Amiga Realm - Knowledge Base Channel

Amiga Realm: Web Directory Index

knowledge base channel: /home/knowledge base/wb3manuals/wb3 preferences

IControl Editor:
Application screenshot available [.gif format]
The IControl editor lets you change system settings, such as the screen drag qualifier key or resetting the text gadget filter.
Screen Drag:
The Screen Drag gadget specifies other keys that can be used in addition to, or in place of, the left Amiga for dragging the Workbench screen. This is useful if; for example, an application uses left Amiga and the selection button for other functions.
The available keys are Shift, Ctrl, left Amiga, and Alt. To select a key, click on its check box.
If you select Ctrl, you must hold down Ctrl to drag the screen. If Ctrl and Shift are selected, you must hold down Ctrl and Shift to drag the screen.
Coercion:
Note: Avoid Flicker and Preserve Colours are only applicable when Productivity mode is selected.
When a Productivity screen is displayed, your Multiscan monitor works at a higher frequency than if an alternate mode is displayed. When several screens are open, the front-most screen determines the frequency of the monitor.
If you drag the front screen down so that a Productivity screen and a non-Productivity screen are both visible, the back screen may be distorted since the monitor is still operating at the frequency determined by the front screen.
The Coercion gadgets control the effects of having multiple screens with different frequencies open at the same time. The Avoid Flicker option prevents a back screen from becoming interlaced.
The Preserve Colours option keeps the screen's original colours intact. However, selecting these options may cause further distortion to the back screen.
The default for both options is on.
Screen Menu Snap:
Screen Menu Snap is provided for users who work with screens that are larger than the monitor's display area.
Normally the Workbench menus appear at the top left corner of the screen. If the left-most side of the screen is not visible, Screen Menu Snap shifts the Workbench screen so that the menus are still accessible.
The screen shifts only while the menu button is held down.
Text Gadget Filter:
The Text Gadget Filter allows control characters to be recognized as such when entered into text gadgets.
A control character is a key combination (usually Ctrl and an alphabetical key) that performs a certain function.
The standard control characters for text editing are:

Ctrl+M - Same as pressing Return
Ctrl+H - Deletes one character to the left of the cursor (same as Backspace)
Ctrl+X - Deletes the entire line
Ctrl+U - Deletes all characters to the left of the cursor
Ctrl+K - Deletes all characters from the cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl+A - Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line
Ctrl+Z - Moves the cursor to the end of the line

You can insert control characters into the text gadget whether filtering is turned on or not by pressing Ctrl+left Amiga along with the desired alphabetical key.
For example, to enter Ctrl+M into the text gadget, press Ctrl+left Amiga+M.
Note: In certain windows with several text gadgets, pressing Tab moves the cursor to the next text gadget. In these windows, even if the Text gadget filter is off, you must still press left Amiga+Tab to enter a Tab into the next gadget.
Mode Promotion:
The Mode Promotion gadget is a software de-interlacer. This applies only to Amigas with the AA chip set.
Selecting Mode Promotion turns off display flickering on non-interlaced VGA monitors.
It is recommended that you turn this option off for video output.


[ terms of service ]	[ contact form ]	[ help & info ]	[ acknowledgements ]