PlugIns will allow ScrapIt Pro to support more file types just by adding a PlugIn file to the PlugIns folder (which should be in the same folder as the ScrapIt Pro application). Some PlugIns will not only allow you to import/export new file types but will also be used to display other graphic file types as well as play other sound file formats not supported by ScrapIt Pro!
As new PlugIns become available, they will be placed on my web page, so check often for new PlugIns.
Here are the PlugIns that come with ScrapIt Pro and what file types they support:
AIFC = Allows import/export of AIFC (sound) files as well as being able to play them
AIFF = Allows import/export of AIFF (sound) files as well as being able to play them
EPSF = Allows import/export of EPSF (graphic) files (but does not currently display them)
TIFF = Allows import/export of TIFF (graphic) files (but does not currently display them)
FCIM = Allows import of FCIM (Claris EmailerΓäó) files (they will be imported as TEXT items)
FCOM = Allows import of FCOM (Claris EmailerΓäó) files (they will be imported as TEXT items)
NOTE: The names of the PlugIn files above must not be changed.
PlugIns (for selected text):
These types of plugins were added to version 5.5 of ScrapIt Pro. These are to allow you to alter selected text, depending on the plugin you select. You can access these plugins from either the "Text Changes" submenu of the "Edit" menu (or from the contextual menu you get when you hold down the Control key while clicking the mouse button) or from the Text Change icon in the scrap file toolbar. Here is a description of the standard text plugins available:
ΓÇó Add CRs
Will add return characters after every 60th character. You can change the Maximum Line Length from 60 to whatever you like if you hold down the option key while selecting this Plugin.
ΓÇó Capitalize Sentences
Will capitalize the first letter of the first word of each sentence.
ΓÇó Capitalize Words
Will Capitalize The First Letter Of Each Word.
ΓÇó Convert %Hex [e.g., %09 = Tab]
This will convert any hex symbols (e.g., ΓÇ£%09ΓÇ¥, ΓÇ£%0DΓÇ¥, ΓÇ£%0AΓÇ¥, etc.) into the appropriate character (e.g., ΓÇ£%09ΓÇ¥ = the tab character, ΓÇ£%0DΓÇ¥ = the return character, ΓÇ£%0AΓÇ¥ = the linefeed character). This is useful if you receive MIME encoded email which will convert certain characters into the hex symbols.
ΓÇó Convert CRs to CR/LFs
Will convert every CR (the return character) into a CR/LF (return/line feed) character combination for systems such as DOS that use the CR/LF in text files.
ΓÇó Convert CRs to LFs
Will convert every CR (the return character) into a LF (line feed) character for systems such as DOS that use line feeds in text files.
ΓÇó Convert CRs to 1 CR
Will convert multiple return characters into 1 return character.
ΓÇó Convert LFs to CRs
Will convert every LF (line feed) into a CR (the return character) character for converting text from systems such as DOS that use line feeds in text files.
ΓÇó Convert spaces to 1 space
Will convert multiple spaces into one space.
ΓÇó Convert Spaces to Tab
Will convert space character(s) into a tab (default spaces = 4, to change the default, hold down the option key while selecting this Plugin).
ΓÇó Convert Tab to Spaces
Will convert tab character into spaces (default spaces = 4, to change the default, hold down the option key while selecting this Plugin).
ΓÇó Email Reply
This will create an email reply for the text selected by adding a ΓÇÿ>ΓÇÖ character at the beginning of every line and breaking lines at every 75 characters. You can change the Maximum Line Length from 75 and change the ΓÇÿ>ΓÇÖ character to whatever you like if you hold down the option key while selecting this Plugin.
ΓÇó Make lowercase
Will convert selected text to all lowercase.
ΓÇó Make Smart Quotes
Will convert any " or ' characters into a ΓÇ£ΓÇ¥ or ΓÇÿΓÇÖ character.
ΓÇó Make Smart Quotes Dumb
Will convert any ΓÇ£ΓÇ¥ or ΓÇÿΓÇÖ characters into a " or ' character.
ΓÇó Make UPPERCASE
Will convert selected text to all UPPERCASE.
ΓÇó Phone Letters to Numbers
Will convert any uppercase characters into numbers for phone dialing (e.g., 1-800-CALL-MEE will be converted to 1-800-2255-633).
ΓÇó Phone Number Dialer
This will produce tones that can actually dial a phone number for you using the internal speaker of your Macintosh (or external speakers if you have any). You must hold the mouth piece of your phone close to the speaker of your Macintosh to be able to use this feature. A phone number will dial only if the first character selected is a number. Also, the comma character will pause dialing for one second.
ΓÇó Strip >ΓÇÖs [Email Reply]
Will remove the ΓÇ£>ΓÇ¥ character at the beginning of each line (to strip out the standard email reply character).
ΓÇó Strip <html tags>
This is useful if you receive email and your email program does not know how to display html tags sometimes sent via email. Basically, it removes any text between and including the < and > characters. HereΓÇÖs an example:
after selecting the text above, and running the Strip <html tags> on it you would get this:
ΓÇ£
Hello! How are you today?
ΓÇ¥
ΓÇó Strip <html tags> w/
This will do the same as the above plugin but will also strip out any ΓÇ£ ΓÇ¥ characters from the text.
ΓÇó Strip Control Characters
Will remove any characters with an ASCII value less than 32 (except for tabs, returns and form feeds).
ΓÇó Strip CR/LFs
Will remove any line feed characters and will then follow the same rules as Strip CRs (defined below).
ΓÇó Strip CRs
Will remove the return characters and replace them with spaces only if the next line after a CR does not begin with a space or tab character (and if there are at least 40 characters in the line before the CR). You can change the Minimum Line Length from 40 to whatever you like if you hold down the option key while selecting this Plugin.
ΓÇó Strip Leading Spaces
Will remove any spaces from the beginnings of any lines in the selected text.
ΓÇó Strip LFs
Will remove any line feed characters from the selected text.
