Topic       : Documentation for Thing
Author      : Arno Welzel/Thomas Binder/TransAction
Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
Subject     : Documentation/Shells
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View Ref-FileExtra - Configuration... (Window 1)                                   Thing

This page sets the first group of window options:

Ignore open window positions in saved data: Thing normally remembers which 
  windows are open, along with their positions, and restores them on the 
  desktop when starting a new session. Set this option to instruct Thing 
  to ignore any open windows -- only the window positions and sizes are 
  still stored, but not which ones are currently open.

Allow background selection with left mouse button: If this option is set,
  one can select objects even in background directory windows. If you'd 
  like to top the background window, either right mouse click inside the 
  window area or left mouse click anywhere in the window region where 
  there are no objects.

Closer always closes window: Normally clicking the 'Closer' icon steps
  up the directory tree one level to display the parent directory. Because 
  Thing windows include a parent icon, with this option active the 'Closer' 
  icon is re-assigned to always close the window -- even when displaying 
  sub-directories.

Suppress horizontal scroll bar in directory windows: Using later TOS
  versions, MagiC!3 and up, MultiTOS or utilities such as WINX, icons 
  outside the available horizontal window width are dynamically 
  repositioned to fit inside the window, so horizontal sliders in 
  directory windows are redundant and waste screen space. Set this option 
  to display directories and group windows without horizontal sliders.
 
Allow 'relative' folders: This option determines whether 'relative'
  opening of directory windows is possible. A 'relative' opening takes 
  place if a folder is opened from desktop icons or from a group or when 
  holding down the  Alternate  key.

  The directory window title then contains only the name of the folder 
  (e.g. 'TEXTS\') instead of the full path, and clicking the 'Closer' icon 
  completely closes the window instead of changing first to the parent 
  directory:
 


Cursor auto-selects objects: If this option is selected (crossed) the
  object lying under the cursor is automatically selected when the cursor
  is switched on or moved. Otherwise objects can be selected and deselected 
  either with the  Space  bar (if no auto-locator has been set) or with 
   Shift  +  Insert .

Auto-locator with 'filename completion': If this option is selected
  (crossed) the auto-locator in directory windows always has its action 
  extended and the  Backspace  key always clears the whole auto-locator 
  field -- not just the last character input.

Update windows automatically on program termination: If this option is
  set (crossed) all open windows are automatically updated after exiting a 
  program and returning to the desktop even when using a multitasking 
  operating system.

Show hidden files (TOS and Unix): If this option is set (crossed) files
  with the 'hidden' attribute flag set or with a point as the first 
  character of their name are also displayed in directory windows. 
  Otherwise they are only taken into account when moving/copying folders 
  but do not appear in directory windows.

Text filnames in columns (instead of rows): If this option is set 
  (crossed) all objects in text mode are displayed in columns:
 
    Option: Not active  1  2  3    Active  1  4  7 
                         4  5  6             2  5  8
                         7  8                3  6

Right justify file extenders '8        .3': If this option is set
  (crossed) Thing displays the contents of TOS file systems in the form:
  'NAME    .EXT' instead of 'NAME.EXT' -- i.e. all the file extenders 
  are right justified, just like on the Atari desktop.
  Other file systems that permit longer filenames (e.g. MinixFS, MagiC!Mac
  etc.) remain unaffected by this setting.

Suppress mini-icons in text mode: If this option is set (crossed) the
  opening of directory windows can be considerably accelerated because the 
  icon assignments need not be evaluated. These assignments are then only 
  evaluated when changing from the text to the icon display mode and 
  retained until the directory is re-read or changed.

  Note: Group windows are not affected by this setting!
 
  If the mini-icons are not assigned then the small characters for easier 
  recognition of the file-type as well as the display of some entries in 
  different colours are dispensed with.

Do not use HotCloser under MagiC: If this option is set (crossed), the
  'Close' box of directory windows under MagiC behaves as one is used to 
  from TOS, i.e. holding down the left mouse button does not step back 
  through the directory structure level by level.

Real-time scrolling: Sets the real-time window scrolling speed; the
  higher the value the faster the window contents are scrolled. The ratio 
  sets the number of pixels scrolled for each pixel moved by the mouse 
  pointer.