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- LOOKER! Version 1.4
- by John Lullie - Copyright 1991
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- Comments, bug reports may be sent to:
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- CompuServe: UserID 70700,2454
- GEnie: UserID J.LULLIE
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- Or Write To:
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- John Lullie
- 10701 SouthWest 10th Court
- Davie, Florida 33324
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- Looker uses a very powerful Amiga-Dos command called "Search" to
- locate files matching the criteria you enter. Therefore, the file
- "Search" should be in your "C" directory for Looker to work. It is
- supplied by Commodore with WorkBench and it should already be in
- your "C" directory.
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- Looker will do a bit more than just find files for you.
- After successfully locating a file (or files) on any drive or assigned
- directory, there are a few options you can use AFTER the file(s)
- are found:
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- * Open a Shell window directly into the path of your found file(s).
- * Print a listing of single or all found files with device and path
- names where all the files are located. (Handy if you have a lot of
- the same type files in different directories and want to reorganize
- your Hard Drive. (i.e.".txt",".arc",".doc" files etc.))
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- * View a Report of Found files showing filenames only, number of files
- found and the search string used. Also, if a path name is to long to
- fit in the main window, you can click on a filename in the Report
- window and the path will be selected back in the main window. From
- there you can click the "Goto" button. (see "Goto" button below).
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- * Copy, Move or Delete a selected file.
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- LOOKER IS SHAREWARE!!
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- It is freely distributable, provided all documentation and authors
- notices are left intact. Should you decide you like the program,
- please register by sending a check for $10 to me, the author, at
- the address listed above...
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- Your registration includes future updates and bug fixes, Laser Printed
- documentation, un-registered* versions of the following programs:
- (*SEE OPTIONAL OFFER BELOW!)
-
- AliasIcon - Creates an alternate Icon for any program that can be
- placed into any directory or kept right on the WorkBench
- screen (WB2.0). Attach an Icon for any executable program,
- a palette of 80 Icons to choose from, add your own script
- commands, completely mouse driven and a 3D interface.
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- CDStore - Compact Disk Database/Tracker. 3D interface, many features;
- Sort, Search, Live Printer Preview Screen with three
- different Print Formats and some other stuff I can't think
- of right now.
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- VideoStore- Almost exactly the same as CDStore but dedicated to Video
- cassettes/Movies. Same 3D Interface (different colors).
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- *OPTIONAL OFFER!
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- ================
-
- If you send $15 instead of $10 for Looker!, I'll send you all three
- REGISTERED versions of AliasIcon, CDStore and VideoStore with Laser
- Printed Documentation for each. Believe me, you'll find this offer
- well worth the extra $5.
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- ===============================================================
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- Un-Registered Version:
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- You will notice that in this un-registered version, some options are
- disabled. All of the main functions are active and only the accessories
- (or Nifties) of the program are turned off.
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- Requirements:
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- Any Amiga w/512K or more
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- WorkBench 2.0
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- CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS TO Looker 1.4
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- * Added new menu options: Copy File, Move File and Delete File.
- * Added sub-items to print requester
- * A Preferences Dialog box has been added for changing some of the
- characteristics of the program.
- * Zoom/Iconize window option added for getting Looker out of the way.
- * Snapshot menu options added to Report and Zoom window position.
- * Double-Clicking on a selected path/file now goes to the Shell.
- * More Dialog boxes/requesters.
- * File-Type added for identifying the kind of file found & selected.
- * A minor bug or two fixed.
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- Installing Looker:
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- - Copy Looker (and it's icon) to any directory you wish. It will
- run from anywhere.
- - Copy "Deckrunner" to your "C" directory.
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- To launch Looker, double-click its icon.
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- QUICK TUTORIAL:
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- Running Looker!:
- When Looker is first started, you will see a small animated credit
- window come up. Click anywhere in this window to make it go away.
- Selecting the "About..." menu option will bring it back.
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- Selecting Drive/Directory:
- To the left of the window, click on the "Assigns" button. All of
- your assigned devices and/or directories will be listed in the
- center List window. Now Click on the "C" directory in this center
- List window.
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- Entering Search Strings:
- Next, in the field at the top center of the screen (labeled "Search
- String"), type in the text "ist" after the wild card characters "#?".
- If you press [Return] after entering your text, the Search button
- will be activated and the search will begin. The Status Box and drive
- light will indicate that the search is in progress. Any files that
- match the text you entered with the wildcard will be displayed in the
- large Path window. In this case the command "List" in your "C"
- directory would be displayed along with anything else that ends with
- "ist" in that directory.
- You could just as well select "DH0" or "SYS" and the entire selected
- disk would be searched.
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- "Goto"/"Goto & Quit" Buttons: After a search is complete, the large List
- window at the bottom will display all found files and their paths.
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- Click once on one of the path/files that were found in the large List
- window, then click the "Goto" button. A Shell window will open and you
- will be placed into the same directory that your selected file is in.
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- If you click on the "Goto & Quit" button, that's exactly what will
- happen - It opens the Shell and quits Looker. I thought adding this
- option would make it more convenient (if you found what you were
- looking for) to put you where you want to be and quit at the same time.
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- NOTE: Double-clicking on a found path/file in the large List
- window will also open the Shell into the selected path.
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- MENU OPTIONS:
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- LOOKER MENU:
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- About Looker:
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- Animated display of Credits. Click anywhere on this window to
- close it.
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- Prefs:
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- Opens a dialog box and presents you with the following options:
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- "Open With Animation" - If ON, the animated credit window will
- open when Looker is first launched.
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- "Insert Wildcard" - If ON, the AmigaDOS wildcard characters "#?"
