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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- This software and documentation is copyrighted by Alexander Wilkens,
- iLogic Software
-
- This software is SHAREWARE and is provided as-is. The author will in
- no event be liable for loss of profits, nor incidental or
- consequential damages. You use this software at your own risk. This
- software may not be modified, disassembled or reverse engineered in
- any way, except by the author, Alexander Wilkens.
-
- DirMaster may be distributed in unmodified shareware form freely,
- provided no charge is made for it, with the exclusion of BBS service
- charges. Shareware vendors may NOT charge any fee for distributing
- this software. Users are entitled to use DirMaster free of charge for
- a trial period of thirty days. If the user wishes continue the use of
- DirMaster beyond this trial period, he/she must register.
-
- DirMaster may not be distributed in registered form by any means.
- This includes distribution of registration NAMES registration KEYS.
- Registration entitles the user rights to use DirMaster indefinitely.
- Registrations are non-transferable and non-redeemable.
-
- Check out the How to register chapter for information on how to
- register your copy of DirMaster.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. How to contact the author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- You can contact me in several ways:
-
- BBSs in Norway:
-
- VilleMo BBS # +47 77 74 74 93
- Oslo Hard Disco # +47 22 57 03 90
- # +47 22 57 09 90
- Big Blue # +47 22 46 51 27
- ProSoft BBS # +47 77 65 78 31
- Sound Server BBS # +47 22 57 16 00
- # +47 22 57 16 04
-
- Worldwide networks:
-
- Fidonet: 2:212/8.13@fidonet.org
- SBCnet: 14:1600/100.13
-
- You can probably reach me by email from Internet too, if you can
- figure out how to route it to fidonet. Sorry I don't have an Internet
- address yet, but sometime in the future maybe..
-
- Mail:
-
- iLogic Software,
- Attn: Alexander Wilkens,
- Hansmarkveien 37,
- 9013 Tromsoe,
- Norway.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Members of iLogic Software ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Alexander Wilkens (alias INLiNE): OS/2 C programmer and ASM
- programmer
-
- Stian Andorsen (alias dRam): DOS/Win Pascal programmer and graphician
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Main window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Contains help concerning DirMaster main window.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Menus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Menus:
-
- DirMaster:
-
- o Configure - Loads configuration notebook
- o Save Window config - Saves current window position and size
- o Exit - Quits DirMaster. Exactly the same as the Quit button.
-
- Cmd lines:
-
- o OS/2 Win - Starts an OS/2 windowed command prompt
- o OS/2 Full - Starts an OS/2 fullscreen command prompt
- o DOS Win - Starts an DOS windowed command prompt
- o DOS Full - Starts an DOS fullscreen command prompt
-
- Help:
-
- o View INF doc - Views this doc using VIEW.EXE
- o View Revision file - Views DMaster.Rev using E.EXE
- o View Register.Doc - Views Register.Doc using E.EXE
- o Register - Brings up the registration dialog
- o About - Brings up the about dialog
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Status line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Statusline:
-
- The statusline is the 3D box directly below the menu. It has two
- purposes:
-
- 1.
-
- Displaying the number of selected files and their bytesize, and
- displaying the total number of files in the directory and their total
- filesize. The format is like this:
-
- # of selected files / total # of files selected bytes / total
- bytes
-
- What it looks like:
-
- 2.
-
- Displaying information that need no confirmation, like "Operation
- complete!".
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Label and freespace boxes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Label and freespace boxes:
-
- Purposes:
-
- - Display disk label of the current drive
-
- - Display free diskspace on the current drive.
-
- - Show which directory window is selected. The
- box above the selected window is depressed.
-
- Switching between directory windows:
-
- This can be acomplished in several ways. The easiest way is by
- clicking the right mouse button in the window you want selected. This
- also causes free diskspace and disklabel to be updated for this
- window.
-
- Another way is to use the left mouse button. This does NOT cause free
- diskspace or disklabel to be updated.
-
- Note: The last method causes the file beneath the pointer to be
- selected.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Directory windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Directory windows:
-
- The directory (dir from now on) windows are two listboxes containing
- files in the current dirs (you have two current dirs. A source and a
- target.). The selected dir automatically becomes the source and the
- other the target. Multiple files can be selected in the dir windows
- by either clicking on the files one by one or using the ALL button or
- NONE button.
-
- Left mouse button double clicking:
-
- The dir windows support double clicking. DirMaster will take an
- action when any of the following are double clicked:
-
- - Directories. Double clicking on one will cause DirMaster to enter
- it and display it (replacing the current dir) in the dir window.
