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- ResExpress 1.0.1
- Copyright © 1992
- by Robert A. Daniel
- All Rights Reserved
-
- nuCorp
- 1156 W. 103rd St., Suite #150
- Kansas City, MO 64114
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- ResExpress (aka ResX) is a resource manager and editor in a DA. See feature
- list below for an overview. ResExpress was designed to handle simple
- resource management tasks that can get complex in ResEdit. ResX
- is not intended to replace ResEdit. For non-developers, ResX makes
- many tasks easier to do than with ResEdit, particularly copying resources.
- For a developer, ResX makes a terrific supplement to ResEdit.
-
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- Version 1.0.1 fixes several bugs that caused occasional crashes, particularly
- on the Quadra.
-
- Externals and Views can now be installed _without_ the ResExpress DA
- installed directly on the Apple Menu in System 7.
-
- Color icons have been added for your viewing pleasure.
-
- Shareware fee is now $15 for homo sapiens, dogcows, and extra-terrestrials
- that have a properly validated green card.
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- •••••••••••••••••• Install View's and External's •••••••••••••••••
- There are 8 files included, 'Externals Package' and 'Views Package' and other
- editor packages. Load these packages from the Externals->Install... menu.
- Or, you can select the packages in the Externals folder and dubl-click. All
- selected packages will be installed.
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- ResExpress (ResX) Quick Dox
-
- Feature List:
- • Copy resources 2 to 3 times faster than ResEdit.
- • Change resource ID, Name, and attributes.
- • Change a resources type. (such as ICON to MYIC)
- • Copy and Paste any number of resources to and from the clipboard.
- • Get File information and attributes (click on the filename)
- • Rename or Delete a file.
- • Create new resources.
- • Edit any file that is currently open or running.
- • Editors and viewers are external code resources.
- • Force close files that were left open.
- • Auto open last or last two files on startup.
- • Repeat last copy operation.
- • Define favorite files on a menu for quick opens.
- • Alter resource attributes on an entire resource type.
- • Select multiple resources and perform an operation on the selection.
- • Define what double clicking will do. (Copy, View, Get Info, or Remove)
- • Record sounds with a Sound Input Device.
- • Seeks out MicroSoft products and scolds you if any found. <grin>
- • Online Help.
-
-
- Primary features:
- • ResX edit and view features are user installable code resources (like
- Hypercard XCMD's). This gives ResX the potential to be a full blown
- editor and allows other developers to write their own editors.
-
- • There are two types of external code resources, ResX Views (RXVW) and
- ResX Externals (RXXT). The difference is that RXVW's apply to a particular
- type of resource such as a menu or icon editor where RXXT's apply to
- any type of resource such as a hex editor or resource duplicator. RXXT's
- are automactically installed in the "Externals" menu and RXVW's will
- automatically hilite the "View" button if a code resource exists for the
- current resource type selected.
-
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- How to use ResX:
-
- ResX has similar operations to Font/DA Mover so I'm only going to hilite
- features that are not very obvious.
-
-
- Option key stuff:
- • While copying resources, an alert will appear if there are already
- resources of the same type and ID's. You will be asked if you want to
- replace those resources. If you hold down the option when clicking on Copy,
- the alert will not appear. The option key also applies if you have "Copy"
- defined as the double click.
-
- • When copying a resource to the clipboard, it is possible to concatenate the
- resources to the clipboard rather than replacing the contents of the
- clipboard. Example: If you want to copy 3 DLOG's to the clipboard AND 3
- DITL's, you can first copy the DLOG's to the clipboard (using the Copy item
- under the Edit menu), and then hold down the option key while copying the 3
- DITL's. The contents of the clipboard will contain 3 DLOG's and 3 DITL's.
-
- • Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig.
-
- • An alert will appear any time you remove resources. The alert will not
- appear if holding down the option key when clicking on Remove. The option
- key also applies if you have "Remove" defined as the double click.
-
- • When doing "Get Info" on a selection of resources, you can hold down the
- option key while clicking on Cancel to stop viewing the rest of the
- selection.
-
- • When doing a "View" on selection, hold down the option key to cancel
- viewing the rest of the selection.
-
- • To uninstall a Favorite File from the menu, hold down the option key while
- selecting the file from the FF menu.
-
- • To uninstall an External, hold down the option key while selecting the
- external from the External menu.
-
- • Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get ya.
-
-
- Command-Period stuff:
- • When copying or removing a selection of resources, hold down command - .
- to stop copying or removing the remaining selection.
-
-
- Command-Space Bar:
- • Command-Space Bar will move the ResX window to the bottom of the
- screen leaving only the title bar exposed. Command-Space Bar again will
- move the window to it's previous location.
-
-
- General info:
-
- • If you open a file that is already open, such as the System or an
- application that is currently running, be very careful. Only do this if
- you know what your doing or else be prepared for a bomb or possibly
- corrupting the file. You will be alerted that a file is already open. When
- closing the file in ResX, it will not physically close the file.
-
- If you have a file that is already open and you want to physically close
- the file, hold down the option key while clicking on the Close button.
- This is nice to use when you are trying to open a file in a text editor but
- get an error that the file is open. Or when trying to run an application
- but get an error that the file is busy but it really shouldn't be.
- This feature will allow you to force close the file so that it is not
- necessary to reboot.
-
- • Repeat Last Copy on the menu allows re-copying the last single resource
- that was performed. This is great for developers who write externals
- and need to constantly move their external to the destination file
- each time it is recompiled.
-
- • Information on a file can be obtained by clicking on the file name on
- the lower part of the window just above the Close button. This gives you
- the ability to change file attributes, file type and creator, and rename
- and delete. The full path of the file is also given.
-
- • You can define the function of double-clicking on an item in one of the
- lists via the DoubeClick popup menu in the center of the screen.
-
- • I bet the reason the police keep people away from plane crash sites is
- so that nobody lays down in the crash stuff and then pretends to wake
- up exclaiming, "Wow! What was THAT!?"
- "Deep Thoughts" - Jack Handey
-
- To register ResExpress:
- See the file, "How to register ResExpress".
-
- To kill a blue elephant:
- Use a blue elephant gun.
-
- To kill a pink elephant:
- Hold its nose until it turns blue. Use a blue elephant gun.