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 │ (( )) Stereo Shell version 2.20                          >> HELP FILE <<  │
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 │      >> Alt Key Pairs <<       │    >> Function keys (main screen) <<     │
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 │ <Alt><D> = DOS Gateway.        │ Key guide appears on main screen bottom. │
 │ <Alt><E> = CGA/EGA mode toggle.│ <F1> = DOS menu.      <F6> = View file.  │
 │ <Alt><H> = Help file display.  │ <F2> = Marked menu.   <F7> = Move file.  │
 │ <Alt><R> = Reset right side.   │ <F3> = Change sort.   <F8> = Rename file.│
 │ <Alt><S> = Enter setup mode.   │ <F4> = User file func.<F9> = Copy file.  │
 │ <Alt><F3> = Reverse Chg. sort. │ <F5> = Edit file.     <F10> = Erase file.│
 │ <Alt><F10> = Erase un-prompted.└──────────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ <Alt><1,2,3...> = Change drive in un-hooked window.  1,2,3 => A,B,C etc.  │
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 │             >> "To do" commands.   To ________ => do this. <<             │
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 │ SELECT a FILE or DIRECTORY..=> Place cursor on it and press <CR>.         │
 │ Change the DRIVE LETTER.....=> Press number keys 1-9, for drives A-I.     │
 │ Change to a drive beyond I..=> Open the DOS menu and select drive change. │
 │ Change DRIVES (UN-HOOKED)...=> Press <Alt> <1,2,3...> or open DOS menu.   │
 │ Chg. DRIVE on empty window..=> Press <Alt> <1,2,3...> or open DOS menu.   │
 │ QUICKly FIND a FILE.........=> Press 1st letter of name. (depends on sort)│
 │ QUICKly FIND a DIRECTORY....=> Press 1st letter of name.                  │
 │ SWITCH active sides (HOOK)..=> Move the cursor to that file window.       │
 │ Open the DOS menu...........=> Press <F1>, or <Esc>, or <+>.              │
 │ Open the various FILE MENUS.=> Place the cursor on filename & press <CR>. │
 │ ERASE a sub-DIRECTORY.......=> Place the cursor on it & press <Alt><F10>. │
 │ CREATE a sub-DIRECTORY......=> Open the DOS menu and select this option.  │
 │ RENAME a sub-DIRECTORY......=> Highlight it & press <F8>. * DOS 3.xx+ req.│
 │ MARK or UNMARK single file..=> Press the space bar or both mouse buttons. │
 │ MARK or unmark ALL files....=> Press <Ins> or <Del> keys respectively.    │
 │ Work with MARKED files......=> Press <F2> to open the marked files menu.  │
 │ GATEWAY to DOS quickly......=> Press <Alt><D>. (type exit to return)      │
 │ Switch DISPLAY resolutions. => Press <Alt><E>. (EGA/VGA/MCGA users only)  │
 │ Call the SETUP program mode.=> Press <Alt><S>.                            │
 │ RESET the right window......=> Press <Alt><R>. (resets to working dir.)   │
 │ SWITCH between VIEW MODES...=> Press space bar or both mouse buttons.     │
 │ SAVE the SORT types defined.=> Set both windows and then enter setup mode.│
 │  "    "   "     "      "    => Saving the setup will keep your sort types.│
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 │               >> Mouse control - keyboard equivalents. <<                 │
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 │ Left button.....=> Same as <CR> key.  > In view mode simulates <PgDn> key.│
 │ Right button:...=> Same as <Esc> key in all modes.                        │
 │ Both buttons:...=> Same as <Space bar>.   > Hold for repeat action.       │
 │ Center button:..=> Same as <Space bar>.   > Hold for repeat action.       │
 │ Roll away:......=> Same as <Up arrow> key.                                │
 │ Roll toward:....=> Same as <Dn arrow> key.                                │
 │ Roll left:......=> Same as <Lt arrow> key. > In view mode acts as <PgUp>. │
 │ Roll right:.....=> Same as <Rt arrow> key. > In view mode acts as <PgDn>. │
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 │                     >> Command line switches <<                           │
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 │ /H starts Stereo Shell in high resolution (EGA/VGA) mode.                 │
 │ /B forces Stereo Shell to use BIOS screen I/O.  (not normally required)   │
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 │                    >> StS environment varible <<                          │
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 │     An environment variable setting is provided to allow the user to      │
 │ "hard code" the configuration file name and location.  This feature will  │
 │ allow you purists out there to put the configuration file in some place   │
 │ other than the root directory.  This also enables users that desire to    │
