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- 3T Simple File Manager for Psion Series 5 and gGeofox One.
-
- Version 5.07 23rd August, 1998
-
- Sysinfo1.opx replaced by SystInfo.opx
-
- New in 5.06 12th July, 1998
-
- The menu icon (top left of screen) now is active.
- The main purpose of this release is to permit full-screen
- operation on both Series 5 and Geofox One.
-
- New in 5.05
-
- Sysinfo1.opx by Otfried Cheong has been added to speed up the
- file display.
- 3T should no longer crash if you press the system icon, delete
- the folder 3T was displaying, and task 3T back again!
- A new command, Ctrl-? has been added. This will enable the
- current folder that 3T is displaying to be changed by another
- application. Ctrl-? brings up a dEDIT dialog into which a new
- path (with trailing \) can be entered.
-
-
- New in 5.04:
-
- Can now be started in any folder from a command line.
- Sorting is now case-independant.
-
- New in 5.03:
-
- Ctrl-P now allows file datestamps to be viewed and changed.
- Ctrl-S now shows bookmark list and selector.
- Ctrl-B now shows bookmark list and selector.
- Ctrl-V now views bitmap files.
- Last folder position saved on exit, restored on startup.
- Binary viewer now allows scrolling up and down.
- Better filtration of non-printing characters in binary viewer.
-
- New in 5.02:
-
- Ctrl-O now opens files in their built-in application.
- Minor bug fixes.
-
- New in 5.01:
-
- Ctrl-J now goes to 'Open Files Task List'.
- Ctrl-H displays files in hexadecimal format, Ctrl-T displays files in
- plain text format (Lines end with CR-LF, and are clipped at the right
- screen edge. Both these display modes allow the use of the Down Arrow
- key to move to the next 'page', and any other key exits these modes.
- Ctrl-P now shows file size, attributes, and allows latter to be changed.
- Any file selector displayed now starts in folder C:\Documents, if this
- exists. This prevents a OPL crash when tab is pressed in some instances.
-
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Although the Series 5 has all the functions of a file manager incorporated
- into its system screen, I thought it would be interesting to try adapting
- my 3T for the Series 3a/c.
-
- What 3T will do:
- ----------------
- Display 51 sorted files per screenful, which can be paged up and down.
- Copy single files, whole directory trees, and tagged multiple files and
- folders to a different location.
- Move files and directory trees as above.
- Delete single files, directory trees, and tagged files.
- Make new folders.
- Rename files and folders.
- Show file sizes, show/change datestamps, and show/change attributes.
- View plain text files.
- View files in hexadecimal form.
- View bitmaps (.MBM).
- Bookmark up to 8 folders.
- Launch files in their built-in applications.
-
-
- Installation.
- -------------
- This version of 3T is supplied as a SIS file.
-
- Installation of a SIS file is very simple. If you are using PsiWin 2.1 or
- later, simply couple up your Series 5 to your PC, and double click
- ThreeT.SIS in Windows Explorer. If you do not have SystInfo.opx installed
- to your Psion, you must add this in the same way. If you are not sure about
- this, it is quite safe to install both ThreeT.SIS and SystInfo.SIS.
-
- If you have PsiWin 2.0, the install application can be installed to your
- PC easily, I can supply the setup file if required. If you do not use
- PsiWin, e.g. you have a Mac, Amiga, etc., or a DOS PC, you can copy the
- SIS files to your Series 5 (I recommend you create a c:\Install folder)
- and install them using the Add/Remove item in the Psion Control Panel.
- If you don't have this item, it can easily be added, a program to do
- this is freely available. I can supply this if required.
-
- PsiWin 2.1 is freely available from Psion's web site (about a 16 meg
- download), and can also be found on the 3lib and Palmtop magazine CD.
- The files to set up Psion Install and the Add/Remove Control Panel
- item are also freely available on the web. Try http://www.rmrsoft.com
- or http://3lib.ukonlike.co.uk
-
- The "3T" icon should now appear on your "Extras" bar.
- Note that 3T will make a small file "ThreeT.ini" in the same folder.
- You may alternatively copy "ThreeT.app" to any folder, from where it may
- be run by double-tapping.
-
-
-
- The Display.
- ------------
- 3T has a display similar to that on the Series 3a version. It will show up
- to 51 files at a time. If there are more files, you can page down and up
- using the normal Series 5 keys, Fn-DownArrow, and Fn-UpArrow. You can move
- about the display using the arrow keys. If you press the DownArrow while
- the last file is displayed, the screen will page down if there are more
- files. Similarly the screen will page up if you press UpArrow while the
- first file on the second, third etc. page is displayed. In addition, you
- can move about a displayed page by pressing the first letter of the
- desired filename. Repeated presses of the same letter will cycle through
- all the files (on that page) starting with that letter.
-
- 3T will handle up to 200 files in a folder, and display the first 15
- (approx) letters of the filename. Folders are identified by a trailing
- backslash \. Alas, if the folder name is too long to be completely
- displayed, the backslash will not be visible, but it will still behave as
- a folder.
-
- The file are sorted, with the folders shown first.
-
- Pressing Enter when a folder is highlighted will move to that folder. You
- can move back to the previous folder by either pressing the Esc key, or
- pressing Enter when <Parent> is highlighted.
-
- 3T has 8 bookmarks. This enables you to save up to 8 folder locations in
- memory, and move between them very easily.
