Monster Media 1994 #1/monster.zip/monster/OS2/ZIPME11.ZIP/ENGLISH.ZIP/ZIPME.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1994-02-19 | 17KB | 389 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. ZiPMe ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ZiPMe is a 32-Bit multithreaded PM program. It helps you manage ZIP archives of
the INFO Zip versions Zip 1.9 and Unzip 5.0. Newer ZIP versions will be usable
if there is no change in the command-line arguments. The files zip.exe and
unzip.exe must be in a directory with a path set for it in your config.sys. You
can open an archive with Open in the File Menu or with Drag & Drop. To use the
latter, drag the archive onto ZiPMe's List Box and drop it there. The contents
of the archive are then put into the List Box, and on the Status Line you can
see the zipfile size, the number of files in the archive, and their number of
bytes. You can do the following actions with ZiPMe:

Γûá add files to archives
Γûá extract files from archives
Γûá delete files from archives
Γûá view files in archives

You can get help for each menu or dialog just by clicking on help or pressing
F1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Multithreading ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Multithreading means, that there is more than one process active at the same
time in one task. This has the advantage that the user doesn't have to wait if
a process is active. While ZiPMe is adding, extracting or deleting files in an
archive, the user can load another archive and can add, extract or view files
there, but he can't delete files while another delete process is active. This
is done to avoid collisions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Font Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The font of the List Box, the Status Line and the Text Window in the View
dialog can be changed with the Font Palette of the WPS. Open the Font Palette
in the System Setup folder. Select the new font and drag it to the List Box,
Status Line or Text Window of the View dialog. You can use a different font in
each of these places if you like. You can save the changes by selecting Save in
the Save Settings dialog in the File Menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Drag & Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Drag & Drop is an easy way to open archives and add files to archives. You can
open an archive by just selecting it in the Drives object and dragging it, with
the right mouse button held down, onto ZiPMe's List Box. There you drop it by
releasing the right mouse button. Only a single file is accepted, and it must
end with ".zip". To add files to an archive you select them in the Drives
object and drag them as described above, but this time you hold down the Ctrl
key while dragging the files onto the List Box. Then the Add dialog appears,
with all dropped files showing in the Entry Field. If there is no archive open
at this time, first the New dialog will appear, and you have to create a new
archive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The File Menu contents:

New
    Here you can type in the name of the new archive.
Open
    Here you can open an existing archive.
Close
    Here you can close the current archive.
Save Settings
    Here you can save the current window position, its size, and the fonts
    used.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can create a new archive. To do this you type the name of
the new archive in the entry field. If the new archive should be placed in a
directory other than the current one, you can type in the complete path with
drive and directory. If the new filename exists, you are asked if you want to
overwrite the old one. If you agree, the old file is deleted immediately. If
the given path doesn't exist, you are asked if it should be created.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you select the archive you want to use.

Open filename
    The search pattern of the files in the files List Box is placed here. If
    you select a file the complete filename is placed in this field. You can
    also type in the name of the file you want to open.
Type of file
    Here you can select the type of the files which are shown in the files List
    Box. This function isn't used yet.
Drive
    Here you can select the drive from which you want to get the file.
File
    Here you can select the file you want to open. If this List Box is active,
    you can type in the first letter of the file you want to open. The cursor
    then comes to rest on the first file having this letter as its first
    letter.
Directory
    Here you can select the directory containing the file that you want to
    open.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Close ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you select Close, the current archive is closed. The name of the archive
disappears from the title of the window and the List Box becomes empty. You
have to open another archive or make a new one to go on.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Save Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can set the default settings of the Add and Extract dialogs.
These settings, plus the current position and size of the ZiPMe window, and the
current fonts used in the Status Line, the List Box and the Text Window of the
View dialog are saved in the file zipme.ini. If you delete this file, ZiPMe
will start with its standard values next time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Edit Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Edit Menu contents:

Add
    Here you select the files which you want to add to the current archive.
Extract
    Here you select which files should be extracted from the current archive.
Delete
    Here you can delete the marked files of the current archive.
View
    Here you can view the marked files of the current archive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you select the files you want to add to the current archive and
you select how they are added. This action is only active if an archive has
been opened or created. While the files are being added you can go on working
with the archive or you can open or create another one. The end of the action
is shown by a Message Box.

Files
    Here you can type in the files and their paths which should be added to the
    archive. You can use wildcards as for example *.exe or os2??.dll. There
    must be at least one blank between filenames. The Add button is only active
    if there is at least one file typed in.
File Selection
    If you press this button, the same Dialog Box as in Open appears. Here you
    can comfortably select several files from several directories. The only
    difference from the Open Dialog is that here you can select more than one
    file at once in a single directory. The selected files are put in the field
    Files. This field is 5000 characters long, and if your list is longer an
    error message appears saying the list already contains as many files as it
    can hold.
Action
    Here you select how files are added to the archive. If you select All, then
    all selected files are added. If the file already exists in the archive, it
    is overwritten. If you select Changed, only files are added which are
    already in the archive and have been changed. If you select Changed or new,
    all selected files are added which are not already in the archive or which
    have been changed. If you select Delete original after adding, the original
    file is deleted after it has been added into the archive. If you select
    simulate PKZIP made zipfiles, the files are compressed in a format allowing
    them to be read and extracted by PKZip and PKUnzip.
Directories
    If you select Add directories the files and subdirectories of the given
    directory are added to the archive, too. For example if you type in \os2\*,
    \os2\dll\* is added, too. If you select Don't add pathnames, the files are
    added without the directories from which they have been added.
Compression
    Here you can use the slider to select the degree of compression. A lower
    value means a small compression and a short processing time; a higher value
    means better compression but it takes its time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Extract ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you select which files of the current archive you want to
extract and where they should be extracted to. This action is only active if an
archive has been opened or a new one has been created and if there is at least
one file in it. While the files are being extracted you can go on working with
the archive or you can open or create another one. The end of the action is not
shown by a Message Box.

