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- ConvertApp
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-
- ConvertApp provides an easy way of converting your old applications into
- the new 'Jens Ovesen-types' and vice versa.
- There are a number of options you can choose from the menu or by clicking
- the icon.
-
- 'To new app' and 'To old app' selects what kind of applications you want to
- generate.
- 'Only apps' will leave normal directories unchanged.
- 'Recursive' will make the program continue into subdirectories.
-
- Examples:
- 1 If you want to convert all the old applications in a directory to new ones,
- select 'To new app', 'Only apps' and 'Recursive'. Then drag the directory to
- the icon. It is generally wise to select 'Only apps' when you've selected
- 'Recursive', unless you are positive that there are no normal directories
- somewhere that should be left alone.
-
- 2 If you want to convert a new application back to the old style, select
- 'To old app' and 'Only apps'. Drag the application to the icon.
-
- 3 As you see, 'Only apps' is seldom deselected, and the main use for it is
- when you want to convert a single directory into an application.
-
- Whenever the application name is changed (adding or removing '!'), the
- application directory will be scanned for spritefiles, and each one
- scanned for the application sprite(s). They will be renamed to the new
- application name. This is enough for most things, but there are some
- programs that uses the sprite name internally. You will have to mend those
- by hand when you see them doing silly things.
-
- If adding or removing the '!' results in a dirname which already exists,
- this dir will be renamed with a '?' at the start. If THIS name already
- exists, you will get an 'Already exists' error, and you can get rid of
- the offending dir yourself.
-
- Have fun!
-
- 1.01: Err, the small icons were given wrong names... That's what you get
- when you don't test a program with all possibilities :-(
- 1.02: Both ways, recursive and safe-renaming added. Locked objects are
- unlocked for the occasion.
-
- Thomas Olsson, 24 Mar 1993
- (2:234/101.1@fidonet.org if you have any comments)
-
- NB: It doesn't patch Impression "files", because Impression doesn't like'em
- withou '!'.
-