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- Short: (XPK)More clone *now freeware*
- Author: fredinou@bigfoot.com (FAR)
- Type: dev/e
- Replaces: text/show/xPage.lha
- Requires: kickstart 2.0+
-
- xPage 1.0 (21-5-97) © Frédéric RODRIGUES - Registered
- XPK More
-
- summary
- ~~~~~~~
- cool
- overview
- interface
- usage
- who am I ?
- legal stuff
- how to reach me ?
- See you later !
- ============================================================================
- Cool Man !
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- This doc was cooled by the wonderfull cool command by DDT of the HALF-BRAINS
- TEAM (see aminet/text/misc/cool).
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- Get into the overview
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- You know the More command of AmigaDos ? Now you have More working with xpk.
- Let's say what it is. You probably got xMore (it stole my name), Most,
- MuchMore. Yes, they seem nice when you read the docs. But I tested some of
- them and they crash on my machine. But it doesn't convince me yet to make my
- version. Let's say these proggys have an arrex port, a nice gadtools
- interface, configuration files, a big size, load all the file in memory
- (here is the problem), etc, etc... But I just need a More command working
- with xpk. I explain you the principal interest of More : you can display a
- file that is LARGER THAN YOUR AVAILABLE MEMORY !!! And now your file may be
- packed with xpk. A simple note : with xPage you may open files packed or
- unpacked. Renote : now your More (let's say xPage) is half the original.
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- Interface view
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- I did a good usage of messages. You have a status title bar that displays
- the number of lines, of pages, the % usage. The values are always correct
- you can test ! When you search, you can search for several strings
- (separate them with a "|"). You can print the page displayed. Press HELP
- while viewing to get these commands :
-
- HELP - this help
- t - top of chunk
- b - bottom of chunk
- SPACE - next page
- BACKSPACE - previous page
- ENTER - next line
- p - print current page
- / - search for strings (separate them with "|")
- n - search again
- j - jump to next chunk
- r - rewind
- ESC - quit
-
- Resizing the window will resize the display.
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- How to use ?
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- xPage is a workbench and a cli program.
- To see usage, DoubleClick on xPage icon or type 'xPage ?' on your cli.
- ============================================================================
- Ok, here's my story
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- I'm a student on computer science (informatique as we said in France) and I
- work as a programmer on PC's, I'm 25, have a girlfriend I love (as
- everybody).
-
- I program with a very little machine : it's an amiga 600 with no extensions.
- The reason if I didn't upgrate is because I want to do marvellous things
- with my little machine. I have my machine for years now but I never feel so
- happy with it because I discovered the programmation on it. I never could
- really program due to my few ressources. And what can you do with only one
- floppy drive ? Thank's God I discovered E language lossed somewhere on my
- disks and Amiga OS. I can put all E in only one disk and there is space
- left. That's wonderfull. Thanks to that I could program since a coupple
- of monthes a few programs and spread it to the amiga community like
- util/dir/All, util/cli/FR-Sort, dev/debug/Rem,
- util/pack/xpkSource.lha/e/xPKE. My philosophy is : use all you need in few
- ressources. I don't need the super-computer because I can't use it at 100%.
- I have more projects for guys who have a little system like mine : make a
- mem doubbler, a transparent depacking program like xData but the file
- decompresses part to part. It's more the concept of util/pack/epu but with
- plain xpk files. I would appreciate some info you can give me.
-
- A relationship installed itself beetween me an my A600. Together we
- discovered aminet, very educative libraries like XPK. Nobody who have PC's
- know all we know about compression, imagery, new programmation, system.
- They just know excel, word, access, windows, pkzip, arj, dos. What a pity.
- If I tell to my colleagues what we do with our amigas they couldn't
- understand. They have super sound cards but they only use ther bip on
- ther games. I with only a 1 meg machine play sound, view pictures,
- animations. I create. Tell that to them and they don't believe you. I
- would really feel happy if the amiga story didn't stop (at left the
- machine construction) and was not so commercial at side of commodore.
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- Legal boring features
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- You're a lucky Guy. XPage is registered for everybody and is full enabled.
- Do whatever u want with this.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- ============================================================================
- Reach my body
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- There was 2 years I made these proggies and never take the time to spread
- it. So here it is for your convenience. Hope you will use it.
-
- You may reach me by email if u want.
-
- fredinou@bigfoot.com
-
- In case you want to know xPage was programmed in E (see aminet/dev/e) !
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- 6464 3607 44.1% 22-May-97 16:40:08 xPage
- 10422 3782 63.7% 04-Oct-97 03:44:28 xPage.e
- 5122 2635 48.5% 03-May-00 03:45:18 xPage.guide
- 464 220 52.5% 22-May-97 16:48:14 xPage.guide.info
- 454 231 49.1% 23-Mar-92 10:43:46 xPage.info
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- 22926 10475 54.3% 26-Jun-100 07:32:42 5 files
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