RISC OS 3.7 User Guide


!

!ArmBoot [1] [2] 
!Boot [1] [2] 
how it's used 
saving 
see also configuration 
!Configure 
!Fonts 
description 
merging 
!Scrap 
description 
!ShareBoot 
!System 
adding 
description 
merging 

$

$ (root directory) 

&

& (file server directory) 

*

* Commands
Task manager menu option 

1

16-bit sound 

3

3D window icons 

A

access permission [1] [2] [3] 
access permission, showing 
Acorn Desktop Assembler 
Acorn Desktop C 
activate, pinned icon 
Adjust button, opening directory display 
Adjust size icon 
alias 
allocate memory 
anti-aliasing 
limit 
sub-pixel 
application 
adding to Apps directory (ResourcFS) 
effect of moving on Desktop boot file 
pre RISC OS 3 
use with locked computer 
Application Development Environment 
application tasks 
application, help with 
application, iconising window [1] [2] 
application, menu from iconised window 
application, opening directory 
Apps directory 
Assembler 
Auto (monitor type) 

B

Back icon 
backdrop 
configuring 
backdrop, background picture 
backdrop, making 
backdrop, marble effect 
backdrop, removing 
backdrop, scaling options 
backdrop, sprite as background picture 
background, Filer operations 
backup
of !Boot 
BBC BASIC 
beep 
bitmap font
caching 
Break key 
removing tasks 

C

C language 
C/C++ 
cache
bitmap 
cache bitmap
limit 
Caps Lock 
case sensitivity, in filenames 
CD-ROM
max number of drives allowed 
SCSI 
volume control 
change
font cache 
settings in Configuration windows 
System sprites memory 
Choices.Boot directory 
choosing, objects on Desktop 
clear selection 
Close icon [1] [2] 
close, window 
CMOS RAM 
resetting defaults 
resetting from command line 
settings overridden by Desktop boot file 
colon separator 
colour 
colour used in the desktop 
colour, changing display 
colour, used in the desktop 
ColourTransLoadings 
command line 
resetting CMOS RAM defaults 
commenting out lines from Desktop boot file 
computer
resetting 
unlocking 
configuration
allocated memory 
CD-ROM drives 
changing default settings 
Configuration window 
default 
desktop windows 
floppy drives 
fonts 
hard disc drives 
hardware 
keyboard 
lock 
mouse 
resolution 
restoring 
saving 
screen 
screen colours 
sound 
starting !Boot 
system 
configuration, saving Pinboard 
Configure file 
saving 
confirm, Filer operation 
control panel for desktop 
conventions 
in Configure dialogue boxes 
Copy (Filer option) 
copy, file with a new name 
copy, files and directories 
Count (Filer option) 
create
RAM disc 
current filing system, concept 
customise
computer configuration 
system start-up 

D

default
CMOS RAM 
configuration settings 
desktop font 
screen configuration 
delete, application 
delete, directory 
delete, file 
deselect, objects 
desktop [1] [2] 
controlling 
default font 
saving properties 
Desktop boot file [1] [2] 
changing font memory allocation 
commenting out lines 
editing 
inside 
limitations 
moving applications 
overriding CMOS 
saving [1] [2] 
saving on a network 
setting up 
Desktop file 
desktop, colours 
desktop, enlarging and reducing 
desktop, Filer menu 
desktop, how it works 
desktop, Pinboard 
directory
memory used by 
opening on start-up 
directory, creating 
directory, display 
directory, finding 
directory, iconising display 
directory, information 
directory, moving display to front 
directory, opening display 
directory, opening display from Pinboard 
directory, operations on 
directory, parent 
directory, selecting 
directory, stamping 
disc drive, icon 
disc, naming 
display
and memory 
Display manager 
Display manager, changing resolution 
Display manager, current settings 
Display manager, EIG factor 
Display manager, how it works 
Display manager, number of colours 
display, files and directories 
display, menu 
documentation roadmap 
drag
instant dragging modes 
drag and drop 
drag, copying a file 
drag, select box around icons 
dynamic areas 

E

Edit$Options 
EIG factor 
EIG factor, definition 
EIG value 
error
beep 
error box 
exit
from desktop 

F

Faster (Filer option) 
file type, setting 
file, access permissions [1] [2] 
file, copying 
file, copying with new name 
file, counting size 
file, date stamping 
file, deleting 
file, deselecting 
file, finding [1] [2] 
file, locked 
file, overriding a lock 
file, renaming 
file, selecting 
file, setting type 
file, stamping 
filename, number of characters allowed 
filename, restrictions 
filename, valid characters 
Filer 
Filer, advanced operations 
Filer, background operations 
Filer, confirming operation 
Filer, help option 
Filer, menu options 
Filer, new directory 
Filer, Open $ 
Filer, options 
Filer, running operations simultaneously 
Filer, speeding up operations 
Filer_Boot 
Filer_OpenDir 
filing system, current 
find, files or directories 
find, parameters 
find, wildcard characters 
floppy disc drive
configuration 
font
changing font cache 
changing memory allocation in Desktop boot file 
configuration 
desktop font 
font cache [1] [2] 
Force (Filer option) 
Force (Filer option), overriding file lock 
forgotten password? 
frame rate 
full info 

