On 2002-10-12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Howard Schwartz> said: Hello, Howard --
>As for norton commander clones, I am probably most fond of file >wizard, which has a large number of file management functions, >mercifully omits things I do not want (e.g., a terminal emulator, >spreadsheet), and is not a memory hog. It has a few quirks, and is >also one of those that implimented drag and drop for copying, >deleting, or moving files. There were a few clones I wanted to try out recently that were located on the Hungarian server where File Wizard (one of the Hungarian NC clones) was located. Back then, there was a problem with my connecting to that server, and only after several failed attempts was I able to finally download an accurate copy. Unfortunately, though, after setting it up and actually enjoying looking it over and marveling at some of its features, I noticed that it bunged up my Ctrl/Caps Lock setup. (In order to accommodate my predilection for WordStar key assignments, I have those two keys functions swapped; you're probably aware of how heavily the WordStar editor and its clones depend on the use of the Ctrl key close to its original position: left of the "a" key.) File Wizard apparently does not work properly with that key change. Yet not only that -- but more seriously -- when closing down FW, my screen goes blank, and only a reset or reboot restores my system. None of the other clones were affected by my Ctrl/Caps Lock change, just FW. And so, I'm afraid to use it on this machine -- and even if it did work, I'd miss the WordStar key assignments with DOS Navigator's internal editor, which File Wizard's internal editor does not have. If it works without any problems for you or anyone else, though, I'd certainly not discourage its use. >...In sum, I mostly use the command.com shell for most of my work >augmented by the many wonderful freeware utilities. In many cases, the utilities within a DOS shell speed up my own file work; in others, I freely and comfortably bounce into the DOS prompt for a quicker solution. It all depends on the situation. In any case, I believe a menu-concentric DOS shell is a far more logical system management model than a graphic-concentric one. I wish the direction of graphics in software management had been confined more to decoration than function. In my view, that would have been far more pleasing to the eye, and perhaps, less distracting and wasteful. Jerry...on his 486DX2/50 MHz/8MB RAM/DOS Navigator & Genesis Commander ***** with IBM PC DOS 7 at the Computer Lab of Classic Systems, Ltd. -*- Without mistakes, learning loses its challenge. Net-Tamer V 1.11.2 - Registered To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
