RISC OS 5 User Guide

About this Guide
The RISC OS operating system
Conventions used in this manual
Important tips
Getting help
Additional documentation
Part 1 - Beginner’s concepts
	1 The RISC OS desktop
		What is the RISC OS desktop?
		Windows
		Icons
		Menus
		The pointer
	2 Using the mouse
		What is a mouse?
		Holding the mouse
		The mouse buttons
		Basic mouse techniques
		Clicking
		Double-clicking
		Dragging
	3 Using the keyboard
		A quick tour of the keyboard
		When to use the keyboard
		The computer control keys
		Moving around a document
		Typing special characters
	4 Windows
		Features of windows
		Practising manipulating windows
		Changing a window’s size
		Moving a window
		Toggling window size
		Bringing windows to the front
		Closing windows
		Scrolling
		Practising scrolling
		Scrolling step by step
		Moving through a file
	5 Menus and dialogue boxes
		Menu basics
		Displaying a menu
		Choosing from a menu
		Keeping a menu on the screen
		Choosing from a submenu
		Choosing menu options - conventions in this Guide
		What is a dialogue box?
	6 Using applications
		What are applications?
		Starting an application
		Using applications
		Using more than one application window
		Quitting applications
		The Boot application
	7 Files and directories
		What are files and directories?
		Opening directory displays
		Double-clicking on an application
		Building a file structure
		Creating a new directory
		Saving a file
		Loading a file
		Copying a file to another directory
		Moving a file
		Deleting files and directories
		Pinboard
	8 Switching off the computer
		Normal shut down procedure
Part 2 - Managing the desktop
	9 The desktop
		Manipulating windows
		Directory displays
		The Filer
		Advanced Filer operations
		Desktop colours and resolution
		The pinboard
	10 Managing the desktop
		Introducing the Task Manager
		Controlling tasks and memory
		Launching Configure
		Saving a Desktop settings file
		Shutting the computer down
	11 Changing the computer’s configuration
		Introduction
		Changing configuration settings with Configure
		Merging updates using Configure
		Boot setup plug-in
		Discs setup plug-in
		Filer setup plug-in
		Fonts setup plug-in
		Help setup plug-in
		Keyboard setup plug-in
		Lock setup plug-in
		Mouse setup plug-in
		Pinboard setup plug-in
		Screen setup plug-in
		Sound setup plug-in
		System setup plug-in
		Theme setup plug-in
		Time and date setup plug-in
		Windows setup plug-in
	12 The Boot application
		Introduction
		Getting out of a mess
		Inside the Boot application
		PreDesktop boot
		Desktop boot
		Desktop settings file
		Other names for the Boot application
	13 Using discs
		Fixed and removable discs
		Mounting and dismounting discs
		Naming discs
		Formatting discs
		Backing up discs
		Checking for disc defects (verifying)
		Checking the amount of free space on a disc
		Using several removable discs at once
		What to do if something goes wrong
	14 Other storage devices and filing systems
		Types of filing systems
		Using DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs
		Using DOS and Windows discs
		Using spare RAM as a disc
		Using read-only resources
		Using USB connected drives and SCSI discs
		Using removable memory cards
Part 3 - Networking
	15 Local networks
		Types of network
		Configuring networking
		Disc sharing on an Access network
		Printing over an Access network
		File sharing on an Econet network
		Printing over an Econet network
		File sharing using other protocols
	16 Setting up networking
		Introduction
		Configuring connection to an Econet network
		Configuring connection to an Access network
		Configuring connection to the Internet
		Saving your Network Configuration
	17 OmniClient
		Selecting OmniClient’s protocols
		Starting OmniClient
		Using OmniClient
		Icon bar menu
		Printing through an OmniClient protocol
		Quitting OmniClient
		Advanced OmniClient configuration
Part 4 - Printing
	18 Setting up printers
		Setting up the printer
		Loading the Printer Manager
		Configuring the printer
		Configuring the printer connection
		Activating the printer
		Editing paper sizes
		Saving your choices
		Creating your own Printer definition file
	19 Printing your files
		Starting Printer Manager
		Printing a file
		Things you can’t print
		Using more than one printer
		Print queue control
		Text printing and graphics printing
		Using PostScript printers
		Hints and tips
	20 PrintEdit
		Starting PrintEdit
		The PrintEdit window
		Graphics mode
		Text modes
		Saving and quitting
	21 FontPrint
		Starting FontPrint
		Mapping
		Downloading
		Advanced information
Part 5 - RISC OS applications
	22 RISC OS applications
		Where to look for applications
		Starting applications
		Loading any file into Edit
		Transferring data between applications
		Setting application options in Boot files
		Adding more applications to a hard disc
	23 Using colour in applications
		Colour models
		Using colour in Draw
		Colour and the desktop
	24 Using fonts in applications
		RISC OS fonts
		Choosing and using fonts in applications
		How the Font Manager works
		Matching font performance to your needs
