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1. K 3 A dialog box will ask you Replace the contents of RAM with contents of source disk name Click YES to continue The source disk will be copied to the RWU drive 4 After the source disk has been copied to the REU remove the source disk from the disk drive and insert the destination disk 5 Activate the destination disk by clicking on its disk drive icon or pressing R 6 Go to the RAM drive and use Steps 3 4 to copy the contents of the RAM to the destination disk Method 2 Disk Copying to a 1581 Disk Drive If your second disk drive is a 1581 you cannot use the disk copy command to copy a 5 1 4 inch disk to a 3 1 2 inch disk If your 3 1 2 inch disks are 14 Chapter1 not formatted you will need to format them first before copying files The following procedures describe how to format a 3 1 2 inch disk then how to copy files to the disk after you have formatted it You will only need to format one 3 1 2 inch disk to backup all of your master disks If you plan to use the tutorial backup an extra disk and entitle it TUTORIAL To format a 3 1 2 inch disk 1 Open the current disk to its deskTop 2 Insert the 3 1 2 inch disk into the 1581 disk drive and click on that disk drive s icon 3 A dialog box will appear and let you know that the disk is unformatted 4 Click OK An inactive screen will appear Drive B is inactive 5 Select format from the disk menu or press
2. You will note that some of the drivers are listed as DS or QS A DS double strike printer driver will cause the printer to print graphics and graphics text twice as dark as regular single strike printing QS will cause graphics and graphics text to be printed in quadruple strike Drivers listed as RED will reduce the page by a certain percentage The C Itoh RED driver will reduce the page by 50 The Epson RED driver will teduce the page by 66 The DS QS and RED drivers are located on the Write Utilities disk Getting Started 17 Your Printer Apple ImageWriter Apple ImageWriter II Apple LaserWriter Laser Writer Plus Apple Scribe Blue Chip M120 BMC BX 80 Cal Abco Legend 800 Cal Abco Legend 808 Cannon PW 1080A 1156A Citizen 120 D C ltoh 8510 C ltoh 8510A C ltoh Riteman C NLQ Commodore 1525 Commodore 1526 Commodore MPS 801 Commodore MPS 802 Commodore MPS 803 Commodore MPS 1000 Commodore MPS 1000 in IBM mode with interface card Commodore MPS 1200 Daisywheel types or character only printers 18 Chapter1 Interface RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial RS 232 Serial Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent P
3. Step 2 Insert the TUTORIAL Disk Never use an original application disk to create a document Instead use the TUTORIAL disk you created earlier when you were making backup disks 1 Close the System disk by holding down the key and pressing C Depending on your disk drive set up here is how the screen will appear geos file view disk select page option 64726788 05 30 PM NOTE You just performed the keyboard shortcut for closing the currently active disk Another way of closing the disk is to select close from the disk menu Remove the System disk from the disk drive and insert the TUTORIAL disk into the disk drive Close the disk drive door Activate the TUTORIAL disk by holding down the key and pressing O The TUTORIAL disk note pad will appear as follows E ht SSS a 1i files selected 14 Kbytes used 24 Kbytes free CEOWRITE 12 GEOPRINT Learning GEOS 1282 0 35 Step 3 Now Remove Some Files You will now begin to make a work disk for geoPaint using the TUTO RIAL disk Follow these instructions 1 You re not going to use all of the files you see on the TUTORIAL disk so now you can delete some of them from the disk The files you need to delete are located on pages 1 2 and 3 of the disk note pad 2 You won t need the GEOWRITE 128 file icon for this tutorial Posi tion the pointer over the GEOWRITE 128 file icon and click once The file icon will become h
4. either column mode either column mode However changing the shape of the mouse or changing a feature s color can only be done in 40 column mode either column mode either column mode 40 column mode only either column mode either column mode s Desk Accessories 79 If you wish to switch to a different column mode do so before you open the desk accessory You cannot switch column modes when a desk accessory is in use To switch column modes 1 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 2 When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as follows To go to 40 column mode Press the button so that it is in CVBS mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in COMP mode To go to 80 column mode Press the button so that it is in RGB mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in RGB mode The Calculator This section describes the appearance of the 128 Calculator how to use the numeric keypad with the Calculator and how to exit the Calculator This desk accessory operates in either 40 or 80 column mode The Appearance of the Calculator The Calculator appears as follows As you can see the OFF button has replaced the close button of earlier OFF button versions of the Calculator The Numeric Keypad When entering values use the numeric keypad as well as the number keys along the top of the keyboard On the numeric keypad the a
5. F 6 A dialog box will ask you to Put disk to format in drive and enter a name for it Enter the name GEOSBAKS and press RETURN The disk will be formatted 7 If you are using the tutorial repeat Steps 5 and 6 to format a second disk entitled TUTORIAL Getting Started 15 DOIMI To copy files from the master disk to the 3 1 2 inch disk In the following instructions the source disk is the original master disk and the destination disk is the disk which will be the backup 1 Insert the source disk into the disk drive 2 Open the source disk by clicking on its disk drive icon 3 Insert the destination disk into Drive B 4 Select RESET from the options menu or press R This will enable GEOS 128 2 0 to recognize the disk in the other disk drive Once you have selected RESET the name of that disk will appear below its disk drive icon 5 Select all pages from the select menu or press W All of the file icons will become highlighted 6 Click on one of the file icons You will bring up the multi file ghost icon which represents all of the selected file icons on the disk 7 Move the multi file icon to the destination disk drive icon and click to deposit it there The files on the source disk will be copied to the destination disk Once You Have Made the Backups and a TUTORIAL Disk Once you have made backups of your master disks and a TUTORIAL place a write protect tab on each original
6. Getting Started 9 A dialog box will ask you to insert a disk containing the file DESKTOP V2 0 or higher Remove the Applications disk from the disk drive and insert your System disk Click OK The System deskTop will appear NOTE This dialog box will appear whenever you exit an application on a disk that does not contain the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file If you copy this file to your application work disks you can exit an application directly to the deskTop The procedure for copying a file to another disk is found in Chapter 3 The GEOS deskTop in the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Close the System disk by clicking on its close icon which is located at the upper right corner of Click here the disk note pad to close the disk Remove the System disk from the disk drive and insert the Write Utilities disk Click here to opena disk Click on the closed disk drive icon representing the disk drive containing the Write Utilities disk The Write Utilities disk will open GEOMERCE TERT GRABBER 128 CEOLASER text manager Look for the GEOMERGE file icon 9 Double click on the GEOMERGE file icon When the geoMerge installation dialog box appears click OK or press RETURN 10 You will be asked to insert a disk containing the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file Remove the Write Utilities disk from the disk drive and insert the System disk Click OK to display the System deskTop 11 Now repeat the installation procedure for the geoSpell
7. U Retrieves a file from the waste basket view by icon Displays files in icon mode Appendices 89 90 Chapter 12 by size Displays files sorted by size largest file first by type Displays files groups by category e g application desk accessory or font file by date Displays files in order of last modification most recent file modification first by name Displays files in alphabetical order open O Opens disk in current disk drive and displays disk files in disk note pad close C Closes currently open disk rename N Renames currently open disk copy E K Copies contents of currently open disk to another disk validate V Checks currently open disk for damage and makes minor repairs erase E Erases contents of currently open disk without formatting format F Formats disk in any disk drive Formatting will erase the contents of that disk Select all pages W Selects all file icons on every page of the disk note pad page files X Selects all file icons on the current note pad page border files Y Selects all file icons on the border page append S Adds a disk note pad page after the current page delete T Deletes current note pad page options set clock Lets you change the date and time of the deskTop clock RESET R Re reads the deskTop Enables GEOS 128 2 0 to recognize disks in disk d
8. 80 column mode Insert the System disk label side up into the disk drive and close the disk drive door 6 Turn on the computer GEOS 128 2 0 will boot and a message box called a dialog box saying Please insert disk Backup System will appear Go to Step 2 Install GEOS 128 2 0 If you are using a Parallel Printer Interface 1 Set up your Commodore disk drives monitor and input device according to the directions found in their installation manuals If you have a RAM Expansion Unit carefully insert it into the proper slot of your Commodore as explained in its installation guide 2 Press the button or composite switch on your monitor If your monitor has an button make sure the button is in i e in CVBS mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is in COMP mode NOTE This will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode make sure the button is in RGB mode i e out If you have a composite switch make sure it is in RGB mode 3 Press the 40 80 DISPLAY button on your keyboard so that this button is out i e in 40 column mode NOTE As with Step 2 pressing the button will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode make sure the button is in i e in 80 column mode 4 Turn on the monitor disk drive and computer switches The Commo dore BASIC V7 0 screen will appear NOTE Never boot GEOS 1
9. Applications The applications you need to install to your System disk are geoWrite 128 geoMerge and geoSpell 128 You cannot use these applications until you have installed them GEOQWRITE 122 CEOMERCE CEOSPELL 123 To install your applications 1 2 8 Close the System disk by moving the pointer kan to the close icon located at the upper right corner of the disk note pad Click here to close the disk When the pointer is positioned over the close icon press the input device button This is called clicking Once you have clicked on the close icon you will have closed the disk The screen will appear as follows Chapter 1 Closed System deskTop geos i file view i disk select page opti 04 28 38 05 48 PM disk drive icon 3 Remove the System disk from the disk drive and Click here insert the disk entitled Applications Close the 10 open the disk disk drive door and click on the disk drive icon representing the disk drive into which you inserted the Applications disk e g DRIVE A 4 The Applications disk will open Applications 1 files selected 142 Kbytes used 24 Kbytes free GEOWRITE 128 GEOPAINT K Move the pointer to the file icon entitled GEOWRITE 128 and click twice in rapid succession This is called double clicking The screen will go blank momentarily and then a dialog box will tell you that geoWrite is installed Click OK or press
10. Compat 12 CONFIGURE The System deskTop in 40 column mode Step 3 Activate Your Mouse If you own a joystick it will already have been activated and you can begin to use GEOS 128 2 0 right away If so you can skip this step and go to Step 4 Install Your Applications If the pointer at the upper left corner of the screen will not move use the procedure below to install your mouse To install an input device Hold down the key and while holding it down press the letter not number 1 Make sure the CAPS LOCK key is not down Getting Started 7 2 3 The Select Input Device dialog box will appear This dialog box lists the available input devices on your System disk 128 JOYSTICK 128 COMM 1351 a and 128 COMM 1351 By using the keys move the pointer so that it is positioned over 128 COMM 1351 a or 128 COMM 1351 The 1351 a driver will let you move the pointer across the screen at a faster rate than the 1351 driver When the pointer is positioned over the input device you want press RETURN The name you selected will appear in reverse video i e white on black Now use the CRSR keys to move the pointer to the OK icon Once you have done so press RETURN The input device you selected will become active and you will be able to move the pointer around the screen The next time you boot GEOS 128 2 0 the input device you selected will remain the active input device Step 4 Install Your
11. GEOS BOOT GEOS KERNAL 128 DESKTOP 2 0 128 CONFIGURE 2 0 default input device default printer System files Page2 preference mgr pad color mgr and alarm clock desk accesso ries PAINT DRIVERS application 128 RBOOT system file Pages 3 Printer drivers and input devices Not all printer drivers are on this disk The DS QS and RED printer drivers are on the Write Utilities disk DEMO Disk No of Files 6 KBytes Used 162 KBytes Free 3 Pagel GEOS DEMO programs Disk 2 Backup System Disk Same as System Disk contents 94 Chapter 12 Applications Disk No of Files 11 Kbytes used 142 Kbytes free 24 Pagel GEOWRITE 128 GEOPAINT Page2 photo manager calculator note pad desk accessories Page3 California Cory Dwinelle Roma University Commodore fonts Disk 3 Write Utilities No of Files 31 Kbytes used 131 Kbytes free 35 Pagel GEOMERGE TEXT GRABBER GEOLASER applications text manager desk accessory Page2 FleetSystem 4 PaperClip II WordWriter 128 C128 Generic I C128 Generic II Page 3 LW_Roma LW_Cal LW_Greek LW_Barrows LaserWriter fonts Pages 4 DS double strike QS quadruple strike and RED reduction printer drivers geoSpell No of Files 2 Kbytes used 126 Kbytes free 39 Pagel GEOSPELL 128 application GeoDictionary Appendices 95 Appendix F Error Messages A field contains more than 254 characters and will be truncated e You tried
12. Open the System or Backup System disk to its deskTop Go to page 2 of the disk note pad and open the Paint Drivers applica tion by double clicking on its file icon NOTE An alternative is to click once on its file icon so that it is highlighted then select open from the file menu or press Z A dialog box will ask you to Choose real printer driver type This refers to the printer driver you normally use to print GEOS documents e g the Comm Compat printer driver Click on the appropriate printer driver Select OK You will be returned to the deskTop The Paint OVER LAY and the Paint PAGES printer drivers will appear in the first available file icon slots Chapter 10 NOTE The Paint OVERLAY and Paint PAGES printer drivers will be compatible with the printer driver you selected in Step 2 5 Copy the Paint OVERLAY and Paint PAGES printer drivers to your Paint Drivers work disk Selecting a Paint Driver Before you can use the drivers to convert a geoWrite document you will need to select one of the drivers as the default driver This procedure is the same as selecting any printer driver as the default driver To select a paint driver as the default driver 1 Choose select printer from the geos menu The Select Printer dialog box will list your normal printer driver along with the Paint OVERLAY and Paint PAGES drivers Click on either Paint OVERLAY or Paint PAGES e Paint OVERLAY is used if you wish to c
