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- File Plus Ver 3.0
- Copyright (C) 1993-1995 Carl W. Moore
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
- NOTE: The 2.XX versions of File Plus will be the Final versions compatible with
- Windows 3.1. Starting with version 3.0 I'll start taking advantage of
- features found only in Win95. The 2.XX will only be addressed for bug
- fixes.
- What's New?
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- Ver 3.0 Release 30 April 96
- First release of Win95/NT only version of File Plus.
-
- Ver 3.0 Beta 3 24 Jan 96
- New Directory Sorting options to Sort files by Date and Time
- Drag and Drop preliminary code started.
- Ver 3.0 Alpha 17 Jan 96
- New Win95 Features options begun.
- File Plus can now live in the Taskbar notification area.
- See new Startup Settings dialog in the Configuration Menu
- Ver 2.13
- Right mouse button popup menu operations on Zip files fixed.
- Ver 2.12
- Fixed one of the polymorphic zip operations that was causing Pkzip to not recognize
- the selected source file.
- Ver 2.11
- User Modifiers for user functions:
- New User modifier added so File Plus can detach DOS programs from it's thread.
- Check the "Detach DOS Prg" check box while editing a user function.
- "Use 8.3 Name" modifier fixed to include full path names when used with %f.
- Hard coded .ZIP support for 8.3 filename conversions. So if you want to, you can
- rename your .ZIP files to anything you want and still manipulate them.
- Ver 2.1
- By popular request, the "FLTR" button in each window can now be changed into a
- Parent button in the "Layout Options Dialog".
- New Functions added "Set Left Filter" and "Set Right Filter", to complement the
- above modifications to the normal display layout.
- New primary operation mode added: 3-window. Check the "MODE" menu for selection.
- Clicking the right mouse button in the tree view window will load that directory
- into the right window. See the online manual (help), for more info.
- User functions will NOT automatically re-load the directory windows anymore.
- (Use "RELOAD Source/Target" in the modifiers section to force reload).
- Left and Right window size is now adjustable by dragging in the middle.
- Hotkey code re-written. Menus can now have hotkeys assigned. Old hotkey
- values are gone.
- Ver 2.0 Beta 7
- Icons! File Plus now integrates itself into the system registry
- under Win95.
- Left-Clicking an icon has the same effect as double-clicking
- the text portion of the file listing.
- Right-Clicking an icon brings up a popup menu with associated
- File Types, some Explorer options, and basic file functions.
- See the new options in the Configuration Menu.
- Multiple associations for a single file available by right-
- clicking an icon.
- Many more bugs found and fixed in the user program routines.
- File typing system now fully active in Shareware version.
-
- Ver 2.0 Beta 6
- Possible Hotkey conflict between simple hotkeys and popups corrected.
- WINDOWS_FUNC removed from user functions (File Plus will now automatically
- scan .EXE files to determine if they're Windows or DOS);
- Use old 8.3 file nameing convention added to user function for backward
- compatibility with programs that don't understand long-file names.
- Optimized the initialization routines to decrease File Plus's startup time.
-
- Win32s and NT Specific Fixes:
- Severe resource thrashing problem corrected.
- DOS program launching code re-written.
- Found and fixed some GDI calls to functions that work well under Win95
- but not so well under Win32s and NT.
-
- Ver 2.0 Beta 5
- Windows NT startup problems fixed.
- Right mouse button window scrolling routines re-written.
- Finally caught up on the online help documentation.
- Hard crash when doing a byte count on directories with more than
- nine chars in the name has been squashed.
-
- Ver 2.0 Beta 4
- New Tool bar customization routines.
-
- Ver 2.0 Beta 3
- Multiple fixes to small Win95/Win32 bugs.
-
- Ver 2.0 Beta 2
- Another Make Directory function added that automatically steps
- into the new directory after creation.
-
- File Plus now supports polymorphic operations on .ZIP files.
- Use the internal .ZIP viewer to view a .ZIP file. The contents
- of the file will appear in your directory window, now you can
- copy files to/from, delete and view files within the archives.
-
- Ver 2.0 Beta 1
- File Plus is now a full 32-bit Win32s/Win95/NT application.
- Long-File name support is now operational.
