Manipulating windows

Add entry to table:

To: Minimise a window to the Pinboard
Do this: Click on the Iconise icon. (Use new “IICON” image)
Notes: See Using the Pinboard on page 66. (Copy minimised icon across from page 74/52)

Directory displays

Opening and closing directory displays

For “Close a directory display and open its parent”, remove the first paragraph from the Notes (Adjust click on Open Parent) – this doesn’t work and from what I can tell it never has.

In the last table row, change “pinboard” to “Pinboard”.

Changing information in directory displays

Full info

_Change last paragraph to “…which you can set using the Time and date setup plug-in, described on page 112.”

Changing the sort order of files in a directory display

Add entry to table:

To: Sort files in the opposite order
Do this: Choose Filer/Display/Reverse sort.
Notes: This reverses the usual sort order, for example when sorting by name the files will be in descending alphabetical order, and when sorting by size the files will be in ascending order of size.

Add entry to table for “Numerical sort” – I’m not actually sure what this does though!

Creating a new directory

Change following paragraph to:

A name must contain at least one character. The number must not contain a space or any of the following characters:

The Filer

Copying, moving and deleting files

Update “Rename a file” as follows:

Do this: Type the new name in the File/Rename/Name writable menu box.
Notes: Filenames mustn’t contain spaces or any of these characters: $ & % @ \ ^ : . , # * " | Most filing systems are not case-sensitive (the NFS filer is case sensitive).

Update “Rename a file on a DOS disc or partition” as follows:

Do this: Type the new name in the File/Rename/Name writable menu box.

Desktop colour and resolution

(Use “DISPMAN” icon)

There is a comment about the desktop only using 16 colours. While it’s technically correct when not themed, many app icons use more than 16 colours so should this sentence be removed?

Use “DESK1024”, “DESK800” and “DESK640” images. Note that the high-res image is now 1024×768 rather than 1280×480 so the label also needs to be changed.

Changing the desktop display characteristics

Use the new “DISPMAN”, “DISPMAN2”, “MICON”, “COLOURS”, “RESOLUTION” and “FRAMERATE” images. Add the following entry to the bottom of the table:

To: Change the frame rate
Do this: Click on the Frame rate menu icon, choose the frame rate you want and click on Change.
Notes: The frame rates you can select depend on the type of monitor you are using. The monitor type is defined in the Screen configuration menu (see page 106).

Advanced display options

Use “MODESTR” image.

Changing the desktop size without changing the resolution

You can use the eigen factor to change the level of detail of the desktop, as appropriate for your screen. Increasing the level of detail will decrease the amount of usable space. Conversely, you can decrease the level of detail to increase the available space.

(Not sure how to handle a screenshot yet – will the printed book have enough resolution to show the difference between 90 and 180 dpi?)

The eigen factor sets the number of dots per inch when viewed on screen:

0 = high resolution (180 dpi)
1 = normal resolution (90 dpi)
2 = low resolution (45 dpi)

If you have a high-resolution screen and want to make use of this additional resolution for greater detail, you can set the eigen factor to 0:

1. Click Menu over the Display Manager and move to the Mode dialogue box.

2. Move the cursor to the mode string and change the EX and EY eigen values (or add them if they are not already present).
For example, change
X3840 Y2160 C16M F60
to
X3840 Y2160 C16M F60 EX0 EY0

3. Click on OK for the new eigen values to take effect.

Notes: (same as current text, but change “EIG” to “eigen”)

The Pinboard

Using the Pinboard

In the second row, change “pinboard” to “Pinboard”.

Update the last “Do this” as follows:
Click on the Iconise icon, or hold down Shift and click on the Close icon.

I wasn’t able to recapture the blank pinned window image (“PIN1”) as I couldn’t get it to appear – it may not actually exist anymore.

Pinboard menu options

Update as follows:

To: Arrange icons neatly on the Pinboard
Do this: Select the icons and choose Selection/Tidy.
Notes: Changing screen display resolution may cause icons to disappear off the edge of the screen; Tidy in combination with Select all brings them back.

To: Lock icons onto an invisible grid on the Pinboard
Do this: Choose Configure, then switch Arrange pinned objects on a grid on and click on Set.
Notes: (Remove these notes; they’re no longer correct.)

To: Remove an icon or selection from the Pinboard
Do this: Select the icon and choose Selection/Remove.

To: Select all icons on the Pinboard
Do this: Choose Select all.
Notes: You can also choose an item from the Select all submenu if you only wish to select files or windows.
Choose Clear selection to de-select icons.

Using backdrop pictures

First paragraph is OK. Change subsequent to:

To display a picture, click Menu over the Pinboard and choose Configure. Drag the sprite file icon to the Custom image icon and click on Set.

Next paragraph is OK, then:

Custom image also has options for finer control of backdrop pictures:

Scaled has the effect of scaling the sprite to fill the whole screen.

Centred (Change “grey space” to “plain space”)

Other paragraphs are OK.

Removing a backdrop

You can remove a backdrop picture by choosing Standard image or Plain colour. This does not delete any files, or remove any icons from the backdrop.

Textured desktop backdrops

Change “Screen configuration window of !Boot” to “Standard image option”. (reference to page 106 is still correct)

Remove “Note” from below screenshot

Advanced Filer operations

Date/time stamping

Change last sentence of first paragraph to “… which you can set using the Time and date setup plug-in, described on page 112.”

Modifying Filer operations

Confirm

Rename heading to “Confirm all”

Add new heading for “Confirm deletes”

This does the same as Confirm all, but only prompts you when deleting files.

Faster

If Verbose is switched on, you can click on Faster on any of the standard Filer dialogue boxes, such as those you get with copying, finding, deleting and moving.

Remove menu from image and change arrow to point to “Faster” button.

Pathnames

In the table, change “adfs:” to “ADFS:” for consistency with the image.