G

greyscale 
grid, on Pinboard 

H

hard disc
changing name 
IDE 
locking 
SCSI 
hardware
configuration 
help, information about applications 

I

icon bar, moving to the front 
icon, clicking on 
icon, deselecting 
icon, on the Pinboard 
icon, putting on Pinboard 
icon, removing from Pinboard 
iconise, application windows 
iconise, window 
IDE hard disc 
Spindown delay 
Info option 
interactive file copying 

K

keyboard 
auto-repeat 
Break key 
Caps Lock 
configuration 

L

Library directory 
lock 
Configuration window 
locked computer 
locking the computer 
unlocking the computer 
using applications 
lock, icons onto Pinboard grid 
lock, locked file (or directory) 
lock, overriding [1] [2] 

M

manuals, additional 
memory 
adding DRAM and VRAM 
allocation [1] [2] [3] 
changing amount reserved for fonts 
controlling 
font cache 
font cache limit 
module area 
optimising usage 
ram disc 
system heap/stack 
system sprites 
merge
!Fonts 
!System 
mode 
mode number 
mode number, in use 
mode string 
module
adding 
loading 
module tasks 
monitor type [1] [2] 
Auto 
mouse
configuration 
double click cancel distance 
double click delay 
drag delay 
drag start distance 
MouseType 
speed 
move, application 

N

network
automatic logging on to file server 
configuration 
saving Desktop boot file 
New task 
Newer (Filer option) 
NFS, Filer 
no picture 

O

off screen dragging 
open
open submenus automatically 
Open $ 
open, directory display 
open, parent directory 
operating system
start-up 
options menu 
order, in directory display 
outline drags 

P

parent directory 
parent directory, opening 
password 
changing 
forgotten it?! 
locking of disc 
protection 
removing 
setting 
path 
pathname 
Pinboard [1] 
Pinboard, activating a pinned icon 
Pinboard, backdrop 
Pinboard, copying pinned icons 
Pinboard, double clicking 
Pinboard, grid 
Pinboard, menu options 
Pinboard, Pinboard file 
Pinboard, pinning an icon 
Pinboard, removing an icon 
Pinboard, saving layout 
Pinboard, starting pinned application 
Pinboard, tidying icons 
pixel 
PreDesk directory 
PreDesktop file 
print
quitting during a print operation 
Private or Public access 
problems?
resetting the computer 
problems?, error messages 
programming languages 
protected file 
Public directory 

Q

quit
during print 
tasks and applications 
tasks using system monitor 

R

RAM disc [1] [2] 
creating 
rectangular pixel modes 
recurse, access permissions 
rename, DOS file 
rename, files and directories 
reset 
advanced options 
options 
to save memory 
Reset button 
ResetBoot [1] [2] 
resolution [1] [2] 
configuring 
resolution of screen 
resolution, changing 
resource applications 
ResourceFS [1] [2] 
restrictions 
RMEnsure 
roadmap 
root directory 
run
application on start-up 
obey file 

S

save
!Boot 
Desktop boot file 
save, saving iconised file without opening window 
SaveCMOS 
screen
blank delay 
colours 
configuration 
resolution 
screen memory 
screen blank 
scrolling 
scrolling, Scroll arrow 
scrolling, Scroll bar 
SCSI
hard discs 
search, for file 
search, wildcard characters 
select, all icons in directory display 
select, clearing a selection 
select, files and directories 
select, group of objects 
select, Select all 
select, select box 
separator, in pathname 
set, file type 
shutdown [1] [2] [3] 
messages 
size, of file 
Slider 
software
changing configuration settings 
sort, order 
sort, types of sorting 
sound
channel 
configuration 
voices 
volume 
spindown 
sprite
and memory usage 
sprite pool 
sprite as backdrop 
sprite, as backdrop 
square pixel modes [1] [2] 
Stamp (Filer menu) 
star commands 
start-up options 
storage devices 
subdirectory, opening 
submenu
automatic display 
switching off 
system
changing settings 
customising start-up 
memory allocation 
system beep 
system monitor
quitting tasks 
System sprites 
changing memory 

T

task
and memory 
controlling 
display 
quitting 
Task manager [1] [2] [3] 
overriding CMOS 
overview 
Task window 
Tasks directory 
Tasks window 
textured backgrounds to windows 
tidy, icons on Pinboard 
Title bar 
Title bar, containing pathname 
Toggle size icon 
type
MouseType 
type, of file 

U

Utils directory 

V

Verbose (Filer option) 
video memory Ð see VRAM 
voice 
volume 
control of CD-ROM 
VRAM [1] [2] 
adding 
effect on monitor type 
VRAM, changing 

W

Welcome Guide 
wildcard, in Filer search string 
Wimp Sprite Pool 
WimpSlot 
windo, moving to front 
window
configuration 
textured backgrounds 
window, changing size 
window, closing 
window, control icons 
window, moving to back 

RISC OS 3.7 User Guide - 21 JAN 1997

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