Edith Manual           Desktop            12th May 1994
                                                       

The GEM DESKTOP only appears  when Edith is used as  an
application under a single tasking Operating System.

It shows an  Edith logo, has a  menu bar and  a set  of
function keys.  Clicking  on the function  keys on  the
desktop is the  same as pressing  the keys  themselves.
Move the function key box  around by clicking the  left
mouse button on the pads left  of F1 and right of  F10,
holding the mouse, and dragging the box along.  It will
move immediately as you move the mouse.



The MENU BAR is divided into the following menus:

   EDITH       About dialog and desk accessories

   FILE        File operations.   Press  help  on  File
               Selector window for info

   EDIT        Edit operations.  Press  help on a  text
               window for info
   
   TEXT        Text manipulation.  Press help on a text
               window for info

   OPTIONS     Configuration   dialogs, special    text
               windows.  Press help on the dialogs  for
               info.

   WINDOWS     Window operations
   
   CONFIG      Keyboard and configuration files



(Advanced:) When the environment  variable PREVDESK  is
set to 'yes', Edith  will copy the  root object of  the
desktop when it is launched.  This option is useful for
e.g. Gemini users.   However, this does  not work  with
memory protection.

                                                       
Edith Manual           Desktop            12th May 1994