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- Documentation for Quick Inf 1.0
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- (C) 1989 by Darek Mihocka and Ignac Kolenko
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- Quick Inf runs on any ST, color or mono, with TOS in ROM.
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- Quick Inf - the Desktop Information Editor
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-
- Quick Inf is a program developed primarily to allow the user to change the
- desktop window directory search masks. The inability to change the masks
- from the desktop is probably one of the worst deficiencies in the desktop.
- Lets say for instance you wanted to backup all *.C files on the currently
- displayed window for drive C. Right now, you have to go to the menu bar and
- sort by type, then position the slider bar in the window so that it will
- show the *.C files inside the window. This is an incredible pain for backing
- up files, to say the least, and is one area where the Atari ST lags behind
- the IBM! (in MSDOS, you simply say COPY *.C ...)
-
- But now, the Atari ST can have this ability easily with Quick Inf.
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- To use Quick Inf, double click on the file QUIKINF.PRG. A dialog box will
- appear, and the screen colors will change to white, black, red and green
- (on a color monitor only!). The current desktop information will appear in
- the dialog box. The first four editable fields are the (up to four) windows
- that are on the desktop currently. The fields that cannot be edited are
- obviously for windows that are not currently open.
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- Also, a small button with a drive letter, with an editable field next to it
- displays the current name for that drive icon. This is a very convenient
- method of editing the names of the drive icons. Finally, the name of the
- trash icon will appear, and is also editable. Clicking "Exit" will inform
- the desktop of the edits made in the session, and these changes are
- permanent until you rerun this software, or alter the desktop yourself.
- Clicking "Cancel" will leave the session and the desktop untouched.
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- If you click on the "Curr" button, the dialog box will revert to the current
- values before any editing. If you click 'Load", you can load a DESKTOP.INF
- file into memory for editing. When you exit, the desktop will use the loaded
- desktop information instead of what it was before running this option. If
- you decide not to use the loaded information, simply press "Curr", and the
- old information will re-appear. Clicking "Save" will allow you to write out
- the current information in DESKTOP.INF file format.
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- Quick Inf 1.0 is obviously the first version of this program. We have new
- features in the works, such as complete control panel and printer options,
- and vary the mouse rates and keyclick rates.
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- Pay for shareware and receive updates!
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- At this time, we would like to receive some user feedback before we go
- ahead and implement any new features. What else you you like to see in our
- "super desktop inf editor"?
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- Quick Inf updates will come in two versions. Versions 1.xx will be released to
- the public. Quick View and Quick Print versions 2.xx will be available
- to people who have sent the $20 shareware registration fee. We expect to
- have the first such updates ready during the summer.
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- Registered users will also receive Quick ST when it becomes available. The
- program is currently in beta testing and can significantly speed up text
- output of any ST program. No blitter chip required!
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- To become a registered user, send a $20 check or money order to:
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- Darek Mihocka
- Box 2624, Station B
- Kitchener, Ontario N2H 6N2
- Canada
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- You can reach us by modem on the following networks:
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- Darek Mihocka:
- Compuserve: 73657,2714
- BIX, Delphi, GEnie: DAREKM
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- Ignac Kolenko:
- UNIX mail: watmath!watcgl!electro!ignac
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- We thank you for supporting shareware and encourage you to support other
- shareware authors. You may distribute copies of Quick Inf
- under the condition that you also include this documentation file. You may
- not charge a fee or in any way try to sell this software.
-
- MACE and Atari Corp. present the Michigan Atari Computer Expo on May 6 (10-6)
- and May 7 (10-5) at the Detroit Metro Airport Hilton. A sample of exhibitors
- includes ICD, Migraph, Alpha Systems and many more. Ticket prices are $5 at
- the door and children under 12 are free. For more info, Please contact Pattie
- Rayl at (313) 973-8825. We hope to see you there! Catch the Quick ST and
- ST Xformer 2.5 demos. Registered users of ST Xformer bring your old disks,
- because you'll want to swap them for version 2.5.
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