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- Nico's Commander for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT
- version 5.30
- (c) 1999, Nico Cuppen
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- WHAT IS NICO'S COMMANDER
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- Nico's Commander is a Norton Commander like file manager with exciting
- features:
- - ten or twenty application buttons you can configure to start your
- favorite application with one mouse click, and feed the application
- a file you selected
- - user configurable function keys
- - file search (with jokers) and search for strings inside files
- - zip and unzip with a few clicks of your mouse
- - support for RAR, CAB, TAR, GZIP and TZ archives
- - directory compare
- - file compare
- - Explorer-like context menus
- - supports FAT32 and NTFS
- - show the current date and time in the title bar of the active window
- - built-in editor without Notepads limitations
- - built-in hex editor
- - built-in viewer for text files and for a number of popular graphical
- file formats: JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PCX
- - reach icons on your desktop with one mouse click, even if your
- desktop is cluttered with windows
- - reach your Control Panel applets with one click of the mouse
- - use FTP sites as local disks, with proxy/firewall support
- - print ASCII files one page on a sheet (portrait) or two pages on a
- sheet (landscape)
- - optional command prompt with command history
- - minimize by right clicking on empty space in Nico's Commander's main
- window
- - ExitWin button to exit and restart Windows or to shut down or reboot
- your machine
- - Esc key can instantly activate your Screen Saver
- - Help everywhere.
-
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- INSTALLATION/DEINSTALLATION
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- Run downloaded EXE-file to install. Uninstall via Start - Settings - Configuration -
- Add/Remove Programs.
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- VERSION HISTORY
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- Version 5.30:
- - improveded file search facility
- - function key F10 can now be programmed
- - extra warning when you try to delete a system or read-only file
- - better error messages in Windows 95/98 when copying files (I/O error, disk full)
- - bug fixed: when specifying document as program name in application button definition,
- associated application was openen with blank document
- - bug fixed: sort on extension sometimes resulted in unexpected sort order
- - bug fixed: click on column header didn't make that file window the active window.
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- Version 5.20:
- - new menu items: Save current directory to file, and Save directory tree to file
- - bug fixed: after failing copy or move action (because of floppy full, write error, etc)
- partially written output file will now be erased
- - bug fixed: some TAR archives with path structure didn't unpack correctly
- - bug fixed: unpacking GZ archives sometimes ended in program crash.
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- Version 5.10c:
- - bug fixed: print directory or print directory tree always printed directory from left
- window, even when right window was active
- - bug fixed: zip action, followed by unzip action sometimes resulted in crash.
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- Version 5.10b:
- - bug fixed: pressing F3 (Find Next) in newly opened internal editor window now defaults
- to case insensitive search
- - default button in FTP Sites dialog window is now "Connect".
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- Version 5.10a:
- - bug fixed: directory print only appeared on paper after second print command on some systems
- - bug fixed: print directory failed on directories with space character in their name
- - bug fixed: drive selection box covered text underneath it on some screen settings
- - bug fixed: context menu on FTP directory failed
- - bug fixed: incorrect creation date/time in attributes dialog box for directory.
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- Version 5.10:
- - added hex editor
- - graphical viewer now scrolls large images
- - application buttons and command prompt can now handle multiple selected
- files/directories
- - added new symbolic parameter (&af) for application button definition
- - you can select font to be used for text in main window
- - new menu item: Directory - History (Ctrl+H)
- - all menu items can now be assigned to function keys
- - you can now specify the external viewer to be used
- - case insensitive file compare is now possible
- - new menu item: File - Create shortcut
- - when selecting files by typing the first character of the name the found
- file will now be the first one in the file window, in stead of the last
- one
- - added Browse button in Copy and Rename/Move dialog boxes
- - you can now choose your own colors in the editor and viewer windows
- - new menu item: Settings - Adjust column widths (Ctrl+Shift+Num+) to adjust
- the width of the columns in the active file window to fit their largest
- visible item.
-
- Version 5.02:
- - fixed bug which caused error message "invalid archive" while reading Zip
- files made on removable media
- - fixed bug which caused "Yes to all" button in overwrite dialog to be
- disabled while zipping directories
- - viewer now works as expected on Zip file contents
- - doubleclick on divider in column header caused columns to collapse; double
- click will now adjust column width to fit largest string
- - go to other file window with cursor left and cursor right key (but tab key
- still works).
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- Version 5.01:
- - fixed bug which sometimes caused error message "a device attached to
- system is not functioning" when clicking on the Control Panel icon in
- the system tray
- - fixed bug which sometimes caused error message "system cannot find the
- path specified" and NC being inaccessible when changing removable media
- - graphical viewer now accepts graphic files with non standard file name
- extensions
- - "yes to all" button wasn't enabled in overwrite dialog while zipping
- - "yes to all" reply is now possible while deleting non empty directories.
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- Version 5.0:
- - viewer for text files and a number of graphical formats
- - support for RAR, CAB, TAR, GZIP and TZ archives
- - proxy server and firewall support for FTP
- - reach your Control Panel applets with one click of the mouse
- - inproved progress bar when copying two or more files to or from
- an FTP site
- - FTP sites are administered under their name, not their address
- - specify a login directory for FTP sites
- - right click to configure function keys
- - swap the two file windows
- - new menu choice: change directory (useful for FTP sites)
- - newly created directory wil have input focus.
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- REGISTRATION
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- Nico's Commander is not freeware. If you want to use it after the
- 30 day evaluation period you must register for US$ 20.
-
- Registration can be done online on the Internet at
- http://www.shareit.com/programs/100532.htm. Alternatively, you can go
- to http://www.shareit.com and enter the program number 100532 there.
-
- If you do not have access to the Internet, you can register via phone,
- fax or postal mail. Please print out the form in ORDER.TXT, and fax
- or mail it to:
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- ShareIt!
- element 5 AG
- Habsburgerring 3
- 50674 Koeln
- Germany
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- Telephone: +49-221-2407279
- Fax: +49-221-2407278
- E-Mail: register@shareit.com
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- Customers in the US may also place their order through the US ShareIt
- office:
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- ShareIt! Inc.
- PO Box 844
- Greensburg, PA 15601-0844
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- Phone (orders only): 1-800-903-4152
- Phone (customer support): 724-850-8186
- Fax: 724-850-8187
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- Please make sure to have your program ID 100532 ready.
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- Within hours after receipt of payment a registration number will be
- send to you.
-
- NOTE: All the above phone numbers are for registration purposes only.
- The author of Nico's Commander cannot be reached at these numbers.
-
- Any questions about product details, technical support, volume
- discounts, etc. must be directed to the author.
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- BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION
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- - A version that works for more than 30 days
- - Free technical support by e-mail
- - The right to download and use future updates
- - My eternal thankfulness.
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- LIABILITY
-
- Nico's Commander is distributed "as is". No warranty of any kind is
- expressed or implied. You use this software at your own risk. The
- author will not be liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits
- or any other kind of loss while using or misusing this software.
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- DUTCH VERSION
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- Een Nederlandstalige versie is beschikbaar op
- http://www.nico2000.com.
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-
- THE AUTHOR
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- Any suggestion? Found a bug? Please contact the author:
- Nico Cuppen
- E-mail: nico.cuppen@icu.nl
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- Check for new versions on:
- http://www.nico2000.com.
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