This document briefly outlines new features and enhancements that have been added to the StuffIt Expander package. For more detailed information and instructions please read the file titled ¼StuffIt Expander“ Read Me½ located in the ¼Read Us First!½ folder.
StuffIt Expander 3.5.2
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New Features
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* Users of System 7.5 can now drop folders and/or disks on the Expander icon to expand an entire folder or disk worth of files.
* Incorporated support for Rival. Users of Rival will have their newly expanded files automatically checked for viruses.
Bug Fixes
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* Fixed a problem where StuffIt archives would not get expanded.
* Users of a 68000 based Macintoshes (MacPlus, PB100, etc.) will no longer have problems when decoding MacBinary files.
StuffIt Expander 3.5.1
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This version does not unexpectedly expire.
StuffIt Expander 3.5
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New Key Modifiers
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While dragging and dropping a file on StuffIt Expander...
* Holding down the control key will delete the original file when expansion is finished.
* Holding down the option key brings up the one-time preferences dialog. Any preferences you set in the preferences dialog will be used only for that expansion.
When choosing ¼Expand²½ from the File menu...
* Holding down the Shift key will cause Expander to scan the "Watch Folder" before the designated time.
* Holding down the command key will bring up a special "Expand folder" dialog. After selecting a folder, Expander will scan the folder and expand any files it can.
New Features
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* Expander will now expand MacBinary files.
* New Preferences Dialog with a whole new look!
* You can now specify Expander to either prompt for a destination, or use a default folder for expansion. That destination will apply to all files to be expanded.
* When aborting an expansion, you can now choose to abort only that file or all files.
* You can now paste passwords into the password dialog while expanding encrypted archives.
* Expander will now auto-rename files and folders to prevent colliding with expanded items of the same name.
* Expander will now expand the result file of an expand. In other words, users who drop a ¼foo.sit.hqx½ file on Expander will see a BinHex expansion, and then a StuffIt archive expansion, leaving you with a fully expanded file! You may also choose to turn this option off.
* If Expander is expanding a .cpt archive that contains comments, the comments are written to a seperate text file at the same level as the expanded items.
Other Improvements
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* Expander now performs better in conditions such as low memory & lack of disk space.
* If an error occurs when Expander is in the background, it will now notify you.
* The Watch Folder feature is now more reliable.
* Using Expander from AppleScript, UserLand Frontier (and other scripting systems) is now more reliable.
* Added additional support for Macintosh Easy Open.
AppleLink Package Expansion
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AppleLink package expansion is no longer supported with StuffIt Expander, the stand-alone freeware application. However, users of DropStuff with Expander Enhancer will be able to expand AppleLink packages, as well as a host of other compression formats. For more information, refer to the "StuffIt Expander“ Read Me"