-
- - Files with the extension EXE or COM. DirMaster will try to figure
- out wheather it is a DOS, OS/2 textmode or PM program. You can
- then specify cmd line parameters in execute dialog that pops up.
-
- - Files with the extention CMD. DirMaster will load the cmdline
- interpreter (CMD.EXE) and run the batch file.
-
- - Files with the extention BAT or BTM. The DOS cmdline interpreter
- will be loaded and the batch file run.
-
- - Files with with extensions configured in the User button configuration.
- The corresponding user function will be executed.
-
- Right mouse button double clicking:
-
- Double clicking with the right mouse button in a dir window does a
- "parent" in that directory. The is the same as pressing the Parent
- button.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Directory path boxes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Directory path boxes:
-
- Path boxes (se picture below) are situated below the two dir windows.
- Their functions are to contain the path for the drive window above
- it. The boxes are automatically updated whenever a new directory is
- loaded.
-
- The path boxes can also be used to change directories. Just click
- inside it, enter the desired directory (including drive) and press
- enter. If you made a mistake in the directory name DirMaster will let
- you know by writing <No directory loaded> in the label box above the
- dir window. The directory path you had typed will still be in the
- path box so you won't have to type it all over again.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Button Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- The button panel is the 28 buttons at the bottom of the DirMaster
- window. They are divided into to types of buttons:
-
-
- Drive buttons
-
- Function buttons
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.1. Drive Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Drive buttons:
-
- The four drive buttons are posisioned to the right on the button
- panel. Their function is to allow the user to quickly change between
- 12 (Yes, twelve) dirs and/or drives configured in Configure - Drive
- Buttons.
-
- These buttons appear like normal buttons, but are in fact not quite
- normal. Remember I said 12 and not 4 dirs and/or drives. This means
- there are 12 buttons too, but only 4 of them are visible at one time
- (Not quite room for 12 buttons, eh?). So, for those of you who know
- your math. 4 * 3 = 12. There are therefor 3 pages of buttons.
- Switching between these pages is easy. Press the right mouse button
- on any of the four drive buttons and the next page is shown. Pressing
- right mouse button on the last of the three pages takes you back to
- page one.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2. Function Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function buttons:
-
- The function buttons consists of to types of buttons. Internal
- functions are those supplied by DirMaster (Copy, Move, Rename etc.)
- and user functions specified and configured by the user in the User
- configuration.
-
- Just like the Drive buttons, these buttons behave a little different
- from ordinary buttons. They can each contain two functions. Double
- click here to get explanation. This gives you a total of 48 function
- buttons at you disposal.
-
- The following internal function are availible:
-
- All
- Archive
- Archive (Background)
- Archive list
- Attribute
- Copy
- Copy as
- Clone
- Delete
- Makedir
- Move
- Move as
- None
- Parent
- Quit
- Relabel
- Rename
- Reread
- Root
- Unarchive
- Unarchive (background)
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Copy file(s) and/or dir(s). Query on overwrite.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed by DirMaster's own error dialog. Can be aborted by
- pressing the cancel button in the progress dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Copy as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Copy file(s) and/or dir(s) to target dir with a new name. A dialog will pop up
- for each file/dir asking for the new name. Skip and cancel buttons are
- availible. DirMaster will query on overwrite.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog. Can be aborted by
- pressing the cancel button in the progress dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Move file(s) and/or dir(s). Query on overwrite.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog. Can be aborted by
- pressing the cancel button in the progress dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Move as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Move file(s) and/or dir(s) to target dir with a new name. A dialog will pop up
- for each file/dir asking for the new name. Skip and cancel buttons are
- availible. DirMaster will query on overwrite.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog. Can be aborted by
- pressing the cancel button in the progress dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Delete file(s) and/or dir(s). Query on read-only.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog. Can be aborted by
- pressing the cancel button in the progress dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Clone ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Clone selected file(s) and/or dir(s). Operates like Copy as, except that the
- source dir is also the target dir.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) in source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog. Can be aborted by
- pressing the cancel operation button.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Archive files. Pops up a dialog asking for a name for the archive and what
- archiver to use (ZIP, ARJ, LHA, ZOO or ARC). The archive is put in the target
- dir.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline. The archiver is executed in the
- foreground while DirMaster waits.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Archive (background) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Archive files in the background. Pops up a dialog asking for a name for the
- archive and what archiver to use (ZIP, ARJ, LHA, ZOO or ARC). The archive is
- put in the target dir.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline. The archiver is executed in the
- background.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Unarchive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Unarchive files. Determines the archive type by looking at the first bytes in
- the archive and then executes the correct unarchiver.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline. DirMaster waits till the archiver is
