Changeset 268 for trunk/dll/ipf/hints.ipf

Timestamp:

Dec 8, 2005, 7:15:10 AM (20 years ago)

Author:

root

Message:

Update help text, bitmaps and icons

File:

• trunk/dll/ipf/hints.ipf (modified) (15 diffs)

trunk/dll/ipf/hints.ipf

@@ -3 +3 @@
 
 :artwork name='bitmaps\secret.bmp' align=center.
+:p.
 This section contains hints about obscure functions, FM/2 "secrets" and
 other rubbish.
@@ -13 +14 @@
 :p.
 Want to copy or move some files to a new directory?  Try dragging them
-onto an empty area (whitespace) of the Drive tree.  FM/2 will pop up a
+onto an empty area (whitespace) of the Drive tree. FM/2 will pop up a
 dialog allowing you to specify a name for a new directory into which to
 place the files.
@@ -19 +20 @@
 To set the label of a drive, pick :link reftype=hd
 res=90900.Files->Info:elink. (Ctrl + i accelerator) on the root of the
-drive in the Drive Tree container.  You'll find :hp1.Format:ehp1. and
+drive in the Drive Tree container. You'll find :hp1.Format:ehp1. and
 :hp1.Chkdsk:ehp1. in that menu, too, under the :hp1.Miscellaneous:ehp1.
 submenu.
@@ -25 +26 @@
 Remember, when using the :link reftype=hd res=93900.internal
 editor:elink. (but don't, use your favorite editor instead), FM/2 saves
-the file as it appears in the MLE.  If you don't want long lines wrapped
+the file as it appears in the MLE. If you don't want long lines wrapped
 (such as when editing CONFIG.SYS), turn wrap OFF before saving.
 :p.
 If you want to change the fonts used in the :link reftype=hd
 res=91500.Walk Directories:elink. dialog, drop a new font from the Font
-Palette onto a blank area of the dialog (not a control).  The new font
+Palette onto a blank area of the dialog (not a control). The new font
 will be used in the directory listboxes and path entry field the next
-time you use the dialog.  This is sometimes necessary when the default
+time you use the dialog. This is sometimes necessary when the default
 font for the dialog doesn't match up well to the codepage in use for
 non-US users, as non-ASCII characters might show up improperly.
@@ -39 +40 @@
 association, try Open->Default from a context menu on the file object
 (F6 accelerator) or holding down the Ctrl key while double-clicking the
-object.  Alternatively, use <> as the command line for an :link
+object. Alternatively, use <> as the command line for an :link
 reftype=hd res=90400.association:elink. and it'll open the object's
 default WPS view, which will run the program associated with the object
-under the WPS if there is one.  Follow the hypertext link in this
+under the WPS if there is one. Follow the hypertext link in this
 paragraph for detailed explanations.
 :p.
@@ -49 +50 @@
 and :link reftype=hd res=90100.Collecting:elink. them from that list
 file so you don't have to reselect them when you want to manipulate them
-later.  Note that FM/2 has a Reselect command under the Views->Select
+later. Note that FM/2 has a Reselect command under the Views->Select
 menu, but it only remembers the last selection set -- using the
 List/Collect method you can reselect even in another session.
 :p.
-Using :hp1.AV/2:ehp1. from the WPS&colon.  Drag an archive file onto the
-AV/2 object; this opens a view into the archive.  Drag any files you
+Using :hp1.AV/2:ehp1. from the WPS&colon. Drag an archive file onto the
+AV/2 object; this opens a view into the archive. Drag any files you
 want added to the archive into the container; they're added to the
 archive. To create a new archive, drag the objects to be archived onto
 the :hp1.Make Archive:ehp1. object.
 :p.
-For advanced users&colon.  You can add commands to FM/2's action bar
-menu. Create a file in FM/2's directory called FM3MENU.DAT.  Here's a
+For advanced users&colon. You can add commands to FM/2's action bar
+menu. Create a file in FM/2's directory called FM3MENU.DAT. Here's a
 sample&colon.
 :xmp.
 ;
 ;Items listed in this file are added to FM/2's action bar (pulldown) menu.
