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.topic Calendar
 Calendar Ü
  ßßßßßßßßß
The calendar displays the current month, highlighting todays date. The
next and previous months can be viewed using the '+' or '-' keys
respectivly.  The mouse can also be used to change the month by pressing
the  or  icons.

.topic AsciiTable
 ASCII Table Ü
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The ASCII table displays the entire IBM PC character set.  The current
character is marked by a blinking block cursor, and the hexadecimal and
decimal ASCII values of the character are displayed below the chart. A
new character is selected by pressing it on the keyboard, by clicking
the mouse on it in the chart, or by moving the cursor using the cursor
keys.

.topic System
 ð (System) menu Ü    (Alt-Spacebar)
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
The System menu appears on the far left of the menu bar and is
represented by the ð symbol.

When you pull down the ð menu, you see

  {About:SAbout}         {Puzzle:SPuzzle}
  {Calendar:SCalendar}      {Ascii Table:SAsciiTable}
  {Calculator:SCalculator}

.topic SAbout
 ð³About Ü
  ßßßßßßßß
When you choose the About command from the ð (System) menu, a
dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information.

To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK
button.

.topic SPuzzle
 ð³Puzzle Ü
  ßßßßßßßßß
The Puzzle menu item opens a small {Puzzle} game.

.topic SCalendar
 ð³Calendar Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßß
The Calendar menu item opens a small {Calendar} which displays
the current month. It also allows you to view other months.

.topic SAsciiTable
 ð³ASCII table Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
The ASCII menu items opens an {ASCII Table:AsciiTable} that
displays the IBM PC character set.

.topic SCalculator
 ð³Calculator Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßß
When you choose Calculator, a four-function {Calculator} is
opened on the desktop.

.topic File
 File  (Alt-F) Ü
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The File menu offers choices for opening files, changing
directories, and exiting the program.

 {Open:FOpen}          {Change Dir:FChangeDir}    {FExit}

.topic FOpen
 File³Open  (F3) Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
The Open command displays the Open a File dialog box. In this
dialog box you select the text file you want browse in a
{file viewer:Viewer}.

The {Open a File:FOFileOpenDBox} dialog box contains:

 þ an {input box:FOName} with a history list
 þ a {list box:FOFiles} to browse the directory
 þ the standard {Cancel:CancelBtn} button
 þ {Open:FOOpenBtn} action button
 þ an information panel that describes the
   selected file

.topic FChangeDir
 File³Change Dir...Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
File³Change Dir brings up the {Change Directory:FCChDirDBox}
dialog box, in which you can change the current directory.

.topic FDosShell
 File³DOS Shell Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily
to perform a DOS command or run another program.

To return to this program, type EXIT at the DOS prompt.

.topic FExit
 File³Exit Ü     (Alt-X)
  ßßßßßßßßßß
The Exit command terminates this program.

.topic Windows
 Window Ü    (Alt-W)
  ßßßßßßß
The Window menu contains commands to close, move and perform
other window-management commands.

Most of the windows in this program have all the standard window
elements, including scroll bars, a close box, and zoom icons.

For more about windows and their elements, refer to windows.


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 {Size/Move:WSizeMove}        {Zoom:WZoom}
 {Tile:WTile}             {Cascade:WCascade}
 {Next:WNext}             {Previous:WPrevious}
 {Close:WClose}

.topic WSizeMove
 Window³Size/Move Ü     (Ctrl-F5)
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
Choose this command to change the size or position of the active
window.

 ÜÜÜÜÜÜ
  Size
 ßßßßßß
If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change
the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or
position, press Enter.

If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to
resize the window.

 ÜÜÜÜÜÜ
  Move
 ßßßßßß
When you choose Window³Size/Move, the active window moves in
response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where
you want it, press Enter.

You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the
mouse.

.topic WZoom
 Window³Zoom Ü   (F5)
  ßßßßßßßßßßßß
Choose Zoom to resize the active window to the maximum size. If
the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to
restore it to its previous size.

You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar
(except where an icon appears) to zoom or unzoom the window.

.topic WTile
 Window³Tile Ü
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Choose Window³Tile to tile all file viewers on the desktop.

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.topic WCascade
 Window³Cascade Ü
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Choose Window³Cascade to stack all file viewers on the desktop.

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.topic WNext
 Window³Next Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßß
Choose Next to cycle forwards through the windows on the desktop.

.topic WPrevious
 Window³Previous Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
Choose Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop.

.topic WClose
 Window³Close Ü    (Alt-F3)
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßß
Choose Close to close the active window.

You can also click the Close box in the upper right corner to
close a window.

.topic Options
 Options  (Alt-O) Ü
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The Options menu contains commands that let
you change {color:OColors} and {mouse:OMouse} default settings.

.topic OMouse
 Options³Mouse... Ü
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The Mouse command brings up the {Mouse Options:OMMouseDBox}
dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your
mouse works, including:

 þ how fast a double-click is
 þ which mouse button (right or left) is
   active

.topic OColors
 Options³Colors... Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
The Colors item brings up the {Colors dialog:OCColorsDBox} box,
where you can customize the colors of the display.

.topic OSaveDesktop
 Options³Save Desktop Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
Saves the state of all open windows to a file call TVDEMO.DST. This
file can be reloaded by selecting {Options³Restore Desktop:ORestoreDesktop}.

.topic ORestoreDesktop
 Options³Restore Desktop Ü
  ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß
Restore a previously-saved state of all open windows from a file
call TVDEMO.DST. This file is saved via the
{Options³Save Desktop:OSaveDesktop} menu command.

.topic FOFileOpenDBox
 Help on Open a File Dialog Box Ü
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The Open a File dialog box contains an input box, a {file list:FOFiles},
a file information panel, the standard button {Cancel:CancelBtn},
one other action button ({Open:FOOpenBtn}), plus a history list
that's attached to the {Name inputbox:FOName}.

.topic FOName
 ÚÄ Name ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
 ³                                 ³
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The Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to
load, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list
box (for example, *.*).

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.topic OCColorsDBox
 Help on the Colors dialog box Ü
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The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display
area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the
following:

 þ On color and black-and-white systems, it
   also contains two color palettes.
 þ On monochrome systems, it contains a set
   of radio buttons instead of the palettes.

This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different
parts of this program.

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 ³   Menus            þ³
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 ³   Ascii table      ±³
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The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of
the program that you can customize.

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 ³   Color            ³
 ³                    þ³

When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box
displays the names of the different views in that region.

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On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and
Background palettes to modify colors.

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On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons
systems to modify the character attributes.

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On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows
the current color or attribute settings.

Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the
Colors dialog box by choosing OK.