C: Acorn Computers Ltd, 1992
VER:1.41 (14-Apr-92)
BarIcon:!configure
TaskID:Configure
MMenuT:Configure
MMenu:>Info,>Save,Quit
FSTitle:File Servers
PSTitle:Printers
VTitle:Voices
ER0:Full network address required
Off:Off
BLT0:30 sec.
BLT1:1 min.
BLT2:2 min.
BLT3:5 min.
BLT4:10 min.
BLT5:15 min.
BLT6:30 min.
fname:Configure
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#Help Text for built in windows
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#The Main Window
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MA:Configure allows you to say what peripherals are attached to your computer, and to control various preferences of startup and operation.
MA0:Click SELECT to configure the number of hard discs connected.
MA1:Click SELECT to configure the number of floppy disc drives connected.
MA2:Click SELECT to configure your use of Econet.
MA3:Click SELECT to configure the printer port.|MDetailed setup of RISC OS printer drivers is done using the Printer Manager application (!Printers).
MA7:Click SELECT to control various settings in the sound system.
MA8:Click SELECT to control the monitor type and settings.
MA10:Click SELECT to control various settings in the Window Manager.
MA6:Click SELECT to control the use of memory by the operating system at power-up.
MA4:Click SELECT to configure the mouse sensitivity for various operations.
MA5:Click SELECT to control various settings in the keyboard.
MA11:Click SELECT to configure which applications will be started automatically at power-up.
MA9:Click SELECT to control various settings in the Font Manager.
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#The Hard Discs Window
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HD:This window allows you to configure the number of hard discs connected to your computer.
HD0/HD1/HD2/HD3:This area selects how many ST506 hard discs are connected to the system (maximum two).
HD4:Click SELECT to increase the number of ST506 discs.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
HD5:Click SELECT to decrease the number of ST506 discs.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
HD6/HD7/HD8/HD9:This area selects how many IDE hard discs are connected to the system (maximum two).
HD10:Click SELECT to increase the number of IDE discs.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
HD11:Click SELECT to decrease the number of IDE discs.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
HD12:This area lets you configure the delay before IDE discs stop spinning.  Applicable to Portables only.
HD13:Click SELECT to decrease the IDE disc spindown delay.  After changing this number, click on OK.
HD15:Click SELECT to increase the IDE disc spindown delay.  After changing this number, click on OK.
HD14:This is the IDE disc spindown delay.  After changing this number, click on OK.
HD16/HD17/HD18/HD19/HD20/HD21:This area selects how many SCSI hard discs are connected to the system (maximum four).
HD22:Click SELECT to increase the number of SCSI discs.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
HD23:Click SELECT to decrease the number of SCSI discs.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
HD24S:Click SELECT to reinitialise the filing systems after altering the number of disc drives above.
SPIN0:Off
SPIN1:1 min.
SPIN2:2 min.
SPIN5:5 min.
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#The floppies window
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FL/FL0/FL1/FL2/FL3/FL4/FL5:This window allows you to configure the number of floppy drives connected to your computer (maximum four).
FL6:Click SELECT to increase the number of floppy disc drives.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
FL7:Click SELECT to decrease the number of floppy disc drives.|MAfter changing the number, click on OK to re-initialise the filing systems.
FL8S:Click SELECT to reinitialise the filing systems after altering the number of disc drives above.
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# The Net Window
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EC:This window allows you to configure your use of Econet.
EC0/EC1/EC2:This is your configured Econet station number.|MTo change your station number consult the system manager for your network.
EC3/EC4:This is your network file server.
EC6:Click SELECT or MENU to get a menu of the available file servers on your network.
EC5:Click SELECT to enter the name of your chosen server.|MClick MENU to get a menu of the available file servers on your network.
EC7/EC8:This is your network printer server.
EC10:Click SELECT or MENU to get a menu with the available printer servers on your network.
EC9:Click SELECT to enter the name of your chosen server.|MClick MENU to get a menu of the available printer servers on your network.
EC11:Click SELECT to make your system use 'Arthurlib' as the library directory when you log onto a file server.|MThis option is provided mainly for compatibility with older systems.
