OS/2 Shareware BBS: WPS_PM/WPS_PM.zip/tcn271en.zip/TrashCan.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 2000-01-09 | 13KB | 345 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. TrashCan ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The TrashCan is an object for storing any objects you want to delete, but with
the ability of recovering, like the trashcan in your kitchen.

I created this WPS class, because I don't like the shredder originally provided
with the operating system. (It became dramatic after shredding some important
files... and the UNDELETE feature is ... !)

Feel free to test my TrashCan with your shredder!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Shred ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Shred to permanently delete the selected object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Restore ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Restore to recreate the selected object in the folder it was contained
before trashing. To get information about the origin of a trash object use
Open-> Details of its context menu.

Note: This menu item may be not available if the object was trashed using other
methods than drag and drop on TrashCan (e.g. move-command on the OS/2 Prompt)!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Empty ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Empty to permanently delete all objects currently in TrashCan.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Product information to display the ownership information for TrashCan.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can change the name of TrashCan by typing a new name in the Title field.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

     Title
     Undo
     Default


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can adjust settings for the capacity and empty options for TrashCan using
this notebook page.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

     Capacity
     Empty trash on system startup
     'Delete' support for WPS objects
     Confirm on trashcan empty
     Confirm on auto delete
     Undo
     Default


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can adjust the time TrashCan will keep Trashed objects using this notebook
page.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

     Time
     Undo
     Default


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Icons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can define your own or modify the existing icons for TrashCan using this
notebook page.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

     Icons
     Current icon
     Create another...
     Edit...
     Find...
     Undo
     Default


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can select the drives to be supported by TrashCan using this notebook page.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

     Available drives
     Supported drives
     Add
     Remove
     Undo
     Default


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Conflicts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can select how TrashCan acts in the case that an object is added and it
already contains an object of the same title using this notebook page.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

     Title Conflicts
     Undo
     Default


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Details to get more information about the selected object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Trash Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This view gives you detailed information about a trash object. Available
details are:

 Object Class        Name of the class for the trash object.

 Origin              Name of the folder which contained the trash object before
                     trashing. This is the place where the object will be
                     recreated when you select Restore from its context menu.
                     This information may be missing, if the object was not put
                     into TrashCan using drag and drop.

 Total Size          Amount of Kbytes the trash object uses, including size of
                     objects that may be contained in this trash object, like
                     in folders.

 Time Stamp          Information about date and time the object was trashed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use this to register TrashCan. On successful completion all restrictions of
the unregistered version will be removed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Title field displays the current name of TrashCan. This name is displayed
with the icon. Type in this field to change the title.

Your new title can be displayed on one or more lines below the icon. Press the
Enter key as you type a new title to indicate the start of a new line. You can
use any characters, including spaces, except the backslash (\).

You also can change the name of the object by typing a new name below the icon.

Note: If you select Default , the title is removed and replaced with the
predefined name of TrashCan.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Capacity ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select No limit to keep as much trash as possible in TrashCan.

Select Limited to to set a limit for the trash to keep in TrashCan. If this
limit is reached, you have to empty TrashCan or to shred one or more objects
before you can put new trash into it. The icon of TrashCan will change to that
defined for the "Full state".

Use the spin button to select the capacity you want. It is possible to assign a
threshold from 1 Mbyte up to the overall capacity of all drives currently
supported by TrashCan.

Note: A real limit is always set by the free space on the supported drives!

If you select Auto delete on limit reach, TrashCan will delete automatically
the oldest objects it contains, on reaching the specified limit. So TrashCan
will never be "full". Objects are deleted, beginning with the oldest one, until
there is enough space for the new object(s) you want to insert.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Empty trash on startup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Setting a check mark on Empty trash on system startup will destroy all objects
in TrashCan, every time you restart your operating system.

To prevent this, remove the checkmark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. 'Delete' support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you set a check mark on 'Delete' support for WPS objects, choosing 'Delete'
from the pop-up menu of any object on your desktop will not destroy this object
but put it into TrashCan. This also works, if you press the Del key after
selecting an object (which generally would destroy the object).

Note: This option only effects objects on supported drives. Objects that not
reside on a supported drive will be deleted as usual.

To really destroy objects when selecting 'Delete', remove the checkmark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Confirm on trashcan empty ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Setting a check mark on Confirm on trashcan empty will show a prompting dialog
every time you want to delete the contents of TrashCan.

To empty the TrashCan without any confirmation, remove the checkmark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Confirm on auto delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Setting a check mark on Confirm on auto delete will show a prompting dialog
every time TrashCan wants to delete any objects automatically, in order to
adjust it's trash size to the capacity you specified or to remove outdated
objects according to the settings on the Time notebook page.

To delete objects without any confirmation, remove the check mark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select No limit if you want TrashCan to keep Trashed objects for an unlimited
time.

Select Auto delete objects after if you want to set a limit for the time
Trashed objects are kept. TrashCan will automatically destroy Trashed objects
which are stored longer than the time limit set. Use the two spin buttons to
select the hold time you want. You can assign any value from 1 day up to 51
weeks and 6 days.

Select Auto rescan every to let TrashCan periodically look for outdated objects
and not only once at system startup. You can adjust the interval for this
operation by using the three spin buttons. Values from 1 minute up to 30 days,
23 hours, 59 minutes are possible here.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Title Conflicts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Act according to system settings if you want to have the action defined
in system settings. The system setting for duplicate titles can be adjusted
using the System object located in the System Setup folder.

Select Prompt for appropriate action to have the system display a message with
choices to determine system behavior for dealing with object title conflicts.

Select Auto-rename object to have the system rename the new object by adding a
colon and a number next to the original name.

Select Replace existing object to have the system replace the existing object
with the new one.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Icons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the three radio buttons in this field to switch the icon displayed in
Current icon.

What are the three possible icons?

   1. The Empty icon is used, if there are no objects in the TrashCan.
   2. The Not empty icon will be used, if there are any objects in the
      TrashCan.
   3. The Full icon you will see, if you selected a limited capacity in the
      Options notebook page and this limit is reached.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Current icon ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Current icon field shows, which pictures (icons) are used for the different
TrashCan states. To switch between the three possible icons use the Icons radio
buttons field in this notebook page. To change the icons you can use the push
buttons to the right of the Current icon field. Or you can change the icons by
dragging and dropping any objects onto the icon in the Current icon field.

Initially the icons are determined by TrashCan.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Create another ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Create another to use the Icon Editor to make a new icon for the
currently displayed state of TrashCan.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Edit, if you want to change the icon that is displayed in the Current
icon field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Find ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Find, if you want to search for a new icon. You may select one from all
found icons to change the just displayed in the Current icon field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Available drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This box shows a list of supportable, but currently not supported drives.

To get support for a drive select it from this list and then select Add.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Supported drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This box shows a list of drives currently supported by TrashCan.

A drive can of course only be supported, if it is available and writable.
TrashCan takes care of this for you. All drives in this list marked with an
asterix (*) are currently really supported.

To exclude a drive from support select it from this list and then select
Remove.

Note: Only objects located on a supported drive will be stored, all other will
be generally destroyed when dropping on TrashCan. But before this you will get
a confirmation dialog, where you may cancel the action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add to set the currently selected drives in Available drives supported.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Remove ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Remove to exclude the currently selected drives in Supported drives from
support.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Undo to change the settings to those that were active before this
notebook page was displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Default to change the settings to those that were active when you
installed TrashCan.