-;First word in a line MUST be MENUITEM.  Next comes ID of command (see
-;FM3TOOLS.DAT).  Finally, the text to display on the menu for the command.
+;First word in a line MUST be MENUITEM. Next comes ID of command (see
+;FM3TOOLS.DAT). Finally, the text to display on the menu for the command.
 ;
 ;Any line beginning with a semi-colon, like this one, is a comment.
@@ -82 +83 @@
 is in, start a drag from the recessed text field next to the :link
 reftype=hd res=91900.Folder button:elink. and drop onto the Folder
-button.  If you always want the extract directory to be the same as the
+button. If you always want the extract directory to be the same as the
 directory in which the archive resides, enter * in the Ext. Path field
 of the internal Settings Notebook's :link reftype=hd res=99940.Archivers
@@ -96 +97 @@
 the container to sort on that field (assuming the field is one of those
 on which FM/2 will sort -- filename, size, EA size, and dates are all
-valid).  Works in Archive Containers, too.
+valid). Works in Archive Containers, too.
 :p.
 Can't set the :hp3.default sort or view for new Directory
@@ -102 +103 @@
 res=97100.internal Settings notebook:elink. instead of the popup menus.
 The popups only change the :hp1.current:ehp1. container -- the one on
-which you requested the context menu.  The Settings notebook determines
-how new containers that you open will appear.  This is a distinction
+which you requested the context menu. The Settings notebook determines
+how new containers that you open will appear. This is a distinction
 often overlooked by new users.
 :p.
 Old DOS hands will know this, but you can enter :hp2.PRN:ehp2. when you
-want output to go to a printer rather than a disk file.  You can even
+want output to go to a printer rather than a disk file. You can even
 specify different printers using LPT? (i.e. LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, etc.).
 :p.
 If nothing shows in a Directory Container, Archive Container, the
 Collector or Drive Tree although you :hp1.know:ehp1. there's something
-in it, check your Filter (Ctrl + f accelerator).  The Filter button for
+in it, check your Filter (Ctrl + f accelerator). The Filter button for
 the appropriate container will show the current filter status for the
 current container (F&colon.<All> means everything is visible, <Attr>
 means attributes are being used to filter, otherwise you'll see the
 current mask set). Remember to look at the attributes as well as the
-mask.  The :hp1.All:ehp1. button in the :link reftype=hd
+mask. The :hp1.All:ehp1. button in the :link reftype=hd
 res=93400.Filter dialog:elink. can be used to ensure that everything is
 visible.
@@ -127 +128 @@
 drag the directory the Directory Container is "looking" into, and when
 you drop :hp1.on:ehp1. one of them, you drop into the directory the
-Directory Container is "looking" into.  They behave, for drag and drop
+Directory Container is "looking" into. They behave, for drag and drop
 and requesting context menus, like empty container space (whitespace).
 :p.
 To begin a direct edit of the current file's name using the keyboard,
-use Ctrl + F10.  To end (complete) the direct edit, use Ctrl + F11.  To
+use Ctrl + F10. To end (complete) the direct edit, use Ctrl + F11. To
 cancel an edit underway, use Escape.
 :p.
 PM uses several ALT + F? accelerators to control frame windows. However,
 this applies to the current frame window, which can be within the main
-FM/2 window when run monolithically.  Add Ctrl to these accelerators to
-affect the main window in that case.  For example, Ctrl + Alt + F9 will
+FM/2 window when run monolithically. Add Ctrl to these accelerators to
+affect the main window in that case. For example, Ctrl + Alt + F9 will
 minimize the main FM/2 window, while Alt + F9 will minimize whichever
 frame window has the focus.
@@ -145 +146 @@
 the first button) on them will change your sort type.
 :p.
