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ActaeOn V1.60 - The Hard Disk manager
Jon Clempner
Nov 1990
ActaeOn V1.60 - The Hard Disk manager
COPYRIGHT 1989,90
by
Jon Clempner.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ActaeOn is a Shareware program, it is NOT free software. You
are granted a limited licence to use ActaeOn for 30 days, for
evaluation purposes only. Use beyond this evaluation requires
you to register this software. See section 9 for registration
details. See the file SHAREW.TXT for a definition of the
Shareware concept.
The program and the associated documentation on disk may be
freely distributed on the following conditions
No changes whatsoever are made to the program or its
documentation.
No charge is made for its distribution (exceptions will
be made for authorised disk duplication services - No
charge will be made for this authorisation but I need to
know who is distributing it so that I can send out
updates - Apply in writing to the address at the end of
this document).
LIMITED WARRANTY
For registered users, and users who have obtained ActaeOn
directly from the author only, the author warrants that
the distribution disk is an accurate reproduction of the
software. In the event of any defect in the duplication
process the author will replace the disk, as long as it
is returned within 30 days of receipt.
No other warranty, implicit or otherwise, including but
not limited to merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose, is made. Under no circumstances will
the author be liable for any loss or damage suffered by
any user arising out of the supply, use, or operation of
this software, whether such loss or damage be direct,
consequential or otherwise.
ActaeOn V1.60
Contents
========
1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. Reference
4. Using ActaeOn with a Mouse
5. User Defined Commands
6. System Requirements
7. Future Enhancements
8. Acknowledgements
9. Registration
10. Association of Shareware
Professionals
ActaeOn V1.60
1. INTRODUCTION
More and more people are using hard disks. While they have a
number of advantages over floppy disks, their very size can
cause problems when you want to find a particular file. It
was this, coupled with the fact that MS-DOS is not the most
friendly of operating systems that prompted the design of
ActaeOn.
ActaeOn is a hard disk management program. It is designed to
make life easier, by having a menu interface to most of the
DOS commands and being able to see your directory structure
at a glance.
In addition ActaeOn provides a number of facilities which are
either not possible or are extremely difficult to do using
native DOS.
2. GETTING STARTED
Before you do anything else you should look at the READ.ME
file on your distribution disk. This contains any last minute
amendments to this document and a list of changes since the
last release. You may read this file by using the DOS command
TYPE A:READ.ME or some equivalent utility.
The first thing to do is to copy all the files on your
distribution disk onto your hard disk. To gain most benefit
from ActaeOn it is recommended that you place it in a
directory that is on your PATH (See your DOS manual for
details).
Having done this just type ACTAEON followed by the ENTER key.
If you wish to look at a disk other than the current one,
then just type the drive letter after ACTAEON. eg ACTAEON D:
All the cursor control keys, including the <HOME>, <END>,
<PGUP> and <PGDN> keys may be used to move about the
directory listing.
You may obtain context sensitive help at any time by pressing
the F1 key.
ActaeOn V1.60
3. REFERENCE
3.1 Screen Layout
The main screen display is divided into 6 main sections
A. Current Path
+----------------------------------+---------------+
| B. | C. Disk Info |
| | |
| +---------------+
| | D. |
| Directory Window | |
| | File Window |
| | |
| | |
+----------------------------------+---------------+
| E. No of Tagged Files | F. Dir Info |
+----------------------------------+---------------+
G. Commands
A. Current Path
This shows the full path name of the currently highlighted
directory.
B. Directory Window
This shows a graphical display of the directory structure on
the currently logged disk. When in directory mode a highlight
bar shows the current directory. You may scroll up and down
in this window by using the cursor control keys.
C. Disk Info
This shows the currently logged drive, its volume name, the
total size of the disk and how much free space is left.
D. File Window
This shows a listing of all files in the current directory.
When in file mode, a highlight bar shows the currently
selected file. The display may be scrolled up and down by
using the cursor control keys (or a mouse if you have one).
E. No of Tagged Files
This shows the number, and total size of all tagged files.
F. Directory Info
This shows the number of files and the total size of the
currently selected directory.
G. Commands
These two lines show all the commands which are available.
The commands shown will depend on whether you are in file
mode or Directory mode.
3.2 COMMANDS
The commands are displayed on the last two lines of the
screen. To select the command simply press the letter that is
highlighted and in capitals.
A number of the commands require further information (for
example when requesting Find file you will need to enter the
file to search for). In these cases a window will pop up for
you to enter the data. You may press the <ESC> key to abandon
these commands.
Most commands, particularly those which may alter the
contents of your disk, ask you for confirmation before the
command is executed.
The commands are split into 5 basic groups
a) General Commands
b) Directory mode commands
c) File mode commands
d) Control commands
e) User defined commands
The general commands are equally applicable to both Directory
mode and File mode. Control commands become visible when you
press down the <CTRL> key. User defined commands become
visible when you press down the <ALT> key.
Only the commands appropriate to the mode you are in are
displayed on the command line.
a) GENERAL COMMANDS
These commands may be used in both Directory mode and File
mode. Where commands exist in both Directory mode and File
mode, but which have slightly different meanings depending on
the mode, they are described in the app