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*** DropIt! readme file ***
0.Summary
1.What is DropIt! ?
2.How can I use DropIt! ?
3.Contents of the package
3.1.Root directory
3.2.L directory
3.3.Libs directory
3.4.Utilities directory
3.5.EnglishDocs directory
3.6.FrenchDocs directory
3.6.Icons directory
3.7.Examples directory
4.Copyrights
1.What is DropIt! ?
DropIt! has been written in order to make the "exploration" of the
public domain disks easier. More often than not, those disks contain
numerous files which examination needs the use of quite a lot of dif-
ferent utilities (ILBM reader, text viewer, archive utility, ...).
DropIt! enables you to do this automatically.
To this end, it opens when it is started an icon on the Workbench
screen on which you can put another icon. The type of the file is then
recognized automatically and the associated program (chosen by the
user) started (an ILBM reader for an image for instance).
2.How can I use DropIt! ?
Before using DropIt!, you have to install it by clicking twice on
the "Install.installer" icon (if you have Installer) or on the "Ins-
tall.iconx" icon (if you only have IconX).
Once DropIt! is installed, you just have to click twice on its icon
to launch it (of course, it can also be started by using the Shell).
DropIt! then opens an icon on the Workbench screen. Dragging and drop-
ping an other icon on it will lead DropIt! to start the associated
program.
If you wish to learn more about the use of this program, you should
read the documentations in the EnglishDocs or FrenchDocs directories
(or in the Docs directory created by the installation script).
3.Contents of the package
This package should always include the following files :
CheckFrench DropIt!.info
CreateIcon EnglishDocs.info
CreatePrefsFile Examples.info
DropIt! FrenchDocs.info
Install.iconx Icons.info
Install.installer Install.iconx.info
ReadMe Install.installer.info
ReadMe.info
Utilities.info
EnglishDocs (dir)
Decrunch.doc Decrunch.doc.info
Decrunch.guide Decrunch.guide.info
DropIt!.doc DropIt!.doc.info
DropIt!.guide DropIt!.guide.info
PlaySample.doc PlaySample.doc.info
PlaySample.guide PlaySample.guide.info
ShowILBM.doc ShowILBM.doc.info
ShowILBM.guide ShowILBM.guide.info
ShowText.doc ShowText.doc.info
ShowText.guide ShowText.guide.info
Examples (dir)
Bang Bang.info
Fish Fish.info
Mad laws Mad laws.info
Oh la la! Oh la la!.info
The Loved One The Loved One.info
Trace Trace.info
FrenchDocs (dir)
Decrunch.doc Decrunch.doc.info
Decrunch.guide Decrunch.guide.info
DropIt!.doc DropIt!.doc.info
DropIt!.guide DropIt!.guide.info
PlaySample.doc PlaySample.doc.info
PlaySample.guide PlaySample.guide.info
ShowILBM.doc ShowILBM.doc.info
ShowILBM.guide ShowILBM.guide.info
ShowText.doc ShowText.doc.info
ShowText.guide ShowText.guide.info
Icons (dir)
Alarm_16.iff Alarm_16.iff.info
Alarm_4.iff Alarm_4.iff.info
Alarm_8.iff Alarm_8.iff.info
Computer_16.iff Computer_16.iff.info
Computer_4.iff Computer_4.iff.info
Computer_8.iff Computer_8.iff.info
Gear-wheels_16.iff Gear-wheels_16.iff.info
Gear-wheels_4.iff Gear-wheels_4.iff.info
Gear-wheels_8.iff Gear-wheels_8.iff.info
L (dir)
DropIt!Handler
Libs (dir)
powerpacker.library
whatis.library
Utilities (dir)
Decrunch Decrunch.info
PlaySample PlaySample.info
ShowILBM ShowILBM.info
ShowText ShowText.info
3.1.Root directory
DropIt! is the main program. It has been described in the first and
second paragraphs.
Install.iconx is the installation script for IconX.
Install.installer is the installation script for Installer.
ReadMe is the file you're reading.
CheckFrench, CreateIcon and CreatePrefsFile are executable files
used by the installation scripts.
3.2.EnglishDocs directory
This directory contains the english docs of the following programs :
DropIt!, Decrunch, PlaySample, ShowILBM and ShowText.
3.3.Examples directory
This directory contains 8SVX, ILBM and text files that can be used
to test DropIt!.
Trace is taken from the AmigaLibDisk35. It is part of Jim Kent's
ilbm reader.
Fish is also taken from the AmigaLibDisk35. It has been drawn by
Scott P. Evernden.
Bang is taken from the AmigaLibDisk81. It is part of Matt Fruin and
Michael McCarty's target program.
Oh la la! is taken from an ANC demo disk.
3.4.FrenchDocs directory
This directory contains the french docs of the following programs :
DropIt!, Decrunch, PlaySample, ShowILBM and ShowText.
3.5.Icons directory
The ILBM files contained in this directory can be used to change the
DropIt! default icon image (see DropIt! doc).
3.6.L directory
This directory contains the DropIt! handler.
3.7.Libs directory
whatis.library is a shared library used by DropIt!. It has been
written by Sylvain Rougier and Pierre Carrette. This version is taken
from the AmigaLibDisk843.
powerpacker.library is a shared library written by Nico François. It
is used by Decrunch. This version is taken from the AmigaLibDisk414.
3.8.Utilities directory
Decrunch is a utility that enables you to decompress files crunched
by PowerPacker, Zoo or LHArc.
PlaySample makes it possible to play 8SVX files.
Thanks to ShowILBM, you can display ILBM files.
ShowText enables you to display ASCII files.
4.Copyrights
whatis.library is copyright by Sylvain Rougier and Pierre Carrette.
powerpacker.library is copyright by Nico François.
DropIt!, DropIt!Handler, Decrunch, PlaySample, ShowILBM and ShowText
are copyright by Jean-Yves Oberlé.
DropIt! can only be distributed with all the files described in the
third paragraph. Decrunch, PlaySample, ShowILBM and ShowText can be
distributed separately.