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Help file for ZipEE 1.47
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What is it?
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ZipEE is a desktop front end for the InfoZip compression and decompression
utilities Zip and Unzip. That is, it allows the use of these command-line
programs in the desktop environment, with drag-and-drop file zip encoding and
expansion.
Features include the following:
Simple drag-and-drop compression and decompression of files.
Allows many options to be set, including compression level and encryption.
Can provide information on zip files before unzipping them.
Allows you to verify and add files to existing Zip archives.
Allows you to extract or delete specific files from Zip archives.
How is it used?
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Simply drag any file or directory to the icon bar and ZipEE will present you
with a standard save box. Name the file and drag to the folder you wish to save
the Zip file in and the file/directory will be Zipped. If you have several
files to zip, you can either place them in a directory and drag this directory
to the ZipEE icon or use the 'Use current Zipfile' option (see below) to add
files to the first Zipfile created.
If you need to decompress a Zipfile (type &DDC), drag it to the icon bar and
drag the save icon to the directory you wish the file to be decompressed to.
If the files you wish to Zip or Unzip are not typed correctly, you can force
ZipEE to perform the correct action using the 'Force Zip' or 'Force Unzip'
options from the iconbar menu. Thus, you can unzip a file transferred from a
Windows machine without having to change the type from DOS to Archive. If you
want to find information on a Zip archive, select 'ZipInfo' from the iconbar
menu and the drag the file to the iconbar icon.
What are these funny boxes on the screen?
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Because Zip and Unzip are command-line programs, if they want to communicate
with the user, they have to open their own windows to do so. Thus, when using
ZipInfo or if there is a problem with the input Zipfile, or any other
parameter, you will get a message from the relevant program.
'Choices' window
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If you click select or adjust on the icon bar icon, or select 'Choices' from
the iconbar menu, the choices window will open. This allows you to set various
parameters. Note that you must press the 'Set' button for the settings to take
effect. The other two buttons at the top should be obvious - they reset all the
options to the default settings, and save your choives to disk for use as
your standard settings (note that some settings are not saved - the current
Zipfile, temporary file and passwords, for obvious reasons).
Zip:
- Compression level: from 0 (store only) to 9 (best compression, slowest).
- Don't scan Image files: treats archives etc. as single files, not
directories.
- Convert to DOS filenames: useful if decompression is to be done on a PC.
- Recurse directories: if set, Zip will travel down directories when zipping.
- Junk paths: if set, Zip will not store any directory information (all files
will appear on the same level in the zip file).
- Move files: DANGEROUS - this moves files into the zip file; that is, it
deletes the original file.
- Use current Zipfile: any files dragged to the icon bar will be added to the
current Zipfile, rather than being made into a new one. The current Zipfile
is shown in the 'Current Zipfile' window (see below), which opens when this
option is chosen.This window can also be opened using the button next to this
option.
- Freshen Zipfile: greyed by default, this option is available only when adding
files to the current Zipfile. The Zipfile will only be changed if the file(s)
dragged to the icon bar are newer than the versions in the Zipfile.
- Update Zipfile: as for 'Freshen', but adds files not present in the Zipfile
as well as freshening files.
- Specify temporary file: if running from a floppy disk or nearly full disk,
you may need to tell Zip where to store its temporary file.
The default setting is a compression level of 6 and set to recurse
directories but not image files.
Unzip:
- Never overwrite files: if there are multiple files with the same name in the
zip file, only the first will be unzipped.
- Prompt to overwrite files: you will be asked which files you wish to keep if
several have the same name.
- Don't prompt to overwrite: only the last file with a given name in the zip
file will appear in the output.
- New directory: when selected, will create a new directory for the
decompressed files. This directory will have the name in the 'Save as'
dialogue box (if not selected, the name entered in the dialogue box is
irrelevant).
- Freshen: files will only be output if they are newer than the versions
currently on disk.
- Junk paths: all files will appear on the same level in the output directory.
- Unzip specific file: when clicked, this opens the 'Current Zipfile' window
(see below). If a Zipfile is active (i.e. a file has been archived or a
Zipfile dragged to this window) then you can enter a filename in the lower
icon and this file will be extracted to the location you select (by dragging
in the usual way).
The default setting is to prompt when overwriting files.
ZipInfo:
- Names only: only the file names will be extracted.
- Names and size: the file names will be given with an indication of the
compressed and uncompressed size of the archive.
- Full info: names, sizes and other information is given for each file.
The default setting is 'Names and size'.
General:
- Password: this will encrypt the zip file (it can only be decompressed if the
correct password is used). Note that when typing in these icon, all
characters will appear as * for security; ensure that the same password is
typed into both icons - ZipEE will warn you if they are not.
'Current Zipfile' window:
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This window gives the name of the current Zipfile (set when a new Zipfile is
created by Zipping a file or by dragging a Zipfile to the window), allows you
to get information in this file and allows you to extract specific files from
this Zipfile.
To set the current Zipfile, drag a Zipfile to the window. If this is typed
correctly (&DDC) or 'Force Zip' is set in the iconbar menu, the name of the
file will appear in the top box. Pressing the 'Info' button will run ZipInfo,
in the same manner as dragging a file to the icon bar with 'ZipInfo' set.
To verify a Zip file (check its integrity), click the 'Verify' button.
To extract a specific file, enter its name (as it appears in the ZipInfo
results) in the lower box and press 'Unzip'. Drag the icon from the save box
to where you want the file to be created as normal.
To delete a specific file, enter its name (as it appears in the ZipInfo
results) in the lower box and press 'Delete'. The file will be deleted.
History:
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Version 1.47:
Added the 'Verify' and 'Delete' options to the 'Current Zipfile' window.
Version 1.46:
Added the ability to add to Zipfiles and extract specified files.
Version 1.40:
Rewritten to remove clash with Termite, which resulted from Termite's use of a
more recent, incompatible and not publically available version of WimpExt.
Version 1.31:
Added 'Force Zip' and 'Force Unzip' options to iconbar menu to allow the
zipping and unzipping of files regardless of type.
Version 1.22:
Introduced two password icons to ensure the correct password was used.
Version 1.21:
Secret icon added to password option for security.
Unzip options added.
ZipInfo facility added.
Version 1.18:
First released version.
Legal Bit:
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ZipEE is copyright John Pettigrew. The Zip and Unzip programs are copyright to
the InfoZip group and Sergio Monesi (http://bounce.to/sergio). Contact details
are in the 'Where' file in the Resources directory. For more details on the Zip
and Unzip programs, read the files 'Manual' and 'unzip/doc' in the Resources
directory.
This software is supplied as is, with no guarantee of any kind. The author will
not be held responsible for damage, of any kind and however caused, resulting
from the use of this software.
ZipEE may be freely distributed provided that it is distributed complete and
without alteration, and that no charge is made except for a nominal charge to
cover distribution costs. If a software library or similar commercial operation
wishes to distribute this software, they should contact the author _before_
doing so.
Contact the author:
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Email: john-p@innocent.com
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2435