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PPguide v1.0 Documentation (5/14/93):
WHAT IT DOES:
PPguide shows both PowerPacked and normal .guide files.
WHY THIS PROGRAM EXISTS:
.guide files are often quite large (100K is normal). They can be
PowerPacked down to about a third of their size, saving a lot of disk space.
Now they can be packed and viewed!
REQUIREMENTS:
This program should run under 1.3, but I've only tested it under 2.1.
PPguide requires Commodore's amigaguide.library and Nico François' excellent
powerpacker.library (both should be in LIBS:). I'm not including either
file with this archive. Why? Distributing amigaguide.library requires
filling out some silly paperwork, which I don't feel like doing. And
powerpacker.library keeps getting upgraded, so any version I included might
well be out of date. Both libraries are widely available from PD sources.
It is highly recommended that T: be assigned to Ram:t. This is not
required, but it'll certainly speed things up. Most startup-sequences
already do this.
PPguide is fairly memory-hungry (it does give it back, though!).
INSTALLATION:
Copy ppguide to your C: directory (or anywhere in your path).
USE:
From the shell, type:
ppguide <file>
where <file> is the name of the file to view. You can leave off the .pp
suffix (if one exists).
From Workbench, there are two ways to run ppguide. The first is to copy
ppguide into C: and then double-click on a project icon which has a default
tool of ppguide. The second is to click on a project icon, then hold down
either shift key and double-click on ppguide's icon (or vice versa).
DISKMASTER II USE:
Edit your Startup.DM file and add the following line in your AddCmd area:
AddCmd ppguide, 20, ScrBack;extern c:ppguide %s;ScrFront
The 20 can be changed; that's just the colors to use.
Quit and reload DiskMaster, if it's running.
KNOWN BUGS/PROBLEMS/MISSING FEATURES:
PPguide really is a horrible kludge. It decrunches the .guide file, then
saves it to a temporary file in T:. It then deallocates the buffer memory,
then shows the .guide via amigaguide.library. It would be so much cooler to
show the buffer directly, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet. I'm
open to suggestions.
PROGRAMMER STUFF:
PPguide was compiled with Manx Aztec C 5.2a. With a few minor changes, it
should compile under SAS. (Note: my makefile is looking for a pre-compiled
header file called Cheddar.)
This program has been tested with Enforcer and MungWall.
LEGAL STUFF:
PPguide is Copyright ©1993 William E. Sorensen. All rights reserved.
Permission is granted to freely distribute and modify this program for non-
commercial purposes only.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use it at
your own risk.
THE AUTHOR:
Please send bug reports, comments, suggestions, and job offers to:
Bill Sorensen
1415 Wisconsin St.
LeClaire, IA 52753
Portal: RevTetra
Internet: RevTetra@cup.portal.com