13. able to altere your drawing now it will be inactive as long as the Note Pad remains on the screen Here is how the Note Pad appears 44 Chapter2 Hote Pad E E 3 Type a note into the Note Pad to do so simply start typing 4 Now exit the Note Pad Move the pointer to the close icon and click The Note Pad will disappear and you will be returned to your drawing Step 9 Now Exit geoPaint When you leave the geoPaint application you have the option of going to the following places e you can Create and enter a new geoPaint document e you can enter an existing geoPaint document you can return directly to the deskTop For this tutorial you will go back to the deskTop 1 Go to the command menu and select quit from the file menu Exiting a document will save its contents to disk 2 A dialog box will ask you to Please insert a disk with the 128 DESK TOP V2 0 or higher Remove the TUTORIAL disk from the disk drive and insert either your System disk or the Backup System disk Both of these disks contain the DESKTOP file 3 Click OK The System disk deskTop or the Backup System disk deskTop will appear Learning GEOS 1282 0 45 An Easier Way to Exit Documents It is not necessary to use Steps 2 and 3 of the above procedure each time you exit a document The dialog box in Step 2 appeared because your TUTORIAL disk does not contain a copy of the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file If you have room copy the 12
14. application a b Close the System disk by clicking on its close icon Remove the System disk from the disk drive Insert the geoSpell disk into the disk drive and click on the disk drive icon to open the geoSpell disk Double click on this Double click on the GEOSPELL 128 file icon application icon GEOSPELL 124 A dialog box will let you know that geoSpell has been installed Click OK or press RETURN When the deskTop V2 0 dialog box appears remove the geoSpell disk from the disk drive and insert the System disk Click OK to display the System deskTop Once You Have Installed GEOS 128 2 0 You have now installed GEOS 128 2 0 and its applications Next you will need to make copies of the disks in your GEOS 128 2 0 package Go to Make Copies of Your Master Disks on the next page Getting Started 11 Make Copies of Your Master Disks You have already been provided with a backup copy of the GEOS 128 2 0 KERNAL this system file which boots GEOS 128 2 0 is located on the System disk After installing your applications you should make copies of all of the files on the GEOS 128 2 0 disks If you are upgrading from GEOS 1 2 1 3 or 128 you will need to make two copies of the Applica tions disk one of these copies will be used as a TUTORIAL disk IMPORTANT You cannot copy the System or Backup System disk in its entirety You can however copy certain files from these disks the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 128 CON
15. are using 40 column mode the screen will go blank during the printer initialization and printing process If you wish to cancel the printing press the input device button but do not move the input device If you are using 80 column mode the screen will display the message Initializing Printer Another dialog box will say Printing If necessary you can cancel by clicking on the Cancel button in the dialog box below the Printing message When printing large files while using 40 column mode the screen will occasionally change colors This lets you know that the LaserWriter is reading data from geoLaser After the file has been printed the Select File dialog box will reappear 70 Chapter 8 Text Grabber This chapter contains the following sections e Text Grabber and Work Disks e Using 40 or 80 Column Mode o Word Processor Format Files Text Grabber and Work Disks The following instructions describe how to create Text Grabber work disks depending on your project needs and disk drive set up The locations of files you may need are as follows Files Disk Text Grabber Write Utilities Fleet System 4 C128 Generic I C128 Generic II PaperClip II amp WordWriter 128 word processor files 128 DESKTOP 2 0 System Backup System TextGrabber 71 See Appendix D Disk Contents page 94 of this manual addendum for a complete listing of the files on your disks and where these files a
16. composite switch on your monitor If your monitor has an button make sure the button is out i e in RGB mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is in RGB mode NOTE This will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode make sure the button is in i e in CVBS mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is in COMP mode Press the 40 80 DISPLAY button on your keyboard so that this button is depressed i e in 80 column mode NOTE As with Step 2 pressing the button will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode make sure the button is out i e in 40 column mode Getting Started 23 4 5 Insert the System disk label side up into the disk drive and close the disk drive door Turn on the computer The System deskTop will appear in a moment If you are using a Parallel Printer Interface 1 24 Chapter1 Press the button or composite switch on your monitor If your monitor has an button make sure the button is out i e in RGB mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is in RGB mode NOTE This will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode make sure the button is in i e in CVBS mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is in COMP mode Press the 40 80 DISPLAY button on your keyboard so that this button is depressed i e
17. file The operation requested may not be performed on a file from another disk e You tried to duplicate rename print or delete a file from another disk Open the disk containing the file then try the operation again The operation requested may not be performed on a GEOS boot master disk You tried to delete a file from a boot or master disk using the regular file delete method i e dropping its ghost icon in the waste basket To delete a file from a boot or master disk first deposit its ghost icon onto the border then move the ghost icon into the waste basket Note that the GEOS GEOS BOOT GEOS KERNAL and 128 DESKTOP 2 0 files cannot be deleted You tried to copy a file to a boot or master disk that already contains a file with the same name If you wish to copy a file to a boot or master disk try deleting the boot or master disk file first Note that the GEOS GEOS BOOT GEOS KERNAL and 128 DESKTOP 2 0 files cannot be deleted The operation requested may not be performed on a System Boot file e You tried to rename duplicate or move a System boot file The operation requested may not be performed on a System File e You tried to rename or duplicate a System file e g the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file The Replace All buffer is full You tried to perform a Replace All operation on more than 100 instances of the word or phrase you wish to replace Try replacing each Appendices 101 item individually
18. how to create geoPaint work disks de pending on your project needs and disk drive set up The locations of files you may need are as follows Files Disk geoPaint photo Applications mgr non LW fonts LW fonts geoLaser Write Utilities 128 DESKTOP 2 0 System Backup System See Appendix D Disk Contents page 94 of this manual addendum for a complete listing of the files on your disks and where these files are located If you wish to add special fonts note that geoPaint does not support the use of megafonts If you have one disk drive e Copy geoPaint your geoPaint documents desk accessories fonts and text or photo albums and scraps to the same disk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file If you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU o Copy geoPaint font files desk accessories text or photo albums and scraps and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to the REU Use the disk drive for the disk containing the documents If you have more than one disk drive e Copy geoPaint desk accessories fonts and text or photo albums and scraps to one disk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file e Create and store your geoPaint documents on another disk If You Have a LaserWriter or LaserWriter Plus If you have a LaserWriter or a LaserWriter Plus you cannot use geoLaser to print your documents Print the document by using the print file menu option Make sure that the default printer driver
19. in 80 column mode NOTE As with Step 1 pressing the button will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode make sure the button is out i e in 40 column mode Turn on the monitor disk drive and computer switches The Commo dore BASIC screen will appear NOTE Never boot GEOS 128 2 0 with more than one disk drive on Insert the System disk into the disk drive and close the disk drive door Under READY a blinking cursor will appear Type OPENG 4 25 PRINT 4 CLOSE 4 LOAD GEOS 8 1 Press RETURN The System deskTop will appear in a moment Exiting GEOS 128 2 0 Never turn off your computer until you have properly closed a program or damage to your files may occur Use the following procedure to exit GEOS 128 2 0 If you wish to use a non GEOS program see Entering a Non GEOS Program on the next page To exit GEOS and turn off the computer 1 Exit the current application and return to the deskTop 2 Position the pointer over the close icon and click or press C The file icons on the disk note pad will disappear and the disk drive icon representing the disk drive containing the program disk will appear with a question mark inside 3 Remove the disk from the disk drive and store the disk in a safe place 4 Turn off the computer disk drive and monitor switches Getting Started 25 Entering a Non GEOS Program You can exit GEOS 128 2 0 di
20. more than one disk drive e Copy the paint drivers the fonts used to create the geoWrite file and the DESKTOP 2 0 file to one disk If desired add any additional fonts and the geoPaint and or geoWrite applications e Create and store the geoWrite documents on another disk Using 40 or 80 Column Mode If you wish to switch to a different column mode do so before you open the Paint Drivers application or after the conversion process is completed You cannot switch column modes when the Paint Drivers application is in use Paint Drivers 75 To switch column modes 1 2 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as follows To go to 40 column mode e Press the button so that it is in CVBS mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in COMP mode To go to 80 column mode e Press the button so that it is in RGB mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in RGB mode Creating the Paint Drivers Use the following procedure to create the paint drivers from the Paint Drivers application After you have created the drivers you can use them as often as you need for future document conversions so long as your regular printer driver e g Comm Compat does not change If your regular printer driver does change recreate the paint drivers by using the procedure below To create the drivers 1 2 16
21. pressing 3 This page contains a number of font files which enable you to change the typeface used in a geoPaint document Normally you would include fonts on a geoPaint work disk since they are handy to have However for this tutorial we re going to delete them The next multi file selection feature entails using a selection frame Position the pointer at the upper left of the California font file Hold down the key and click Release the key and move the pointer diagonally across the screen As you move the pointer the selection frame will appear Pon enecercncccccocescsnscsescccessoscoscescos ese ceeensoesocecescusccseonccessscocascccuscscsneeneus uns cceces Be ee California Cory Dwinelle Roma I cu COMME OES csansnecrsneeseseenesneeeneeee k When all of the font files are encompassed in the selection frame click again The font files will become highlighted tory University University pio Cand Now move the pointer to one of the highlighted file icons and click once An outline with the words Multi File will appear and become attached to the pointer It s called the multi file ghost icon This is how you can move a group of file icons around the screen This multi file ghost icon represents all the file icons on the current page and the files you selected on page 2 You re going to remove all of the files you just selected on the TUTO RIAL disk Move the pointer which should still have th
22. the files onto the border To move files in either icon or text mode from the border to the disk note pad 1 Select the files you wish to move 2 Use one of the following methods to move the files to the disk note pad e Press CONTROL U e Click on one of the selected files to bring up the multi file ghost icon It will become attached to the pointer Deposit the files onto the disk note pad Copying a File to Another Disk If you have a second disk drive or a RAM Expansion Unit GEOS 128 2 0 will enable you to use the keyboard as well as the input device to copy files in either text or icon mode to a destination drive To copy files to another disk in the other disk drive 1 Select the files you wish to copy 2 Use one of the following methods to copy the files o Press CONTROL A to copy files from Drive B to Drive A 50 Chapter 3 e Press CONTROL B to copy files from Drive A to Drive B e Drag the file s ghost icon or the multi file select ghost icon to the disk icon representing the destination disk then click The files will be copied to that disk Copying a Disk Using One Disk Drive If you have one disk drive you can copy a disk by using the disk copy menu option The DISK COPY program is no longer needed to copy a disk if you have a one disk drive system If you try to copy a disk to an unformatted disk the disk copy command will give you the option of formatting the disk You canno
23. to enter more than 254 characters in a field The excess characters will not appear in the document A label contains more than 20 characters and will be ignored e You tried to enter a label name that is too big A label contains non alphanumeric characters The characters will be ignored e You tried to enter a label name that contains non alphanumeric characters e g or 7 Can t add that word to the dictionary Check to make sure that the first two characters in the word are letters and that there are no spaces in the word Cannot add any more pages to this file e In geoWrite 2 1 you have reached the maximum number of pages a document can have Cannot install application name to this disk e You tried to install the application on a work disk You can only install a GEOS application from its original application disk Close the current disk and install the application from its original application disk After you have installed the application copy its file to your work disks Cannot install application name on a write protected disk e The disk on which you tried to install the application has write protect tabs on it Remove the disk from the disk drive and carefully remove its write protect tabs Try installing the application again Cannot run desk accessory while in header or footer In geoWrite 2 1 exit the header or footer then try using the desk accessory eS 96 Chapter 12 Can
24. try to copy to another disk drive always make sure that both drives have been activated i e their correct disk names appear below each disk drive icon You can activate the disk drives by selecting RESET from the options menu or pressing R This will enable GEOS 128 2 0 to recognize the disk in each disk drive 1 Insert the source disk into a disk drive 2 Open the source disk by clicking on its disk drive icon 3 Select copy from the disk menu or press K 4 A dialog box will ask you to Please insert destination disk in drive e If you have one disk drive remove the current disk from the disk drive and insert the destination disk Click OK to continue e If you have two disk drives insert the destination disk into the drive indicated in the dialog box e g Drive B if the dialog box specifies Drive B Click OK to continue 5 If the disk you inserted is unformatted a dialog box will ask you to insert a disk to format in a designated disk drive You will be asked to enter a name for the disk Type in a name and press RETURN NOTE If you are using a 1571 disk drive and have placed a double sided disk into the disk drive a dialog box will give you the option of formatting both sides of the disk If you click YES the disk will be formatted to support 331K memory If you click NO the disk will be formatted to support 165K memory 6 The next dialog box will ask you Replace the contents of de
