Re: Idiot (I know that's redundant) spammer

From: Carl Perkins (carl_at_gerg.tamu.edu)
Date: 08/06/03 

Date: 6 Aug 2003 16:44 CDT

"David J. Dachtera" <djesys.nospam@fsi.net> writes...
}Peter Weaver wrote:
}>
}> David J. Dachtera wrote:
}> >...
}> > My question is this: in WhineBloze Exploder, when a
}> directory with
}> > sub.'s is highlighted, is there a keyboard shortcut to
}> expand the list
}> > of subs without having to mouse and click the "+"?
}>
}> The Right Arrow does that, here are a few more keys;
}>
}> Press To
}> END Display the bottom of the active window.
}> HOME Display the top of the active window.
}> NUM LOCK+ASTERISK Display all subfolders under the
}> selected folder.
}> on numeric keypad (*)
}> NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN Display the contents of the selected
}> folder.
}> on numeric keypad (+)
}> NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN Collapse the selected folder.
}> on numeric keypad (-)
}> LEFT ARROW Collapse current selection if it's
}> expanded, or select parent folder.
}> RIGHT ARROW Display current selection if it's
}> collapsed, or select first subfolder.
}
}Excellent!! *MUCH* faster than mousing!
}
}....and this is documented ...where? I'd like to spread the word.
}
}--
}David J. Dachtera

Somewhere in the help is a list of a bunch of keyboard shortcuts.
I think these, or at least some of them, are on it. I have no idea
where to find the list. I have seen it several times, but it is almost
impossible to find on purpose. As I recall it is a sub page off of
some accessibility related page, and it is not easy to find (or maybe
not possible to find) via the index or even the search function of
the help. This is on Windows NT V4.0 - they may have made it easier
to find since then (but I wouldn't count on it).

The list also seems to be included in 3rd party books on how to use
the thing. It's probably posted all over the place on the web as well -
there is one on the MS website here:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q126/4/49.asp

(That's a simplified URL, actually - the one it ends up using is
strangely convoluted.)

This set is under "Windows Explorer Tree Control" on that page.

The page states that it is for the various versions from 95 to Millenium,
but most (or possibly all) of them work with the NT through XP set too.

You can gets lists for specific MS products, including operating systems
such as Windows 2000 or XP but (strangely) not plain old NT, from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard/keyboardsearch.asp

The on-line help for Windows is sometimes/frequently not helpful, but
there is a huge volume of info on the web at microsoft.com and other
places, too.

--- Carl

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