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- !Help file for !Arm3Icon
-
- This little utility contains a number of useful? features.
-
- Initially designed to switch the cache on and off after upgrading to RO3
- the utility expanded to incorporate a few other features.
-
- There are four modes of operation:-
-
- 1) Click on the icon with any mouse button to switch the cache on and
- off. Please note that any changes of the cache status caused by any
- other programs or by typing *cache on|off from the command line will
- be reflected by the icon.
-
- 2) Dragging a file or directory to the icon will set the current filer
- directory to that directory. ie it performs a *DIR.
-
- 3) Dragging a file or directory to the icon with the <SHIFT> key pressed
- down will toggle open the CFS# version of the filer window or the
- un-CFS#'ed version of the window.
-
- 4) Holding <SHIFT>|<CTRL>|<ALT> down and clicking Adjust, Menu, or
- Select on the icon will perform one of 21 different *command strings.
- These commands are held in the file "commands" and can be edited at
- will. Commands may be multi-line, the deliminator between different
- key combinations is the [00] (null) byte.
-
- Do not remove any of the [00]'s. You have been warned!!!.
-
- The order of the commands is as follows:-
-
- <SHIFT>+Adjust
- <SHIFT>+Menu
- <SHIFT>+Select
-
- <CTRL>+Adjust
- <CTRL>+Menu
- <CTRL>+Select
-
- <SHIFT>+<CTRL>+Adjust
- <SHIFT>+<CTRL>+Menu
- <SHIFT>+<CTRL>+Select
-
- <ALT>+Adjust
- <ALT>+Menu
- <ALT>+Select
-
- <ALT>+<SHIFT>+Adjust
- <ALT>+<SHIFT>+Menu
- <ALT>+<SHIFT>+Select
-
- <ALT>+<CTRL>+Adjust
- <ALT>+<CTRL>+Menu
- <ALT>+<CTRL>+Select
-
- <ALT>+<SHIFT>+<CTRL>Adjust
- <ALT>+<SHIFT>+<CTRL>+Menu
- <ALT>+<SHIFT>+<CTRL>+Select
- Notes
-
- To start "tasks" from this utility, use the "*wimptask" command.
- ie to run impression where the path to impression is:-
- adfs::Harddisc4.$.Mystuff.!Impress
- then the correct syntax to use in the "commands" file is :-
- wimptask adfs::Harddisc4.$.Mystuff.!Impress
-
- This utility is designed to work with RISC OS 3.1. It has not been tested
- on any other RISC OS versions and almost certainly will not work with
- RISC OS 2.0 unless a cache control module is loaded up first.
-
- In addition you will also need to have set up the CFS filing system before
- <SHIFT> dragging any files onto the icon.
-
- Sprites
- I actually prefer the Atomwide/Aleph One sprites (ie the hare and the
- tortoise) to the ones I have included. If you have a copy of their
- sprites copy the hare as "cache_on" and the tortoise as "cache_of" into
- the !Sprites file of !Arm3Icon. I normally copy the hare as !arm3icon as well.
-
- Known bug.
- When using this with !Alarm, there are rare occasions when the "ShutDown"
- sequence appears to hang. Pressing <Escape> will cure this and shutdown
- will proceed as normal. I must admit I haven't spent a long time
- searching for this bug - if anyone has any ideas please contact me at
- the address below.
-
- Future developments
- When I eventually get around to it I hope to add a small menu picker ie when the
- menu button is pressed over the icon a scrollable window will appear with all
- the key shortcuts shown.
-
- Any other ideas?
-
-
- Copyright PerciPherson Software 1993
-
- The writers give no guarantees this software is free from errors.
- Anyone using this software and finding bugs should contact:-
-
- Derek Percival
- 33 Court Crescent
- Swanley
- Kent
- BR8 8NR
- +44 322 613509
-
- !!! NOTE !!!
-
- This application is Freeeware. I have included the source code for your info.
- You may use the code in other applications provided you obtain my approval.
- You may distribute it freely (with ALL files included), but not for any profit.
- (Charities excepted). This software is provided 'as is'. Using it is entirely at
- your own risk.
-
-