ELFTREE (TM) (C) Copyright 1988-1990 By Alan J. Avery This program was written by: Alan J. Avery 1408 Noble Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62704 (217)-698-8600 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m. CDT please!) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Register For Support, Updates To get support for this product and notices of updates, you must register. See the user manual for the registration form. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DISCLAIMER The Author specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to defects in the diskette and documenta- tion, and the program license granted herein. In particular, and without limiting operation of the program license with respect to any particular application, use, or purpose, in no event shall the Author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages. Your use of this program constitutes acceptance of these terms. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Introduction ELFTREE is designed to simplify your goal of getting the most out of your computer. The heart of the program is a marvelously integrated file and directory manager. With it, you can install software in record time, move files from one spot to another (even across a network!) with ease, and locate files fast on even the largest hard disk, regardless of whether you use DOS 2.X, 3.X or 4.X. You won't believe how easy it is to run a program from within ELFTREE, or to customize the colors displayed. You will see in all of ELFTREE's features that great care was taken to marry great power with extreme convenience. The result is a delightful product with the power to make you much more effective. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 What Makes ELFTREE Unique? 1. Convenience - you can customize ELFTREE from within it, so you don't need to run an installation program. Also, you can tell ELFTREE to run a program for you by simply pointing to it and pressing [ENTER]. You can create billions of menus that can be nested any way you want, with just about any command you need (even multiple commands on a line), and with the ability to preload the keyboard buffer before carrying out the command. And, you can attach short, descriptive notes to files. 2. EGA/VGA modes - you can run ELFTREE in either 43 line mode or or 25 line mode if you have an EGA, and you can toggle the setting from within ELFTREE while you are looking at the directory tree, the file information screen, or while you are viewing a file. This lets you see twice as much of your system's information at a time! (The mode is reset, if needed, when you exit ELFTREE.) If you have a VGA, you can also get a 28 and a 50 line mode. 3. Flexible Capacity - ELFTREE can manage 24 to 4000 directories per disk, and from 50 to 3000 files per directory! In addition, you can work with files from up to 1000 directories and 26 disks as if they were in one location! This gives you plenty of power to manage your system. 4. Consistency - When you rename a directory, ELFTREE updates your directory tree accordingly, keeping your directories sorted. If you remove the current directory, you are moved to the parent directory automatically. If you attempt to enter a directory that no longer exists, ELFTREE prunes the tree automatically for your convenience. 5. Trim - ELFTREE saves the directory tree on your disk, if it can. This helps ELFTREE start faster for your use. Plus, when you run a program from within ELFTREE, only 3K of RAM will be reserved, leaving you with the room to run your memory-hungry programs. If even 3K is too much, or you want to install a TSR, you can tell ELFTREE to unload itself completely before running a program. 6. Viewing Options - When viewing a file, you can print portions of it, save portions to another file, or convert portions to upper, lower or proper case. You can also adjust the amount by which tabs are expanded (or turn it off completely), and the manner in which text is displayed. This makes it easier to align the text on your screen so that it looks as it was intended. For example, Assembler listings usually need a setting of 8, but Pascal programs use a setting of 3. You can also change the display to hex (ASCII above, HEX below), and you can suppress CR/LF, printable characters, or the high bit on characters. ELFTREE can also scroll up or down for you automatically, and at differing speeds. If you have an EGA or VGA, you can also adjust the number of lines visible on the screen at one time. (See #2. above) 7. Powerful Editing - ELFTREE has an editor that can edit files as large as available memory. Furthermore, the editor is packed with features you need: Column block operations, Normal block operations, 11 stored keyboard macros, Fast operation, etc. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ELFTREE FEATURES ELFTREE can assist you in many ways. Here is a list of them, and how you select them: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Selectable From The Menu Bar 1. Tagging - To work on a group of files, you 'tag' them. To tag the highlighted file, just press [SPACEBAR] and a '' will appear to the left of the name. To clear the tag, press [SPACEBAR] again. You can get more tagging options from the Tag command. (There is no need to tag an individual file to work with it.) 2. Attributes - You can change attributes for files and directories quickly. For example, you will want to make some of your important files read-only, so that they can't be erased 'accidentally'. Also, you will probably want to hide some of your personal files on your office computer so that a casual snoop won't know they're around. (If you have DOS 3.0 or later, you can run programs even though they are hidden!) 3. Copying - You can copy files to another directory or disk quickly, copy a selection of directories to another disk, or duplicate the highlighted file. 4. Directory - ELFTREE will show you your directory as a tree, with the directories in alphabetical order. You can move from one directory to another using the cursor keys, create a new directory ([N]), delete empty sub- directories ([F7]), change to a different disk ([F6]), rescan the current disk ([S]), find a directory ([F]), tag directories ([SPACEBAR] or [T]), hide directories ([H]) or copy/move directories ([C]/[M]). 5. Edit - You can call up an editor (or word processor) to work on a file by highlighting the file you want to work on, then tapping [E]. 6. Find - This gives you the power to manage files across many directories and disks. 7. Moving - You can move files to another directory or disk quickly, or you can move a selection of directories to another disk. 8. Note - Attach, edit, erase or find notes about files. 9. Print - Print files or a directory listing. 10. Rename - You can rename a file or directory by just entering a new name for it when prompted. 11. Space - You can check space utilization on a disk. This will show how much space the disk can hold, how much is used up (also as a percent), how much is free, and how much disk space tagged files use (or would use). 12. View - YOU CAN BROWSE THE Contents of the highlighted file. This will handle any file you have on your disk, regardless of size. You can adjust expansion of tabs and the manner in which information is shown, and you can print or save portions of it, or convert them to upper, lower or proper case. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Selectable By Function Keys (File Display) F1: Help - Brings up the help system for ELFTREE. F2: Sort - Lets you sort the file information in many ways. Choose from Name, Extension, Date/Time, Size, Attribute, or Unsorted, with all of these in Ascending/Descending order. [X] or F3: DOS - Enter a DOS command, run a program from within ELFTREE, select a command from one of 10 user-defined menus, or exit to DOS temporarily. ELFTREE remembers your last 15 unique commands. When you run a program from within ELFTREE, it reserves only 3K for its own use. F4: Customize - Lets you customize settings for ELFTREE. You can customize many ELFTREE settings - too many to list here. Go try it out! Ctrl-F4: Toggles between Immediate and Delay operation modes. F5: Rearrange - This lets you move the highlighted item up or down in the display. This can be handy when you want to print files in a particular order, but can't quite get that order by sorting alone. F6: Change Disk - Changes to another disk, or rereads the current directory if the same disk is selected. [DEL] or F7: Erase - Erases files, or removes a directory. The file can be recovered if you have a utility that does this. F8: Last Directory - returns you to the directory you were in before you went to this one. Ctrl-F8: Compare Directories - tags files in current directory that are dissimilar to files in previous directory, retags those that are not in the previous directory. F9: Save - Saves the current ELFTREE system settings. F10: Change File Spec - Lets you tell ELFTREE what files to show. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Directory Display Functions ESC: Returns you to File Display. F1: Brings up Help. F6: Change Disk - Changes to another disk. F7: Remove Directory - Deletes an empty directory, and all empty subdirectories of it. F9: Save - Saves the current directory tree, temporarily overriding the /K=0 command-line switch. F10: Lets you quickly change what files you wish to be used when you select Move, Copy, Graft or [ENTER]. C: Copy - copy all tagged directories to another disk. E: Expose - exposes hidden subdirectories of the one highlighted. W,F: Find - locates a directory with the given name. G: Graft - graft the tagged directories onto another directory. H: Hide - hides all tagged directories from view. M: Move - move all tagged directories to another disk. N: New Directory - lets you create a subdirectory of the directory currently highlighted. P: Print Tree - prints the current directory tree. S: Scan - builds directory tree for display. T: Tag Subdirectories - tag the highlighted directory and all subdirectories of it. U: Untag Subdirectories - untag the highlighted directory and all subdirectories of it. [Ctrl-Z]: Toggles whether ELFTREE unloads itself completely before running a program for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Unusually Activated Features When you highlight a file with an extension of EXE, COM or BAT in the file information window and tap [F3], ELFTREE will 'preload' the name of that file in the command line that appears. To run the program, you simply press [ENTER]. Alternatively, if you set ELFTREE for Mode: Immediate instead of Mode: Delay, you can skip the [F3] entirely, and just press [ENTER] to run the program. You can train ELFTREE to be sensitive in another way. Say you want to load your word processor when the highlighted file has an extension of DOC, or your spreadsheet when the extension is WK1. When you've prepared ELFTREE appropriately, you just press [ENTER] and the program is launched with that file loaded for you. Similarly, if you have programs that are designed to view certain types of files, you can train ELFTREE to load the viewer you want by simply highlighting the file and tapping [V]. Finally, if you have an EGA or VGA (ELFTREE will detect it), you can vary the number of lines displayed on the screen by pressing [Ctrl-V] (think of the V as in VIDEO). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Enjoy! Active Keys In ELFTREE The choice of keys used in ELFTREE is designed with your convenience in mind and, with practice, will quickly become familiar to you. Here is a list of them, and a description of what each one is programmed to do for you: Part I - The Elvish Touch Part II - File Information Screen Only Part III - Directory Information Screen Only Part IV - Editing Keys 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Part I - The Elvish Touch 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Elvish Consulting is proud to introduce The Elvish Touch, which lets you use any feature of ELFTREE without needing more than one finger! (Incidentally, this will NOT interfere with any keyboard handlers you may be using.) For example, suppose you want to locate a file that starts with 'E'. In ELFTREE, the keystroke [Alt-E] performs this action, and normally requires you to hold down the [Alt] key and then tap the [E] key. If you use The Elvish Touch, you can also select this by tapping [Alt], and then tapping [E]. Such convenience! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Activating The Elvish Touch 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� Here's how to start up ELFTREE with The Elvish Touch enabled: ET /1 The '/1' indicates that you want the feature activated. To make ELFTREE remember this, press [F9] to SAVE the system settings. To disable The Elvish Touch, use: ET /2 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ALT and CTRL LOCK 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE offers a way to 'lock' the [Alt] and [Ctrl] keys. For example, if you want to lock the [Alt] key, you tap it twice, and an 'A' will appear in the lower right corner of your screen, signifying that [Alt] is in a locked state. While [Alt] is locked, every key that can be modified by [Alt] is. Thus, [E] becomes [Alt-E], [F1] becomes [Alt-F1], etc. To 'unlock' [Alt], tap [Alt] or [Ctrl] once, and the 'A' will disappear. Also, if [Alt] is locked, you can lock [Ctrl] by just tapping it twice. When [Ctrl] is locked, a 'C' will appear in the lower right corner of your screen, and any keys you press that can be modified are modified accordingly, so [E] becomes [Ctrl-E], etc. It is not possible to lock both [Alt] and [Ctrl] at the same time. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Part II - File Information Screen Only 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CURSOR KEYS [->](cursor right): Highlights the choice to the left on the moving-bar menu on the top of the screen, if not in a multicolumn format. [<-](cursor left): Highlights the choice to the right on the moving-bar menu on the top of the screen, if not in a multicolumn format. [](cursor up): Highlights the previous item in the file information area. [](cursor down): Highlights the next item in the file information area. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 TAB, HOME, END, PGUP, PGDN, Ctrl-PGUP, Ctrl-PGDN [TAB] - Advance to the next file display format setting. The possible selections show 1, 2, or 5 files per row or one file-note pair per row. [Shift-TAB] - Back to the previous file display format setting. The possible selections show 1, 2, or 5 files per row or one file-note pair per row. [HOME] - Highlights the first item in the file information area, if in 1-column mode. In multi-column mode, its function depends on how many times you press it without using any any other key. Press it once, and the highlight moves to the top of the current column. Press it again, and the highlight moves to the top of the first column. Press it a third time (or more) and the highlight moves to the first item in the file information area. [END] - Highlights the last item in the file information area, if in 1-column mode. In multi-column mode, its function depends on how many times you press it without using any any other key. Press it once, and the highlight moves to the bottom of the current column. Press it again, and the highlight moves to the bottom of the last column. Press it a third time (or more) and the highlight moves to the last item in the file information area. [Ctrl-PGDN] - Moves the highlight to the last item. [Ctrl-PGUP] - Moves the highlight to the first item. [PGDN] - Moves the highlight to the last item on the screen, then then on to the next screen, if any. [PGUP] - Moves the highlight to the first item on the screen, then then back to the previous screen, if any. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 SPACE, ENTER, ESCAPE, PLUS, MINUS, GREATER, LESS, COMMA, QUOTE [SPACEBAR] - Tags/untags the current file, highlights the next. [ENTER] - Selects the item highlighted on the moving-bar menu bar menu on the top of the screen, if in Delay mode. In immediate mode, this executes the highlighted program (or program associated with it), if possible, enters the directory (if a directory), or selects the menu command, if none of these apply. [ESC] - Cancels current operation; exits program if no operations pending. [Plus] or [+] - Moves highlight forward to the next directory. [Minus] or [-] - Moves highlight backward to the previous directory. [Greater] or [>] - Moves highlight forward to the next tagged file. [Less] or [<] - Moves highlight backward to the previous tagged file. [,] - Tap this twice to toggle whether periods should be used instead of commas for formatting large numbers. ["] - Duplicates the highlighted file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 A through Z [A]-[Z] - If the letter you press matches the first character of a menu item, the corresponding command is chosen. [B] - Toggles file column borders. If they are on, this turns them off. If they're off, this turns them on, but only if there's a box around the line of file information at the bottom of the screen. [L] - Change to the current directory on another disk, or reread the current directory (same as [F6]). [O] - Takes you immediately to DOS. [U] - Pops up a menu file called MENU.ETU or, if unavailable, loads ELFMENU (if available). [Y] - Tap this twice to change the date format. The three selections are MM/DD/YY, YY/MM/DD and DD/MM/YY. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ALT KEYS [Alt-Key] - Search for an item whose first letter matches 'Key' For example, [Alt-A] looks for the next item that starts with 'A'. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FUNCTION KEYS [F1] - Activates the Help system. [F2] - Use this to sort the file area information. (See [F5] below for further rearranging.) [X] or [F3] - Allows you to enter a DOS command, run a program from inside ELFTREE, or go to DOS from ELFTREE (use EXIT to return). [Ctrl-F4] - Toggles immediate/delay mode. [F4] - Brings up menu of more items you can customize, such as the screen colors, the name of the editor (or word processor) you want to use, the types of items you want ELFTREE to show you when it scans a directory for you, or the various ELFTREE operation modes. [F5] - Use this to rearrange the order of the file information area to something not achievable via the Sort facility alone. [F6] - Change to the current directory on another disk, or reread the current directory. [DEL], [F7] - Erase a file or, if the highlighted item is a directory, or [Ctrl-K] remove it and all subdirectories (assuming they're empty). [F8] - Returns you to the last directory you looked at. [Ctrl-F8] - Tags files in the current directory that are dissimilar to files in the previous directory you looked at, retags those that are not in the other directory. [F9] - Save the ELFTREE system settings. [F10]- Lets you quickly change what files you wish to be seen. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CTRL KEYS [Ctrl ->] - If the item highlighted is a directory, and the last key pressed was not [Ctrl <-], this puts you into that directory. Otherwise, it moves you forward to the next directory. [Ctrl <-] - Moves you to the Parent directory, or up to the most previous directory if you are in the root directory. [Ctrl-A] - Steps through 7 predefined color schemes. [Ctrl-Z] - Toggles whether ELFTREE unloads itself completely before running a program for you. [Ctrl-T] - Lets you change the date/time stamp for files. [Ctrl-P] - Returns you to the parent directory of the one you are in (if it has one). [Ctrl-V] - If you have an EGA compatible adapter, this is used to toggle 43 line mode and 25 line mode. If you have a VGA adapter, you have the additional benefit of a 28 and a 50 line mode. If ELFTREE does not detect an EGA or VGA, this has no effect. [Ctrl-S] - Same as [<-] (cursor left) [Ctrl-D] - Same as [->] (cursor right) [Ctrl-E] - Same as [] (cursor up) [Ctrl-X] - Same as [] (cursor down) [Ctrl-R] - Same as [PgUp] [Ctrl-C] - Same as [PgDn] [Ctrl-F] - Same as [HOME] [Ctrl-J] - Same as [END] 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Part III - Directory Information Screen Only 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CURSOR KEYS [->] - Highlights the next directory below the current one in (cursor right) the column to the right. If none exist, then highlights the next one in the same column as the current one. [<-] - Highlights the next directory above the current one in (cursor left) the column to the left of the current column. [] - Highlights the directory that precedes the current one (cursor up) that is also in this column. If none exist, go one column to the left. [] - Highlights the directory that follows the current one that (cursor down) is also in this column. If none exist, go one column to the left. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 HOME, END, PGUP, PGDN [HOME] - Highlights the first (root) directory. [END] - Highlights the last directory shown. [PGDN] - Moves the highlight to the bottom of the directory screen, then on to the next screen. [PGUP] - Moves the highlight to the top of the directory screen, then back to the previous screen. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 RETURN, ESCAPE, SPACEBAR, PLUS, MINUS [ENTER] - Selects the directory for display of files, then shows the items in this directory. If copying/moving files, this selects the destination directory. [ESC] - Leaves the directory screen; displays files. [SPACEBAR] - Tags/Untags the highlighted directory. If copying or moving directories, this updates the size of the size of the files to be processed. [Plus] or [+] - Highlights the next directory in the tree. When you reach the end, it starts over at the first directory. [Minus] or [-] - Highlights the previous directory in the tree. When you reach the beginning, it starts over at the last directory on the tree. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 A through Z [C] - Copy the tagged directories to another disk. [E] - Exposes hidden subdirectories of the highlighted directory. [W] or [F] - Lets you search for a directory by name. (DOS wildcards can be used.) [G] - Graft the tagged directories onto another directory. [H] - Hides tagged directories from view. [M] - Move the tagged directories to another disk. [N] - Make a new subdirectory of the one currently highlighted. [P] - Print the current directory tree. [S] - Rebuilds the directory tree for the current disk. [T] - Tag the highlighted directory and all subdirectories of it. [U] - Untag the highlighted directory and all subdirectories of it. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ALT KEYS [Alt-Key] - Search for a directory whose first letter matches 'Key' For example, [Alt-A] looks for the next one that starts with 'A'. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FUNCTION KEYS [F1] - Brings up help on using Directories. [L] or [F6] - Change to the current directory on another drive. [DEL], [F7] - Remove all empty subdirectories of the highlighted directory. or [Ctrl-K] If you remove the current directory, you are put into the parent of it. [F9] - Saves the current directory tree, temporarily overriding the /K=0 command-line switch. [F10] - Lets you quickly change what files you wish to be used when you select move, copy, graft or [ENTER]. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CTRL KEYS [.] or [Ctrl-P] - Go left to the parent directory of the one highlighted. [Ctrl-V] - If you have an EGA compatible adapter, this is used to toggle 43 line mode and 25 line mode. If you have a VGA adapter, you have the additional benefit of a 28 and a 50 line mode. If ELFTREE does not detect an EGA or VGA, this has no effect. [Ctrl-S] - Same as [<-] (cursor left) [Ctrl-D] - Same as [->] (cursor right) [Ctrl-E] - Same as [] (cursor up) [Ctrl-X] - Same as [] (cursor down) [Ctrl-R] - Same as [PgUp] [Ctrl-C] - Same as [PgDn] [Ctrl-F] - Same as [HOME] [Ctrl-J] - Same as [END] 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Part IV - Editing Keys (for editing popups only) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CURSOR KEYS [->](cursor right): Moves the cursor one column to the right. [<-](cursor left): Moves the cursor one column to the left. [HOME] Moves the cursor to the start of the field. [END] Moves the cursor to the end of the field. [PGDN][PGDN][][] Ends editing (unless in DOS window). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 OTHER USEFUL KEYS [INS] Toggles between Insert and Overtype mode. [DEL] Deletes the character at the cursor. [BACKSPACE] Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. [Ctrl-Backspace] Deletes all characters immediately. [Ctrl-END] Deletes all characters from the cursor on. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Sorting Files � 白複複複複複複複� ELFTREE provides numerous options for sorting the items in the file information area of your screen. This allows you to look at your files and directories in many different ways, and lets you reorganize the files in a directory quickly. There are six different ways you can sort these items and, for each, you can specify either increasing or decreasing order: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY NAME 賽賽賽� When you sort these items by name, the displayed files will be listed in name-first order. For example, TODD.DOC would come after STEVE.TXT, if the sort were in ascending order. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY EXTENSION 賽賽賽賽賽賽 You can sort these items by extension so, for example, FIRST.BAS would come before ALPHA.COM. An item with no extension would precede any item with an extension under this type of sort, if the sort were in ascending order. If two or more files have identical extensions, they will be listed in ascending order by name. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY SIZE 賽賽賽� You can sort your items by size. If you choose a descending order for the sort, your largest files would be listed first, and your smallest ones (directories, if any) would be last. If two or more files have the same size, the tie is broken by sorting by name, then extension. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY DATE/TIME 賽賽賽賽賽賽 You can sort your items by date/time. For an ascending sort, the oldest files would be listed first, and the most recent listed last. If two or more files have the same date/time, the tie is broken by sorting by name, then extension. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY DISK ORDER 賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can list the items in the order in which they are on the disk, or in the reverse of this order. This is handy when you want to see where files are in the chain. For example, you might want to put frequently accessed files near the top of the chain, so DOS can find them faster. To do this, first arrange the files in the order you want them to be chained (use the REARRANGE key [F5] for tweaking), then move them to a new directory, then move them back to the starting directory. (You might also get by with deleting the old directory, and renaming the new one.) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY ATTRIBUTE 賽賽賽賽賽賽 You can sort your items by attribute. This is handy when you want to group all files of similar attribute together, such as archived files that need to be copied to a disk for backup. If two or more files have the same attribute, the tie is broken by sorting by name, then extension. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BY TAG 賽賽賽 This sorting option lets you group all of your tagged, retagged and untagged files together. If two or more files have the same tag, the tie is broken by sorting by name, then extension. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 NOTE: You can rearrange the file display in a manner impossible by just sorting with the Rearrange [F5] key. This lets you move one item at a time to a new position up or down in the display. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽� � DOS Gateway � 白複複複複複複� The facilities available to you through the DOS Gateway let you: 1. Run a program with 3K or ZERO K of RAM overhead! Imagine yourself pointing to a program you want to run, pressing [ENTER], and letting ELFTREE load it for you. Then, when you exit your program, ELFTREE reloads itself automatically. 