7.1 Using the Workbench
Abacus
Projects
Amiga projects are any files that contain data saved from a tool
(program).
Notepad texts, word processing files, BASIC programs and .bmap files are projects.
Trashcan
This last type is actually another form of drawer. Normally you can
place drawers inside of drawers. The Trashcan drawer can only lie in the main directory. Plus, it can't be moved onto the Workbench screen. Whenever you need a Trashcan icon, look in the main directory.
On the right side of the screen you'll see a box which lists the Status of the file. This refers to the access options offered to the user (see the AmigaDOS manual under LIST). When the write protect is set on the diskette, you can't change the read, write or executable attributes. When you get information from a diskette, this area lists whether the diskette is write-protected or write-enabled. Clicking this Status changes noth ing; you must change the write-protect by hand.
The user's Comments appear in the line below Status. AmigaDOS's FILENOTE lets you write a text of up to 80 characters long. This function is suppressed by diskettes, since a diskette cannot be supplied with a comment
The Info screen does more than give information about programs or
diskettes. They also supply details about projects (text and data files). Default Tool tells the user which tool created the project, or which diskette has the copy. The Workbench knows which project to load when you double-click a tool's icon.
The last line displays Tool Types. This information is given by the main program. The Notepad, for example, states which font is in use, and the window size for input.
7.1.4.3
A closer look at the Info screen You can change the available information in the Info screen. Write and save a text from the Notepad, and open its Info screen to look at the information.
What you put under Comment has no effect on other parts of the system—it's just commentary.
The Default Tool gadget is much more important. As mentioned earlier, this gadget lists the name of the tool (program) which created the project (file). There's a bug in this, though. For example: You set up two Workbench diskettes named user and cli. The first diskette, user, is a nearly normal Workbench. The second diskette, cli, has 243