home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
-
- TRASHMASTER V1.7
-
- The *ultimate* in byte disposal for the Amiga.
-
- Copyright (C) 1994 By Aric R Caley and Greywire designs
-
- 4 July 1994
-
- In short, this a "super trashcan" that deletes icons dropped into it, as
- opposed to the normal trashcan that is simply a directory on the disk.
- And, unlike some other similar programs, Trashmaster makes sure Workbench
- properly removes its icons..even if they are icons that Workbench made on
- the fly with the `Show » All Files' option.
-
- There are other programs out there, that try to do exactly the same
- thing. I don't know if any of us have copied from each other, we just all
- had the same basic idea. However, Trashmaster is much better than anything
- I've yet seen - its smaller (no big deal, though), and it handles things
- better. For instance, none of them seem to properly delete files if the
- icon is a "fake" icon created by the Workbench `Show » All Files' option
- (the icon never goes away).
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This program is NOT public domain. It is SHAREWARE. May be distributed
- freely, as long as this file (Readme) is included. You may not charge for
- distribution an amount higher then what Fred Fish currently charges for a
- disk. You can steal any ideas that this program uses (see my solutions in
- the docs for getting this thing to work!). :)
-
- If you are so inclined, and have a conscience that compells to you to pay
- for everything you use (gee, wish there were more of you!), you may send:
-
- Money, software (PD), money, disks, money, younger sisters or daughters
- from 18 to 25 (unmaried) :), Amiga 1200/3000/4000's, hardware, etc etc.
-
- If you do send money or something worth around $10, I'll send a disk of
- whatever interesting things I might come up with (in lieu of having put
- together a disk, I'll send along the latest version of Trashmaster via disk
- or preferably UUencoded mail. I'll also notify you by email if possible
- when a new version comes out).
-
- The record so far remains a cool $10, sent by Tor Willy all the way from
- Oslo Norway. Now don't the rest of you feel bad for not donating. :)
-
- For $15 you'll be registered for both Trashmaster and Slidemaster (a cool
- little ARexx controlable picture viewer), that's $5 less than registering
- both separately! What a deal! And you can sleep more soundly at night.
-
- There is NO guarantee for this program, I'm not responsible for any files
- mistakenly deleted in a fit of multiple-selection; or any problems as
- result of a bug, etc (though I will try to fix any bugs that come along)
-
- Special thanks to the following people:
-
- Translators:
-
- Marc Christiansen (German documentation). Michael A. Krehan (German
- catalog). Paul Weterings (Dutch catalog and documentation). Daniel
- Stenberg (Swedish catalog). Mathias Axelsson (Swedish documentation).
- Stefano Picciolo (Italian) Morten Eriksen (Norwegian) Isaac Ramos (Spanish)
- Radoslaw Chyra (Polish)
-
- The people that make internet possible.
-
- The people who made the Amiga possible.
-
- All the pizza makers, the inventors of Jolt cola, and the fine
- craftsmen who make M&M's (a great pizza topping).
-
- Trashmaster features
- ********************
-
- Features of Trashmaster are as follows:
-
- * It's really small. In fact, the docs are bigger!
-
- * It's for 2.0 and above only.
-
- * It removes any file that Workbench lets you "drag and drop".
-
- * If the file has a real icon on disk, it is deleted.
-
- * Workbench removes the icon and closes any windows those icons might
- have open.
-
- * If Workbench had the `Show » All Files' option on, even the "fake"
- icons generated dynamicly will be removed from display.
-
- * If the file can't be deleted (another program locked it or maybe it
- has an assignment to it), Trashmaster will put the icon back.
-
- * You can delete things interactively - confirming each file to be either
- deleted, to skip and go to the next file, to delete the rest of the
- files non-interactively or finaly to abort the whole thing.
-
- * You can format disks.
-
- * You can force-delete protected files.
-
- * You can turn off the anoying verification requesters.
-
- * It's localized.
