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- WinFileX V1.20 - A Filemanager Extender
- (c) 1992,93 by Andreas Furrer
- ===============================================
-
- WinFileX is an add on for Windows filemanager which will fix
- two problems with the filemanager:
-
- 1) You browse your directory with filemanager and you see something
- like 'READ.ME' or 'README.1ST'. But if you doubleclick on such
- a file, you only get the message, that there is no association
- with the extension '.ME' or '.1ST'.
- With WINFILEX you can have a default application (e.g. notepad)
- for any extension that has no association.
- Now if you doubleclick on 'READ.ME' or 'README.1ST' you will
- be asked, if you want to open the file with the default application.
-
- 2) You browse your directory with filemanager and you see something
- like 'README.DOC'. But the extension '.DOC' is associated with
- 'WINWORD' and if you doubleclick now, 'WINWORD' is opened. But
- 'README.DOC' is only a simple text.
- With WINFILEX you can open ANY file (even executables) with the
- default application.
- There are two ways:
- 1) Click with the right button on the file.
- Thanks to Joerg Findeisen for this idea.
- 2) Hold down the <CTRL> key while opening
- the file in filemanager and the file is opened with the default
- application.
- (But keep in mind, that the file listbox in filemanager is a
- multiselection listbox, and holding down the <CTRL> key will
- select multiple files. But the <CTRL> keyit is the only 'free'
- key, because <SHIFT> and <ALT> are used by filemanager itself)
-
-
- Installation
- ============
- The installation of WinFileX is very easy:
- 1) Copy WINFILEX.EXE and WINFILEH.DLL to any (but the same) directory
- 2) Create a new item for WINFILEX.EXE in your startup group
- 3) Restart Windows.
-
-
- Options
- =======
- The default application is notepad. If you want to have another, you
- have to add the following two lines to WINFILE.INI, where xxx is the
- path of your application:
-
- [WinFileX]
- Default=xxxxx (e.g. Default=C:\WINDOWS\TOOLS\EDITOR.EXE)
-
- If you want to open a file with the default application and you get
- the error, that the default application can't execute. Then check
- the path of your application.
-
-
- If you don't like to be asked, if you want to open the selected file with the
- default application, you can add the following two lines to WINFILE.INI:
- (Note: If you have add the above two lines to WINFILE.INI, you have only to
- add the last of the two lines below the others)
-
- [WinFileX]
- NoQuery=1 (or y)
-
-
- If you want to disable the function of the right mouse, just add the
- following two lines to WINFILE.INI:
- (Note: If you have add one otf the the above two lines to WINFILE.INI,
- you have only to add the last of the two lines below the others)
-
- [WinFileX]
- UseRightMouseButton=0 (or n)
-
-
-
- WinFileX is invisible. If you want to close it, just start it a second
- time.
-
-
- During startup WinFileX trys to detect if your Windows is configured
- for german language or not. If, WinFileX uses german language and if
- not WinFileX uses english language. If you want to ignore the default
- language you can add the following parameters to the call of WinFileX:
-
- WINFILEX.EXE /D : german language
- WINFILEX.EXE /E : englisch language
-
-
-
- Freeware-Note
- =============
- You can use and distribute WINFILEX free, as long as the following files
- are not changed and you distribute all files together
-
- - winfilex.exe
- - winfileh.dll
- - winfilex.txt
-
- I am programming WINFILEX because I have fun and not to make any profit.
- That's why WINFILEX is free and you don't have to pay more or less high
- registration charges.I think it is a bad habit, that more and more program
- authors want to have money even for the smallest programs.
-
- Long live Freeware!
-
-
- If you have problems, comments, suggestions or you detect one error,
- please E-Mail to
-
- s_furrer@ira.uka.de
-
-
-
- (c) 1992,93 by Andreas Furrer
-
-
- Version history
- ===============
- 1.20: - WinFileX will now also work with the 'Open' command of the menu.
- - Now you can also use a default application for which you need to
- pass additional parameters.
- - Bug fixed with the UseRightMouseButton option.
- 1.19: - The right mouse will now open the file under the cursor. You don't
- have to select it any more. The selection of the listbox will
- not change.
- 1.18: - Now you can open a selected file with the default application if you
- click with the right button in the window with the file. (The window
- with the file must have the focus!). This is the same as if you
- press <CTRL> and double click on the file.
- - Fixed an error if you hold down <CTRL> AND <SHIFT>.
- 1.17: - The Icon of the hidden window of WinFileX is set to the correct icon.
- 1.16: - Fixed a problem with '.C' files.
- 1.15: - Now WinFileX will work with the search window.
- 1.11: - Bug fixed with Notepad and filenames without extension:
- Notepad always added the extension .TXT to the filename.
- 1.10: - Add NoQuery option.
- - Now you can start the default application minimized when holding down
- the SHIFT key while opening the file.
- (Like if you start other applications from filemanager.)
- 1.02: - Bug fixed with filenames without extension
- 1.01: - Bug fixed with ALT+doubleclick.
- 1.00: - First version of WINFILEX.
-