RISC OS 3.7 User Guide

# D

      data
        transferring between applications
        data bits
      decompress
        file
      defect
        on a disc [1] [2]
        on floppy disc
        on hard disc
      default
        CMOS RAM
        configuration settings
        desktop font
        screen configuration
      defer
        alarm
        delete, application
      delete, directory
        delete, file
        deselect, objects
      delete
        DOS partition
      entry from print queue
        rows or columns from sprite
          sprite
      delete alarm [1]
    [2]
      density
        spray can tool
      DeskJet printer
        configuring
      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
        starting networked applications
        saving Draw features
        saving Edit setup
        setting application options
      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
        accessing a shared disc
        adding CD-ROM drive
        backup
        current format used
        defects
        dismounting
        errors [1] [2] [3]
        formats
        formatting [1]
        free space
        hard disc backup
        hard disc formatting
        how to verify
        mapping out defects
        mounting
        naming
        naming restrictions
        RAM
        root directory
        sharing (network)
        using DOS formats
        using unique names
        verifying
      disc defects [1] [2]
        errors
        dismount
        disc [1] [2]
        DOS discs
          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
      dithering
        of PhotoCD image
      DOS
        access permissions
        compatibility issues
        copying and moving partitions
        copying between floppies
        copying files to
        deleting partitions
        disc formatting
        disc name restrictions
        discs
        dismounting discs
        file icon
        filename conversion
        filename limitations
        formatting floppy if no VRAM fitted
        formatting PCMCIA card
        hard disc files
        hard disc partition
        locking partition
        MS-DOS fonts
        networking
        reading discs on UNIX machines
        reading DOS discs
        running applications on RISC OS computer
        transferring files
        truncation of filenames
        using DOS discs
      DOSFS
      dot separator
      dot-matrix
        printing graphics
      double-click
        while holding down Shift
      download
        fonts
        fonts over network
        fonts to printer
        fonts using FontPrint
        PostScript fonts
      drag
        to load a Draw file
        file to printer icon
        instant dragging modes
      drag and drop
      drag, copying a file
      drag, select box around icons
      dynamic areas
      Draw
        application window
        arrows
        attributes
        bounding box
        cancelling operation
        choosing tools from menu
        colour
        colour picker
        control points
        converting text a to path
        copying objects
        Curved line tool [1] [2] [3] [4]
        customising
        description
        deselecting objects
        dragging objects
        drawing a square
        drawing area
        dynamic range
        DXF files [1] [2]
        editing segments in a path object
        Ellipse tool
        Enter mode [1] [2]
        export
        file types
        fill colour
        flattening a curve
        fonts
        grading
        grid [1] [2] [3] [4]
        grouping objects [1] [2] [3]
        hiding Toolbox
        importing a sprite
        importing a text file
        interpolation
        Joined curve tool
        Joined line tool
        JPEG files [1] [2]
        keyboard short-cuts
        keystroke equivalents [1]
        line joins
        Line pattern
        line width
        loading files [1] [2]
        locking and unlocking the grid
        modes
        Move tool [1] [2]
        moving objects
        multi-path object [1] [2]
        New view [1] [2]
        object style [1]
        object types
        paper limits
        Path edit mode [1] [2] [3]
        path object
        path types
        paths
        pointer shape
        polygon
        printing a file
        Rectangle tool [1] [2]
        reference section  [1]
        resize handle
        rotate handle
        rotating objects
        saving [1] [2]
        scaling objects [1] [2] [3]
        segment
        Select mode [1] [2]
        Select tool
        selecting objects [1] [2]
        slow redrawing of screen
        sprites [1] [2]
        stacking order
        starting
        Straight line tool [1] [2]
        style [1] [2]
        style menu
        text area objects [1] [2] [3] [4]
        text lines [1] [2]
        text style
        Text tool
        Toolbox [1] [2] [3]
        transforming objects
        tutorial [1]
        Undo buffer size
        undoing and redoing operations
        winding rule [1] [2]
        window
        zoom