-
- Ver 1.9 Beta 3
- Groups of small interface bugs fixed. Too numerous to list.
-
- Ver 1.9 Beta 2
- Fixed <SRC> & <TGT> confusion when File Plus is re-activated.
-
- Ver 1.9 Beta 1
- Several Small Bugs fixed in right mouse button routines.
- File Commenting system!!!!
- Menu bar can now be customized with 10 user menus.
- ToolBar along top of file windows can now be turned off and on.
- Numerous minor bug fixes and additions.
- INI File path problems fixed.
- Unknown file types will load up into text editor if they're determined
- to be text.
- New Directory sorting features.
- File Plus can now sort your directories by NAME,EXT, and the natural
- order that they're read from disk. You can also change the
- order of Files and Dirs in the listers.
- 28 new path buttons added as Right Mouse Button functions under
- the existing path buttons.
- Ver 1.81
- My apologies to those patching from 1.6D or earlier versions,
- The setup program, doesn't convert the Configuration files from
- really old versions of File Plus properly.
-
- File Plus will now create new configuration files if they don't
- exist.
-
- Also if you want to use a set of default configurations:
- Delete "FILEPLUS.INI" and "FPFTC.INI" from your File Plus
- current directory and, if they exist, from your Windows
- directory.
- When you re-run File Plus, it will prompt you to create a new
- set of files.
- Ver 1.8
- New Function--- File Search! Search for strings or hex values in files
- spanning your system.
- Major bugs fixed in the select by pattern routines.
- File Plus will now check its current directory for its .INI files
- A common-use Tool Bar and info line now appears above the windows.
- Tree Mode displays iconic folders (prettiness feature).
- Clicking on the iconic folders in the tree window will have the same
- effect as double-clicking the entry.
- Added a browse button to the Configure Button Panel, makes tracking
- down that program you want to run a lot easier.
- Directory and Tree window sizes are now adjustable with mouse
- drag in Tree Mode.
- New window size code introduced, should eliminate ALL problems
- associated with window locations and sizes.
- Configure Button mode now blocks input to the directory windows.
- New Icon for File Plus
- Main executable file changed to FILEPLUS.EXE.
-
- Ver 1.7
- Full Color Support Now added!
- You can now customize the colors of the Directory and Tree windows.
- Includes: Seperate coloring schemes for Files, Directories, and Trees.
- New Function:
- Clone Files/Dirs
- Allows you to make copies of files or directories within the
- same directory.
-
- New Features:
- Button Copy function.
- Button Exchange Function.
-
- Ver 1.6D
- Added very powerful file finding functions. Allows you to search
- ALL the drives on your system for an occurance of a file or a
- group of files.
-
- Several small inconsistencies and bugs noted by various users have
- been fixed.
-
- Ver 1.6C
- Several minor changes made to the text file printing functions.
- Now handles TABs properly.
-
- Ver 1.6B
- Cleaned up some window sizing bugs.
-
- Ver 1.6A
- Major cleanup bugs fixed; These problems wouldn't normally be seen
- unless File Plus was started up and shut down about 50 times in
- one Windows session.
-
- Addition of Hotkey support. See the Hotkey section for details.
-
- Directories are now sorted alphabetically in the Tree Mode View.
-
- You can now extract or delete selected files from within the internal
- Zip File Viewer.
-
- Ver 1.6
- Another directory changing problem fixed for starting Windows apps.
-
- Exploded the Left and Right directory filter functions. They now
- contain several defaults (*.EXE,*.BAT,*.TXT,*.DOC, & *.*), and
- added the facilities for up to 256 user filters.
-
- Ver 1.52D
- Fixed minor bug in printing routine.
-
- Setup program will now create the Program Group and Items.
-
- Fixed directory change problems in SMART_EXECUTE and other user functions.
-
- Ver 1.52C
- Completetly re-wrote the Directory Print function.
- Now allows you to print either the left or the right directory, the tree
- window, and includes info such as: total bytes on volume and total bytes
- in printed directory.
-
- Added new function: Print Files.
- Allows you to print one or more text files to your default printer.
-
- File Plus will now ask you if you want to save your configuration on exit,
- if you've modified it during your current session.
