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Welcome to ForcerIcon v1.3. This is a short description on how to
use the program and how to configure it. ForceIcon is a utility mainly
written for users of CDRom drives.
Have you ever tried to Snapshot the disk icon (Disk.info) or tried
to replace the disk icon of a CDRom ? Well, if not, do not even try,
CDRom drives are read only media (how come). This is where ForceIcon
comes to use. You may tell ForceIcon which volumes/devices to
snoop/trace for forcing absolute positions or images.
ForceIcon is (C) 1993 Kai Iske, GiftWare
The UserInterface was built using GadToolsBox 2.0c (37.300) by Jan
van den Baard
Copyright
*********
You are allowed to copy and spread this program but only if you do
not make any commercial profit out of the program itself and all
supported files. The source of ForceIcon is considered teachware and
the author claims the right to be the only one to produce and
distribute new versions of ForceIcon. Public Domain vendors are not
allowed to sell ForceIcon for more than the price of a regular disk,
which should not be higher than 5 Dollars.
ForceIcon is GiftWare, so if you like it and you you want to express
your feelings, feel free to send me anything you think of being suited.
Postcards, cookies, money, simply anything ;)
Guarantee
*********
The author does not give any guarantee that the program ForceIcon
works perfectly. The program was tested and it is used every day,
anyway nobody is perfect and that is why I can not take the
responsibilty for any damages occured during the usage of ForceIcon.
Evolution
*********
When I bought my CDRom drive I found out that the Workbench chooses
quite *stupid* positions for icons with no absolute position (from my
point of view). Furthermore some CDRom publishers do not seem to care
for good looking disk icons (again, from my point of view; if they even
supply one). Since I could not snapshot the supplied icon, nor replace
it with one of my icons, I thought it would be a good idea to have an
utility which does the "snapshotting" or "replacment". This was when
ForceIcon came to live.
ForceIcon allows the user to select positions for his/her Disk.info
files, either device dependant or volume dependant, ie. ForceIcon will
either monitor *all* volumes inserted into a device, or just those
specified by the user. It is also possible to override the settings for
a device if you specify the name of a volume, too.
Installing ForceIcon
********************
Installing ForceIcon is not that hard. Simply copy it to your
`SYS:WBStartUp' drawer (including the supplied icon), or place it
somewhere else and start ForceIcon from within your `S:User-StartUp'
file. I suggest you better start ForceIcon from within
`S:User-StartUp', so that ForceIcon may apply all patches *before*
Workbench is loaded.
When starting from within `S:User-StartUp' issue the following line :
Run <NIL: >NIL: ForceIcon
You may configure ForceIcon using the following
ToolTypes/CommandLine options.
`CX_PRIORITY=n'
Sets the priority for the program`s section which controls the
HotKey. If you issue a priority > 0 it may be that HotKeys
initialized by other programs may not be reached anymore if
ForceIcon uses the same. Default: It`s neutral 0.
`CX_POPUP=YES|NO'
Per default the control window will be opened on startup. You may
suppress this behaviour by issuing *CX_POPUP=NO*
`CX_POPKEY=s'
Using this option you may override the default settings for the
openup HotKey. This HotKey is used to open the control window.
Default HotKey definition is *lalt lshift i*. See HotKey, for more
about describing a HotKey.
These options may be used within the icon`s ToolType field or on the
CommandLine.
HotKey definition
=================
To ease the definition of a HotKey here is a list of
key-descriptions the system "knows".
Here is a list of qualifiers.
`ALT'
Any Alt key.
`RALT'
Only the right Alt key.
`LALT'
Only the left Alt key.
`SHIFT'
Either Shift key.
`RSHIFT'
The right Shift key.
`LSHIFT'
Only the left Shift Key.
`CAPSLOCK'
Capslock must be pressed.
`LCOMMAND'
Left Amiga key.
`RCOMMAND'
Right Amiga key.
`CONTROL'
Control Key.
`NUMERICPAD'
Keys of the Numeric Keypad are accepted.
`RBUTTON'
Right mousebutton.
`MIDBUTTON'
Middle mousebutton.
`LEFTBUTTON'
Left mousebutton.
`NEWPREFS'
Preferences have been changed. Maybe a new font was selected.
`DISKREMOVED'
A disk was removed from a drive.
`DISKINSERTED'
A disk was inserted into a drive.
These are the qualifiers you can use in almost every combination.
