Compatibility with applications
RISC OS 4's support for the F+ disc format retains as much compatibility as possible with
older software. You might find some older applications (eg. the Impression family of word
processing software application from Computer Concepts) which restrict you to 10
characters when saving, but they have no problems accessing long filename documents or
running from a new format hard disc. If you find any incompatabilities with the software
you are trying to run, please contact your computer supplier or the software distributor/
author to obtain a more recent version.
Changing a file or directory name
If you hold down the Alt key on the keyboard and click on a filename in a filer window, a
white box will appear around it, and you will be able to edit it using the cursor keys.
Saving/Dragging to disc icons
You can save or drag a file to the disc icons to the left of the Icon Bar, and your computer
will save the file to that disc. This can be especially useful if you have a RAM disc set up, as
this feature makes it an ideal temporary location for downloaded files or incomplete work. At
present, this feature has not been implemented to work with EIDE (IDEFS) [or SCSI] - the
RiseStation R7500 uses IDEFS as its hard disc filing system so you will not be able to use
this feature in conjunction with the hard disc. It will work with RAMFS, MEMFS, and ADFS
(floppy discs).
Set Directory on the Filer menu
Pressing the Menu mouse button over a Filer window displays the Filer menu. There is an
option Set Directory which sets the "CSD" (Currently Selected Directory) to that folder. This
is particularly helpful to programmers or people running non-desktop applications, as the
CSD is always the first place the computer looks for files. In addition, many applications will
save to the CSD if they aren't given a full location, making it much easier to set your "work"
directory and save straight into it.
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