AliasCrony is distributed as SHAREWARE: you may try it, freely, for 7 days, after this time, if you use it, you are expected to pay the author. You may register by sending US $10 CASH (or an equivalent sum with your local currency) to the author at the address above. A shareware registration form is available inside AliasCrony.
Please, please, no checks: to cash them I must pay the bank $18!!!!! if you want to pay, in any case, by using checks, the requested price increases by $18 per check (example: check for registering one copy = $28; check for registering two copies = $38; and so on).
I will trash, without reply, any check without the $18 contribution.
for fees from $50 use an international postal money order.
Special licences:
pricing:
Site licence: US $ 200
Country licence: US $ 500 (a licence to use the software in any your office in one country)
World licence: US $ 1000 (a licence to use the software in any your office around the world)
To register a special license, please follow this steps:
1) send an international (postal) money order to the address above,
2) send me a letter or an e-mail containing your personal data (the same data requested in the "normal" registration form).
Distribution.
AliasCrony 2.1.1 is ⌐1995-98 Rocco Moliterno. It can be freely distributed without my previous permission, without any changes and with this "Read Me" from: online services, BBS, non-profit user groups, people.
AliasCrony 2.1.1 also can be included, without my previous permission, without changes and with this "Read Me", in all CD-ROM or disk shareware collections and in all CD-ROM or Disk magazines (anyway an e-mail or a notice will be welcome, as well as a copy of the magazine or media :-).
AliasCrony 2.1.1 may not be included in a commercial package without my permission.
The unregistered version.
After the trial time the unregistered version of AliasCrony is, still, fully operational, however will always show a reminder and its "about" box when you open it. When you register AliasCrony the irritating windows don't appear and the "unregistered" notice will be replaced by the registration information.
Notice: soon after registering, you will receive the serial number via e-mail.
Introduction.
AliasCrony is the ultimate alias manager. It has several features:
- Since aliases of applications lose the capability to have files dropped on, when the original is on a different volume, AliasCrony can create SuperAlias, a new alias kind, having drag capability always active.
- It can create aliases or SuperAliases and put them into specific predefined folders, when you're using the Drag&Drop mode. From its menus, instead, you can select the destination folders by using a speedy way.
- It can update aliases (also as SuperAliases) on the fly or else through its menus.
- It can add, to aliases, some useful custom icon, freeing a bit of space on desktop (as before: you can add the custom icon on the fly or else by using the proper menu).
-You may configure any action of above through preferences and change them with one keystroke before creating aliases or SuperAliases .
- It can scan all on-line volumes to create lists of:
a) attached aliases,
b) unattached aliases,
c) aliases and originals on different volumes.
-It can scan also individual folders-disks.
The created lists return useful infos about the aliases found, moreover, from these lists, AliasCrony can do several actions:
a) retrieves and shows aliases and originals.
b) links/updates/deletes/moves aliases.
c) shows the Finder's Info window, about aliases and originals.
d) updates aliases of applications to SuperAliases.
e) trashs the whole aliases list.
AliasCrony is Internet Config aware, Appearance Savvy and requires at least System Seven to run.
Menu File.
ÑMenu item "New Alias": creates a new alias; after you've selected the original, AliasCrony shows a dialog containing various predefined destinations for your alias.
Predefined destinations: Apple Menu folder, Control Panels folder, Desktop folder, Extensions folder, Preferences folder, Print monitor folder, Startup folder, Shutdown folder, Font folder, User folder (the destination you want).
Note: AliasCrony doesn't copy, from target file to alias, custom icon (if existing), but let you see the original icon. Any custom icon, will appear the first time you open the alias (Finder updates it!).
The "Alias Destinations" dialog hasn't a "Cancel" button. To cancel select first the "User ─" destination, press return then select the "Cancel" button from "Put File" dialog.
ÑMenu item "Update Alias": updates an existing alias; you should first select the alias through a GetFile dialog, then the "new" original through another GetFile dialog.
ÑMenu item "Close window": if enabled closes the foreground window.
Menu Goodies.
ÑMenu item "New SuperAlias": the same of menu item "New Alias", but creates a SuperAlias, if the original is an application located on a volume different than the alias.
ÑMenu item "Update to SuperAlias": the same of menu item "Update Alias", but attempts to enable the drag capability, if the original is an application located on a different volume than the alias.
SuperAlias Note: when you rebuild the desktop SuperAliases lose the drag capability. To avoid this prosy occurrence you should lock your SuperAlias (or update it again). AliasCrony can lock SuperAlias for you, if you want.
ÑMenu item "Add drawer icon╔": after yoy've selected an alias from the "Get File" dialog, AliasCrony shows another dialog from where you can choose one of five available drawer icons, then add it to your alias. You can pile the drawer icons on your desktop: five icons occupy the space of one normal icon and your desktob will be neat and well-arranged.
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ÑMenu item "Keys╔": remembers you the HotKeys available.
Menu Scan.
ÑMenu item "Scan for unattached Aliases": scans all online volumes searching for unattached alias.
ÑMenu item "Select╔": scans the folders-disks you want searching for unattached alias.
ÑMenu item "Scan for attached Aliases": scans all online volumes searching for attached alias.
ÑMenu item "Select╔": scans the folders-disks you want searching for attached alias.
ÑMenu item "Scan for Aliases & Original on different disks": scans all online volumes searching for alias of application on different volumes than original.
Ñ Menu item "Select╔": scans the folders-disks you want searching for alias of application on different volumes than original.
