Cream of the Crop 22/Cream of the Crop 22.iso/image/u_font12.zip/INSIGHT.UW

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        UNDERWEAR  programs/utilities have been created by a translator,
        who  has  learned  over  the  years,  that  computers  are   not
        restricted to the use of a word processor. My first computer was
        a  CP/M  floppy  machine.  It  had 64 Kb RAM, just enough to run
        WordStar v3.0, and I operated it solely through the WS menu.  It
        took  me  quit  a  while until I found out, that the black hole,
        from where I started WS, could be used as a command line.

        When  writing this I have 2 harddisks and 20 mega RAM under  DOS
        v6.22 and 4DOS v5.52, and I  feel uncomfortable within many menu
        driven ·user friendly· programs.

        What a relief to regain the freedom of the command line !

        So it goes...

        Since I developed most UNDERWEAR programs in the first place for
        my own use,  they reflect a great deal  the way how I operate my
        system.

        Meaning,  that I like to automate my routines as far as possible
        and run them unattended whenever possible. Lots can be  achieved
        with DOS batch files, miracles can be worked  using the numerous
        functions, variables, aliases and built-in commands of 4DOS  for
        batch processing.

        Meaning,  that  I  prefer small component utilities for creating
        individual à la card batches over massive menu driven  programs.
        However, highly  customizable menu driven programs,  which allow
        to run external programs, are welcome,  if  they provide command
        line options for batch processing. Or, even better, if they give
        out errorlevels upon termination.

        Meaning, that WINDOZE as a main working platform is for me still
        out of the question.  Sure, I have it  installed (v3.1) and like
        its graphic interface, alright,  but I'm  simply not  willing to
        sacrifice  the freedom of the command  line:  largely  automated
        4DOS   batch routines,  command  line processing  and   filename
        completion  and  much  more.  At the  end it  boils  down to the
        question: Who is running whom?

        There are few meaningful things, which  can be accomplished only
        under  WINDOZE.  I use  it only as  an extension  for 4DOS:  for
        importing  and  printing ASCII  texts  and  accessing  Internet.
        Most basic computing is faster and can be done with less efforts
        under 4DOS right on the command line.

        Besides - using different video modes, color palettes and screen
        fonts you can  achieve quasi ·graphic· displays  in  text  mode,
        too.

        However, since most  UNDERWEAR programs are designed to run from
        within  applications,  they should  also  work  from a DOS shell
        under WINDOZE. Just  make sure, that  you run  them in  DOS text
        mode  (hit Alt-Enter), due  to their  built-in  screen fonts and
        color palettes they  may generate  odd characters  when executed
        in graphic mode. This goes specially for accompanying UNDIZ.COM.
        It works nice, when properly installed with the Program Manager.

        Meaning, that UNDERWEAR is above all freeware for active  (4)DOS
        users. Who like to create  procedures,  which no menu programmer
        (and least of  all    MICROSOFT)  can  possibly  foresee.   Most
        accompanying UNDERWEAR  demo utilities are intentionally written
        as batch files to allow the user  to modify them  to her/his own
        needs and likings.

        You  found  moths=bugs in  UNDERWEAR programs?  Well,  UNDERWEAR
        seems to be pretty nutritious for these creatures. I  patch  the
        holes  as  soon  I as noticed one, but I'm also aware, that some
        features, tailored for my special needs  and  system,  may  fail
        under  other  operational conditions (such as older DOS versions
        than 5.0,  UNIX,  networks, notebooks). I'm now also aware, that
        UNDERWEAR descriptions, composed partially of upper ASCII chars,
        are almost  unreadable on UNIX systems. Sorry about that, but my
        descriptions stick to the WISIWYG rules: ·What I See Is What You
        Get·. Run accompanying UNDIZ.COM  to see  what  I mean. Besides,
        most  UNDERWEAR  archives  contain a  3LINES.DIZ in  plain lower
        ASCII.

        Requirements
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        Not  much: VGA card, DOS v5.0+ and a 386+ machine. Most programs
        will also work under  older DOS versions. 4DOS  is desired,  but
        not required.

        Error conditions
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        The most common  error message when running  UNDERWEAR  programs
        under (4)DOS  is the ·Out of environment space· sermon.  In this
        case increase the amount of the  ·Shell= /E:xxxx·  value in your
        CONFIG.SYS or in the Environment=xxxx statement in 4DOS.INI.

        Another   error  condition  may occur  when  renaming  UNDERWEAR
        executables to something else.  Most of  them are aware of their
        original  names and  will notify you,  when renamed.  If you get
        messages such like:  ·Error: xxxx is renamed ¡·  or  ·Can't find
        xxxx ¡· simply rename it back to its original name.

