Topic       : Documentation for Thing
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Version     : thing.hyp 1.27E (23/8/1998)
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View Ref-FileOptions for installed applications
Applications: Properties                                              Thing

Each application can be individually assigned certain properties, 
including:

  Which file-types is a program installed for?

    Here one or more file-types, including wildcards, can be entered for 
    each of the functions 'Open', 'Show' and 'Print'.
    For example a text editor may have the entry 'txt,*.doc' for the 
    'Open' function or '*' for the 'Show' function as the default viewer.
 
    Always remember that Thing uses 'real' wildcards! So '*.*' does not 
    have the same effect as '*'! ⇨ Further details

  Type of program (dependent on filename)

    This determines how the program is run.

  An unambiguous title

    If no title is specified then the program's filename is used by 
    default. But you can also assign any of your own titles which will 
    then appear in the list of all installed applications, and this is
    automatically used as a label for desktop or group icons if the 
    program is placed on the desktop from a directory window.
    Any combination of upper and lower case text up to 32 characters in 
    length can be used.

  Shortcut (optional)

    In contrast to files and folders, programs can also make use of
     Alternate  shortcuts which not only launch the program but 
    (optionally) pass all selected objects as a command line.

  Start directory

    Normally a program considers its own directory as the start directory. 
    Sometimes it's more useful if the directory passed in the command line 
    is considered the start directory, or alternatively the topped 
    directory window. Thing offers all three options.

Many other options are provided, which means you can customise Thing to 
your exact requirements.

Besides the actually installed applications, Thing also uses a 'default 
application' that regulates the procedure to be used with uninstalled 
programs. Here, naturally, only very few properties can be changed (thus 
there is no point in assigning file-types, for instance). Some of the
non-selectable options of the default application can be set also in 
'Extra' > 'Configuration...'.

⇨ Options for installed applications