PC User 2002 July/Disc 2/PCU0702CD2.iso/magstuff/retro/files/ztw149.exe/FAQ.TXT

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               ZTREEWIN :- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q1: How do I set the window size of ZTreeWin permanently?
A:  The size of the window is determined by the text-mode of ZTree (eg. 50x80)
    and the Font being used (when running in a window).
    Use Alt-F9 (or Alt-F10 for a permanent change) to change the ZTree
    text-mode.  To change the Font used in windowed mode, you must edit the
    screen properties of the shortcut used to invoke ZTreeWin (see Q2).

Q2: I went to change the screen properties of my ZTree shortcut, but the
    options are not available.
A:  If your shortcut points to ZTW.EXE, it should instead point to ZTWIN.BAT
    in order to display the advanced shortcut settings (see also Q4).

Q3: After running programs from ZTree, why does the window shrink?
A:  When the window in which ZTree is running uses a Font setting of AUTO,
    the window will shrink when Ztree closes.  To prevent this, set a fixed
    font in the shortcut settings (see also Q4).

Q4: How do I make Alt-Q exit to the current directory in a command prompt?
A:  For this to work, it is necessary to invoke ZTree from ZTWIN.BAT.
    ZTWIN.BAT is created in the ZTree directory the first time you quit ZTree.

Q5: I edited my ZTWIN.BAT, but every time I quit ZTree, my changes are gone!
A:  ZTWIN.BAT is rewritten each time you quit, to support Alt-Q (see also Q4).

Q6: I pressed 'maximize' on the toolbar, now ZTreeWin is Fullscreen - how do
    I get back in a window?
A:  Note that this toolbar is a function of Windows, not ZTreeWin.
    To return ZTreeWin to windowed mode, press Alt-Enter.

Q7: After I upgraded from Win9x to Win98/ME/2K/XP, ZTreeWin stopped working.
A:  Delete the existing ZTreeWin desktop shortcut, and create a new one to
    point to your ZTWIN.BAT.

Q8: When I try to use the archiving functions (Ctrl-F5 or Alt-F5), nothing
    seems to happen.
A:  This most often means that a third-party external archiving program could
    not be found.  ZTree invokes the archiving program through a command shell,
    so it is necessary to have these programs in a directory in the PATH.
    Make sure your TMP directory is valid and has some free space on the drive.

Q9: How do I make 'TurboZip' (or whatever) the default archiver?
A:  Edit ARCHIVER.BB2, and move the lines for your preferred default archiver
    to the top of the file.  Be sure to save a backup of ARCHIVER.BB2 in case
    it should become 'messed up'!

Q10:How do I manage 'spanned' archives with ZTreeWin?
A:  ZTreeWin can be used to create a spanned (multi-volume) archive if the
    archiver selected does this by default for removable media (eg. PKZip 2.50)
    or you manually add the required parameters to the archive command line
    before actually launching the archiver.
    ZTreeWin cannot be used to open a spanned archiver at this time, but
    support for it is coming.

Q11:Why does the screen blink after I invoke an external program?
A:  This is a known restriction in ZTreeWin caused by the use of 'bright'
    background colors.  Until a solution is devised, it is advisable to stick
    with the basic 8 (dim) background colours in your ZTreeWin scheme.

Q12:How do I start ZTreeWin in a specific directory (or the root)?
A:  ZTreeWin will start by default in the current directory (or the working
    directory of your shortcut).  To start somewhere else, either make that
    directory current before loading ZTree (or change the working directory
    of your shortcut), or pass the desired pathname to ZTree as a command-line
    parameter (eg. ZTW C:\DOCS)

Q13:Why doesn't the Free Memory display (under eXecute) match the MEM command?
A:  The MEM command displays memory available to the MS-DOS session running
    the command.  ZTreeWin uses the Win32 API to display available SYSTEM
    memory.

Q14:How do I view my .DBF files like I did in XTree?
A:  ZTreeWin comes with a 'native' .DBF viewer (ZdbView.exe) which is launched
    using the Open command.  ZTreeWin's internal viewer does not provide
    'formatted' viewing of special file types - for this, you will need the
    help of a third-party viewer program (see Q15).


Q15:How do I use my .XYZ viewer from within ZTreeWin?
A:  ZTreeWin supports the use of external viewers and other applications
    via the use of the 'O'pen command.  If the file you wish to open is
    a known file type for a registered (to Windows) application, there's
    nothing else to do - just highlight the file and hit 'O'pen.

    If on the other hand, the viewer is not registered to Windows, you must
    create a simple .BAT file named to match the file type you wish to use
    it for (eg. XYZ.BAT).  The contents of this .BAT should specify the
    external viewer to run, with the necessary %1-%8 parameters to pass the
    current filename (see F1 help on Alt-Batch for the meaning of the % values).

Q16:Can I use the XYZ viewer from my copy of XTreeGold (for DOS) from ZTreeWin?
A:  Yes, it is possible to make use of the graphics viewers from XTreeGold
    under ZTreeWin (others do not work sadly, as they are not runnable from a
    command prompt).

    As an example, here is how you can view Autocad .DWG files from ZTreeWin,
    using the XTreeGold v3.0 DWG viewer: (assumes ZTreeWin resides in C:\ZTREE)

    -Copy files EGAVGA.BGI, XTG_VGA.DRV & XTG_GDRV.XTP to C:\ZTREE
    -Copy XTG_GDWG.XTP to C:\ZTREE and rename to XTG_GDWG.EXE
    -Create a file in C:\ZTREE called DWG.BAT, the contents of which is:
     @C:
     @CD \ZTREE
     @XTG_GDWG.EXE %1 XTG_VIEW.TMP XTG_GDRV.XTP
    -Now, just highlight a .DWG file, and press 'o' (for open)

Q17:How do I display long filenames?
A:  Either use a different Alt-F file display mode (or set permanently with
    Alt-F10), use Alt-I for extended file information, or press (R)ename
    to display the current name (and then Esc to cancel the function).

Q18:When I Quit ZTree, I get a Windows error message.
A:  There are some cases where a video-related problem can cause a crash
    in 'WINOLDAP'.  To avoid this, either set the window font in the ZTree
    shortcut from AUTO to a fixed size, or add /Y to the command line.

Q19:Why are my files all displayed in different colors?
A:  ZTree adds the ability to color-code your files based on their name or
    attributes.  Please refer to ZCOLORS.INI for information on customizing
    the colors.  If you really hate it, just rename or delete ZCOLORS.INI!

Q20:Why won't ZTree let me change the timestamp of a file to an odd number
    of seconds?
A:  This is a limitation of the file-system, which stores the seconds of a
    timestamp in a packed format as a multiple of 2.

Q21:Does ZTreeWin work in DOS?
A:  No, ZTreeWin is a Win32 program, and will not run under Win32s with DOS.

Q22:Can ZTreeWin be used safely with FAT32?
A:  Yes!  ZTreeWin accesses devices only through the API, so it is fully
    compatible with FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS (and even HPFS under NT).

Q23:Suddenly now, when I try to start ZTree, I get a message that says the
    program cannot be run.
A:  Under Win9x, make sure you still have a file called CONAGENT.EXE in the
    \Windows\System directory.  Certain utilities think it's not needed!

Q24:How did you get the source code for XTreeGold?
A:  I didn't! This is completely my own work.  Of course, I take no credit for
    the most of the design (thanks Jeff!)

Q25:What is ZTreeWin written in?
A:  ZTreeWin is about 55,000 lines of C code.
    Currently compiled with MS Visual C++ 6.0, under Windows XP Professional.


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