Topic       : Documentation for Thing
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View Ref-FileExtra - Function Keys.../'Tools' menu                                 Thing

This dialog offers separate pages to assign Function keys alone and in 
combination with  Shift ,  Control  or  Alternate , as well as allocating 
entries in the 'Tools' menu.

Key allocations are evaluated as follows:

If only a filename is entered the relevant file will be opened when the 
key/combination is pressed, taking into account any applications installed 
for it.

If the file is a program then it will be started, of course; optionally 
one can also specify here any command line parameters to be passed.

If a pathname is entered (denoted by a trailing backslash '\' character) 
Thing opens a new directory window to the specified path when the key or 
key combination is pressed. The path can be followed optionally by a file 
mask.

Incidentally, double-clicking on any entry field displays the file 
selector which can be used to select objects (with path) as desired.


Here's a few examples:

  E:\TEXTS\LETTER.DOC

    Opens the file 'LETTER.DOC' in the 'E:\TEXTS\' directory.

  C:\AUTO\

    Opens the 'AUTO' folder on drive 'C:' with the file mask '*'.

  C:\ *.ACC

    Opens the 'C:\' directory with the file mask '*.ACC'

  D:\TOOLS\LHARC.TTP -a -r E:\WORK\*.* H:\WORK

    Starts the 'LHARC.TTP' program in the 'D:\TOOLS' directory with
    the command line '-a -r E:\WORK\*.* H:\WORK'.


Since Version 0.40 there is also a popup menu in various dialogs (for 
example the 'Info about File', 'Info about Application' etc.)  which can 
be used to assign a Function key (alone or with  Shift ,  Control  or 
 Alternate ) to a file or program, though without command lines.

Tool menu entries

Entries in the 'Menu 'Tools'' page are made in the same way as for Function 
keys, with the optional addition of a text description for the drop-down 
menu which may contain up to 16 characters, using the '|' character as a 
separator.

Example:

    Entering:  ST-Guide|C:\ST-GUIDE.ACC

    will start ST-GUIDE.ACC from the root of C: when the 'ST-Guide' legend 
    in the 'Tools' menu is clicked on.
 
Double-clicking on the line and selecting the desired program from the 
file selector automatically enters the program name in the text portion 
(before the '|').


Note:Paths that are longer than the space provided can give rise to 
problems in calling the desired application!