Edith Manual        Window Options        19th May 1994


The WINDOW OPTIONS dialog  allows you to customize  the
general behaviour of Edith.


In standard  ATARI applications, the  ACTIVE WINDOW  is
always the top window, i.e. when  you type text on  the
keyboard, it appears in the top window.  When the MOUSE
switch is selected  instead, text will  be inserted  in
the window right below the mouse pointer.

   ** When WINX or MultiTOS is used, applications which
      understand the AV_KEY message may even respond to
      key input  in background  windows when  an  Edith
      window is on top.   However, this may also  cause
      uncautious programs to crash.


Edith's ALERT boxes are normally presented in a window,
so that other applications or accessories can still  be
used when an Edith alert  is on the screen.  The  QUICK
switch brings back  the old type  of alert boxes.   The
ALERT BELL switch determines whether Edith should sound
the bell when an alert pops up.

   ** Quick  alert  boxes  do  not  react  to  keyboard
      shortcuts except RETURN.


Edith's FILE SELECTOR normally  makes use of a  window.
When the STANDARD switch is selected, the standard  TOS
item selector  is used  instead.   This option  is  NOT
available when MultiTOS is being used.


Windows can be  SNAPPED for  extra display  performance
(text windows) and to avoid distorted dot patterns when
moving windows which contain a SCROLL BAR.  The  latter
is a problem of ATARI GEM  which can also be solved  by
using WINX by Martin Osieka.

                                        
Edith Manual        Window Options        19th May 1994