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-FileFormat of group files
File - Show Info... (Group)                                           Thing

This dialog is used to set the general properties for object groups.

Title: The title of the group, up to 32 characters in length; mixed 
  upper and lower case can be used. This title will also be used as the 
  window title.

Group file: The filename, with the '*.GRP' extender, used to store the 
  group details.

Save changes automatically: If this option is set, all changes of the group
  will be saved (usually immediately but at the latest when the group 
  window is closed). Excepted from this are movements of window positions 
  off-screen and back again using the 'Hide' and 'Unhide' functions of 
  MagiC. With this option not set an asterisk '*' preceding the group 
  title in the window title line denotes that unsaved changes have been 
  made to the group.

Determine attributes: Normally Thing determines the attributes of all 
  entries when opening a group, so that executable files from extended 
  file systems are recognised correctly even if they do not have the usual 
  extenders such as .PRG or .TTP. But this may be undesirable at times, 
  such as when group entries refer to files contained on a floppy disk or 
  an interchangeable cartridge etc., as this results in the medium being 
  accessed and an error message appearing if the correct medium is not 
  currently in the drive.
 
  For this reason one can switch off this option, which tells Thing that 
  it should not determine any attributes when opening a group; this also 
  speeds up the process.
 
Close group automatically after opening group object: This determines 
  whether Thing is to close the group window when it has opened an element 
  of the group. Together with the following option one can create a kind 
  of menu structure with groups.
 
Parent object: Here one can specify an object (with the same options 
  as for a Function key entry) which is to be opened after the group is 
  closed with the window 'Closer' button or the corresponding menu entry. 
  As a rule one will enter another group file here, in order to create 
  the above-mentioned menu structure.
 
  If one wants to close a group without opening the parent object, one has 
  to click on the 'Closer' button while holding down the  Shift  key.

F-key: In this popup menu a Function key combination can be assigned 
  as a keyboard shortcut to open a group window.