EC11S:Click on this icon to make your system use 'Library' as the library directory when you log onto a file server.|MThis option is provided mainly for compatibility with older systems.
EC12/EC13:This area allows you to control the use of broadcast loading on your system. Broadcast loading makes the network faster if several computers all ask the file server for the same file at once.
EC14:Click SELECT to enable broadcast loading on your system.
EC14S:Click SELECT to disable the use of the broadcast loader on your system.
EC15:Click SELECT to make the broadcast loader change the hourglass colours when broadcast loading is in progress.
EC15S:Click SELECT to stop the broadcast loader from changing the hourglass colours.
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#The printer window
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PR:This window allows you to configure the default printer port and the 'printer ignore' character.|MMore detailed setup of RISC OS printer drivers should be done using the Printer Manager application (!Printers).
PR0/PR1:This area allows you to configure the default printer port.
PR2/PR2S:Click SELECT to discard all printer output.
PR3/PR3S:Click SELECT to send all printer output to the parallel port.
PR4/PR4S:Click SELECT to send all printer output to the serial port.
PR5/PR5S:Click SELECT to send all printer output to the configured Econet printer server.
PR6:Click SELECT to enable the 'printer ignore' character.|MThis character will be ignored by the printer.|MThis option is provided mainly for compatibility with older systems.
PR6S:Click SELECT to disable the 'printer ignore' character.|MThis character will be ignored by the printer.|MThis option is provided mainly for compatibility with older systems.
PR7:Click SELECT to enter the character code for the 'printer ignore' character. After changing the number, press RETURN. The value is typically either 10 or 13 (Line Feed or Carriage Return).
PR8/PR9:!Printers controls many aspects of textual and graphic printing, on a variety of printers.
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#The sound window
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SO:This window allows you to set various aspects of the computer's sound system.
SO0/SO2:This allows you to set the overall sound volume.
SO3:Click SELECT to increase the sound volume.
SO1:Click SELECT to reduce the sound volume.
SO4:This allows you to set the default sound voice for your system.
SO8:This is the currently configured voice number.
SO5:This is the currently configured voice.
SO6:Click SELECT or MENU to show a menu of available voices.
SO9:Click SELECT to increase the voice number.
SO7:Click SELECT to reduce the voice number.
SO10S:Click SELECT to disable the internal speaker.
SO10:Click SELECT to enable the internal speaker.
SO11/SO11S:Click SELECT to set the beep to half volume.
SO12/SO12S:Click SELECT to set the beep to full volume.
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#The screen window
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SC:This window allows you to control the monitor type and settings.
SC0/SC1:This area allows you to configure the monitor type used by your computer.
SC2:Click SELECT to enable automatic monitor type detection.|MOn computers with automatic monitor type detection, this will automatically identify the monitor connected to the computer.
SC2S:Click SELECT to disable automatic monitor type detection.|MOn computers with automatic monitor type detection, this will automatically identify the monitor connected to the computer.
SC3/SC3S:Click SELECT to configure your system for use with a normal monitor.
SC4/SC4S:Click SELECT to configure your system for use with a Multiscan monitor.
SC5/SC5S:Click SELECT to configure your system for use with a high resolution monochrome monitor.
SC6/SC6S:Click SELECT to configure your system for use with a VGA monitor.
SC7/SC7S:Click SELECT to configure your system for use with a Super VGA monitor.
SC8/SC8S:Click SELECT to configure your system for use with an LCD display.
SC9:Click SELECT to enable automatic screen mode selection.|MIf this option is enabled the system will automatically select an appropriate display mode for the configured monitor type.
SC9S:Click SELECT to disable automatic screen mode selection.|MIf this option is disabled you will need to set the default display mode yourself by using the writable icon in this area.
SC10:Click SELECT to enable interlaced display.
SC10S:Click SELECT to disable interlaced display.
SC11/SC13:This is the screen blank delay. If no mouse or keyboard activity is detected for this time, the screen will be blanked to prevent monitor burn-in. Move the mouse to unblank it again.