2. Select commands from one of billions of menus that you create (up to 20 commands per menu and 10 levels of menus). 3. Execute DOS commands easily. In addition, ELFTREE remembers the last 15 unique commands you gave. It also provides a quick, temporary exit to DOS, so you can work with DOS for a period of time, if you need to, then return to ELFTREE when you are ready. 4. Use short symbols to: a. Join one command to another for sequential execution. (symbol: ^) b. Represent file names, extensions (or name.ext). (symbols: #n, #e and #f, respectively) c. Signal a change to a different directory. (symbol: #d) d. Ask for input to a command. (symbol: #i) e. Just stuff the keyboard buffer (don't execute) (symbol: #j) f. Stuff the keyboard buffer, then execute the command. (symbol: #k) g. Execute a command against a list consisting of the names of the tagged files. (symbol: #L) h. Cause ELFTREE to repeat a command until you tell it to quit. (symbol: #r) i. Wait after execution of a command. (symbol: #w) j. Execute a command against each tagged file. (symbol: #t) k. Execute a command against a file consisting of the names of the tagged files (1 name per line). (symbol: #@) l. Do not unload completely prior to executing command(s). (symbol: #y) m. Unload completely prior to executing command(s). (symbol: #z) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 IMMEDIATE MODE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 If ELFTREE is set up for Immediate mode, and the item highlighted is a program that can be run, or has an extension that ELFTREE is sensitive to, you launch the program by just tapping [ENTER]. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DOS WINDOW 賽賽賽賽賽 Press [F3] to open the DOS Gateway. A window will appear, with a line for you to enter your command. For example, you could give the command DIR A: to get a directory listing of your A: disk, or you could enter DATE to change your system date. COMMAND SHORTCUTS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE offers you additional power by allowing you to combine multiple commands as one, to use short symbols for commonly used objects such as the name of a file, or to execute a command against all tagged files. Here are examples of how to use each of these: Examples: a. Multiple commands (use ^ to combine each command): dir a:^dir b:^dir c: b. Using symbols for file names, etc. type #f or dir #n.* c. Signal a directory change. C:\QPRO\Q.EXE #d (changes to C:\QPRO, starts up Quattro Pro) d. Ask for input to a command. dir #i e. Just stuff the keyboard buffer (don't execute). Up to 5000 keys can be stuffed using this option (you must use the command-line switch /K=#### to get more than the default of 100, however - see the Help selection on Customize). Copy file(s) to A$#jca~y (Note: this stuffs the characters [C], [A], [ENTER] and [Y], then processes them) f. Stuff the keyboard buffer, then execute the command. backup #k12~ Note: These character(s) have special meaning: ~ - [ENTER] ` - [TAB] @ - [ESC] =1 - [F1] (similarly for F2,...,F9) =0 - [F10] +1 - [Shift-F1] (similarly for [Shift-F2],...,[Shift-F9]) +0 - [Shift-F10] (1 - [Ctrl-F1] (similarly for [Ctrl-F2],...,[Ctrl-F9]) (0 - [Ctrl-F10] (A - [Ctrl-A] (similarly for [Ctrl-B],...,[Ctrl-Z]) )1 - [Alt-F1] (similarly for [Alt-F2],...,[Alt-F9]) )0 - [Alt-F10] )A - [Alt-A] (similarly for [Alt-B],...,[Alt-Z]) !1 - the cursor key with '1' on it (i.e., End) (similarly for !2 [DownArrow],..,!9 [PgUp]) Macro expansion continues after a #k is encountered; the keyboard is not stuffed until all have been resolved. (up to 15 characters can be stuffed) For example: Load Spreadsheet$C:\QPRO\Q.EXE #k/fr#f This stuffs the keyboard with '/fr' followed by the name of the highlighted file. g. Execute a command against a list consisting of the names of the tagged files. print #L h. Cause ELFTREE to repeat a command. print #f#r i. Wait after execution of a command. print #f#w j. Execute a command against each tagged file. print #f#t k. Execute this command against a file consisting of the names of the tagged files (1 name per line). archive -a #@ saveme l. Do not unload completely prior to executing command(s). archive -a #@ saveme #y m. Unload completely prior to executing command(s). archive -a #@ saveme #z These special characters, which we call macro symbols, give you powerful shortcuts to specifying commands. They are especially useful when combined with ELFTREE's user menus, described next, or with ELFTREE's extension sensitivity (three sections down). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 USER MENUS 賽賽賽賽賽 ELFTREE can automatically load one of 11 menus for you when you press the key it is attached to. These menus can be activated from the file information screen or the DOS Gateway, and they can each nest other menus up to 10 levels deep. The keys to which you can attach a menu are [U] (from the file information screen only), [Alt-U] (from the DOS Gateway only), and [Alt-F1] through [Alt-F10] (from either the DOS Gateway or the file information screen). Here's how to attach a menu to [Alt-F1]. Tap the [Alt-F1] key. You will be told that the menu does not exist, and will be asked if you want to create it now. Answer [Y]. This loads the editor with the menu file ALTF1.ETU. On each line of this file, type a command you want to appear on the menu, preceded by a label (recommended, but not required). Each line may be up to 500 characters in length (not including label), and each label must be followed by a single $ symbol. For example: Format disk$format a: Spreadsheet$C:\QPRO\Q.EXE Type a File$type $f rr c all rm d You may use any of the special symbols defined in the preceding section as part of the command for a menu selection. All menu files you create must be stored in the directory where you store your global search files (the environment variable ETFIND is used to determine this - if you don't have one, then the menus go into the directory where ELFTREE is stored). Press [Alt-F1] to activate this menu. To select an item from the menu, use the cursor keys to highlight it, then tap [ENTER]. Or, press the key corresponding to the first character of the item. If the selected item does not have a label, and you activated the menu from the DOS Gateway, it will appear on the command line so that you can modify it. Otherwise, it will be executed immediately. If you decide that you want to make a change to your menu, just tap [Alt-E] and ELFTREE will let you edit it again. If you wish to make a menu for [Alt-F2], follow the same procedure, but tap the key [Alt-F2] to get started. You can put up to 20 selections in each menu file. The menu attached to either [U] (or [Alt-U]) is named MENU.ETU, and is stored in the same directory as all of the other menus. SUBMENUS 賽賽賽賽 To set up a menu selection as a submenu, simply type the name of the menu (it must have the extension .ETU and be located in the same directory as the other menus) where you would normally type the command. Here is an example of a menu with both commands and submenus: Utilities Menu$UTILS.ETU Format disk$format a: Spreadsheet$C:\QPRO\Q.EXE Database Menu$DBASES.ETU Project Menu$PRJ.ETU Selecting a submenu is identical to selecting any other menu item; just highlight it and tap [ENTER], or tap the first letter of its label. The submenu will appear next, and you can proceed to make another choice, or you can press [ESC] to back up to the previous parent menu. IMMEDIATE KEYS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 If you create a menu with one selection, then tap the key for that menu, ELFTREE will select that item IMMEDIATELY. This convenience lets you use menus as "Immediate Keys", or keys that carry out a command immediately upon activation. In other words, ELFTREE will only display a menu if it has more than 1 selection on it, otherwise it will execute the command on it IMMEDIATELY. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 AUTOMATIC LOADING 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� When the currently highlighted file has an extension of EXE, COM, BAT or BTM, the name of the file will appear in the command line when the Gateway is activated. This is designed to let you execute a program by first pointing to it, then pressing [ENTER]. ELFTREE can be much smarter than this, however. Read on. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EXTENSION SENSITIVITY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can train ELFTREE to bring up your word processor when the currently highlighted file has an extension of, say, DOC, or to load your spreadsheet program when the current file's extension is WQ1. To do this, create an ASCII file with this layout: DOC C:\MSWORD\WORD.EXE /c (parameters can be used) WQ1 C:\QPRO\Q.EXE RXD C:\REFLEX\REFLEX.EXE ZIP D:\PKZIP.EXE -p #f (macro symbols can be used) Save this file under the name PROGRAMS.ELF in the same directory that the other ELFTREE files are located. The next time you read this directory, ELFTREE will be 'sensitized' to these extensions. This means, for example, that when you highlight the file REPORT.DOC and press [F3], the DOS window will pop up, and the command line will lok like this: C:\MSWORD\WORD.EXE REPORT.DOC Now, press [ENTER] and the program will be started for you. You can choose up to 40 extensions for ELFTREE to be aware of, and the extensions can use the DOS wildcards `*' and `?'. Notes: One of the joys of Immediate mode is that you can tap [ENTER] on a file with a special extension and have ELFTREE load the program (and file) Immediately. ELFTREE will allow you to have multiple PROGRAMS.ELF files. When you enter a directory, ELFTREE looks for a PROGRAMS.ELF file and, if it finds one, 'resensitizes' itself to what is in this new one. When you then move on to another directory, ELFTREE stays sensitive to these extensions. See the help on Viewing A File for related information. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 RAM USAGE 賽賽賽賽� When you execute an application from inside ELFTREE using one of these procedures, ELFTREE will release all but 3K of RAM to it! This lets you run memory-hungry programs from inside ELFTREE without worries about whether there's enough memory available. When you run a BAT file, ELFTREE frees up all but 6 or 7K, depending on which version of DOS you are running. ZERO RAM USAGE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 If you wish ELFTREE to unload itself completely from memory before executing a command or program, there are three easy ways to make this happen: 1. Start up with the /Z=1 command line switch: ET /Z=1 2. Use the #z somewhere in the command. 3. Tap [Ctrl-Z] once. When you elect to unload completely, ELFTREE will build a file called ETRUN.BAT for you, then unload itself and run this file. Because ELFTREE has to stuff the keyboard with ETRUN.BAT~ before unloading itself, the #k symbol is unavailable for your command. For this reason, we recommend using the #z symbol instead of the command line switch of /Z=1 whenever possible. The ETRUN.BAT file is erased by ELFTREE when it starts up. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 GO TO DOS 賽賽賽賽� You can go directly to DOS from ELFTREE by not giving a command when you pop up the window, but by just pressing ENTER instead. ELFTREE will release all but 6 or 7K of RAM, leaving the rest for you. If you want a quicker way to get to DOS, don't bother with tapping [F3], etc. - just tap [O] from the main menu screen. ELFTREE will temporarily change your prompt to remind you that you are shelled out to DOS - you'll see a >> in your prompt. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ELFTREE REMEMBERS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE keeps track of the last 15 commands entered in its DOS window. You can cycle through a menu of them by pressing the [] (down arrow) key and [] (up arrow) keys. To clear a command you no longer want remembered, just tap [Backspace]. To select the currently highlighted command, tap [ENTER]. If you don't want any of the commands, tap [ESC]. To clear the currently displayed command from the line in the window, press [Ctrl-Backspace] (hold down the [Ctrl] key, then tap the [Backspace] key). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 PROBLEMS 賽賽賽賽 You may encounter a program that refuses to be run from inside ELFTREE. Here's a trick that usually works: Type the phrase COMMAND.COM /C before the program name. Here's an example of what this might look like: COMMAND /C PEST.EXE If this doesn't work, then you should have ELFTREE unload itself from RAM completely before attempting to run the program. See the section above on ZERO RAM USAGE for more information. If none of these methods works, but the program runs fine from DOS, please contact us so we can help you get it fixed. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Customizing ELFTREE � 白複複複複複複複複複複� You can easily customize ELFTREE from within it! There is no separate installation program to run. You can change the colors displayed on the screen or the borders to use for popups, speed up or slow down your keyboard, tell ELFTREE what items you want to see when it shows you the contents of a directory, specify what editor (or word processor) to use when you invoke EDIT, and set various options. NOTE: For all of these, you must SAVE [F9] your settings before leaving ELFTREE, if you want ELFTREE to use them the next time. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 START CUSTOMIZATION 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You initiate customization by pressing the [F4] key. A menu will pop up, showing you what items can be changed. Select the the item you want to work with by pressing the key for it, or highlighting it and then tapping [ENTER]. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BORDER STYLE 賽賽賽賽賽賽 When you tap [A] to change the border (box) on popup prompts and menus, the inside of the customization box will change to a prompt telling you what to do next. Tap [SPACE] to see the next choice of border style. Continue tapping [SPACE] until you find one you like, then tap [ENTER] to keep it. If you don't want to change the current style, just tap [ESC]. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 COLOR SELECTIONS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 When you press a key corresponding to a color option, a color table will appear in the lower right corner of your screen, and the cursor will be located at the current color of the item you selected. Just move the cursor to the color you want, and watch how the color of the selected item changes. When you have found the color you want, just press the [ENTER] key, and this will be the new color selected. If you change your mind about picking a color, just press [ESC] to go back to the original color for that item. Be sure to SAVE [F9] your changes if you want them to be permanent! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 KEYBOARD SPEED 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 Selecting this option pops up a window showing the current keyboard delay, and the current keyboard repeat rate. To change the delay, move the highlight bar (up or down) to it and press the spacebar until the setting you want shows (the only choices supported are 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or 1 second). Repeat this procedure for the keyboard repeat rate, if desired. Press [ENTER] to save your changes when you have completed your selection. If you change your mind, press [ESC] to keep the former settings. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FILE SEARCH SPEC 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 Choosing File Search Spec gives you control over what will be displayed by ELFTREE in the file information area. You choose this in two parts. The first tells ELFTREE what names to use when it is looking for things to show you. When you first start ELFTREE, this is "*.*", which means "show me everything that's out there". However, you might want ELFTREE to display only your memos, which have an extension, say, of MMO. No problem, just enter *.MMO, and these will be the only ones shown. However, you may want ELFTREE to display files that match a group of names, instead of what can be given in one specification. To do this, simply enter more such specifications where indicated, and separate each item by a colon (:). (For your convenience, pressing the semicolon with or without the SHIFT key pressed will enter a colon for you. For example, to bring up only files with an extension of .COM, .EXE or .BAT, this will do the trick: *.COM:*.EXE:*.BAT If you give no file specification, the default one used is *.*, which will display all files with the desired attributes. Regardless of the file specification you enter, you are then given the option of 'reversing' it - that is, show all files EXCEPT those that match this spec. If you wish to reverse it, just answer [Y]; otherwise (the default), tap [ENTER] or [N]. Next, you indicate what types of items that have such names should be included. You can specify hidden, system, read-only, or archived files, and you can specify whether directories, labels, or files with no attributes (called Normal files by DOS) are included. If a selection on this menu has a Yes by it, then it will be included; otherwise, it will be excluded. To change from a Yes to a No, or vice versa, simply highlight the selection you wish to change, and tap [SPACEBAR] once. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EDITOR NAME 賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE now has its own editor that can edit multiple files quickly and efficiently. If, however, you want to use your favorite editor or word processor with ELFTREE, no problem. To tell ELFTREE what editor to use, select [K] from the menu, and fill in the box with the name (use the drive and path if you know them) of the editor you want to use. For example: C:\EDITOR\MYEDIT.EXE Next, tell ELFTREE what parameters you wish to be included with each invocation of the editor, if any. Feel free to use ELFTREE's powerful macro symbols among the parameters. After you've entered all this, ELFTREE will check to see if the editor is available, and will tell you if it cannot find it. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FORMAT NAME 賽賽賽賽賽� In order to use ELFTREE to format disks, you need to tell it the name of your formatting program. Most people use the one supplied with DOS, which is called FORMAT.COM or FORMAT.EXE. Fill in the box with the name that applies to your machine, if you know it. If you know the directory it is stored in, you should enter this as well. Next, tell ELFTREE what parameters to use every time it invokes this formatting program. You should NOT enter any disk letters such as A: or B:, as ELFTREE will supply these for you when they are needed. In fact, under normal circumstances, you will never need to enter any parameters here. However, if you format DSDD disks on a high-density 5 1/4" disk drive, you will need to supply the parameter /4 to ensure that they format correctly. Ask your system specialist if you need help. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FILE COLUMNS 賽賽賽賽賽賽 If you prefer to have vertical lines separating the columns of file information, set this for Yes, otherwise set it for No. Yes is the default, however, columns will still not be shown if the border type (see next item) is a space. If you need to toggle the column borders on/off from the file screen, tap [B]. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FILE BORDER TYPE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 This gives you additional control over whether borders will be drawn to separate the file information displayed, and it lets you choose the border that is most visually appealing to you. There are 9 different types of borders possible (including none at all). To select the one you want, tap [SPACEBAR] to cycle through the selections and, when you spot the one you want, tap the [ENTER] key to keep it. [ESC] cancels the selection. If you chose no border at all, ELFTREE will use more rows to display file information for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 OPEN CHOICES 賽賽賽賽賽賽 When you first get into ELFTREE, it shows you the files in the current directory. You may prefer to always see the directory tree first, however. This option lets you choose what you prefer to see when ELFTREE starts up. Files is the default. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EXIT CHOICES 賽賽賽賽賽賽 When you wish to leave ELFTREE (we can't imagine why), you can have it always drop you off in the Current directory or your Original directory (where you started ELFTREE up), or you can make it always ask before exiting. This latter option is handy if you tap [ESCAPE] accidentally. The default is Ask. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 QUIET MODE 賽賽賽賽賽 When ELFTREE needs to get your attention, it beeps. This is not always such a good idea, and this option lets you tell it whether to turn the beep off or leave it on (the default). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 MENU MODE 賽賽賽賽� You can tell ELFTREE to automatically choose the submenu option it highlights when you select a tool. This is called Immediate mode, and here's an example of how it works: Suppose you tag a few files and choose the Copy tool. ELFTREE assumes that you want the Tagged files copied, so it goes ahead and taps [ENTER] for you. The default is Delay mode, which lets you confirm the submenu choice before proceeding. Immediate mode has other advantages. If the highlighted file is a program, or the data file associated with a program that you've trained ELFTREE to recognize, you can run it by simply tapping [ENTER]. If a directory is highlighted, you can enter it by tapping [ENTER]. This makes ELFTREE simpler for you to use. Note: Press [Ctrl-F4] from the file screen to toggle the mode. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CASE (looking for strings) 賽賽 ELFTREE can quickly find strings in one or more files. By default, it ignores upper and lower case when searching so that, if you were searching for ELFTREE, it would find elftree, Elftree, ELFTREE and so on. If this is not sufficient for you, this is the place to change it to what you want. You have four (4) choices here: Respect - find exact matches only. Ignore - find matches that agree except for case. Ask - ask about case sensitivity before searching. Smart - If the string to look for has both UPPER and lower characters, then case is respected, otherwise it is ignored. For example, a search for Copyright would respect case, but not for copyright. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 COMMAND LINE SWITCHES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� In addition to this customize menu, you can configure ELFTREE with certain command-line switches that you type after the ET that gets ELFTREE up and running. Here are the switches that may be used, and what they represent: /1 - Activates The Elvish Touch (one-finger operation). /2 - Deactivates The Elvish Touch. /C - if you have a composite monitor. /D=#### - set maximum number of directories to handle. (max is 3,999; default is 200) /F=#### - set maximum number of files to handle. (max is 2,978; default is 1500) /G=#### - set maximum number of directories to handle globally. (max is 1,000; default is 50) /K=# - if # is less than 10, this determines whether to keep the directory tree map on disk. (default is 1, turn it off with /K=0) /K=#### - if # is greater than 10, this determines the number of internal macro keys to allow. (max is 5000; default is 100) (Note: You may use /K=1 and /K=300 in a command line.) /L=Z - Last drive accessible to user. (default is Z; C-Z is allowed) /N=#### - set maximum number of notes to handle. (max is 1,000; default is 50) /P - for professional mode, which allows the user to delete a directory that has files in it. (default is OFF) /R=### - ASCII code of 'retag' character to use (1-255). (default is 9) /T=### - ASCII code of 'tag' character to use (1-255). (default is 4) /U=#### - set maximum length of menu command line. (max is 10,000; default is 500) /Z=# - If # is 1, this makes ELFTREE unload completely before running any program. (default is 0, or off; /Z=1 turns it on) Be sure to press SAVE [F9] if you want these to be permanent. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Rearranging � 白複複複複複複� If you can't get the items in the file information area of your screen in the order you want by sorting alone, ELFTREE has a feature just for you. For example, how can you arrange these files: Like this? FIRST .A FIFTH .E SECOND .B FIRST .A THIRD .C SECOND .B FOURTH .D SIXTH .F FIFTH .E THIRD .C SIXTH .F FOURTH .D With ELFTREE, this is no problem. Just highlight the item that you want moved to a new location, and press the REARRANGE [F5] key. You can now drag the item up or down to the new location by pressing the [] (up arrow) or [] (down arrow) keys. When it's at the new location, press [ENTER] or [ESC] to quit rearranging. So, in the above example, I would highlight FIFTH.E, press [F5], press [] (up arrow) 4 times, press [ENTER], then highlight SIXTH.F, press [F5], press [] (up arrow) 2 times, and press [ENTER]. Note: When you SORT [F2], all rearranging you did previously is cleared, and the items are sorted as you wish. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Changing Disks � 白複複複複複複複蔔 You can change to a different disk, or read the current directory, by pressing the Change Disk [F6] key. Then, just tell ELFTREE what disk to use, press [ENTER] and wait a bit while ELFTREE does your bidding. If the drive specified is not available for some reason, you'll be told by ELFTREE when it returns. If you are trying to change to drives A or B, and ELFTREE detects that the disk is not readable, it will ask if you want to format it. If you do not (as this will destroy the data on the disk), simply tap [ENTER] to answer NO to this choice. You can change disks from either the file information screen or the directory tree display with [F6]. If you change from the tree display, ELFTREE will automatically get the tree display for the disk specified. If you change from the file information screen, ELFTREE will bring up the files in the current directory on that disk. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Erasing Files or Directories � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 You can erase one or several items at a time in ELFTREE. The erasures are not permanent, however, and the files can be recovered with a number of utility programs on the market. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ERASING ONE FILE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To erase one file, simply highlight it and press ERASE [F7]. (Note: [Ctrl-K] can be used instead of [F7].) A box with ERASE FILE(S)? will appear on your screen, to verify that you pressed the intended key. Answer with a press of the [Y] key if this is what you meant. If you did not mean to erase anything, press [N] or [ESC], and this will be cancelled. Otherwise: If no files are tagged, the highlighted file will be erased. If one or more files are tagged, another box will appear, asking [H]ighlighted or [T]agged? If you have tagged files, you erase the highlighted file by answering [H]. If the highlighted item is a directory, and no files are tagged, the message in the box will be REMOVE DIRECTORY? instead. See the discussion further down for more on this. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ERASING SEVERAL FILES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To erase several files, simply 'tag' them and press the ERASE [F7] key. The message ERASE FILE(S)? will appear, to check to see if this is what you wanto to do. Answer [Y] to proceed, and then [T] to the prompt of (H)ilighted or (T)agged? to start erasing. While erasing, ELFTREE can be interrupted at any time by pressing a key (such as the [SPACEBAR]). You can then resume by pressing [R], or press [ESC] to quit. