#ovhelp HOW TO USE HELP IN OVERVIEW
▌&Cmds Help on OverView commands
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Keyboard Help on keyboard usage
êMenus Help on using menus
eParameters Help on command line parameters
>Registration becoming a registered user
bScreen Help on OverView screen displays

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OverView uses the top line of your computer's screen to display a menu of
topics which have help information available.  You select a help topic by
pressing the key that is the first letter of the topic name.  For example,
to get help on OverView commands ("Cmds" on the menu line above), just press
the C key once.  As you request help on different topics, the help menu
changes to show what additional help is available on a given topic.

All help menus contain a topic named "Quit."  Selecting the Quit topic (or
pressing the Esc key) will exit OverView's help facility and return you to
whatever you were doing before requesting help.  All help menus except the
first one (the one shown above) also contain a topic named "Prev." Selecting
the Prev topic returns you to whatever help screen was displayed prior to
the current topic.

You can get additional help by selecting one of the topics shown above.

#registration OVERVIEW REGISTRATION

OverView is distributed under the shareware marketing concept.  It is not
free software, and it has not been released to the public domain.  Shareware
is a way of distributing computer software that allows you to try out a
program before you purchase it.  If the program doesn't meet your needs,
you're under no obligation to pay for it.

If you find OverView to be a useful addition to your software library, you
are requested to become a registered user by sending $ 15 (registration only)
or $ 20 (registration with disk) to:

   Blue Sky Software      P.O. Box 232       Absecon, NJ 08201   U.S.A

Be sure to include your name and address.  Also indicate which version of
OverView you are currently using (this is version 2.10, 8-Jan-88).

Individuals who send $ 20 (registration with disk) will receive the latest
version of OverView on disk.  Specify 3 1/2 or 5 1/4 inch disks.  New Jersey
residents add 6 % sales tax.

                      THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

#keyboard KEYBOARD USAGE HELP
:Alt Alt keys
Ctrl Control keys
@Fn Function keys

  Esc - Quits from View, Help, and Directory Tree.
      - Quits (closes) the currently displayed submenu.
      - Quits operations that request information from user.
      - Interrupts an operation (copy, rename, etc.) on tagged files.

     - Moves the file or dir pointer, scrolls up in VIEW, recalls previous
        response when answering prompt.
     - Moves the file or dir pointer, scroll down in VIEW, recalls more
        recent response when answering prompt.
  ->  - Moves the file or dir pointer, scrolls right in VIEW, moves cursor
        right when answering prompt.
  <-  - Moves the file or dir pointer, scrolls left in VIEW, moves cursor
        left when answering prompt.

  Home- Goes to first file name, moves to top of file in VIEW, moves to root
        dir in Directory Tree.
  End - Goes to last file name, moves to bottom of file in VIEW.
  PgUp- Moves up a screen of file names, moves up a screen in VIEW.
  PgDn- Moves down a screen of file names, moves down a screen in VIEW.
  Ins - Toggles insert mode when answering prompt.
  Del - Deletes char under cursor when answering prompt.
  <-  - (backspace) Deletes char left of cursor when answering prompt.

#alt ALT-KEY USAGE

  The Alt-key combinations are short-cuts that allow you to execute many of
  OverView's most common commands without using the menu system.  Entering
  one of the following Alt-key combinations executes the corresponding menu
  command.

  Alt-A  Set Attrib | current          Alt-S  Setup Parameters
  Alt-B  Set Attrib | tagged           Alt-P  Set Point-and-Go keys
                                       Alt-U  Set User defined keys
  Alt-C  Copy file | current
  Alt-M  Copy file | tagged            Alt-T  Directory Tree display

  Alt-E  Erase file | current          Alt-G  Login New Drive
  Alt-Y  Erase file | tagged           Alt-L  Login New Directory

  Alt-R  Rename file | current         Alt-V  View file
  Alt-K  Rename file | tagged
                                       Alt-D  Execute DOS command
  Alt-I  Full File Information         Alt-X  Execute current file
  Alt-N  Reread Current Dir
                                       Alt-Q  Quit OverView

#ctrl CONTROL-KEY USAGE

  ^R     - Same as PgUp                     ^G     - Same as Del
  ^C     - Same as PgDn                     ^V     - Same as Ins
                                            ^H     - Same as backspace
  ^W, ^E - Same as up arrow                 ^M     - Same as Enter
  ^Z, ^X - Same as down arrow
                                            ^T     - Tag/Untag current file
  ^A, ^S - Same as left arrow
  ^D, ^F - Same as right arrow

  The Control-key combinations implement a WordStar like interface to
  OverView.

