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Program Name: DFA 2.0 Registration Fee: US$ 20,- (and above)
Author: Dirk Federlein
Files / Size: DFA-20.lha 648804 Bytes
Released : 20-APR-94
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DFA V2.0
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Long Description:
DFA is the ultimate address utility for every AMIGA computer that runs
at least Workbench 2.0. Native languages are supported as soon as one
has installed Workbench 2.1 and above; Workbench 3.0 will be
supported, if is available.
DFA is not like any other address tool. It is an ideal combination of
a lot of features and an easy to use program. Inspite of this
combination it tries to use even less RAM than former versions of DFA
DFA has an Arexx port that understands many commands. They give you
full access to DFA out of every other programm with an Arexx port.
Especially import and export of addresses can be done very easily
using the Arexx port. Arexx scripts may be called directly out of DFA.
You may assign an Arexx script to every function key.
DFA supports up to three email addresses - you can even call an
external mail editor and DFA gives the desired email address to it
(using Arexx).
DFA can dial the stored telefone numbers - even more than one number
per entry is possible.
DFA can print the addresses using different formats: Long list, short
list, telephone list, address labels and address cards.
DFA's windows are all fully font sensitive and the main window is
adjustable via the sizing gadget! All functions can not only be
invoked by mouse but by keyboard also.
DFA supports the locale library that is included in Workbench 2.1 and
above. Supported languages are Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish,
French, German, Italian, Swedish up to now. All shortcuts are
localized as well!
DFA supports some new "features" if running under OS 3.0 and above
("New Look" menus, scaled MX/Checkbox gadgets, nicer listview,...).
DFA supplies context sensitive online help, which gives you the proper
help text out of every DFA related window.
DFA comes along with comprehensive AMIGAGUIDE and TEX documentation;
both english and german
Registered users will get a keyfile that enables saving of the
DFA-Preferences, which is disabled in the public release.
DFA should be installed using the provided install script. The
installer program ((c) Commodore) is included!
Changes from DFA V1.2 to DFA V2.0
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- Extended client server mechanism. DFA consists of a server, an
editor and a preferences program.
- All program parts that are used by more than one of the programs
mentioned above have been exported into a shared library, the
'dfa.library'.
- Every address can get up to 8 group flags, which makes it possible
to select the addresses you want to get displayed.
- The Arexx port has been rewritten from scratch, using the Arexxbox
V1.12 by M. Balzer. Several new functions have been added and some of
the existing ones have been improved.
- The main window is no longer closed and opened again, if you resize
it. The layout calculation in this window has been optimized as well,
so it looks much better now.
- The buttons at the right side of the main window (V1.2x) have been
put into a toolbox, i.e. a separate small window. This window may be
closed. All these functions can be reached via menu items
additionally.
- The listview that displayes the address list can be configured in
several ways: You can not only tell DFA which fields you want to get
displayed, but you may even tell how much of the available space you
want to use for this field AND and in which of the up to 8 columns
this field has to be displayed
- The text gadgets near the buttom of the main window (V1.2x) have
been replaced with a listview, called the panel listview. This
solution is much more flexible than the text gadgets. You can not only
tell DFA which fields you want to see within the up to 16 lines, you
may even change the lines' title to fit your needs.
- Two new fields have been added: c/o and state. Especially the state
field may be very useful in countries that either need this particular
information OR are used to place their ZIP/PC behind the city name.
- Every address item now may have one external file attached to it!
This may be used to store additional information that would not have
enough space within the usual address fields.
- The search function got improved funtionality: Now you may toggle
each field to be searched through.
- The dial function was rewritten from scratch and has much better
functionality now: You may dial the active or all marked entries, you
may use programs like the 'getty' at the same time, as DFA now
supports the 'OwnDevUnit' library, The dial function got its own
window (no longer a simple requester) that give you much more
information. You may set the number of retries and a redial delay. The
modem status as e.g. 'BUSY', 'NO DIALTOME', etc. is detected as well.
- The load and most of all the save routine have been rewritten from
scratch and are much faster now.
- The internal memory usage for the storage of address data has been
optimzed, which means that you now need less RAM to store your
addresses than in DFA V1.2x, in spite of the new address fields!
- The usage of memory pools sped up some parts of DFA noticably and
decreases memory fragmentation.
- DFA is able to supply a simple network mechanism that makes sure
that several people that use the same address file within a LAN do not
overwrite each other's changes of the address file.
- The one preferences window of DFA V1.2 was replaced by a separate
DFA preferences program (10 windows). This does not only mean that you
may start this program seperately (even if no other part of DFA is
running), but there are much more settings you may change:
- Autosave behaviour
- Icon generation can be toggled
- The address listview (see above)
- The panel listview (see above)
- The groups' names and shortcuts
- The fonts, i.e. you may either use the system's default fonts or
select the fonts of your choice.
- Additional modem settings, incl. the possiblility to toggle the
usage of the 'OwnDevUnit' library.
- Important path and file names used by DFA: I.e. the default
address file, the directory for the external files as well as the
ASCII editor and the ASCII viewer used for the external files.
- The arexx commands that are bound to the function keys.
- The sorting. I.e. your address can be sorted by any field you wish
now.
- Last but not least the complete DFA distribution comes along with
8-color MagicWB icons by Martin 'XEN' Huttenloher.
This is version 2.0, a major upgrade to version 1.2.
Shareware, binary only.
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Required Dos: 2.0 or later
Computer: All Amigas
Ram: 1MB
Suggested Hardware: Hard drive
Other: Supports Locale on WB 2.1 and better
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ADS Zone: Zone 2
ADS Hatch Site: Christoph Reichert
ADS Position: ADS Zone 2 Outbound Star, Region 24 Coordinator
BBS Name: Publishers-Treff
Phone Number(s): +49-6021-93435
Network Address: FidoNet 2:244/6302
Network Region: 24, Germany
BBS Hours: 24hour
BBS Software: RemoteAccess
BBS Storage Space: 640Mb
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