-Problem with ZIP or EZ drive -- slow scanning&colon.  See :link
-reftype=hd res=99980.Edit->Drive flags:elink. command.  The problem
+Problem with ZIP or EZ drive -- slow scanning&colon. See :link
+reftype=hd res=99980.Edit->Drive flags:elink. command. The problem
 is that these drives respond :hp1.very:ehp1. slowly to some commands
-and requests.  You can tweak the drive's flags to alleviate some of
+and requests. You can tweak the drive's flags to alleviate some of
 this.
 :p.
-Problem with details view refreshing -- top items come up blank.  This
-is one of those never-fixed OS/2 bugs.  Try :hp1.unchecking:ehp1. the
-Immediate updates toggle in the Settings notebook.  This usually works
+Problem with details view refreshing -- top items come up blank. This
+is one of those never-fixed OS/2 bugs. Try :hp1.unchecking:ehp1. the
+Immediate updates toggle in the Settings notebook. This usually works
 around this bug.
 :p.
 To find any directory in the Drive Tree quickly, type Ctrl + Shift + F
 with the Drive Tree active, then type in the pathname of the directory
-that you want to find.  To find the directory of a Directory Container
+that you want to find. To find the directory of a Directory Container
 in the Drive Tree, type Ctrl + Shift + F with the Directory Container
 active.
@@ -164 +165 @@
 The :link reftype=hd res=90100.Collector:elink. can search for files
 based on a variety of criteria. The search function can also find
-potential duplicate files for you.  Potential duplicates can also be
+potential duplicate files for you. Potential duplicates can also be
 tracked down in the :link reftype=hd res=98500.See all files:elink.
 control.
 :p.
-You can selectively turn off FM/2's bubble help.  Use the internal
+You can selectively turn off FM/2's bubble help. Use the internal
 Settings notebook, turn to the :hp1.Bubbles:ehp1. page, and read the
 help.
@@ -174 +175 @@
 "I double-clicked on an INI file and FM/2 showed it in the text viewer."
 The INI file may not be a standard OS/2 INI file (Windoze programs, for
-example, use *.INI files that are flat text files).  FM/2 will "fail"
+example, use *.INI files that are flat text files). FM/2 will "fail"
 quietly to view such files using the INI viewer when you double-click
 them since there's no reason to bother you each time you want to look at
-one.  If you're sure the file is a standard OS/2 INI file, use the
+one. If you're sure the file is a standard OS/2 INI file, use the
 Utilities menu to open the INI viewer, then choose Files->Other profile
-and enter the name of the file.  FM/2 will then tell you the reason that
+and enter the name of the file. FM/2 will then tell you the reason that
 it is unable to open the file -- you probably want to know about it since
 you're already in the INI viewer.
@@ -197 +198 @@
 else, for that matter -- I mention self-extracting archives because FM/2
 will attempt to view them rather than run them when you double-click
-them), press Ctrl + F5.  This brings up the :link reftype=hd
+them), press Ctrl + F5. This brings up the :link reftype=hd
 res=90600.Command line:elink. dialog with the cursored file in the entry
 field.
@@ -206 +207 @@
 :p.
 Alternatively, if running FM/2 monolithically, press F5 to get a
-miniature command line at the bottom of the window.  Enter any commands
+miniature command line at the bottom of the window. Enter any commands
 you'd like here, including :link reftype=hd
-res=100075.metastrings:elink..  Type /HELP in the command line entry
+res=100075.metastrings:elink.. Type /HELP in the command line entry
 field for brief information specific to this control.
 :p.
 Note that if you use the same command line time after time you will
 probably want to set up a :link reftype=hd res=90700.Command:elink.
-for the command line to save time.  With a Command, you can even
+for the command line to save time. With a Command, you can even
 execute a command line using an accelerator key -- can't beat that
 for speed.