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- FileInjector -- Documentation
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- Notices and Credits:
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- Copyright by Justin V. McCormick 1/5/88 -- All Rights Reserved.
- Freely redistributable, no one may charge money or barter services for
- distributing FileInjector beyond cost of media or telecommunications
- connect charges without express written consent by the author.
-
- FileInjector is based on the PathMaster(tm) File Selector system used
- in PIXmate, IntroCAD, and the soon to be released FrameGrabber software.
- Many thanks to Lynn LeBaron and Robert Peck for getting the iconify feature
- working properly! Special thanks to Scott Evernden for input device
- techniques.
-
- Cranking it Up:
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- FileInjector is simple to use! From the CLI, type:
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- RUN FileInjector
-
- From the Workbench, merely double-click on the icon. After a few
- moments, the FileInjector window will pop-up, and the FileInjector will
- read and display your current directory. To exit FileInjector, click on
- the CLOSEWINDOW box in the upper left of the FileInjector titlebar. The
- small gadget to the left of the Depth Gadgets in the upper right of the
- window is the Iconify gadget. Normally, you would leave FileInjector in
- it's shrunken "icon" state. This way, FileInjector will automatically
- open and shrink itself during use.
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- Using it:
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- By default, FileInjector uses the HotKey combination of CONTROL-
- LEFT/ALT-"f" to "wake up". Typically, you might be using a text editor
- or a terminal program. Whenever you need to type a filename, you press the
- HotKey sequence. No matter where you are, the FileInjector will pop-up!
- Select a directory and filename, either by double-clicking on a file entry,
- by clicking the "Inject" Gadget, or by pressing "RETURN" when the File string
- gadget is active. As soon as you select a file, FileInjector will hide
- itself and bring the previous screen and window to the front. FileInjector
- will "inject" the filename THE NEXT PLACE YOU CLICK THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON!
- That's all there is to it!
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- Other Features:
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- When you click on the "Config" gadget, another window pops-up,
- allowing you to customize the way FileInjector processes your commands.
- You can choose many combinations of HotKeys, and you can choose to output
- either filenames, directory names, or both (the default). You can also
- add an optional PREFIX and SUFFIX string, each of which may be up to 80
- characters! For instance, you could define a PREFIX string of:
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- "run TxEd "
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- followed by a SUFFIX string consisting of:
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- "^J"
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- (that's carat-J) to end the line with a LINEFEED. Any filenames you select
- will be sandwiched between the PREFIX and SUFFIX strings. Note that you can
- type "^j", "^J", or press CONTROL-J to produce a LINEFEED in a string.
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- Once you find some settings you like, you can click on the "Save"
- Gadget on the configuration window. FileInjector will save your current
- window position, HotKeys, PREFIX/SUFFIX, and Output mode in "S:.FICONFIG".
- The next time you use FileInjector, it will restore your settings from this
- file.
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- I certainly hope you find FileInjector useful! Any bug reports,
- suggestions, or donations would be most appreciated!
-
- Justin V. McCormick
- 100 S. Meyers, Suite #1723
- Lafayette, LA 70508
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