SC14:Click SELECT to increase the screen blank delay.
SC12:Click SELECT to reduce the screen blank delay.
SC15:This is the default 'screen mode' to be used on system start-up.|MThe User Guide contains tables of screen modes that are suitable for your monitor.
SC18:Click SELECT to increase the start-up screen mode.
SC16:Click SELECT to reduce the start-up screen mode.
SC17:This is the default screen mode.|MClick SELECT to type in a new value, then press RETURN.
SC19:This is the vertical adjust factor for your monitor.|MThis moves your picture up and down by single scan lines, to help position it ideally on your screen.
SC22:Click SELECT to increase the vertical adjust factor.
SC20:Click SELECT to reduce the vertical adjust factor.
SC21:This is the vertical adjust factor.|MClick SELECT to type in a new value, then press RETURN.
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#The Wimp window
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WI:This window allows you to configure different aspects of the window system.
WI0:Click SELECT to enable multi-tasking Filer operations (copy, move, delete).  This allows you to continue working while these operations are in progress.
WI0S:Click SELECT to disable multi-tasking Filer operations.|MThis can make moving and copying files faster, but multi-tasking is not allowed while they occur.
WI1/WI2:This area controls visual feedback on the dragging of windows.
WI3:Click SELECT to get instant redraw when you move a window.
WI3S:Click SELECT to get a rubber band effect when you move a window.
WI4:Click SELECT to get instant redraw when you resize a window.
WI4S:Click SELECT to get a rubber band effect when you resize a window.
WI5:Click SELECT to get an instant effect when you drag the horizontal scroll bar of a window.
WI5S:Click SELECT to get a rubber band effect when you drag the horizontal scroll bar of a window.
WI6:Click SELECT to get an instant effect when you drag the vertical scroll bar of a window.
WI6S:Click SELECT to get a rubber band effect when you drag the vertical scroll bar of a window.
WI7S:Click SELECT to enable instant effect on all window operations.
WI8S:Click SELECT to enable the rubber band effect on all window operations.
WI9/WI10:This area controls the movement of windows off the screen.
WI11:Click SELECT to allow windows to be dragged partially off the bottom and to the right of the screen.
WI11S:Click SELECT to prevent windows from being dragged partially off the bottom and to the right of the screen.
WI12:Click SELECT to allow windows to be dragged partially off the top and to the left of the screen.
WI12S:Click SELECT to prevent windows from being dragged partially off the top and to the left of the screen.
WI13:Click SELECT to sound a beep when an error occurs.
WI13S:Click SELECT to make no sound when an error occurs.
WI14:Click SELECT to have submenus open after a short delay, if you stay on the parent menu item.
WI14S:Click SELECT to stop submenus from being opened automatically.
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#Memory window
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ME/ME28/ME29/ME30/ME31/ME32/ME33/ME34:This window allows you to set the amount of memory initially allocated to various areas on system startup. Once allocated, the memory usage can then be controlled using the Task window.
ME0/ME14:This is the amount of memory that will be allocated for the screen on a system reset.|MIt is not normally necessary to set this value: the Window Manager will override it in setting the configured screen mode.
ME7:Click SELECT to reduce the memory for the screen at start-up.
ME21:Click SELECT to increase the memory for the screen at start-up.
ME1/ME15:This is the amount of memory to be left free in the system heap after system reset.|MIt is not normally necessary to set this value.
ME8:Click SELECT to reduce the memory for the system heap at start-up.
ME22:Click SELECT to increase the memory for the system heap at start-up.
ME2/ME16:This is the amount of memory that will be left free in the module area (RMA) after the operating system has claimed its workspace.|MIt is not normally necessary to set this value.
ME9:Click SELECT to reduce the memory in the module area at start-up.
ME23:Click SELECT to increase the memory in the module area at start-up.
ME3/ME17:This is the amount of memory to be allocated to the font cache on system reset.|MIt is useful to set this value if you are a frequent user of the computer's scalable fonts, and want to get better performance in painting fonts.
ME10:Click SELECT to reduce the memory for the font cache at start-up.
