Monster Media 1996 #15/Monster Media Number 15 (Monster Media)(July 1996).ISO/os2/zipme13.zip/ENGLISH.ZIP/ZIPME.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1996-06-03 | 24KB | 575 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. ZiPMe ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ZiPMe is a 32-Bit multi-threaded PM program. It helps you manage ZIP archives
of the Info-ZIP versions Zip 2.0 and UnZip 5.1. Newer Info-Zip versions will be
usable if there is no change in the command-line arguments. After the correct
installation of ZiPMe, you can open an archive with Open in the File menu or
with drag & drop of the archive onto the container of the ZiPMe window. The
contents of the archive are then put into the Container, and on the status line
you can see the zipfile size, the number of files in the archive, and the
number of bytes in each file. You can perform 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
Γûá edit the archive comment

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


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

After extracting the ZiPMe archive into a directory, drag a program object from
OS/2's Templates folder to the desired location on the Desktop. Open the
program object's Settings notebook, and on the first page enter ZiPMe's path
and file name, for example C:\ZIPME\ZIPME.EXE. Now, on the same page, enter the
path leading to ZiPMe in the Working directory entry field. (In the example
above it is C:\ZIPME.) If you want to keep ZiPMe's ini file in a different
directory, you can enter the parameter -i with the name of an existing
directory in the Parameters field.  If you do that, ZiPMe will place its ini
file in the directory you specified, for example: -i D:\MyInis. On the last
page of the Settings notebook you can change the title to ZiPMe.

Then copy the files zip.exe and unzip.exe into the directory where ZiPMe is, or
if you want to keep those files in another directory, you must add this
directory to the PATH statement of your CONFIG.SYS. You must reboot for this
change to take effect.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The container is the main part of ZiPMe, all files stored in an archive are
shown in it. These files can be shown by the container in different views. The
container's behavior is nearly the same as that of a WPS folder. You can
customize the container in ZiPMe's Settings notebook, which you access by
choosing the File item on the menu bar, and then the Settings item from the
pulldown menu. The container gives you the ability to sort files and to select
files interactively. You can select files with the keyboard or the mouse.

 Selecting with mouse
     To select files, click on the first one with the left mouse button and
     then move the mouse pointer over all files you want to select, while
     holding down the mouse button. Another way is to click on every file you
     want to select while holding down the Ctrl key. In Details View, you can
     select groups of files by selecting the first file and then clicking on
     the last one while holding the Shift key.
 Selecting with keyboard
     Move to the file you want to select with the cursor keys, and then select
     or deselect it with the space bar. If you want to select more than one
     file, press Shift+F8 first. Then select the desired files with the cursor
     keys and space bar, and press Shift+F8 again. In Details View you can
     select groups of files with the cursor keys while holding down the Shift
     key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Multi-threading ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Multi-threading 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, delete or view
files there.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Font Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The font of the status line, the list boxes and the text windows in the ZiPMe
window and in the windows View and Edit Comment 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 status line, container or text window. 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 6. Drag & Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Drag & drop is an easy way to open archives, add files to archives and extract
files from archives.

You can open an archive simply by 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 container. If you selected the Show Add Dialog option in the
Save Settings dialog, 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.

To extract files from an archive, you mark them in the container of the ZiPMe
window. Then, while holding down the Ctrl key you drag them onto a folder of a
Drives object. If you selected the Show Extract Dialog option in the Save
Settings dialog, the Extract dialog appears with the selected Target Path in
the entry field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. 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.
 Delete
     Here you can delete the current archive.
 Settings
     Here you can config ZiPMe and save this configuration in the file
     zipme.ini.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. 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 9. 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 10. 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 11. Delete Archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you select Delete, you are asked if you are sure that you want to delete the
current archive. If you press the Yes button, ZiPMe deletes the current
archive. After that the list box becomes empty and the name of the current
archive, that doesn't exist any more, disappears from the title bar of the
ZiPMe window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you get a dialog with a notebook in it. On several pages of the notebook
you can configure ZiPMe as you want it to behave. If you press the Save button,
your current configuration is written to the file zipme.ini. If you delete this
file, ZiPMe will start next time with its standard settings.