25. when you need to copy the files to the REU you can simply do a disk copy procedure rather than copying individual files from different disks Use the disk drive for the disk containing your documents If you have two disk drives Copy the application supporting files e g fonts desk accessories and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to one disk e Store the documents on another disk Why You Need the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 File Ideally a copy of the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file should be kept on any work disk that contains an application If not when you exit a document a message will instruct you to insert a disk containing any version of the DESKTOP that is higher than version 2 0 If this happens you will need to remove the current disk and insert a disk containing the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 i e the System disk If you wish to avoid this procedure simply copy the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to your application work disks when you exit a document you will be returned directly to the deskTop Do not copy the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to earlier versions of GEOS System disks since the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file is incompatible with the earlier versions of the GEOS KERNAL file The GEOS KERNAL file cannot be copied to another disk The 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file is located on the System and Backup System disks Printer Drivers You do not need to copy the current printer driver to your application work disks 28 Chapter 1 oe The CONFIGURE File For us
26. 28 2 0 with more than one disk drive on 4 Insert the System disk into the disk drive and close the disk drive door 6 Under READY a blinking cursor will appear Type OPEN4 4 25 PRINT 4 CLOSE 4 LOAD GEOS 8 1 Press GEOS 128 2 0 will boot and a message box called a dialog box saying Please insert disk Backup System will appear Go to Step 2 Install GEOS 128 2 0 5 Step 2 Install GEOS 128 2 0 1 After you complete Step 1 Boot GEOS 128 2 0 a dialog box will ask you to Please insert disk Backup System Remove the System disk from the disk drive and insert the Backup System disk which is located on Side A of Disk 2 Close the disk drive door and press to continue Another dialog box will ask if you wish to key the GEOS 128 2 0 boot disk i e the System disk to a previously installed GEOS application If you own DeskPack Plus geoWrite Workshop 128 geoCalc 128 or other GEOS 128 applications for the Commodore 128 answer YES by moving the pointer to YES If this is the first GEOS 128 product you own move the pointer to NO IMPORTANT Be careful when using this step If you answer NO you will never be able to key your previous GEOS 128 application disks to the GEOS 128 2 0 System and Backup System disks Once you complete this step you cannot reverse your answer To move the pointer use the CRSR keys located below the RETURN key To move Do the following Right Press the key Le
27. 8 DESKTOP 2 0 file to your work disks This way when you exit a document you will be returned directly to the deskTop of that disk Congratulations You have just completed the GEOS 128 2 0 tutorial Now you are ready to use GEOS 128 2 0 The GEOS 128 2 0 deskTop This chapter contains the following sections Moving to Another Disk Note Pad Page in Text Mode The deskTop Command Menu File Viewing Modes Selecting a File in Text Mode Using the Keyboard Selecting a Group of Files Viewing the First File in a Selection Sequence Moving Files Copying a File to Another Disk Copying a Disk Using One Disk Drive Activating Drive C The RAM Expansion Unit The CONFIGURE 2 0 File Returning to the deskTop from BASIC Mode Keyboard Shortcuts The GEOS 1282 0 deskTop 47 Moving to Another Disk Note Pad Page in Text Mode Use the following method to scroll through a list of file names in text mode To scroll the list of file names in text mode use one of the following methods e Press the up or down CRSR keys or the T keys Click on the up or down arrows at the bottom of the disk note pad The deskTop Command Menu The deskTop command menu has two new features One feature is that inactive menu options are displayed in italics Another improvement is that you can use the keyboard to pull down a menu and select an option To use the cursor keys to select a command menu item 1 Press the right or left CRSR ke
28. 9 geoMerge 67 geoPaint 55 geoSpell 65 geoWrite 62 illustrated 31 Paint Drivers 75 switching 32 television sets 32 Text Grabber 72 command menu keyboard shortcut summary 53 composite switch 32 87 CONFIGURE 2 0 file 29 52 copy disk command 13 14 51 D desk accessories Alarm Clock 82 Calculator 80 column mode summary 79 Note Pad 83 Pad Color Manager 83 Preference Manager 81 switching column modes 80 deskTop description 47 menu listing 89 DESKTOP 2 0 file 28 deskTop command menu 48 Dictionary Box scrolling through list 65 disk contents 94 DISK COPY program 51 disk drives 2 1581 55 61 keyboard shortcut summary 53 disk note pad keyboard shortcut summary 53 text mode 48 disks copying to unformatted disk 51 copying with 1 disk drive 51 double sided disks 13 Drive C activating 52 DS double strike 17 E error messages 96 exiting GEOS 128 2 0 25 F files copying to another disk 50 keyboard shortcut summary 53 moving to border 50 moving to disk note pad 50 selecting in a group 49 viewing first in selection queue 49 fonts BSW 128 63 G geoLaser column modes 69 column modes and printing 70 work disks 68 geoMerge column modes 67 work disks 66 geoPaint 54 column modes 56 erasing colors 57 menu listing 91 screen appearance 56 Toolbox display 58 Toolbox icon 57 work disks 54 GEOS 128 2 0 booting 23 equipment needed 2 exiting 25 installing 3 optional equipment 2 geoSpell column m
29. EOS 1282 0 User s Manual Addendum Berkeley Softworks 2150 Shattuck Ave Berkeley CA 94704 Copyright Information GEOS 128 2 0 software design by Jim DeFrisco Brian Dougherty Dave Durran Gia Ferry Doug Fults Chris Hawley Clayton Jung Tony Requist Steve Scholl and Cheng Tan GEOS 128 2 0 User s Manual Addendum by Patricia Huey Copyright Berkeley Softworks Inc 1988 Printed 11 88 Commodore 64 is a registered trademark and Commodore 128 is a trademark of Commodore Electronics Ltd GEOS 128 2 0 GEOS 2 0 geoChart geoCalc geoCalc 128 geoSpell FontPack1 FontPack Plus International FontPack geoDex geoMerge geoWrite Workshop geoWrite Workshop 128 geoLaser geoPubLaser Text Grabber Text Grabber 128 geoFile geoFile 128 Graphics Grabber geoPaint geoWrite diskTurbo GEOS GEOS 128 deskTop DeskPack Plus DeskPack1 Icon Editor geoPublish geoProgrammer are trademarks of Berkeley Softworks Inc PrintMaster is a trademark of Kyocera Unison Inc Inkwell Light Pen Koala Pad and Apple LaserWriter Fleet System 4 PaperClip and Word Writer are trademarkes of others Drawings on pages 56 57 and 58 from DiskArt by Those Designers Welcome to GEOS 128 2 0 If you are a Commodore 128 owner use this manual addendum along with the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual The GEOS 2 0 User s Manual describes how to use GEOS 2 0 for the Commodore 64 Many of the features described in that manu
30. FIGURE 2 0 PAINT DRIVERS 128 RBOOT the desk accessories and the printer drivers If necessary refer to the following sections in the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Selecting a File page 58 Selecting a Group of Files page 59 and Copying a File to Another Disk page 66 Depending on your disk drive set up you may need to configure your disk drives so that they can be recognized by GEOS 128 2 0 If necessary refer to Adding or Changing a Disk Drive on page 78 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Use one of the following methods to create backup disks If you have a 1541 1571 and or a RAM Expansion Unit use Method 1 If your second disk drive is a 1581 go to Method 2 Disk Copying to a 1581 Disk Drive page 14 of this manual addendum Method 1 Disk Copying to a 1541 1571 or RAM Expansion Unit The disk copy command can be used if you have one disk drive one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit or two disk drives The disk drives must be for 5 1 4 inch disks i e a 1541 or a 1571 The disk copy command will automatically give you the option of formatting an unformatted disk The following procedures describe how to copy using one or two disk drives and how to copy using one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit In these instructions the source disk is the original disk and the destination disk is the disk which will be the backup 12 Chapter 1 If you have one or two 5 1 4 inch disk drives Before you
31. Use the following additional keyboard shortcut to activate Drive C To activate Drive C so that it is in the Drive A position Press SHIFT A To activate Drive C so that it is in the Drive B position Press SHIFT B The RAM Expansion Unit There are two types of RAM Expansion Units you can use with GEOS 128 2 0 the 1750 and the 1764 The 1750 RAM Expansion Unit supports up to 512K memory The 1764 RAM Expansion Unit only supports 256K memory unless you add a chip to it The CONFIGURE 2 0 File If you own two disk drive types e g a 1541 and a 1571 but do not own a RAM Expansion Unit you do not need to copy the CONFIGURE 2 0 file to work disks containing the DESKTOP 2 0 file Returning to the deskTop from BASIC Mode If the programs you have run while in the BASIC interpreter do not disturb the memory space between C000 and C080 hex address values and the NMI vector has not been changed then you can reboot the deskTop Rebooting in the following manner will not delete an REU s contents To reboot from BASIC 1 Place the System disk into Drive A NOTE If the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file is on the REU you need not insert the System disk into Drive A 2 Press the RESET button which is located next to the Commodore 128 s power switch On the Commodore 128D the RESET button is located on the right side of the computer 52 Chapter3 Keyboard Shortcuts Many of the following keyboard sho
32. When the screen goes dark press the RGB button or composite switch on your monitor The program will open If you wish to cancel click NO Too many fields were found One or more fields will be ignored The number of labels in the merge form document is smaller than the number of data fields in the merge data file After the merge is complete you may wish to check your merge data file and merge form document for inconsistencies 102 Chapter 12 Unexpected edge of page e You inserted a page break in the middle of a command Delete the page break and re insert the page break before or after the command NOTE If necessary refer to Deleting a Page Break page 155 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Appendices 103 Index 40 80 DISPLAY key 32 86 A Alarm Clock 82 column modes 79 setting alarm 82 setting time 82 appendices additional glossary terms 86 disk contents 94 error messages 96 menu listing 89 application work disk 86 applications geoLaser 68 geoMerge 66 geoPaint 54 geoSpell 64 geoWrite 2 1 60 installing 8 Paint Drivers 74 Text Grabber 71 B backup disks 12 BASIC 52 BASIC command 26 BASIC mode entering 26 bitmap scaling 42 BOOT command 26 booting GEOS 128 2 0 23 in installing 4 rebooting from BASIC 52 BSW 128 font 63 C Calculator 80 appearance 80 column modes 79 104 Index exiting 80 numeric keypad 80 column modes description 30 86 desk accessories 79 geoLaser 6
33. a complete listing of the files on your disks and where these files are located 68 If you have one disk drive e Copy geoLaser the font files and the documents to one disk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file Tf you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU e Copy geoLaser the font files and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to the REU e Use the disk drive for the disk containing the documents If you have more than one disk drive Copy geoLaser the font files and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to one disk e Copy the documents to another disk Using 40 or 80 Column Mode You can use geoLaser in either 40 or 80 column mode If you wish to switch to a different column mode do so before you open geoLaser You cannot switch column modes when geoLaser is in use To switch column modes 1 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 2 When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as follows To go to 40 column mode e Press the button so that it is in CVBS mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in COMP mode To go to 80 column mode e Press the button so that it is in RGB mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in RGB mode 69 Column Modes and Printing Under Step 5 of the procedure for using geoLaser see page 230 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual note the following If you have selected the 9600 baud rate and if you
34. a brush shape draw grid lines Draws grid lines in Drawing Window Appendices 91 erase grid lines Erases grid lines from Drawing Window color on off Enters exits color mode Not displayed in 80 column mode fonts Lists fonts currently on disk Automatically displays BSW font but does not include BSW 128 font geoWrite 2 1 geos file edit geoWrite info Displays copyright and author information Click to exit dialog box Lists desk accessories on application work disk close Closes document and enables you to create or open another geoWrite document or return to the deskTop update Saves changes to disk preview Displays entire document page recover Erases all changes from last time document was saved to disk rename Enables you to rename document print Prints document displays dialog box with printing options quit Closes document and returns you to deskTop cut X Removes selected portion of document and places the area into a scrap copy C Copies selected portion of document into a scrap paste Pastes scrap into document at insertion point Options text T for text scrap contents and picture W for photo scrap contents options 92 Chapter12 search S Opens search replace operation find next N Finds and highlights next instance of item entered in Search For dialog box change then find Y Changes Search For entry to Replace With e
35. ack and white only Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Printers that support color are as follows Printer Driver Epson JX 80 ImageWriter II NX 1000 Rainbow 20 Chapter 1 Color Resolution 15 colors 15 colors 15 colors Driver Star NX 10 Star NX 10 DS Star NX 10 QS Epson RED Epson FX 80 Epson FX 80 DS Epson FX 80 QS Epson RED Comm Compat Gemini 10x Gemini DS Gemini QS Comm Compat Star NL 10 com Star NX 10 Star NX 10 DS Star NX 10 QS Epson RED Star NX 10C Epson LQ 1500 Star NB 15 NX 1000 Rainbow Star SG 10 15 Gemini DS Gemini QS C ltoh 8510 C ltoh 8510 DS C ltoh 8510 QS C ltoh RED Toshiba P351SX DPI 80 80 80 160 80 Okimate 10 8 colors Okimate 20 8 colors Scribe 8 colors Printer Interfaces The interface you use depends on the type of printer you have After you have connected the interface card to your Commodore and printer cable as explained in the interface card s instruction manual note the following The printer is always addresse
36. aint geoWrite Applications non LW fonts photo mgr 74 Chapter 10 See Appendix D Disk Contents page 94 of this manual addendum for a complete listing of the files on your disks and where these files are located IMPORTANT You do not need to copy the Paint Drivers application itself to your work disks On the System or Backup System disk you can use the Paint Drivers application to create the two paint drivers Paint OVERLAY and Paint PAGES The procedure for creating the paint drivers is on page 76 of this manual addendum After you have created these two drivers copy them to your Paint Drivers work disk You only need the drivers themselves to convert the geoWrite documents not the actual Paint Drivers application If you have one disk drive e Copy the paint drivers the fonts used to create the geoWrite file and the geoWrite documents to one disk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file any additional fonts and the geoPaint and or geoWrite applications If you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU Copy the paint drivers the fonts used to create the geoWrite file and the DESKTOP 2 0 file to the REU Create the Paint Drivers documents in the REU Afterwards copy the Paint Drivers documents to a work disk for safekeeping If you have room add any additional fonts and the geoPaint and or geoWrite applications e Use the disk drive for the disk containing the geoWrite documents If you have