#fn FUNCTION KEY USAGE

         F1  - Get Help

         F2  - Tag/Untag the current file (toggles current tag state)

         F3  - Login to the parent directory
         F4  - Login to the subdirectory under the file pointer

         F5  - Goto the next tagged file (next find in VIEW)
         F6  - Goto the previous tagged file (prev find in VIEW)

         F7  - Open another file name display window
         F8  - Close the current file name display window

         F9  - Goto the next file name display window
         F10 - Goto the previous file name display window

#menus HOW TO USE MENUS

The top line of the computer's screen displays a menu of the commands you
can currently perform (in Help, it displays the help topics available). You
select a command (or help topic) from the top menu line by pressing the key
that is the first letter of the command (or topic).  For example, to invoke
the Quit function from the top menu, just press the Q key once.

In most cases, selecting a function from the menu bar results in a submenu
being opened.  Submenus are a set of choices that appear in a box, under the
selected top level menu option.  You select a submenu entry by either
pressing the key that is highlighted in the submenu entry, or using the up
and down arrow keys to highlight the desired entry and then pressing Enter.
The ESC key can be used to exit a submenu without selecting any of the
choices.

In addition to the menus, many of OverView's most common functions can be
performed by the keyboard function keys and Alt key combinations.

#parameters COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS

The following optional parameters can be specified on the OverView command
line to modify OverView's behavior during a given run:

  /C or -C  Instructs OverView to only use conventional memory even if
            LIM/EMS memory is available and the Use EMS (if available)
            option is enabled.

  /E or -E  Allows use of LIM/EMS memory even if Use EMS (if available)
            option is disabled.

  /F or -F  Do not perform video "snow" checking even if the Video Snow
            Checking option is set.

  /S or -S  Perform video snow checking even if the Video Snow Checking
            option is disabled.

The command line can also contain a file name mask.  Supplying a file name
mask on the command line works just as if the mask was specified with the
Other | Selection Criteria | File Name Mask command.

Examples: OV/E/F *.C       Use EMS, no "snow" checking, only show .C files
          OV -C -S         No EMS, "snow" checking, show all files

#screen OVERVIEW'S SCREEN LAYOUT
y#More More information on the header format

OverView has four distinctly different screen displays.  They are:

File name display - displays the names of the files in the current drive
and directory.  Detailed information about each file will be shown if
selected by the Files | Full File Info command.  This is the normal display.

Directory tree display - displays the directory organization of the current
disk in a graphical, tree-like manner.  This display is selected by the
Dir | Show Dir Tree command.

Help display - displays a screen of help information.  You are looking at
the help display now.  This display is selected by the Help command or the
F1 function key.

View display - displays the contents of a file in ascii or hexadecimal
format.  The view display is selected by the Files | View File command.

The file name display has header that displays information about the current
disk and directory.  For more information on the header, select More from
the menu above.

#more SCREEN HEADER FORMAT

The top of the file name display shows OverView's current status.  The
header includes information about the current disk Volume, the current
directory Path, the Files in the current directory and Selection criteria
used to pick the files displayed.

The Volume section displays the current disks volume label, the size of
the disk in bytes and the amount of free space available on the disk.

The Path section displays the full pathname of the current directory.

The Files section displays the number and size in bytes of the selected
files in the current directory and the number and size of the tagged files.

The Selection section displays the current file name mask and attribute
settings used to select files from the current directory.  Only files that
match the selection criteria are displayed in the file name screen.

#cmds OVERVIEW COMMAND SUMMARY
╒)Dir Help on Dir commands
éCFiles Help on File commands
BhOther Help on Other commands
╓^Sort Help on Sort commands
τ_Tag/Untag Help on Tag commands
─£Windows Help on Window commands
]:Xecute Help on Xecute commands

  Dir       - Commands related to disk directories
  Files     - Commands related to disk files
  Help      - Get help on using OverView
  Other     - Other miscellaneous commands
  Sort      - Sort file names
  Tag/Untag - Tag or Untag file names
  Windows   - Open/close file name windows
  Xecute    - Execute DOS commands or programs
  Quit      - Exit OverView

  For more information on any of the above topics (except Help and Quit),
  select the corresponding item from the menu above.

