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- !Help for !DFSreader Version 0.01 Beta
- --------------------------------------
-
- [Docs as of 31-Mar-90]
-
- Files included in this package :-
-
- !Run
- !RunImage
- !Sprites
- !Help
- Templates
- MakeTrans
- typetrans
- chkspr ) my chkspr util, rename the app and see what
- !Boot ) happens (nothing!). Notes in Comments.
-
-
- This app was designed to aid transfer of DFS files to the
- Arc. Of course there are many ways to do this, the cheapest
- being serial transfer, notorious for the headaches it
- causes. Since I had an external 5.25" drive I wrote this
- app to allow me to transer files to & from my BBC with the
- minimum of hassle. Of course if you have DFS files on a
- 3.5" disc (why?) then the app should function quite
- satisfactorally.
-
- NOTE
- ----
-
- This app IS a beta version & many factilitys are missing
- from it, for instance it won't read 40 track discs (I
- think!), only accepts Acorn DFS discs (or compatible, want
- Watford DFS, send me the spec & I will gladly add it!) and
- there in no format command. This app is NOT a dfs filer, by
- simply a customized sector reader.
-
-
- Usage
- -----
-
- Double clicking on the !DFSreader icon in the filer
- window will install the application on the left hand side
- of the iconbar.
-
- Under the !DFSreader icon is a drive number. This number
- specifies the drive using the DFS convention, NOT the
- standard ADFS convention. ie
-
- Drive Side Number
-
- 0 0 :0
- 1 0 :1
- 0 1 :2
- 1 1 :3
-
- (this should be no problem to previous DFS users)
-
- To catalogue a DFS disc in the chosen drive simply click
- on the DFSreader icon and a filer type window will open
- displaying the contents of the disc.
-
- To transfer files to and from a DFS disc simply treat the
- DFSreader window as a standard filer window. ie drag icons
- to and from save and filer windows to load and save files
- onto the DFS disc. Transfers to and from memory resident
- applications can take place just as easily although note
- that the Wimp <Scrap$File> is used as a temporary store.
-
- To change discs, just insert the new disc and click on
- the DFSreader icon. Note : if you change the disc without
- clicking on the DFSreader icon then !DFSreader will not
- allow you to make any transfers.
-
- The iconbar menu gives you access to certain general
- actions :-
-
- Info Displays current version number &
- date, please quote this in all
- corespondence.
- Drive (submenu) Allows section of desired drive.
-
- Name Disc (submenu) Allows the disc name to be changed.
-
- Import Dir If ticked then the DFS directory
- character prefix (except $) is placed
- at the front of the ADFS file name.
-
- Free Displays the free space on the disc.
-
- Quit Removes the !DFSreader application
- from memory.
-
- There is also a context sensitive menu for the file
- window which when menu is clicked offers :-
-
- Display (Submenu) Allows the choice of window display
- types
-
- and if menu is clicked ontop of a file then there an extra
- submenu titled '<FileName>' which offers the standard file
- operations Rename, Delete, Access and Count.
-
- There is a BASIC utility supplied called 'MakeTrans',
- this utility allows the creation of of the file
- 'typetrans', the data file that maps Arc filetypes onto BBC
- load and exec addresses. Add data lines onto the end of the
- data list (before the -1,-1,-1 !) if you wish to add your
- own mappings.
-
-
- Versions
- --------
-
- 0.00 (Beta) Application under constant development
-
- Comments
- --------
-
- There are a great many desirable features missing from this
- application at the moment & the only reason I am releasing
- it now is because some company is selling a DFSreader for
- money abd I would like to give people the choice of a pd
- app or forking out for an expensive one.
-
- Even so the application is very functional and although
- is not as good as I would like, it is quite satisfactory
- for transfers.
-
- In future releases expect : Multi file selections,
- format, verify, other BBC disc formats, User default of
- drive, 40 track compatible, multiple windows and compact. I
- cannot guarantee that all these WILL be implemented but I
- will have a go at them!
-
- So please write (mail) to me with features you want and
- especially BBC disc format specs (ie Watford DFS) and
- mappings for the file 'typetrans'.
-
- The ChkSpr Utility
-
- The chkspr utility will, when run, examine the '!Sprites'
- file and check if the first sprite is the directory's name.
- If not the sprites name will be changed to the directory's
- name. The !Boot file contains on it's FIRST line 'Run
- ChkSpr', this runs the util, the next line contains
- 'IconSprites <Obey$Dir>.!Sprites' this loads the new sprite
- in. The filer always calls any new (ie renamed) app's !Boot
- file so the new sprite is automatically loaded for display,
- et volia! Please feel free to use the utility separately
- from the rest of the package, I think it is very useful!
-
-
- Conditions of Use
- -----------------
-
- This application is supplied free to everyone 'as is', I
- do not give any guarantee that it is free of bugs, or
- supply any warranty about its suitabliliy for use. However
- if there are any problems with it and you notify me of them
- then I probably will do my best to recify them.
-
- You are may give this application to anyone, via any
- medium, so long as :-
-
- 1) It is delivered with ALL the supplied files and
- unaltered (except !Run & !Boot files) .
-
- 2) It is not supplied on a disc you are charging
- for (except for media and postage costs).
-
- You have permission to use any part or the whole
- application in a project you intend to place in the public
- domain, as long as I am fully credited. If you wish to use
- these routines in a program that is for sale (for however
- much and for whatever reasons) or released as copyright
- material then my express permission in writing must be
- obtained. I maintain copyright on all the material
- supplied and reserve the right to amend these conditions in
- cases where I deem misuse.
-
- A large number of hours of work have gone into the
- production and maintenance of this application and although
- I have supplied the application free, donations will be
- gratefully received (and if over 7 pounds I will send you a
- disc with updates of this and all other pd stuff I have
- written. Please include a letter telling me which apps of
- mine you use and their version number & dates).
-
-
- Contacts
- --------
-
- My address:
-
- 6 Parklands Place,
- Guildford,
- Surrey GU1 2PS.
-
- BBSs I call frequently:
-
- Archive BBS [0603 745932] mbx 23
- Arcade BBS [01 654 2212] mbx 23
- The World of Cryton [0749 679794] mbx 273
-
-
- © Emmet Spier 1990 - USE and Enjoy!
-