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- Short: Performs filetype-dependant action on files (view, edit...)
- Author: smolensk@eunet.yu, smolenski@setnet.co.yu (Nikola Smolenski)
- Uploader: smolensk@eunet.yu (Nikola Smolenski)
- Type: util/misc
- Version: 1.0
-
- Action is a program which performs certain action on file, depending on it's
- filetype. Similar programs already exist, but none has all advantages of
- Action:
-
- -> Supports FileID.library, recognising 645 filetypes, and even more
- additional filetypes could be added.
- -> However, such large number of filetypes is no headache for configuring,
- because they are aliased into several groups...
- -> Unlimited number of actions could be defined. View, Edit and Identify are
- included in distribution.
- -> Easy to configure with font-sensitive prefs GUI.
- -> Filetypes could be forced (f.e. if you want to view html file as text or
- picture as hex data).
-
- Benefits of using Action:
-
- -> You can configure every program which requires external viewer only once,
- and forget about it. Guide on how to configure ToolManager, DOpus4 and MIME -
- compliant programs to use Action is included in Action.guide.
- -> If you change program you are using for viewing/editing some filetype, now
- you should apply that change in ActionPrefs only, not in every program which
- had used it!
- -> You don't need to think about viewer/editor names, paths and arguments
- when working in Shell.
-
- If you are not sure could Action be useful to you, there is Test Action
- script in Action archive, which can make neccesary arrangements for you to
- test Action, without any permanent changes to your system.
-