37. al still apply to GEOS 128 2 0 However there are a number of differences between GEOS 2 0 and GEOS 128 2 0 These differences are described in this manual addendum This manual addendum is divided into 12 chapters 1 Getting Started will guide you through the process of installing GEOS 128 2 0 This chapter also describes the basic hardware and software you need to use GEOS 128 2 0 how to boot GEOS 128 2 0 how to set up your printer standard files to place on work disks how to exit GEOS 128 2 0 and how to enter a non GEOS program from the deskTop 2 Learning GEOS 128 2 0 describes how column modes operate and the keyboard keys needed to use GEOS 128 2 0 This chapter also includes a tutorial for users who are upgrading from GEOS 1 2 1 3 and 128 If you are upgrading from GEOS 2 0 you do not need to use the tutorial 3 The GEOS 128 2 0 deskTop describes the expanded use of text mode for the disk note pad This chapter also explains the new keyboard shortcuts you can use to select command menu options and perform file and disk operations Information regarding the RAM Expansion Unit the CONFIGURE 2 0 file and rebooting to a non GEOS program from the deskTop are also included in this chapter 4 geoPaint describes how to set up work disks for geoPaint and how geoPaint is affected by the 1581 disk drive and by column modes This chapter also describes how to use the geoPaint Drawing Window erase colors in an area and hide or displa
38. application disk and the Backup System disk Store these disks in a safe place and use the copies when you create work disks Now you are ready to set up your printer so that you can print documents produced with GEOS 128 2 0 applications See Setting Up Your Printer on the next page 16 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer GEOS supports over 70 different printers Each one requires its own printer file called a printer driver The printer driver file you need is found on the System or Write Utilities disk To set up a printer you need to do the following 1 Connect your printer to your Commodore as explained in the printer s instruction manual 2 Find the printer driver you need by referring to the Printer Drivers Chart beginning on page 18 3 Activate your printer driver so that it is the default printer driver This procedure is described under Activating Your Printer Driver on page 22 of this manual addendum Printer Drivers To find the printer driver you need refer to the chart that begins on the next page For example if you own an Apple Scribe printer you will need to look for the Scribe printer driver on your System disk The Backup System disk contains a second copy of the System Disk s printer drivers You will also need to make sure your printer interface is an RS 232 Once you have found the printer driver file you need use the procedure under Activating Your Printer Driver on page 22
39. apter2 as it does not exceed 16 characters Press RETURN afterwards The new document will open NOTE If you are using more than one disk drive a Drive icon will appear in the dialog box This will give you the option of having the document created on a disk in another disk drive However for this tutorial do not create the document in another disk drive Create the document in the current disk drive which contains the TUTORIAL disk Step 6 Create a Drawing The first time you open geoPaint the following screen will appear As with the deskTop a command menu will appear at the top left corner of the screen Clicking on one of its menu options will display a list of more options In the middle of the screen is a large rectangular Drawing Window in which you will create your drawing The left side of the screen is reserved for the Toolbox which contains drawing tools When you first open a geoPaint document the Toolbox is not visible You can however control the display of the Toolbox For this tutorial you will create a simple drawing just to get familiar with geoPaint Then you will try out the Bitmap Scaling feature Learning GEOS 1282 0 39 40 Activate the Toolbox display by Cz clicking on the Toolbox icon which re sembles a monkey wrench at the top of Click on the Toolbox icon the screen The Toolbox will appear on to display or the left side of the screen hide the Toolbox Go to
40. arallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Driver ImageWriter ImageWriter DS ImageWriter QS ImageWriter Il ImWrtr li DS ImWrtr Il QS Laserwriter 2 1 Scribe Bluechip M120 Bluechip M120 Bluechip M120 Epson MX 80 Epson FX 80 Epson FX 80 DS Epson FX 80 QS Epson RED MPS 1200 MPS 1200 DS MPS 1200 QS C ltoh 8510 C ltoh 8510 DS C ltoh 8510 QS C ltoh 8510 RED C ltoh 8510 A Riteman C MPS 801 1526 MPS 801 1526 MPS 803 MPS 1000 IBM 5152 IBM 5152 DS IBM 5152 QS MPS 1200 MPS 1200 DS MPS 1200 QS ASCII only 80 80 80 80 80 80 75 80 80 80 80 60 80 80 80 120 80 Epson EX 800 Epson FX 80 80 100 100 Epson FX 85 185 286 Epson JX 80 Epson LQ 800 1000 1500 Epson LX 80 86 800 Epson MX 80 100 Ergo Systems Hush 80CD Hewlett Packard Laserjet Laserjet IBM 5152 Mannesman Talley Spirit 80 NEC 8023 NEC PC Printer P6 P7 Okidata Microline 92 93 Okidata Okimate 10 Okidata Okimate 20 Okidata 120 Olivetti PR 2300 Panasonic KX P1090 Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cen
41. by selecting Replace Word and Do in the Options Box There are too many pages in this file Text at the end is being lost In geoWrite 2 1 the document has grown too large because you have run out of disk space If you wish to add more pages to the document exit and delete files from the disk to make room for the document There is insufficient memory to load the data for this record The combined size for the data in this record is too large for geoMerge This file is write protected e You tried to delete or update a file that has been write protected You can change the write protect status of a file by using the file info command NOTE Refer to File Info and Write Protect Status page 61 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual This file must be opened by geoWrite before it can be printed e The file must be opened by geoWrite so that it can be reformatted for the current printer Open the file and try printing again This program runs in 40 column mode only Switch modes e While in 80 column mode you tried to open a program that only runs in 40 column mode If you wish to use the program click YES When the screen goes dark press the RGB button or composite switch on your monitor The program will open If you wish to cancel click NO This program runs in 80 column mode only Switch modes e While in 40 column mode you tried to open a program that only runs in 80 column mode If you wish to use the program click YES
42. ces you can switch column modes depending on your needs and the application you are using For example in geoPaint you can use 40 column mode to add color or work with a smaller Drawing Win dow A smaller Drawing Window displays images in greater detail To view and work with the entire width but not depth of the document you can use 80 column mode If you are using a television set as a monitor you can only use 40 column mode See also RGB button On a monitor a switch used to select a column mode in GEOS 128 2 0 See RGB button The button on your monitor that enables you to switch column modes The location of this button depends on the type of monitor you are using On most Commodore monitors the button is located below the screen next to the power switch The equivalent button in the Commodore 1902 and 1084 monitors is the composite switch which is also located below the screen The button or composite switch is located at the rear of some monitors To use the button or composite switch to change column modes select switch 40 80 from the geos menu When the screen goes dark press the button or composite switch When the button is out i e in RGB mode you can use 80 column mode When the button is in i e in CVBS mode you can use 40 column mode If your monitor has a composite switch push the Appendices 87 88 Chapter 12 switch to the right to RGB mode if you wish to use 80 c
43. ching column modes is easy simply select switch 40 80 from the geos menu When the screen goes dark press the button or composite switch on your monitor In a moment the screen will redraw in the new column mode The RGB Button or Composite Switch The location of the button or composite switch depends on the type of monitor you are using On most Commodore monitors the button or composite switch is located below the monitor next to the power switch On some monitors the button or composite switch is located at the rear of the monitor Refer to your monitor s instruction manual for the exact location of the button or composite switch The Key Note that the key on your keyboard is only used when you boot GEOS 128 2 0 You do not need to press this button when you switch column modes even if the button is set for the other column mode If You Have a Television Set Monitor If you are using a television set as a monitor you can only use 40 column mode Remember that geoWrite 2 1 and geoSpell only operate in 80 column mode so you cannot use these two applications with a television set monitor Expanded Use of the Keyboard On your keyboard you can now use the following keys with GEOS 128 2 0 Key Action numeric keypad to enter values TAB to move to the next tab stop to use upper case letters KAREN at the top of the keyboard As with the keys use these direction keys to move the pointer in small increments around th
44. ckup System See Appendix D Disk Contents page 94 of this manual addendum for a complete listing of the files on your disks and where these files are located If you have one disk drive e Copy geoSpell the geoDictionary personal dictionaries and geoWrite documents to one disk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file 64 Chapter 6 If you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU e Copy geoSpell the geoDictionary personal dictionaries and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to the REU e Use the disk drive for the disk containing the geoWrite documents If you have more than one disk drive e Copy geoSpell the geoDictionary and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to one disk e Copy the personal dictionaries and geoWrite documents to another disk Using 80 Column Mode geoSpell operates in 80 column mode only If you open geoSpell while in 40 column mode a dialog box will ask if you wish to switch to 80 column mode If this happens click Yes to switch column modes When the screen goes dark press the button or composite switch under the monitor To switch column modes before you open geoSpell 1 Select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 2 When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as follows button to RGB mode e Composite switch to RGB mode Searching for a Word in a Dictionary Use the following method to search for a word in a dictionary in additi
45. command 22 selection frame 37 49 shortcuts command 53 T television set monitors 2 32 Text Grabber column modes 72 word processor format files 73 work disks 71 Text Manager column modes 79 text mode features 48 scrolling pages on deskTop 48 selecting files 49 Toolbox icon 57 tutorial 34 vV viewing modes file operations 48 WwW work disks DESKTOP file 28 general theory of 27 geoLaser 68 geoMerge 66 geoPaint 54 geoSpell 64 geoWrite 2 1 60 Paint Drivers 74 Text Grabber 71 with REU 29 11 0201 0128
46. d the letter M Press the spacebar to bypass correct entries NOTE Use either the numeric keypad or the top row of numbers on your keyboard to enter digits 82 Chapter 11 4 When finished press or eas click on SET The new bell displayed m next to the close icon will signify that The alarm is set you have set an alarm NOTE The bell will disappear after the alarm has sounded and you have exited the Alarm Clock The Note Pad This section describes how 80 column mode affects the appearance of the Note Pad and using the keyboard to move to another Note Pad page This desk accessory operates in either 40 or 80 column mode 80 Column Mode In 80 column mode the Note Pad page appears larger than in 40 column mode However the maximum number of characters you can enter on a page in 80 column mode is still 250 Moving to Another Page Three methods for moving to another Note Pad page are listed under Moving to Another Page on page 265 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual The first method suggests that to move to pages 1 9 you can hold down the key and press the number of the page you want This method only works if the destination page contains text If the destination page does not contain text click on the dog ear corner as explained on page 265 in the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual The Pad Color Manager The Pad Color Manager operates in 40 column mode only since its function is to designate color for fil
47. d as device 4 on the serial bus so set the interface card or printer to device 4 e Turn off any auto line feed settings on the printer and the interface card e Tf the interface card that you are using has a transparent mode and you cannot get your printer to work with the specific printer setting use the transparent mode e Tested cards are Centronics Parallel Commodore Serial Bus Cardco Card G Cardco Super G DSI PPI Printer Interface G Whiz Jameco JE 232 CM Micrografix MW 302 Micrografix MW 350 Omnitronix Deluxe RS232 Interface Telesys Turboprint GT Xetec Graphics Printer Interface Xetec Super Graphix Xetec Super Graphix Jr If Your Printer Is Not Listed If you don t find your particular printer listed don t despair most printers are compatible with one of the printers listed and can use the same setup As new printers become available Berkeley Softworks will write new printer drivers to support these devices These drivers will be made available to registered GEOS 128 2 0 users for the cost of the disk plus shipping and handling They will also be available for downloading from the Q Link Telecommunications Service Getting Started 21 Activating Your Printer Driver Use the following procedure to activate your printer driver Once you have done this procedure the printer driver you select will remain the default printer driver even if you reboot You can use this procedure to change the printer dri
48. ds for booting GEOS 128 2 0 depend on whether you are using a Parallel Printer Interface PPI and if you want to boot in 40 column or 80 column mode If you are not using a PPI GEOS 128 2 0 will autoboot If you are using a PPI you will need to enter a special booting command to start GEOS 128 2 0 If you are not using a Parallel Printer Interface 1 4 Set up your Commodore disk drives monitor and input device according to the directions in their installation manuals If you have a RAM Expansion Unit carefully insert it into the proper slot of your Commodore as explained in its installation guide Turn on the monitor and disk drive switches Do not turn on the computer yet NOTE Never boot GEOS 128 2 0 with more than one disk drive on Press the button or composite switch on your monitor If your monitor has an button make sure the button is in i e in CVBS mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is set at COMP mode NOTE This will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode make sure the button is out i e in RGB mode If you have a composite switch make sure it is set at RGB mode Press the 40 80 DISPLAY button on your keyboard so that this button is out i e in 40 column mode NOTE As with Step 3 pressing the button will open GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode If you wish to open GEOS 128 2 0 in 80 column mode make sure the button is in i e in
49. e following procedures which are explained earlier in this chapter e You have installed GEOS 128 2 0 and its applications You have created backup disks of your master disks Why You Need Work Disks The disks that come with the GEOS 128 2 0 package are master disks Aside from booting they should not be used for everyday use Instead you should copy the applications fonts desk accessories and other files you need for a particular type of project onto a work disk You will find that using work disks is convenient in that you can tailor them to your own needs depending on the equipment you have and the type of work you plan to do Best of all you will have more space on your disks Suggestions for creating work disks are described in each application chapter in this manual addendum In general it is best to set up work disks as follows If you have one disk drive Copy the application supporting files e g fonts desk accessories and documents to one disk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file Getting Started 27 If you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU e Copy the application supporting files e g fonts desk accessories and 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to the RAM Expansion Unit Applications operate much faster if they are copied to an REU HINT Itis suggested that you store this set of files on a separate work disk just as if you were going to use a second disk drive In this manner
