Short:    Deluxe Replacement for WB2+ Info, V1.1
Author:   nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
Uploader: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
Type:     util/wb

ExtraInfo  is  a replacement for the Workbench "Information" function,
and  adds  a  great deal of functionality on top. I wrote it because I
was  sick  of  squinting at that tiny topaz-8 font in a window without
keyboard  shortcuts  that  is Commodore's original offering. ExtraInfo
does *not* require OS3 like all the others, since I'm still getting by
with  OS2. That does mean, however, that it doesn't patch the WBInfo()
library function: you have to run it like a normal program.

ExtraInfo  uses  the  excellent  BGUI  library by Jan van den Baard to
provide font-sensitive, keyboard-controllable gadgets in a  resizeable
window. You'll find the full package on AmiNet in directory dev/gui.


Version Notes:

1.1 - Fixed Enforcer hits on File Info page.
      No longer disables paste button when tooltypes list is empty.
      Forgot to optimize - saves 1K.


Requirements:

 o AmigaOS 2.04 / Kickstart V37 or higher.

 o bgui.library V38 or higher (included).


Status:

 o Freeware.


Features:

 o Can be started from Workbench or Shell.

 o Edit tooltypes, with Insert, Toggle, Duplicate and Remove buttons.
   Also arrange their order with Top, Bottom, Up and Down, and
   cut/copy/paste them to/from the clipboard.

 o Comprehensive file, volume and icon information.

 o Displays file version ID strings and file type (using WhatIs
   library, by Sylvain Rougier and Pierre Carrette, not included).

 o Strip or add bitplanes to icon images - useful for reducing size of
   icon file and eliminating image corruption in faulty icons.

 o UnSnapshot icon position and swap pens 1 and 2 (black and white,
   called "ReColor" in IconEdit).

 o AppWindow support - drop icons on window to show info for them.
   Also: drop icons on special image box to replace existing icon
   imagery. It is also possible to add icons to files this way.

 o AppIcon option, with user-definable imagery and placement.

 o Opens on the default public screen, optionally on a named one.

 o Font-sensitive gadget layout in resizeable windows using BGUI
   library: uses the screen's default font. Option to override and
   specify font.

 o Option to specify tooltypes listview font.

 o All gadgets have keyboard shortcuts.

 o AmigaGuide documentation, available on-line.

 o Installer script included.

 o Locale support for presenting all text and messages in the user's
   preferred language, plus option to override and specify language.
   NB: No translations available at the present time.

$VER: ExtraInfo.readme 1.1 (21.5.95)


============================= Archive contents =============================

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     993     539 45.7% 10-May-95 01:14:24  ExtraInfo.info
     993     540 45.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +4ColourIcons.info
     967     234 75.8% 21-May-95 21:57:28 +ExtraInfo.appicon.info
    1451     834 42.5% 21-May-95 21:57:28 +ExtraInfo.info
   57451   19519 66.0% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +BGUI.guide
    1433     939 34.4% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +BGUI.guide.info
     993     540 45.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +Catalogs.info
   10347    3345 67.6% 21-May-95 21:57:34 +ExtraInfo.ct
   35504   16736 52.8% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo
    1387     542 60.9% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.appicon.info
   38884   13375 65.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.guide
    1433     939 34.4% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.guide.info
    1963    1422 27.5% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.info
   10190    2521 75.2% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.install
    1951    1076 44.8% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.install.info
    3018    1595 47.1% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.pi
    2697    1414 47.5% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.readme
    1448     707 51.1% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.readme.info
     993     540 45.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +Libs.info
  104440   50335 51.8% 05-May-95 12:22:50 +bgui.library
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  278536  117692 57.7% 22-May-95 23:11:44   20 files