#dir DIR COMMAND HELP
A.Dir-Tree Help on Dir-Tree
+3Show-all/sub Help on Show All/Sub
o6Update Help on Update Target Directory

The Dir command opens the directory submenu, allowing you to operate on
DOS directories.  Following is a summary of the Dir submenu functions:

Login New Dir/Drive  -  Switches the current file name window to another
drive/directory that you specify.

Reread Current Dir  -  Rereads the current directory and redisplays the
screen.  Useful when directory may have been changed outside of OverView by
another program or DOS command.

Show Dir Tree - Displays the current disk's directory structure in a
graphical tree-like format.  Allows you to create/remove directories. Select
Dir-Tree for more information on the Directory Tree.

Show All Dirs - Displays the names of all files on the current disk in the
file name window.  Select Show-all/sub for more information.

Show Sub Dirs - Displays the names of all files in the current directory
and all subdirectories.  Select Show-all/sub for more information.

Update Target Directory - Select Update for more information.

#dir-tree DIRECTORY TREE HELP

The directory tree allows you to view, make, remove, and switch (log in)
directories.  When Show Dir Tree is selected from the Dir menu, the
current disk's directory structure is displayed in a graphical tree format.

When the tree is first displayed, the current directory will be high-
lighted.  You can move this dir pointer by using the keypad arrow keys and
the home key.  As you move the dir pointer, the pathname displayed at the
top of the screen will change to reflect the location of the dir pointer.

Moving the dir pointer does not actually change the current directory unless
you use the Login command to log in to the currently highlighted
directory.  If you quit the dir tree display (instead of logging into a
directory) you'll be returned to same directory that was displayed before
calling up the dir tree (regardless of where you move the dir pointer).

The Write command saves the directory tree structure in the file OV.DIR in
the root directory of the current disk.  OverView checks for this file before
displaying the directory tree.  If the file exists, the directory tree data
is read from it instead of scanning the disk for directory files--resulting
in a much faster display of the tree.

#show-all/sub SHOW ALL/SUB HELP

The Show All Dirs command displays all files on the current disk while the
Show Sub Dirs command displays all files in the current directory and any
directories under the current directory.

So that you can tell where a given file resides, the Path section of the
header displays the pathname of the current file, not the current
directory.  As you move the file pointer through the file names, the
displayed Path will change.

Selecting Show All Dirs or Show Sub Dirs a second time restores the
display of just the files in the current directory.

You can use these commands in conjunction with the selection mask and/or
selection attributes to limit the files displayed.  For example, a selection
mask of *.EXE combined with Show All Dirs will display all .EXE files on
the current disk.

#update UPDATE TARGET DIRECTORY HELP

The Dir | Update Target Directory command is a convenient way to
synchronize the files in different directories.  This command selectively
copies files from the source directory to the target directory.

The source directory is always the current directory when this command is
executed.  OverView prompts for the name of the target directory before
copying any files.

Only files in the source directory that were created or modified more
recently than the corresponding files in the target directory are copied.

If the Dir | Update existing files only option is off, all files in the
source directory are checked against the target, and are copied if more
recent or if they don't exist in the target.  When this option is on, only
files already in the target directory will be updated--files in the source
directory but not in the target will not be copied.

For this command to work properly, the file creation/modification date and
times must be accurate.

#xecute XECUTE COMMAND HELP
RâGo Point-and-go
N?Macros DOS command macros

The Xecute command opens the Xecute submenu, allowing you execute programs,
batch files, and DOS commands.  Following is a summary of the Xecute submenu
functions:

Xecute | Current File - Executes the current file.  If the file has an
extension of .COM, .EXE, or .BAT, OverView has DOS execute the file as
program (.COM and .EXE files) or as a batch file (.BAT). If the file has one
of these extensions, you will be prompted to supply command parameters.  The
parameters can include DOS command macros (select Macros from the menu
above for more information on command macros).

If the file does not have an extension of .COM, .EXE, or .BAT, OverView
checks the Point-and-Go table for a matching extension.  If no match is
found, the file can't be executed and an error message is displayed.  Select
Go from the menu above for more information on Point-and-Go execution.

