Changeset 776 for trunk/README

Timestamp:

Aug 11, 2007, 11:08:16 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Gregg Young

Message:

Updated documentation re findbuf changes

File:

• trunk/README (modified) (7 diffs)

trunk/README

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+The Find Buffer in FM/2 has been reworked to make it user
+settable in more place and significantly enlarge it. This 
+significantly increases the loading speed for large directories
+However, most users will need to reset the buffer by going 
+to the settings notebook scanning page and setting FindBuf.
+The new default for clean installs is 10240. We recommend you
+change to this setting (or higher) unless you have very limited
+hardware (less than 32 meg of memory, original Pentium or earlier).
 
 File Manager/2 (FM/2) starting with version 3.6 is being 
@@ -22 +31 @@
 designed to save all your customizations. Don't delete the 
 new install if you don't have a backup since this will result 
-in the loss of any custom chages you have made. If you need 
+in the loss of any custom changes you have made. If you need 
 to delete it to get the reinstall to work. Backup up the new 
 install and then copy the *.bmp, *.tls, *.dat, *.cmd & *.ini 
@@ -204 +213 @@
 (each Settings notebook page has its own Help button).
 
-If you prefer hardcopy help, print this file, run FM/2,
+If you prefer hard copy help, print this file, run FM/2,
 press F1, click the "Print" button at the bottom (IBM View)
 or top (Newview)of the help window that appears and then print
@@ -305 +314 @@
 Troubleshooting:
 ===============
+
+FM/2 seems much slower than previous versions. 
+The Find Buffer in FM/2 has been reworked to make it user
+settable in more place and significantly enlarge it. This 
+significantly increases the loading speed for large directories
+However, most users will need to reset the buffer by going 
+to the settings notebook scanning page and setting FindBuf.
+The new default for clean installs is 10240. We recommend you
+change to this setting (or higher) unless you have very limited
+hardware (less than 32 meg of memory original Pentium or earlier).
 
 If FM/2 won't run, the probable culprit is CONFIG.SYS. Your
@@ -381 +400 @@
 - As with any OS/2 program significant changes (such as our 
 change to OpenWatcom) will result in the incompatibility of 
-older (VAC) exes with new dlls and viceversa. Attempting to run
+older (VAC) exes with new dlls and vice versa. Attempting to run
 OpenWatcom exes with a VAC dll loaded in memory or in your 
 libpath ahead of the new version will result in a SYS3175 in 
@@ -387 +406 @@
 problems search your libpath for fm3dll.dll and remove or rename 
 it. Your libpath should have "." (without the quotes) as your 
-first entry to minimize the likelyhood of this problem. FM/2's 
+first entry to minimize the likelihood of this problem. FM/2's 
 installer does not add the FM/2 directory to the libpath.
 
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