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== Exchange  ==
 
== Exchange  ==
  
 
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Exchange is the commodities manager. This allows the user to monitor which commodities are running, manage their behaviour and settings, and activate, deactivate or remove individual commodities. Exchange can also be quite useful for accessing applications whose windows have been 'hidden'. 
Exchange is the commodities manager. This allows the user to monitor which commodities are running, manage their behaviour and settings, and activate/deactivate/remove individual commodities. (Also available though Ambient RMB > Utilities > Exchange
 
Exchange is also quite useful for accessing applications whose windows have been 'hidden'. 
 
  
 
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Notes: Also available though Ambient RMB > Utilities > Exchange or with the keyboard shortcut ''Cmd+H''.
  
== Mixer  ==
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:[[File:Exchange.png]]
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== Expose ==
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The Expose application switcher pops up a window to select a running application when the ''Command+Tab'' keyboard combination is pressed, which can also be configured to send ARexx commands to the application instead of just bringing a window to front. Expose is a commodity and its settings window can be opened by selecting Show Interface in Exchange.
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:[[File:MorphOS_3.16_Expose.png | 640px]]
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:[[File:MorphOS_3.16_Expose_Settings1.png | 320px]] [[File:MorphOS_3.16_Expose_Settings2.png | 320px]]
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== MagicBeacon ==
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MagicBeacon is a highly configurable notification and messaging system and its settings are available via the main MorphOS Preferences application.
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Notifications are triggered by system signals, programs that support MagicBeacon, or ARexx and [[Shell_Commands/SendBeacon | Shell commands]]. When a notification is created by this method, MagicBeacon executes a pre-defined action. The action can either launch an external program or display information in the screenbar or in a popup bubble.
  
 
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Documentation is available in the ''SYS:MorphOS/Locale/Help/english/MagicBeacon.guide'' file.
Manages hardware audio input and output mixer settings. Analogous to Master Controls. 
 
See section on MorphOS audio subsystem for a fuller explanation. 
 
Software volume audio controls available through AHI and volume control screenbar are subservient to these master settings.  
 
 
 
  
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:[[File:MorphOS_3.16_Notification.gif]]
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:[[File:MorphOS_3.16_Notification_Prefs3.png | 640px]]
  
== NoCapsLock  ==
 
  
 
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== Mixer  ==
Allows disabling or repurposing the Caps Lock key (useful for limited keyboards, eg iBook). 
 
 
 
  
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Master audio hardware controls: output volume, recording levels and mixing.
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Volume and recording level controls available through individual applications are scaled within these global settings. 
  
== ShiftClick  ==
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* Output volume control is also available through the 'volume' screenbar.
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* This commodity is now located in the WBStartup drawer.
  
 
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:[[File:Mixer.png]]
Allows Right Mouse Button (RMB) to be emulated by using the left mouse button whilst holding a qualifier key (qualifier key(s) can be configured). Particularly useful on Apple laptops, or when using a single-button Apple mouse. 
 

Latest revision as of 13:25, 10 March 2022

Commodities are tools which are run as background processes affecting system behaviour.

Commodities are typically started with no GUI, so cannot be usually be shut down by accessing a menu or using a shortcut key. Exchange (the Commodity Manager tool) is used to start and stop individual commodities and access their interface to adjust settings.  

Exchange 

Exchange is the commodities manager. This allows the user to monitor which commodities are running, manage their behaviour and settings, and activate, deactivate or remove individual commodities. Exchange can also be quite useful for accessing applications whose windows have been 'hidden'. 

Notes: Also available though Ambient RMB > Utilities > Exchange or with the keyboard shortcut Cmd+H.

Exchange.png


Expose

The Expose application switcher pops up a window to select a running application when the Command+Tab keyboard combination is pressed, which can also be configured to send ARexx commands to the application instead of just bringing a window to front. Expose is a commodity and its settings window can be opened by selecting Show Interface in Exchange.

MorphOS 3.16 Expose.png
MorphOS 3.16 Expose Settings1.png MorphOS 3.16 Expose Settings2.png


MagicBeacon

MagicBeacon is a highly configurable notification and messaging system and its settings are available via the main MorphOS Preferences application.

Notifications are triggered by system signals, programs that support MagicBeacon, or ARexx and Shell commands. When a notification is created by this method, MagicBeacon executes a pre-defined action. The action can either launch an external program or display information in the screenbar or in a popup bubble.

Documentation is available in the SYS:MorphOS/Locale/Help/english/MagicBeacon.guide file.

MorphOS 3.16 Notification.gif
MorphOS 3.16 Notification Prefs3.png


Mixer 

Master audio hardware controls: output volume, recording levels and mixing. Volume and recording level controls available through individual applications are scaled within these global settings. 

Notes:

  • Output volume control is also available through the 'volume' screenbar.
  • This commodity is now located in the WBStartup drawer.
Mixer.png