Xecute | DOS Command - Allows you to enter and execute an individual DOS
command.  Any valid DOS command can be entered, and OverView's command
macros may be used on the command line.

Xecute | Shell - Temporarily activates a DOS command shell.  Enter EXIT
and press Enter to return to OverView.

#macros DOS COMMAND MACROS

There are several macros that can be used on any DOS command line executed
by OverView.  They are:

      $C  - The current file name, with extension.
      $D  - The current drive letter (without a trailing :).
      $F  - The full pathname of the current file.  Same as $P\$C.
      $P  - The directory pathname for the current or tagged file
            (without a trailing \).
      $T  - The first or next tagged file name, with extension.  When
            $T appears in a command line, OverView will execute the
            command once for each tagged file.
      $XC - The current file name, without its extension or trailing
            period.
      $XT - The first or next tagged file name, without its extension
            or trailing period.  Like $T, $XT causes the command to
            be run once for each tagged file name.

  Examples:  PRINT $C              - Prints the current file
             FIND "flarp" $T       - Finds "flarp" in tagged files

Use two $'s if macro should not be expanded.  Ex: FLARP $$D = FLARP $D

#files FILES COMMAND HELP
▓GAttributes Help on setting attributes
┬KCopy Help on copying files
CPDate/Time Help setting Date/Times
RInfo Help on Full File Info
\TView Help on Viewing files
╪]Xecute Help on Xecute file

The Files command opens the files submenu, allowing operations on the
current or all tagged files.  Following is a summary of the Files submenu
functions:

Set File Attributes - Set DOS file attributes for current/tagged files.
Select Attributes for more information.

Copy File(s) - Copy current/tagged files to another file, directory, or
drive.  Select Copy for more information.

Set File Date/Time - Set the DOS file date and time for current/tagged
files.  Select Date/Time for more information.

Erase File(s) - Erase the current file or all tagged files.

Full File Info - Turn on and off the display of full file information.
Select Info for more information.

Rename/Move File(s) - Rename or move the current/tagged files.

Select View or Xecute for help on the View File or Xecute File
commands.

#attributes HELP ON SETTING FILE ATTRIBUTES

The Files | Set File Attributes command allows you to set the DOS file
attributes for the current or all tagged files.  There are four attributes
that you can set: Read/Only, Hidden, System, and Archive.  Reference your
DOS documentation for the meaning and usage of each attribute.

When you select Set File Attributes, a submenu appears showing the file
name (or "Tagged Files" if setting the attributes of tagged files) and the
file's current attributes.  The attribute names are displayed with either a
check mark (√) or not sign (¬) preceding the name.  √ indicates the
attribute is on, ¬ indicates it is off.

Chose the attributes that the file(s) is (are) to have by selecting the
corresponding menu options.  Each time an attribute is selected, the
attribute is turned on or off.  When the desired attributes are shown,
select the Change Attrib's option to actually change the attributes for
the file(s).  Quit W/O Changing Attrib's will exit without changing any
attributes.

#copy HELP ON COPYING FILES

The Files | Copy File(s) command copies the current or all tagged files to
another file, directory, or disk.  After entering the command, a submenu
appears asking if the current file or all tagged files should be copied.

The Copy File(s) submenu also has two options that effect copy operations.
The first option, Use DOS Verify, determines whether or not the DOS verify
flag will be turned on when copying files.  The verify flag provides some
measure of insurance that the file was copied correctly.  Refer to your DOS
documentation for more information on the verify flag.

The second option, Overwrite Check, selects whether or not existing files
will be overwritten when copying files by the same name.  If you copy a file
to another directory and there is already a file in that directory with the
same name, OverView will overwrite the existing file (if the option is off)
or will first ask if the existing file should be overwritten (if the option
is on).

The options are preceded by a check mark (√) when on, and a not sign (¬)
when off.  Select the desired options before selecting Current or Tagged.

#date/time HELP ON SETTING FILE DATE/TIMES
	
The Files | Set File Date/Time command allows the file creation/modification
date and time to be set for the current or all tagged files.

The date must be entered in the form MM/DD/YY, and cannot be before
01/01/80.  The time must be entered in the form HH:MM:SS Am/Pm and ranges
from 12:00:00 Am to 11:59:58 Pm.  DOS keeps file times accurate to 2
seconds, so a time of 11:59:59 will be rounded off to 11:59:58.