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 REMOVING A DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 If you want to remove a directory, you first have to be sure that no items are left in it. This means that there can be no files in in it, nor any nonempty child directories. A child directory, if it exists, will appear to the right on the directory tree display. Here's a sample: . . � 쳐 PARENT 컴컴컫� CHILD1 � 읕 CHILD2 . . Here, PARENT cannot be removed, even if it has no files in it, unless CHILD1 and CHILD2 are empty. If CHILD1 and CHILD2 are empty, they will be removed immediately and ELFTREE will attempt to remove PARENT. You can remove a directory from either the directory tree display or the file information area. This gives you added convenience. As a further convenience, if you select a directory from the tree that no longer exists, ELFTREE will automatically adjust its tree for you. This may happen, for example, if you remove a directory using DOS or some other program. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 REMOVING A DIRECTORY (PART II) 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 If you would like ELFTREE to be capable of deleting the files in a directory for you automatically, instead of having to delete them yourself ahead of time, there is a way to do this. Simply start ELFTREE like this: ET /P When you start ELFTREE this way, it will warn you if files exist in a directory you want to delete, and it will ask if you want them erased for you at that time. Press [N] if you DO NOT want them erased, otherwise press [Y] to erase them. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Return To Last Directory � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 You can quickly return to the directory you were in last by pressing the LAST DIRECTORY [F8] key. To return to the directory you left, press [F8] again. This is handy when you need to compare two directories before copying or moving files from one to another, or if you simply need a quick way to return to where you came from. Compare Directories 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� Press [Ctrl-F8] to quickly tag files in the current directory that are also in the last directory you visited, but are not identical due to their having a different size, attributes, or date/time stamp. Files which are not in the other directory will be 'retagged', which you can promote to 'tagged' with the Retag option of the Tag command. If you wish to also process the previous directory, simply toggle back to it with [F8], then press [Ctrl-F8] again. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Save ELFTREE Settings � 白複複複複複複複複複複複� The changes you make to ELFTREE via the Customize [F4] key are not saved until you press the SAVE [F9] key. This creates a file called ELFTREE.CFG in the directory where ELFTREE's menus and Find files are stored. To use a configuration file with a different name, use the environment variable ETCONFIG to set it. For example: set ETCONFIG=MONO.CFG You can VIEW the configuration file with ELFTREE, and can make changes to it with an editor, if desired, although this is not recommended. ELFTREE.CFG currently stores such items as the colors to use, the number of lines to use on the screen, the number of lines you were using before invoking ELFTREE, the file search specification, the Where search specification, the name of your editor, any editor parameters you want, etc. It does not store any of the DOS commands you used during a session; if you need ELFTREE to supply menus of commands, read about ELFTREE's DOS Gateway. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Go To Child Directory � 白複複複複複複複複複複複� If the currently highlighted item in the file information area is a directory, you can jump into it by pressing the CHILD DIRECTORY [Ctrl-RightArrow] key. This will display the files in the highlighted directory for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 GO TO PARENT DIRECTORY 複複複複複複複複複複複 To quickly go to the parent of the directory you're currently in, press the PARENT [Ctrl-LeftArrow] key. This will display the files from the parent directory for you, and the child directory you came from will be highlighted, if possible. If you are in the root directory when you press this key, you will be moved up to the next previous directory in the display, if there is one. Note: You can also get to the PARENT directory by pressing the PERIOD (.) key. This may seem more comfortable for those of you who are familiar with the DOS command `CD..'. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � For EGA/VGA Displays � 白複複複複複複複複複複蔔 If your computer has an EGA or VGA display, you can see more information at a time, if you want to, by changing the number of lines ELFTREE will display on the screen for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 HOW TO ACTIVATE EGA/VGA MODES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To change the number of lines on the screen, just press [Ctrl-V] (hold down the Ctrl key and tap V). If you are viewing a file, looking at your directories, or looking at the menu screen, you will switch to the next mode automatically. If you are currently looking at 25 lines per screen, then you'll be changed to 43 lines per screen. If you are looking at 43 lines currently, you'll be changed to 25 lines (if you have an EGA display), or 28 lines (if you have a VGA display). If you have a VGA, your next press of [Ctrl-V] will put you into 50 line mode, and the next will put you back into 25 line mode. This is a handy way of getting more information (directories, files, browsed file) on your screen at a time. You will find the directory tree display gives you almost twice as many branches in 43 line mode as in 25, and thus you get a better picture of your disk directory structure. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Change File Date and Time � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 You can change the date and time of one or many files with ELFTREE. This is handy, for example, if you are working on a group of files in a project, and you want them all to have the same date and time. To change the date and time for one or more files, press CHANGE FILE DATE [Ctrl-T]. A box will appear on your screen, and you should enter the date and time desired where indicated. Be sure to follow the format supplied in the example. For example: 1-1-90 12:00p is a valid date If no files are tagged, the highlighted file's date and time will be changed to what you specified. If one or more files are tagged, another box will appear, asking [H]ighlighted or [T]agged? If you have tagged files, you change the highlighted file by answering [H]. To change the date and time for the tagged files, just tap [T] and they will be processed. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Attributes � 白複複複複複蔔 You can use ELFTREE to provide some additional security to your computer system by marking your important files as 'read-only', 'hidden', or 'system'. Also, ELFTREE will show you the current attributes of the items displayed in the last column. Here is a brief description of what each symbol displayed there means: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 R READ ONLY 賽賽賽賽� When you make a file 'read-only', you tell DOS that it is not allowed to make changes to the file. This prevents others from erasing it easily. Of course, you can use ELFTREE to erase a 'read-only' file, but the DOS Erase command will give you the message 'Access denied'. As a rule, you should never make data files 'read-only', or else the programs that use them will probably not function correctly. For example, if you make the file ELFTREE.CFG 'read-only', then you will not be able to save any configuration changes you make. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 HS HIDDEN/SYSTEM 賽賽賽賽賽賽� Marking a file as 'hidden' or 'system' keeps it from being shown by DOS when you give a DIR command (this is true for hidden directories as well). This is a good way to keep casual snoops from seeing what you have on your disks. If you have DOS 3.0 or later, you can hide executable files (such as ELFTREE.EXE), yet still run them as if they weren't hidden! Be careful of unhiding files that come with your software; the files might be part of a copy protection scheme, and unhiding them could prevent the program that uses them from working. NOTE: If you mark files as 'hidden', 'system', or 'read-only', any disk defragmentation program you use will NOT REORGANIZE THESE CLUSTERS. If you want them reorganized, you'll have to change their attributes, then run your defragmentation program, then change them back. Use the ELFTREE Find feature to help you if the files are spread across many directories or on many disks. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 A ARCHIVED 賽賽賽賽 When you make changes to a file, DOS sets the 'archive' attribute to denote that it needs to be backed up. Backup programs that perform so-called 'incremental' backups look for files that have their 'archive' attribute set. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 D DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽� This denotes that the item is a directory (as opposed to a file or disk volume label). ELFTREE can hide directories as well as files, and can make directories 'read-only' also. Hiding a directory is a quick way to hide the files it contains as well. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 L LABEL 賽賽� This denotes that the item is a disk volume label (name on the disk). ELFTREE does not currently let you modify labels; this is included for your information only. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 NORMAL 賽賽賽 A file with no attributes is called a NORMAL file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Changing Attributes It's easy to change attributes with ELFTREE. Simply select Attribute from the menu bar, and a box will pop up. In this box will be the attributes you can change (Archive, Read-only, Hidden and System). In front of all of these will be 'N/C', which means 'no change'. Simply move the highlight bar up or down until you are at the attribute you want to change, and press the [SPACE BAR] once for 'YES', or once more for 'NO'. The 'yes' choice means 'give this item this attribute', and the 'no' choice means 'remove this attribute from this item'. If you pressed the space bar by accident, and don't want to change a particular attribute, pressing it once after 'NO' will return it to 'N/C'. Once you've selected the attributes you want, press [ENTER] and the tagged or highlighted items will be given the attributes you ordered. Note: You can also press [Y] to set a particular attribute, or [N] to remove it. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Copying Files and Directories � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複複複複� You can copy one or many files (even entire directories) with ELFTREE, and with just a few keystrokes! With a little practice, you'll swear off DOS forever for copying your files. You may be aware already that when you use DOS to copy a file, and already have a file with the same name on the disk, DOS will overwrite that file without any warning message. This can cause you to lose data!! ELFTREE will not overwrite files unless you specifically tell it to do so. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 HILIGHTED 賽賽賽賽� To copy the highlighted file only, simply select the COPY option on the menu bar, and select HILIGHTED from the submenu displayed. Next, find the directory you want to copy files to (or make a new one, if you need to), press [ENTER], and sit back and let ELFTREE copy it for you. To duplicate a file, just select the same directory for the destination. ELFTREE will ask you to enter a name for it, and then proceed to copy it. You can also duplicate a file by using the ["] key. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 TAGGED 賽賽賽 After you have tagged the files you want to copy (by pressing the [SPACE BAR], or using the TAG menu command), you can COPY them by selecting COPY from the main menu, and Tagged from the submenu. Next, find the directory you want to copy files to (or make a new one, if you need to), press [ENTER], and sit back and let ELFTREE do all the work for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DIRECTORIES 賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE will let you copy entire directories on the current disk to another disk. To do this, you must be looking at the directory tree (press [D] to get it). Tag the directories you want copied. Here's how to tag them: 1. The [SPACE BAR] to tag an individual directory. 2. [T] - to tag the current directory and all of its subdirectories. (Hint: to tag all directories on a disk, move to the root directory before pressing [T].) 3. [U] - to untag the current directory and all of its subdirectories. Now, press [C], tell ELFTREE what disk to copy to, and sit back and let ELFTREE do it for you. As ELFTREE copies files, it checks to see if there's enough room on the disk to store the copy. If there is not, and you are copying to A: or B:, ELFTREE will tell you there is not enough room to copy the file, and will let you Skip the file, put in a fresh disk and Continue, or Quit copying altogether. If you put in a disk that has not been formatted, ELFTREE will give you an error message (such as "General Failure error on Drive A"), and then ask if you want to format the disk right now. Just answer 'Y' to format it, and ELFTREE will invoke the format program you specified to format the disk. (If you have not supplied ELFTREE with the format program yet, then you will be requested to supply it at this time before proceeding to format.) ELFTREE will not format a drive that is not A or B, so that you cannot use it to format a hard disk inadvertently. After formatting, ELFTREE will resume copying the files. NOTE: When copying directories, ELFTREE will only copy those files that match the current search specification (set under the [F10] key) and attributes. You may want to change the specifications before copying. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EMPTY FILES OR THOSE WITH SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 DOS will not copy files of zero length, and when it copies read-only files, the newly created files will not be read-only. As a convenience, ELFTREE will copy zero-length files for you and, if any of your files have special attributes set (hidden, read-only, etc.), they will be retained when copied. (Some older programs use this as a form of copy protection.) 