FileTyper is a small “drop box” program that you can use to quickly change types, creators, and Finder flags.
Version 4.1 of FileTyper is distributed as shareware and costs $10. Upgrades for registered users of earlier versions are free. See the documentation for details.
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*** Special installation instructions ***
If you already have version 4.0, you will need to replace the entire old FileTyper Folder with the new one included in this package, as all the files have been changed. If you want to keep your custom pop-up menus, copy them from the old help file using ResEdit and paste them into the new “FileTyper 4.1 Pop-ups” file. Also, if you are already using FileTyper Menu 4.0, be sure you remove it from the Control Panels folder when you install version 4.1. FileTyper Menu may behave strangely if two copies are installed at the same time.
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The following changes have been made in version 4.1:
• Added an indicator for the size of folder contents.
• Fixed a bug that caused a bus error when EvenBetterBusError is installed.
• Moved the pop-up menu resources from the help file into a separate menus file in the FileTyper Folder.
• Fixed an incompatibility between FileTyper Menu and AliasMenu.
*** Please read the documentation. It explains the changes in detail.
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SO HOW CAN I USE FILETYPER?
• Solve the mystery file! That darn file with the generic icon and “application not found” finally identified!
• Burn your Hand-Off II! Want to map your MacWrite 5.0 files to MacWrite II? Just drop them all onto FileTyper at once and change all their creators to “MWII” with a single click!
• Don’t want casual users snooping into that folder full of private files? Drop it on FileTyper and set the “invisible” flag in seconds!
• Ever wonder how people create those TeachText documents with the newspaper icon (like this one) that can’t be edited? It’s simple! Just drop it onto FileTyper and change the type from “TEXT” to “ttro”.
• Want to lock fifty word processing files without having to “Get Info…” on every one? FileTyper will lock them all at once, faster than an Finder 7 window redraw!