- will be inserted in the Search field.
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- "Search Starts on [Return]" - If ON, pressing the [Return] after
- entering your search text will start the search.
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- "ZOOM Keeps Found Files" - If ON, clicking the Iconize/Zoom button
- will keep what is currently in the Path/File List window before
- becoming a tiny window. When you zoom back to Looker's main window,
- all files and their paths will still be there.
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- Sort Listing:
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- Sorts the path and files in the list window. If a lot of files were
- found, this will help you locate the file(s) in the List or Report
- windows more quickly.
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- Save Contents To:
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- -Clipboard:
- This option will save the contents of the path/file List window to
- the Clipboard. This will allow you to paste this text into a word
- processor, text editor or any other program that supports the
- Amiga's Clipboard.
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- -File:
- Saves the contents of the path/file List window to an ASCII (text)
- file. A file requester will open and prompt you for a filename.
- Use the different buttons in this requester to navigate to where
- you wish to save this file.
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- Print:
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- This acts as more of a utility than just printing a list of found
- files. If for example you wanted to find all the files ending in
- ".pic" or ".doc", this printed report would tell you what search
- string was used, how many files were found and exactly where they
- are located on your drive (i.e. May help you organize your Hard Drive).
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- There are two Sub-Menu items for Print:
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- -Entire List:
- Prints all path and file names found after the search. The printout
- will display which device was searched, the search text used etc..
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- -Selected Only:
- Prints only the highlighted path and filename along with device
- searched, search text used etc....
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- FILES MENU:
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- Copy File:
- Copies the selected file to another destination. You will be prompted
- by a File Requester for the destination path. Use the buttons in this
- requester to navigate to the drive/directory you want and click the
- "OK" button.
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- Move File:
- Functions the same way as "Copy File" but will delete the original
- file after the copy is made.
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- Delete File:
- Deletes the selected file from disk. You will be prompted with and
- "Ok/Cancel" requester to confirm this action.
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- LOOKER WINDOW OBJECTS:
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- Iconize/Zoom Button:
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- Small button Located in the upper right corner under the Title bar.
- Clicking this button will reduce Looker's window to a small Icon and
- place it near the top center of your WorkBench screen and out of the
- way. If you wish to have Looker position this Zoom somewhere else on
- the screen, move it where you want it and select the "Snapshot Window"
- menu option. The next time you use the Zoom option, it will be placed
- in this new position. To return Looker to its normal state, click inside
- the tiny window. You may also quit Looker from this window by making
- it active and pressing LeftAmiga-Q.
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- Search String Field:
- This is where you enter the text to search for. The standard AmigaDos
- wildcard Ò#?Ó is already in place and handled the same way as it is in
- the CLI. After entering text, pressing the [Return] key will begin the
- search without having to click the "Search" button.
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- Device/Assign List Window:
- The List window displays either drives or assigned devices depending on
- the button selected (Assigns or Devices).
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- Assignment/Device Buttons:
- Assigns Button - Displays all current assignments in the list window;
- C,S,SYS etc... Devices Button - Displays all drives in the List window.
- (DF0,DF1,DH0,DH1 etc...)
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- STATUS Bar:
- Displays Looker activities such as searching, copying, moving and other
- information about what the program is doing at any given time.
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- Search Button:
- Initiates the search on the drive or assigned device selected in the
- List window. Same as pressing the [Return] key after entering your
- search text.
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- Goto:
- Opens a new Shell into the path the found file(s) is in. (Button is
- only active if something was found)
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- Goto & Quit: Same as "Goto" but will quit Looker after opening a Shell
- window and placing you into the selected files path. (Button is only
- active if something was found)
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- Report Window: (Now has Menu option for User-defined window position.)
- Opens a dialog box Showing Info about files found. Like the Main window,
- this Report window may be dragged anywhere on the screen. If you want
- Looker to remember where you placed this Report window - Simply make
- sure the Report window is selected (clicking anywhere on it) and select
- the "Snapshot Window" menu option.
- Selecting "Default" will put the window in its original position (as if
- you just installed Looker for the first time). NOTE: The Report window
- must be closed to access Lookers main window again.
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- Quit: Exits the program.
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- KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS:
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- LeftAmiga-A Switches to the Assigned devices.
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- LeftAmiga-D Switches to Drives; DF0, DF1, DH0 etc...
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- LeftAmiga-S Starts Looking for files using the search string.
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- LeftAmiga-Q Quits Looker. And if the tiny window is active.
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- RightAmiga-Q Quits Looker. And if the tiny window is active.
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- Up/Down Arrows Moves cursor Up and Down in the Path window.
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- Shifted
- Up/Down Arrows Moves cursor Up and Down the Assign/Device window.
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- General Notes:
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- You will notice some of the menu options are followed by an
- ellipsis ("..."). This simply means that some kind of requester
- or dialog box will appear before
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- the option is selected. You will find that many applications use
- this symbol for this purpose. In CDStore2.0 for example, the main
- window has a "Print..." button that uses this symbol. Clicking this
- button will not print immediately but will take you to another
- screen entirely (Print/Page Setup).
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- The Preferences dialog box, when closed, will re-initialize Looker
- with the new settings. All settings will take effect after the "Ok"
- button is pressed with the exception of the Animated window (This
- setting will be used the next time Looker is launched.).
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- Snapshot Window options will take effect the next time that
- particular window is opened. You will notice a slight hesitation
- before your window is moved to your new assigned position. These
- windows will open in their original default position and THEN
- immediately move to your assigned position. Hopefully this will not
- become an annoyance.
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- Hope you find Looker Useful!!
-
- Thanks
- J.LULLIE