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HandyHelp
HandyHelp is a a very small directory utility with only the necessary
features. It doesn't take too much memory so you can have it on your
WorkBench all the time.
HandyHelp was a little project that I coded when I didn't feel like
programming anything commercial. HH was also my first big?? Assembly-
project.
STARTING
--------
You can run HandyHelp from CLI or Workbench. HH creates it's own process
so you don't need any runback-programs in CLI. You don't have to worry
about stack sizes either.
PARAMETERS
----------
HandyHelp takes two optional parameters from the CLI: Window starting
X- and Y-coordinates. For example: HandyHelp 340 10
COLORS
------
HH may look horrible on your Amiga if you use WB1.3 or WB1.2. As a
Commercial Developer I use WB2.0 so the colors are chosen so that HH
looks beautiful in WB2.0. You can change your colors with (suprice!)
preferences. :-) The best solution is ofcource to upgrade to WB2.0 :-)
DEVICES, DRIVES etc
-------------------
Every time you press the menu-button on you mouse, you get all the drives,
devices and assigns you have to the side where your mouse pointer was.
You can choose a device by double-clicking on the name.
CLIMBING IN THE TREE
--------------------
You enter a directory by double-clicking it's name. You get the parent-
directory by clicking the "/"-button. HandyHelp reads the directory to
a linked list so you will never enter a too long directory.
ACTIVE SIDE
-----------
One of the sides is the source side and the other destination. When you
choose files on a side, that side becomes the active side (source). The
active side is pressed down and the other is up.
COPYING
-------
COPY copies files or directories from the source side to the destination
side. COPY de-selects the files that were successively copied. HandyHelp
adds the copied files to the destination list without any extra directory
readings.
DELETE
------
Delete deletes selected files or directories from the source-side. Files
that were not successively deleted remain selected on the list.
RENAME
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Rename let's you rename files from the source-side. Files that were not
successively renamed will be asked again until success or you press the
"cancel"-button.
FUTURE
------
I will continue coding HandyHelp. These features will be added:
- File lengths to the directory list too. This requires a
horizontal scrolling gadget.
- Directory list cache. Long directory readings are boring
while using diskettes.
- More functions. MakeDir and Read would be nice...
COPYRIGHT AND DISTRIBUTION
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HandyHelp is CopyRight © 1990 by StarSoft Ky, SF-66420 Ruto, Finland.
It can be freely distributed for non-commercial purposes.
HandyHelp is written in assembly language and compiled with the fastest
assembler available, ArgAsm. The source code is not included, but you
can always ask for it... If you like to read Finnish documentation :-)
You can send suggestions, bug reports etc. to:
Jarto Tarpio
Nikkarinkuja 2A6
02600 ESPOO
FINLAND
But note that I may not have time to answer your letters. If possible,
use e-mail: robin@niksula.hut.fi I always answer my e-mail...