-
- The display will refresh when the Series 5 is switched on, or is brought
- to the foreground.
-
- The Controls.
- -------------
- You can command 3T using the toolbar, hot keys, or the menu. The hot keys
- are as follows:
-
- Control-B Go to a bookmark. 3T has eight bookmarks, which are used to
- store any drive and folder combination. Ctrl-B displays the set
- bookmarks, press the number, then Enter, to go to the folder.
-
- Control-S Save current location as a bookmark. Press Ctrl-S, then a
- number between 1 and 8, and Enter, to save the location. Saved
- locations are written to memory when you exit 3T, and automatically
- reload next time you run the application.
-
- Control-C This enables you to copy a file, or complete folder tree, to
- another location. It also allows the copying of tagged files
- and folder trees. In the case of files, single or tagged, if
- a file of the same name is encountered in the target folder,
- the copied file is renamed in the same way as if the copy
- had been performed from the Series 5 system screen. (e.g.
- "File" will be named as "File(01)"). In the case of copied
- folders, any files within of the same name are overwritten.
-
- Control-D Deletes files and folders. If you delete a folder, the
- entire contents of files and folders within it will also
- be deleted. If there is a read-only file, or an open file,
- somewhere inside the folder tree, the delete will abort when
- this is encountered.
-
- Control-E Exits 3T, saving the bookmarks.
-
- Control-H Displays files in hexadecimal form. Pressing the DownArrow
- key moves down a screenfull, UpArrow moves up a screenfull,
- any other key exits this mode.
-
- Control-I Displays the 3T information screen.
-
- Control-J Displays the Series 5 Open Files List, from where you can
- jump to other running applications.
-
- Control-M Move a file, a folder tree, or tagged files and folders. If
- existing files of the same name are encountered, the moved
- files will be renamed as in Copy.
-
- Control-N This allows you to create a new folder, in the folder shown
- on the status line below the main display window.
-
- Control-O Open file. If a file is highlighted, pressing Ctrl-O will
- open that file in its built-in application. This works for:
- Paint, Record, Agenda, OPL editor, Data, Sheet, and .OPO
- programs. Press Fn-System to return to 3T. If you exit the
- launched application, you are left at the system screen as
- normal. Press Fn-System to get back to 3T. NOTE All files
- opened this way are left open, even if you exit 3T. You
- can go to any open application from within 3T by pressing
- Ctrl-J, or from the system screen by also pressing Ctrl-J,
- or from within any application by pressing Ctrl-System.
-
- Control-P Properties - Shows file size, date/timestamp, and file
- attributes. The attributes can be changed, also the date and
- timestamp can be set to anywhere between 01-01-1980 and 2038.
- Press 'Change' to save any changes, 'Leave' or Esc aborts.
-
- Control-Q Allows the drive to be changed.
-
- Control-R Allows a file or folder to be renamed.
-
- Control-T Displays files as plain text, unwrapped and clipped at the
- edge of the window. The DownArrow key moves to the next
- screenfull, any other key exits this mode.
-
- Control-V Will display the current selected bitmap (.MBM) file. If the
- picture size is larger than the Series 5 screen, the image will
- be clipped at the right and/or lower edges. The image is viewed in
- 4 colour mode.
-
- Control-Enter Allows a file or folder to be tagged for a batch operation.
- If this is repeated on a tagged item, it will be "untagged".
- You can tag files in the same folder for batch copy, move
- and deletion. Be careful!
-
- Del The delete key performs the same as Control-D.
-
- Up, Down,
- Left, Right,
- PgUp, PgDn all move the cursor around the screen.
-
- Esc Move to the previous folder, or change drive, if at the
- root folder.
-
- Menu Activates the menu.
-
- These hot keys have been chosen with some respect for Series 5 guidelines.
- However, the system screen file management functions work a different way,
- so exact copies of those hot keys are not appropriate. For example, to move
- a file from the system screen requires a Control-X, change folder, and a
- Control-V. Here in 3T, Control-M seems to be suitable, as zooming has not
- been implemented anyway!
-
- Note an apparent bug in the OPL file selector will not allow the C:\System
- folder to be selected. If you need to copy or move a file to this folder,
- press Tab while the file selector is showing, and select the System folder
- using the full file selector. After this has been done, the file selector
- seems to work correctly. Note that this applies to Series 5 software Version
- 1.00 and 1.01, and may be fixed in later versions.
-
- Please note that this application can and does DELETE files and folders.
- I hope that it will not delete files and folders other than those you intend
- it to! There may be bugs and faults within 3T which cause unexpected results,
- although these are not intended or known to me.
-
- Use 3T AT YOUR OWN RISK. I claim no responsibility for any unwanted effects
- whatsoever. You, the user, are responsible for anything which may happen
- while 3T is installed on your Series 5 or other computer or filing system.
- YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
-
- Note also that 3T is NOT intended to damage your EPOC32 file system!
-
- A version of 3T is also available for the Psion Series 3a/c and Siena.
-
- Any comments are welcome. Send them to me:
-
- Copyright.
-
- 3T is copyright Roger Muggleton 1993-1998.
- Sysinfo1.opx is copyright Otfried Cheong\RMR Software 1998.
-
- 3T is freeware.
-
- Roger Muggleton
- hzk@cix.co.uk
- http:\\www.cix.co.uk\~hzk\
-