Attention!
- Some of the functions listed below are absent in the older FAR versions. Read the remarks to the PluginStartupInfo structure and the GetMinFarVersion function for more information.
Attention!
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| AdvControl | advanced control functions; can be called from anywhere: panels, viewer or editor. |
| CharTable | allows to get information about installed character tables. |
| CmpName | function compares a text string (for example, a file name) with a pattern (mask). |
| GetMsg | returns a message from the language file. |
| Menu | shows a menu. |
| RestoreScreen | restores a screen area previously saved by SaveScreen. |
| SaveScreen | saves a screen area. |
| ShowHelp | shows the specified FAR help topic for the specified hlf file. |
| Text | writes a text string to the screen. |
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Control | allows to request different information about the FAR panels and perform various control actions. |
| FreeDirList | releases the memory allocated for files list by GetDirList and GetPluginDirList functions. |
| GetDirList | returns the list of files in the specified directory. |
| GetPluginDirList | returns list of files in the specified directory in the file system emulated by a plugin. |
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Editor | allows to invoke the FAR internal editor. |
| EditorControl | provides access to low level internal editor API. |
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| DefDlgProc | allows to call the internal dialog callback function. |
| Dialog | shows a dialog. |
| DialogEx | shows a dialog that allows to assign for it a callback function. |
| InputBox | a simple dialog box allowing to enter one line of text. |
| Message | shows a message. |
| SendDlgMessage | used to send a message to the dialog callback function. |
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Viewer | allows to invoke the internal viewer. |
| ViewerControl | allows to query and control the state of the internal viewer |