XDIR                                       Jeff Prosise
Pop-up directory display	            Version 1.0
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Purpose
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XDIR is a memory-resident utility that allows you to
display the filenames in any drive/directory even when
you are running another applications program.

Format
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    XDIR

Remarks
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Once loaded (normally as an entry in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file), pressing the Alt-. (the Alt and the period key
combination) causes a blank window to pop up on the
screen. Pressing Enter then displays the first 40
filenames of your current directory in the window.
Pressing Esc once clears the display, and pressing it a
second time returns you to your previous application.

To view other directories, simply enter their
appropriate path designation (including drive, if
different) before pressing Enter when the window is
blank.

The PgUp and PgDn keys are used to display files beyond
the initial 40 shown in the window. Up to 360 files in
any one directory may be displayed.

Notes
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1. If you are experienced in using DEBUG, you may wish
   to change some of the XDIR defaults. Remember
   always to make changes to a copy of the program,
   not to your original. After entering DEBUG XDIR.COM,
   the following addresses and initial values may be of
   interest:

    Offset Value  Parameter
    ------ -----  -----------
    013C   4F     Border colour attribute
    013D   0F     Text colour attribute
    014D   00     File type (see Note 2)
    0186   34     Period key scan code
    018E   08     Alt-key shift code

2. By default, XDIR displays only normal filenames (00
   at :014D). To show hidden files, the value here
   should be 02. System files are 04, and subdirectories
   are 10h. These values are additive. To display
   subdirectories and files marked both hidden and
   system (e.g. IBMBIO.COM) you would enter the value
   16h at offset :014D in place of the default 00.

3. While no TSR program can be guaranteed compatible
   with all other memory residents, XDIR should coexist
   with most other TSRs.