- done.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Unarchive (background) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Unarchive files. Determines the archive type by looking at the first bytes in
- the archive and then executes the correct unarchiver.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) in source dir, target dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline. The unarchiver is executed in the
- background.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Achive List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- View contents of archives. Determines the archive type by looking at the first
- bytes in the archiven, executes the correct archiver with the list switch and
- views the list of files with the configured lister.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) in source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline. DirMaster waits while the archive
- lister is executed.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Parent ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Changes to the parent directory in the selected dir window. If the current dir
- is root no action is taken.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Select All ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Selects all files and dirs in the selected dir window.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- No errors.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Select None ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Deselects all files and dirs in the selected dir window.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- No errors.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Root ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Changes to the root directory in the selected dir window. If the current dir is
- root no action is taken.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Reread ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Rereads the directory in the selected dir window. Useful when an external
- program has changed the contents of the directory.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Makedir ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Create a directory in the selected dir window.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Attribute ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Pops up the attribute dialog to allow the user to change the file attributes
- for the selected files.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) in the source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in the statusline.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Rename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Rename the selected files and dirs in the selected dir window. Pops up a dialog
- where the user can specify a new name.
-
- Requires:
-
- Selected file(s) and/or dir(s) in the source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Relabel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Changes the label on the disk in the selected dir window. Disk labels may only
- be 11 characters long.
-
- Requires:
-
- Source dir.
-
- Notes:
-
- Errors are displayed in DirMaster's own error dialog.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Quit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Quits DirMaster.
-
- Requires:
-
- Nothing.
-
- Notes:
-
- No errors.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Two buttons on each button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Just like the drive buttons, these buttons respond to the right mouse
- button. In a little different way, though. Each button can have one
- or two functions. The primary function (the one you can se written on
- the button) is always activated by pressing the left mouse button on
- it. The second function (where availible) is activated by pressing
- the right mouse button on it. To see its label, hold the right mouse
- button down. If you decide that you dont want to 'press' it then,
- move the mouse pointer away from the button and release it. If you
- want to 'press' it then release the mouse button with the pointer
- above the button you pressed.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Configuration:
-
- The configuration of DirMaster is done in a notebok in the
- configuration dialog. The four buttons in the dialog have the
- following functions:
-
- Save - Saves the new configuration to "c:\os2\DMASTER.INI". This file
- is automatically loaded at startup.
-
- Use - Uses the new configuration, but does not save it do disk.
-
- Load - Loads configuration from the "c:\os2\DMASTER.INI" file on
- disk.
-
- Cancel - Cancels any changes you have made to the configuration, and
- uses the same configuration as before.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. General config ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Delete warning:
-
- The configuration of delete warning gives you the control over the
- warnings DirMaster may, or may not display when you press delete.
-
- o Single file - Warn the user when a single or multiple file delete
- is about to occur.
-
- o Single Directory - Warn the user when a single or multiple dir
- delete is about to occur.
-
- o Multiples files & directories - Warn the user when multiple file
- and/or dir delete is about to occur.
-
- Note: The Multiple files & directories warning will always be
- displayed when one (or two) of the two first checkboxes are checked.
-
- Temp directory:
-
- This box allows you to specify a directory where DirMaster can store
- its temporary files. They will be deleted automatically when
- DirMaster quits. The default here is "c:\".
-
- Freespace display options:
-
- This lets you configure how DirMaster will display the amount of free
- disk space on the current disk(s). The "Use denomination" specifies
- whether to write kb/b/MB or not after the free space. The radio
- buttons lets you choose whether to display in bytes, kilobytes or
- megabytes.
-
- Enable 3D border boxes:
-
- Checking this checkbox enables the 3D borders around different
- controls. This might not display correctly on all hi res gfx cards,
- so if the boxes are too small or too big, then simply disable this
- checkbox.
-
- Autoread:
-
- Specifies which two (if any) directories to automatically read at
- startup. Check the appropriate checkbox to the right of the
- appropriate edit box to enable it.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Drive buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Drive buttons:
-
- This is where you set up the three drive pages. Click on the button
- you wish to change, enter a label (the text that appears on the
- button) and the drive or path to the directory you want to load.
