So you want to copy those patch items, well here's a wild and wooly help file to help you get started. Hopefull, after reading this, you won't have quite so many questions on getting the items into your patch, only questions on using your patch. And bear in mind that this (attempted) tutorial describes MY means of copying from FiSH to FiSH, (my nickname), and may not suit your needs. with that in mind, lets begin with a discription of my method of creating a new patch. First step is to CREATE A NEW DIRECTORY! You really don't want to accidentally mess up your furc installation files, better to use a separate directory for each patch you're working on. So:

Once there, click into the PATCHES directory. Now, we're going to be getting two files out of default, but first, create a new directory here. Then click into the PATCHES directory and CTRL+LEFT MOUSE CLICK ITEME.FSH and FLOORE.FSH. Release the CTRL key, and then CTRL+C to tell Windows you want to COPY them. Go back up into PATCHES and CTRL+V to paste them there. Now what you have is a backup set of ITEME and FLOORE in case you mess up somewhere along the line. Now without pause, click into your fresh, brand new, patch directory and again, CTRL+V to copy them there. Now double click on that ITEME to open it in the FSH Editor. The screen should look like this:

To get rid of that sign, which you don't need, and also consumes a slot in the patch, click and drag your mouse from below the lower right-hand corner up to the upper left, and press delete. Your FiSH should look like the next shot:

Just so you know, there's a flaw with FshEdit, if you were to close the file, it will not prompt you about changes at this point. So just make it a habit to always click FILE / SAVE on a regular basis to make sure you don't end up with a bug in your patch and can't find it. Now my preference for working on two patch files is demonstrated by the screenshot below: (click to see a pseudo-enlarged version )

(Alternate layout here for keeping furc in view.)

What you see is that I've opened both Shape Properties* sub-windows along with the Shape Position* sub-windows and positioned everything to where I can see everything at once. I should however state that this is NOT how I always arrange things, but it's a good starting point for beginning patching. As you get experienced with patching, you might find yourself able to not only cut and copy both sets of *E.FSH files, but work on your dream and DS as well as stay in touch with furc at the same time. Generally, I'll have them adjusted so I can keep an eye on furc, so if I really lag when talking with you, it's because I got several windows in my way.

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