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- AppleLink Translator for StuffIt Deluxe
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-
- Version 1.0 of 20 Feb 1991
-
- Written by Terry Teague
-
- Copyright (C) 1991, Aladdin Systems, Inc &
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- This software is being licensed to you free of cost.
-
- Please see Terms of usage and distribution at the end
- of this document for information regarding your right
- to use and distribute this software.
-
-
-
- Introduction:
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-
- AppleLink Translator is an external translator for use
- with StuffIt Deluxe, available from Aladdin Systems, Inc.,
- Deer Park Center, #23A-171, Aptos, CA 95003-4723.
-
- This translator provides compatibility with the AppleLink
- package facility of AppleLink 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0.
-
- This translator requires that you have StuffIt Deluxe or
- StuffIt Classic. It is designed for uncompressing AppleLink
- packages and creating AppleLink packages without requiring
- the AppleLink application itself.
-
-
- Installation:
- -----------
-
- The rest of this documentation assumes that you have properly
- installed StuffIt Deluxe and are familiar with the operation
- of StuffIt Deluxe.
-
- To install this translator, placed it in the Translators
- folder in the System folder of your startup drive. Then
- launch (or quit and relaunch, as appropriate) StuffIt Deluxe.
-
- If you are in Standard menu mode, you must switch to Expert
- menu mode to use this translator.
-
-
- Operation:
- ---------
-
- After installation, you will have a new choice under the
- Other menu with the name "AppleLink Package". This is a
- hierarchical menu, with additional choices of "Expand from
- Package…" and "Compress into Package…". Operation of the
- translator can occur in the background, when running under
- MultiFinder™ or System 7.0, if so desired.
-
- Expand from Package:
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-
- To expand the contents of an AppleLink Package, choose the
- "Expand" menu option. You will be presented with a Standard
- File Dialog, which will allow you to select a Package to
- expand, or Cancel etc. The Package will be opened, and a new
- modified Standard File Dialog will be presented. The contents
- of the package will be displayed in a list in the dialog. If the
- package was created by a recent version of AppleLink, such as
- 6.0, it is possible that the package contains hierarchical folders,
- much like the standard Macintosh Hierarchical Filing System.
- In such cases, it is possible to select a folder, and double-click
- on it to display its contents. Double-clicking on the folder name
- again (which will be displayed above its contents), will "collapse"
- the folder structure. If you never select any folder or file to
- expand, the Save button is disabled, and the default is Save All.
- However, if you select a folder or file name, its name will be
- placed in the editable text area, and the Save button will be
- enabled - this allows you to save a single folder or file, or give
- it a new name on the destination disk. You can select multiple
- folders or files to save, by shift-clicking to select contiguous
- items, or by command-clicking to select discontiguous items.
- If you select multiple items, the Save button will be disabled.
-
- Select the destination disk/folder by the usual means. The dialog
- will also show the amount of disk space that the expanded files
- will occupy, and the current amount of free disk space on the
- destination disk.
-
- There is also a checkbox to automatically delete the package after
- it has been expanded. And a button for creating a New Folder.
-
- Once you have selected the files to expand, and the destination, click
- on the Save or Save All button as appropriate. A progress dialog will
- be displayed, and progress indicated, as the files are expanded.
-
- If you selected Save, rather than Save All, then the dialog will be
- presented again, to repeat the above operations, until such time
- you Cancel (the Done button), all the files have been expanded, or
- some error occurs.
-
- Compress into Package:
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-
- To compress selected files into an AppleLink Package, choose the
- "Compress" menu option. You will be presented with a modified
- Standard File Dialog, which will allow you to select files and
- folders to compress. Use the Add button to add selected files
- and folders to the package. You can open selected folders by clicking
- the Open button, or double-clicking on the folder name. You can
- double-click on selected files as a shortcut to Add them.
-
- The contents of the package will be displayed in a list in the dialog.
- The uncompressed size of the folder or file will also be displayed.
- The package can contain hierarchical folders, much like the standard
- Macintosh Hierarchical Filing System. In such cases, it is possible to
- select a folder, and double-click on it to display its contents.
- Double-clicking on the folder name again (which will be displayed
- above its contents), will "collapse" the folder structure.
-
- If a folder or file is selected in this list, the Remove button will be
- enabled, if you wish to remove the selected folder or file.
- Tip: to compress a whole folder except for a few files, select the
- whole folder to compress, then select the folder name in the list,
- double-click to reveal its contents, and select individual files to
- remove.
-
- Once a folder or file has been added to the package, the Compress…
- button is enabled. You may choose this button to compress the
- package, or Cancel. If Compress… is selected, you will be presented
- with a Standard File Dialog that will allow you to select the destination
- disk, a destination package name, or Cancel etc.
-
- Once you have selected to compress the package, a progress dialog
- will be displayed, and progress indicated, as the files are compressed.
