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Short: V1.3: "The" xpkUSER ultimate implementation !!!
Author: Alexis "Cyb" Nasr, David "Reez" Le Corfec
Uploader: nasr@hol.fr (Alexis "Cyb" Nasr)
Version: 1.3
Type: util/pack
Requires: OS2.04+, xpkmaster.library v4.15+ (included), datamaster.library (included), MUI 3.3+
Date: October 1997
Tested: A1200 (OS3.1,Blizzard A1230 IV/16Mb) Enforcer, Mungwall etc...
Status: GIFTWARE/FREEWARE
THIS VERSION FIXES THE BUG OF XCP-GUI OF PREVIOUS V1.2 RELEASE (bad file locks)
EVERYTHING IS FULLY USEABLE NOW. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE ;)
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Introduction
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o Since its version 4, xpkmaster.library has a new feature: the internal "USER"
packer.When using this one instead of a "normal" (NUKE,RAKE etc) method,
information on the packed data is passed to a preferences protocol, allowing an
AUTOMATIC, TRANSPARENT compression with the best xpk-sublib according to its
filetype.(To say thing quickly, as there are MANY other features possible)
o All you have to do is configure your prefs once for all, then select
"USER" in your tools as xpk-packer. And off you go! This is a feature we've
been waiting for since a looong time!!!
o Thanks to a shared structure (the XpkPrefsSemaphore), xpkmaster is able to
"communicate" with an external, INDEPENDANT prefs system.Dirk Stoecker, the new xpk
maintainer, has made his own "XpkPrefs" program. My "XpkCybPrefs" is an alternative,
which claims (of course :) to be more powerful and flexible.
You won't be disappointed I think.
Just try both XpkPrefs & XpkCybPrefs systems and choose!
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FEATURES
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o Once installed and configured, you will be able to use the "fake" USER
packing method. There is NO Compressors/xpkUSER.library, it's just an
internal xpk method signalling xpkmaster to pack the data using the prefs
system.
o For those who use XFH, be happy: XpkCybPrefs FULLY works with it. That
means all the packing on your HD can be 100% filetype-optimised!!
Note: it works with all the programs using xpkmaster.library "normally" :-)
Here is a quick summary of the features:
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* Extremely user-friendly GUI (by David "Reez" Le Corfec)
* Data recognition/selection can be made on:
- FileType (uses datamaster.library) [Filesize conditions too!]
- TaskName pattern
- Efficiency parameter of USER (USER.25 , USER.95 etc)
* Multipacking is possible (!). That means compression can be tried with multiple
packing methods. 4 modes are possible:
- Best : Best % compression factor
- Fastest : Fastest depacking time (yes, autodepacking included!)
- Average : A mix between previous ones.
- Ask : Pops a requester, so you choose "by hand"
* Optional report window with progress bars, statistics and all the hell...
* "Quiet Tasks" list (useful for disabling output automatically when called from
Backup programs,XFH...)
* Memory optimization: The packing tests are done in a memory buffer or on a temp
file for those who are short on memory.
(if depacking is needed, it will NOT require any extra buffer!! :=)
* And lots more...
* Giftware :-) [SHAREWARE SUCKS!!]
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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3457 1750 49.3% 17-Oct-97 00:06:22 XpkCybPrefs.readme
1869 1354 27.5% 19-Sep-97 22:27:40 XpkCybPrefs.readme.info
948 497 47.5% 19-Sep-97 22:27:40 XpkCybPrefsv1.3.info
948 498 47.4% 19-Sep-97 22:24:22 +c.info
6348 3481 45.1% 05-Sep-97 21:38:22 +DMcontrol
948 497 47.5% 19-Sep-97 22:24:20 +Envarc.info
1316 627 52.3% 19-Sep-97 22:31:40 +XpkCyb.prefs
948 497 47.5% 19-Sep-97 22:24:20 +Libs.info
6860 3963 42.2% 05-Sep-97 21:35:52 +datamaster.library
184 133 27.7% 05-Sep-97 21:37:02 +ANIM-AVI
204 156 23.5% 05-Sep-97 21:37:02 +ANIM-FLI
204 150 26.4% 05-Sep-97 21:37:02 +ANIM-IFF
204 147 27.9% 05-Sep-97 21:37:02 +ANIM-MPEG
192 143 25.5% 05-Sep-97 21:37:02 +ANIM-QT
224 166 25.8% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +ASCII-AmigaGuide
388 284 26.8% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +ASCII-REXX
328 258 21.3% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +ASCII-Text
376 273 27.3% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +Executable
220 175 20.4% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +GFX-BMP
316 246 22.1% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +GFX-DXF
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212 161 24.0% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +GFX-PCX
204 144 29.4% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +GFX-TARGA
236 179 24.1% 05-Sep-97 21:37:04 +GFX-TIFF
668 480 28.1% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +LINK-Datatypes
1676 1074 35.9% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +MUSIC-Others
2312 1339 42.0% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +MUSIC-PtkClones
5904 3853 34.7% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +MUSIC-Synth
524 389 25.7% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +MUSIC-Synth.cust
196 146 25.5% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +PACKED-DMS
244 165 32.3% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +PACKED-HotHelpText
216 165 23.6% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +PACKED-LHA
188 142 24.4% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +PACKED-LZX
180 131 27.2% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +PACKED-XPK
200 142 29.0% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +PACKED-ZIP
192 152 20.8% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +SMPL-IFF
576 373 35.2% 05-Sep-97 21:37:06 +SMPL-Others
0 0 0.0% 17-Oct-97 00:02:58 +
520 321 38.2% 05-Sep-97 21:37:08 +SYSTEM_Icon
14288 8846 38.0% 25-Aug-97 18:17:06 +xpkmaster.library
948 499 47.3% 19-Sep-97 22:24:22 +Locale.info
8316 3562 57.1% 11-Oct-97 12:33:32 +XCP-GUI.catalog
10634 3759 64.6% 08-Oct-97 10:06:20 +XCP-GUI.cd
10165 3711 63.4% 08-Oct-97 10:49:34 +XCP-GUI.ct
102636 48650 52.5% 11-Oct-97 12:33:08 +XCP-GUI
8469 3854 54.4% 11-Oct-97 12:33:12 +XCP-GUI.guide
1652 972 41.1% 19-Sep-97 22:24:20 +XCP-GUI.guide.info
2877 2139 25.6% 19-Sep-97 22:24:20 +XCP-GUI.info
15708 8583 45.3% 25-Aug-97 18:15:58 +XpkCybPrefs
56294 21089 62.5% 11-Oct-97 13:40:10 +xpkCybPrefs.guide
1652 973 41.1% 19-Sep-97 22:24:20 +XpkCybPrefs.guide.info
2711 1827 32.6% 19-Sep-97 22:24:20 +XpkCybPrefs.info
3457 1750 49.3% 17-Oct-97 00:06:30 +XpkCybPrefs.readme
1869 1357 27.3% 19-Sep-97 22:24:22 +XpkCybPrefs.readme.info
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