        UNDERWEAR distribution
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        I've encountered  several heavily altered  "UNDERWEAR"  archives
        with  an accordingly  modified separate PACKING.LST. To  prevent
        manipulations  of  the  packing list  and  to give  the  user an
        opportunity  to compare  the list   with  the  contents  of  the
        original archive, I have included into  UNDERWEAR executables an
        option ·PL· [=Packing List to file]  for  verifying the archives
        contents. If the archive contains more files  than listed in the
        Packing  List do  me  and yourself  a favour  and  delete  these
        superfluous from the archive if you intend to upload it.

        However, UNDERWEAR rhymes  with  FREEWARE  and  you  may  freely
        bundle  and  distribute  single  UNDERWEAR  utilities along with
        other  programs as  long  as you sign  the   archive   and   its
        documentation with your  own name. The only thing I insist upon,
        is that you do NOT declare it as an UNDERWEAR archive.

        UNDERWEAR   programs are   ·Take it or leave it·WARE    and  not
        supported in any way. (I'm  not all that  crazy  about  the idea
        to make answering to E-mail a full time job).

        Internet users
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        Most  of the last 20 UNDERWEAR programs listed in UNDIZ.COM  are
        available from anomymous FTP servers. Below their sites:

        ftp.mpoli.fi/pub/metropolis/dos (Finland)

        ftp.elf.stuba.sk (Slovakia)
        mirrored by:
        ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/msdos/mirrors/ftp.elf.stuba.sk (Germany)
        ftp.vse.cz/pub/msdos/sac (Czech)
        ftp-beer.bke.hu/pub/sac/pc (Hungary)
        ftp.pwr.wrc.pl/pub/pc/sac (Poland)
        URL 192.217.228.45 U.S.

        The  fastest and most reliable  ARCHIE server  for spotting  and
        downloading UNDERWEAR stuff in the net seems to be the Norwegian
        FTP Search v3.3:

        http://ftpsearch.utnu.no/ftpsearch

        General (4)DOS considerations & tips
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        Treasure  your  old  DOS  programs  written  in assembly (mostly
        .COMs). ·Old· has become increasingly a synonym for smaller  and
        often  better  utilities.  They load incredibly fast and take up
        only a tenth or less  in  size  of  nowadays  mega  .EXEs.  They
        include  often  sources  and  are functionally to a great extent
        identical  with  ·new·  programs  but  have  less  (if  at  all)
        restrictions and nag screens.

        One  of  those  outstanding oldies is B. Simon's and R. Wilson's
        key stuffer STACKEY (archive STCKEY4H).  It  lets  you  ·borrow·
        wanted features of menu driven programs for batch processing. It
        tricks  out any menu program and  beats  4DOS' KEYSTACK utility.

        For  text file comparisons try  Mike Albert's uncrippled  FC.EXE
        (archive FC30). If you happen  to have an older INSIGHT.UW  than
        this, you could for example rename it to something else  and run
        FC.EXE  upon  both  INSIGHT  files  to   find  out  the  (small)
        differences between the old and this file.

        A superb  archive  lister is ARCVIEW  by Nazarenko S.V. (archive
        ARCV71). Its features remind of AVIEW, but it is much smaller in
        size and faster, too. ARCVIEW is highly customizable: try  it in
        conjunction with UNDERWEAR's binary file viewer AB.COM  (archive
        AB11.COM) and text file lister (U-LIES10.COM).

        For managing about 20 000 files in 400 directories on 6 drives I
        need a fast  and reliable file finder.  Ray van Tassle's WIZ.EXE
        (archive WIZ36) is THE answer.  Besides that WIZ is really fast,
        it offers an  effective  duplicate finder  and batchable options
        for  SEARCH & EXECUTE  routines.  Uncrippled  shareware  at it's
        best!

        UNDERWEAR  programs  deal  a lot with VGA screen fonts  (UMFONTs
        supporting umlauts äåöü ÄÅÖÜ and ß) and  color  palettes,  which
        allow  to  turn the screen into a semi-graphic display. There is
        no way to capture an UMFONTed & palette colorized  screen  to  a
        file  in  text  mode,  but it can be saved into a graphic format
        like a GIF or PCX. The easiest way to accomplish this, is  using
        the  ·must  have·  shareware  program ·Screen Thief· ST.EXE.

        Red Alert: Beginning with version ST158, ST.EXE prints it's logo
        upon every  captured  picture. Don't  delete your old version or
        get version ST157 or older for logo free screen thieving ¡

        Frequently Asked Questions about UNDERWEAR
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        For  some  weird reasons has this file become much longer than I
        intended it to be ...

        So it goes...

        Josef ·Underwear· Braun