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- TRAVERSE.EXE
-
- FUNCTION: A directory tree traverser for moving from a parent
- directory to a child directory. If only one child directory
- exists, then TRAVERSE automatically changes to that
- subdirectory. If you are at the "bottom" level of a directory
- tree, TRAVERSE will automatically "bounce" you up to the parent
- directory level. Otherwise, TRAVERSE gives you a 1 character
- choice (A-Z) to change to one of up to 26 displayed
- subdirectories. You can also use the arrow keys to traverse the
- displayed list, then press ENTER. ESC drops you back in the
- directory you started from; / or \ take you to the root
- directory; PgUp takes your to the PREVIOUS DRIVE, and PgDn takes
- you to the NEXT DRIVE. Version 1.9, 6-19-88.
-
- USAGE: TRAVERSE {U} {D} {O} {L} {N} {X}
-
- OPTIONS: U -- UP: Immediately moves up one level (unless in root, which
- will cause a directory list to be displayed).
-
- D -- DOWN: Immediately moves down one level if only one
- subdirectory exists, otherwise displays directory list (not
- needed, only here for symmetry).
-
- O -- OVER: Immediately moves up one level (unless in root, which
- will cause a directory list to be displayed) AND displays
- directory list (useful to move Over to a sibling
- directory).
-
- L -- LOOP: Loops through the program, displaying each list of
- directories in a fixed size window until you hit either
- (1) the RETURN key while highlighting a directory entry, or
- (2) select the current directory (.) while in a
- subdirectory, or (3) press ESC. Pressing / or \ takes you
- to the root directory, which is especially helpful in
- traversing a deep directory tree.
-
- N -- NO LOOPING: used when program is configured to loop as
- the default.
-
- X -- XCHANGE: Invokes self-configuring routine, to select
- colors, options (see below).
-
- NOTES: TRAVERSE is easier to use if you rename it to T.EXE or use a
- synonym for it in a batch file or CED (aka CMNDEDIT).
-
- TRAVERSE is primarily useful for moving down a complex tree
- structure, where the subdirectory names are long and difficult
- to remember. Used in conjunction with GO.EXE (a PD program
- which permits assigning synonyms to directory names, and goes
- there immediately), TRAVERSE makes traversing a complex
- directory structure a lot easier.
-
- TWO .EXE FILES ARE INCLUDED IN THE .ARC FILE: TRAVERSE.EXE (not
- self-configuring) and TRAV-SC.EXE (self-configuring). TRAVERSE
- is smaller (2 less clusters) than TRAV-SC, but otherwise the two
- are the same. The two are differentiated in the source by a
- compiler directive in the second line of the source code.
-
- SELF-CONFIGURATION:
-
- By entering an X as a command line parameter, the questions
- listed below will be presented one at a time. Answer each, or
- press ENTER to accept the preset value. Error-checking is not
- robust or sophisticated.
-
- DEFAULT = LOOP? (y or N) <- default = N
- COUNT CURRENT DIRECTORY? (y or N) <- default = N
- AUTOMATICALLY SIZE WINDOW? (Y or n) <- default = Y
- TOP ROW FOR WINDOW? (1 to 10 -- preset to 5)
- COLUMN FOR WINDOW? (1 to 44 -- preset to 22)
- HIGHLIGHT COLOR? (1 to 256 -- preset to 112)
- BACKGROUND COLOR? (1 to 256 -- preset to 31)
- BORDER TYPE? (0 for none, 1 for single [preset], 2 for double)
-
- TRAVERSE will then re-configure itself with the new parameters.
-
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