonFace Button face ButtonShadow Button shadow ButtonText Button text GrayText Text that is dimmed (as in an unavailable command name) Hilight Background of highlighted text HilightText Highlighted text InactiveBorder Border of the inactive window InactiveTitle Inactive title bar Menu Menu background MenuText Menu text Scrollbar Scroll bar TitleText Title-bar text Window Window workspace WindowFrame Window frame WindowText Window text To change: For most of these settings, choose the Color icon from the Control Panel window. For ButtonFace, ButtonShadow, ButtonText, GrayText, Hilight and HilightText, use TWE to edit. ···························································· ∙