		Printing with fonts
		Changing the desktop font
		Troubleshooting
	25 Edit
		Starting Edit
		Typing in text
		Editing text
		Formatting text
		Changing the display font
		Saving text files
		Printing text files
		Other features of Edit
		Writing and editing BASIC programs
		Quitting Edit
		Saving Edit application preferences
		Keystroke equivalents
	26 Draw
		Starting Draw
		Basic ideas
		Undoing and redoing operations
		Using the Grid to place objects accurately
		Zooming in and out of your drawing
		Displaying two views of the same file
		Creating objects (Enter mode)
		Manipulating objects (Select mode)
		Creating special effects in Draw (interpolation and grading)
		Defining a path object’s style
		Defining text style
		Editing Draw objects (Path edit mode)
		Importing (loading) files into Draw
		Exporting (saving) files from Draw
		Printing Draw files
		Text areas
		DXF files
		JPEGs (photo-quality images)
		Working with multiple Draw files
		Saving Draw application preferences
		Keyboard shortcuts
	27 Paint
		Starting Paint
		Basic ideas
		Painting with a sprite
		Painting with the mask of a sprite
		Creating a new sprite
		Handling sprite files
		Manipulating sprites within a sprite file
		Handling JPEG images
		Choosing and using colours
		Zooming in and out (scaling a sprite window)
		Using a grid
		Using Paint’s tools
		Changing a sprite’s size, shape and orientation
		Taking screen snapshots
		Printing a sprite
		Saving Paint application preferences
		Types of sprite that can be created by Paint
		Keyboard shortcuts
	28 Alarm
		Starting Alarm
		Setting the time and date
		Setting an alarm
		Saving alarms
		When an alarm goes off
		Browsing through your alarms
		Configuring the Alarm choices
		Alarm files
		Quitting Alarm
		Time and date display formats
	29 Help
		Starting Help
		Seeing what help is available
		Controlling Help
	30 Chars
		Starting Chars
		Inserting a character
		Using fonts
		Keyboard entry
		Icon bar menu
		Choices
	31 CloseUp
		Starting CloseUp
		CloseUp options
	32 Maestro
		Starting Maestro
		Playing a tune
		Editing the score
		The Maestro menu
		Setting up your own score
		Some tips
		Maestro’s use of memory
	33 SciCalc
		Starting SciCalc
		Entering numbers
		Arithmetic functions
		Memory functions
		Advanced functions
		Changing the number base and angle unit
		Keyboard shortcuts
		Icon bar menu
		Choices
		Technical notes
	34 Squash
		Starting Squash
		Compressing a file
		Decompressing a file
		Compressing a directory or application
		Decompressing a directory or application
		Icon bar menu
		Checking your archive
		Exceptions
Part 6 - RISC OS diversions
	35 Blocks
		Starting Blocks
		Keys
		Blocks menus
	36 Flasher
		Starting Flasher
		Icon bar menu
	37 Hopper
		Starting Hopper
		Keys
		Icon bar menu
		Choices
	38 Madness
		Starting Madness
		Quitting Madness
	39 MemNow
		Starting MemNow
		Compact display
	40 Meteors
		Starting Meteors
		Keys
	41 MineHunt
		Starting MineHunt
		Playing MineHunt
		Choices
		Icon bar menu
	42 Patience
		Starting Patience
		The rules
		Playing Patience
		Choices
	43 Puzzle
		Starting Puzzle
		Puzzle menu
Part 7 - RISC OS utilities
	44 T1ToFont
		Converting a font
		Using Macintosh and MS-DOS type 1 fonts
	45 HForm
		Formatting your existing hard disc
	46 ChangeFSI
		Starting ChangeFSI
		Using ChangeFSI
		Icon bar menu options
		Image menu options
		Image file conversion
	47 Usage
		Starting Usage
		Detailed display
	48 Patch
		Starting Patch
		Applying or removing patches
	49 SparkFS
		Archives
		Read-only edition
		Starting SparkFS
		Icon bar menu
		Archive handling
		Converting archives
		Choices
Appendices
	Appendix A: The command line
		Accessing the command line
		Using the task window
		Getting Help
		Using the command line
		Command line syntax
		System devices
		!Run and !Boot files within applications
		System variables
		Command and application options and other variables
		Command scripts
		Using GS formats in scripts
	Appendix B: BBC BASIC
		BBC BASIC V and VI
		Entering BASIC
		Leaving BASIC
		Writing and editing BASIC files
		Command line syntax for BASIC
	Appendix C: RISC OS file types
		Generic file types
		Commercial software file types
		Public domain software file types
	Appendix D: Old-type screen modes
		Display Manager
		Numbered screen modes
	Appendix E: Removing a disc defect
		What is a defect?
		Removing a defect
		Technical details
	Appendix F: Character sets
		Loading an alphabet
		How alphabets are initially set up
		Keyboard shortcuts
		Typing special characters
		Latin1 alphabet (ISO 8859-1)
		Latin2 alphabet (ISO 8859-2)
		Latin3 alphabet (ISO 8859-3)
		Latin4 alphabet (ISO 8859-4)
		Cyrillic alphabet (ISO 8859-5)
		Welsh alphabet (ISO IR-182)
		Greek alphabet (ISO 8859-7)
		Hebrew alphabet (ISO 8859-8)
		Latin5 alphabet (ISO 8859-9)
		Latin6 alphabet (ISO 8859-10)
		Latin7 alphabet (ISO 8859-13)
		Latin8 alphabet (ISO 8859-14)
		Latin9 alphabet (ISO 8859-15)
		Latin10 alphabet (ISO 8859-16)
	Appendix G: Error messages
		Error messages
	Symbols
	Numerics
	A
	B
	C
	D
	E
	F
	G
	H
	I
	J
	K
	L
	M
	N
	O
	P
	Q
	R
	S
	T
	U
	V
	W
	X
	Z