Edith Manual        Desktop         24th September 1994
                                                       

The GEM DESKTOP only appears  when Edith is used as  an
application. (But see the details for turning it off at
the end of this page).

It shows an  Edith logo, has a  menu bar and  a set  of
function keys.  Clicking  on the function  keys on  the
desktop is the  same as pressing  the keys  themselves.
Move the function key box  around by clicking the  left
mouse button on the pads left  of F1 and right of  F10,
holding the mouse, and dragging the box along.  It will
move immediately as you move the mouse.



The MENU BAR is divided into the following menus:

   EDITH       About dialog and desk accessories

   FILE        File operations.   Press  help  on  File
               Selector window for info

   EDIT        Edit operations.  Press  help on a  text
               window for info
   
   TEXT        Text manipulation.  Press help on a text
               window for info

   OPTIONS     Configuration   dialogs, special    text
               windows.  Press help on the dialogs  for
               info.

   WINDOWS     Window operations
   
   CONFIG      Keyboard and configuration files



TURNING OFF THE DESKTOP and THE DESKTOP ROOT PATTERN

Normally, when Edith is  launched as an application,  a
desktop is installed. When -nodesk is passed on Edith's
command line, no desktop and no menu is installed.

Unless MiNT  is used,  the  background pattern  of  the
desktop is  copied  from the  application  you  started
Edith from.  When -noprev  is passed  to Edith  on  the
command line, a solid green/grey desktop is used.

The desktop pattern set in Atari's NEWDESK file manager
can, unfortunately, not be copied by Edith.

                                                       
Edith Manual        Desktop         24th September 1994