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A64 PREFS
A64 Prefs utilizes an Intuition user interface with menus,
requesters and gadgets. This manual assumes that you are
familiar with using this type of user interface and the terms
used to describe it. If you are not familiar with them please
consult your Amiga user's manual or other books on the Amiga.
A64 Prefs is your bridge from A64 to the multitasking
environment. A64 Prefs allows A64 to have features you've come
to expect from Amiga programs, like an Intuition user interface
with menus and requesters. A64 Prefs allows you to change the
way A64 is configured to run C64 programs, access tools included
with The A64 Package and, most importantly, it allows you to stop
any C64 program that A64 is currently running and return to the
WorkBench, after which you can use A64 Prefs and re-enter the C64
program and pick up EXACTLY where you left off. A64 Prefs gives
A64 the power and flexibility that, until now, no C64 emulator
has had.
To gain access to A64 Prefs from A64 press the [LEFT ALT] key and
the [RIGHT ALT] key simultaneously. After doing so a title bar
will appear on the C64 program that is currently running. At
this point you can get back to the Workbench by dragging the
screen down or by depth arranging the A64 Prefs screen by using
the front-back gadgets. To get back to A64 Prefs you do the same
thing, drag or depth arrange any other screen that may visible.
You can also use the following key sequences to depth arrange the
A64 Prefs screen with the Workbench screen:
[LEFT AMIGA] [M]: Send Workbench to back, A64 Prefs to front
[LEFT AMIGA] [N]: Send Workbench to front, A64 Prefs to back
You should never attempt to bring up A64 Prefs while I/O
(INPUT/OUTPUT) is in progress. This means that whenever A64 is
loading or saving from a disk drive, accessing a modem or using a
printer, you should wait until the operation is completed before
bringing up A64 Prefs. This warning should especially be noted
when accessing C64 devices. Bringing up A64 Prefs during I/O
will not crash A64, but may result in a C64 crash, forcing you to
reset A64 and/or the C64 devices that you interrupted. To be on
the safe side you should heed this warning.
A64 PREFS SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION FILES
A64 Prefs effects the operation of A64 much like the WorkBench
Preferences program effects the operation of the Amiga. By
changing A64 Prefs settings you can force A64 to change its
performance or appearance, in the way that it runs a C64 program.
All of A64 Prefs' settings are accessed with menus and
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requesters. When you change one or more of these settings they
become the current settings, meaning they will take effect
immediately or when A64 is re-entered. These settings will stay
in effect until you change them again or until you quit A64. You
can also save all of A64 Prefs settings in what is called a
"configuration file." Unlike the WorkBench Preferences program,
A64 Prefs allows you to create as many different configuration
files as you like and name them what ever you choose.
Whenever A64 is run it loads a configuration file for its
initial settings. This file is normally "A64.config," but if A64
is run from the Shell you can pass it the name of a different
configuration file to be used for the initial settings. For
example:
run A64 PrintShop.config
This will force A64 to load and use the configuration settings in
"PrintShop.config." If no parameter is passed A64 will load
"A64.config" for it's initial settings.
If you change any one or more of the settings and save them with
the name "A64.config" A64 will use your new settings as the
default configuration settings.
The procedure for changing A64 Prefs settings and loading and
saving configuration files is detailed in THE MENUS section.
NOTE: A64 does not support passing configuration files from the
WorkBench.
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