 Setup
     On this page you can set the Default Load Path and the Default Add Path,
     and you can choose from which windows the settings should be saved.
     The Default Load Path says which directory is shown when you select Open
     from the File menu. If you have opened an archive from another directory
     before, this last-used directory is shown. You can avoid this if you
     select Close If you don't enter a path here, the Default Load Path will be
     set to the directory where you have placed ZiPMe.
     The Default Add Path says which directory is shown when you press the
     Select Files button from the Add If you already have chosen files from
     other directories with this dialog, the last-used directory will be shown
     this time. If you don't enter a path here, the Default Add Directory will
     be set to the directory where you have placed ZIPME.
     In Save Window Status you can choose from which windows the position, size
     and font should be saved. You can only choose windows which are open at
     this time. For example, to save the position of the Comment Window you
     open it, move it to the position where you want to have it as default,
     size it and choose the right fonts. After that you select Save Settings,
     mark Comment Window and press Save.
 Container
     Here you can choose a Standard View and a Standard Sorting type for the
     container; from then on, the view and sorting type you've chosen will be
     used whenever you start ZiPMe. You can also choose whether ZiPMe should
     show an icon for each file in Details View and the size in pixels these
     icons should be. If you set the size to 0, the normal system size of the
     icons is used.
 Add
     Choose your favourite settings for the Add dialog.
 Extract
     Choose your favourite settings for the Extract dialog.
 Drag & Drop
     Choose here which dialog should be shown if you add or extract files to or
     from an archive with drag & drop. If a dialog is shown, you can change the
     parameters for this dialog. If a dialog is not shown, ZiPMe uses your
     default settings for this dialog and starts to add or extract.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. 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.
 Edit Comment
     Here you can edit the comment of the current archive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. 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.

 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.
 End-of-line conversion
     Here you can decide if the files to add get an end-of-line conversion.
     This is useful, for example, for text files, which will be extracted on a
     Unix system. In this case you can change the MSDOS and OS/2 typical
     end-of-line marker CR LF to the typical Unix end-of-line marker LF by
     selecting CR LF -> LF. If you select LF -> CR LF the conversion works in
     the other direction.
 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 15. 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.

 Target
     In the entry field To you can type in the complete path with drive and
     directory where you want to extract the files 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 of ZiPMe. If you select Create directory with name of archive, a
     directory with the name of the archive is created in the directory that
     has been typed into the entry field and the files are extracted into it.
     If the entry field is empty the directory is created in the actual work
     directory of ZiPMe.
 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 16. 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.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you select this menu item, a window is opened with a text window and a list
box in it. In the list box are the names of the files marked in the list box of
the ZiPMe window when you selected this menu item. In the text window the
contents of the first file in the list box are shown. If you select another
file name in the list box, you can see the contents of that file in the text
window. 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 can open two of these View windows at the same time so that you can compare
two files. Because you can open another archive after opening a View window,
you can even compare two files from different archives. The positions and sizes
of the windows and the fonts of the text windows and list boxes can be saved in
the Save Settings dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Edit Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can link a comment to each zip file. This comment is then always shown on
the command line when anyone extracts or views an archive there. If you select
this menu item, you can view and edit the archive's comment.

With the menu items Cut, Copy and Paste of the Edit menu you can cut or copy
marked text to the clipboard or paste text from the clipboard. You can use
OS/2's default keys such as Ctrl-Ins for copy, and so on, too. If you select
Save from the Comment menu, the new comment is saved in the archive. If you
open another archive while editing the comments of the archive opened before,
the comment will be saved to the archive opened before, which is shown in the
title bar of the Edit Comment window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Options Menu contents:

 Mark
     Here you can mark or unmark files of the current archive
 Container View
     Here you can select different container views.
 Sort
     Here you can select the sort type of the container.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. 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 container
     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
     container entry.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. 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 22. Mark choice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can type in a string. If you press OK, all files with this
string in their name are marked. If you check the check box "case sensitive
search", the search of the string is case sensitive. If this check box is not
checked, for example even "MyText" is marked, if you type in "mytext". 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 23. 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 24. Unmark choice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can type in a string. If you press OK, all files with this
string in their name are unmarked. If you check the check box "case sensitive
search", the search of the string is case sensitive. If this check box is not
checked, for example even "MyText" is unmarked, if you type in "mytext". 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 25. Container View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can select one of the following container views by selecting its
corresponding menu item. The option you choose will be indicated by a check
mark in front of its menu item.

 Details View
     In this view the files of the current archive are shown in list form, with
     entries for Icon, Name, Date, Time, Length, compression Ratio and Size.
 Icon View
     In this view the files of the current archive are shown as icons, with the
     names of the files located under the icon.
 Name View
     In this view the files of the current archive are shown as icons, with the
     names of the files located to the right of their icons. The files are
     arranged in an orderly fashion.
 Text View
     In this view, only the file names of the files of the current archive are
     shown.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Sort ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can select one of the following sort types by selecting its corresponding
menu item. The option you choose will be indicated by a check mark in front of
its menu item.

 None
     The files of the current archive are shown as they are actually placed in
     the archive.
 Name
     The files of the current archive are sorted by their file names.
 Length
     The files of the current archive are sorted by their file lengths.
 Date / Time
     The files of the current archive are sorted by their dates; if their dates
     are the same, they are sorted by their times.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. 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 28. Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

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


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. 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 30. 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 31. 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 32. 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 33. 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 Edit Comment.
     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 34. 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.