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- !Compactor Written by Paul Clifford
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-
- Version I 1.02 (25-Apr-92) Public Domain 1992
-
-
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- /-======================================-\
- | WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS AND HOW TO USE IT |
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-
-
- !Compactor was made simply because using the LZW modules
- from Basic is a bit of a pain, to say the least! To use it
- is simple, just drag a file onto the icon with either
- Compact or Decompact written underneath it, depending on the
- action you wish to take.
-
- There are three options to choose from the menu:
-
- Iconbar: Lets you to toggle whether or not Compactor has an
- icon on the iconbar.
-
- Use buffer: Lets you to load the file into memory and
- (de)compact it from there. This is useful if you wish to
- save the resulting file under the same name, as the LZW
- modules do not let you do this.
-
- Header: Tells Compactor to save any compacted files under
- the filetype &ffd and place at the top of the file the
- original filetype, together with a header (Comp). This way
- Compactor can always be sure whether or not a file is
- compacted already or not. Because of the way it works, 'Use
- buffer' must also be enabled, but do not worry, clicking on
- 'Header' turns it on for you!
-
- To obtain further help you can use !Help, supplied on the
- Applications Disc 1.
-
-
-
- /-=====-\
- | NOTES |
- \-=====-/
-
-
- 1. Under no circumstances may this program be sold for a
- profit unless otherwise agreed by the author(s).
-
- 2. Feel free to pass this program around, as long as none of
- the files are modified or missing (i.e. give it to other
- people the in the same condition as you received it!).
-
- 3. Any major modifications made by you must be sent to me so
- that I can keep track of the current version number.
-
- 4. Under no circumstances can the author(s) be responsible
- for any loss of files, profit etc. caused through the use of
- any part of the !Compactor software.
-
- 5. The 'I' in the version number means that this program
- supports the Interface module by Simon Huntington, which is
- an absoloute must if you want to give a profesional feel to
- your programs.
-
- 6. The filetype &ffd is only used because I cannot be
- bothered to get a filetype allocated from Acorn, but you can
- change the entry 'Compacted:' in Messages to a different
- one. If you are using your own filetype then a suitable
- sprite for it is included in !Sprites as 'compedfile'.
-
- 7. I have implemented what I remember about RISC OS 3
- application writing (I had access to an A5000 for a short
- while!), and therefore it is hopefully fully compliant,
- however if you have a problem, the address is at the bottom
- of this file.
-
-
-
- /-====-\
- | P.S. |
- \-====-/
-
-
- If you want to contact me for any reason (donations will be
- gratefully received!) you can write to me at the following
- address (no phone calls please!):
-
-
- Paul Clifford
- 3 St. Anthonys Avenue,
- Woodford Green,
- Essex,
- IG8 7EP,
- England.
-
- or call the Arcade BBS (081-654-2212) and send any mail to
- Paul Clifford (#168)