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- Commonly Asked Questions Remember, you can get help anytime DV
- ======================== asks you a question by pressing <F1>.
-
-
- [SWAPPING]
- ? I want DV to swap to high memory. What's the easiest way to do that?
- Answer: Simple. Just put the following line in your CONFIG.SYS (if you run
- Windows, it's probably already there) and then reboot once for it to
- take affect: DEVICE=[PATH]HIMEM.SYS Make sure the "Allow swapping
- to XMS" switch answer is "Y" under Overall Settings in Setup (which
- is accessed by pressing Shift-F10). More esoteric swapping options
- are available if you have the need, but you probably won't.
-
-
- [CHANGING DRIVES]
- ? Why does DV lose file markings when I select another drive for the
- other panel [by using the DOS line to issue a C: command, etc]?
- Answer: After marking files in one panel, use Alt-F1 or Alt-F2 to change the
- drive of the other panel. This way, markings will not be lost.
-
-
- [PROGRAM ASSOCIATIONS]
- ? I'm having trouble defining program associations in setup.
- Answer: It's really easy. Simply type in the exact command you would have
- entered from the DOS prompt -minus the actual file name to be viewed
- or edited. For example, to enter WordPerfect for all *.DOC file,
- enter WP if your DOS command line would have been WP FILENAME; but
- enter C:\WP51\WP FILENAME if that would have been your DOS command
- line (because WordPerfect is not in your path). Then all you have to
- do is decide whether you should make DV swap for this command or not.
- If in doubt, make it swap.
-
-
- [VIEWING]
- ? Why does DV's screen sometimes mess up a little bit when I try to view
- a file [and can't]?
- Answer: When attempting to view a file with an external viewer in the non-swap
- mode, DV attempts to remain exactly as it was during and after the
- view. If there was not enough memory to view the file, some viewers
- issue a DOS message stating such. If the DOS cursor was at the bottom
- of the screen when this happens, DV's screen gets "moved up" one line
- (but DV doesn't know it). DV removes the viewer's DOS screen leaving
- its own "moved up" screen on the monitor in this case. To correct
- this situation, simply press F2 twice to remove and redraw the panels.
- To permanently correct the situation, setup this viewer in the
- swapping mode. In the case of DVZip, you could turn the "close
- integration" switch off (also or instead), depending upon your
- machine's memory configuration.
-
- ? I need more viewers [than have been provided].
- Answer: The beauty of DOSview is that it can use any program (other than TSRs)
- as a viewer through program association (you define them in setup).
- So feel free to use viewers from other programs or just use other
- programs to view/edit your different file types.
-
- ? The included DVV.EXE has trouble with very large files.
- Answer: DVV.EXE was included for those of you who do not have another viewer
- available. There are some fine viewers available to you nearly free
- just for the asking. Vernon Buerg's LIST program, available from any
- bulletin board, works absolutely wonderful with DOSview, for example.
- Please remember that his program is shareware also.
-
-
- [MISCELLANEOUS]
- ? Sometimes when I press the / key for the directory tree, nothing seems
- to happen.
- Answer: The single-key shortcut keys ( /, `, =, +, -, ~ ) only work when the
- DOS cursor is at the beginning of the line. If you have already typed
- something on the DOS command line, then DV thinks these keys are part
- of the command. In most cases you can type a function key equivalent
- for the shortcut keys if needed.
-
- ? I have trouble editing commands on the command line [when the panels
- are showing].
- Answer: In Panel Mode DOS command line editing is limited (see the second main
- help screen for the available keys). However if you press F2 to
- remove the panels, then all normal editing keys are available. The
- reason for this is that Panel Mode "steals" some of the normal line
- editing keys to make moving around the panels easier.
-
- ? Why can't I re-make DV's directory tree on the network?
- Answer: You probably do not have rights to the root directory of that drive.
- Ask your supervisor to re-make it periodically for you and others.
-
- ? Why does DV's prompt have a [right-pointing triangle] character at
- the end of it?
- Answer: So you can tell you are in DOSview when the panels have been removed.
-
- ? My secretary uses DV and I don't want her wiping directories [or doing
- other dangerous commands]!
- Answer: Turn the Expert Mode switch to off in Setup.
-
-
- [MOUSE SUPPORT]
- ? Where is the mouse support?
- Answer: There is none because it would take another 20-30K to do it properly.
- We wanted to keep DV's swap size down to around 200K or so while using
- as little DOS memory as possible (it now uses around 7K total).
-