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- FileFind 0.05 (05-Apr-1992)
- ===========================
-
- © Jon Ribbens, 1992
-
-
- This program is PUBLIC DOMAIN. This means that you can copy it around as much
- as you like as long as you don't make any money out of it and you include all
- the files.
-
-
-
- This is the second time that's happened. Just the other week I wrote a virus
- killer, and the day after I managed to contract a virus, which was then
- killed by my virus killer. Next I wrote a file finding utility, and the day
- after that I needed to locate a file wot I had lost....
-
-
- Anyway, if you've ever lost a file, on hard disc or on floppy, then this is
- the utility for you. (The main use on floppies is searching for a certain
- file through a lot of discs.) The user interface is based on VProtect, so if
- you can use that you can use this straight off.
-
-
- Installing FileFind
- -------------------
-
- FileFind uses my WimpExtension module, which handles things like 3D icons,
- pointer changes, linked windows, iconbar sprites, templates loading,
- indirected icon handling, colours menus, window handling, icon dragging,
- caret positioning, dialogue boxes, etc. It expects the file 'WimpExt' to be
- in your !System.Modules directory, so if you don't already have
- WimpExtension 1.15 or later then move the file 'WimpExt' from inside the
- !FileFind directory to inside your !System.Modules directory.
-
-
- Setting up
- ----------
-
- Click on the iconbar icon to open the setup window. The window is divided
- into two main sections with some buttons underneath.
-
- The 'Start directory' section is used to specify what directory to start
- searching in. You can type the pathname (eg. 'scsi::HardDisc.$') in the
- writeable icon, you can drag the icon to a directory viewer, or you can drag
- a file or directory from a directory viewer to the 'Start directory' area.
-
- The 'Search pattern' section is used to specify what you are searching for.
- You can specify a filename (using the normal RISC OS wildcards * and #), and
- you can specify a type. You can enter any normal filetype (eg. 'Text',
- 'Obey', 'FFB', etc.) or the special cases 'Any', 'File', 'Directory' or
- 'Untyped'. Both these writeable icons have arrow icons next to them leading
- to menus containing common options.
-
- The 'Save' button saves the current choices in the application directory so
- they will be the same next time you load FileFind. 'Cancel' will close the
- window and ignore any changes you have made. 'OK' will close the window and
- remember the changes. 'Search' will remember the changes, close the window
- and start searching.
-
-
- Searching
- ---------
-
- When it starts its search, FileFind will open the status window to show what
- it's doing. The 'Directory' field shows what directory it is currently
- searching. The 'Matches' field shows how many files/directories have been
- found matching the description given so far. The filename being searched for
- is shown on the right. The 'Cancel' button cancels the search (but you can
- still look at the files found so far). The 'Pause' button pauses the search.
- The button will change to 'Continue', and the search will be resumed when you
- click on this.
-
- The filenames found will be stored and shown in the list window. If you find
- very many files then FileFind will grab more memory to store the names. The
- slot starts at 16k and will increase to accomodate the extra names.
-
-
- List window
- -----------
-
- The list window will appear if any matches are found. The files are listed in
- the order they were found, with their filetype and full pathname shown. You
- can scroll up and down through the list as normal. If you double-click on a
- name then a directory viewer will be opened showing that file (or into that
- directory if it was a directory). During searching, the if the list window is
- scrolled to the bottom then it will continue moving down as more files are
- found. If you close the window during a search, it can be re-opened by
- clicking on the number of matches field in the status window. If you close it
- when the search has finished then the names will be forgotten, and memory
- released if more was grabbed to accomodate the names.
-
-
-
- Adverts
- -------
-
- Buy Lifeguard, the all new extremely good screensaver for the Arc. Runs in
- the desktop, has pretty effects - these are supplied as effects files which
- can be added into the library, you can write your own effects and include
- these if you like. Written in 100% ARM code, it takes only 16k + effects. A
- module screenblanker is included for out-of-desktop blanking or for if the
- desktop crashes.
-
- Get !VProtect, my virus killer, it looks remarkably similar to FileFind
- actually, there's consistency for you. At present kills Module and Extend,
- is hugely faster than Acorn's Killer, takes only 48k, has auto-scan whereby
- files and applications are scanned quickly when you double-click on them.
-
- Look out for lots of other stuff, Hourglass, RoughTime, EliteCheat, Mover,
- etc. New stuff coming out sometime includes WimpHelp, Domination, Minefield.
-
- If you write programs in the desktop, then you'll probably think that
- WimpExtension is incredibly good. It will hopefully be released soon for
- general use, just as soon as Acorn find me some SWI numbers...
-
- ***NEWS FLASH*** New version of Lifeguard coming soon, utterly improved (as
- if there could be any improvement on the original) with
- even better effects (cor)....
-
-
-
- Any complaints, money, demos, PD, explosive devices, etc. to
-
- Jon Ribbens
- 39 Nutkins Way
- Chesham
- Bucks.
- HP5 2BE
-
- Uploaded to the Newcastle Info-server by Jon Thackray (jrmt@ukc.ac.uk, Jak@Arcade BBS).
-
- N.B. Please note that this is not quite the final release version, but the only thing that isn't
- quite implemented is the saving of the list of files found, which is only partly implemented.
-