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This is !fsckFrend 0.01alpha and is (c) Angelos tou Thanatou 1995.
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This software is (technically speaking) *not* public domain, in that
the author retains copyright at all times, but permission is granted
to freely use and/or distribute the software providing that no charge
(other than for media & handling) is made for it. You may freely
modify the software, but if you do please don't distribute the modified
files.
This software is provided "as is"; its use it entirely at your own risk.
(and indeed with your own RISC :-)
Right, boring stuff out of the way, now let's get on with it...
What does it do?
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Well, basically it runs 'fsck' in the background (allowing you to continue
work in the desktop) and lets you know how it went. Since running fsck in
this manner produces no screen output it makes it suitable for use as a
repeating task alarm in !Alarm (which is basically why I wrote the thing).
Features:
* 'Auto-Quit' If fsck returns 'map good', the appplication can
be set to quit after a (configurable) delay. See
the !Run file to find out how.
* Small window; takes up very little room on your desktop. Notice
the 'toggle size' icon? full size (but still nice
and small) the window gives a little more info.
* Beeping; if fsck returns a 'bad' code for whatever reason,
the app can be made to beep at reqular intervals
(to hopefully get your attention). Again, see the
!Run file to find out how.
* Configurable; you can set the disc to 'fsck' in the !Run file, or
(more versatile), use "%0" and tag the disc name onto
the app. name in !Alarm's 'Set Alarm' window.
* Compact & neat.
You'll need to edit the !Run file before the app will run.
You can set the wimpslot to allocate to the 'fsck' task by editing the line
'SET fsckfrend$slotsize ....' I haven't bothered fiddling with this much
since I've got a 4Mb machine so memory isn't that scarce. If needs be, you
can experiment and try to find out how little you can get away with :-)
Don't confuse this with the app's Wimpslot set earlier in the !run file.
(There are two 'Wimpslot' commands in the !Run file, the first makes sure
that there's enough memory for *both* the taskwindow and the app, the
second sets the wimpslot for the app. Change the first if you want, but
don't set the second to be any less than 32k)
NB: you'll need fsck 1.21 or later (available on Hensa/stuttgart/etc) to
use this app. The executable 'fsck' should be somewhere on your run$path
since the app. simply uses the command 'fsck <whatever>' to start fsck.
(fsck is © Sergio Monesi 1994, 1995 and *highly* recommended :-)
The application should run under RiscOS 2 (but I'm not sure), although
you'll need the 'taskwindow' module loaded (it's in !Edit's directory,
called 'Task'), or available in !System.Modules (where it should have been
anyway, acorn...)
That's about it. Bug reports, hellos, RiscPCs always welcome...
Angelos tou Thanatou.
e-mail: A.J.Holdsworth@ncl.ac.uk (or n0ae3@newton.ncl.ac.uk)
s-mail: AJH c/o 23 Baronsway, Whitkirk, Leeds, LS15 7AW, England.
TTFN...