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- <p> <a name="cecmd_help"></a><b>Help for Total Commander/CE</b></p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#about">About Total Commander/CE, Licence</a> </p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#user_interface">User interface</a> </p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#file_operations">File operations</a> </p>
- <p>Main menu: <a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file">File</a>|<a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show">Show</a> </p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#local_menus">Local menus</a> </p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#drag_drop">Drag & Drop</a> </p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#shortcuts">Keyboard shortcuts (HPC)</a> </p>
- <p> <a href="cecmd.htp#buttonbar">Button bar</a> </p>
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- <hr> <a name="about"></a><b>About Total Commander/CE, Licence</b>
- <p>Total Commander/CE is a file manager and ZIP archiver for Windows CE (Handheld, HPC Pro, PPC and Pocket PC)</p>
- <p>It was written by the author of Windows Commander (http://www.ghisler.com) mainly
- for fun and personal use, and is provided to the public for free.</p>
- <p><b>Licence</b></p>
- <p>Total Commander/CE is copyrighted Freeware. This means that the usage of this program is free for personal and business use,
- but the Copyright remains the property of the author.</p>
- <br>
- <p><b>Copyright © 2000 Christian Ghisler, C. Ghisler & Co., Switzerland. All Rights Reserved.</b></p>
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- <hr> <a name="user_interface"></a><b>User interface</b>
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- <p>The user interface is devided into the following elements:</p>
- <ul>
- <li>The main menu, consisting of the items <a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file">File</a> and <a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show">Show</a>.</li>
- <li>A buttonbar (toolbar) which contains buttons for some internal commands, but also allows to
- add external programs by dragging them from one of the file panes to the bar.</li>
- <li>One or two file panels (configurable) showing a list of files in <i>Brief</i>, <i>Full</i> and <i>Large icons</i>
- mode. In <i>Full</i> mode, the list can be sorted by Name, Extension, Size, and Date/Time by clicking
- on the header. The same sort order is then also used in the other modes.</li>
- <li>One dropdown combobox per file list showing the current path, which also allows to access
- previously accessed directories (directory history).</li>
- <li>One button per file list to go to the root directory, and one to go to the parent</li>
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- <hr> <a name="file_operations"></a><b>File operations</b>
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- <p>You can perform the following file operations with Total Commander/CE:</p>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_copymove">Copy</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_copymove">Move</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_rename">Rename</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_shortcut">Create Shortcut</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_delete">Delete</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_mkdir">Mkdir (New folder)</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_pack">Pack with ZIP</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_unpack">Unpack from a ZIP file</a></li>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file"></a><b>File menu</b>
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- <p>The file menu contains the following commands:</p>
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- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_rename">Rename</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_view">View</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_edit">Edit</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_copymove">Copy/Move</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_shortcut">Create Shortcut</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_mkdir">Mkdir</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_delete">Delete</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_pack">Pack with ZIP</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_properties">Properties</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_reload">Reload dir</a></li>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show"></a><b>Show menu</b>
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- <p>The file menu contains the following commands:</p>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_brief">Brief</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_full">Full</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_largeicons">Large icons</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_singlewindowmode">Single Window mode</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_hidefilesinrom">Hide files in ROM</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_directoryhotlist">Directory hotlist</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_treeview">Tree view</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_select">Select/unselect files</a></li>
