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- »» Wolf File Manager v0.51e
- »» Compiled on February 9, 1993 at 8:40pm
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- »» Written by Matthew Ayres
- »» (c)1993 by White Fang Technologies
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- Features:
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- -Attribute, copy, delete, edit, move, rename, view, and execute files.
- -Build, list, and expand archives. Currently: ARC, ARJ, LZH, and ZIP.
- (requires ARC.EXE, ARJ.EXE, LHA.EXE, PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE)
- -Files can be tagged and ALL management commands work on tagged files.
- -Make, remove and rename directories.
- -Color coded files, user defined.
- -Extension assignment, user defined.
- -File mask and Attribute mask.
- -Multiple sort methods.
- -Mouse support.
- -Drive and directory info.
- -Windowed, full colored, on-line help.
- -Screen Saver (VGA 256 color)
- -There's more, but I don't remember it all off the top of my head.
- -More to come.
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- BETA notes:
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- Thank you for downloading WFM. The program in it's current state is
- only a BETA version. You nor I can expect it to completely work correctly.
- I can't gaurantee ANYTHING AT ALL. I try to only upload versions that I
- haven't found any bugs in, that doesn't mean there isn't any. At this time
- I ask for no money (most people aren't going to pay for a BETA version),
- but I do ask one thing. That is to let me know what you think of this
- program, any bugs you've found, any ideas, any reason that relates to this
- program is fine.
- Please don't expect every feature to work. Some things are still in the
- making. Most of the general things like copy, move, and delete all work
- fine as far as I have tried them. Some things work, but they may not have
- information windows yet. Some things might seem to work, but they MAY not.
- I'm not trying to implement that there is hundred things wrong here, I just
- want you to be aware things might not work. I need to know of these things
- too, in order to correct them. So do you part and get a hold of me, please
- read below.
- Please excuse any of my spelling mistakes in the documentation, in the
- program, or in the on-line help. These aren't so important right now, but
- if you feel the need to let me know, then do so.
- Not all BETA versions will be uploaded. I have to do some minor testing
- before I give it out!
- I've gotten into the habit of giving my versions names in WFM like this:
- 0.01a, 0.01b, 0.01c, 0.01d, 0.01e, 0.02a, 0.02b, etc. I go A through E then
- I jump it up one hundredth of a version. I rarely make bigger jumps.
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- Reporting bugs:
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- BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE, REPORT ANY BUGS, BIG OR SMALL. The bug can be
- something as little as a mispelling or the mouse leaving an inverse character
- on the screen. See below on how to reach me.
- (Don't feel you HAVE to report them... but I'd REALLY like it if you
- would, nudge..nudge..)
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- Reaching the programmer:
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- I'm not going to give out my address just yet. For the time being you
- can call me at (510) 455-0425. If you are unwilling to pay the phone bill,
- I'll happily give you a call back and take the phone charges. (Please don't
- make collect calls though!)
- I can also be found on some Bay Ares BBS systems. My name is Matthew
- Ayres (in case you forgot to read the first page) and my handle is (usually)
- White Fang. Feel free to E-Mail or page me for chat if you see that I am
- on a BBS system.
- Please don't be afraid to tell me exactly how you feel about WFM. If you
- feel that it's the worst thing ever made, then say so. On the other hand, if
- you think it's the greatest, good. Either way, I'd like to know, and more
- importantly, I'd like to know why. Your opinoin means a lot to me.
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- Installation:
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- At this time, there is none. There is only ONE file that you need. All
- the configuration information is stored within WFM.EXE.
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- Instructions:
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- Since WFM is constantly changing I'm not going to write this section out
- just yet. Another thing, WFM is has online help now. Most of the program
- is self explantory. Feel free to browse around and try different things. No
- serious problems should occur, but if they do, I hereby declare that I am not
- responsible for anything that happens using WFM, at all! Got it?
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- Upcoming features:
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- -Allow expansion of individual files within an archive.
- -Support for DWC, HYP, PAK, ZOO.
- -Support for more than 600 files in one directory.
- -Support for more than 300 tagged files.
- -Allow attribute change of files during a copy.
- -Anything else nifty I can think of.
- -Any good ideas someone else lets me know of.
-
- I'm constantly upgrading and bug fixing WFM, so there will be a lot more
- things to come before an official version comes out, and that will be v1.00.
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- Distribution:
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- Give this to everyone and anyone. Upload it anywhere. My thanks to those
- who do.
- I live California near the Bay Area, if this happens to get somewhere
- that's 500 or more miles away, please let me know, I'm kind of interested how
- far this can go.