#info FULL FILE INFORMATION HELP

The Files | Full File Info command turns on and off the display of
additional information for the files displayed.  When the extra information
display is off, only the names of the selected files are displayed.

When the extra information display is on, the following information is also
displayed about each selected file: 1) the file size in bytes, 2) the amount
of disk space used by the file (also in bytes), 3) the date the file was
created or last modified, 4) the time the file was created or last modified
and, 5) the DOS file attributes.

#view VIEW FILE HELP
$YFind Help with VIEW FIND

The Files | View File command allows you to view the contents of the current
file.  OverView examines the first 100 characters of the file in an attempt
to determine if the file should be displayed as text or in hexadecimal
"dump" format.  You can override the selection and view the file in either
format using the Options | Ascii or Options | Hexadecimal commands.

The Options | 7 bit and 8 bit commands display the file's text as either 7
or 8 bit characters.  Some word processing programs leave the high order bit
of some characters turned on, making the text difficult to read without the
7 bit option.

The TOF and EOF commands allow you to skip the the Top or End of File
without viewing all the intervening data.

You can set from 1 to 5 markers anywhere in the file with the Set subcom-
mand.  The Go command will return to any set marker location from anywhere
else in the file.

The Down command (and PgDn key) display the next screen of text in the
file. Up (and PgUp) display the prior screen.  Next (and ) move down a
line. Prev (and ) move up a line. Right (and ->) move right 8 columns.
Left (and <-) move left 8 columns.

#find VIEW FIND HELP

The View File | Find command allows you to search the file being viewed for
a specified string value.  Select the string to search for with the String
to Find command.  The Require Case Match option allows you to specify if
the case of the string is important when searching for a match.

The Next Occurrence command locates the next occurrence of the search
string. If the location of the last string found is currently displayed, the
search begins from the last occurrence--otherwise the search starts at the
top of the currently displayed screen.  The F5 key performs the same
function as Next Occurrence when viewing a file

The Prior Occurrence command locates the previous occurrence of the search
string.  If the location of the last string found is currently displayed,
the search begins from the last occurrence--otherwise the search starts at
the bottom of the currently displayed screen.  The F6 key performs the same
function as Prior Occurrence when viewing a file.

When a string is found with the Next/Prior Occurrence commands, OverView
highlights the line containing the string and tries to center the line in
the middle of the viewing screen.

#xecute XECUTE FILE HELP

The Files | Xecute File command will execute the current file.  Selecting
Files | Xecute File is the same as entering Xecute | Current File.  Refer
to the description of the Xecute menu commands for more information.

#sort SORT COMMAND HELP

The Sort commands allow you to display file names sorted by primary file
name, by file name extension, by date, by size, or in DOS directory order
(unsorted).  Additionally, you can have the file names sorted in ascending
or descending order.

#tag/untag TAG/UNTAG COMMAND HELP
6dMore More help on TAG commands

The Tag/Untag commands allow you select files to be operated on by other
commands. For example, with Tag/Untag you can pick all the files that have
been created or modified after a particular date and use the Files | Copy
File(s) command to copy these files to another disk or directory.

Tagged files have a -> displayed in front of the file name and the name can
be displayed in a different video attribute so that the tagged files
visually "stand out" from untagged files.

The number of files currently tagged, and the size of the tagged files is
displayed in the Files section of the header at the top of the screen.

The Tag/Untag | Current File command will tag the current file (or untag it
if it's already tagged).  The F2 key will also tag/untag the current file.

The Tag/Untag | Invert command flips the tag state of all displayed files.
Tagged files become untagged, untagged files become tagged.

The Tag/Untag | Untag All command untags all files.

Select More for more information on tagging files.
#more ADDITIONAL TAG COMMAND HELP

The Tag/Untag | Today command is a shortcut method of tagging all files that
have been created or modified since 12:00 a.m. this morning.

The Tag/Untag | Modified command tags all files that have the DOS Archive
attribute set.  DOS turns on this attribute whenever a file is created or
modified.

The Tag/Untag | by Name command allows you to tag files by giving a file
name pattern.  You can supply a specific file name to tag an individual
file, or you can enter a pattern to tag all matching file names.  OverView
supports the standard DOS * and ? wildcard characters.  For example,
entering OV*.C will tag all files that start with the letters "OV" and have
an extension of "C".

