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- Disk Cake v2.1 (c) 1994-95 by Christoph Zwerschke
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-
- About Disk Cake
- ---------------
- Disk Cake displays the file structure for any floppy or hard disk
- partition graphically as a pie chart.
-
- Features
- --------
- Disk cake runs as either a program or desktop accessory and accepts
- command lines including a directory path.
- Disk Cake checks the _AKP and _IDT Cookies to display either English or
- German text and supports the AV protocol.
-
- Installation
- ------------
- To install Disk Cake as an accessory under Single TOS rename
- DISKCAKE.PRG to DISKCAKE.ACC and place the program in the root
- directory in the root of your boot drive/partition.
- Disk Cake runs like any other program from the desktop and requires no
- no configuration files.
- Icons for use with alternative desktops such as Thing/Gemini/Ease are
- included. Use NVDI for maximum display speed!
-
-
- Languages
- ---------
- Disk Cake is 'bilingual' simultaneously including German and English
- versions. To manually set the language create an ASCII format file
- called DISKCAKE.INF using any text editor (eg Everest, xEdit etc) with
- the following line for English support:
-
- ---------------------------8<----Cut here---------------------
- LANGUAGE 0
- ---------------------------8<----Cut here---------------------
-
- Similarly setting LANGUAGE 1 displays German text. If no setup file is
- available Disk Cake checks the _AKP Cookie. If the cookie is not
- available Disk Cake defaults to German.
-
- Using the mouse
- ---------------
- In addition to all the usual window elements it's also possible to
- click on the window 'Info line' (just below the Window title bar) and
- any pie slice to display the corresponding folder/file. Selecting a
- folder pie slice 'opens' the folder to display the subdirectory and
- selecting a file displays a 'File Info' dialog where the file
- attributes can be changed. A delete option is also provided which makes
- Disk Cake an ideal tool to search and destroy unwanted files on your
- disks.
- Double clicking on any pie slice (or single click whilst holding the
- [Alternate] key) sends a message via the AV protocol to the AV Server,
- usually the desktop, which opens up many interesting possibilities when
- Disk Cake is installed as a desktop accessory under single TOS using
- Thing/Gemini/Ease etc, refer to the AV protocol section for more
- details!
-
- Disk Cake popup menu
- --------------------
- A single click anywhere outside the pie or a right mouse click displays
- a popup menu where most of the important Disk Cake functions can be
- selected either using the mouse or via keyboard shortcuts.
-
- Keyboard operation
- ------------------
- [Control]+[Space] =Iconify window
- Also [Control]+[Alternate]+[Space]
- [Control]+F =Display full size window
- Also [Control]+[Alternate]+F
- [Control]+Q =Close window and exit program
- Also [Control]+U
- [Control]+O =Re-read directory path (in window Info line)
-
- [Control]+D =Select display mode
- [Control]+M =Select sort mode
- [Control]+L =Load setup
- [Control]+S =Save setup
-
- [Shift]+[A to Z] =Select corresponding drive/partition
- Also [Control]+[Shift]+[A-Z]
-
- [Escape] =Re-read directories
- Also [Control]+[R]
- [Help] =Program info
- Also [Control]+I
- [Undo] =Step up the directory tree one level or:
- In the root directory toggle the storage space
- for the current drive/partition and the current
- selection in brackets in the Window Info line.
- Also [Control]+[Backspace]
-
- [Tab] =Select pie slice using the keyboard in the
- anticlockwise direction, very handy when lots of
- small files are displayed.
- [Shift]+[Tab] =Select pie slice using the keyboard in the
- clockwise direction.
- [Return] or [Enter] =Also single left mouse click.
- [Alternate]+[Return] =Double left mouse click.
- Also [Alternate]+[Enter]
-
- Operation via AV protocol
- -------------------------
- The AV protocol employed by Gemini/Thing/Ease and some other desktops
- the following additional functions are possible:
-
- -Select a folder and the desktop opens a window to the selected folder.
- -Select an ST-Guide HYP file and the desktop calls ST-Guide to display
- the file.
- -Select an IMG, RSC, SAM etc file and the desktop can call any file
- viewer (eg 1st View, GEMView, Imagecopy Look 'n See etc) to display
- the file.
- -Select a ZIP, LZH or other archive file and the desktop can call a
- archive manger with the archive loaded ready for processing.
- -Many other possibilities!
- -A Disk Cake icon installed on the desktop can call the accessory or
- top the Disk Cake window. A directory or file can be Drag&Dropped onto
- the Disk Cake icon or window (to force a directory update press the
- [Esc] key).
- -Files deleted using Disk Cake automatically cause a desktop window
- opened to the same directory to be updated.
- -Keyboard commands unknown to Disk Cake are passed on to the AV-Server,
- usually the desktop.
-
- Font protocol support
- ---------------------
- The font used by Disk Cake can be changed by Drag&Dropping any font to
- the Disk Cake window.
-
- Limitations and known problems
- ------------------------------
- Font selection is only possible if a suitable font selector with UFSL
- or xFSL interface is installed. The program FontSel, included in this
- distribution and the Thing font selector are both suitable.
- Constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement are always
- welcome -but please be patient!
-
- Liability
- ---------
- Neither I nor any appointed agent accept any liability or
- responsibility for any direct or indirect damage that may arise, either
- financial, material or any other kind from either the use or misuse of
- this software and associated documentation. All trademarks used are
- recognised and acknowledged.
-
- Copyright
- ---------
- Copyright (c) 1994-95 by Christoph Zwerschke. All rights reserved.
-
- Distribution
- ------------
- Disk Cake is Freeware and may be freely distributed in non-commercial
- channels. If you use the program regularly please contribute towards
- its future developement, either directly with me or via the InterActive
- support scheme run by Joe Connor, please refer to SUPPORT.TXT for more
- details.
- Commercial PD/Shareware libraries and magazines may NOT distribute this
- software except by prior agreement.
-
- Credits
- -------
- -Thorsten Pohlmann: for the original idea, although he admits to being
- inspired by an OS/2 program which in turn certainly wasn't the first
- graphical file manager!
- -Ulli Hahndorf, Thomas Madeya and Rolf Kotzian for the colour icons.
- -Thomas Madeya, Rainer Seitel and the Atari freaks at maus KA and other
- maus areas.
-
- Contact
- -------
- The programmer:
-
- Christoph Zwerschke Bank address:
- Am Steinfeld 4 Bezirkssparkasse Heidelberg
- 59379 Selm-Cappenberg BLZ (Sort code): 67250020
- Germany Konto Nr. (Account No): 4338405
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