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Psion Database | 1994-03-18 | 6.1 KB | 182 lines |
- OPLDatabaseFile
- Finder
- The Task list
- List options
- Set preferences
- Shortcuts
- Running applications
- The Memory graph
- Renaming task
- Closing task
- Killing task
- Updating list
- Changing font
- Registering)
- &The Task list displays a list of tasks)
- & (or applications) that are currently+
- ( running. If an application uses files,'
- $ the name of the open file is shown
- to select a task,
- Enter to switch to it
- Many menu options affect only
- the currently selected task
- Quick access mode)
- C& This affects the way you move around/
- C, the list. Query first letter allows you to,
- C) jump to a specific line by pressing its+
- C( first letter. See `Shortcuts' for more
- information
- Shortcut+
- C( Toggles case-sensitivity of a shortcut
- Sort list/
- C, Sorts the list alphabetically. If the list(
- C% is unsorted, the more recently used
- tasks show up at the top
- Format%
- C" Defines what should be displayed,
- C) in the list. Special codes can be used:
- %a = Appname %A = APPNAME&
- C# %f = Filename %F = FILENAME'
- C$ %e = ext %E = EXT%
- C" %t = short Tab %T = long Tab
- C( Any other symbols will appear as typed
- Font%
- C" Font to be used by the task list
- AutoZoom%
- C" Automatically scales the size of%
- C" characters to fit as much of the
- list on screen as possible
- Update list#
- < Automatically updates the list!
- whenever the update interval'
- <$ expires. See also: `Updating list'
- Update interval#
- < How often the task list and/or!
- the memory graph are updated
- Ctrl-Space enabled$
- <! Defines Ctrl-Space to switch to$
- <! Finder from other applications.
- See also: `Tips'
- Priority$
- <! High priority improves handling&
- <# of Ctrl-Space if Finder is in the#
- < background. It does not affect#
- < the performance of other tasks
- Show Memory graph#
- < Turns the memory graph on/off.!
- The graph uses 6K of memory.!
- See also: `The Memory graph'
- Rename tasks$
- <! Turn this option on if you want"
- the tasks to be automatically"
- renamed to the names of files
- they are using.&
- #You can assign a shortcut to a task&
- # for quicker access. A shortcut is)
- & a case-sensitive letter or a number.%
- " The `Shortcut' quick access mode$
- ! under `List options' must be on
- "To assign, select a task and press
- a shortcut key.
- "To remove a shortcut, press Delete
- or use `Remove shortcut'
- "`AutoAssign' automatically assigns$
- ! shortcuts to tasks based on the
- first letter#
- ( There are three options provided&
- (# in the `Run' menu to launch other
- applications:
- Run&
- (# Used to run any types of programs
- other than those in ROM
- ($ Tip: If you press Shift
- R (or hold(
- (% down Shift while selecting from the-
- (* menu), the initial directory will be set
- to \OPO instead of \APP
- Run standard#
- ( Used to run the standard (ROM)
- applications
- Select from list%
- (" This option lets you select from&
- (# the list of recently run programs
- Memory graph displays a curve"
- of the free system memory and#
- * the used disk space over time.
- The drawing `needle' is located$
- *! at the right edge and the whole*
- *' picture gradually scrolls to the left
- * Used memory is shaded with gray.$
- *! The dashed area is the Internal!
- disk space taken up by files
- The free memory figure is shown)
- *& to the right of the graph. Note that'
- *$ it is updated independently, when-$
- *! ever the task list is refreshed
- *$The graph is 120 pixels wide so that,
- *) if the update interval is set to 1 min,+
- *( it will show the activity for the past
- * 2 hours$
- !You can use `Rename task' to give
- a task a new name
- A task name, usually synonymous%
- " with an application name, can be'
- $ up to 8 characters long. It is not#
- remembered after a task exits.$
- ! Renaming a task has no relation&
- # to renaming a file stored on disk
- !A task name does not always match#
- the application name displayed%
- "Closing task gives the application'
- $ a chance to save files. This means'
- $ that the task may continue running)
- & for a while before it actually exits+
- (Killing a task is potentially dangerous,(
- % because the target application does#
- NOT get a chance to save files
- 'It is safe to Kill applications that do&
- # not use files (Calc, for example)
- This option is equivalent to the%
- " `Kill application' option on the
- System Screen#
- The task list is updated when...
- ...the update interval expires+
- ( and the `Update list' option is on
- ...you switch to Finder!
- ...you press
- U or use the
- `Update' menu option*
- ...you Close, Kill or Rename a task"
- Use `Set preferences' to change"
- between Swiss and Roman fonts
- "`Zoom in/out' change the font size
- `AutoZoom' automatically adjusts'
- $ the font size to fit the task list
- on screen%
- Finder is only useful when it is
- constantly running
- A few notes about using Ctrl-Space:
- #&
- It will not work while Finder is%
- #" in a menu, a dialog, or help)
- #&
- It may be slow to react from the0
- #- System Screen (try the priority setting)0
- #-
- Sheet uses Ctrl-Space for row selection
- You may consider assigning one of the.
- #+ application buttons to Finder instead of,"
- or in addition to, Ctrl-Space
- This help file is optional. You can delete it(
- #% if you wish to save some disk space.
- +Finder is shareware. If you find it useful,,
- ) you should register. To register Finder&
- # on CompuServe: GO SWREG, ID 1882.
- #Alternatively, you can send a check
- for US$15 to:
- Tom Dolbilin
- 3901 Farhills Drive!
- Champaign, IL 61821-9305
- U.S.A.
- Thank you for your consideration
-