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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- well be out of date.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:
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- Copy ppguide to your C: directory (or anywhere in your path).
-
- USE:
-
- From the shell, type:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- 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
-