The Tag/Untag | Date/Time command will tag all files created or modified
between two dates and times.  You must specify the From and To date/times in
MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS A/P format.  Remember to give the time in a 12 hour format
and specify A for a.m. or P for p.m.  Hit return to move between time fields.

#other OTHER COMMAND HELP
ÉùCriteria Help on Selection Criteria
ÄmSetup Help on Setup Parameters

The Other | Selection Criteria command allows you to specify criteria which
limit the file names displayed in the current window.  File names can either
be selected by DOS file attributes, or by a file name pattern.  Choose
Criteria from the menu above for more help on Selection Criteria.

The Other | OverView Information command redisplays the initial startup
screen, showing the OverView version number and address of Blue Sky Software.

The Other | Set Volume Label command allows you to assign or change the
volume label on the current disk drive.  The current disk's volume label is
always displayed in the Volume section of the screen header.

The Other | Setup Parameters command allows you to customize many of
OverView's default settings.  Some of the items that can be customized are:
screen colors, User Defined Keys, Point-and-Go commands, and OverView's use
of LIM/EMS memory.  Pick Setup from the menu above for more information on
changing the setup parameters.

The Other | Toggle DOS Verify command will turn on and off the DOS verify
flag.  The verify flag provides some measure of insurance that disk write
operations finish without error.  Refer to your DOS documentation for more
information on the verify flag.

#setup SETUP PARAMETERS HELP
qrAttribs Help on Default Selection Attributes
[yColors Help on Screen Colors
XvFiles Help on # Files/Window
RâGo Help on Point and Go
sîUDK Help on UDKs
5ÇSnow Help on Video Snow
[ôOptions Help on other options

The Other | Setup Parameters command lets you customize many of OverView's
default settings.  When you change one or more settings, the new settings
are in effect as long as you remain in OverView.  If you write the new
settings to the OV.CFG file, they will take effect every time you run
OverView.

The Screen Colors, # Files per Window, Point and Go Setup, and User
Defined Keys setup menu selections will all prompt you to save the new
setup values if you make any modifications.  The Default Selection Attribs
selection and all option switch entries (entries starting with a √ or ¬)
will not prompt you to save the new values when changed.  For these entries
you must use the Write Setup To Disk selection to make the new values
permanent.

As with other submenu options, a check mark (√) before the option indicates
the option is active, while a not sign (¬) indicates the option is off.

For information on the other setup parameters, make a selection from the
menu above.

#attribs DEFAULT SELECTION ATTRIBUTES HELP

The Default Selection Attribs command defines the default file attributes
used to select the file names displayed in a window.  The current selection
attributes can be modified on a window by window basis using the Other |
Selection Criteria command.  Such modifications do not change the default
values established with the Default Selection Attribs command.

One of the file selection attributes available is Normal.  This is not an
actual DOS file attribute, but represents the case when none of the other
attributes are turned on.

As distributed, OverView's default selection attributes are normal,
read/only, archive, and directory.  Thus files with no attributes (normal),
read/only files, modified files (archive attribute), and directories
(directory attribute) would be selected for display.  Files with the hidden
and system attributes would not be displayed unless they also had the
read/only, archive, or directory attribute on.

#files # FILES PER WINDOW HELP

The # Files per Window command defines the number of file names that can be
displayed in a file name window.  The minimum value is 100 and the maximum
is 2515.  If there are more file names to display than are allowed by the
# Files per Window command, the extra files will be ignored.  As
distributed, OverView allows 1000 files per window.

Increasing the number of files per window increases the amount of memory
required to hold file data.  The maximum of 2515 files per window requires
64K of memory.  Opening four file name windows of 2515 each would require
256K of memory, just for file names.

If your system has sufficient LIM/EMS memory, and you allow OverView to use
it, the file name data will be stored in EMS memory.

#colors SCREEN COLORS HELP
C~More More Color Help

With the Screen Colors setup parameter you can change the video attributes
used to display various types of information.  On a color display monitor,
the video attributes determine which colors are displayed.  On a monochrome
monitor, the attributes select display options like underlined, inverse
video, and intensity.

