Create here any output file. If the file already exists, I will prompt for another name or I will overwrite it (depending on the other preferences…)

Reset progress window position. Useful if you have changed your monitor(s)

You can use 'opt' to force 'gzip', 'shift' to force 'gunzip' and 'ctrl' to force prompt of output files

Check this if you want to use the keyboard to select an operation when droping items on MacGzip

MacGzip will exit upon completion of process

Check this if you want to exit after process the files Otherwise MacGzip won't exit till you quit it (except if it was started with some work to do)

Play a sound upon successfully completion of process

Input files won't be deleted

Check this if you want to keep input files, otherwise they will be deleted upon successfully completion of process

Default Creator for binary files

Default Type for binary files

Default Creator for text files

Uncheck this if you don't want try MacBinary

Check this if you want always to try MacBinary first

I will use 'Fetch Prefs' to select mode and suffix mapping. You should install Internet Config…

Check this if you have a 'Fetch Prefs' file in your Prefs folder and you want to use it to select mode and suffix mapping

Default mode (when everything else fails)

Select 'ASCII' for all 'TEXT' files, no matter what's the default

This is grayed because 'Use Internet Config' is not checked

Never select MacBinary, regardless of what IC says

Select 'ASCII' for all 'TEXT' files, regardless of what IC says

Use Internet Config to select translation when compressing

Check this if you have Internet Config installed

Check this if you want to use the keyboard to select a translation when droping items on MacGzip

You can use 'a' to force 'ASCII', 'b' to force 'binary' and 'm' to force 'MacBinary II'; overriding other selections

(-N) When compressing, always save the original file name and time stamp; this is the default. When decompressing, restore the original file name and time stamp if present.

(-n) When compressing, do not save the original file name and time stamp by default. When decompressing, do not restore the original file name if present and do not restore the original time stamp if present. This option is the default when decompressing

Decrease compression level

Increase compression level

Regulate the speed of compression using the specified digit, where 1 indicates the fastest compression method (less compression) and 9 indicates the slowest compression method (best compression)

I will use the custom suffix only when decompressing

This is grayed because 'Use custom suffix' is not checked

If you check this, the custom suffix only will be used when decompressing. This can be useful to .zip files

This is the custom suffix

Use this suffix instead of .gz (-S). Not recommended

Force compression or decompression even if the corresponding  file  already exists (-f). I will overwrite the existent file/empty folder

Force compression or decompression even if the corresponding  file  already exists (-f). This is not checked, so I will prompt you for a new name in that case

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Turn Balloon Help on

Set the values on this category to their defaults

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