Notes: The "progress window" title is the name of volume/folder currently examined. During the scan you may use any enabled menu item, but can't use Drag & Drop.
When a window is open the related "Scan for╔" menu item is disabled, you may perform similar search after closing the window or else by using the related "Select╔" menu item (but, in this case AliasCrony doesn't check for already listed alias, simply adds aliases matching request to the existing list. Remember it). If you're running on 68k Mac and after choosing "Select╔", sometimes you may view a Watch cursor who remains immobile for some seconds, it isn't an application crash!!!! Simply AliasCrony can't show SpinCursors during some calculation. See the Version History for more explanation.
By pressing escape (better) or command-period (very very slow), you can skip the folder currently examined.
After completing the scan AliasCrony shows the "result window". There're nine (disabled) buttons corresponding to the (disabled) items of Menu Aliases. At the top of this window you can see a list of found aliases, any alias shows its whole pathname. When you choose an alias, from this list, some buttons/menu items become available; the alias icon appears at the bottom-left of the window while the found (or not found) original (partial) pathname appears at the bottom-center of the window.
Menu Aliases (and "result window" buttons).
Ñ"Show Original": shows the original, on disk.
Ñ"Show Alias": shows the alias, on disk.
Ñ"Delete": deletes the alias from disk.
Ñ"Update": updates the alias.
Ñ"Connect": connects the unattached alias.
Ñ"Trash": moves the alias to trash.
Ñ"Finder Info (original)": shows the Finder's info window of the Original.
Ñ"Finder Info (alias)": shows the Finder's info window of the Alias.
Ñ"Enable drag capability": transforms the selected alias to SuperAlias.
Ñ"Trash all": trashes all aliases in the list.
Menu Internet.
ÑMenu item "Copy my e-mail address": copies the author's e-mail address into clipboard.
ÑMenu item "Copy my Web Site URL": copies the author's web pages URL into clipboard.
ÑMenu item "Send me e-mail": if Internet Config is available launches your favourite e-mailer to send an e-mail to the author.
ÑMenu item "Jump to my Web Site": if Internet Config is available launches your favourite browser to visit the author's web pages.
ÑMenu item "Open Internet Config": launches Internet Config if it's available.
Preferences
You can create aliases and put them into one specific folder with one keystroke.
Through the menu item "Preferences╔" you may choose the Drag&Drop behaviour of AliasCrony:
Ñyou may decide the alias destination folder,
Ñwhether adding a drawer icon,
Ñwhether try to make a SuperAlias.
HotKeys
If you double-click on its icon, holding down the command key, then AliasCrony asks for an alias to update, then quits. If needful AliasCrony attempts to transform the alias to SuperAlias. Cool!
If you hold down option key, dragging on items, then AliasCrony opens the preferences window, before creating the alias.
If you drag items on AliasCrony icon while it's already open, after completing its job it remains open, also it quits.
Acknowledgement:
Carla "The Stylist" Bidone. Alessandro "The Doctor" Giolitti. Lucilla "The Leader" Guendalina Moliterno. Alessandro "The Ace" Levi Montalcini. Masatsugu "The Best" Nagata. Fabrizio "The Guru" Oddone. Jim Stout for "Jim's CDEF" (no longer used). Dave Crane who suggested the "Trash all" button.
Author's note:
My software development group is made up by: me
On the other hand, my beta-tester group is made up by: me
This means that if you find a bug, both developer and beta-tester groups would greatly appreciate your reporting ;-)
And don't forget to register your copy of AliasCrony. Remember that a shareware author should be supported.
If you don╒t pay for shareware software today, you will pay much more tomorrow for exactly the same features (but enclosed in a 'nice' commercial box).
Version history:
2.1.1 Removed a bug causing, sometimes on 68K, the unexpected closing of AliasCrony. Replaced, on 68k code, SpinCursor with WatchCursor to avoid trouble with the most recent development libraries for 68k, who support badly this feature. Better support of Appearance Manager in ModalDialog filters. New trial time term. Adresses update. Minor changes.
2.1.0 Unique FAT version. Added Preferences dialog. Ability to call Preferences dialog before opening a file. Appearance savvy. Spin cursors. Linked with MoreFiles1.4.8. Linked with Internet Config API 1.4. Notification Manager support. New Alert routine. Removed custom controls. Removed the "Finder bug"alert. Better disk event management. Multi window. Better "trash all" management. Removed old HotKeys. Updated e-mail address. Updated web site address. Revisited and changed lot of code for better stability.
2.0.2 Movable modal dialogs can switch in background. Updated e-mail address. Changed web page address. Changed Internet menu. Linked with MoreFiles 1.4.6. Revisited the whole code. Minor changes.
2.0.1 Correct a little little bug. The -128 error alert doesn't more appear (thanks Fabrizio). Correct some menu items adapting AliasCrony to the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (thanks Fabrizio). Compiled with the latest Internet Config glue. Added the "Trash all" button. Added capability to lock SuperAliases. Better list's cell updating. Minor changes.
2.0.0 All features are new as well as the name!
1.0.1 (Not released) Some improvement.
1.0.0 19 Jan 95, first release. Named Filealias.
Disclaimer of Warranty.
This software is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, implied or expressed. When using it you assume all responsibility for any damages caused, directly or indirectly, by its use. Also registering this software doesn╒t give you the right to require extra services (bug fixing, special assistance, the latest version on disk, and so on): you should pay only because you think the program you╒re using now is worth the money.