50. e icons and the disk note pad However you can open the Pad Color Manager while in 80 column mode by using the procedure below Entering the Pad Color Manager from 80 Column Mode 1 Open the Pad Color Manager using one of the following methods From an application or the deskTop select pad color mgr from the geos menu Desk Accessories 83 From the deskTop double click on the Pad Color Manager file From the deskTop click once on the Pad Color Manager file to select it then select open from the file menu or press Z 2 A dialog box will let you know that the Pad Color Manager operates in 40 column mode only Click YES to switch column modes 3 When the screen turns dark press the button or composite switch on your monitor as follows button to CVBS mode e Composite switch to COMP mode 84 Chapter 11 s g Appendices This section contains the following appendices A Additional Glossary Terms describes additional terms specific to GEOS 128 2 0 B Menus summarizes the command menu options in the deskTop geoPaint and geoWrite 2 1 D Disk Contents lists the contents of each disk in your GEOS 128 2 0 package F Error Messages explains error messages you may encounter while using GEOS 128 2 0 ww Appendices 85 Appendix A Additional Glossary Terms Additional glossary terms are as follows 40 80 DISPLAY application work disk column mode 86 Chapte
51. e multi file select icon attached to it to the waste basket at the lower right corner of the screen Learning GEOS 1282 0 37 11 Position the multi file ghost icon over the waste basket and click A dialog box will ask you if you wish to delete the selected files If you change your mind you can click on the Cancel icon But since you wish to delete these files press or click on the OK icon The files will be deleted You have just created a work disk The contents of a work disk depend entirely on your needs disk space and disk drive set up Step 4 Open geoPaint Now you are ready to be introduced to geoPaint the GEOS 128 2 0 graph ics program 1 Go to page 1 of the TUTORIAL work disk note pad by pressing 1 The GEOWRITE 128 and GEOPAINT files will be displayed Move the pointer to the GEOPAINT file icon 2n and click twice in rapid succession By double re clicking you can open a file quickly CEOPAINT NOTE Another way to open a file is to click once on its icon so that it is highlighted then select open from the file menu or press Z The following dialog box will appear Please Select Option Create new document existing document to deskTop You are going to create a new document Move the pointer to the Create icon and click once Another dialog box will appear This one will ask you to enter a name for the document you plan to create Enter any name you wish so long 38 Ch
52. e screen 40 80 DISPLAY CONTROL RESET button or composite switch to boot GEOS 128 2 0 in either 40 or 80 column mode You only need to use this key when you are booting to be used in conjunction with some keyboard shortcuts for the deskTop to be used in place of the key when rebooting GEOS 128 2 0 to switch column modes Learning GEOS 128 2 0 33 The Tutorial Use this tutorial if you are new to GEOS or if you are upgrading from GEOS 1 2 1 3 or 128 If you are upgrading from GEOS 2 0 you can bypass the tutorial since you will be already familiar with most of its features Once you have completed this tutorial you will know how to select a group of file icons on the deskTop create a work disk for geoPaint open a geoPaint document use some of the drawing tools use the bitmap scaling feature and exit The disks you will need for this tutorial are the GEOS 128 2 0 System disk and the TUTORIAL disk you created when you were making backups of your GEOS 128 2 0 disks in Chapter 1 The TUTORIAL disk is an additional copy of the Applications disk Step 1 Boot GEOS 128 2 0 For this tutorial boot GEOS 128 2 0 in 40 column mode The instructions for booting GEOS 128 2 0 are described under Booting GEOS 128 2 0 on page 23 of this manual addendum Remember that if you own a Parallel Printer Interface PPI the booting procedure is slightly different from the regular booting procedure
53. eated earlier 7 Now you are ready to use the Bitmap Scaling feature Select paste from the edit menu The following dialog box will appear Centered in region fee Sealed to fit Stretched amp Scaled to fit Pattern O Smoothed O Transparent 8 There are a number of ways you can alter the appearance of the photo scrap For example a Click on the Stretched amp Scaled to fit option to resize the photo scrap s proportions to fit an editing region b Click on the arrows in the Pattern box to scroll through a selection of 32 patterns If desired select a pattern other than the one originally displayed Learning GEOS 1282 0 43 c Click on the Transparent option to superimpose the photo scrap onto the background image 9 Once you have clicked on these options click OK You will be returned to the Drawing Window and the ellipse you pasted into the second editing region will be very different from its original appear ance Step 8 Use a Desk Accessory Back when you deleted most of the files from the TUTORIAL work disk you deleted a number of programs called desk accessories A desk acces sory is a small program you can use from within an application document such as geoPaint The desk accessory you are going to use now is the Note Pad 1 Go to the command menu and select note pad from the geos menu 2 The Note Pad will appear on the screen on top of your geoPaint drawing You won t be
54. ent to an actual printer to be printed The geoWrite document will be converted to a geoPaint document or a series of geoPaint documents if you are using Paint PAGES The Print Options dialog box will appear If you selected Paint PAGES in Step 3 when you were setting up the Paint Drivers click OK and go to the next step If you selected Paint OVERLAY you may wish to overlay a specific range of pages in the document If so enter the page numbers in the From Page and To Page boxes Click OK after you have made your selections When you return to the deskTop a geoPaint document or series of geoPaint documents will appear as geoPaint file icons If you plan to do future conversions on the current disk it is advisable to rename the converted files i e any files named OVERLAY PAGE 1 PAGE 2 etc or the current files will be overwritten by the next set of converted files NOTE You may wish to reselect your regular printer driver at this point to return to normal printing Chapter 10 reL Desk Accessories This chapter contains the following sections The Calculator The Note Pad The Preference Manager The Alarm Clock The Pad Color Manager Desk Accessories and Column Modes Desk Accessories and Column Modes You can use most desk accessories in either 40 or 80 column mode Desk Accessory Calculator Preference Manager Alarm Clock Note Pad Pad Color Manager Photo Manager Text Manager Column Mode
55. erged If you have more than one disk drive e Place geoMerge and the fonts on one disk If desired add geoWrite for editing documents and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file e Place the documents to be merged on another disk Using 40 or 80 Column Mode You can use geoMerge in either 40 or 80 column mode If you wish to switch to a different column mode do so before you open geoMerge You cannot switch column modes when geoMerge is in use To switch column modes 1 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 2 When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as follows To go to 40 column mode Press the button so that it is in CVBS mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in COMP made To go to 80 column mode e Press the button so that it is in RGB mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in RGB mode geoMerge 67 Fn b geoLaser This chapter contains the following sections e geoLaser and Work Disks e Using 40 or 80 Column Mode e Column Modes and Printing geoLaser and Work Disks The following instructions describe how to create geoLaser work disks depending on your project needs and disk drive set up The locations of files you may need are as follows Files Disk geoLaser LW fonts Write Utilities non LW fonts Applications 128 DESKTOP 2 0 System Backup System See Appendix D Disk Contents page 94 of this manual addendum for
56. ers who have upgraded from GEOS 2 0 If you own two different disk drive types e g a 1541 and a 1571 but do not own a RAM Expan sion Unit you do not need to copy the CONFIGURE 2 0 file to work disks that contain a copy of the DESKTOP 2 0 file Work Disks and the 1581 Disk Drive The 1581 disk drive is large enough for you to copy all of your applications and related files onto one 3 1 2 inch disk drive The easiest method for preparing work disks for use with a 1581 disk drive is to copy all of your GEOS 128 2 0 master disk files onto one 3 1 2 inch disk and keep your documents on other disks Work Disks and the RAM Expansion Unit REU If you have a RAM Expansion Unit you will find that GEOS 128 2 0 will operate much faster than with an ordinary disk drive It is highly recommended that you purchase a RAM Expansion Unit Not only will it speed up the performance of GEOS 128 2 0 it can speed up the performance of the disk drives as well In addition to the increased speed a RAM Expansion Unit will add more memory Getting Started 29 Learning GEOS 128 2 0 This chapter contains the following sections o Column Modes e Expanded Use of the Keyboard o The Tutorial Column Modes GEOS 128 2 0 displays the screen s resolution in one of two column modes 80 column mode or 40 column mode In 80 column mode the pixels that compose the screen s image are compressed to allow a wider view of the currently displayed scree
57. esolution is sharper with a Commodore monitor Note that television sets only support 40 column mode not 80 column mode If you use a television set as a monitor you cannot use geoWrite 2 1 or geoSpell since these applications only operate in 80 column mode a mouse or joystick input device the Koala Pad and Inkwell light pen are not compatible with GEOS 128 2 0 one 5 1 4 inch disk drive this GEOS 128 2 0 package which contains three program diskettes the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual and this manual addendum blank 5 1 4 inch diskettes for backup and work disks Optional Equipment 2 a 1750 or 1764 RAM Expansion Unit REU With an REU the operat ing speed of GEOS 128 2 0 is greatly increased In addition more disk space is available for the program you are currently using additional disk drives 1541 1571 or 1581 You can install two disk drives and a RAM Expansion Unit 1750 or 1764 for use with GEOS 128 2 0 a GEOS 128 2 0 supported printer A list of supported printers is found on page 18 of this chapter Ch apter Yo erence Installing GEOS 128 2 0 Installing GEOS 128 2 0 means preparing its applications for everyday use You will have to install GEOS 128 2 0 only once Installing GEOS 128 2 0 and its applications takes about 15 minutes The following general steps summarize what you need to do to install GEOS 128 2 0 The actual procedure begins on the next page 1 First set up your Commodore acc
58. follows button to RGB mode e Composite switch to RGB mode The geoWrite 2 1 Screen The geoWrite 2 1 screen appears as follows command menu page indicator geos file edt options poge fonti style Se B title bar LEFT CENTERO RIGHTO FULLO 4 JUSTIFICATION LINE SPACING gt iM 140 20 ruler find the text goes here Note how wide the screen is Writing Window As you can see the ruler spans to eight inches In the page indicator you will note that the rectangle representing the Writing Window has the same width as the the page indicator itself 62 Chapter5 The Writing Window and Its Dimensions Because geoWrite 2 1 operates only in 80 column mode the Writing Window automatically displays the entire width of the document There is no side flipping of the Writing Window The ruler at the top of the Writing Window begins at 0 2 inches and spans to 8 2 inches When you first open a geoWrite 2 1 document you will note that the options menu does not contain a make full page wide option The document dimensions described here are based on a print resolution of 80 dots per inch If your printer has a different resolution the dimensions will be slightly different The BSW 128 Font An additional font listed in geoWrite 2 1 s font menu is the BSW 128 font Like the BSW font the BSW 128 font is internal i e it won t appear as a file icon on the disk note pad The text used in the illustration
59. ft Hold down while pressing the key Down Press the Tl key Up Hold down while pressing the CRSR T key When you have positioned the pointer over YES or NO press RETURN If you selected YES go to Step 4 If you selected NO go to Step 5 A dialog box will ask you to Please insert any original disk on which an application was installed to your old boot disk DeskPack Plus geoWrite Workshop 128 geoCalc 128 geoFile 128 etc This step will enable you to key your new boot disk with the older applications you own Remove the Backup System disk from the disk drive and insert one of your original GEOS 128 application disks that applies to this procedure Close the disk drive door and press RETURN NOTE You only need to insert one of the application disks not all GEOS 128 application disks The next dialog box will ask you to insert the System disk Remove the current disk from the disk drive and insert the System disk Press RETURN to continue Another dialog box will ask for the Backup System disk Remove the System disk from the disk drive and insert the Backup System disk Press RETURN to continue The next dialog box will ask for the System disk Remove the Backup System disk and insert the System disk Close the disk drive door and press RETURN In a moment the System deskTop will appear close 50 files 6 selected 161 Kbytes used 4 Kbytes free icon GEOS GEOS BOOT GEOS KERNAL 12 DESKTOP 123 JOYSTICK Comm
60. ighlighted Here is the 3 Now click again on the GEO highlighted file Here is its icon host icon WRITE 128 file icon An outline G ae called a ghost icon will appear eee It will be attached to the pointer 4 Move the pointer to the waste basket icon at the lower right corner of the screen and click The GEOWRITE 128 file icon will be deposited inside and the name GEOWRITE 128 will appear below the waste basket 5 Butno You might need the geoWrite application Actually you won t for this tutorial To retrieve the GEOWRITE 128 file icon click on the waste basket The screen will be redrawn and the GEOWRITE 128 file icon will be restored to its original position on the disk note pad 6 Now go to page 2 by pressing 2 on the keyboard The disk note pad will display the Photo Manager Calcula A tor and Note Pad desk accessories You won t need the Photo Manager or the photo manager calculator Calculator file icons You will delete them from the disk 7 Move the pointer to the Photo Manager file icon and click The Photo Manager file icon will become high EE lighted Next hold down the key and click on the Calculator file icon It too Lphoko manager will become highlighted along with the Photo Manager file icon 36 Chapter2 10 IMPORTANT Make sure you have not clicked on the note pad file since you will need it for the tutorial Now go to page 3 of the disk note pad by
61. ile operation for this feature You tried to open or print more than one file at a time No printer driver is selected Use select printer on the deskTop to choose a printer e The incorrect printer driver is selected NOTE See Setting Up Your Printer page 17 of this manual adden dum for how to select the correct printer driver for your printer 98 Chapter 12 No scrap file on disk e The application work disk does not contain a text or photo scrap Not enough fields were found One or more fields will be left blank e The number of data fields in the merge data file is smaller than the number of labels in the merge form document After the merge is complete you may wish to check your merge data file and merge form document for inconsistencies Not enough fields were found One or more labels will be left blank e In the merge data file one of the records contained fewer fields than there are labels Some of the labels in the document file may not be replaced by new text After the merge is complete you may wish to check your merge data file and merge form document for inconsisten cies Not enough free space on disk for desk accessory e Desk accessories require at least 10K bytes of memory on the current work disk If you wish to use the desk accessory you will need to delete files to make room Operation canceled due to disk error missing or unformatted disk e Make sure the disk drive contains the disk you
