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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Using Your Group Folder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To put objects in your new folder, just drag and drop a file on the folder
- icon. The file is then placed in the folder as is normally done with folders.
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- When you open the folder at a later time, it appears in the group named Other.
- You can put objects in a folder and associate them with a group at the same
- time by dropping the objects on the one of the groups shown in the Groups pane
- or associate them with the currently open group by dropping them on the
- Contents pane.
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- You can create new groups by selecting Create group from the group pop-up menu
- or Folder pulldown menu. You can rename a group using direct edit (Shift+F9 or
- Alt+mouse button 1). Also, you can reorder the groups by dragging one or more
- groups towards the top or bottom of the Groups list.
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- Related information:
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- o Creating standard groups
- o Why use Group Folder?
- o What is the Groups pane on the left?
- o What is the Contents pane on the right?
- o What is the Other group?
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Why use Group Folder? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- To handle the problem of getting to an object in a folder, many users create a
- special folder to hold objects that they frequently use. But often this new
- folder becomes filled with objects, some of which are only used once a month
- while others are used hourly. Locating a desired object in such a folder can be
- like trying to find "a needle in a haystack".
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- To solve the retrieval problem, Group Folder allows you to create visible
- subsections within a given folder. Thus, you have more control over the
- organization of the contents of folders. The grouping of related objects helps
- you locate the object you want more quickly.
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- To see how the Group View can be used to organize a collection of objects in a
- folder, select Create standard groups from the menu bar and an example set of
- groups based on the objects installed with OS/2 will be created.
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- Related information:
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- o Creating standard groups
- o Installing Group Folder
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Installing Group Folder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- First copy your GFOLDER.DLL file to a disk. For example, C:\OS2\DLL. Also copy
- the Group Folder help file, GFOLDER.HLP, to your help directory, for example,
- C:\OS2\HELP.
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- Then start the installation program, GFINST.EXE. It will prompt you for the
- path where your copied the GFOLDER.DLL. When the installation is complete, a
- new folder object called "Stuff" will appear on your desktop.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Group View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Group View is an alternative way of viewing the contents of a folder. It
- allows you to associate the objects within a folder with different groups for
- quicker access.
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- Related information:
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- o Why use Group Folder?
- o Groups pane
- o Contents pane
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for 'Other' Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The group named Other is like other groups. In addition, it has several other
- properties:
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- 1. Objects not specifically added to a group in the Group Folder are added to
- the Other group. For example, if you drop an object on the Group Folder
- icon, it is automatically added to the Other group. Objects copied to an
- open view of the Group Folder other than Group View are also added to the
- Other group.
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- 2. When a group is deleted the group's associated objects are automatically
- added to the Other group's list of associated objects.
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- 3. The Other group cannot be deleted or renamed.
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- All objects within the Group Folder that are not explicitly associated with a
- group are automatically added to the Other group's list of associated objects.
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- Related information:
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- o Deleting groups
- o What is a Group View?
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Groups Pane (Left) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Groups pane shows the list of groups for the Group Folder. Each group can
- have objects associated with it. Like paper clips used to group related pieces
- of paper in a folder, groups collect related objects. For example:
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- Games
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- Objects within the Group Folder associated with the Games group show in the
- Contents pane by double-clicking on the group with mouse button 1 or by
- selecting View contents from a group's pop-up menu. The icon of the group
- who's associated objects are shown in the Contents pane is "hashed", for
- example:
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- Games
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- Menu choices:
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- o View contents
- o Create group
- o Delete
- o Selected Contents
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- Related information:
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- o Contents pane
- o Creating standard groups
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Contents Pane (Right) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The right pane shows the objects that have been associated with the group that
- is open in the Groups left pane. The open group is indicated by the "hash"
- marks behind the group icon.
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- The contents of a a group is shown in the Contents pane by double-clicking with
- mouse button 1 on a group or selecting View contents from the group pop-up
- menu.
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- Related information:
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- o Groups pane
- o View contents
- o Changing the list of objects associated with a group
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Create group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This choice creates another group. To change name of the group, use direct
- edit (Shift+F9 or Alt+mouse button 1).
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Delete (Group) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This choice deletes the group. The objects that were associated with the
- deleted group are added to the Other group's list of associated objects.
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- Related information:
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- o What is the Other group?
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Create standard groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This choice creates several standard groups and fills each of them with copies
- or shadows of many of the objects shipped with OS/2. These groups organize the
- objects into easily understood categories. If you have never used a Group View
- before, select this choice to see an example of its use.
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- Note: All the objects created by the Create standard groups choice are either
- shadows of existing objects, or copies of existing objects; they can be
- safely deleted from the Group Folder when you no longer need them.
