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- 4FILES HELP -- Version 3.0
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- including the dot. To view the full manual, go to 4FILES and type Ctrl-<F1>.
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- 1. System Navigation 11. Launching Programs
- 2. List Navigation 12. Shelling to DOS
- 3. Function Keys 13. Cut/Paste
- 4. File-Mode & Note-Mode 14. Right Justification
- 5. File Viewing 15. Deleting Text
- 6. File Marking 16. Input Fields
- 7. Find a Record 17. Mouse
- 8. File Management 18. Command Line Syntax
- 9. Show Attributes 19. Quitting 4FILES
- 10. Directory Managment 20. Symbols used on-screen
- 21. Registration Form
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- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN FULL MANUAL: 1) Configuring 4FILES, 2) Swapping to EMS,
- 3) Running under MS-Windows, OS/2 & DESQview, 4) Hot Tips, 5) Safety features,
- 6) Video considerations. The manual has more details on everything.
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- 1. SYSTEM NAVIGATION: ("2x" means tap-twice.)
-
- KEYBOARD │Drive Change Dir-Change Prev-Dir Parent-Dir Highlighted-Dir
- TYPE │ Key Key Key Key Key
- ═══════════╡──────────── ────────── ────────── ────────── ───────────────
- AT Keyboard│ <Grey *> 2x<Grey *> 3x<Grey *> <Grey -> <Grey +> or ─┐
- │ │
- PC Keyboard│ <Scl-Lk> 2x<Scl-Lk> 3x<Scl-Lk> <Grey -> <Grey +> or ─┤
- │ │
- Laptop │ <[> 2x<[> 3x<[> <]> <Enter> ─┘
- │
- 2-Key Mouse│ LR L-
- │
- 3-Key Mouse│ -M- L--
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- The first key for changing to a highlighted directory is the default; the
- alternate call be substituted on the Configuration "Option Switches" screen.
-
- The Directory-Change key presents an input field in which a drive and/or
- directory may be typed. A history list of these entries is maintained,
- accessible from newest to oldest with the UpArrow key or the reverse with
- DownArrow.
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- 4FILES can be configured to use directory changing utilities such as LCD, ACD
- and NCD. This allows making a directory change by specifying only a fragment
- of the new path name. From the configuration menu, select "Utility Ports" to
- configure 4FILES to find the utility on your system.
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- 2. PAGE & CURSOR NAVIGATION:
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- Top/Bottom of List = Ctrl-PageUp / Ctrl-PageDown
- Top/Bottom of Page = Ctrl-UpArrow / Ctrl-DownArrow
- Scroll Page 1 Line = Shft-UpArrow / Shft-DownArrow
- Previous/Next Word = Ctrl-LftArrow / Ctrl-RgtArrow
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- (Other keys behave as expected)
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- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 3. FUNCTION KEYS:
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- F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F0
- ┌──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬───────┬──────┐
- Norm │Show │Editor│ Any │Unzip │ Mark │UnMark│Show *│ Any │ EXEC/ │Paste │
- --- │Help │#1 │ Util │ │ File │File │Attrib│ Util │ COPY* │Text │
- ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼───────┼──────┤
- Ctrl │Show │Editor│ │ │ Mark │Unmark│ │ │ Cut │ │
- --- │Manual│#2 │ │ │ All │All │ │ │ Text │ │
- └──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────┼───────┼──────┤
- Alt │ Copy │CONFIG│
- * F9=Execute in File-Mode; Copy-text in Note-Mode. --- │ Note │4FILES│
- └───────┴──────┘
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- Copy or Cut mean copy or cut text from a file note. (Windows cut/copy/paste
- keys based on INS/DEL are also mapped.)
-
- Note that F9 has differing functions in File and Note Modes.
-
- Ctrl-F2 ("Editor #2") may be used to access an editor, word processor, GIF
- viewer, etc.
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- 4. FILE MODE & NOTE MODE KEYS:
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- <TAB> toggles between the modes.