-
- Ver 1.52B
- Added a new .ZIP file viewer. This allows you to view the contents of .Zip
- files without the little trip to DOS. See the manual for notes on how to use
- this new feature (check the section on Viewing ZIP files).
-
- Ver 1.52A
- Every dialog box has been re-designed, this should cure the inconsistencies
- over different display drivers. The new dialogs look better as well.
-
- Added commas to all the file sizes and spacefree status bars.
-
- File Plus now remembers where it was located last on your display if it is
- not maximized.
-
- Ver 1.52:
- Corrected Several Multiple Application lockup bugs that have been
- occuring at seemingly random times.
-
- New user function added: SMART EXECUTE. See the Manual for explanation.
-
- Ver 1.51:
- Fixed many Tree Mode bugs and visual problems
- (including a very nasty General Protection Exception).
-
- Button painting now allows for definition of custom colors.
-
- Improved setup program.
-
- Custom font usage for Registered version.
-
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-
-
- Important Notes
- for
- File Plus
-
-
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
- This program provides the easiest user interface to date to manipulate
- almost all aspects of day-to-day managment of files and directories.
-
- As a result, it's also EXTREMELY easy to point-and-click thousands of
- files and directories into oblivion if you don't pay attention to the built in
- safeties.
-
- As a general rule, all functions in File Plus that can cause files and
- directories to be deleted or moved, will ask you for verification first. For
- advanced users, these safeties can be turned off.
-
-
- Shareware:
- File Plus is shareware.
-
- You are authorized to use this copy of File Plus for 21 days, if you like it,
- then register it!
-
- Registered users get:
-
- (1) - Full support. I believe in registered users also getting a say in
- improvements and enhances. If you have ideas, let me hear them!
-
- (2) - Fully operational Custom File Typing.
-
- (3) - Customizable Font support.
-
- (3) - Free upgrades whenever new features are added.
-
- (4) - No irritating "About" and "Please Register" requesters.
-
- (5) - Peace of mind.
-
-
-
-
- Disclaimer:
- The author of this software (Carl W. Moore) assumes no responsibility for any
- damage to your files or hard disks, or any other storage media you may damage by using
- this software.
-
- This program has been in testing and development for over a year, and
- so far no computers have suddenly leapt out the window as a result of this
- program.
-
-
- Requirements:
- File Plus requires Microsoft Windows Ver 3.1, Win95, or NT.
- NOTE: you must install the Win32s system from Microsoft if you
- are still running Windows 3.1 or lower.
-
- A 486 or better processor.
- 4 Meg of ram or virtual memory (8 or better is recommended).
- A mouse. (Virtually impossible to use with a keyboard alone).
- ((Don't even try it))!
-
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- ! IMPORTANT !
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- File Plus Vers 1.8 & up incorporate a bunch of changes that have been
- a long time in coming, including the changing of the primary
- executable file from "DISKUTIL.EXE" to "FILEPLUS.EXE".
-
- If you're upgrading from a version of File Plus prior to Ver 1.8,
- please do the following before starting the Setup Program:
-
- (1) - Delete any Win95 Shortcuts associated with File Plus
- (3) - Delete any groups for Windows or Win95 that File Plus
- previously made on your system.
-
- Installation:
- Files included in this archive are:
-
- README.1ST This File
- FILEPLUS.RTF Current Manual for File Plus
- REGISTER.DOC How to get a registered version of File Plus
- FILEPLUS.EXE The executable for File Plus
- SETUP.EXE The installation program for File Plus
- FILEPLUS.HLP Context sensitive help
-
- BWCC.DLL Borland C++ Custom Control Library
- BWCC32.DLL
-
- FUNC.PIF Windows Program Information File for DOS functions
- launched from within File Plus
-
- FPFTC.DEF \
- FILEPLUS.DEF / Default Configuration files for File Plus
-
-
- (1) Before beginning the Setup program insure that all of the above files are
- in the same directory.
- (2) Use the RUN command from Windows to start SETUP.EXE.
- (3) Follow the instructions given in the SETUP program.
- (4) File Plus is now ready to run. Double-Click its icon.
-
-
-
- Please read FILEPLUS.WRI for planned upgrades.
-