-
- Finally, a dialog showing the savings made by compressing into a
- package, will be displayed.
-
-
- Appendix A: Terms of usage and distribution:
- ----------
-
- Although copyrighted, this software is being licensed
- to you for your use free of charge. However, ownership
- of, and interest in this software shall remain with the
- author. Use and distribution of this software is
- governed by the following terms in an effort to
- reasonably insure that this software will remain
- freely available and that no one other than the author
- will derive a commercial benefit from distributing
- this software.
-
-
- LICENSE AGREEMENT
- ------------------
-
- "You," "your," and the "user" refers to any person or
- entity which acquires or uses this software.
-
- "Software" refers to any computer programs identified
- at the start of this documentation file, together with
- all codes, techniques, software tools, formats, designs,
- concepts, methods, ideas, and documentation assoicated
- with the computer program(s). The term also includes
- all copies of any part of the software and documentation.
-
- "Author" refers to the author of this software, Aladdin
- Systems, Inc.
-
-
- This software is owned by the author and contains
- valuable and proprietary information of the author.
- If you violate any part of this agreement, your right
- to use this software terminates automatically. In the
- event of termination of this agreement, you must destroy
- all copies of this software and derivatives of this
- software in your possession and cease distributing the
- same.
-
- This software is being licensed to you as provided by
- the terms of this agreement.
-
- You may:
- 1. Use this software on as many computers
- as you want at any given time.
- 2. Make as many backup copies of this software as
- you want.
- 3. Alter the software in any manner you see fit
- FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE. Such altered versions
- should not be distributed. The creation of
- such derivatives shall not diminish the author's
- title to this software.
- 4. Terminate this agreement at any time by destroying
- all copies of this software and derivatives of
- this software and cease distributing the same.
-
- You may not:
- 1. Create any derivative works from this software
- for distribution.
- 2. Reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or
- otherwise attempt to discover the source code to
- this software.
- 3. Use this software in any manner as to discover
- proprietary information relating to the Translator
- interface in StuffIt Deluxe.
-
-
- You may distribute this software provided that:
- 1. This software is distributed free of any charges
- except as provided for under 1a. This software may
- not be sub-licensed, sold, lent, rented, or leased
- except as provided for under 1a.
- 1a. You may charge a nominal fee to cover
- duplication, shipping and/or handling costs
- of distributing this software provided that
- the pro-rata fee (ex: the fee of ordering a
- disk/CD/tape/etc divided by the number of
- programs on it) does not exceed US $1. You
- may include this software in any compilation
- even if you sell the compilation for a
- profit provided that the pro-rata fee defined
- above does not exceed US $1 for this software.
-
- You may also charge your usual timesharing,
- network usage and/or membership fee if you
- distribute this software electronically.
-
- While you may claim a compilation copyright
- on any compilations which include this
- software, interest in and ownership of this
- software shall remain with the author.
-
- 2. You include this documentation file with the
- distribution.
- 3. You do not modify either this documentation file
- or the software itself.
- 4. You do not use the name of this software or
- of the author or the fact that you provide this
- software in any promotional material relating
- to your distribution of this software. However, you
- may include such information in a catalog listing of
- your offerings.
- 5. You may not transfer this software in a manner as
- to violate any regulations relating to the transfer
- of software, including the US Export Administration
- Act.
-
- Disclaimer of warranty:
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-
- In using this software, you understand and agree that this
- software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
- The entire risk as to the results and performance of using
- this software lies entirely with you, the user. The author
- does not make any warranties, either expressed or implied,
- including but not limited to implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with
- respect to this software.
-
- In no event shall the author be liable for any consequential,
- incidental, or special damages whatsoever (including without
- limitation damages for loss of critical data, loss of profits,
- interruption of business, and the like) arising out of the
- use or inability to use this software.
-
- Although the author would appreciate any feedback and bug
- reports, the author shall not be responsible for correcting
- any problems which you discover or otherwise help you
- maintain and use this software. Furthermore, the author
- may at any time replace, modify, alter, improve, enhance
- or change this software.
-
-
- Complete agreement:
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-
- This agreement constitues the entire agreement and supersedes
- any prior agreements between you and the author concerning
- this software. This agreement cannot be amended, modified,
- or waived except in writing.
-
- General:
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-
- If any provision of this agreement is found to be
- unenforcible, it shall be deemed severed from the remainder
- of this agreement.
-
- This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws
- of the State of New York. Any arbitration or litigation
- relating to this agreement shall take place in the State of
- New York.
-
-
-
- U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
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-
- This Software is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use,
- duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to
- restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the
- Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
- 48 CFR 252.227-7013, or in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of
- the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at
- 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. The manufacturer
- is Aladdin Systems, Inc. Deer Park Center, Suite 23A-171,
- Aptos, CA, 95003.
-