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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ (( )) Stereo Shell version 3.20 >> HELP FILE << │
├────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> Alt Key Pairs << │ >> Function keys (main screen) << │
│ ─────────────────── │ ───────────────────────────────── │
│ <Alt><D> = DOS gateway/command.│ Key guide appears on main screen bottom. │
│ <Alt><E> = Enhance display res.│ <F1> = Open DOS menu. <F6> = View file. │
│ <Alt><H> = Help file display. │ <F2> = Marked menu. <F7> = Move file. │
│ <Alt><Q> = QUIT return to DOS. │ <F3> = Change sort. <F8> = Rename file.│
│ <Alt><R> = Reset right side. │ <F4> = User file func.<F9> = Copy file. │
│ <Alt><S> = Enter setup mode. │ <F5> = Edit file. <F9> = Erase file. │
│ <Alt><T> = Show file times. └──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ <Alt><F3> = Reverse Chg. sort. │
│ <Alt><F10> = Erase files or directories. (Warning: un-prompted and fast!) │
│ <Alt><1,2,3...> = Change drive in un-hooked window. 1,2,3 => A,B,C etc. │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> "To do" commands. To ________ => do this. << │
│ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ OPEN the DOS menu...........=> Press F1 or Esc. or + or rgt. mouse button.│
│ SELECT a FILE or DIRECTORY..=> Place cursor on it and press <CR>. │
│ Change the DRIVE LETTER.....=> Press number keys 1-9, for drives A-I │
│ - OR - Open the DOS menu and select drive change. │
│ Change DRIVES (UN-HOOKED)...=> Press <Alt> <1,2,3...> or open DOS menu. │
│ Chg. DRIVE on empty window..=> Press <Alt> <1,2,3...> or open DOS menu. │
│ QUICKly FIND a FILE.........=> Press 1st letter of name. (depends on sort)│
│ QUICKly FIND a DIRECTORY....=> Press 1st letter of name. │
│ SWITCH active sides (HOOK)..=> Tab or cursor to that file window. │
│ Open the various FILE MENUS.=> Place the cursor on filename & press <CR>. │
│ ERASE a sub-DIRECTORY.......=> Place the cursor on it & press <Alt><F10>. │
│ CREATE a sub-DIRECTORY......=> Open the DOS menu and select this option. │
│ RENAME a sub-DIRECTORY......=> Highlight it & press <F8>. * DOS 3.xx+ req.│
│ MARK or UNMARK single file..=> Press the space bar or both mouse buttons. │
│ MARK or unmark ALL files....=> Press <Ins> or <Del> keys respectively. │
│ Work with MARKED files......=> Press <F2> to open the marked files menu. │
│ GATEWAY to DOS quickly......=> Press <Alt><D>. (also exec. DOS commands.) │
│ Switch DISPLAY resolutions. => Press <Alt><E>. (EGA/VGA/MCGA users only) │
│ Provides 3 modes on VGA, 2 modes on EGA. │
│ Call the SETUP program mode.=> Press <Alt><S>. │
│ RESET the right window......=> Press <Alt><R>. (resets to working dir.) │
│ SWITCH between VIEW MODES...=> Press space bar or both mouse buttons. │
│ PRINT a FILE................=> Copy it to PRN or load in viewer --> <F2>. │
│ SAVE the SORT types defined.=> Set both windows and then enter setup mode.│
│ " " " " " => Saving the setup will keep your sort types.│
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> Mouse control - keyboard equivalents. << │
│ ──────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Left button.....=> Same as <CR> key. > In view mode simulates <PgDn> key.│
│ Right button:...=> Same as <Esc> key in all modes. │
│ Both buttons:...=> Same as <Space bar>. > Hold for repeat action. │
│ Center button:..=> Same as <Space bar>. > Hold for repeat action. │
│ Roll away:......=> Same as <Up arrow> key. │
│ Roll toward:....=> Same as <Dn arrow> key. │
│ Roll left:......=> Same as <Lt arrow> key. > In view mode acts as <PgUp>. │
│ Roll right:.....=> Same as <Rt arrow> key. > In view mode acts as <PgDn>. │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> StS internal file viewer notes. << │
│ ──────────────────────────────────────── │
│ PgUp key:.......=> Pages up one screen. │
│ PgDn key:.......=> Pages down one screen. │
│ Left arrow:.....=> Pages up one screen. > Mouse users roll left. │
│ Right arrow:....=> Pages down one screen. > Mouse users roll right. │
│ Up arrow key:...=> Move up one line. > Mouse users roll away. │
│ Dn arrow key:...=> Move down one line. > Mouse users roll toward. │
│ Home key:.......=> Go to top of file. │
│ End key:........=> Go to end of file. │
│ Enter key:......=> Pages down one screen. > Mouse users press rgt button.│
│ Spacebar:.......=> Toggles between HEX/ASCII mode. > Both mouse buttons. │
│ Esc. key:.......=> Exit the viewer. > Mouse users press left button.│
│ - - - - - - - - - │
│ StS view will print via device PRN: using DOS function 40h. │
│ │
│ F2 key:.........=> Print from top of screen until a key is pressed. │
│ F3 key:.........=> Send a form feed (ASCII 12) to the printer. │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> Command line switches << │
