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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. AF - The Archive Folder, v. 0.32. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
AF
Archive Folder, v. 0.32.
Thomas Olsen, 1996
CONTENTS
The menus
The keys
The container
Using AF
Options
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. The menus. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
THE MENUS
Main menu
Object menu
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Main menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
MAIN MENU (Right mouse click in the container)
View
Options
Help
Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.1. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Exit - Exit AF.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.2. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
View
Icon - Icon view. Not rather informative. Only the file icon and filename.
Details - Details view.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.3. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Help
Help index - The main help index.
General help - General help about AF.
Keys help - The shortcut keys usable in AF.
Using help - Shows the standard page about using the help system.
Help contents - All the help topics.
About - Information about the program and the author.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Object menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OBJECT MENU (right mouse click on a file object)
Open...
Properties...
Help...
Extract...
Delete...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Open
The open menu has two submenuitems: "Default" and "View". "Default" is also
used when you doubble click on an object. The WPS will select how the object
will open just as if you doubble click on a normal object. If you select "View"
the object will be opened by the viewer you define in the properties notebook.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.2. Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Object properties
Open the settings notebook for the selected file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. The keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
THE KEYS
Key Result
DEL - Delete selected files
ALT+X - Exit AF
F3 - Exit AF
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. The container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
THE CONTAINER
In the container you can view the files in two different views: Icon and
Details view. In Icon View you simply see the files with icons and file names.
In Details view some more information is provided:
Icon - The same icons as used in Icon view, just smaller.
File name - The name of the compressed file.
Date - The date the file was created
Old size - The size the file had before it was compressed.
New size - The size of the compressed file.
At the bottom of the screen is two small status areas. The leftmost will
display information about program events such as what files are currently
being (un)compressed and how many files there is currently selected. The
rightmost displays which compression program that is used to view the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Using AF ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
USING AF
Creating new archives
Extracting files
Adding files
Deleting files
Drag'n'Drop
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Creating new archives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CREATING ARCHIVES
When AF is installed a folder with archive templates is created on your
desktop. To create a new archive simply drag of a file from an achive template,
optionally rename it, and then double click on it. The Archive Folder will open
and you will be able to select the archive to use. Use Drag'n'Drop to add files
to the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Extracting files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
EXTRACTING FILES
Work in progress
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.1. Adding files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ADDING FILES
Use Drag'n'Drop to add files to the archive or select "Actions->Add files" from
the main menu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.2. Deleting files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DELETING FILES
Select the files you want to delete in the archive container, click on one of
the selected files with mouse button 2 (usually the right button) and select
delete. The selected files will then be removed from the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Drag'n'Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DRAG'n'DROP (Direct manipulation)
You can use direct manipulation several ways.
To extract files from an archive select them in the archive folder and drag
them to a WPS folder. In the titlebar you can see when the files are ready to
be dragged. When dragging files from the archive folder any archived paths will
be skipped.
To archive files drag them from a WPS folder to an open archive folder.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Options
Settings - See Settings
Edit Archiver - This opens an editor with the ARCHIVER.BB2 where you can edit
the archiver settings. The changes will first be available when you shut down
and restart AF.
Save settings - Save the window size, the font etc.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SETTINGS NOTEBOOK
Archive
Viewer
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.1. Settings - Archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Settings - Archive
Archive path and file name
Archive stats
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.2. Settings - Archive path and name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Settings - Archive path and name.
This page shows the type of archiver used for creating the archive, the path
where the archive is located and the physical name of the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.3. Settings - Archive stats ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Settings - Archive information.
This page shows information about the archive.
The first box shows the creation date, the date of the last change and the date
of the last access.
The second box shows the number of objects (files) in the archive, the old size
(uncompressed) and the new (compressed) size. If the information in this box is
inaccurate it is because you have opened the properties notebook before the
file objects have been created. Simply flip to another page and back again and
the information will be updated.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1.4. Settings - Viewer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Settings - External file viewer.
On this page you can change the viewer you wish to use when you select
"Open->View" from an object popup menu. You do not need to close the notebook
for the changes to take effect.
Currently the viewer has to be a PM program.