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- Revision history:
-
- ─────= v0.01 to v0.45c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- First workings of WFM. Almost 100 versions. None of these versions were
- ever released to anyone but a few people. Revision history wasn't kept for
- these versions.
-
- ─────= v0.45d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Minor bug fixes. Documentation written. First public release of WFM.
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- ─────= v0.45e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Pressing F1 brings up online help window. Full colored scrolling window.
- Only few lines of help added.
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- ─────= v0.46a =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- You can finally CANCEL some operations, like Copy, Move, and Build. I meant
- to put that in long ago, just never did. Help was lengthened, yet it still
- isn't complete.
-
- ─────= v0.46b =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Finished typing most of the on-line help. Only a few things left, and then
- there is any other additions made to WFM that have to be added.
-
- ─────= v0.46c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Speeded up help window scrolling for slower computers. Archiving bugs fixed.
- Clicking mouse on F1-Help and F4-Cancel now works. Few other minor changes.
-
- ─────= v0.46d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Mouse support for on-line help. Mouse scrolling in list is not lightning
- fast anymore (it was sort of hard to read things flying by at mach 7).
- Support for mouse in other places.
-
- ─────= v0.46e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Parts of source moved and rebuilt. Results were a smaller source and a
- smaller executable. Other minor bugs fixed.
-
- ─────= v0.47a =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Redone Delay routine, so when using View and on-line help with the mouse to
- scroll, it's a much nicer speed, and isn't dependent on computer speed.
- On-line help updated.
-
- ─────= v0.47b =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Seems View file and Find text have several problems, sometimes causing errors
- that would exit WFM immediately. View file routine gutted and redone. Find
- text had a serious problem, due to the View file routine. Find text taken
- out for the time being.
-
- ─────= v0.47c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Find text routine completely redone, has no problems now. Minor bugs and
- settings fixed.
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- ─────= v0.47d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Finally WFM tells you how many files are in the current directory. Minor
- adjustments made.
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- ─────= v0.47e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Major source modifications. Resulting in more programming space and a
- smaller executable.
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- ─────= v0.48a =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- You can now select the directory that WFM uses to store its temporary files.
- Also added toggles for Attribute Color, Extension Color, and Extension
- Assignment.
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- ─────= v0.48b =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Bug fixes. Attribute mask option added.
-
- ─────= v0.48c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Main scrolling file bar routine redone. Much faster now. I have a 486DX/33,
- so I can't test this very well, but I used AT-SLOW (by David Keil) to slow my
- computer down to 2 Mhz and it worked great.
-
- ─────= v0.48d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Internal directory routine redone. WFM now has support for up to 600 files
- in one directory and 300 total tagged files. This new routine will also
- allow me to add different sorting methods in the next version.
-
- ─────= v0.48e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Option for 1 or 2 columns of files by pressing 1 or 2.
-
- ─────= v0.49a =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Major bug fix. All the things I added lately had bugs, and not only that,
- they created more.
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- ─────= v0.49b =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Minor bug fixes. General revisions.
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- ─────= v0.49c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- WFM can now sort by None, Name, Ext, Size, and Time. It can also do the last
- four in reverse.
-
- ─────= v0.49d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Several minor problems resolved. Lengthened and revised help.
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- ─────= v0.49e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- More minor bugs fixed. Finally you can rename directories. Many other
- small additions made. Help revised again.
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- ─────= v0.50a =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Some people have found that you can tag a place with no file and accomplish
- very weird things, well, not any longer. Added ability to List an archive.
-
- ─────= v0.50b =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Some small fixes. Some small changes.
-
- ─────= v0.50c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Previous directory and Next directory options added, using the brackets.
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- ─────= v0.50d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Screen Saver WFM BOXZ added. Press F5 or wait 90 seconds to activate.
- BE WARNED!!!: This screen saver REQUIRES VGA. Later version will have
- support for other screen modes and more options. Because of this, the
- screen saver toggle is default to OFF.
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- ─────= v0.50e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- The previous version had a MAJOR bug, you could only change directories ten
- times and get an error... oops! That's fixed in this version.
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- ─────= v0.51a =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- A few small bugs resolved. Some minor changes were made.
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- ─────= v0.51b =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Some minor changes and very minor bugs performed.
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- ─────= v0.51c =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- A tremendous amount of very small bugs were fixed.
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- ─────= v0.51d =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- You can now select your favorite editor to use when you select the Edit
- command. Few minor adjustments made.
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- ─────= v0.51e =───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Instant Help added, simply click the right mouse button on a command and the
- help will come up with help on that command.
-