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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. AF - The Archive Folder, v. 0.23. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
AF
Archive Folder, v. 0.23.
Thomas Olsen, 1996
CONTENTS
The menus
The keys
The container
Using AF
Options
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. The menus. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
THE MENUS
Main menu
Object menu
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Main menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
MAIN MENU (Right mouse click in the container)
View
Options
Help
Exit
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.1. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Exit - Exit AF.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.2. View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
View
Icon - Icon view. Not rather informative. Only the file icon and filename.
Details - Details view.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.3. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Options
Settings - See Settings
Font - Presents a standard font dialog which enables you to change the font in
the main container.
Save settings - Save the window size, the font etc.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.4. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Help
Help index - The main help index.
General help - General help about AF.
Keys help - The shortcut keys usable in AF.
Using help - Shows the standard page about using the help system.
Help contents - All the help topics.
About - Information about the program and the author.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Object menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OBJECT MENU (right mouse click on a file object)
Open...
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Open
In progress
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. The keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
THE KEYS
Key Result
DEL - Delete selected files
ALT+X - Exit AF
F3 - Exit AF
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. The container ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
THE CONTAINER
In the container you can view the files in two different views: Icon and
Details view. In Icon View you simply see the files with icons and file names.
In Details view some more information is provided:
Icon - The same icons as used in Icon view, just smaller.
File name - The name of the compressed file.
Date - The date the file was created
Old size - The size the file had before it was compressed.
New size - The size of the compressed file.
At the bottom of the screen is two small status areas. The leftmost will
display information about program events such as what files are currently
being (un)compressed and how many files there is currently selected. The
rightmost displays which compression program that is used to view the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. The settings notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SETTINGS NOTEBOOK
In progress
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Using AF ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
USING AF
Creating new archives
Extracting files
Adding files
Deleting files
Drag'n'Drop
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Creating new archives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When AF is installed a folder with archive templates is created on your
desktop. To create a new archive simply drag of a file from an achive template,
optionally rename it, and then double click on it. The Archive Folder will open
and you will be able to select the archive to use. Use Drag'n'Drop to add files
to the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Extracting files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Work in progress
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.1. Adding files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Drag'n'Drop to add files to the archive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.2. Deleting files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Work in progress
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Drag'n'Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DRAG'n'DROP (Direct manipulation)
You can use direct manipulation several ways.
To extract files from an archive select them in the archive folder and drag
them to a WPS folder. In the titlebar you can see when the files are ready to
be dragged.
To archive files drag them from a WPS folder to an open archive folder.