You can specify video attributes for ten  different types of displayed
text.  They are: Normal text, Highlighted text, Window text, Highlighted
window text, Heading text, Background text, Tagged file name text, Menu
text, Highlighted menu text, and Selected menu text.  The easiest way to
determine what the different types of text are is to try changing the colors
and observing the results.

When you select the Screen Colors command, the display will show the types
of text that can be selected, the attribute combinations allowed, and short
directions.  The PgUp and PgDn keys on the numeric keypad select the type of
text to define, while the cursor keys select the particular display
attribute for that type of text.  The current type of text and the current
attribute are always indicated by  TEXT  characters.

Select More for more help on setting screen colors.

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When you've set the video attributes you like, use the Accept command to end
color/attribute selection and begin using the new attributes.

If you've selected a set of attributes you don't like, you can use the
Quit command to return to the previous attribute settings.

By using the Reset command, you can restore the default (permanent) settings
even if you have Accepted other attributes.  Reset restores the last
settings written to the OV.CFG file.

#snow VIDEO SNOW CHECKING HELP

The Other Options | Video Snow Checking option allows for faster screen
updates on those systems that do not make "snow" when writing directly to
video memory.  This command is only useful for systems with color display
adapters - monochrome adapters do not make "snow" and OverView knows not to
check for snow when using a monochrome adapter.

Disabling "snow" checking will significantly speed up screen updates.  If
you are not sure if your color display adapter makes snow or not, try
disabling OverView's snow checking.  It will quickly be obvious if you need
to re-enable the snow checking.

Snow checking is enabled when a check mark (√) is displayed before the
Video Snow Checking option.  Snow checking is disabled when a not sign (¬)
is displayed.

#Go POINT AND GO SETUP HELP
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The Point and Go Setup command allows you to set and modify the 10
Point-and-Go (P&G) entries.  When this command is selected, the current
values of the P&G entries will be displayed--you choose the one to modify by
entering its number (1 - 10).

After selecting which P&G entry to modify, the cursor will move to that
entry and you can set or modify the entry just like responding to any other
OverView prompt.  To clear a P&G entry, just blank out the EXT field.

Each P&G entry has four fields; EXT, CMD, PAUSE, and READ.  EXT identifies
the file extensions to which this entry applies.  From 1 to 3 extenstions
(separated by a single space) can be entered per entry. The CMD field is the
DOS command prototype to be executed when a file with this extension is
Xecuted.

A value of Y in the PAUSE field tells OverView to pause until you press a
key before redisplaying its screen after executing the DOS command.  A N
value causes OverView to redisplay its screen as soon as the command is
finished.  Y in the READ field forces OverView to reread the current
directory after executing the command, N will not reread the directory.

Select More for more help on using Point-and-Go entries.

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The P&G command prototype can use (and is most useful if it does use) the
DOS command macros described in Cmds | Xecute | Macros.  These macros allow
information to be substituted in the command prototype before it is executed.

As an example, assume you have a word processing program named WS and many
document files on your hard disk that have the extension .DOC.  You could
define a P&G entry with the extension "DOS" and command prototype "WS $C".

By putting the file pointer over a .DOC file you want to edit and pressing
the Alt-X key (a short-cut for Files | Xecute File) you can run your word
processor on the current file.  The P&G prototype for .DOC files executes
the WS program with the file name of the current file as parameter.  If the
file pointer was over the name OV.DOC, the command executed would be:

   WS OV.DOC

You should not create P&G entries for files with the extensions .COM, .EXE,
and .BAT because these are special DOS extensions that indicate program and
batch files which OverView will have DOS execute directly.

#udk USER DEFINED KEY HELP
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The User Defined Keys command allows you to set/modify the 10 User Defined
Key (UDK) entries.  The current values of the entries will be displayed--you
select the one to modify by entering its number (1 - 10).

After selecting which UDK entry to modify, the cursor will move to that
entry and you can set or modify the entry just like responding to any other
OverView prompt.  To clear a UDK entry, just blank out the CMD field.

Each UDK entry has three fields; CMD, PAUSE, and READ.  The CMD field is the
DOS command prototype to be executed when the corresponding ALT-Fn key
combination is pressed.  ALT-F1 invokes UDK number 1, ALT-F2 invokes UDK
number 2, and so forth.

