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- “READ ME” for Sound RoundUp, version 1.1
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- Copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.
- November 3, 1992
- Font: Geneva 12
-
- This document must go wherever Sound RoundUp goes. Please do not distribute
- Sound RoundUp without this documentation. Please do not modify this document.
-
- REGISTERING SOUND ROUNDUP AND THE 7.0 PLUS UTILITIES
- ====================================================
- Sound RoundUp is not free. Sites using this software MUST register it by
- sending a few dollars to the author. Or you can consider the following.
-
- 7.0 PLUS Utilities is a package of all (more than 25) System 7.0 utilities
- I have written. You can get the disk with all of them NOW (not wait until
- I decide to upload the next program) by sending $29.95 to me. This will
- register you for all the software, will get you a disk of the software, and
- an update to the PLUS Utilities when it rolls around. It’s a pretty good
- deal. You should register your software, anyway, so why not do it
- like this? And it’s a lot cheaper this way.
-
- See the documentation which should accompany this file for more information
- on the 7.0 PLUS Utilities. A registration form should also accompany this file.
- Please use it to register the software.
-
- USING SOUND ROUNDUP
- ====================
- • If you use Sound RoundUp, please please please send me a note. My addresses
- (post and e-mail) are given below in “About the Author”. Also, read the
- information in the above section on registration.
-
- What Does Sound RoundUp Do?
- ---------------------------
- • Sound RoundUp, a drag-and-drop utility (Drop Rob-Box), finds all 'snd '
- resources in selected files and copies them into a folder or suitcase
- that it creates. It is capable of scanning entire directories and disks.
-
- Using Sound RoundUp
- -------------------
- • Drag sets of files, folders, or disks into the application, “Drop Box-
- style”. Sound RoundUp will scan folders and disks provided, and will
- scan, all files, directories, and disks, no matter what their depth.
- Drop Boxes require Apple Events, and thus System 7.0 or higher.
-
- • The default library that is created is a folder containing System 7
- sound files. The library will be created in the directory of the first
- file that is dropped into Sound RoundUp. The default name of the
- library is "Sound Collection"
-
- • Hold down the option key while Sound RoundUp is launching to create
- a suitcase containing the group of sound resources instead of a folder.
- (See "Creating a Sound Library" for more information on suitcases.)
-
- • Hold down the shift key to select the destination directory, library
- name, and library type (folder or suitcase) through a standard save dialog.
-
- • Double-click on Sound RoundUp to see the about box information.
-
- • If you drop an alias directly into Sound RoundUp (i.e. the a folder containing
- the alias is not dropped over the application’s icon in the Finder), the
- alias will be resolved automatically and the parent (the alias’ target) will
- be scanned. For example, if you create an alias to your disk and drop it into
- Sound RoundUp, your entire disk will be scanned. The same goes for
- applications and other files.
-
- • To cancel processing, just type a command-period. Files already processed
- will remain modified.
-
- Creating a Sound Library
- ----------------------
- When you drop an item into Sound RoundUp, it asks you what type of library
- you wish to create. A suitcase is similar to the System or Desk Accessory
- file. It is one file that contains all the sound resources together. But this
- special file acts much like a folder in the Finder in that you can double-click
- on it and see a window displaying its contents, drag sounds in or out, etc.
- Create a folder if you want your sounds to be separate files inside a directory.
-
- • If duplicate sound names are detected when saving sounds to a folder,
- Sound RoundUp appends a number to the name. The first occurrence of a
- sound does not have a number. So if you have three sounds named “Beep”,
- Sound RoundUp will call them “Beep”, “Beep 1”, and “Beep 2”.
-
- • If unnamed sounds are detected in either saving mode, they are given
- the name “Untitled” with a number appended. The first occurrence of an
- untitled sound is given a number.
-
- • Sounds from open files may not be copied.
-
- • If Sound RoundUp is scanning a file which requires a large amount of
- memory to load, it may not be able to copy the resources. Increase the
- memory allocation to the program through the Finder’s info window.
- An example of one such item is HyperCard.
-
- USING DROP BOXES
- =================
- Drop Boxes are applications (drag-and-drop utilities) which can take advantage
- of System 7.0’s Apple Events. To use them, just drag a file over the application
- icon just as you would drag a file over a folder to move it into that directory.
- The Drop Box is then opened and processing is done. The program then quits.
- You can also throw in whole directories and disks. You don’t have to throw in
- just one, either. Select a whole bunch of files, directories, or disks, or any
- combination of the three, and dump them in. The Drop Box will scan for
- files of the required type and modify them accordingly. All files in all
- directories within those dropped in will be modified. Any aliases dropped
- directly into a Drop Box (not inside a directory) are resolved by the Finder
- and thus their target (parent) is modified.
-
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ==================
- If you use this program, have any comments or suggestions, or ideas for
- other programs, please write me a note, e-mail or post.
-
- Robert Gibson E-Mail:
- RR#1 Carrying Place CIS: 71261,2236
- Ontario, CANADA Internet: 71261.2236@compuserve.com
- KØK 1LØ
-
- This program is not to be included in any software collections other than
- BBSs and on-line services (e.g. CD ROMs, PD Disks, etc.) without prior
- written consent from the author. Any distribution MUST MUST MUST
- include this document, unmodified.
-
- Sound RoundUp copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.