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“READ ME” for Sound RoundUp, version 1.1
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Copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.
November 3, 1992
Font: Geneva 12
This document must go wherever Sound RoundUp goes. Please do not distribute
Sound RoundUp without this documentation. Please do not modify this document.
REGISTERING SOUND ROUNDUP AND THE 7.0 PLUS UTILITIES
====================================================
Sound RoundUp is not free. Sites using this software MUST register it by
sending a few dollars to the author. Or you can consider the following.
7.0 PLUS Utilities is a package of all (more than 25) System 7.0 utilities
I have written. You can get the disk with all of them NOW (not wait until
I decide to upload the next program) by sending $29.95 to me. This will
register you for all the software, will get you a disk of the software, and
an update to the PLUS Utilities when it rolls around. It’s a pretty good
deal. You should register your software, anyway, so why not do it
like this? And it’s a lot cheaper this way.
See the documentation which should accompany this file for more information
on the 7.0 PLUS Utilities. A registration form should also accompany this file.
Please use it to register the software.
USING SOUND ROUNDUP
====================
• If you use Sound RoundUp, please please please send me a note. My addresses
(post and e-mail) are given below in “About the Author”. Also, read the
information in the above section on registration.
What Does Sound RoundUp Do?
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• Sound RoundUp, a drag-and-drop utility (Drop Rob-Box), finds all 'snd '
resources in selected files and copies them into a folder or suitcase
that it creates. It is capable of scanning entire directories and disks.
Using Sound RoundUp
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• Drag sets of files, folders, or disks into the application, “Drop Box-
style”. Sound RoundUp will scan folders and disks provided, and will
scan, all files, directories, and disks, no matter what their depth.
Drop Boxes require Apple Events, and thus System 7.0 or higher.
• The default library that is created is a folder containing System 7
sound files. The library will be created in the directory of the first
file that is dropped into Sound RoundUp. The default name of the
library is "Sound Collection"
• Hold down the option key while Sound RoundUp is launching to create
a suitcase containing the group of sound resources instead of a folder.
(See "Creating a Sound Library" for more information on suitcases.)
• Hold down the shift key to select the destination directory, library
name, and library type (folder or suitcase) through a standard save dialog.
• Double-click on Sound RoundUp to see the about box information.
• If you drop an alias directly into Sound RoundUp (i.e. the a folder containing
the alias is not dropped over the application’s icon in the Finder), the
alias will be resolved automatically and the parent (the alias’ target) will
be scanned. For example, if you create an alias to your disk and drop it into
Sound RoundUp, your entire disk will be scanned. The same goes for
applications and other files.
• To cancel processing, just type a command-period. Files already processed
will remain modified.
Creating a Sound Library
----------------------
When you drop an item into Sound RoundUp, it asks you what type of library
you wish to create. A suitcase is similar to the System or Desk Accessory
file. It is one file that contains all the sound resources together. But this
special file acts much like a folder in the Finder in that you can double-click
on it and see a window displaying its contents, drag sounds in or out, etc.
Create a folder if you want your sounds to be separate files inside a directory.
• If duplicate sound names are detected when saving sounds to a folder,
Sound RoundUp appends a number to the name. The first occurrence of a
sound does not have a number. So if you have three sounds named “Beep”,
Sound RoundUp will call them “Beep”, “Beep 1”, and “Beep 2”.
• If unnamed sounds are detected in either saving mode, they are given
the name “Untitled” with a number appended. The first occurrence of an
untitled sound is given a number.
• Sounds from open files may not be copied.
• If Sound RoundUp is scanning a file which requires a large amount of
memory to load, it may not be able to copy the resources. Increase the
memory allocation to the program through the Finder’s info window.
An example of one such item is HyperCard.
USING DROP BOXES
=================
Drop Boxes are applications (drag-and-drop utilities) which can take advantage
of System 7.0’s Apple Events. To use them, just drag a file over the application
icon just as you would drag a file over a folder to move it into that directory.
The Drop Box is then opened and processing is done. The program then quits.
You can also throw in whole directories and disks. You don’t have to throw in
just one, either. Select a whole bunch of files, directories, or disks, or any
combination of the three, and dump them in. The Drop Box will scan for
files of the required type and modify them accordingly. All files in all
directories within those dropped in will be modified. Any aliases dropped
directly into a Drop Box (not inside a directory) are resolved by the Finder
and thus their target (parent) is modified.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
==================
If you use this program, have any comments or suggestions, or ideas for
other programs, please write me a note, e-mail or post.
Robert Gibson E-Mail:
RR#1 Carrying Place CIS: 71261,2236
Ontario, CANADA Internet: 71261.2236@compuserve.com
KØK 1LØ
This program is not to be included in any software collections other than
BBSs and on-line services (e.g. CD ROMs, PD Disks, etc.) without prior
written consent from the author. Any distribution MUST MUST MUST
include this document, unmodified.
Sound RoundUp copyright © 1992 Robert Gibson. All rights reserved.