-
- The buttons are aligned like this: The leftmost 4 are page 1, the
- middle 4 page 2 and the rightmost 4 page 3.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Archivers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Archivers:
-
- This configuration dialog lets you configure the five archivers (ZIP,
- ARJ, LHA, ZOO and ARC). DirMaster does not have the archivers built
- in, rather it uses external commandline programs. A default setup
- will be created the first time you run DirMaster, so all you have to
- do then is to make sure the paths are correct. You choose the
- archiver to configure from the listbox.
-
- Name:
-
- Lets you specify the name of the archiver. Not much used by DirMaster
- yet.
-
- Ident:
-
- Specifies the archive identification code that can usually be found
- in the first characters in the archive. This is in hex format. The
- spinbutton next to it specifies the offset at which the
- identification code can be found. You are advised NOT to change this
- unless you know what you are doing!
-
- Archive Cmd:
-
- The path and filename of the archiver. The BROWSE button brings up
- the system's filerequester.
-
- Archive Switches:
-
- Specify switches for the archiver.
-
- Extract Cmd:
-
- The path and filename of the unarchiver. The BROWSE button brings up
- the system's filerequester.
-
- Archive Switches:
-
- Specify switches for the unarchiver.
-
- List Cmd:
-
- The path and filename of the archiver lister/viewer. The BROWSE
- button brings up the system's filerequester.
-
- List Switches:
-
- Specify switches for the archive lister/viewer.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. User functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Custom buttons:
-
- The custom button feature allows the user to define up to 9999 user
- functions in addition to DirMaster's own internal functions. These
- user buttons can be placed together with the internal buttons on
- DirMaster's button panel to do whatever taks the user wants with the
- use of external programs. You have a range of different options.
- Select a function from the list, or add a new on by pressing "Add".
- "Delete" removes a function and "Rename" renames a function.
-
- Label:
-
- The text to appear on the button.
-
- Command line:
-
- This is where you enter the command line to the button. You can use
- any of the tokens described below anywhere in the commandline, but
- the commandline MUST start with an executable file or a CMD.EXE
- internal command. The browse button brings up the system's
- filerequester.
-
- Tokens:
-
- %f = selected file(s). If the All files on same cmd line is checked
- all selected files are inserted here (as long as there is room on the
- cmd line). If not then only one selected file is inserted and the
- others will be processed one by one.
-
- %F = same as above except that it includes full path.
-
- %s = Inserts the source directory including trailing "\".
-
- %t = Inserts the target directory including trailing "\".
-
- %q"" = Displays a question dialog asking the question you put between
- the quotes. The dialog contains an edit box where the user can type
- in argument.
-
- %r"" = Displays the system's filerequester. Put the path and
- wildcards in the quotes.
-
- Extensions:
-
- Specify double clicking extensions here. The format is like this.
- Write ONLY the extensions (no '.') and seperate each extension with a
- comma. (Ex. "me,doc,txt" (don't include the quotes!))
-
- Checkboxes:
-
- Requires selection - specifies that file(s) must be selected for the
- button to execute. If not checked then DirMaster ignores any selected
- files and the function will only be executed once no matter how many
- files were selected.
-
- CD to target - command line is executed from the target directory.
-
- All files on same cmd line - command line is executed only once with
- all selected files on the same command line (%f or %F token).
-
- Start CMD.EXE - CMD.EXE is executed with "/C" + command line as the
- argument. Use this when running commands like "print" and so on.
-
- Run async on multi - The program is run asyncronously if multiple
- files were selected in the dir window. This causes DirMaster to
- execute the function with one selected file at a time waiting until
- the previous one terminated before executing the next. Useful when
- viewing pictures or when you want to reread a dir after program
- completion.
-
- Run async on single - The program is run asyncronously if only one
- file was selected.
-
- Fullscreen - command line is executed in a fullscreen session.
-
- To front - command line is executed in the foreground.
-
- Start CMD.EXE - CMD.EXE is executed with "/C" + command line as the
- argument.
-
- Requires source dir - function will not execute if no source dir is
- present.
-
- Requires target dir - function will not execute if no target dir is
- present.
-
- Reread source directory - Rereads source dir after command line is
- executed. Should be used in conjunction with "Run async..".
-
- Reread target directory - Rereads target dir after command line is
- executed. Should be used in conjunction with "Run async..".
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Button configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Button configuration:
-
- This configuration page lets you position functions on the 24 (48
- really) buttons. The top 24 buttons are for the left mouse button and
- the bottom 24 buttons are for the right mouse button.
