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The Built-In Keys and Mouse Actions Found in BOBBY
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LEFT/RIGHT DIRECTORY WINDOWS
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Keys:
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TAB : Make the non-active Directory Window the active one.
(Up Cursor Key) : The active Directory Window's scroll bar will attempt
to move up.
(Down Cursor Key) : The active Directory Window's scroll bar will attempt
to move down.
PAGE-UP : Scroll Bar will attempt to jump one screen up of unseen
names found in the active directory window.
PAGE-DOWN : Scroll Bar will attempt to jump one screen down of unseen
names found in the active directory window.
HOME : Scroll Bar will jump to the very top of the active
directory window path.
END : Scroll Bar will jump to the very bottom of the active
directory window path.
Mouse:
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+ RIGHT BUTTON in the window will make the window active (if it wasn't) and
attempt to scroll the display found in the window in that direction (half
way up makes it scroll up; half way down makes it scroll down). This is
equivalent to using the scroll bar.
+ LEFT OR RIGHT BUTTON on the Directory Window Information Box (found above
each Directory Window) will make that window the active one (it will turn
pink -- default color).
+ LEFT BUTTON while highlighting (or dehighlighting) names and moving just
pass the last file displayed (or the first file displayed) of the window
will make the window scroll and highlight (or dehighlight) names in that
direction.
+ LEFT BUTTON on any of the names in the active directory window and then a
double-click by your RIGHT BUTTON in the non-active Directory Window will
place the non-active Directory Window into the path that name represents
(and make this window the active one). If the name was a directory you
will be placed in the directory of that name. If the name was a file you
will be placed in the same path as where this file is located.
LEFT/RIGHT DIRECTORY WINDOW PATH INPUT BOX:
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* You must make this Input Box active by clicking inside of it. You should
see the box change color and a cursor appear.
Keys:
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(Up Cursor Key) : Flip through any available previous paths that may have
appeared in this box.
(Down Cursor Key) : Flip forward through any available paths that may have
appeared in this box.
(Right Cursor Key): Move the cursor found anywhere in the inputted path to
the right.
(Left Cursor Key) : Move the cursor found anywhere in the inputted path to
the left.
HOME : Jump to the very beginning of the path input.
END : Jump to the very end of the path input.
DEL : Delete the character(s) in the path found to the right of
the shown cursor.
BKSpce : Delete the character(s) in the path found to the left of
the shown cursor.
SHIFT-Right Cursor: Complete the unfinished directory name of the path you
have inputted in the box. The more letters you provide
for the directory name the more accurate its displayed
choice.
SHIFT-Left Cursor : Delete the entire path input found in the box and place
the cursor at the very beginning.
ESC : Cancel the input you have made in the box and put back
the original path.
ENTER : Confirm the input in the box and show it (as seen by its
contents in the Directory Window). Paths that are given
in the box that are not found will make the box move
continuously back one directory until it does find a path
it can access.
Mouse:
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+ LEFT BUTTON will place the cursor on the character the button was clicked
on.
+ RIGHT BUTTON in the left half portion of the box will flip through any
available previous paths that may have appeared in this box.
+ RIGHT BUTTON in the right half portion of the box will flip forward through
any available paths that may have appeared in this box.
LEFT/RIGHT DIRECTORY WINDOW PATTERN INPUT BOX:
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* You must make this Input Box active by clicking inside of it. You should
see a cursor appear.
Keys:
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(Up Cursor Key) : Flip through any available previous patterns that may
have appeared in this box.
(Down Cursor Key) : Flip forward through any available patterns that may have
appeared in this box.
(Right Cursor Key): Move the cursor found anywhere in the inputted pattern to
the right.
(Left Cursor Key) : Move the cursor found anywhere in the inputted pattern to
the left.
HOME : Jump to the very beginning of the pattern input.
END : Jump to the very end of the pattern input.
DEL : Delete the character(s) in the pattern found to the right
of the shown cursor.
BKSpce : Delete the character(s) in the pattern found to the left
of the shown cursor.
SHIFT-Left Cursor : Delete the entire pattern input found in the box and
place the cursor at the very beginning.
ESC : Cancel the input you have made in the box and put back
the original pattern.
ENTER : Confirm the input in the box and show the pattern of
files that may appear in the path. Patterns that are
given in the box that are not found will show NO FILES in
that Directory Window.
Mouse:
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+ LEFT BUTTON will place the cursor on the character the button was clicked
on.
+ RIGHT BUTTON in the left half portion of the box will flip through any
available previous patterns that may have appeared in this box.
+ RIGHT BUTTON in the right half portion of the box will flip forward through
any available patterns that may have appeared in this box.
ANY POPPED UP WINDOWS:
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* These are the windows that are brought up by clicked commands or available
options found in BOBBY.
Keys:
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ESC : Cancel the activity and close down this window.
Note: If the cursor is active in an input area of the
window the ESC key will cancel out of the input and
another ESC hit will close the window.
ENTER : Accept and proceed with the activity that the window
is presenting. The triangle display found on one of the
windows' buttons is the button that the ENTER key
represents.
"VIEW A TEXT/BINARY FILE" WINDOW:
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Keys:
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(Up Cursor Key) : The text window's scroll bar will attempt to move up.
(Down Cursor Key) : The text window's scroll bar will attempt to move down.
PAGE-UP : Scroll Bar will attempt to jump one screen up of unseen
lines found in the window.
PAGE-DOWN : Scroll Bar will attempt to jump one screen down of unseen
lines found in the window.
HOME : Scroll Bar will jump to the very top of the file.
END : Scroll Bar will jump to the very bottom of the file.
ESC : Close down the View Window and go back to the manin BOBBY
screen.
ENTER : Proceed to the next file to view (if any). If no other
files are left to view this key will close down the
View Window and go back to the main BOBBY screen.
Mouse:
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+ RIGHT BUTTON in the window that holds the text display will scroll through
any of the display not seen in the window. The top half region of the
window represents going up and the bottom half region going down. This is
equivalent to using the available scroll bar.
PATH FINDER:
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Keys:
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*When in the Path Input Area*
(Right Cursor Key): Move the cursor found anywhere in the inputted path to
the right.
(Left Cursor Key) : Move the cursor found anywhere in the inputted path to
the left.
HOME : Jump to the very beginning of the path input.
END : Jump to the very end of the path input.
DEL : Delete the character(s) in the path found to the right of
the shown cursor.
BKSpce : Delete the character(s) in the path found to the left of
the shown cursor.
SHIFT-Right Cursor: Complete the unfinished directory name of the path you
have inputted in the box. The more letters you provide
for the directory name the more accurate its displayed
choice.
SHIFT-Left Cursor : Delete the entire path input found in the box and place
the cursor at the very beginning.
ESC : Cancel the input you have made in the box and put back
the original path.
ENTER : Confirm the input in the box and show it (as seen by its
contents in the Window). Paths that are given
in the box that are not found will make the box move
continuously back one directory until it does find a path
it can access.
*When NOT in the Path Input Area*
(Up Cursor Key) : The window's scroll bar will attempt to move up.
(Down Cursor Key) : The window's scroll bar will attempt to move down.
ESC : Cancel the Path Finder Window and close it down.
ENTER : Confirm the path found in this window to have placed in
an input area. The window will close down.