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Directory Display � 白複複複複複複複複複� ELFTREE shows the directory structure on your disk in the shape of a tree. This representation makes it easy for you to manage your directories with a minimum of bother. Here is what you can do while you are looking at the display of your directories: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 SOME SPECIAL KEYS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� [Ctrl-V] - If you have an EGA compatible adapter, this is used to toggle 43 line mode and 25 line mode. If you have a VGA adapter, you have the additional benefit of a 28 and a 50 line mode. These let you see more of the tree at once. If ELFTREE does not detect an EGA or VGA, then this has no effect. [ENTER] - Selects the directory for display of files, then shows the items in this directory. If copying/moving files, this selects the destination directory. [ESC] - Cancels current command, if any, and returns you to the directory you left. If that directory no longer exists, you'll be put into a nearby directory. [SPACE] - Tags the current directory, moves to the next one. [F1] - Brings up this help information. [F6] - Change to the current directory on another drive. [F7] - Remove an empty directory and all empty subdirectories. If you remove the current directory, you are put into the parent of the one you removed. [F9] - Saves the current directory tree, temporarily overriding the /K=0 command-line switch. [F10] - Lets you quickly change what files you wish to be used when you select move, copy, graft or [ENTER]. [C] - Copy the tagged directories to another disk. [E] - Reveals hidden subdirectories of the highlighted directory. [W] or [F] - Lets you search for a directory by name. (DOS wildcards can be used.) [G] - Graft the tagged directories onto another directory. [H] - Hide the tagged directories from view. [M] - Move the tagged directories to another disk. [N] - Make a new subdirectory of the one currently highlighted. [P] - Print the current directory tree. [S] - Rebuilds the directory tree for the current disk. [T] - Tag the highlighted directory and all subdirectories of it. [U] - Untag the highlighted directory and all subdirectories of it. [Alt-Key] - Search for a directory whose first letter matches 'Key'. For example, [Alt-A] looks for the next one that starts with 'A'. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 MOVING AROUND THE TREE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To navigate around the tree display, these keys are available for your use: [->](cursor right): Highlights the next directory below the current one in the column to the right. If none exist, then highlights the next one in the same column as the current one. [<-](cursor left): Highlights the next directory above the current one in the column to the left of the current column. [](cursor up): Highlights the directory that precedes the current one that is also in this column. If none exist, go one column to the left. [](cursor down): Highlights the directory that follows the current one that is also in this column. If none exist, go one column to the left. [HOME] - Moves the cursor bar to the ROOT directory. [END] - Moves the cursor bar to the last directory. [.] or [Ctrl-P] - Moves the cursor bar to the parent of the currently highlighted directory. [PGUP] - Moves the highlight to the first directory, if it's not already there, otherwise backs up one screen of the tree. [PGDN] - Moves the highlight to the last directory on the screen, if it's not already there, otherwise goes forward to the next page of the display. [Plus] or [+] - Moves the cursor bar forward one directory, wrapping around when it gets to the end. [Minus] or [-] - Moves the cursor bar backward one directory, wrapping around when it gets to the beginning. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 TREE WIDTH 賽賽賽賽賽 ELFTREE is sensitive to the length of the names you use for directories. If none of them are longer than 8 characters, then ELFTREE will shrink the width of the tree so that you can see up to 7 columns at a time. Otherwise, ELFTREE will only show up to 5 columns at a time. If it is not possible to make all of the directory names to be shorter than 8 characters, you can still hide them from the display. This will fool ELFTREE into thinking that none of them are longer than 8 characters. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [F7] ERASE DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� Once you've deleted all of the items in a directory, you can delete the directory itself by just pressing the [F7] key. If successful, the directory tree is updated to reflect the change. If this is not successful, it's because you still have files (or subdirectories) still in the directory. Check the current file search specification (Use the Customize [F4] key while looking at the file information screen.), to see if you may have excluded certain files inadvertently when you erased. If you still have subdirectories in the directory, the subdirectories will appear attached to the right of the directory you are trying to remove. You will have to delete the files in these 'child' directories before you can delete the 'parent' directory. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [C, M] COPY/MOVE DIRECTORIES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To copy or move one or more directories, just tag them (tap [SPACEBAR] to tag the currently highlighted directory) and tap [C] to copy them or [M] to move them. Next, indicate what disk to copy or move them to, and let ELFTREE do it for you. The files will be copied or moved to directories of exactly the same name on the disk you specified. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [E] EXPOSE DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To expose one or more hidden child subdirectories of the currently highlighted directory, simply tap [R], and they will be exposed. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [F] FIND DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To find a directory of a given name, you can search for it by pressing the [F] or [W] keys. You will be prompted for the name to look for (wildcards can be used), then ELFTREE will move the cursor bar to directories that match the name you entered. For example, if you want to find a directory called TREE, you could search for it by entering TR*. ELFTREE would find TREE, of course, but it would also find TROUBLE, TRACK, and other directories you have that begin with TR. After finding a directory for you, ELFTREE asks you if it should keep looking. If you have the one you want, press [ENTER] to select it, or [ESC] to return to the directory you started from. This is especially handy when looking at a tree display of a disk with many directories. Using it will help you find the directory you want quickly. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [G] GRAFT DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To graft one or more directories onto another, just tag them and tap [G]. Next, specify whether the directories should be copied or moved during the grafting process, and what disk to graft the directories onto (you can graft them onto any disk, including the current one). You'll be shown a directory tree for this disk; highlight the directory you want to graft onto, and tap [ENTER] to select it and begin the grafting process. Here's an example. Suppose I tag five directories to graft: C:\ 컴컴컫 DUMMY1 컴� A � 쳐 B 컴컴컴컫 C � � � D � 읕 E 쳐 DUMMY2 컴� 1 � 쳐 2 � 읕 3 읕 DUMMY3 Next, I'll specify that I want these directories moved, that I want drive C, and I'll select DUMMY3 as the target directory. This is what the tree will look like after the grafting is done: C:\ 컴컴컫� DUMMY1 컴쩡 B � 읕 E 쳐 DUMMY2 컴쩡 2 � 읕 3 읕 DUMMY3 컴쩡 DUMMY1 컴쩡 A � 쳐 C � 읕 D 읕 1 Notice that, even though DUMMY1 was not able to be removed (it has child directories of B and E), all of the files that it contained have been moved to the DUMMY1 child of DUMMY3 (assuming here that the filespec used was *.*). Notice, too that directories C and D are now attached directly to DUMMY1, instead of being attached to B. You can see that grafting directories is a quick way to redo the directory structure of a disk. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [H] HIDE DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To hide one or more directories, just tag them (tap [SPACEBAR] to tag the currently highlighted directory) and tap [H]. The tagged directories will be immediately removed from view (they still exist, but are just not shown). To expose them again, move to their parent directory and tap [E]. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [N] NEW DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽� To create a new subdirectory, just highlight the directory you want to serve as the 'parent' of the new directory and press [N]. You will then be prompted for a name to give this 'child'. Just tell ELFTREE what name to use, and let ELFTREE make it for you. If successful, ELFTREE will show you the updated tree with the new directory in it (if it fits on the screen). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [P] PRINT TREE 賽賽賽賽賽 To print the current directory tree, simply press [P] when you are looking at the tree, and it will be printed immediately. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 [S] SCAN DISK 賽賽賽賽� Sometimes, such as after copying directories to another disk, or inserting a new floppy disk into your machine, you may need to rescan a disk. Simply press [S] to start the scan, give it a few seconds to complete, and ELFTREE will display the new tree for you. If you have told ELFTREE to exclude files with certain attributes from the display, then any directories with these attributes will likewise be excluded when the disk is scanned. ELFTREE is respecting your wish for privacy for these directories. ELFTREE will automatically initiate a scan of your disk if you ask to bring up the tree display while in a directory that was not created with ELFTREE. This is a convenience for you, so that ELFTREE can give you up-to-date information on your disk. When ELFTREE builds a new tree by scanning the disk, it reveals all directories that were formerly hidden through use of [H], as described above. Simply tag them and press [H] to hide them again. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Editing A File � 白複複複複複複複蔔 ELFTREE comes with an editor (ELFEDIT.EXE) that provides the functions and simplicity you need. With it, you can use block commands of copy, cut, paste, print, and save, and can convert a block to UPPER, Proper and lower cases instantly! The editor has support for EGA/VGA displays, 11 keyboard macros for complex editing tasks, adjustable TAB stop settings and a host of other niceties. Best of all, this editor is designed to work not just on one file, but as many as will fit into memory! This lets you transfer your work from one file to many others with speed. You will love it, we're sure. The editor can handle large files - even 500,000 bytes, and a line length of up to 20,000 bytes (the defaults are 65,500 and 1,000), but you can change this. Here's an example of how to command it to use only 5,000 bytes per file, with a line length of 2,000 bytes: ELFEDIT /M=5000 /L=2000 Of course, you can use the editor from the DOS environment as well, and there is one distinct advantage to doing so, namely, you can specify which files to edit by using wildcards. Here's how to load a number of .BAT and .PRG files at once, using only 10000 bytes per file: ELFEDIT *.BAT *.PRG /m=10000 The number of files ELFTREE can edit simultaneously is determined by the size of the editing buffer you select with the /M=##### command-line parameter. If you specify an editing buffer of 500000 bytes, then you'll only be able to edit one file. If you choose a buffer size of 10000 bytes, you'll be able to edit dozens of files. If you are not sure how much memory you have available, use ELFTREE's Space command to tell you. Here is a list of 12 features available to you in the editor: 1. Edit large/multiple files - depending on available memory. 2. FAST Block functions - Copy, Delete, Paste, Print, Save, Convert to UPPER/Proper/lower case, Print Mailing Labels. 3. FAST Column Block functions - Copy, Delete or Paste. 4. FAST Search and Replace - replace a phrase with another. You can confirm each selection, change just one occurrence, or change all of them. Also, you can count the number of times a word or phrase occurs in the file. 5. Merge File - Insert a file into the one currently being edited at the cursor position. 6. Instant Key Help - Tap [F1]. 7. Delete/Copy/Paste single lines quickly. 8. FAST loading - the editor is small, so it loads very quickly, and any file you load displays immediately. 9. FAST Cursor Operations - Immediate Page Up, Page Down, etc., no matter how fast your cursor is. 10. Keyboard Macros - Create and store up to 11 macros for complex repetitive editing chores. 11. Customizablility - Customize the video mode (EGA/VGA support for 25, 28, 43 and 50 line modes), the colors, the tabstops, autosave, and backup of files. 12. Load a new file into a fresh buffer - if there is room - or jump to any file currently loaded. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 USING ANOTHER EDITOR 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 Of course, it's okay if you have another editor you prefer. Before you can use your editor from within ELFTREE, you have to tell ELFTREE how to find it. Press [F4] for the Customize options, and select [K] for Editor. Enter the complete name (path included), then enter any parameters you want included with each invocation and tell ELFTREE whether it should give this editor lots of memory. Note: You may use ELFTREE's macro symbols among the parameters. (Be sure to save [F9] your configuration before leaving ELFTREE, so this information is remembered.) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 INVOKING THE EDITOR 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� Once you tell ELFTREE the name of your editor, and what parameters you want to use with it (macro symbols can be used), it is available for use by selecting EDIT from the menu bar. (Press [E], or highlight EDIT and press [ENTER].) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EDITING MULTIPLE FILES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To edit multiple files, just 'tag' the files you wish to edit, and select the 'Tagged' submenu option under 'EDIT'. ELFTREE will supply the names of the tagged files (up to 115 bytes, counting the spaces between the names) to the editor. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Finding Files � 白複複複複複複複� Ever wish you could work with files from dozens of directories and on several disks as if they were in one? For example, you might want to locate all of those files relating to a particular project so you can copy them to a floppy, or transfer them to someone else across the network. With ELFTREE, this is easy. The Find menu selection makes this possible. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DATE 賽賽 This feature lets you select a group of files to work with by entering a range of dates to search for. To activate it, select Date from the Find submenu by tapping [D]. You'll then be asked to enter a pair of dates for ELFTREE to use when it builds the table of files for you - only files whose dates are between the ones you supplied will be included. You will then be asked to enter a range of filespecs to look through, to indicate any special attributes you want to include, and to specify what disks to search for these files on. ELFTREE will then grab all of the files matching these specifications and show them to you. Note: To find all files with a particular date, just type the same date twice to make the pair. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 GLOBAL 賽賽賽 This feature lets you select a group of files to work with by entering a group of filespecs to search for. To activate it, select Global from the Find submenu by tapping [G]. You'll be asked to enter the filespecs to look for (feel free to use DOS wildcards here, or to put multiple specs on the line, separated by colons), and the file attributes you are interested in. Next, tell ELFTREE what disks to look on - include network drives if you wish them to be searched as well. For Example 賽賽賽賽賽� For example, to find all files that begin with ELF, or have an extension of .ELF, you would tell ELFTREE to look for: ELF*.*:*.ELF This would find ELFTREE.CHL, ELFIN.DOC, etc. As ELFTREE searches for the files, it tells you which directory and disk it is currently looking in. When it completes the search, it displays the files that it found. (If it didn't find any, you'll be returned to what you had previously.) WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW? 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� From the display, you have access to ALL of ELFTREE's usual tools, so you can tag several files, copy or move them to a particular directory or disk, dupe them, edit them, erase them, print them, rename them, view them, etc. Just use the tools provided to get the job done. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 LOAD 賽賽 If the highlighted file is a list of files that you had saved using the Save submenu option under Find, this command will load it immediately for you to use. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 MERGE 賽賽� If the highlighted file is a list of files that you had saved using the Save submenu option under Find, and you have already loaded a list of files with [F]ind [L]oad, this command will merge the stored files with the one already loaded. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 PREVIOUS 賽賽賽賽 When you select the Date, Global, or Text options for a search, ELFTREE automatically stores the file information it finds in a file called LASTFIND.ETG. The Previous option loads this file for you, as a convenience. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 REFRESH 賽賽賽� When working with a saved selection of files, the information in them may get stale with age, as files get moved, changed, erased, etc. This option updates the information kept for each file currently loaded, and removes those that no longer exist where they once did. If you wish to only refresh a few files, just tag them before selecting this tool. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 SAVE 賽賽 This saves the current file display for later use. If you are working on a global list of files, the file will be saved, with the extension .ETG, either to the directory where ELFTREE is stored or in the directory specified by the environment variable ETFIND. If you are working on a local list of files, this will be saved, with an extension of .ETL, to the current directory. To make such a file of files auto-loading when ELFTREE starts up, simply use a filename of AUTOET. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 TEXT 賽賽 This feature lets you select a group of files to work with by entering text to look for inside the files. To activate it, select Text from the Find submenu by tapping [T]. You'll be asked to enter the text to search for, and whether to look only through files in the current directory. If you specify the current directory, it will either search the highlighted file, if none are tagged, or all of the tagged files. When it finds a file that has this text, it 'retags' it, otherwise it 'untags' it. If you specify a broader search scope, you will be asked for a group of filespecs to search through, then the attributes that are acceptable (Directory has no meaning here). Next, you'll be asked for the disks to search on. By default, drives A and B are left out, but you can add them now if you wish them searched. When ELFTREE is done searching, it will display all of the files that have this text in it, if any. If none were found, you will be returned to directory you were in before. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ADJUSTING CAPACITY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 You can adjust the number of directories and files ELFTREE will use (1500 files, 50 directories is the default; up to 1000 directories and 2,978 files can be used) for the Find facility. Here's an example of how to start up ELFTREE so that it uses 1000 files and 100 directories: ET /F=1000 /G=100 Remember to Save [F9] ELFTREE's settings if you want this kept for the next time you start up ELFTREE. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Moving Files and Directories � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 You can move one or many files (even entire directories) with ELFTREE, and with far fewer keystrokes than DOS. Also, since ELFTREE will move files to other disks (or other machines on a network), you have much more capability than DOS gives you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 HILIGHTED 賽賽賽賽� To move the highlighted file only, simply select the MOVE option on the menu bar, and select Hilighted from the submenu displayed. Next, find the directory you want to move files to (or make a new one, if you need to), press [ENTER], and sit back and let ELFTREE move it for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 TAGGED 賽賽賽 After you have tagged the files you want to move (by pressing the [SPACE BAR], or using the TAG menu command), you can MOVE them by selecting MOVE from the main menu, and Tagged from the submenu. Next, find the directory you want to move files to (or make a new one, if you need to), press [ENTER], and sit back and let ELFTREE do all the work for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DIRECTORIES 賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE will let you move entire directories on the current disk to another disk. To do this, you must be looking at the directory tree (press [D] to get it). Tag the directories you want moved. Here's how to tag them: 1. The [SPACE BAR] to tag an individual directory. 2. [T] - to tag the current directory and all of its subdirectories. (Hint: to tag all directories on a disk, move to the root directory before pressing [T].) 3. [U] - to untag the current directory and all of its subdirectories. Now, press [C], tell ELFTREE what disk to move to, and sit back and let ELFTREE do it for you. If you elect to move the directories to another disk, then ELFTREE will copy the files and, if successful, will erase the originals. As ELFTREE copies files, it checks to see if there's enough room on the disk to store the copy. If there isn't, and you are copying to A: or B:, ELFTREE will tell you there is not enough room to copy the file, and will let you Skip the file, put in a fresh disk and Continue, or Quit copying altogether. If you put in a disk that has not been formatted, ELFTREE will give you an error message (such as "General Failure error on Drive A"), and then ask if you want to format the disk right now. Just answer 'Y' to format it, and ELFTREE will invoke the format program you specified to format the disk. (If you have not supplied ELFTREE with the format program yet, you will be requested to supply it at this time before proceeding to format.) ELFTREE will not format a drive that is not A or B, so that you cannot use it to format a hard disk inadvertently. After formatting, ELFTREE will resume copying the files. After moving the directories, ELFTREE attempts to remove any empty tagged directories from the tree for your convenience. NOTE: When moving directories, ELFTREE will only move those files that match the current search specification (set under the [F10] key) and attributes. You may want to change the specifications before moving. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EMPTY FILES OR THOSE WITH SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 DOS will not copy files of zero length, and when it copies read-only files, the newly created files will not be read-only. As a convenience, ELFTREE will move zero-length files for you and, if any of your files have special attributes set (hidden, read-only, etc.), they will be retained when moved. Some programs use hidden empty files as a form of copy protection. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Notes and Files � 白複複複複複複複複� Ever need to attach a brief note to a file? It might be a short description of what the file contains, of what still needs to be done with the file (as a reminder), or whatever. ELFTREE lets you attach a note to a file, to erase a note attached to a file, or to search for files whose notes contain a string that you are looking for. (One caution, however. You can only use the Note tool when working with one directory of files.) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ADD OR EDIT A NOTE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To add a note to the currently highlighted file, or edit one that has been attached to it just select Note Add from the main menu, and enter (or change) the note. When you have completed it, tap [ENTER] to keep it. To attach notes to more than one file, just tag them first. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ERASE A NOTE 賽賽賽賽賽賽 To erase a note that is attached to the currently selected file, just select Note Erase from the menu. If you wish to remove notes from more than one file, or you are in Immediate mode, just tag the files whose notes are to be deleted beforehand. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FIND A NOTE 賽賽賽賽賽� Once you've added dozens of notes to your files, you may need help locating a particular note, and that's what Note Find is designed to do for you. After selecting the tool, you'll be asked to enter a character string to look for. Then, ELFTREE will look through all of the notes it has for the directory, and will tag those files where the note has the string you wanted. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Printing With ELFTREE � 白複複複複複複複複複複複� You can print the contents of one or many files, the current listing of files in the file information area, or a picture of the directory tree display for the current disk with ELFTREE. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 PRINT ONE FILE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To print one file, select PRINT from the main menu, and then HILIGHTED from the next menu, and ELFTREE will start printing. After the file is printed, ELFTREE will send a form feed to the printer for you. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 PRINT SEVERAL FILES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To print more than one, just 'tag' the files you want to use, select PRINT from the main menu, and TAGGED from the submenu, and ELFTREE will start printing. ELFTREE will send a form feed to the printer for you after each file is done. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 PRINT DIRECTORY LISTING 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To print the current directory listing, just select PRINT from the main menu, and LISTING from the submenu. The listing will be sent to the printer in the order currently displayed, so you may want to Sort [F2] it and Rearrange [F5] it before printing. If files are tagged, ELFTREE will ask you if you want to include only the tagged files when it prints the listing. If any of the files have a note attached, the note will appear as well. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 INTERRUPT PRINTING 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 You can interrupt ELFTREE while it is printing by tapping a key on your keyboard. You then press [R] to resume, or [ESC] to quit. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Renaming A File Or Directory � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複複複蔔 You can rename one or many files listed in the file information area with ELFTREE. In addition, if you have DOS 3.X or later, you can rename directories with ELFTREE as well. