                             SYMBOS RELEASE  1.0
                     A P P L I C A T I O N   M A N U A L
                                    v 0.2

******************************** PLEASE NOTE ********************************
This is a preview with some descriptions and keyboard functions. The final
versions of the application manuals will be published later in the future.
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Index
1.) SYMCOMMANDER
2.) SYMSEE
3.) SYMAMP
4.) SYMSHELL

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1.) SYMCOMMANDER

SymCommander is designed like the windows clone of the good old Norton
Commander. Because of its huge keyboard support it's a very comfortable and
fast to use this tool for managing your files on floppy and hard disc. With
the function keys or a mouse click on the buttons or menu entries you can
reach all important file management features.

Keyboard shortcuts:
Tab                     -> swap focus between left and right list
F2                      -> show drive information
F5                      -> copy selected files
F6                      -> move selected files or rename one file
F7                      -> create new sub directory
F8                      -> delete selected files
Space                   -> (un)select files in the current list
Shift + Cursor up/dwn   -> (un)select files in the current list
Cursor up/dwn(+control) -> move through the current list
Ctrl + R                -> reload directory of the current list
Ctrl + U                -> swap pathes of the left and right list
*                       -> Invert the current file selection
+                       -> Add files of a special type to the current
                           selection
-                       -> Remove files of a special type from the current
                           selection
Escape                  -> Delete the text of the command input line
Return                  -> Open or execute selected or entered file
Alt + Return            -> show/edit properties of the selected file
Alt + F1                -> Change left drive
Alt + F2                -> Change right drive


2.) SYMSEE

SymSee is a picture viewer for SymbOS, which allows you to watch your
complete image library in a very comfortable way. You can step through your
gallery with one mouse or keyboard click for each picture. Pictures can be
viewed in window or (more or less) fullscreen mode. Raw 16K files, OCP Art
Studio (compressed or uncompressed) screens and SymbOS SGX files are
supported. SymSee supports a slide show feature, where the pictures will
change automatically after a special time. Even a random order is possible.
320x200 standard SymbOS SGX files can be used as desktop pictures directly
from SymSee.

Keyboard shortcuts:
Delete                  -> show previous picture
Space                   -> show next picture
Cursor Up/Dwn/Lft/Rght  -> scroll current picture
Ctrl + O                -> Open new picture
Ctrl + P                -> Open option dialogue
Escape                  -> Switch between fullscreen and window view mode
F                       -> Switch between fullscreen and window view mode


3.) SYMAMP

SymAmp is a music player for SymbOS, which currently supports compiled
Starkos modules (SKM). The support of Soundtrakker modules will come soon,
too. SymAmp provides a playlist with a full featured editor. Songs can also
be played in random order. When the end of a song has been reached, the next
one will be loaded and played automatically.

Keyboard shortcuts:
Z                       -> play previous song in the playlist
X                       -> play current song
C                       -> pause
V                       -> stop playing
B                       -> play next song in the playlist
L                       -> load new song
P                       -> repeat on/off
S                       -> shuffle on/off
Alt  + E                -> switch playlist on/off
A                       -> Add song to the playlist
Alt  + A                -> Add folder to the playlist
Del                     -> remove selected songs from playlist
Clr                     -> remove all songs from playlist
Ctrl + A                -> select all songs of the playlist
Ctrl + N                -> unselect all songs of the playlist
Alt  + I                -> invert playlist song selections
U                       -> Move selected songs down inside the playlist
D                       -> Move selected songs up inside the playlist
Ctrl + O                -> Load new playlist
Ctrl + S                -> Save current playlist


4.) SYMSHELL

SymShell provides commands like CD, DIR, REN, MD, DEL etc. and can directly
start GUI (*.EXE) and shell (*.COM) based applications. Shell based
applications use SymShell as an in- and output terminal. Batch files (*.BAT)
are supported and can be executed with the Shell. Size and colours can be
easily reconfigured. SymShell uses the new direct screen access support of
SymbOS. SymShells text output is the fastest possible solution for the CPC in
Mode 2, but slowed down a little bit by all the different layers. Redirection
is possible in both directions (input and output), and also appending is
supported. Piping is not yet implemented, but because of the multitasking it
will even be possible without slow temporary files (like in MS-DOS). You
already can start multiple applications inside the shell at the same time.

Keyboard shortcuts:
Alt + Return            -> Switch between window and fullscreen mode

Commands:

File and directory management
CD      (<path>)
        Alias:  CHDIR
        Changes the actual directory or displays its name.
CD..    -
        Changes to the father directory of the current one.
DIR     (<path>) (%p) (%f)
        Alias:  LS
        Options:
        %p Wait for keypress after each screen page
        %f Show free memory in the summary
        Displays the content of a directory.
MD      <directory name>
        Alias:  MKDIR
        Creates a new directory.
RD      <directory path and name>
        Alias:  RMDIR
        Deletes a directory.
REN     <file path and name> <new file name>
        Alias:  RENAME
        Renames a file or a directory.
MOVE    <file path and name> <new path>
        Moves a file into another directory.
DEL     <file path and name>
        Alias:  ERASE
        Deletes a file.

Screen commands
CLS     -
        Clears the screen.
ECHO    <Message> or ON|OFF
        Displays a message or turns the batch command output on/off.
REM     <Comment>
        Starts a comment in a batch file.
VER     -
        Displays the SymbOS version.
PAUSE   -
        Stopps executing a batch and waits for a keypress.
TYPE    <file path and name> (%p)
        Alias:  CAT
        Options:
        %p Wait for keypress after each screen page
        Displays the content of a file.

Miscellaneous
EXIT    -
        Quits the current instance of the shell.
CMD     -
        Starts a new shell instance.
HELP    -
        Displays the command overview.
COLOR   <pen> <paper> (<border>)
        Changes the pen, paper and border colour.
SIZE    <width> <height>
        Changes the size of the shell terminal window.
FULL    -
        Switches between window and fullscreen mode.

Options

If you execute a command you can always redirect the input and output to a
file. You can also start multiple applications in the same shell at the same
time.

"<" Input redirection
    [command and command parameters] < [filename]
    Instead from the keyboard, the command will receive all input from the
    file [filename].

">" Output redirection
    [command and command parameters] > [filename]
    Creates or empties the file [filename] and writes all output of the
    command into this file.

">>" Output redirection with appending
    [command and command parameters] >> [filename]
    Creates or opens (if existing) the file [filename] and writes all output
    of the command at the end of this file.

"&" Focus returns to the shell at once
    [shell application.com and parameters] &
    If you start a shell application ("*.COM"), you can force the focus to go
    back to the shell at once, even if the application is still running.