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- If you did not install all of OS/2 options, some of the objects above may not
- be created.
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- The list of groups and objects created when Create standard groups is selected:
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- Development Enhanced Editor
- Seek and Scan Files
- OS/2 Window
- OS/2 Full Screen
- Command Reference
- Icon Editor
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- Games Solitare - Klondike
- Reversi
- OS/2 Chess
- Games folder (shadow)
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- System OS/2 System folder (shadow)
- Startup folder (shadow)
- System (shadow)
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- Palettes Color Palette
- Font Palette
- Scheme Palette
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- Misc Templates folder (shadow)
- Minimized Window Viewer (shadow)
- Shredder (shadow)
- Drives folder (shadow)
- Desktop (shadow)
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- Help Master Help Index
- Information folder (shadow)
- Start Here
- Glossary
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Product Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Copyright (C), IBM Corporation 1993
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- Group View is an alternative view of folder contents. For more information,
- see the DFOLDER FORUM on IBMPC or section 3, Object Technology, of the OS2DF1
- forum on CompuServe (Dan Kehn, ID 74140,3263).
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- Note: IBMer's can automatically receive updates by registering with the
- author. At the CMS command line enter:
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- REQUEST GFOLDER FROM KEHN AT CARVM3
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- Related information:
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- o Why use Group Folder?
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for View contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This choice displays the objects associated with the chosen group in the
- Contents pane. Select this choice or double-click a group with mouse button 1.
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- Note: The objects associated with only one group can be shown in the Contents
- pane at any given time.
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- Related information:
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- o Groups pane
- o Contents pane
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Selected Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This category of choices is primarily intended for keyboard users. It allows
- the objects selected in the Contents pane to be associated with another group,
- copied and the copies associated with another group, or shadowed and the
- shadows associated with another group.
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- Select this choice or drag one or more objects shown in the Contents pane to
- one of the groups shown in the Groups pane. For example, an object shown in
- the Contents pane on the right can be associated with a different group by
- dragging it to one of the groups shown in the Groups pane on the left.
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- Content selection choices:
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- o Change group
- o Add to group
- o Remove from group
- o Copy
- o Create shadow
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- Related information:
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- o What is the Groups pane on the left?
- o What is the Contents pane on the right?
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Change group (Selected Contents) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Change group choice is primarily intended for keyboard users. It allows
- you to associated the objects selected in the Contents pane with another group.
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- Select this choice or drag one or more objects shown in the Contents pane to
- one of the groups shown in the Groups pane.
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- Related information:
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- o Selected Contents
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Add to group (Selected Contents) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Add to group choice allows the objects selected in the Contents pane to be
- added to another group. It allows you to associate an object in the Contents
- pane with more than one group.
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- Note: An object can be associated with more than one group, but can only be
- associated with the same group once.
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- Related information:
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- o Selected Contents
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Remove from group (Selected Contents) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Remove from group choice allows the objects selected in the Contents pane
- to be removed from a group.
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- Note: A contained object is always associated with at least one group. If an
- object's last association is deleted, a new association is automatically added
- to the Other group.
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- Related information:
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- o Selected Contents
- o What is the Other group?
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Copy (Selected Contents) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Copy choice is primarily intended for keyboard users. It allows you to
- copy and then associate the objects selected in the Contents pane with another
- group.
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- Select this choice or drag one or more objects shown in the Contents pane to
- one of the groups shown in the Groups pane. For example, an object shown in
- the Contents pane on the right can be copied then associated with a different
- group by dragging it (while holding the Ctrl key) to one of the groups shown in
- the Groups pane on the left.
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- Related information:
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- o Selected Contents
- o View contents
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Create shadow (Selected Contents) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Create shadow choice is primarily intended for keyboard users. It allows
- you to create shadows and then associate the objects selected in the Contents
- pane with another group.
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- The same result can be accomplished by dragging one or more objects shown in
- the Contents pane to one of the groups shown in the Groups pane. For example,
- a shadow can be created for an object shown in the Contents pane on the right
- then associated with a different group by dragging it (while holding the Ctrl
- and Shift keys) to one of the groups shown in the Groups pane on the left.
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- Related information:
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- o Selected Contents
- o View contents
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Folder (menu bar) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose the Folder menu bar choice to display a pulldown menu containing choices
- affecting the folder as a whole. More specific help can be requested from the
- individual pulldown menu choices.
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- Related information:
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- o Create standard groups
- o Create group
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Selected (menu bar) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose the Selected menu bar choice to display a pulldown menu containing
- choices affecting the currently selected objects in the pane that last had the
- location cursor, either the Contents pane or Groups pane.
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- Related information:
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- o What is the Groups pane on the left?
- o What is the Contents pane on the right?
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