Now we come to the descriptions of "normal" keys.
`A - Z, 0 - 9, etc.pp.'
Normal keys, as you see them on the keyboard.
`F1 - F10'
The ten function keys.
`UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT'
The cursor keys up, down, left, and right.
`HELP'
The Help key.
`DEL'
Delete key (beside HELP).
`BACKSPACE'
Backspace key
`RETURN'
Return key.
`ENTER'
Enter on Numeric Keyboard (only, if NUMERICPAD was specified).
`ESC'
Escape key.
`SPACE'
Space.
`COMMA'
A comma.
`UPSTROKE'
The apostroph (to the left of the 1).
You can use as many qualifiers as you wish, but only one key per
description. This is the syntax for a HotKey definition:
[QUALIFIER [QUALIFIER ...]] KEY
As you can see the qualifiers can be totally left out, but in how
far this is usefull depends on you. Entering "None" (without quotes)
will disable a HotKey.
Using ForceIcon
***************
From within the main window you may configure ForceIcon to suit your
needs and disks. The main window is divided into two parts.
The five gadgets at the bottom of the window are to be used as
follows:
`Use'
Will copy the current settings to `ENV:ForceIcon_prefs.iff', thus
leading to temporary storage.
`Save'
Will copy the current settings to `ENV:ForceIcon_prefs.iff' *and*
to `ENVARC:ForceIcon_prefs.iff', thus leading to permanent storage
of your settings.
`About'
Displays about notices
`Hide'
Will close all windows.
`Quit'
Will close all windows *and* remove ForceIcon from memory.
Left ListView and buttons
=========================
The ListView gadget labeled 'Used Volumes/Devices' at the left side
of the window shows all devices/volumes ForceIcon will act on. This is
the list of entries you may edit. Double clicking on an entry from the
list will bring up the edit window so you may edit the selected entry
(see EditEntry).
Every time an entry is added to the list, the list will be sorted,
so that volumes are shown first. This is due to the fact, that volumes
have a higher priority over devices, so that you may force a volume`s
icon to an other position than the position specified for the device,
the volume was mounted from.
Below there are three buttons for editing, these are :
`Edit entry...'
Same as double clicking on an entry from the list. It will bring
up the edit window with all the data of the selected entry (see
EditEntry).
`Copy...'
This will let you copy the selected entry with all the settings
that come with it. The manual input window will pop up asking for
a new name for the copied entry, so that no doubles will be added
to the list (see ManualInput). ForceIcon will reject to accept
doubles.
`Remove from list'
Simple, I guess. This one will remove the selected entry from the
list of used devices/volumes. *Note:* There will be no warning;
just a delete.
Right ListView and buttons
==========================
This ListView gadget labeled 'Available volumes/devices' keeps a
list of all available volumes/devices currently known to the system.
You may double click on an entry in order to copy it to the 'Used
volumes/devices' ListView (see Left part). Again, there are three
gadgets below that ListView, which are :
`Add to list'
This will act as if you have double clicked on an entry from the
list. It will copy the selected entry to the 'Used
volumes/devices' list, as long as it wasn`t added before, ie. you
may not have more than one instance of an entry in that list.
`Add manually...'
If a volume/device isn`t mounted yet, you may add it`s name
manually using the manual input window (see ManualInput).
`Rescan list'
Will cause ForceIcon to re-scan the list of available
volumes/devices in order to update the list of the ListView
gadget. This might be of use, when a volume/device gets mounted
*after* you`ve opened the main window.
Edit an entry
-------------
This is the window containing all the gadgets to customize an entry.
There are 9 gadgets which will be explained more in detail now.
`Volume'
This is the String gadget containing the volume`s/device`s name.
Simply edit it, if you want to change the name of the monitored
entry.
`Type'
Allows you to change the type of entry you are editing. You may
choose between 'Volume' and 'Device'.
`CurrentX / CurrentY'
These Integer gadgets may be used to manually set the icon`s
position. They will be updated if you move the position window.
These gadgets won`t be active as long as you don`t specifiy
'IconPos'
`Position'
Using this gadget you may open the position window, a small window
which may be moved around your Workbench in order to determine the
position of the icon. This gadget won`t be available as long as
you don`t specify 'IconPos'
`IconPos'
Using this gadget you may tell ForceIcon to 'patch' the position
of the entry`s Disk.info file. If selected you may use the
Position window or the Integer gadgets to determine the position
of the icon. If not selected, the position of the selected entry`s
Disk.info file will be set to NO_ICON_POSITION so that Workbench
may choose a suitable location for it.
