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Using the file selectorUsing the file selector
You can't work with the file selector while browsing through
this info page---this is because the file selector is implemented as a
modal window that requires `immediate user response' before Edith
can proceed.
Instead of typing edith
in a shell in an xterm window, you
can, when Edith is already running, also open text files from the
file selector; choose Open text... (File menu, Ctrl O) from the master panel or from a text
window. The file selector is also used to save files under a different
name using Save as... (File menu, Alt Shift S), to import binary files using Open binary... (File menu, Shift Ctrl O), etc.
SELECTING FILES USING THE MOUSE
Use the scroll bar to scroll through a directory; double click on a file
to open it; click on a directory to go into it. Use the menu under in
directory (Alt I) to find a number of recently accessed
directories; use the menu under show files matching (Alt S) to
change the displayed selection of files. There is a general-purpose
menu under Options button.
SELECTING FILES USING THE KEYBOARD
Walk up and down through the list of files using the keys Up,
Down, Page Up, Page Down, Home and Shift
Home. Press Return to select a file or enter a directory.
Press Alt R to re-read the directory. Clicking with the left
mouse button while the Shift key is held down will cause the
selected file to be copied to the text field at the bottom of the panel
(so more than one file can be selected).
ENTERING FILES MANUALLY
Type one or more file names (i.e. an arbitrary command
line) and press return to open these. Non-existing names will be
opened as new files, provided that their path exists. Opening a file
which is already open will focus and top that window, as opposed to
opening a second view on the same file. To open a second view on a
file, use New view on text... (Windows menu, Alt N). Wildcards (*
, ?
and character
ranges) can also be typed. The Tab key will auto-complete a file
name or wildcard pattern.
CONTROLLING THE DISPLAYED SELECTION OF FILES
The file mask shown at the top of the file selector, under show files
matching has the same syntax as shell patterns, but can consist of a
sequence of such patterns, separated by colons (:
). If a
pattern is preceded by a caret symbol (^
), it is negative. If
there are no positive patterns, *
is assumed. The most recently
used masks are available through the menu that pops up if you click on
the mask. This menu also contains an option `new pattern'; instead of
using the mouse, the menu can be opened with Alt S.
EXAMPLES
^*.bak:^*.ecc
-
will match any file, except Edith Pro backup files and carbon
copies.
m_*:n_*:^*.o
-
will match any file beginning with
m_
or n_
but not those ending in .o
QUICK ACCESS TO FREQUENTLY VISITED DIRECTORIES
The last 6 directories visited are listed in the in directory menu
at the top of the file selector (Alt I). This menu also allows you
to store the currently displayed directory in a list of bookmarks
(up to 8 bookmarks can be stored).
ACCEPTED FILE NAMES
The following are accepted file names. See also extra URL types in browser windows.
~
or ~username
-
Tildes and environment variables are recognized and expanded when
the Tab key is used.
a:/dir/file.txt
-
A file on a floppy disk. Interface uses mtools.
ftp://host.domain/dir/file.txt
-
An anonymous ftp file. Interface uses lynx. Directories are considered regular files and are returned
as an HTML file.
http://host.domain/dir/file.html
-
A file on the web. Interface uses lynx.
gopher://host.domain/dir/file
-
A gopher URL; output formatted in HTML. Interface uses
lynx. Note that the Edith browser does not
handle user input yet.
user@host:~/dir/file.txt
-
A file on a remote system that has you listed in a
.rhosts
file. Interface uses rcp and rsh. Simply typing user@host
will also work. See
rcp (1) for details of the authentification
system.
mailto:user@host
-
File is mailed on close window. Interface makes use of
mail.
file.gz
-
File is uncompressed/compressed at load/save. Interfaced to
zcat, compress and
gzip. Does not work for remote files.
(But because HTTP and FTP files are loaded using lynx,
these types of file will also be unpacked.)
EXPERT FEATURES
Shell commands can be given by entering an exclamation mark (!
)
followed by the command.
If your environment contains a $CDPATH
variable, whose syntax is
identical to that of $PATH
(a colon separated list of directory
names), these will be taken into account by the file completion
operation (Tab key).
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