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Short: Deluxe Replacement for WB2+ Info, V1.1
Author: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
Uploader: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
Type: util/wb
ExtraInfo is a replacement for the Workbench "Information" function,
and adds a great deal of functionality on top. I wrote it because I
was sick of squinting at that tiny topaz-8 font in a window without
keyboard shortcuts that is Commodore's original offering. ExtraInfo
does *not* require OS3 like all the others, since I'm still getting by
with OS2. That does mean, however, that it doesn't patch the WBInfo()
library function: you have to run it like a normal program.
ExtraInfo uses the excellent BGUI library by Jan van den Baard to
provide font-sensitive, keyboard-controllable gadgets in a resizeable
window. You'll find the full package on AmiNet in directory dev/gui.
Version Notes:
1.1 - Fixed Enforcer hits on File Info page.
No longer disables paste button when tooltypes list is empty.
Forgot to optimize - saves 1K.
Requirements:
o AmigaOS 2.04 / Kickstart V37 or higher.
o bgui.library V38 or higher (included).
Status:
o Freeware.
Features:
o Can be started from Workbench or Shell.
o Edit tooltypes, with Insert, Toggle, Duplicate and Remove buttons.
Also arrange their order with Top, Bottom, Up and Down, and
cut/copy/paste them to/from the clipboard.
o Comprehensive file, volume and icon information.
o Displays file version ID strings and file type (using WhatIs
library, by Sylvain Rougier and Pierre Carrette, not included).
o Strip or add bitplanes to icon images - useful for reducing size of
icon file and eliminating image corruption in faulty icons.
o UnSnapshot icon position and swap pens 1 and 2 (black and white,
called "ReColor" in IconEdit).
o AppWindow support - drop icons on window to show info for them.
Also: drop icons on special image box to replace existing icon
imagery. It is also possible to add icons to files this way.
o AppIcon option, with user-definable imagery and placement.
o Opens on the default public screen, optionally on a named one.
o Font-sensitive gadget layout in resizeable windows using BGUI
library: uses the screen's default font. Option to override and
specify font.
o Option to specify tooltypes listview font.
o All gadgets have keyboard shortcuts.
o AmigaGuide documentation, available on-line.
o Installer script included.
o Locale support for presenting all text and messages in the user's
preferred language, plus option to override and specify language.
NB: No translations available at the present time.
$VER: ExtraInfo.readme 1.1 (21.5.95)
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993 540 45.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +4ColourIcons.info
967 234 75.8% 21-May-95 21:57:28 +ExtraInfo.appicon.info
1451 834 42.5% 21-May-95 21:57:28 +ExtraInfo.info
57451 19519 66.0% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +BGUI.guide
1433 939 34.4% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +BGUI.guide.info
993 540 45.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +Catalogs.info
10347 3345 67.6% 21-May-95 21:57:34 +ExtraInfo.ct
35504 16736 52.8% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo
1387 542 60.9% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.appicon.info
38884 13375 65.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.guide
1433 939 34.4% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.guide.info
1963 1422 27.5% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.info
10190 2521 75.2% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.install
1951 1076 44.8% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.install.info
3018 1595 47.1% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.pi
2697 1414 47.5% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.readme
1448 707 51.1% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +ExtraInfo.readme.info
993 540 45.6% 21-May-95 21:57:24 +Libs.info
104440 50335 51.8% 05-May-95 12:22:50 +bgui.library
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