-
- To assign a function to a button, do the following. Select a button
- by pressing it. It wil now remain depressed until another button is
- pressed. Next, select either an "internal function", a "user
- function" or "no function". Then, if you didn't select "no function",
- select a function from the appropriate dropdown box (below the radio
- button you selected). The text will then appear on the button and it
- is configured!
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.6. Font and color configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Font and color configuration:
-
- Some of the fonts DirMaster uses can be configured by the user. The
- listbox presents a list containing these. To configure one, select
- one from the box, select a foreground and background color of your
- choice by spinning the spin controls. The font can be changed by
- pressing the "Font" button.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Dialog windows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Contains help concerning DirMaster dialog windows.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Makedir ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Create a new directory. Lets the user enter a directory name into the
- edit box. Displays an error message if illegal characters are entered
- in the directory name edit box.
-
- Buttons:
-
- OK - creates the directory.
- Cancel - aborts the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Rename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Rename a file. The current filename is displayed in the depressed
- box. Enter a new name in the edit box.
-
- Buttons:
-
- OK - renames the file.
- Skip - Skips this file and proceeds to the next one, if any.
- Cancel operation - aborts the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Relabel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Relabel a disk. The current disk label is displayed in the depressed
- box. Enter a new label in the edit box.
-
- Buttons:
-
- OK - relabels the disk.
- Skip - aborts the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Copy as / move as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Copies or moves a file to a file with a new name. Current filename in
- the depressed box. New filename in the edit box.
-
- Buttons:
-
- OK - renames the file.
- Skip - Skips this file and proceeds to the next one, if any.
- Cancel operation - aborts the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Attribute ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Change the attributes of a file. The file in question is put in the
- depressed box. Check and uncheck the desired attributes.
-
- Buttons:
-
- OK - Changes attributes.
- Cancel - aborts the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Archive Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Archive one or several files. Enter a name for the archive in the
- edit box and choose archive type by pressing the appropriate button.
- (Enter = Zip)
-
- Buttons:
-
- ZIP, LHA, ARJ, ZOO, ARC - Starts the appropriate archiver.
- Cancel - aborts the operation.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Execute ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Function:
-
- Provides the user a range of options when executing a program.
-
- Topmost editbox: contains the name of the file to be executed.
-
- "Args" editbox: enter commandline arguments here. Use browse to
- bring up the system's default filerequester. The filename will be
- inserted in the argument line.
-
- The radio buttons specify programtype. DirMaster will try to guess
- the the programtype on beforehand. All buttons will be greyed if it
- is a PM program.
-
- Child application: Specifies that the program is to be executed as a
- child app.
-
- To front: Runs program in the foreground.
-
- Buttons: Execute - Starts the program. Cancel - aborts the operation.
- Browse - loads the system's default filerequester. The filename and
- path you select is inserted at the cursor position in the args
- editbox.
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Select one of the following:
-
- Why register?
-
- How to register
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Why register? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- Why bother to register?
-
- Well. I've tried to put down many good reasons to do just that below.
- Read on, read on!
-
- -First of all, registering removes the irritating "beg" dialog that
- pops up when you start DirMaster.
-
- -DirMaster will no longer display "Unregistered" in the title bar.
- Instead an 'r' will be appended to the version number indicating it
- is a registered version.
-
- -The about dialog will display your name as well as your serial
- number.
-
- -It doesn't cost much! Only $20 (140NOK). No hidden costs such as
- postage or anything. Just hand me the money and a registration key
- will be mailed to you by either email (Fido, SBC or any of the
- mentioned BBSs in How to contact the author part of the
- documentation) or snailmail.
-
- -The author has put down ALOT of work on DirMaster. The author has
- used much of his sparetime (I still attend school) programming. He
- deserves SOMETHING, doesn't he?
-
- -The more people who register, the more encouraged I will be to
- continue improving and developing DirMaster.
-
- -This version (1.10) has gone through a few changes. It can no longer
- be considered "crippleware" in ANY ways, since all the functions are
- availible for you to evaluate. Even though I have don this, it
- doesn't mean that I am giving away DirMaster for free. If very few of
- the people using DirMaster registers it, then I may be foreced to add
- more beg dialogs, delays and other cruel things. I don't want to do
- that, and I dont think you, as a user, would like that much either. I
- suppose that speaks for itself..
-
-
- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. How to register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
-
- How to register
-
- To see how you can register DirMaster ($20/140NOK) take a look in
- Register.Doc included in the DirMaster archive. This can be done from
- the help menu in DirMaster.
-
-