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 RENAME ONE FILE 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� To rename one file, just highlight it, select RENAME, (select HIGHLIGHTED from the submenu if files are tagged), enter the new name for it, and press [ENTER]. ELFTREE will not re-sort the file information area when you rename a file, but you can force it to do this by using the Sort [F2] key. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 RENAME SEVERAL FILES 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To rename more than one files , just 'tag' the ones you want to use, select RENAME from the main menu and TAGGED from the submenu and ELFTREE will feed them to you for renaming, one by one. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 RENAME A DIRECTORY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 To rename a directory, just highlight it as you would a file (directories cannot be tagged), select RENAME, enter the new name for it, and press [ENTER]. ELFTREE will rearrange the directory tree display, if needed, so that the directories are still in alphabetical order. This saves you the effort of rescanning the disk to rebuild the directory structure. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Get Space Usage On A Disk � 白複複複複複複複複複複複複複� ELFTREE can tell you how much of a disk's space is in use, how much is available for use and how much space the disk is capable of holding. To check the space on a disk, just select SPACE from the main menu and give it the disk letter to use. The displayed information will look something like this: 5,879,808 left 15,341,568 used 21,221,376 total (72% full) 5,120 tagged 471,284 RAM free 655,360 RAM installed The first number tells you how much space remains on your disk. The second number tells you how many bytes have been used up on the disk by directories and files. The third number tells you the capacity of your disk, if nothing were stored on it. The percentage gives you an idea of how full your disk is. The fifth number tells you how much space the tagged files use on the chosen disk (or would if they were copied there). The last two numbers tell you how much memory is available, and how much is installed on your machine (EMS, etc. is not included). Together, these figures will help you stay on top of how much disk space your current applications are using on your disk. This will help you to decide when to remove them from the disk, or upgrade the capacity of the disks on your system. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� � Tagging Files � 白複複複複複複複� ELFTREE can perform many of its operations on either one file or several. The mechanism by which you tell ELFTREE which files to use for your next operation is called TAGGING, and there are eight ways to do it. After you have learned how to tag files, you are ready to discover the real power of ELFTREE. By tagging files, you can instruct ELFTREE to work with a diverse group of them with just a couple of keystrokes. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 TAG HIGHLIGHTED FILE ONLY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� If the currently highlighted item in the file information area is a file, you can `tag' it by pressing the [SPACE BAR]. When you do this, a `' symbol will appear to the left of the file name, and the totals for tagged files at the bottom will change to reflect your action. To `untag' a file, just highlight it again and press the [SPACE BAR] again. This will remove the `', and the totals will be changed accordingly. Note: Directories cannot be tagged. When the highlighted item is a directory and you press the [SPACE BAR], the highlight moves to the first file after the directory, if possible. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 If you need to tag or untag more than a few files, use the TAG menu selection to reveal some additional choices available to you. Here is a description of each option on this submenu: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 ALL 賽� Selecting this submenu option will `tag' all files in the file information area. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DIFF 賽賽 Selecting this submenu option will `tag' those files that are not identical to the files in the last directory you were in. You will be asked whether you want the files compared by bytes, which takes longer, or by properties, which just compares the sizes, date/time stamp, and attributes. Answer [S] for the slower operation, or [F] for the faster one. If you choose [S], you must tag the files you want compared if you want to compare more than one. After comparing each pair of files, the file in the current directory is either tagged, retagged, or untagged, according to whether the file in the other directory is different, does not exist, or is found to be identical, respectively. The keystroke sequence [Ctrl-F8] also activates this feature. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 GROUP 賽賽� Selecting this submenu option will let you specify (using DOS wildcards * and ? if necessary) which files should be `tagged'. Here are some examples: *.EXE - tags all files with an extension of `.EXE' TR*.* - tags all files that begin with `TR' BA*.PAS - tags all files that begin with `BA' and have an extension of `.PAS' ???.* - tags all files that have three letters in their filename and may or may not have an extension. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 HIGH 賽賽 This option will `tag' all of the files above the highlight bar, but will not tag the file highlighted. This is handy, for example, when your files are sorted by date/time, and you want to tag all of the files that are before or after a certain date. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 INVERT 賽賽賽 Selecting this submenu option will cause all `tagged' files to become `untagged', and all `untagged' files to be `tagged'. This is most useful when you want to tag all but a few of the files in the current directory. In this scenario, you would `tag' the files you DON'T WANT, then select TAG/INVERT. Presto! the files you do want are now `tagged', as desired. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 KEEP 賽賽 Select this option when you wish to restrict the file display to only those files that are currently tagged. For example, you may wish to work with files relating to a particular project, and no others. To do this, just tag the files you want kept for the display and select [T]ag [K]eep from the menu bar. If you wish to save this setting to a file, choose [F]ind [S]ave to do so. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 LOW 賽� This option will `tag' all of the files below and including the highlight bar. This is handy, for example, when your files are sorted by date/time, and you want to tag all of the files that are before or after a certain date. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 NOTES 賽賽� Selecting this submenu option will `tag' all files in the file information area that have a note attached to them. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 RETAG 賽賽� After ELFTREE performs an operation on one or more files, it puts a small `o' in front of it where the `' was. This lets you `tag' the files again, in case you want to perform an additional operation on them. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 UNTAG 賽賽� Selecting this submenu option will `untag' all files in the file information area. The totals will be updated to reflect the changes made. 幡賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賞 � Viewing A File � 白複複複複複複複蔔 ELFTREE can show you the contents of any file on your disk, no matter how large it is. This is handy when you need to take a peek inside a file, but your editor cannot handle it. For example, you might want to look at the documents in your word processing directory to see which ones were memos to your boss. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 VIEWING MODES 賽賽賽賽賽賽� ELFTREE is capable of displaying your file in one of 4 modes: 1. Normal - Filtering of carriage return/line feed pairs only. 2. Hex - ASCII on one line, corresponding HEX on the next. 3. High Bit Off - Only use lower 7 bits of each character. 4. Printable Only - Just show characters that can be printed. To move from one mode to the next, press the [D] key. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 BRING UP EDITOR 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can bring up your editor to work on the file you're currently viewing by pressing [E]. This is handy if you see a need for changes in the file you're viewing. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 CUSTOMIZABLE TAB STOPS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 If you regularly browse text files, you'll appreciate a special feature of ELFTREE. You can tell ELFTREE whether to expand tabs to selected tab stop settings or not and, if they are expanded, how far apart the tab stops should be (from 1 to 8). If you're a programmer, this makes it handier to view listings. These keys customize the tab settings: [T]: toggles tab expansion on/off. [+]: increases tab expansion by 1 (resets to 1 if at 8). [-]: decreases tab expansion by 1 (resets to 8 if at 1). [->]: Advance by one character. (Especially useful for [<-]: Back up by one character. marking a block of text) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 FOR EGA and VGA DISPLAYS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽 While viewing a file, you can advance or go backward one line at a time (two if in hex display mode) or one screen at a time. You can also change the display (if you have an EGA) to 43 line mode from 25 line mode or vice versa. If you have a VGA, you have the additional benefit of 28 and 50 line modes. (The keystroke [Ctrl-V] activates this change. Hold down the [Ctrl] key and tap [V] once.) 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 AUTOMATIC SCROLLING 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can start ELFTREE scrolling either forward or backward in your file at varying speeds. To do this, press either the up arrow or down arrow keys (this tells ELFTREE what direction to scroll), and then the speed (1 - 9) digit. A speed of 1 is slowest, and 9 is the fastest. You can adjust the speed either higher or lower during scrolling by pressing the digit correspon- ding to your desired setting. To stop scrolling, press any key. (The key you press will be acted on, so if you touch [E], for example, you will stop scrolling and invoke the editor. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 SEARCH FOR A STRING 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can tell ELFTREE to look for a string that you give it. To do this, press either [W] or [F], just as you do when you are looking for a file or directory. In the box that appears, type the string you wish to search for. If ELFTREE does not find the string, you will be told, otherwise the string will appear near the top of the screen. To repeat the search, tap [A] (for Again). 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 POSITION SPOTTING 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can jump to a specific position in the file being viewed. Press 'P' (for POSITION) and type in the position you want to view from. For example, if you're viewing a 24 million byte file, you can jump to the 2 millionth character by entering 2M, 2000K, or 2000000. The suffix 'M' is treated as 'Million' and the suffix 'K' is treated as 'Thousand'. The byte in the upper left corner of the file viewing area is the byte at this position. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 WORKING WITH BLOCKS 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� While viewing a file, you may wish to: A. Print a portion of it B. Append a portion to another file C. Convert a portion to UPPER case D. Convert a portion to lower case E. Convert a portion to Proper case F. Replace a portion with spaces G. Replace all Null (hex 00) in a portion with spaces H. Replace all Control chars in a portion with spaces I. Strip the High bit from all characters in a portion With ELFTREE, this is easy, and requires no programming. Simply move to the start of the block you wish to use, tap [B] to indicate that you want to define a Block (the block is marked at your current position in the file, which is the position of the first character in the file viewing area), then move to the end of the portion, and tap [B] again. A menu of block commands will appear. Just select the command you want, and it will be processed immediately, leaving you at the menu in case you wish to use another command as well, or to repeat a previous one. When you leave this menu, your block becomes unmarked. You can use a block as large as the entire file you are viewing. Note: Remember that the RightArrow and LeftArrow keys will move you one position in the corresponding direction. These are especially handy for marking EXACTLY the block you need. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 EXTENSION SENSITIVITY 賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽賽� You can train ELFTREE to bring up your word processing viewer when the currently highlighted file has an extension of, say, DOC, or to load your spreadsheet viewer when the current file's extension is WQ1. To do this, create an ASCII file with this layout: DBF C:\TREE\VIEWERS.EXE DOC C:\WP\WPVIEW.EXE -x (parameters can be used) WQ1 C:\SS\VSHEET.EXE ZIP D:\PKZIP -v #f (macro symbols can be used) Save this file under the name VIEWERS.ELF in the same directory that the other ELFTREE files are located. The next time you load ELFTREE, it will be 'sensitized' to these extensions. This means, for example, that when you highlight the file REPORT.DOC and press [V], C:\MSWORD\WORD.COM REPORT.DOC Now, press [ENTER] and the program will be started for you. You can choose up to 40 extensions for ELFTREE to be aware of, and the extensions can use the DOS wildcards `*' and `?'. Notes: ELFTREE will allow you to have multiple VIEWERS.ELF files. When you enter a directory, ELFTREE looks for a VIEWERS.ELF file and, if it finds one, 'resensitizes' itself to what is in this new one. When you then move on to another directory, ELFTREE stays sensitive to these extensions. See the help on DOS Gateway for related information.