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Wongck at 14:22, 10 October 2011

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Wongck at 14:24, 18 May 2011

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Wongck: /* Additional notes about default directories and windows */

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‎Additional notes about default directories and windows

Wongck: /* Default dir: */

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‎Default dir:

Wongck at 11:43, 17 May 2011

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Wongck at 11:39, 17 May 2011

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Wongck: /* Installing an application to handle several file-types */

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‎Installing an application to handle several file-types

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-As we will see, these same actions will give different results (when [[#Default dir::|"Default directory"]] is set to '''<u>Top Window</u>''') as this '''<u>Top Window</u>''' may now be a completely different one, or there may not even be any window open on the desktop at all!
+As we will see, these same actions will give different results (when [[#Default dir:|"Default directory"]] is set to '''<u>Top Window</u>''') as this '''<u>Top Window</u>''' may now be a completely different one, or there may not even be any window open on the desktop at all!
 '''<u>When the '''<u>Top Window</u>''' on the desktop is different from where the file (e.g. "README.TXT") is located:</u>'''
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 <center><font color="red"> ____________________________________________ </font></center>
 ==Installation parameters (for non-installed applications)==

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 ==Default dir:==
-</div><br /> This is the directory where the program starts looking for its files (many programs have setup and resource (.RSC) files) and some of these programs are too "stupid" to know where to look for them. Other programs know where they're located regardless of the setting here. So it's hard to set a general rule for all software. <br /> Be prepared to spend a little time experimenting with certain programs until you get it right.
+<br /> This is the directory where the program starts looking for its files (many programs have setup and resource (.RSC) files) and some of these programs are too "stupid" to know where to look for them. Other programs know where they're located regardless of the setting here. So it's hard to set a general rule for all software. <br /> Be prepared to spend a little time experimenting with certain programs until you get it right.
 * '''<u>Application:</u>''' The program will look for files within its own folder, which is usually where it'll find the files to begin with!
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 ==Parameter:==

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-<div id="default_dir1">'''<u>Default dir:</u>'''</div><br /> This is the directory where the program starts looking for its files (many programs have setup and resource (.RSC) files) and some of these programs are too "stupid" to know where to look for them. Other programs know where they're located regardless of the setting here. So it's hard to set a general rule for all software. <br /> Be prepared to spend a little time experimenting with certain programs until you get it right.
+==Default dir:==
 * '''<u>Application:</u>''' The program will look for files within its own folder, which is usually where it'll find the files to begin with!
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-(The parameter setting does not affect setup, resource (.RSC) or other files which the program needs in order to work properly. Their locations are defined by the program itself, or by the [[#default_dir1:default directory]] setting).
+(The parameter setting does not affect setup, resource (.RSC) or other files which the program needs in order to work properly. Their locations are defined by the program itself, or by the [[#Default dir:|default directory]] setting).
 The two possible parameter settings are:
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 ==Additional notes about default directories and windows==
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-As we will see, these same actions will give different results (when [[#default_dir1|"Default directory"]] is set to '''<u>Top Window</u>''') as this '''<u>Top Window</u>''' may now be a completely different one, or there may not even be any window open on the desktop at all!
+As we will see, these same actions will give different results (when [[#Default dir::|"Default directory"]] is set to '''<u>Top Window</u>''') as this '''<u>Top Window</u>''' may now be a completely different one, or there may not even be any window open on the desktop at all!
 '''<u>When the '''<u>Top Window</u>''' on the desktop is different from where the file (e.g. "README.TXT") is located:</u>'''
-* With [[#param1:parameter]] set to '''<u>File Name</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
+* With [[#Parameter:|parameter]] set to '''<u>File Name</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
 ** The file ("README.TXT") isn't found and thus can't be opened by 7up because it's told to look only inside the current '''<u>Top Window</u>''' which is not where the text file on the desktop is located. The '''<u>File Name</u>''' parameter setting doesn't give 7up enough information to be able to locate it.
 ** Whenever we "Open" or "Save as..." a file within 7up, the file-selector defaults to the currently active ('''<u>Top Window</u>''') folder on the desktop.
-* With [[#param1:parameter]] set to '''<u>Full Path</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
+* With [[#Parameter:|parameter]] set to '''<u>Full Path</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
 ** The file ("README.TXT") is found and opened by 7up as it now has sufficient information about its location (F:\TEXT\README.TXT), given the '''<u>Full Path</u>''' setting, despite the '''<u>Top Window</u>''' not being where the file is located.
 ** Whenever we "Open" or "Save as..." a file within 7up, the file-selector defaults to the currently active ('''<u>Top Window</u>''') folder on the desktop.
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 '''<u>When there are no open windows on the desktop at all:</u>'''
-* With [[#param1:parameter]] set to '''<u>File Name</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
+* With [[#Parameter:|parameter]] set to '''<u>File Name</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
 ** The file ("README.TXT") isn't found and thus can't be opened by 7up because it's told to look only inside the current '''<u>Top Window</u>''' which is not where the text file on the desktop is located. The '''<u>File Name</u>''' parameter setting doesn't give 7up enough information to be able to locate it.
 ** Whenever we "Open" or "Save as..." a file within 7up, the file-selector defaults to the same folder as where 7up is found ('''<u>Application</u>''' directory) as there is no longer any '''<u>Top Window</u>''' available.
-* With [[#param1:parameter]] set to '''<u>Full Path</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
+* With [[#Parameter:|parameter]] set to '''<u>Full Path</u>'''<nowiki>: </nowiki>
 ** The file ("README.TXT") is found and opened by 7up as it now has sufficient information about its location (F:\TEXT\README.TXT), given the '''<u>Full Path</u>''' setting, despite the '''<u>Top Window</u>''' not being where the file is located.
 ** Whenever we "Open" or "Save as..." a file within 7up, the file-selector defaults to the same folder as where 7up is found ('''<u>Application</u>''' directory) as there is no longer any '''<u>Top Window</u>''' available.

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 ==Installing an application to handle several file-types==
-<br /> The "Install application" menu only allows you to define one file-type for each program which isn't very useful considering that a graphic viewer can handle several formats (such as ".GIF", ".JPG", ".IMG", ".IFF", ".BMP", ".PCX", ".PI3" etc.). <br /> The same goes for audio (sound)-file players and decompression programs as well, to mention a couple more among the many applications that are available out there. <br /> As explained in [[surv_kit.htm#multiple_file the Atari TOS desktop survival kit]], you can bypass this limitation in TOS 2.06 by manually (and carefully!) editing the "NEWDESK.INF" file which is where all this information is stored.
+<br /> The "Install application" menu only allows you to define one file-type for each program which isn't very useful considering that a graphic viewer can handle several formats (such as ".GIF", ".JPG", ".IMG", ".IFF", ".BMP", ".PCX", ".PI3" etc.). <br /> The same goes for audio (sound)-file players and decompression programs as well, to mention a couple more among the many applications that are available out there. <br /> As explained in [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT| the Atari TOS desktop survival kit]], you can bypass this limitation in TOS 2.06 by manually (and carefully!) editing the "NEWDESK.INF" file which is where all this information is stored.
 Let's follow the steps of making the image-viewer [[Tos_2.06_Additional_software_mentioned#t206_graftool|"GrafTool"]] handle .IMG, .GIF and .JPG graphic formats. After a successful installation you will be able to simply double-click on an image file of the above formats and GrafTool will display them!
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 ==Step-1: installing "GrafTool"==