[Coco] YouTube video of the recent MShell Beta

[Brett Gordon]

hello all.   I forgot to get back with Bill.  No the pc file xfer stuff
doesn't work with the Dw for linux... but looks pretty cool for the PC

B
On Nov 16, 2014 5:43 PM, "Bill Pierce via Coco" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
wrote:

>
> Ok, Thanks for the video... looks good :-)
> But.... You missed the one menu that completely changes what MShell does.
> Try clicking the drive/directory names at the top or hit "," and "."
> (period or comma). You get a whole new ballgame. This is where MShell gets
> complex as it leads to the RSDOS & PC file system menus (it's all in the
> included text file)
> Also, using VCC 1.4.2, you can't use drivewire and so you can't display
> the PC file reads, which (for the moment) are not working on a Linux dw4
> server anyway. Only in Windows, unless Brett Gorden can testify differently
> :-)
> Try it with VCC 1.4.3b w/becker port & drivewire4. Dirvewire4 works on
> Linux
>
>
> And Gene, MShell will already scroll the panels... to well over 1000
> files!!!
> This is the reason I included the search. My CMDS dir on my developement
> VHD has over 525 files in it. Try finding a file in that thing just
> scrolling through. The search utility will show all possibilities, and when
> you make a choice, it will relocate the cursor to that file. If you want
> the attributes of a file, just click it twice and select "File Stats" and
> all the info that a "dir -e" would normally show will display (for that
> file) in the status bar at the bottom.
>
>
> As for the mouse, he is using the VCC emulator under wine and Linux, so
> that is actually a Linux mouse :-)
> The mouse on a real Coco with MShell acts just like normal... a little
> jittery, but better with a hires interface. The mouse position translator
> does take a little of the jitter out in translating the original OS9
> resolution to the screen requirements.
>
>
> I will try once again tonight to do a video and show the real meat and
> potatoes of MShell
> Manny. did an excellent job with his video, but not yet knowing the menus
> and capabilities (he just tried it 1st time today), he missed the real
> stuff.
> I will try to do one with ALL the stuff it can do.
>
>
> BTW... anyone know of a good FREE screen video recorder for Windows?
>
>
> Bill Pierce
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 16, 2014 5:14 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] YouTube video of the recent MShell Beta
>
>
>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I thought i'd post a quick video I did of Bill's MShell Beta that he's
> >> recently released.  I don't think I've done it justice, but wanted to
> >> help get the word out there.  :)
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbR3ZPZAm8g&list=UUUFH_0J6wN0VS0h-WqtYz
>
> I think it looks good.  Can I make suggestion?  Why not have "enter this
> directory" be the default action when you highlight a directory on screen
> and hit "Enter".  That's what I count on for behavior in Midnight
> Commander and it seems like the most common thing a user would want to do
> when browsing around.
>
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