How to use AMB / the FreeDOS Help (hhstndrd 1.1.0 en)
There are two user interfaces that support the help:
AMB and HTMLHELP. Both are easy to handle.
Using the CTMOUSE (Cutemouse) mouse driver:
* Topic Links are highlighted in Yellow in (HTMLHELP).
In AMB they are highlighted in Green.
In the internet they are marked as usual.
* Click on a Link to see more on that topic. In AMB you have
to click twice to open the link.
* Links that lead to the internet do not work as the browser does
not support this.
* Click on the scroll-bar to scroll the page up and down (same in AMB).
* Quit Help by clicking on "Alt+X Exit" at the top of the screen
(or press ALT-X at the keyboard). In AMB type ESC.
* At HTMLHELP click on "F1" key or use keyboard or mouse to get
"Help on Help".
In AMB the "F1" key does not work, only keyboard and mouse.
site.
* More navigation is provided at the bottom of the screen
(not in AMB).
Using the KEYBOARD in HTMLHELP:
* Use the arrow keys (or TAB) to highlight a topic, then press enter.
* Page Up and Page Down scroll the help information.
* Alt+X exits help. (Alt+F4 works too.)
* Alt+Left Arrow goes back a topic. (Escape, Alt+B and Backspace
work too.)
* Alt+Right Arrow goes forward a topic. (Alt+F works too.)
* Alt+C returns to the contents page.
* "F1" button or "Help on Help" gives this help screen.
* There are also other ways of scrolling the help information on
screen. Home and End move to the very top and bottom of the document.
Using the KEYBOARD in AMB:
* Use the arrow keys (or TAB) to highlight a topic, then press enter.
* Page Up and Page Down scroll the help information. You can also use
arrow up / down.
* Use ESC to come back or to exit program.
Copyright © 2004 Robert Platt, updated 2011 and 2023 by W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.