Through the File Window, you may read and write information into DESKARTES, display pictures on the screen, and perform various tasks related to file management.
The File Window is shown and hidden with the command SYSTEMÞShow:Files. The File Window commands are structured in three pop-up menus each associated with one of the three panes of the File Window. By pressing and holding the middle mouse button in the leftmost pane you'll get the directory pop-up menu, which deals with commands for directories. By pressing and holding the middle mouse button in the middle pane you get the file pop-up menu, which deals with commands for files. Pressing the same button in the rightmost field pops up the help directory menu.
The File Window commands apply to the selected files or directories, which are highlighted in black. You may select a file or a directory by pointing and clicking on its name with the left-hand mouse button.