62. in this mode the Color tool appears in the Toolbox The Color tool only appears Note Drawing Window size in in 40 column mode Page Map The Toolbox Icon As you can see in both column mode versions of the geoPaint screen the Toolbox icon appears at the top of the Drawing Window This icon controls the display of the Toolbox The procedure for using the Toolbox icon is described under The Toolbox Display on page 58 of this manual addendum Erasing Colors in an Area Use the following procedure to erase colors from a section of the Drawing Window You can erase not deactivate colors from the Drawing Window by using the following procedure This procedure will retain colors elsewhere in the document Remember that you must be in 40 column mode to use colors To erase colors 1 Position the Drawing Window so that the area whose colors you wish to erase is displayed 2 Select color off from the options menu 3 Click on the Edit Box tool If you wish to select a specific area within the Drawing Window use the pointer to open an editing region If you geoPaint 57 wish to select the entire Drawing Window double click on the Edit Box tool 4 Select cut from the edit menu The area you selected will disappear and be placed in a photo scrap 5 Select color on from the options menu 6 Select the Edit Box tool again If you wish to select a specific area within the Drawing Window use the pointer to open an ed
63. iting region If you wish to select the entire Drawing Window double click on the Edit Box tool 7 Select paste from the edit menu 8 The Bitmap Scaling dialog box will appear Click OK The photo scrap will be pasted in the editing region you opened Its colors will have been erased The Toolbox Display Whenever you open a geoPaint document the Toolbox will initially be invisible You can control the display of the Toolbox by clicking on the Toolbox icon at the top of the screen This feature is particularly handy if you wish to work with the widest possible screen When the Toolbox is invisible the most recently selected tool will still be active 58 Chapter 4 To use a wider Drawing Window 1 2 Go to the Toolbox and select the tool you plan to use next Deactivate the Toolbox by clicking on the Toolbox icon at the top of the screen Use the tool you most recently selected it will still be active geoPaint 59 Using 80 Column Mode geoWrite 2 1 operates in 80 column mode only If you open geoWrite 2 1 while in 40 column mode a dialog box will enable you to switch to 80 column mode If this happens click Yes to switch column modes When the screen goes dark press the button or composite switch under the monitor To switch column modes 1 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 2 When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as
64. n For example in geoPaint you can use 80 column mode to work with the entire width of the currently displayed document In 40 column mode the screen is not as compressed therefore some fonts in 40 column mode are easier to read than in 80 column mode It is easier to see detail in 40 column mode In addition color is only available in 40 column mode Here is how the deskTop appears in 80 column mode 10 files selected 159 Kbytes used Z ec eames Art Poodes fa Ed E p e Dwinelle Roma Here is the same deskTop in 40 column mode RAM 16 files 6 selected 159 Kbytes used 172 Kbytes free 128 DESKTOP CEOPAINT photo manages Neg Dwinelle Roma University You can boot GEOS 128 2 0 in either mode and once GEOS 128 2 0 is running you can switch column modes if desired The procedure for switching column modes is described under Switching Column Modes below Most of the applications in your GEOS 128 2 0 package run in either mode except for geoWrite 2 1 and geoSpell which only run under 80 column mode Depending on the application you can switch column modes while the application is running Special instructions regarding the use of column modes are found at the beginning of each chapter describing applications in this manual addendum However you can switch column modes at any time when the deskTop is displayed Learning GEOS 1282 0 31 Switching Column Modes Swit
65. n you are satisfied with the date or time press RETURN NOTE Moving the pointer outside the TIME SET or DATE SET box before pressing RETURN will cause the values to revert to their original settings Desk Accessories 81 NOTE Refer to Using Saving and Recalling Your Changes on page 260 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual for a variety of options for saving or recalling changes to the Preference Manager The Alarm Clock This section describes how to set the clock and alarm time in the Alarm Clock This desk accessory operates in either 40 or 80 column mode Setting the Clock Time l 1 Switch to Clock Mode press M or E click on the Mode icon until a clock clock mode face appears 2 Press the spacebar to move the cursor to the first digit you wish to 4 Setting the Alarm 1 change The cursor will initially be positioned over A or P Type in the new time As you type the cursor will skip the colons and the letter M Press the spacebar to bypass correct entries NOTE Use either the numeric keypad or the top row of numbers on your keyboard to enter digits When finished press RETURN or click on SET p Switch to Alarm Mode press M or click on the Mode icon until a bell alarm mode appears Press the spacebar to move the cursor to the first digit you wish to change The cursor will initially be positioned over A or P Type in the new time As you type the cursor will skip the colons an
66. nce Manager 81 Column Modes and Color 81 Changing the Time and Date 81 The Alarm Clock 82 Setting the Clock Time 82 Setting the Alarm 82 The Note Pad 83 80 Column Mode 83 Moving to Another Page 83 The Pad Color Manager 83 Entering the Pad Color Manager from 80 Column Mode 83 Appendices 85 Appendix A Additional Glossary Terms 86 Appendix B Menus 89 Appendix D Disk Contents 94 Appendix F Error Messages 96 Index 104 Getting Started This chapter will guide you step by step through the procedures for getting Started with GEOS 128 2 0 You will perform the following three proce dures only once when you first open GEOS 128 2 0 e Install GEOS 128 2 0 to your Commodore computer e Create backup copies of your master disks Set up your printer for use with GEOS 128 2 0 This chapter also covers how to boot i e start up GEOS 128 2 0 every time you plan to use it and how to exit GEOS 128 2 0 when you are finished Also covered is general advice on making work disks Unfamiliar terms are defined in the glossaries Appendix A in this manual addendum and the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Error messages are explained in Appendix F Error Messages of this manual addendum Getting Started 1 What You Need to Run GEOS 128 2 0 Required Equipment a Commodore 128 or 128D computer a compatible monitor or TV The best monitor to use is a Commodore 1702 1802 1902 or 1902A monitor Televisions can be used but the r
67. nd keys can be used to add and subtract values Exiting the Calculator e Click the OFF button or press SHIFT Q Click here OFF CE to exit F a 80 Chapter ll The Preference Manager This section describes how to use column modes and change the time and date with the Preference Manager This desk accessory operates in either 40 or 80 column mode Column Modes and Color If you have your Commodore set in 80 column mode you will not be able to change colors or the shape of the mouse If you wish to work with color or change the shape of the mouse switch to 40 column mode before opening the Preference Manager The instructions for changing column modes are under Switching Column Modes on page 32 of this manual ad dendum Changing the Time and Date Use the following procedures to set the time and date in the Preference Manager To set the time or date 412400 TIME SET 1 Move the pointer to the gt TIME SET or DATE SET 04720788 DATE SET box 2 Press the spacebar to move the cursor to the first digit you wish to change 3 Type in the new time or date As you type the cursor will bypass the colons and slashes If you wish to change the letter A or P in the TIME SET box press the spacebar to move to that letter NOTE The time will freeze after you press the first key on your keyboard Use either the numeric keypad or the top row of numbers on the keyboard to enter the new values 4 Whe
68. nsion Unit 52 The CONFIGURE 2 0 File 52 Returning to the deskTop from BASIC Mode 52 Keyboard Shortcuts 53 geoPaint 54 geoPaint and Work Disks 54 If You Have a LaserWriter or LaserWriter Plus 55 geoPaint Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive 55 Using 40 or 80 Column Mode 55 The geoPaint Screen 56 Erasing Colors in an Area 57 The Toolbox Display 58 geoWrite 2 1 60 geoWrite 2 1 and Work Disks 60 If You Have a LaserWriter or LaserWriter Plus 61 geoWrite Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive 61 Using 80 Column Mode 62 The geoWrite Screen 62 The Writing Window and Its Dimensions 63 geoWrite 2 1 continued 10 11 The BSW 128 Font 63 Using NLQ Mode when Printing aDocument 63 geoSpell 64 geoSpell and Work Disks 64 Using 80 Column Mode 65 Searching for a Word in a Dictionary 65 geoMerge 66 geoMerge and Work Disks 66 Using 40 or 80 Column Mode 67 geoLaser 68 geoLaser and Work Disks 68 Using 40 or 80 Column Mode 69 Column Modes and Printing 70 Text Grabber 71 Text Grabber and Work Disks 71 Using 40 or 80 Column Mode 72 Word Processor Format Files 73 Paint Drivers 74 Paint Drivers and Work Disks 74 Using 40 or 80 Column Mode 75 Creating the Paint Drivers 76 Selecting a Paint Driver 77 Creating a Paint Drivers Document 77 Desk Accessories 79 Desk Accessories and Column Modes 79 The Calculator 80 12 The Appearance of the Calculator 80 The Numeric Keypad 80 Exiting the Calculator 80 The Prefere
69. ntry hide show pictures Hides displays all pictures in document Hidden pictures are covered with a grey box open close header H Opens closes header screen open close footer F Opens closes footer screen select page V Highlights current document page page previous page Moves to previous page next page Moves to next page goto page G Displays dialog box asking for desired desti nation page number page break L Inserts a page break at location of text cursor set first page Enables you to determine the first page number of a document title page Sets the first page of a document as a title page i e no page number will be set for that page NLQ spacing Produces the same formatting as that on the screen For use wtih NLQ printers only font Lists the first eight fonts currently on the application work disk Automatically displays BSW and BSW 128 fonts The BSW 128 font only appears in geoWrite 2 1 Style plain text P Sets text in plain type style bold B Sets text in boldface italic T Sets text in italics outline O Sets text in outline underline U Sets text with underline superscript gt Sets text in superscript subscript lt Sets text in subscript Appendices 93 Appendix D Disk Contents Disk 1 System Disk No of Files 50 KBytes Used 161 KBytes Free 4 Page 1 GEOS
70. o the ellipse and position the cross hair within its boundaries Now click The ellipse will become filled with the pattern you se lected Learning GEOS 128 2 0 41 Step 6 Use the Bitmap Scaling Feature A feature that has been added to geoPaint is the Bitmap Scaling feature With Bitmap Scaling you can copy an image into a photo scrap use a dialog box to change its appearance then paste the altered image back into the document For this part of the tutorial you will experiment with the Bitmap Scaling feature 1 In order to use the Bitmap Scaling feature you E Click on the will need to create a photo scrap Move the Edit Box tool pointer to the Edit Box tool and click on it to select it Move the pointer to the Drawing Window the pointer will assume the shape of a cross hair Position the pointer at the upper left of the ellipse you drew earlier and click Now move the pointer diagonally across the ellipse A dotted line called an editing region will appear When the ellipse is contained within the editing region click again The editing region will be set in place 5 Now go to the command menu and select copy from the edit menu A 42 Chapter 2 copy of the ellipse will be placed into a photo scrap 6 Next select the Edit Box tool again and use Steps 2 4 to open another editing region right over the current ellipse However make this editing region a different shape from the one cr
71. odes 65 searching for dictionary word 65 television set warning 2 work disks 64 geoWrite 2 1 column modes 62 document dimensions 63 menu listing 92 NLQ mode 63 screen appearance 62 television set warning 2 work disks 60 glossary terms 86 I Inkwell light pen 2 input device 2 activating 7 installing applications 8 installing GEOS 128 2 03 italic menu options 48 K keyboard shortcuts deskTop 53 Koala Pad 2 M megafonts 55 61 menu listing 89 multi file select 49 N near letter quality mode See NLQ mode NLQ mode 63 non GEOS programs entering 26 Note Pad 83 appearance in 80 column mode 83 column modes 79 moving to another page 83 w Index 105 P Pad Color Manager 83 column modes 79 opening in 80 column mode 83 Paint Drivers column modes 75 creating 76 creating document 77 selecting paint driver as default 77 work disks 74 Parallel Printer Interface PPI 23 Photo Manager column modes 79 Preference Manager 81 changing date 81 changing time 81 column modes 79 column modes and color 81 printer drivers activating as default 22 DS double strike 17 if not listed 21 interface instructions 21 listing 18 procedure for selecting 17 QS quadruple strike 17 RED reduction 17 work disks 28 printers color resolution 20 Q QS quadruple strike 17 R RAM Expansion Unit 2 1750 52 1764 52 disk copying 14 work disks 29 rebooting 52 RED reduction 17 button 32 87 106 Index S select printer
72. of the Writing Window on page 62 was created with the BSW 128 font Using NLQ Mode when Printing a Document When using NLQ mode to print a document note the following e NLQ near letter quality does not produce different fonts but does produce the same formatting that appears on the screen NLQ uses the printer in its near letter quality mode To use this mode all text must be in the Commodore 10 font and in plain style Graphics cannot be printed in this mode If your text is not in the Commodore 10 font choose select page from the options menu then select the Commodore 10 font from the font menu Be sure to perform this operation for each page of your document including headers and footers A few printers have different page lengths for NLQ printing than for graphics high quality printing Select NLQ spacing from the page menu to cause NLQ page length to be used You always should select NLQ spacing so that geoWrite 2 1 can display the correct number of lines on the screen geoWrite 63 geoSpell This chapter contains the following sections e geoSpell and Work Disks Using 80 Column Mode e Searching for a Work in a Dictionary geoSpell and Work Disks The following instructions describe how to create geoSpell work disks de pending on your project needs and disk drive set up The locations of files you may need are as follows Files Disk geoSpell geoDictionary geoSpell 128 DESKTOP 2 0 System Ba
73. olumn mode To use 40 column mode push the composite switch to the left to COMP mode AAAA Appendix B Menus Menu options in the deskTop geoPaint and geoWrite 2 1 are as follows deskTop geos switch 40 80 Changes between 40 and 80 column modes geos info Displays copyright information and authors of GEOS deskTop info Displays copyright notice and authors of deskTop select printer moves a selected printer driver to the default position select input T Moves a selected input device mouse or joystick to the default position calculator A desk accessory for quick calculations note pad A desk accessory for creating memos photo mgr A desk accessory for managing photo albums text mgr A desk accessory for managing text albums preference mgr A desk accessory for determining the input driver speed and color screen background and foreground colors and system time and date pad color mgr A desk accessory for determining the color of the disk note pad components file icons foreground and back ground file open Z Loads the currently selected file on the deskTop duplicate H Creates a duplicate copy of the selected files rename M Renames the selected files info Q Displays information about the selected files also lets you change a file s write protect status print P Prints the selected application file delete D Deletes the selected files undo delete