- <li><a href="cecmd.htp#menu_show_about">About</a></li>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_rename"></a><b>Rename</b>
- <p>Allows to rename a single file in place, or the selected files using a dialog box
- and wildcards (*.*). When renaming multiple files, you are given the option to copy
- the files to the new name, or to just change the names of the existing files.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_view"></a><b>View</b>
- <p>Loads the file under the cursor into the default file viewer.</p>
- <p>You can define a different file viewer with Alt+Tap on the view button, which looks like a scroll.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_edit"></a><b>Edit</b>
- <p>Loads the file under the cursor into the default file editor.</p>
- <p>You can define a different file editor with Alt+Tap on the edit button, which looks like the notepad icon.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_copymove"></a><b>Copy/Move</b>
- <p>To copy or move files, select them with the pen or with Shift+cursor keys (HPC or HPC Pro)
- and select Copy/Move from the menu or click the copy icon.</p>
- <p>In the copy dialog, you can now type a target directory and wildcards (*.*) to rename
- the files while copying/moving.</p>
- <p>You can also click the <i>Tree</i> button to select a target directory.</p>
- <p>To copy the file(s), click <i>Copy</i>, or to move them, click <i>Move</i>.</p>
- <p>If the <i>source</i> window shows the contents of a ZIP file, the selected files are unzipped.</p>
- <p>If the <i>target</i> window shows the contents of a ZIP file, the selected files are packed into that zip file.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_shortcut"></a><b>Create shortcut</b>
- <p>Allows to create a shortcut (link file, extension .lnk) for the selected file(s) and/or directories.</p>
- <p>To change a shortcut, choose File - Properties or press Alt+Enter to open the property sheet for the link file.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_mkdir"></a><b>Mkdir (new folder)</b>
- <p>To make a new directory (folder), select the command <i>Mkdir</i> from the menu or click
- the folder icon in the button bar.</p>
- <p>You can then enter the name of the new directory. It will be created in the current directory.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_delete"></a><b>Delete</b>
- <p>With this command you can delete the selected files.</p>
- <p><b>Important note:</b> The files will NOT be moved to Recycle bin, they will be deleted immediately!</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_pack"></a><b>Pack with ZIP</b>
- <p>Allows to pack the selected files and/or subdirectories with the built-in ZIP packer.</p>
- <p>ZIP files created this way are fully ZIP-compatible and can be unzipped on the PC or
- also on the device. To unzip, open the file with ENTER (or double tap) and then
- <a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_copymove">copy</a> the files to any directory you want.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_unpack"></a><b>Unpack files from a ZIP file</b>
- <p>To unpack files from a ZIP file, open the ZIP with a double tap or ENTER, then select
- the files which you want to unpack and press the <a href="cecmd.htp#menu_file_copymove">Copy</a> button.</p>
- <p>CE-Commander can unpack all ZIP-compatible files except for encrypted files.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_properties"></a><b>Properties</b>
- <p>Shows the properties of the selected file(s) and allows to change the file attributes
- and date/time.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_file_reload"></a><b>Reload dir</b>
- <p>Reloads the current directory to reflect any changes made in other programs.</p>
- <p>This is done automatically when you switch from another program to Total Commander/CE.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_brief"></a><b>Brief</b>
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- <p>Shows only file names/extensions and file icons, no file size or date/time.</p>
- <p>Use this mode to overview a larger number of files.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_full"></a><b>Full</b>
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- <p>Shows file name, extension, icon, file size and last modification date/time.</p>
- <p>Use to sort the files by name, extension, size, and modification date by clicking
- on the header of the file list.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_largeicons"></a><b>Large icons</b>
- <p>Shows large icons and file names only.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_singlewindowmode"></a><b>Single Window mode</b>
- <p>If checked, Total Commander/CE only shows a single file window. This is the default on
- PPC and Pocket PC devices. In this mode, the target directory of file operations
- will be the same as the source directory, but it can be changed by using the tree button.</p>
- <p>If unchecked, Total Commander/CE will show two file windows. On devices with a keyboard, the
- two windows will be side by side. On PPC and Pocket PC devices, the two windows will be
- above each other.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_hidefilesinrom"></a><b>Hide files in ROM</b>
- <p>If checked, all files residing in the device ROM (read only memory) will be hidden.</p>