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- 5. Both Modes: FILE VIEWING
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- To view a file, type <Grey +> or <Enter>, depending on the keyboard
- type selected from the Configuration "Option Switches" menu. <Grey+> is
- the default. Two Utility Ports are mapped to this key; the one which is
- called depends on whether or not the file is an archive. Ctrl-<Grey +>
- or Ctrl-<Enter> calls alternate archive browser.
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- Utility Ports must be properly configured so that the appropriate utility
- can be found and executed.
-
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- 6. Both Modes: FILE MARKING
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- Mark File Unmark-File Mark-All Unmark-All Toggle-Mark Toggle-All
- ───────── ─────────── ─────────── ─────────── ─────────── ──────────
- <F5> <F6> Ctrl-<^F5> Ctrl-<^F6> <Space> <^Space>
- Ctrl-</> Ctrl-<^\>
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- 7. Both Modes: FINDING A FILE OR DIRECTORY
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- Typing Alt-<char> will seek the next record starting with that character.
- The search direction can be reversed with <Scl-Lock> or, if the PC keyboard
- type has been configured, "5" on the keypad.
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- 8. File-Mode only: FILE MANAGEMENT
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- Do Marked files .. Ctrl-A Ctrl-C Ctrl-M* Ctrl-R Ctrl-D Ctrl-Z
- Do Single file ... A C M * R D Z
- ────── ────── ────── ────── ────── ───────
- File Copy Move Rename Delete Archive
- (* requires 4DOS) Attribs File(s) File(s) File(s) File(s) File(s)
-
- Selecting one of these functions (except attributes and delete) presents
- a target filename input field and in some cases a target path input field.
- These fields are initially blank, ready for new input. Pressing the
- DownArrow key in a filename field will put the current filename in the
- field. Subsequent DownArrows will access the history list from oldest
- to newest. UpArrow browses the list in the opposite direction.
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- Separate history lists are maintained for target filenames for: rename,
- copy/move, and archive. A list is also maintained for target path.
-
- The "Ctrl-Z" and "Z" archiving functions can produce .ZIP, .ARJ or .LZH
- archives. See "Using Input Fields" (below) for more information.
-
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- 9. File-Mode only: DISPLAYING FILE ATTRIBUTES
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- The limitations of an 80-character screen prevent displaying both file
- creation time and file attributes at the same time. To toggle what is
- shown use Shift-NumLock (except on laptop computers) or F7.
-
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- 10. File-Mode only: DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT
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- Type "N" to create a new directory or "K" to kill the highlighted
- directory. For the later, the directory must be empty.
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- Type "S" to Sort the directory listing. Several sort methods and either
- ascending or descending sort order may be selected. Tapping twice on any
- key, or pressing <Enter> will invoke the selection. Only files orders are
- sorted, except with "unsorted" which puts all entries in DOS order. The
- sort field is highlighted. There is no highlight for "alphabetical," and
- the filename field is highlighted for "unsorted."
-
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- 11. File-Mode only: PROGRAM EXECUTION & DATA FILE LOADING
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- F9 or Ctrl-X will cause the current file to be executed immediately if
- it is a program or batch file.
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- If the file is a data file with an "executable extension," it will be
- loaded into the program mapped to that extension. An executable extension
- may be setup with an environment expression like this, entered from the
- command line or via a batch file: SET .DOC=C:\WP\WP.EXE. Pressing F9 on a
- .DOC file would then cause an immediate execution of Word Perfect with the
- file opened for editing.
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- 12. File-Mode only: SHELLING TO DOS or SHOWING THE 4DOS HISTORY LIST.
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- Ctrl-E presents an input field loaded with the current filename. This may
- be executed as-is (although this takes more keystrokes than F9) or may
- be edited. Two taps of Ctrl-E presents a blank input field. Executing
- the blank line will give you the true DOS (or 4DOS) command prompt. If
- instead you enter an executable command, program name or alias, it will
- be immediately executed (you will never see the DOS prompt). A history
- list of commands issued from the Ctrl-E input field is maintained.
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- ^H will immediately shell to DOS and display the 4DOS Command History
- List. Your COMSPEC variable must be set to 4DOS.
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- 13. Note-Mode only: TEXT CUT/COPY AND PASTE
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- See the Function-Key table above of keys. Highlight the desired text
- and press <Enter>, or <ESC> to cancel. The various F9 keys will either
- cut or copy text to a buffer. F10 will paste the text at the cursor.
