Edith Manual      File Selector     24th September 1994


The built-in custom Edith file selector provides access
to most Edith functions, and offers keyboard  shortcuts
for selecting files.

As it has a DIALOG FIXER next to the OK button, it  can
remain open during text editing.  Clicking OK will only
cause the  window  to  be  closed  when  the  fixer  is
selected.

When Edith is  running as an  accessory (or when  Edith
was started with the -nodesk option), the file selector
serves as a complete  replacement for desktop and  menu
bar. Under MultiTOS,  it will always  remain open  (but
usually as an ICON).


** If you  feel more  familiar with  the old  TOS  file
   selector, disable the Edith file selector in the GEM
   OPTIONS  dialog  (^1).

HINTS

   ù When OPENING  files, an arbitrary  number of  file
     names can  be typed  in the  'Selection' field, as
     well as other run-time command line options.

   ù Type a wildcard  pattern and press  return to  set
     the file mask

   ù Clicking on the  'current folder' pops  up a  menu
     for quick access to other directories.

   ù The TAB key completes a file name.



MENUS

The file selector has  an EDITH and  a FILE menu.   The
entries in the FILE menu  are available when a file  is
selected in the  file selector.  The  EDITH menu  gives
access to  the OPTIONS, WINDOWS  and CONFIG  menus, and
offers alternatives for the  entries of the FILE  menu.
The EDITH menu is especially useful when EDITH is  used
as an accessory  or with  MultiTOS,  when  there is  no
desktop menu bar.




PROJECT FILES and COMMAND LINES

EDITH recognizes two sets of command line options.  One
set is only  recognized when the  editress is  started;
those can be found in  the printed manual.  The  second
set is also recognized  when Edith is already  running.
There are three ways of passing a command line to Edith
when the editress is already running.

   ù  When OPENING texts, a  full command  line can  be
      typed into the file selector instead of a  single
      file name.

   ù  When the editress is used under MultiTOS or as  a
      desk   accessory   under   Gemini, the    program
      EDITH.TTP  can  be  used  to  pass  command  line
      parameters to Edith,  so that you can give editor
      commands from your shell window.

   ù  A PROJECT  FILE is  a file  containing a  command
      line.  It  can be  opened through  the file  menu
      (open project, 
^M).

Even though EDITH can open only 6 texts at a time,  you
are allowed to give a command line with more file names
than can be immediately processed. Edith will offer you
the possibility put  the remaining texts  in the  INPUT
QUEUE. Queued  texts can  be opened  by selecting  OPEN
NEXT (
^O) from  the FILE  menu. When  all windows  are
closed, and there  are still texts  left in the  queue,
Edith will issue a warning.


The RUN-TIME command line options are:

   -no{tepad}        Open the note pad

   -n{ext}           Open next file from queue

   -p{roject}        Open following file as a  project;
                     rest of command  line is  ignored.
                     Also  allowed  inside  a   project
                     file.

   -i{conic}         Open following files as icons

   -b{inary}         Open following files as binaries

   -a{lternative}    Open    following     files     as
                     alternative text windows

   -d{efault}        Open following  files  as  default
                     text windows.

   -tr{ash}          Open trash window

   -cl{ipboard}      Open clipboard window


   ** the parts between curly brackets are optional.


Edith Manual      File Selector     24th September 1994