MegaCD Tools were born to let me index and explore my CDs through an easy
to use AmigaGuide interface. I got the idea from the Aminet CDs, but
then i've had other inspirations (together with my great friend Maxime)
and so i've transformed a simple tool in a new, fast, great, cool file
manager to easily create indexes and explore CDs and HDs (but also other
volumes or just specific directories).
The MegaCD Tools are:
@{"MegaCDtree " link "megacdtree"}
@{" MegaCD " link "megacd"}
@{" MegaCDgui " link "megacdgui"}
@{"MegaCDprefs" link "megacdprefs"}
You can use the MegaCD Tools to explore your CD-ROMs, you can use them as
a file manager, you can use them to create indexes of your files
(pictures, music modules, animations, and so on), you can use them to
navigate through the infinity of your dirs and sub-dirs. You can do all
those things through a fast and easy to use AmigaGuide interface.
@{"MegaCDtree" link "megacdtreeusage"} is a little proggy to build a complete dir-tree of a CD-ROM, a
volume or a specific directory. The dir-tree will automagically be
converted into an AmigaGuide file and each directory of the tree will
become a clickable field, so you will be able to click a dir and @{"MegaCD" link "megacdusage"}
will automagically scan it in order to create another AmigaGuide file
containing all the files, the descriptions (if there are any), the
possible actions and the sub-dirs contained in it. Of course every file,
every description, every action and every sub-dir will became clickable
fields themselves, so you'll be able to easily explore all the
directories in order to perform every possible action on your files. The
only difficult thing is probably to write this guide, so i suggest you to
install and run them soon. I can assure you that these programs are the
simplest and fastest idea ever!!!
You'll be able to play samples and mods, view images and anims (including
MPEG!), read files (including HTML docs!), extract (but also list and
test, when possible) lha, lzx, dms and zoom archives (with the
possibility to view the file_id.diz) or simply copy a file to another
dir. Moreover MegaCD will associate the program Multiview to the
unknown-format files, in order to try visualizing them through datatypes.
Do you know something better?
@{B}PirlAGA@{ub} & @{B}MAXIME@{ub}
(pirlaga@ermes.it) (maxime@webzone.it)
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Last important thing: MegaCDtree needs MegaCD, but NOT the contrary!!!
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@{" MegaCD - Usage " link "megacdusage"} How to use MegaCD
@{" MegaCD - Preference File " link "megacdpreff"} Edit the Config File by hand
@{" MegaCD - The Implementation " link "megacdimple"} Use Megacd in your guides/scripts
MegaCD scans a directory and produces an AmigaGuide document with contents.
You can click on filenames or tool buttons and automatically take actions
on the files, according with extensions.
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@{B}MegaCD@{ub} @{i}Data:Archives@{ui} TO @{i}Ram:ArchiveList.guide@{ui} @{i}Archived Software@{ui}
Will produce a file called Ram:ArchiveList.guide, labeled
"Archived Software".
@{B}MegaCD@{ub} @{i}Work:@{ui}
Will browse the root dir of Work:. Just click to navigate!!
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As you can imagine, MagicCD needs those external programs to make the
actions he's designed for. I think the most important functions are
already implemented, but if you think some others are needed to make
MegaCD the best program ever, just email @{"me" link "credits"}. ;)
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Just write, in your amigaguide, something like this:
\@{"Directory" link "megacd directory comment of the directory for megacd"}
Comment to directory
so you'll see a button @{b}"Directory"@{ub} and its description @{b}"Comment to
directory"@{ub}. When you'll ckick on that button, you'll start MegaCD, and
you'll have the output page, with namedir and the comment @{b}"comment of the
directory for megacd"@{ub}.
Just try it and learn, it's really easy to do !
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@{" MegaCDtree - Usage " link "megacdtreeusage"} Use MegaCDtree
@{" MegaCDtree - Preferences " link "megacdtreeprefs"} Edit The Preference File
MegaCDtree scans a filesystem and produces an AmigaGuide document with
file tree. Each subdir button executes MegaCD who scans and manages the
contents of the dir.
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Will build the whole filetree of CD0:. Just click & navigate!
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It's located in @{b}S:@{ub} , and it's called @{b}MegaCDtree.prefs@{ub}.
Here's the default file that MegaCDtree will create as soon as you run it
for the very first time (change it according to your need):
; OUTPUT file Name
@{b} ram:MegaCDtree.guide@{ub}
; Path of MULTIVIEW
@{b} sys:utilities/multiview@{ub}
; Path of MEGACD
@{b} c:megacd@{ub}
@{ui}
first entry is the OUTPUT name, other lines are multiview path and megacd
path.
If you wanna change it, you have to edit it by hand.
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With @{B}MegaCDgui@{ub} you can easily scan your directories without knowing
anything about the MegaCD syntax. Just select the dir to scan with the
proper requester and start the program. You can also indicate where to
save the output Amigaguide file and you can eventually add a comment.
You can also run @{b}MegaCDprefs@{ub} from the menu bar.
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If you don't wanna waste your time editing the MegaCD prefs file by hand,
here's a fast and easy way to do it! Just pick the tools you wanna
associate to MegaCD's actions.
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- Due to some really strange bug, this program could format the HDs of all
the @{B}Ram Jam@{ub} members. If you know how to fix it, please @{B}DON'T TELL ME@{ub} ..:)
- Message to the Italian Guys:
Raga', non m'andava di tradurre la guida in Italiano.
Comunque e' in inglese cosi' maccheronico che si capisce al volo! :)
However, these limitations are not so troublesome, because i've tested the
proggy with all the ROOT dirs of Aminet 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7 CDs
and all worked correctly!
If you find some BUG, please contact @{" me " link "credits"}, sending the output file too, if
there's any (and, of course, specifying your configuration!).
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MegaCD Tools are free, but it doesn't mean that you can do whatever you
want with them. If you're going to use them to index some commercial CD,
just send me a copy. You can upload them whenever you want (Aminet CDs,
bbs, ftp sites, and so on), but please do not modify the archive.
If you think they're cool (as they are) and you are a charitable guy,
just send me a present (a postcard, the keyfile of your shareware
program, some money, an Infinitiv Tower, a CyberVision 3D).. ;)
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Agony * Flender * Mase * Maxime * Posda * PirlAGA * Rocketeer
KeeP'oN aMiGa !!!
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- Different Versions with Different Memory Requirement
- Now you can Navigate Trough Directories too
- Memory Optimized & Minor Bugs Fixed
- Output to CON:
- Better MegaCDtree Output
- Enhanced & Very Fast GUIs
- Preferences Editor
- Installer
- Better Guide (i hope)
@{b}v1.1@{ub}
- Minor bugs fixed
- Memory problem removed
@{b}v1.0@{ub}
- First Public Release
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