74. on to the methods described on pages 195 196 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual e Scroll through the list of words in the Dictionary Box by clicking on the up or down arrows which are located above the Find button The keyboard shortcut is to press the up or down keys You can also use the T or keys at the top of your keyboard geoSpell 65 geoMerge This chapter contains the following section e geoMerge and Work Disks Using 40 or 80 Column Mode geoMerge and Work Disks The following instructions describe how to create geoMerge work disks depending on your project needs and disk drive set up The locations of files you may need are as follows Files Disk geoMerge LW fonts Write Utilities geoLaser non LW fonts Applications 128 DESKTOP 2 0 System Backup System See Appendix D Disk Contents page 94 of this manual addendum for a complete listing of the files on your disks and where these files are located 66 Chapter 7 DDIN SHEE If you have one disk drive e Place geoMerge the documents to be merged and the fonts on the same disk If desired add geoWrite for editing documents and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file If you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU e Copy geoMerge the fonts used in the documents and the 128 DESK TOP 2 0 file to the REU If desired add geoWrite if you wish to edit the documents e Use the disk drive for the disk containing the documents to be m
75. on your System disk is Laserwriter 2 1 geoPaint Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive Disregard the section entitled geoPaint Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive which appears on page 91 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual The feature described in this section does not apply to GEOS 128 2 0 Using 40 or 80 Column Mode You can use geoPaint in either 40 or 80 column mode In addition you can switch column modes at any time Note that color is available only in 40 column mode 80 column mode however will enable you to work with the full width of a document Switching column modes will de activate the geoPaint 55 Toolbox You can activate the Toolbox again by clicking on the Toolbox icon To switch column modes 1 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 2 When the screen goes dark press the button or the composite switch on your monitor as follows To go to 40 column mode e Press the button so that it is in CVBS mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in COMP mode To go to 80 column mode e Press the button so that it is in RGB mode e Press the composite switch so that it is in RGB mode The geoPaint Screen In 80 column mode the geoPaint screen appears as follows command menu Toolbox icon title bar Toolbox Page Map Status Box Note Drawing Window size in Page Map 56 Chapter 4 In 40 column mode the geoPaint appears as follows Note that because color is available
76. ording to the instructions found in its installation manual 2 Next open GEOS 128 2 0 and follow the directions on the screen If you own other GEOS applications for the Commodore 128 or 128D you will be able to key them to this boot disk This will let you use your existing applications and work disks with GEOS 128 2 0 For ex ample if you own geoCalc 128 you will be able to use it after booting on the new GEOS 128 2 0 System boot disk You will also be able to take advantage of the upgraded deskTop whenever you open your geoCalc 128 work disks 3 Ifyou are using a mouse activate it as the default input device If you are using a joystick GEOS 128 2 0 will automatically activate it for you 4 Finally install three of the applications to key them to your System and Backup System disks These applications are geoWrite 2 1 geoMerge and geoSpell Once you have installed GEOS 128 2 0 you need to make backup copies of the disks in your GEOS 128 2 0 package If you are upgrading from GEOS 1 2 1 3 or 128 you will need to make an additional copy of the Applica tions disk for the tutorial which is covered in Chapter 2 Learning GEOS 128 2 0 If you are upgrading from GEOS 2 0 you can bypass the tutorial so you do not need to make an extra copy of the Applications disk Once you have created backup copies you can set up your printer to print your documents Getting Started 3 Step 1 Boot GEOS 128 2 0 The metho
77. pters you will be ready to use the applications described in this manual and the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual You may also wish to try out the GEOS demonstration programs which are provided on the GEOS Demos Disk and whose instructions are in Appendix E GEOS Demos in the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 1 What You Need to Run GEOS 1282 0 2 Required Equipment 2 Optional Equipment 2 Installing GEOS 128 2 0 3 Make Copies of Your Master Disks 12 Method 1 Disk Copying to a 1541 1571 or RAM Expansion Unit 12 Method 2 Disk Copying to a 1581 Disk Drive 14 Once You Have Made the Backups and a TUTORIAL Disk 16 Setting Up Your Printer 17 Printer Drivers 17 Activating Your Printer Driver 22 Booting GEOS 1282 0 23 Exiting GEOS 1282 0 25 Entering a Non GEOS Program 26 Work Disks 27 Before You Create a Work Disk 27 Why You Need Work Disks 27 Work Disks and the 1581 Disk Drive 29 Work Disks and the RAM Expansion Unit REU 29 2 Learning GEOS 1282 0 30 Column Modes 30 Expanded Use of the Keyboard 32 The Tutorial 34 The GEOS 128 2 0 deskTop 47 Moving to Another Disk Note Pad Page in Text Mode 48 The deskTop Command Menu 48 File Viewing Modes 48 Selecting a File in Text Mode Using the Keyboard 49 Selecting a Group of Files 49 Viewing the First File in a Selection Sequence 49 Moving Files 50 Copying a File to Another Disk 50 Copying a Disk Using One Disk Drive 51 Activating Drive C 52 The RAM Expa
78. r 12 A keyboard button used along with the RGB button to boot GEOS 128 2 0 in either 40 or 80 column mode You only need to use this button when you are booting Once GEOS 128 2 0 is running you do not need to press this button to switch column modes A work disk containing an application file An application work disk is used when you have more than one disk drive This type of work disk contains all of the files you need for a work disk except for the document files which can be stored on another disk Use one disk drive for the application work disk and the other disk drive for the work disk containing your documents If you have a one disk drive system your work disk would contain the application any supporting files such as desk accessories or the DESKTOP 2 0 file and documents The resolution of the screen Depending on the type of monitor you are using GEOS 128 2 0 offers two column mode options 40 column and 80 column In 80 column mode the pixels that compose the screen s image are compressed to enable a wider view of the screen For example geoWrite 2 1 which only operates in 80 column mode in GEOS 128 2 0 displays the entire width of the Writing Window hence there is no need for the Writing Window to side flip as in the 40 column version of geoWrite 2 1 40 column composite switch button mode does not enable a wider view of the screen but it does let you use color In most instan
79. r printer is not correctly hooked up to your Commodore Sorry font too large e The font you are using is too large for the document Try using a smaller font Text after label ignored The command started with a label but had other characters after the label geoMerge will interpret the command as a label and ignore the rest The driver is on the border and it won t be set as the default e You tried to select a printer or input driver file as the default when the file is on the border Click OK to return to the deskTop Move the driver file onto the disk note pad page then try selecting it as the default driver again The file name must first be deleted from the disk e You tried to move two or more border files onto the disk note pad at the same time The files have one or all of the following characteristics they have the same name one of the files is not from the current disk the files not belonging to the current disk were selected first 100 Chapter 12 The file name is write protected and can t be deleted e You tried to delete a file that is write protected On the System deskTop you can use the file info command to change the file s write protect status so that the file can be deleted NOTE If necessary refer to File Info and Write Protect Status page 61 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual The merge data file cannot have more than 25 fields e You tried add more than 25 fields to a merge data
80. re located If the word processor format file you need is not listed on the disk above copy the two C128 Generic word processor files to your work disks instead A C128 Generic file will read in all the characters from the document ignoring non printable characters After the document has been converted you can reformat it in geoWrite 2 1 If you have one disk drive Copy Text Grabber and the word processor format files you need onto adisk If you have room add the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file You also can copy the non GEOS word processing data files to the disk though this is not required If you have one disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU Copy Text Grabber the word processor format files you need and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file to the REU Create the converted documents on the REU When you are finished converting files be sure to copy the converted documents to a work disk for safekeeping e Use the disk drive for the disk containing the non GEOS files you wish to convert If you have more than one disk drive Copy Text Grabber the word processor format files you need and the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file onto one disk e Use the second disk drive for the disk containing the non GEOS word processing data files Using 40 or 80 Column Mode You can use Text Grabber in either 40 or 80 column mode If you wish to switch to a different column mode do so before you open Text Grabber You cannot switch column modes when Tex
81. reate a document with columns it will overlay a range of pages in the geoWrite docu ment into one geoPaint document called OVERLAY Paint PAGES will create a geoPaint document for each individual page of the geoWrite document If you have a four page geoWrite document four separate geoPaint documents will be created and named for each page PAGE 1 PAGE 2 etc 2 Click OK You will be returned to the deskTop and the printer driver you selected in Step 1 will have moved to the default printer position Creating a Paint Drivers Document Once you have created the paint drivers and selected one as the default printer you will be ready to convert a geoWrite document into a geoPaint version Note that the Paint Drivers application will convert a copy not the original of a geoWrite document To convert a geoWrite document into geoPaint 1 Make sure the paint driver you need has been selected as the default driver On the deskTop the default printer driver s name will appear below the printer icon in the lower left corner of the screen Paint Drivers 77 78 NOTE See Selecting a Paint Driver above to select a driver as the default driver Click on the geoWrite document file icon so that it is highlighted then select print from the file menu or press P NOTE Because one of the Paint Drivers is the default printer driver and not your regular printer driver the geoWrite document will not be s
82. rectly to a non GEOS program e g Print Master If the program has an autoboot feature use the procedure below If the program requires that you enter BASIC mode first use the second procedure If the non GEOS program has an autoboot feature 1 2 Exit the current application and return to the deskTop Remove the GEOS disk from the disk drive and insert the startup disk for the non GEOS program into the disk drive Select BOOT from the options menu The non GEOS program s startup disk will boot If you wish to return to BASIC mode 1 2 26 Chapter 1 Exit the current application and return to the deskTop Remove the GEOS disk from the disk drive and insert the startup disk for the non GEOS program into the disk drive Select BASIC from the options menu The Commodore BASIC V7 0 mode will appear Enter the non GEOS program s boot command The non GEOS program s startup disk will boot Work Disks Once you have installed GEOS 128 2 0 created backup disks and activated your printer driver file you will be ready to use GEOS 128 2 0 applications The easiest way to use these applications is to create work disks which are the disks you use on a day to day basis The kind of work disk you prepare depends on the project you are working on how much space you have on your disks and your disk drive set up Before You Create a Work Disk Before you create a work disk make sure you have completed th
83. rives BASIC Enables you to enter BASIC mode shortcuts Displays listing of deskTop keyboard shortcuts not listed in a menu Click to exit dialog box BOOT Enables you to reboot GEOS or a non GEOS program from the deskTop geoPaint geos file edit geoPaint info Displays copyright and author information Click to exit dialog box switch 40 80 Changes between 40 and 80 column modes Lists desk accessories on application work disk close Closes document and enables you to create or open another geoPaint document or return to the deskTop update Saves changes to disk preview Displays entire document page in black and white recover Erases all changes from last time document was saved to disk rename Enables you to rename document print Prints document quit Closes document and returns you to deskTop cut Removes an area within an Edit Box or Text mode region and places that area in a photo or text scrap l copy Copies an area within an Edit Box or Text mode region into a photo or text scrap paste Copies the contents of a scrap into an Edit Box or Text mode region options pixel edit Enables you to magnify portion of Drawing Window for detailed drawing Not displayed when Pixel Edit Mode is active normal edit Returns you from pixel edit mode to entire Drawing Window screen Not displayed when Normal Edit Mode is active change brush Displays 32 brush types in Status Box so that you can change
84. rtcuts are summarized in the dialog box that appears after you select shortcuts from the options menu Keyboard shortcuts for command menu options are included in the menu listing found in Appendix B Menus on page 89 of this addendum manual and on pages 289 294 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Action Disk Drives activating Drive A activating Drive B swapping Drive A with Drive C swapping Drive B with Drive C Files copying selected files to Drive B copying selected files to Drive A moving selected files to border moving selected border files to page viewing 1st file icon in selection queue Disk Note Pad Pages moving to next disk note pad page moving to previous disk note pad page moving to pages 1 9 moving to page 10 moving to pages 11 18 Command Menu moving pointer to command menu moving pointer across command menu moving down pull down menu moving up pull down menu selecting menu option Operations Cancelling operation after it has started SHIFT CRSR Tl or T number keys 1 9 0 zero key SHIFT 1 SHIFT Use numeric keypad if desired or Q 1 geoPaint This chapter contains the following sections geoPaint and Work Disks If You Have a LaserWriter or LaserWriter Plus geoPaint Documents and the 1581 Disk Drive Using 40 or 80 Column Mode The geoPaint Screen Erasing Colors in an Area The Toolbox Display geoPaint and Work Disks The following instructions describe
85. scribed in the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual use the following procedure to select more than one file icon in the disk note pad This procedure applies to icon mode only In icon mode to select more than one file icon using a selec tion frame 1 Position the pointer outside the first file icon 2 Hold down the key and click Release the key 3 Drag the pointer across the disk note pad A rectangle will appear cenecesccecccereccsccccescnecceccecsecesssccessecesesesesscoccescse cesses cescocoees ececnccccsecoscocesscoececcsoeesecocoeoosracacosoesosssolocoeoosceesessseose Decese 4 After you have encompassed the file icons you want to select click again The file icons within the selection frame will become high lighted Viewing the First File in a Selection Sequence If on a different disk note pad page to view the first file name or file icon in a selection sequence Hold down and press G The disk note pad page containing the first file you selected will appear The GEOS 128 2 0 deskTop 49 Moving Files Use the following procedures to move files between the disk note pad and the border To move files in either icon or text mode to the border 1 Select the files you wish to move 2 Use one of the following methods to move the files to the border e Press CONTROL D e Click on one of the selected files to bring up the multi file ghost icon It will become attached to the pointer Deposit
