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View Ref-FileFAQ - The AV Protocol features don't seem to be working?              Thing

Q: Although the programs I'm using are meant to support the AV Protocol 
   (ParaFin, TreeView, PacShell etc) they are obviously not recognised 
   by Thing. Neither the global window cycling nor the Drag&Drop of 
   files/folders functions.

A: There could be several possible reasons:

     ∙  Under multitasking (MagiC, MultiTOS) the environmental variable 
        AVSERVER should be installed and set correctly. For more details 
        refer to the AV Protocol pages.

     ∙  Some programs (e.g. old versions of ParaFin) unfortunately ignore 
        AVSERVER and only accept Gemini as an AV-server. If the 
        environmental variable has been set correctly and the programs 
        still do not work correctly, please contact the respective author 
        and ask for support for the AVSERVER environmental variable.

        Thing has been tested with various programs that support the AV 
        Protocol cleanly (under Single-TOS even without AVSERVER). The 
        following programs should work:

        PacShell:  From v2.59 on
        ParaFin:   From v1.33 of 12.03.1995 on
        TreeView:  From v2.4 on (only as a desk accessory!)
        ST-Guide:  Dated 12.11.1994 or later