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5.1.1.3 File list
If you move beyond the menu item 'Previous file', a list of the existing files will be
displayed in alphabetical order.
If you know the file name you can enter it. While entering the Braille System is searching
the matching file. A high signal tone indicates that the file was found and the name will be
displayed. The more character you enter the more precise is the search. In the moment
the file name is appearing the file is selected. It is not necessary to enter more characters.
With backspace [SPC+1 2] you can delete entered characters.
If no file is found matching the letters you entered, a warning signal will sound. The
warning signal output, however, depends on the settings for signal tones (see chapter
5.1.8.10).
If no file is stored in the Braille System, a message 'No files stored on disk!' appears. By
pressing [ESC] you will return to 'New file'.
If you select an existing file by pressing the [Enter] key, another menu level with the
following items appears.
5.1.1.3.1 Edit (E)
This command opens the file in the Editor, with the cursor at the beginning of the file, or, if
the file was opened and saved before, at the position the cursor was in when the file was
saved. Files of up to 3 Megabytes in size may be opened and edited in the Editor. The file
is automatically opened in insert mode.
5.1.1.3.2 View (V)
This command opens the file in "Read Only" mode. It cannot be modified. If you attempt to
enter or delete characters, you will simply generate warning signals, as long as the
acoustic signals setting in the Braille System's Options menu is set to output warning
tones. If the file is opened for the first time, the cursor is located at the beginning, if not, it
will be located at the previous cursor position.
5.1.1.3.3 Delete (D)
This command allows you to delete files. First a message 'Sure deleting
(Yes/No/Abort)?' appears. By entering [y] for yes or activating the [CR] key above the "y",
you will delete the file irrevocably; entering [n], [a], or [ESC] cancels the command. An
open file cannot be deleted. Alternatively, files can also be deleted by entering the
command [SPC+4 5] or pressing the {Delete} key on an external keyboard.
Once the selected file has been deleted, you will return to the file list, specifically, to the
previous file on the list. If the file at the top of the alphabetical list was deleted, you will
return to "Previous File" if this is known. If the previous file is not known, you will return to
"New File".
Note:
It is possible to display and delete system files (see chapter 5.1.8.5). However, you should
only undertake this if you know exactly what you are trying to do. For example, if you were
to delete the message file (msg.hsf), you could not work on the Braille System until you
have loaded this file again. Because of this, you will receive the following warning before
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