86. sk accesories with GEOS 128 2 0 Appendices contains additional glossary terms an updated menu listing for the deskTop geoPaint geoWrite 2 1 and a listing of the contents of each disk in your GEOS 128 2 0 package Suggested Order of Reading Before you try to use GEOS 128 2 0 we suggest you use this manual addendum along with your GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Read these chapters in the following order Ch 1 Getting Started of this manual addenum explains what equipment you need in order to use GEOS 128 2 0 This chapter also describes how to install and make backup copies of your master disks Ch 2 Learning GEOS 128 2 0 Ch 2 Learning GEOS Note that geoWrite 2 1 geoSpell and geoMerge must be installed before you can use them or make work disks Getting Started will also guide you through setting up your printer and input device In addition Getting Started explains in detail the advantage of making work disks of this manual addendum describes how column modes and the keyboard are used with GEOS 128 2 0 If you are upgrading from GEOS 1 2 1 3 or 128 use the tutorial in this chapter to get some hands on experience with the deskTop and geoPaint of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual discusses learning the programs Read the section entitled Common Features and How They Work pages 30 36 if you wish to review standard features found in GEOS Once you have completed the above cha
87. stination disk name with the contents of source disk name Click YES to continue e If you have one disk drive you will be asked to insert the source disk into the disk drive Remove the destination disk from the disk drive and insert the source disk Click OK Continue to follow the directions on the screen swapping disks in and out of the disk Getting Started 13 drive and clicking OK until the disk is copied The procedure should take about three disk exchanges depending on the number of files on the source disk e If you have two disk drives the source disk will be copied to the destination disk If you have one 5 1 4 inch disk drive and a RAM Expansion Unit REU If you have a RAM Expansion Unit you can copy the files from the source disk to the REU drive then copy the REU s contents to a destination disk Before you try to copy to another disk drive always make sure that both disk drives have been activated i e their correct disk names appear below each disk drive icon You can activate the disk drives by selecting RESET from the options menu or pressing R This will enable GEOS 128 2 0 to recognize the disk in each disk drive To copy a disk to an REU use the copy command from the disk menu If the message Disk copy can t be done between these formats appears use the following procedure 1 Open the source disk by clicking on its disk drive icon 2 Select copy from the disk menu or press
88. t Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus RS 232 Serial Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Comm Serial Bus Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Cent Parallel Star NX 10 Star NX 10 DS Star NX 10 QS Epson RED Epson FX 80 Epson FX 80 DS Epson FX 80 QS Epson RED Star NX 10 Star NX 10 DS Star NX 10 QS Epson RED Epson JX 80 Epson RED Epson LQ 1500 Star NB 15 Epson LX 80 Star NX 10 DS Star NX 10 QS Epson RED Epson MX 80 Epson RED MPS 1000 Laserjet SER Laserjet PAR IBM 5152 IBM 5152 DS IBM 5152 QS Blue Chip M120 C ltoh 8510 C ltoh 8510 DS C ltoh 8510 QS C ltoh RED Epson LQ 1500 Oki ML 92 93 Okimate 10 Okimate 20 Oki 120 NLQ Oki 120 Olivetti PR2300 Epson LX 80 Epson RED Getting Started Your Printer Interface Panasonic KX P1080 1091 Cent Parallel 1092 Seikosha SP 1000A Seikosha SP 1000VG Star Delta Gemini 10x Radix Star Gemini Il Star Micronics NL 10 with Commodore interface Star Micronics NL 10 with Cent Parallel Interface NX 10 Star Micronics NX 10C Star NB 15 Star NX 1000C Rainbow Star SG 10 15 Toshiba PA7253 Toshiba P351SX Color Resolution Most of the printer drivers listed above print in bl
89. t Grabber is in use To switch column modes 1 On the deskTop select switch 40 80 from the geos menu 72 Chapter 9 switch on your monitor as follows ___ To go to 40 column mode e Press the RGB button so that it is in CVBS mode Press the omp site switch so that it is in COMP mode To go to 80 column mode e Press the RGB button so that it is in RGB mode e Press the omp site switch so that it is in RGB mode Word Processor Format Files The word processor format files that accompany Text Grabber are as follows Fleet System 4 C128 Generic I C128 Generic II PaperClip II WordWriter 128 The Fleet System 4 PaperClip II and WordWriter 128 format files will save the original document s formatting commands as well as the text The C128 Generic I and II format files will save the document s text but not its formatting commands Text Grabber 73 Paint Drivers This chapter contains the following sections Paint Drivers and Work Disks Using 40 or 80 Column Mode Creating the Paint Drivers Selecting a Paint Driver Creating a Paint Drivers Document Paint Drivers and Work Disks The following instructions describe how to create Paint Drivers work disks depending on your project needs and disk drive set up The locations of files you may need are as follows Files Disk Paint Drivers System Backup System 128 DESKTOP 2 0 printer driver LW Fonts text mgr Write Utilities geoP
90. t copy the System or Backup System disk You can however copy certain files from those disks the 128 DESKTOP 2 0 128 CONFIG URE 2 0 PAINT DRIVERS 128 RBOOT the desk accessories and the printer drivers When selecting files to copy to another disk you can select more than one file at a time To select more than one file at a time refer to Selecting a Group of Files on page 59 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual See also Copying a File to Another Disk on page 66 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual To copy a disk using one disk drive 1 Insert the source disk into the disk drive 2 Open the source disk by clicking on its disk drive icon 3 Select copy from the disk menu or press K 4 A dialog box will ask you to Please insert destination disk in drive A Remove the current disk from the disk drive and insert the destination disk Click OK to continue 5 The next dialog box will ask you Replace the contents of destination disk name with the contents of source disk name Click YES to continue 6 Next you will be asked insert the source disk into the disk drive Remove the destination disk and insert the source disk Click OK The GEOS 1282 0 deskTop 51 7 Continue to follow the directions in the dialog boxes on the screen swapping disks in and out of the disk drive and clicking OK until the disk is copied The procedure should take about three disk exchanges Activating Drive C
91. t delete a page with write protected files e You tried to delete a disk note pad page containing write protected files You can change the write protect status of a file you wish to delete by using the file info command NOTE Refer to File Info and Write Protect Status page 61 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual Can t proceed if application is on a different disk e You tried to open an application data file when the application file is not on a disk in any disk drive or the REU Click OK to return to the deskTop If you are using a one drive system copy the data file onto a work disk containing the correct application file If you have more than one disk drive insert a disk containing the correct application file into a disk drive Try opening the data file again Can t search for that word e Check to make sure that the first two characters in the word are letters and that there are no spaces in the word Commands in the form document cannot exceed 255 characters in length e An lt lt IF gt gt statement is too long Disk copy can t be done between these formats e You used the disk copy command to copy the contents of one disk to another between different disk drive formats Try copying all of the files on the disk instead NOTE Refer to To copy if the disk and disk drive formats are different page 73 under Copying a Disk Using More than One Disk Drive in the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual ELSE found wi
92. the Toolbox and look for the tool that resembles a hollow circle This is the Hollow Ellipse tool Click on the Hollow Ellipse tool the Hollow to select it Ellipse tool The Hollow Ellipse tool will become highlighted Move the pointer to the Drawing Window you will discover that the pointer will assume the shape of a small cross hair Click once to activate the Hollow Ellipse tool Move the pointer across the Drawing Window An ellipse will be drawn across the Window Make the ellipse any size you want by moving the mouse or joystick When it is a size you like click to set the ellipse in place and to deactivate the Hollow Ellipse tool Cun SS Chapter 2 wee 7 10 11 Pattern Indicator Next go to the Current Pattern Indicator Click on which appears just below the Toolbox the Current Click on the Current Pattern Indicator To the right of the Current Pattern Indicator a selection of 32 patterns will appear Click on a pattern you like Once you have done so the pattern selections will disappear The pattern you selected will appear in the Current Pattern Indicator AAA En a RR Now that you have selected a pattern go to the Toolbox again and look for the Faucet tool The Faucet will fill an enclosed image or the background with a pattern E Next click on or color Click on the Faucet the Faucet You are now ready to fill the ellipse with the pattern you selected Move the pointer t
93. thout an IF e ELSE is missing from an lt lt IF gt gt statement ENDIF found without an IF e ENDF is missing from an lt lt IF gt gt statement Expected a field label e A label name is missing from the merge label file Appendices 97 Expected a start quote e The opening quote in an lt lt IF gt gt statement is missing Expected an end quote e The ending quote in an lt lt IF gt gt statement is missing Expected an ENDIF e The ENDIF from an lt lt IF gt gt statement may be missing If not it is separated from the lt lt IF gt gt statement by a page break Remember that the components of an lt lt IF gt gt statement must be on the same page Expected an ending gt gt The ending gt gt in an lt lt IF gt gt statement is missing Expected an e A sign is missing from an lt lt IF gt gt command File must be opened by geoWrite before printing The printer page length has changed and geoWrite must reformat the document for the new page length Label to match is too long o The label in an lt lt IF gt gt statement is too long Label is not in merge file geoMerge cannot find the label in the merge file No boot sector on this disk e You tried to select BOOT from the options menu and the deskTop cannot find the boot disk in the disk drive Insert the correct boot disk into the disk drive Try selecting BOOT from the options menu again No multiple f
94. ver as often as you need To activate your printer driver 1 Open the System disk so that the deskTop appears 2 Choose select printer from the geos menu 3 A dialog box listing the printer drivers on the System disk will appear Click on the printer driver you need so that its name is highlighted then click OK You will be returned to the deskTop and the driver name you selected will be the default printer driver NOTE Toscroll through the names in the dialog box click on the scrolling arrows located just below the list of names 22 Chapter1 Booting GEOS 128 2 0 This section describes how to boot GEOS 128 2 0 on a regular basis i e after you have installed GEOS 128 2 0 Note the following GEOS 128 2 0 will autoboot in most cases If you have a Parallel Printer Interface PPI you will need to enter a command in BASIC mode to boot GEOS 128 2 0 You have the option of booting in either 40 or 80 column mode After you boot you can switch column modes if needed The following procedures describe how to autoboot i e for users who do not own a Parallel Printer Interface PPI and how to boot using a PPI In either case you have the option of booting in 40 or 80 column mode If you are not using a Parallel Printer Interface PPI 1 Turn on the monitor and disk drive switches Do not turn on the computer yet NOTE Never boot GEOS 128 2 0 with more than one disk drive on Press the button or
95. wish to open e If the disk drive contains an unformatted disk then format the disk if desired Refer to Formatting a Disk page 75 of the GEOS 2 0 User s Manual e If the disk drive contains a formatted disk then you may have improp erly inserted the disk into the disk drive Click OK After the screen redraws re insert the disk then try opening the disk again Page too long e In geoSpell you tried to spell check a document that contains a page that is too long Exit geoSpell open the document you tried to spell check and insert page breaks where possible Please insert a disk with deskTop V or higher You tried to exit a document when there is no 128 DESKTOP 2 0 file on the work disk Remove the current disk from the disk drive and insert the System disk which contains the DESKTOP file Click OK Appendices 99 You will be returned to the System deskTop If you wish to avoid this procedure in the future copy the DESKTOP file to your application work disks Please reboot your system using the same GEOS disk that was first used to run geoMerge Reboot your System with the same System disk you used to install geoMerge Printer is inaccessible e On your System disk the incorrect printer driver has been selected as the default printer driver NOTE See Setting Up Your Printer page 17 of this manual adden dum for how to select the correct printer driver for your printer You
96. y You can also use the direction keys at the top of the keyboard The pointer will go to the command menu 2 Press the CRSR or direction key until it is positioned over the menu item you need Press RETURN The menu options will display To use the cursor keys to select a pull down menu option 1 Press the up or down CRSR or direction key The pointer will move along the menu options 2 When you position the pointer over the menu option you need press RETURN File Viewing Modes You can perform the following operations in both text mode as well as icon mode selecting a file or a group of files opening a file using the file info command on a file or a group of files renaming a file or a group of files duplicating a file or a group of files moving copying a file or a group of files printing a document file deleting a file 48 Chapter3 Selecting a File in Text Mode Using the Keyboard Use the following procedure to select a file in text mode To select a file on the disk note pad using the keyboard Each file on the disk note pad has a number assigned to it In text mode the numbering begins at the top of the disk note pad and continues downward For example the top file is 1 the file below it is 2 and so on e To select file 1 hold down and press 1 An arrow will appear next to the file s name Selecting a Group of Files In addition to the group file selection procedures de
97. y the Toolbox 5 geoWrite 2 1 describes how to set up work disks for geoWrite 2 1 and how geoWrite 2 1 is affected by the 1581 disk drive and column modes This chapter also describes the geoWrite 2 1 Writing Window the BSW 128 font and the NLQ mode for printing a document 10 11 12 geoSpell describes how to set up work disks for geoSpell and how geoSpell is affected by column modes This chapter also describes an additional method for searching for dictionary words geoMerge describes how to set up work disks for geoMerge and how geoMerge is affected by column modes geoLaser describes how to set up work disks for geoLaser and how geoLaser is affected by column modes This chapter also contains a note on the Laserwriter 2 1 printer driver and how column modes affect the screen during the printing process Text Grabber describes how to set up work disks for Text Grabber and how Text Grabber is affected by column modes This chapter also lists the word processor format files that accompany Text Grabber Paint Drivers describes how to set up work disks for the Paint Drivers application and how this application is affected by column modes This chapter also describes how to create the paint drivers select a paint driver as a default file and create a document with the Paint Drivers application Desk Accessories contains special notes on using the Calculator Preference Manager Alarm Clock Note Pad and Pad Color Manager de

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