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- <^INS> These three keys cut and paste text as they do in Windows ...
- <$INS> ... and are in addition to the preferred use of the F9 ...
- <$DEL> ... and F10 keys.
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- 14. Note-Mode only: FLUSH-RIGHT TEXT ENTRY
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- Cursor to right of all text: Shift-RightArrow allows text to be entered
- to the left of the cursor. The cursor is placed at the right margin.
- Flags show space available for entry. Shift-BackSpace is a destructive
- "forespace" key in this mode. Quit this text mode with <Enter>, <ESC>
- or Shift-LeftArrow.
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- Cursor amid text: Text at the cursor and to its right is bumped to the
- right margin.
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- 15. Note-Mode & Input Fields only: DELETING TEXT
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- An entire note or input field may be deleted with Ctrl-Y. Alt-Ctrl-Y
- will delete from and including the cursor position to the right. When
- not in File Mode, Ctrl-H is a destructive backspace.
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- 16. USING INPUT FIELDS
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- History Lists have been decscribed in several places above. History lists
- have room for 10 entries each, and the oldest will scroll off. Some lists
- have permanent, non-scrollable templates at the top of the list. These
- are the 'current filename' for target filename fields and '.zip', '.arj',
- and '.lzh' for the create archive-filename field. For filename input
- fields, the current filename is at the top of the list; accessed with the
- down arrow key from a blank field.
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- All cursor and edit keys which work in file notes work in input fields.
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- 17. THE MOUSE
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- │ The buttons duplicate the functions of the keyboard keys shown. │
- ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
- │ │
- │ MOUSE BUTTONS: │ L-- -M- R-- │ L-R LM- -MR │ LMR │
- │ ───────────────┼─────────────────────┼────────────────────────┼─────── │
- │ 3 Button Mouse │ <G+> <G-> <ESC> │ <TAB> <PgUp> <PgDn> │ <F9> │
- │ │ │ │ │
- │ 2 Button Mouse │ <G+> ∙ <ESC> │ <G-> ∙ ∙ │ ∙ │
- │ │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- 18. COMMAND LINE SYNTAX:
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- 4F [d:] [path] [/+ /8 /L] [/E /S /C /N /R]
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- Letters for some of the switches have been changed from previous versions.
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- /8 Force 80x25 display.
- /+ Use with HGC/MDA/CGA for over 80x25.
- /L Restore Numeric Keypad state on exit.
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- /R Sort in reverse order.
- /E Sort by file extension
- /S " " file size
- /C " " chronology
- /N " " file notes, alphabetically
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- The default sort is alphabetical, forward order.
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- 19. QUITTING 4FILES
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- <ESC> =quit to original path. This may be disabled on the Configure
- "Option Switches" screen, and there are advantages to doing so
- (prevents accidental quits).
-
- Ctrl-<ESC> =quit to original path. If Windows or OS/2 not running.
- Alt-<ESC> =quit to current path. If Windows or OS/2 not running.
-
- Shft-<ESC> =quit, if running Windows or OS/2.
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- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 20. SYMBOLS USED ON-SCREEN & IN THE MANUAL
-
- ┌──────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ < > │ Text inside the brackets is a key. │
- │ │ │
- │ $ or Shft │ 'Shift' key held-down with another key. │
- │ │ │
- │ ^ or Ctrl │ 'Control' key held-down with another key. │
- │ │ │
- │ @ or Alt │ 'Alternate' key held-down with another key. │
- │ │ │
- │ <G*> or <Grey*> │ The 'grey' star key on the cursor or numeric keypad.│
- │ <G**> and <G***> │ Two or three hits of the above key. │
- │ │ │
- │ <G-> <G+> │ Other similarly located keys. │ │
- └──────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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- 21. REGISTRATION FORM
-
- 4FILES REGISTRATION FORM
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- Larry T. Edwards // Hand-Crafted Software // (907)-747-8996
- Box 6001 // Sitka, Ak 99835 USA // (FAX)-747-4801
-
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- is preferred. Credit card payments can be made for $5 extra to:
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