│ ─────────────────────────── │
│ /B forces Stereo Shell to use BIOS screen I/O. (not normally required) │
│ /H starts Stereo Shell in high resolution (EGA/VGA) mode. │
│ /M starts Stereo Shell in medium resolution (VGA) mode. (VGA only) │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> StS environment variable << │
│ ────────────────────────────── │
│ An environment variable setting is provided to allow the user to │
│ "hard code" the configuration file name and location. This feature will │
│ allow you purists out there to put the configuration file in some place │
│ other than the root directory. This also enables users who desire to │
│ run STS from various disk drives to ensure that STS will always be able │
│ to find the setup file. │
│ │
│ The string is: SET STS_CFG=[d:][path](filename.ext) │
│ │
│ Be sure to use all capital letters and include the complete drive, path │
│ filename and extension. Complete details in the main .DOC file. │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> Setup Program notes << │
│ ───────────────────────── │
│ The user must define the various external utility programs before such│
│ functions as edit and compression support will work. Select <Alt> <S> to │
│ enter setup mode. Whenever you define an external program, take care to │
│ always provide the drive letter, the complete path from the root directory│
│ and the filename including the extension. The default path for all exter-│
│ nal programs is C:\STEREO\ and your life will be happier if you set up │
│ a sub-directory using this name...Please refer to the .DOC file for com- │
│ plete details about using the StS setup mode. │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> Some notes about StS. << │
│ ─────────────────────────── │
│ Stereo Shell is intelligent menu driven. What this means is that the │
│ program analyses the file you have selected and opens the appropriate menu│
│ for working with that file type. One of our design goals was to make the │
│ program so intuitive that little or no instruction would be required to │
│ learn how to use it. Even so, it is impossible to build such a capable │
│ application without incorporating a few non-obvious commands. The purpose│
│ of this help file is to provide a quick reference for new users. This is │
│ no substitution for the detailed .DOC file, however if we did our job │
│ correctly, this file should be all that is required to get you started. │
│ Stereo Shell uses twin (stereo) file windows to allow the user to work │
│ between any two drives or directories simultaneously. These file windows │
│ share the center area of the screen to display their respective │
│ sub-directory information and allow the user to switch directories on each│
│ side. At any time, only one window can show its sub-directory information│
│ in this area. Which brings up the question of which directory is showing.│
│ The answer is derived from the actual screen graphics. The sub-directory │
│ window is always "hooked" graphically to its associated file window. Thus│
│ the term "hooked" will be used to refer to the current working side. The │
│ hooked side will always be the source of all file operations. The │
│ un-hooked side is the default destination of all file moves, and copies. │
│ All DOS commands that refer to making sub-directories etc. will always │
│ work on the hooked side. After a few minutes of working with STS this │
│ concept will become "second nature" to you, however we feel all new │
│ concepts and terms should be mentioned. │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ >> Help file information << │
│ ─────────────────────────── │
│ This help file is a pure ASCII text file and can be modified, edited, │
│ appended, or even replaced by the user. StS displays this file by simply │
│ loading it into the file viewer. THIS FILE IS NOT a replacement for the │
│ detailed StS.DOC file. Please refer to the .DOC file for in depth details│
│ about the use of StS. The majority of user questions we receive are due │
│ to the fact that the user has made an error in the setup of the program, │
│ or simply has not read the documentation. We have included another file │
│ with this package that contains some common questions/answers that may │
│ also save you a phone call for tech support. Thank you for using StS and │
│ please feel free to customize this file to suit your needs! │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Stereo Shell is (c) Copyright 1991 M.R.E. Software. All rights reserved. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Didn't find the answer here? Try the QUESTION.TXT file or the .DOC file. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