A value of Y in the PAUSE field tells OverView to pause until you press a
key before redisplaying its screen after executing the DOS command.  A N
value causes OverView to redisplay its screen as soon as the command is
finished.  Y in the READ forces OverView to reread the current directory
after executing the command, N will not reread the directory.

Select More for more help on User Defined Keys.

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The UDK command prototype can use (and is most useful if it does use) the
DOS command macros described in Cmds | Xecute | Macros.  These macros allow
information to be substituted in the command prototype before it is executed.

As an example, assume you have series of .ARC files on your hard disk and a
program named PKARC which (with the right options) lists the contents of
.ARC files.

If UDK entry # 2 is given the command prototype "PKARC V $F", you could list
the contents of any .ARC file by putting the file pointer over a .ARC file
and pressing the Alt-F2 key (to invoke UDK # 2).

#options HELP ON OTHER SETUP PARAMETER OPTIONS

The Copy Options | Use DOS Verify and ... | Overwrite Check options allow
you to establish default values for the Files | Copy File(s) options by the
same names. Refer to the description of the Files | Copy File(s) command
for information on these options.

The View Options | Require Case Match option allows you to set a default
value for the Files | View File | Find option by the same name.  Refer to
the description of the Files | View File | Find command for information on
the effect of this option.

The Other Options | Use EMS (if available) option enables or disables the
use of LIM/EMS memory by OverView.  If your computer system does not have
LIM/EMS memory, this option has no effect.  If your system does have EMS
memory available, and this option allows access to it, OverView will use EMS
memory to store file names, file data, and various buffers.

The Other Options | Sound Effects option enables or disables OverView's use
of sound to signal error conditions.  It should generally be on.

#criteria SELECTION CRITERIA HELP

The Other | Selection Criteria command allows you to specify a set of
criteria to limit the file names displayed by OverView.

With a selection mask you can display only the files that match a specific
file name pattern.  For example, a selection mask of *.C will display only
files that have an extension of .C.  You can also invert a selection mask to
display only those files that do not match a specific pattern.  The file
name selection mask is set, cleared, and inverted by the File Name Mask,
Clear Mask, and Invert Mask commands, respectively.  The current file
selection mask is displayed in the Selection area of the header at the top
of the screen.  By default, there is no selection mask, allowing all files
to be displayed.

With the by Attribute command you can specify a set of DOS file attributes
to select which files will be displayed.  A file with a given attribute will
only be displayed if that attribute is enabled.  The list of selection
attributes is displayed in the Selection area of the header at the top of
the screen.  The default selection attributes can be set with the
Other | Setup Parameters | Default Selection Attribs command.

The Reset to Defaults command restores the file selection mask and
selection attributes to their default condition.

#windows WINDOW COMMAND HELP
éíOpen/Close Help on Opening and Closing Windows

The Windows command opens the window submenu, allowing you to open, close,
and switch file name windows.  OverView can have up to six windows active
at any one time - there is always at least one window active.  Each file
name display window can access a different drive and directory, or all the
windows can access the same directory.

Only one of the displayed windows will contain the highlighted file pointer
at any given time;  this is called the current window.  The name of the
directory shown in the current window is displayed in the header at the top
of the screen.  Commands that operate on files only work on the files in the
current directory.  For example, the Files | Erase File(s) | Tagged Files
command will erase all tagged files in the directory shown by the current
window.  Erase File(s) will not effect any tagged files displayed in other
windows.

When more than one window is shown, the Windows | Next and Windows | Prev
commands switch the current window by moving the file pointer to the next or
previous window, respectively.

Select Open/Close for more help on opening and closing windows.

#open/close HELP ON OPENING AND CLOSING WINDOWS

When you open a new window with the Windows | Open command, OverView
adjusts the size of the open windows so that they all have an equal amount
of screen space.  New windows display the same directory as the current
window, and inherit the current window's sort options, tagged files, and
selection criteria.  If you want a new window to display a different
directory, simply use the Dir | Login New Directory command (or F3/F4 keys)
to switch to the desired directory.

Closing a window with the Windows | Close command, removes the window from
the screen display.  Closing a window has no effect on the files in the
window's directory, it simply removes the window from the display.

The Window | Expand command closes all windows except for the current
window.  This has the effect of making the current window "expand" to fill
the full file name display area.

The Windows | Open and Windows | Close commands can also be executed by
the F7 and F8 function keys, respectively.