-
- Author
- ******
-
- If you have any sugestions for this program, bug reports, ideas for other
- things you think somebody should write, or you are willing to translate the
- text into another language, I can be contacted through the folowing
- communication channels:
-
- Paper mail:
-
- Aric R Caley 5829 Los Feliz Dr. Buena Park, CA. 90620
-
- Phone (primitive vocal communications only): (714) 229-9957
-
- E-Mail:
-
- Miscatonic University, as "Dances V2.0" at (310) 404-6363 (C-Net)
-
- Usenet/Internet: dances@qedbbs.com
-
- Future and History
- ******************
-
- FUTURE
- ======
-
- I intend to write more utilities like this one, that use AppIcons. I've
- recently rewrote my very old SlideMaster, it now uses an AppIcon to display
- pictures (in addition to ARexx, command line and old style Workbench
- support). I also have several ideas for extensions to Workbench and
- intuition in general ('Encino' - Workbench Replacement). Eventualy, I will
- finish my Interface builder program. Stay tuned.
-
- Possible future additions to TrashMaster:
-
- * CLI command, that works like the Delete command, but also deletes
- icons and makes Workbench remove them from display.
-
- * "Trash Management". Options to place files into trashcans, periodic
- "trash collection" to delete older files in the trashcans, etc.
-
- * Preferences editor (although setting ToolTypes is pretty easy, so this
- is not a high priority item right now).
-
- * "Wipe" option - writes 0's throughout deleted files to ensure the
- data cannot be recovered. Might be usefull for security reasons.
-
- I've had a few people suggest some of these things (as well as some of
- things in the latest version). The more "yays" I hear on these or other
- suggestions, the more likely I will spend time implementing them. So
- please speak up if you like what you see.
-
- HISTORY:
- ========
-
- (I only had sporadic access to a 2.0 machine, so thats why the versions
- are so far apart for such little changes; and/or I had other more pressing
- projects to handle first :)
-
- `V1.0 Jan 23 1992.'
- First release, version 1.0.
-
- `V1.1 Jan 24 1992.'
- (duh, that didnt take long, did it? :) Made it "detach" - more
- convienient (didnt think of it before.. duh) and put in the
- needed-but-forgot `DONOTWAIT' in the icon (for WBStartup)
-
- `V1.2 May 11 1992.'
- Added "X" and "Y" tooltypes for setting the location of the AppIcon.
-
- `V1.3 Mar 17 1993.'
- Added `ICON' tooltype.
-
- `V1.4 Apr 27 1993.'
- Added interactive option, fixed minor bug - forgot to free a message
- port.
-
- `V1.5 Jul 5 1993.'
- Better handling of protected files - with "force" requester, and
- `FORCE' tooltype. Now formats disks when dropped on us. Added `NAME'
- tooltype to specify the AppIcon's name. Added `VERIFY' tooltype to
- turn off the verification requester. Added `TYPE' tooltype to control
- the default delete mode when `VERIFY' is used. Fixed bug that caused
- a crash if you renamed Trashmaster, fixed bug that wouldn't delete a
- file in a directory if it had only an .info file.
-
- `V1.6 Jul 28 1993.'
- Fixed a bug that prevented Trashmaster from working on some systems
- (About requester always quit Trashmaster; no files were deleted no
- matter what option was selected from verify requester)
-
- `V1.7'
- Added localization (need some translations, though). Icons don't blink
- when deleted, and when in "view by name" mode the names blink only
- twice (Workbench "bug" I guess) instead of four times. Command line
- options.
-
- Archive contents
- ****************
-
- This archive should contain the following files:
-
- TM/Docs/Readme
- TM/Docs/Readme.guide
- TM/Docs/Readme.texinfo
- TM/Docs/Trashmaster.doc
- TM/Docs/Trashmaster.guide
- TM/Docs/Trashmaster.texinfo
- TM/Catalogs/Trashmaster.cd
- TM/Catalogs/Trashmaster.ct
- TM/Trashmaster
- TM/TrashmasterHiRes.info
-
- Plus associated .info files.
-
- If these files aren't all there, contact me to get the full archive.
-
-