 │ run STS from various disk drives to ensure that STS will always be able   │
 │ to find the setup file.                                                   │
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 │ The string is:  SET STS_CFG=[d:][path](filename.ext)                      │
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 │ Be sure to use all capital letters and include the complete drive, path   │
 │ filename and extension.  Complete details in the main .DOC file.          │
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 │                       >> Setup Program notes <<                           │
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 │     The user must define the various external utility programs before such│
 │ functions as edit and compression support will work.  Select <Alt> <S> to │
 │ enter setup mode.  Whenever you define an external program, take care to  │
 │ always provide the drive letter, the complete path from the root directory│
 │ and the filename including the extension.  The default path for all exter-│
 │ nal programs is C:\STEREO\ and your life will be happier if you set up    │
 │ a sub-directory using this name...Please refer to the .DOC file for com-  │
 │ plete details about using the StS setup mode.                             │
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 │                      >> Some notes about StS. <<                          │
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 │    Stereo Shell is intelligent menu driven.  What this means is that the  │
 │ program analyses the file you have selected and opens the appropriate menu│
 │ for working with that file type.  One of our design goals was to make the │
 │ program so intuitive that little or no instruction would be required to   │
 │ learn how to use it.  Even so, it is impossible to build such a capable   │
 │ application without incorporating a few non-obvious commands.  The purpose│
 │ of this help file is to provide a quick reference for new users.  This is │
 │ no substitution for the detailed .DOC file, however if we did our job     │
 │ correctly, this file should be all that is required to get you started.   │
 │    Stereo Shell uses twin (stereo) file windows to allow the user to work │
 │ between any two drives or directories simultaneously.  These file windows │
 │ share the center area of the screen to display their respective           │
 │ sub-directory information and allow the user to switch directories on each│
 │ side.  At any time, only one window can show its sub-directory information│
 │ in this area.  Which brings up the question of which directory is showing.│
 │ The answer is derived from the actual screen graphics.  The sub-directory │
 │ window is always "hooked" graphically to its associated file window.  Thus│
 │ the term "hooked" will be used to refer to the current working side.  The │
 │ hooked side will always be the source of all file operations.  The        │
 │ un-hooked side is the default destination of all file moves, and copies.  │
 │ All DOS commands that refer to making sub-directories etc. will always    │
 │ work on the hooked side.  After a few minutes of working with STS this    │
 │ concept will become "second nature" to you, however we feel all new       │
 │ concepts and terms should be mentioned.                                   │
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 │                       >> Help file information <<                         │
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 │     This help file is a pure ASCII text file.  This file may be edited,   │
 │ appended, or even replaced by the user.  StS displays this file by simply │
 │ loading it into the file viewer.  THIS FILE IS NOT a replacement for the  │
 │ detailed StS.DOC file.  Please refer to the .DOC file for in depth details│
 │ about the use of StS.  The majority of user questions we receive are due  │
 │ to the fact that the user has made an error in the setup of the program,  │
 │ or simply has not read the documentation.  We have included another file  │
 │ with this package that contains some common questions/answers that may    │
 │ also save you a phone call for tech support.  Thank you for using StS and │
 │ please feel free to customize this file to suit your needs!               │
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 │ Stereo Shell is (c) Copyright 1989 M.R.E. Software.  All rights reserved. │
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 │ Didn't find the answer here?  Try the QUESTION.TXT file or the .DOC file. │
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