Target
    Here you select to which drive and which directory the files are extracted.
    If you select To, you can type into the Entry Field the path where you want
    the files extracted to. If the directories don't exist, they are created.
    Don't forget that the directories in the archive are created, too, if you
    don't select Don't use Pathnames. If you leave the Entry Field empty the
    files are extracted to the current work directory. If you select Create
    directory with name of archive, a directory with the name of the archive is
    created in the current work directory and the files are extracted into it.
Files
    Here you select which files are extracted. If you select All, then all
    files in the archive are extracted. Marked is only active if you have
    marked files in the List Box. If you select Marked, only the marked files
    are extracted. If you select Files you can type in files or wildcards such
    as *.exe or os2??.dll which are then extracted. You have to put at least
    one blank between the filenames or wildcards. If you select Changed or
    Changed or new, the only files extracted are those which are new in the
    given directory or which have been changed.
Overwrite
    Here you can select with Always or Never to determine whether existing
    files can be overwritten or not. If you select Never it is nonsense to
    select Changed because the changed files can't be overwritten.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you can delete all marked files in the current archive. Before the files
are deleted, you are asked, if you are really sure that you want to delete
them. This action is only active if an archive has been opened or a new one has
been created, and if there is at least one file marked. While the files are
being deleted you can go on working with the archive but you can't delete other
files. The end of the action is shown by a Message Box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you can view the top marked file in the current archive. If there is more
than one file marked the button Next file is active, and you can view the next
file by pressing this button. In the text window you can mark text with the
mouse or the cursor keys and copy it into the clipboard by pressing the
Clipboard button. You end this dialog by pressing the OK button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Mark Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Mark Menu contents:

Mark all
    Here you can mark all files in the archive.
Mark choice
    Here you can mark all files with the given string in their List Box entry.
Unmark all
    Here you can unmark all marked files in the archive.
Unmark choice
    Here you can unmark all marked files with the given string in their List
    Box entry.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Mark all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you can mark all files in the archive. This action is only active if an
archive has been opened or a new one has been created and if there is at least
one file in it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Mark choice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can type in a string. If you press OK, all files with this
string in their List Box entry are marked. It can be a string of the filename,
the date, etc. The search is not case sensitive; for example if you type in
"mytext", "MyText" is marked, too. This Action is only active if an archive has
been opened or a new one has been created with at least one file in it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Unmark all ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you can unmark all marked files in the archive. This action is only active
if an archive has been opened or a new one has been created and if there is at
least one file in it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Unmark choice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can type in a string. If you press OK, all marked files with
this string in their List Box entry are unmarked. It can be a string of the
filename, the date, etc. The search is not case sensitive; for example if you
type in "mytext", "MyText" is unmarked, too. This action is only active if an
archive has been opened or a new one has been created with at least one file in
it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Help Menu contents:

Help index
    Shows a list of the help topics.
General Help
    Shows the main help for ZiPMe.
Keys Help
    Shows how the keys are set in ZiPMe.
Using Help
    Shows how to use the help facility.
Product information
    Shows the ZiPMe icon and information about the author.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you get a list of all helptopics for ZiPMe. They are listed in
alphabetical order; you can get the help text you want by clicking twice on the
topic.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

General Help shows you summary information about ZiPMe. Here you can see what
you can do with the program and how you can do it. There are also links to
other topics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you can see how the function keys are assigned in ZiPMe. They are "hot
keys" for functions you need often and where it is faster to press a key than
to go through the menus. If you are experienced with ZiPMe you can work faster
by just using these keys.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you get a help text from the operating system explaining how to use the
help facility itself. Here you can see how to get help about a special topic,
and how to search for special expressions, and so on. This help comes from
OS/2, not from ZiPMe.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you get information about ZiPMe. The icon, the current version number and
the address of the author are shown. You should send questions, information
about any errors found, and wishes for the next version of ZiPMe to this
address.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Button Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you see which buttons of the button bar are equivalent to which menu items

    The same as menu item New.
    The same as menu item Open.
    The same as menu item Close.
    The same as menu item Add.
    The same as menu item Extract.
    The same as menu item Delete.
    The same as menu item View.
    The same as menu item Mark all.
    The same as menu item Mark choice.
    The same as menu item Unmark all.
    The same as menu item Unmark choice.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Function keys in ZiPMe ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ZiPMe assigns the following functions to the function keys:

F1
    Context sensitive help for the current menu or dialog.
F2
    The same as menu item Close.
F3
    The same as menu item Open.
F4
    The same as menu item New.
F5
    The same as menu item Add.
F6
    The same as menu item Extract.
F7
    The same as menu item Delete.
F8
    The same as menu item View.
Alt-F4
    Ends the Program.
Alt-F5
    This makes the normal ZiPMe window from the minimized icon. It is only
    active if the window has been minimized.
Alt-F7
    After pressing these buttons you can change the position of the ZiPMe
    window with the cursor keys or the mouse, and fix it by pressing ENTER or
    the left mouse button.
Alt-F8
    After pressing these buttons you can change the size of the ZiPMe window
    with the cursor keys or the mouse, and fix it by pressing ENTER or the left
    mouse button.
Alt-F9
    Here you minimize the ZiPMe window to its icon. You find it in the folder
    Minimized Window Viewer.
Alt-F10
    Here you make the ZiPMe window as big as your screen.
Cntl-Esc
    Here you call up OS/2 Window List. In this list you can change from ZiPMe
    to another program.