ME24:Click SELECT to increase the memory for the font cache at start-up.
ME4/ME18:This is the maximum amount of memory to be allocated to the font cache.|MIt allows the font cache to grow beyond its current setting when absolutely necessary.|MIt is not normally necessary to set this value.
ME11:Click SELECT to reduce font cache limit at start-up.
ME25:Click SELECT to increase font cache limit at start-up.
ME5/ME19:This is the amount of memory to be allocated to the system sprite area on a system reset.|MIt is not normally necessary to set this value.
ME12:Click SELECT to reduce the memory for the system sprite pool at start-up.
ME26:Click SELECT to increase the memory for the system sprite pool at start-up.
ME6/ME20:This is the amount of memory that will be allocated for the RAM disc on a system reset.|MIt is useful to set this value if you always use the RAM disc, and want the computer to power up with it already allocated.
ME13:Click SELECT to reduce the memory in the RAM disc at start-up.
ME27:Click SELECT to increase the memory in the RAM disc at startup.
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#The mouse window
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MO:This window allows you to configure various aspects of the mouse sensitivity.
MO0/MO1:This area allows you to set the speed of mouse movement on the screen.
MO2/MO3/MO3S:Click SELECT to make the on-screen pointer move slowly when the mouse is moved.
MO4/MO4S/MO5/MO5S/MO6/MO6S:Click SELECT to set the mouse speed.
MO7/MO7S: Click SELECT to make the on-screen pointer require only slight movements of the mouse.
MO8/MO10:This is the time you have to hold the mouse button down before a drag is started.|MIt is displayed in tenths of a second.
MO9:Click SELECT to reduce the drag delay.
MO11:Click SELECT to increase the drag delay.
MO12/MO14:A drag will be started if the pointer moves more than this number of OS units while a button is pressed.|MAn OS unit is typically half a pixel horizontally, half or quarter of a pixel vertically (depending on screen mode).
MO13:Click SELECT to reduce the drag start distance.
MO15:Click SELECT to increase the drag start distance.
MO16/MO18:This is the time after a single click in which a double click will be detected.  It is displayed in tenths of a second.|MDuring this time the pointer shape changes to a double arrow.
MO17:Click SELECT to reduce the double click delay.
MO19:Click SELECT to increase the double click delay.
MO20/MO22:After a mouse click, if the pointer moves by more than this distance (in OS units), a double click will no longer be detected.
MO21:Click SELECT to reduce the double click cancel distance.
MO23:Click SELECT to increase the double click cancel distance.
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# Keyboard
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KE:This window allows you to set the keyboard repeat rate and the default Caps Lock state.
KE0/KE1:This area allows you to set the keyboard repeat rate.
KE2:Click SELECT to enable keyboard auto reapeat.
KE2S:Click SELECT to disable keyboard auto repeat.
KE3/KE5/KE7:This is the auto-repeat delay, the time that a key has to be held down before it will auto repeat.
KE6:Click SELECT to increase the auto-repeat delay.
KE4:Click SELECT to reduce the auto-repeat delay.
KE8/KE10/KE12:This is the delay between repeated keys.
KE11:Click SELECT to increase the delay between repeated keys.
KE9:Click SELECT to reduce the delay between repeated keys.
KE13/KE14:This area allows you to set the default state of the Caps Lock button on the keyboard.
KE15/KE15S:Click SELECT to enable Caps Lock at start-up.
KE16/KE16S:Click SELECT to disable Caps Lock at start-up.
KE17/KE17S:Click SELECT to enable Shift Caps at start-up.|MShift Caps is like Caps Lock, except that pressing Shift gives lower case letters.
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#ROM applications
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AP/AP1/AP3/AP5/AP7:This window allows you to configure which applications will be started automatically at start-up.|MNOTE that these settings are ignored if you have a desktop boot file, which is assumed to override them.
AP9/AP11/AP13/AP15:This window allows you to configure which applications will be started automatically at start-up.|MNOTE that these settings are ignored if you have a desktop boot file, which is assumed to override them.
