Desktop Configuration - Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual

Foll ow these steps to use the Read . l N F F i l e command:
1 .
Read . I N F F i l e
Select
displays.
2.
D i s p l a y and h i g h l i gh t the a l tern ate desk top i n formation fi l e . Select
[Return ] . The new information is read into your computer.
Note : IlYou wish to save the current NEWDESK.lNF file hefore using the
READ .INF command, simply change the name of the current file NEWDESK.lNF
file . This allows you to save your desktop without losing your current setup.
Desktop Configu ration
W i t h the Desktop Configuration dialog box you c a n set the default directory and
i nput parameters for a l l appl ications, scrol l through assigned function keys, and
assign a s i ngle keystroke to various menu commands. The Desktop Configuration
dialog box also d i splays the amount of RAM currently ava i l able.
Most appl i cations use the default directory and i nput parameters d isplayed i n the
Desktop Configuration dialog box. The exceptions are appl ications that have been
assigned their own speci fi c default d i rectory and input parameters through the
Instal l Appl ications dialog box. You can find detai led information regardi ng
setti ng the default d irectory and i nput parameters under
this chapter.
You can use the Function-keys Assignment to display the ful l pathname of each
program that has an assigned function key. U se the right and left scro l l arrows to
disp l ay h idden parts of the pathname, and the up and down arrow keys to scro l l
through t h e assigned function keys.
All menu commands can be assigned a keystroke. This enables you to bypass the
menu bar and init i ate the command by pressing a s i ngle key.
Part II: Using the Desktop
from the Option me n u . The Select an INF File d i al og box
A Gu ided Tour of the Desktop
OK,
or press
Install Applications i n
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