Release notes for Greg's Browser 2.3 (25 June 1994)
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Documentation for Greg's Browser is available from within the Browser application either by selecting "Browser Docs" from the help menu or by pushing the "Browser Docs" button in the About... box.
Greg's Browser is SHAREWARE ($20); if you use it, please pay for it. More information is given in the "Browser Docs" window and on the registration form. You can turn off the opening shareware message using the "About Box at Startup" check box in the "Preferences" box, but please leave it on as a reminder until you have paid. Thank you.
The functionality of Greg's Browser is significantly enhanced if you have the "Macintosh Drag and Drop" extension. This extension is available on the internet from "ftp.apple.com", and it is built into System 7.5. I have heard that it comes pre-installed on some of the newer Macs. This extension is bundled with Square One and Code Warrior, and I heard a rumor that it may be bundled with a future version of Stuffit Deluxe.
Greg's Browser also takes advantage of Aladdin's "Stuffit Engine™" to stuff and unstuff files. This extension comes with several Aladdin products, and it is part of their shareware "DropStuff with Expander Enhancer". DSEE is currently available as a public beta version on the internet archives and online services. Some of the features mentioned below require "Stuffit Engine™" version 3.5 or higher.
Changes Since Version 2.2
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You can now browse into Stuffit and Compact Pro archives (and self-expanding archives) just like they were folders. You cannot change the name, label, or invisibility of files within an archive, though, nor can you perform most Finder-like actions on them. This feature does NOT require the "Stuffit Engine™".
If you have both "Macintosh Drag and Drop" and the "Stuffit Engine™", you can drag files into or out of Stuffit archives to stuff or unstuff them. You can NOT drag files from an archive to the trash to delete them; you'll need to use the Stuffit application for that.
The Browser now brings up the "About..." box at startup, and you must dismiss it manually before continuing. You can turn this off with the 'About Box at Startup" checkbox in the "Preferences" box.
If you drop files on the "System Folder", the Browser will now route them to the appropriate subfolders.
The "Preferences" box now has an "Apply" button so you can view your font, size, and anti-aliasing changes without closing the dialog box.
The "Trash" is now included in the desktop file list.
If you have "Macintosh Drag and Drop", the file lists will auto-scroll when you drag to the top or bottom.
Put in small icons to show the "Projector"/"SourceServer" status of project files. If you do not know what this means, then you will not need this feature and should leave it switched off.
Fixed a bug that caused the Browser to crash when changing the label or invisibility of a file. This could happen after performing a drag on a Mac without "Macintosh Drag and Drop".
You can no longer edit file/folder names if their "Name Locked" flag is set. This prevents you from renaming the "System", "Finder", etc.
Fixed a problem that could cause the Browser to access the hard disks every ten seconds, even if nothing has changed.
Changes Since Version 2.1
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Added a Finder-like "New Folder" feature in the "File" menu.
Added a Finder-like "Label" menu.
Put an "Invisible" command in the "Label" menu, letting you make files visible or invisible.
You can now edit file names by pressing <return> or clicking on the file name at the bottom of the window.
Rewrote the code using C++ and MetroWerks Code Warrior (as opposed to C with THINK Object Extensions). This allowed me to produce the PowerPC native version, as well as paving the way for lots of future improvements (such as the ability to browse into Stuffit and Compact Pro archives).
Changes Since Version 2.0
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Put the documentation file into a "Browser Docs" window, available via the About... box or the help menu.
You can now change the font and size of Browser windows in the Preferences box.
If you check the "Anti-aliased (smoothed)" box, the Browser will use the TrueType version of the selected font to blur the font's edges. This process slows down text drawing considerably, but it looks fantastic with a large font on a high resolution (>88 dpi) screen.
New Browser windows now open to the same position in the file lists as the frontmost window. If you hold down <option> when opening a new Browser window, the Browser will resolve the currently selected file (if it is an alias) and jump to the original file in the new window's file lists.
Holding down <option> changes "Get Info" and "Reveal" to "Get Original Info" and "Reveal Original" respectively, in which case the Browser will resolve any alias files in the current selection before performing the desired action on the original files.
<option>-clicking on an alias bookmark will resolve the alias file and jump to the original file in the file lists.
Bookmark icons are now handled better. Bookmarks that become detached or refer to files on unmounted volumes will be drawn with the "offline" shading.
FIle sizes over 1023K are displayed in megabytes, and when a volume is selected, the Browser displays the amount of free space in place of the size.
Improved memory management so that the Browser will no longer crash when you open too many windows or open a folder containing more than 480 files.
Added several more mini-icons, fixed a number of bugs, and made many small improvements.
Changes Since Version 1.x
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Lots of 'em. In fact, there are so many changes that it would be terribly tedious for me to write them out (or even remember them), and it would be even more tiresome for you to read them all. It would be much easier for you to just mess about with the Browser for a few minutes to work them out for yourself. So there!
The Browser is now an application. Since it is no longer a control panel, there is absolutely no need to put it in the Control Panels folder. In fact, it never needed to be put there in the first place (as you already know since you are the type of person who reads the documentation).
The Browser now supports multiple windows, and whenever you launch the Browser, it restores your windows (both their screen positions and their file lists) to their configuration when you last quit.
In previous versions, you could drag the large icon from the lower left of the window. In version 2 the large file icon is there strictly for your viewing pleasure, although I do have plans to make its life more meaningful in future versions. If you feel like dragging something, you can now drag files directly from the file lists.