`Icon'
Using this String gadget you may set the name of an alternative
icon which should be used in place of the original Disk.info file.
This one can only be used as long as 'Use Icon' is active. The
GetFile gadget at the right of the String gadget may be used to
select an icon file using a FileRequester.
`Use Icon'
If you want to substitute the Disk.info of an entry, check 'Use
Icon' and you may select an alternative Icon file.
Manual input
------------
This window is used to manually add a new name to the list of used
devices/volumes or if you try to copy an entry. A window will pop up
containing a String gadget and a Cycle gadget.
The String gadget may be used to enter the new device`s/volume`s
name. *Note*, that you have to leave out the trailing colon of the
device`s/volume`s name.
To determine the type of entry you are editing, use the Cycle gadget
at the bottom of the window. You may choose between 'Device' and
'Volume'. This step is necessary because ForceIcon has to know how to
deal with the entry.
Whom I must say 'thank you'
***************************
I would like to thank the following people
`Martin Taillefer'
For answering several questions
`Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel'
For suggestions and beta-testing
`Ralph Babel'
For suggestions on how to implement device dependancy and for
pointing me to a "bug".
`My girlfriend'
Who accepts what I`m doing
...and all the others I forgot
How to obtain updates
*********************
ForceIcon will be available on ADS, FRAS, FTP, and Fred Fish disks
(CDs) as soon as there is a new release available.
How to contact the author
*************************
If you have any questions, suggestions, bug reports or anything else
you want to tell me, you may contact me under one of these addresses.
Either use normal snail mail:
Kai Iske
Brucknerstrasse 18
63452 Hanau
Germany
Tel.: +49-(0)6181-850181
or reach me using electronical mail
USENET: kai@iske.adsp.sub.org
INTERNET: iske@informatik.uni-frankfurt.de
FIDO: Kai Iske, 2:244/6302.11
ZNET: KAI@SWEET.ZER
Program history
***************
Revision V1.3
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created on Sunday, 02.01.94 15:31:32 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- Code cleanup
- Partial rewrite of docs
Revision V1.2
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created on Tuesday, 07.12.93 18:10:09 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- Entries may be copied now
Revision V1.1
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created on Tuesday, 02.11.93 23:11:14 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
-*- changed on Saturday, 27.11.93 02:12:59 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- Recompiled using SAS 6.50
-*- changed on Saturday, 20.11.93 18:14:21 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- ForceIcon will adopt the orig. window position and size now.
(Suggested by : Michael 'Mick' Hohmann and me)
-*- changed on Saturday, 20.11.93 18:03:08 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- Icons weren`t positions as set with the Position window.
(Reported by : Michael 'Mick' Hohmann)
- Misleading explanation removed from docs
(Reported by : Michael 'Mick' Hohmann)
-*- changed on Saturday, 20.11.93 17:33:51 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- The X/Y coordinates may be set manually, now.
(Requested by : Michael 'Mick' Hohmann)
-*- changed on Saturday, 20.11.93 17:24:20 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- Edit Entry window`s gadget used 'I' twice
(Reported by : Michael 'Mick' Hohmann)
-*- changed on Thursday, 11.11.93 18:43:27 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- You may now tell ForceIcon not to patch the position, but
rather let WB chose a good place. (Good when importing
volumes via network)
-*- changed on Tuesday, 02.11.93 23:23:00 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- ListView gadgets weren`t adjusted for OS 2.x. - Should check
for OS 2.x sometime ;)
(Reported by : Bernhard Moellemann)
- Changed needed Versions of some libraries from 37 to 36
-*- created on Tuesday, 02.11.93 23:11:14 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- If there wasn`t a filename for the Icon-File the
FileRequester sometimes showed a weird Drawer-Name
(Reported by : Dirk Federlein)
Revision V1.0
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created on Wednesday, 20.10.93 17:19:27 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
-*- changed on Thursday, 28.10.93 17:35:28 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
- Suggestions for device dependancy by Ralph Babel
- Bug "found" by Ralph Babel
- Pos window used to open on default pubscreen, not on WB.
(Reported by : Bernhard Moellemann)
-*- created on Wednesday, 20.10.93 17:19:27 by Kai Iske. LogMessage :
--- Initial release ---