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FRONTWINDOW UTILITIES
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(version 3.0)
FrontWindow is a sophisticated file manager and directory
documenter for Windows 3.1. You can use it to perform the
bread and butter file management tasks such as copying,
moving, deleting and renaming files and directories etc.
FrontWindow also has unique features not found in other file
managers. Noteworthy features include :
! File Bin - this is used to hold files that you have
selected from different directories - these can be on
different drives or partitions. You can then carry
out an action on all (or selected) files in the Bin,
such as, moving files from different directories to a
single directory. You can also add the results of a
find into the bin so that an action can be carried out
on all the files which meet the search criteria.
! Bin Backup - files added to the file bin can be backed
up to a set of floppy disks. The backup feature
splits any files that are too large to fit onto a single
disk. The Bin Restore feature reconstitutes files.
! Directory Tree Backup - an entire directory tree can be
backed up to a set of floppy disks. The directory
tree structure is copied as well as the files. As
with the bin backup files are split across disks as
necessary. The Directory Tree Restore facility copies
the directory tree back to any destination directory
and reconstitutes files into the appropriate
directories.
! Directory Notes - this facility gives a text editor for
entering directory documentation. Updated directory
notes are automatically saved to disk when the current
directory is changed. The notes for the newly
selected directory are automatically loaded into the
Notes Window. As you move around the directory tree
you have instant access to your documentation for the
current directory. You can search all directories on a
drive for text within the directory notes to instantly
locate, and then link to, a specific directory.
! File Tags - the file tags dialog box allows you to add
a descriptive file tag to each file in a directory.
You can search for text within file tags and instantly
move to a specific file's directory.
! Print Out Directory Documentation - you can print out
directory notes, directory notes and file list with
file information, directory notes and file list with
file tags.
! Print Out Directory Map - you can print out a directory
map for a drive. If the map does not fit across one page
FrontWindow formats the print out across two sheets
with connecting arrows.
! Compress / Uncompress Directories - FrontWindow can be
customised to work with a file compression utility
(Arj, PKZip /PKUnzip or LHarc) so that directories can
be quickly compressed and uncompressed.
! Search Across Hard Drive/Network Partitions -Frontwindow's
search facilities lets you select the drives to
include in a search. Searches can be performed on
file name, file size, date range, file attributes and
text within files.
! Compare Files In Different Directories For Duplicate
Files - directory contents can be compared to highlight
files with same name, same name and same date or
different date, same name and same size or different size.
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-- FrontWindow Is Shareware --
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The overview presents only some of the unique features of
FrontWindow. Many other features make FrontWindow
significantly different to other Window's file managers.
Whether FrontWindow will suit your style of working will be
found out in use so you are encouraged to use it for a
reasonable period (30 days is usually cited) to find out
whether you like the program. After that period you should
pay the registration fee (ú30) for which the full registered
version will be sent to you.
The address / telephone number for registration is :
Soft Vistas For Windows
17, De Montfort Road
Lewes
E. Sussex
BN7 1SP
England
Telephone : 0273 479155
We accept Visa, Mastercard and Eurocard.
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-- Installation --
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The FrontWindow installation disk has the following
compressed files:
README.TXT This File
FW.EX_ Main program file.
FWLIB.DL_ FrontWindow's Dynamic Link Library.
FW.IN_ FrontWindow's initialization file.
FW.HL_ FrontWindow help file.
FW.WR_ Documentation file (Manual).
and the FrontWindow installation program :
FWSETUP.EXE.
To install FrontWindow simply run the installation program
(FWSETUP.EXE) from within windows. This is done by using
Window's program manager. First place the installation disk
in the A: drive. To run the installation program you select
the Files - Run option in program manager and enter
'A:\FWSETUP.EXE' into the 'Command Line' edit box. The
installation program will uncompress and copy the necessary
files into a directory called FRONTWIN on C: unless you
specify otherwise.
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