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OS/2 Help File
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1995-11-21
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Family Shell is designed for easy use...
You don't have to learn much about it, because someone else has already set it
up for you. And anyway, you've already found the help button, so you're well on
your way to learning about the programme.
First of all, type your name into the entry field in the top lefthand corner.
Then press OK. You need to do this so that the shell will know whose folder to
call up when you press My Folder. This folder is designed to accomodate all the
files you create during your sessions with the computer. Click its button now
to open it - it's probably empty, but that will soon change. By the way, your
folder will also contain any messages another user has left for you using the
Messenger utility. Likewise, it stores notes you make for your own purposes -
e.g. short reminders - using Scribbler. If you've already entered your name,
you can try these tools now (they're represented by buttons in the top row).
Once started, they have their own help buttons to assist you.
There are three more buttons in the same row as Messenger and Scribbler.
Time/Date gets you just what it says - the current time and date. Likewise, the
Calculator is a simple device for daily arithmetics, emulating a 'real' pocket
calculator. On the other hand File Lens is a tool to use with care. It gives
you access to all the drives, folders and files on the system and is meant for
users who have advanced beyond total 'novice' status - meaning to say, who know
what they're doing and why. Once again, it has its own help button.
Most of the other buttons work exactly the same way - you press them with the
mouse cursor and they run or open whatever it says on them. That also goes for
the nine program buttons (three columns of three buttons forming a kind of
block in the middle of the screen). Eight of these are configurable. That
means, whoever sets up FamShell can assign them to any applications on the
system. Once that has been done, these buttons will appear with an appropriate
title and you'll be able to run the applications they represent by pressing
them. If some of these buttons look pale and don't have a title, that simply
means no task has been assigned to them (yet) by your system's 'boss'.
You may notice that the nineth program button is pre-configured and labelled
Editor. It calls the system editor - a handy application you can use to type a
few lines if you don't have a word processor yet ( though it has numerous other
merits).
There are three ways of leaving FamShell, represented by the three buttons to
the right of the OK button. The first is to Log Off. This method clears the
system for another user, without closing down the shell itself. On the other
hand, the WPS button takes you out of the Family Shell and straight to the
Workplace Shell - that's the 'real' OS/2 desktop you may wish to get
comfortable with one day. It's very powerful, but sometimes confusing to new
users - which is why FamShell was designed. I suggest you take your first steps
with the WPS under supervision. Finally, if you want to shut the entire system
down press Exit OS/2. You'll be given a chance to change your mind, after which
the computer closes all the applications and informs you when it's safe to
switch the power off. Please do wait for this to happen before you touch the
power switch.
And that's about all there is to it, have fun
Martin Farrent