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Setting Configuration Options

Settings Notebook - Page 2_1

Show toolbar - The Toolbar and its sibling window, the Button Help Bar, are toggled ON and OFF with this option. The Toolbar provides one click access to its configured items. Users may prefer to operate FS/2 without the Toolbar or standard PM menu once familiar with the program and the popup menus.

Show menu - The standard menu for PM windows may be toggled ON and OFF to provide more area for other windows. This option is for users that prefer to use other features like the popup menus or the Toolbar.

Mixed case - This option sets the case used for text in the directory and file windows. Mixed case is the case that was used to store the file name/directory when it was created. Lower case is selected with Mixed Case unchecked. A drive rescan must be performed to change the case of the directory tree following a change of this option. If you are using long filenames, use of lower case is discouraged.

Single key commands - Checking this option enables single key "hot keys" that are in almost all cases the equivalent of pressing the respective combination keys for the commands. As an example, pressing "e" (or "E") will perform the same command as pressing the Alt+E combination, launching the editor. See the combination keys shown on the menus for single key assignments. What is sacrificed for this capability is the standard OS/2 container response of automatic scrolling to the first or next record that starts with that letter.

Default is forced file delete - If checked, the Files Not Recoverable check box in the Delete dialog will initially be checked. If the user does not change the Files Not Recoverable option, files will be permanently deleted.

Faster file delete - If checked, deletion of files is moderately faster due to the fact that the progress bar and other display updating is suppressed.

Single key delete - The delete function is not included in the single key commands. This option enables the Del key as a single key "hot key" for file AND directory deletions. Note that empty directories will be instantly deleted if Confirm directory delete is not checked. Directories that contain data will still have a last ditch confirmation dialog presented. If Confirm file delete is not checked, the selected file is deleted with no further user input. Determination of whether to delete files or directories is based on the window with the input focus.

Confirm file delete - If checked, a File Delete dialog is always used to confirm file deletion. If unchecked, files are deleted without confirmation.

Confirm directory delete - If checked, the Delete Directory dialog is always used to initiate deletion of directories. If unchecked, empty directories are deleted without confirmation. Directories with files and/or subdirectories are deleted only after confirmation by an interactive message.

Confirm copy overwrite - If checked, files will not be overwritten during a copy operation without user confirmation. If unchecked, files of the same name in the target directory are overwritten without confirmation.

Verify copy writes - If checked, Verify Copy Write is set ON for copy and move operations. The user has the option to check it OFF at the dialog level for each dialog operation. For drag and drop operations, this setting will be in effect.

Default drag is move - If checked, the default drag (no other keys pressed) within FS/2r is a move operation, same as the WPS. If unchecked, the default drag is a copy operation. In either case the operation may be changed with the Ctrl and Shift keys. If the default drag is a Copy operation and the drag is to an object outside FS/2, the drag operation reverts to a move operation.

Open OS/2 session full screen - If checked, an OS/2 full screen session will be initiated whenever an OS/2 session is requested via the prompts pulldown menu or by pressing Alt+O. By default, a windowed session is invoked.

Open DOS session full screen - If checked, a DOS full screen session will be initiated whenever a DOS session is requested via the prompts pulldown menu or by pressing Ctrl+O. By default, a windowed session is invoked.

Run DOS programs full screen - If checked, DOS programs will execute in a DOS full screen session when launched from FS/2.

Show execution commands - This option permits the viewing of execution commands that FS/2 generates in the Message window.

Update data during file ops - This option toggles the update of the file data windows during file operations on or off.

Expand tree branch on open - If checked, a directory tree branch is automatically expanded when it is scanned in as the current directory.

Save filters on shutdown - If checked, the file filters for both file windows are saved on program shutdown. They are then used on next startup. A reminder message appears after startup stating the file are filtered and showing the filters in effect. Of course, the window title bar also shows the filter in use.

Use System sounds - Check/uncheck this option to enable/disable multimedia error and warning sounds.

Info message beeps - There are a number of operations in FS/2 that cause beeps, like the end of certain tasks or other events that may be of user interest. Check/uncheck this option to enable/disable these beeps (quiet moding). Note that not all such beeps are disabled.

Save/Restore Colors and Fonts - If checked, custom color and font changes that the user has made with the OS/2 Color and Fonts Palettes are saved from session to session.

Default Options Pushbutton - The Options Default pushbutton resets all options shown on this page to the install defaults.

Default Colors and Fonts - The Colors and Fonts Default pushbutton resets all colors and fonts to the install defaults.