AP0:Click SELECT to have !Alarm started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP0S:Click SELECT to stop !Alarm from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP2:Click SELECT to have !Calc started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP2S:Click SELECT to stop !Calc from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP4:Click SELECT to have !Chars started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP4S:Click SELECT to stop !Chars from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP6:Click SELECT to have !Configure started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP6S:Click SELECT to stop !Configure from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP8:Click SELECT to have !Draw started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP8S:Click SELECT to stop !Draw from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP10:Click SELECT to have !Edit started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP10S:Click SELECT to stop !Edit from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP12:Click SELECT to have !Help started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP12S:Click SELECT to stop !Help from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP14:Click SELECT to have !Paint started automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP14S:Click SELECT to stop !Paint from starting automatically when you enter the desktop.
AP16/AP16S:Click SELECT to turn all the above settings on.
AP17/AP17S:Click SELECT to turn all the above settings off.
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# The Fonts window
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FO:The Font Manager converts character shape outlines into bitmaps of any required size.|MIt holds these in the 'font cache', in order to make painting characters (on screen or printer) as fast as possible.
FO0/FO1/FO2/FO6:Anti-aliasing means the use of grey edge pixels to achieve smoother, better-rounded characters. It gives improved screen quality, but uses more font cache.
FO4:This is the maximum height in points for anti-aliased text.|MAbove this height, anti-aliasing will not be used.
FO3:Click SELECT to reduce the maximum height for anti-aliasing.
FO5:Click SELECT to increase the maximum height for anti-aliasing.
FO7/FO8/FO9/FO13:This area allows you to set the maximum height for cached bitmaps.|MCharacters over the specified height will be plotted  directly from the outlines, as otherwise they would use too much font cache.
FO11:This is the maximum height in points for cached bitmaps.
FO10:Click SELECT to reduce the maximum height for cached bitmaps.
FO12:Click SELECT to increase the maximum height for cached bitmaps.
FO14/FO15/FO16/FO20/FO21/FO25:Sub-pixel anti-aliasing makes several bitmaps for each character, in order to position it at accuracy better than a pixel.|MIt improves the quality of small, anti-aliased characters on-screen, but costs yet more font cache.
FO18:This is the maximum point size for using horizontal sub-pixel positioning.
FO23:This is the maximum point size for using vertical sub-pixel positioning.
FO19:Click SELECT to increase the horizontal sub-pixel positioning threshold.
FO17:Click SELECT to reduce the horizontal sub-pixel positioning threshold.
FO24:Click SELECT to increase the vertical sub-pixel positioning threshold.|MVertical sub-pixel positioning is very rarely used.
FO22:Click SELECT to reduce the vertical sub-pixel positioning threshold.
FO26S:Click SELECT to confirm your changes and redraw the screen using the new settings.  If you do not do this, your changes will be lost.
DiscConf:Changing the number of discs is potentially dangerous.  Any files which are in use will be closed.  Click OK to continue or Cancel to abort.
Warn:Warning from !Configure
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# Help text for menu items and dialogue box
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# the iconbar menu
MHMAIN0:Move the pointer right to see information on Configure
MHMAIN1:Move the pointer right to save the current configuration
MHMAIN2:Click SELECT to quit Configure.
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# the voice menu
MHVOICE:Click SELECT to choose the indicated voice as the default for your system
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# the Econet file & print server menus
MHFS:Click SELECT to choose the indicated file server
MHPS:Click SELECT to choose the indicated printer server
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# the INFO dialogue
INFO/INFO0/INFO1/INFO2/INFO3:This window shows information about this version of Configure.
INFO4/INFO5/INFO6/INFO7/INFO8:This window shows information about this version of Configure.
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# the SAVE dialogue
SAVEAS:This box allows you to save data in a file, or transfer it to another application.
SAVEAS0:Click here to save the data with the current filename. If it is not a full pathname, you must drag the icon to a directory first.
SAVEAS2:This shows the filename for this data. If it is not a full pathname, drag the icon into a directory display.
SAVEAS3:Drag this icon to the directory in which you want to save the file. Or, drag it to the program into which you want to transfer the data.
