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- Short: GUI for archivers LhA,LZX,DMS,DSQ v1.5
- Uploader: johnw@kvnet.org (John Wells)
- Author: johnw@kvnet.org (John Wells)
- Type: util/arc
-
-
- Compressor Control Box - v1.5
- Feb 12, 1996
- by John Wells
-
- Requirements:
-
- I'm not sure, but I don't think CCB will run on pre-2.04 systems.
- I don't know anyone still using 1.3! It does work on 2.04 thru 3.1
-
- DMSDescript (v1.1) (Included) View/Add File_id.diz to DMS files
- PackDev (v1.7) (Included) (De)Compress DiskSqueeze! files
- DirII (Included) Create Files.dsq for DiskSqueeze!
- DMS (v1.11+) (Not included) (De)Compress DMS files
- LhA (v1.38e+) (Not included) Manipulating LHA files
- LZX (v1.20e+) (Not included) Manipulating LZX and DiskSqueeze!
- files
-
- This program is a convenient interface for using several disk/file
- archivers. Currently, Compressor Control Box (hereafter known as
- CCB) supports the following archivers: LZX, LHA, DMS, and DSQ.
-
-
- HISTORY
-
- v1.5 - 12 Feb 96
-
- Added 'batch mode' to the LhA-2-LZX and DMS-2-DSQ
- conversion routines, added tooltype support for defining
- the Source, Destination and temporary T: directories, as
- well as the ability to define where your favorite viewer
- is. If the ToolTypes are not found, the defaults of SYS:
- and C:MultiView will be used. Moved the 'Free Mem'
- indicator from the window title bar to it's location next
- to the 'Select Compressor' text for legibility.
- Re-arranged the 'History' in this document, to show the
- latest info at the top, removed the use of DLDiz (no longer
- needed), and enhanced the error-detection routines.
-
- v1.4 - 30 Jan 96
-
- Ok, cleaned up the GUI, think I have the docs pretty well
- squared away now. I have (I think) complied with Dirk
- Vael's request to dump xDM and switch support to
- DiskSqueeze!, I hope he likes the way it has turned out.
- Fixed a bug in the creation of a new drawer for
- decompressing lha and lzx archives (thanks for spotting
- that, Ashley!), fixed the constant re-drawing of the
- program window, added the ability to delete the original or
- the new when converting from lha-to-lzx and when converting
- from DMS-to-DSQ. Added a bunch of progress indicators, so
- you won't think things are frozen when converting files,
- fixed the memory indicator (I hope), added a means of
- assigning T: to the hard drive if low on memory, fixed a
- serious bug in the DMS and DSQ routines (I won't tell what
- it was. If you found it, you know what it was). Changed
- the 'Abort' button to 'Reset All', which is what it was
- originally supposed to do (and now does). There might be
- more, but after 3 days sitting in front of Amy, I can't
- seem to remember! I would like to especially thank Ashley
- for doing the AmigaGuide for CCB. Looks great!
-
- v1.31 - 27 Jan 96
-
- This was an emergency release, disabling the xDM portions
- of CCB. I received a message from the originator of xDM,
- Dirk Vael, asking me to remove xDM from the program. In
- haste, I simply disabled those functions pertaining to xDM
- and sent it out, to replace the v1.3 release. I'll get the
- GUI and docs cleaned up for the next release.
-
- v1.3 - 20 Jan 1996
-
- Finally found a way to make LhA and LZX compress a
- directory and include the selected path ONLY, as well as
- the .info for the drawer (if it exists). What this means,
- is that you will no longer have files that un-compress to
- something like: WorkBench:Games/FavoriteOfAllTime/blah
- Instead, if you had elected to compress the drawer
- 'FavoriteOfAllTime/', containing 'blah' and such, it will
- actually only have the path of 'FavoriteOfAllTime/blah',
- just like it should! Also, I finally got around to fixing
- up some of the pull-down menus, take a look at them. One
- more thing. I found the program 'DMSDescript', which means
- that you can now View/Add a File_id.diz to DMS files.
-
- v1.3 - FIRST REGISTERED VERSION
-
- I decided to make the LhA-2-LZX and DMS-2-xDM options only
- available to registered users, have to give them some kind
- of benny for registering! Since v1.0 - v1.2 did not
- support this repacking option, it looks like v1.3 will be
- the first to give the un-registered users something to
- think about. I find the option VERY handy, since it is SO
- EASY TO USE! So come on, folks, go ahead and register. It
- really is worth it! :)
-
- v1.2 - 14 Jan 1996
-
- Spruced up the appearance of the GUI somewhat, added a
- pop-up requester to the DeCompress option of LhA and LZX,
- to ask the user if a drawer should be created to put the
- contents into. Straightened up some code, got rid of some
- excess, added the 'About' menu item. Just little stuff,
- really. Oh, and I cleaned up this readme, too!
-
- v1.1 - 9 Jan 1996
-
- Finally found a way to fix the niggling problem with
- selecting the device to use for DMS and xDM. The user can
- now select ANY floppy-type device for use by CCB.
-
- Added a 'history' function to the source/destination
- requesters, so that the last directory used will be the
- default (hope that is what you had in mind, Ashley!)
-
- Fixed the 'View/Add Diz' option, can now view the
- File_id.diz of LZX, LhA, DMS, and xDM archives, and can add
- a File_id.diz to LZX, LhA, and xDM files. Sorry, nothing
- for DMS (yet!).
-
- Added a Memory display to the title bar, good for keeping
- track of just how much ram you have left after crunching up
- several disks or directories.
-
-
- v1.0 - 1 Jan 1996
-
- Initial release
-
-