- <p>This allows you to backup (zip or copy) all files which are not present on the device
- by default.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_directoryhotlist"></a><b>Directory hotlist</b>
- <p>With this command, you can add the current directory to a list of often used directories,
- and to switch to such a directory.</p>
- <p>If the current directory is already in the list, you can remove it from the list.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_treeview"></a><b>Tree view</b>
- <p>Shows a tree view window, which allows to switch to a different directory.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_select"></a><b>Select/unselect files</b>
- <p>Allows to select or unselect files of specific types, e.g. all html files by using
- the wildcards <b>*.htm *.html</b> .</p>
- <p>Type the wildcards you want or select previously used wildcards from the dropdown
- list, and click on 'select' or 'unselect'. The files will be selected <b>in addition to</b>
- the already selected files!</p>
- <p>On CE devices with a keyboard, press Ctrl+'-' to open this dialog, or
- Alt+'-' to select all files of the same type as the file under the cursor.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="menu_show_about"></a><b>About</b>
- <p>Shows the current version of Total Commander/CE.<br>Total Commander/CE is copyrighted freeware.</p>
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- <p>Copyright © 2000 Christian Ghisler, C. Ghisler & Co., Switzerland. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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- <hr> <a name="local_menus"></a><b>Local menus</b>
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- <p>Local menus (context menus) are invoked with Alt+Tap. They exist for the files in the file list, and for some buttons in the button bar:</p>
- <p>The local file menu contains the commands Open, Copy/Move, Rename, Delete, and Properties.</p>
- <p>The View, Edit and all user-defined buttons also have context menus</p>
- <p>They allow to change the default viewer/editor, and to change or delete the button bar buttons</p>
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- <hr> <a name="drag_drop"></a><b>Drag & Drop</b>
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- <p>Drag & Drop works with the selected files, and the following targets:</p>
- <ul>
- <li>The other file window. The files can be copied or moved there.</li>
- <li>Subdirectories in the same or the other file panel</li>
- <li>ZIP files in the same or other file panel. The files will be packed into the ZIP.</li>
- <li>The button bar. The file under the cursor will be added to the button bar. On PPC and
- Pocket PC devices, you need to display the second buttonbar.</li>
- </ul>
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- <hr> <a name="shortcuts"></a><b>Keyboard shortcuts (HPC)</b>
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- <p>On CE devices with a keyboard, Total Commander/CE supports the following keyboard shortcuts:</p>
- <p>Ctrl+2 Rename<br>
- Ctrl+3 View<br>
- Ctrl+4 Edit<br>
- Ctrl+5 Copy/Move<br>
- Ctrl+Shift+5 Create Shortcut<br>
- Ctrl+Alt+5 Pack with ZIP<br>
- Ctrl+7 Mkdir (new folder)<br>
- Ctrl+8 Delete<br>
- Alt+Enter Properties<br>
- Alt+Shift+Enter Calculate space occupied by dirs</p>
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- <p>Ctrl+D Directory hotlist<br>
- Ctrl+H Help<br>
- Ctrl+R Reload dir<br>
- Ctrl+T Tree view<br>
- Ctrl+Cursor_down Open directory history<br>
- Ctrl+'-' Select/Unselect files<br>
- Alt+'-' Select all files of same type</p>
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- <p>Letter(s) Jump to first directory starting with these letters</p>
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- <hr> <a name="buttonbar"></a><b>Button bar</b>
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- <p>The button bar contains some predefined buttons, like Copy and Delete, and also allows
- to add your own buttons by dragging a program from a file list to the button bar. The button
- will always be added at the end of the button bar.</p>
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- <p>To modify a button, click on it while holding down the Alt key (HPC), or click on it for
- more than 1 second (Palm Style PC, Pocket PC). This will open the context menu, which allows to
- change or delete the button.</p>
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- <p><a href="cecmd.htp#button_dialog">See Dialog box - change button</a></p>
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- <hr><a name="button_dialog"></a><b>Button change dialog</b>
- <p>This dialog allows to change the settings of a button.</p>
- <p>Fields:</p>
- <ul>
- <li>Command: Program name, e.g. \windows\iexplore.exe<br></li>
- <li>Parameter: Parameter(s) passed to the program. Supports the following parameters:<br>
- %p Source path<br>
- %n Source file name<br>
- %t Target path<br>
- %m Target file name<br>
- ? as first item: Show confirmation dialog</li>
- <li>Start path: Path which is passed to program as current path</li>
- <li>Icon file: File containing the icon for the button bar</li>
- <li>Icon index: Index of the icon in the icon file. Negative numbers mean the icon
- with the absolute resource id. Due to a bug in Windows CE 2.0, only icon Nr. 0
- can be used on this operating system</li>
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