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@database "TrashManager.guide"
@author "John Muir"
@(c) "
Copyright 1995 John Muir"
@$VER: Trash Manager User Manual 0.93 (7.1.95)
@width 78
@toc Main
@index Index
@node Main "Trash Manager User Manual"
@{b}@{u}Trash Manager v0.93@{uu}
Copyright 1995 John Muir
Written by John Muir@{ub}
@{" DISCLAIMER " link Disclaimer}
@{" Introduction " link Introduction}
@{" Requirements " link Requirements}
@{" Installation " link Installation}
@{" Using Trash Manager " link UsingTM}
@{" Settings " link Settings}
@{" Release Notes " link History}
@{" Contact Info " link Contact}
@endnode
@node Disclaimer "DISCLAIMER"
@{u}@{b}DISCLAIMER@{ub}@{uu}
The information and the Trash Manager program are provided
"as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied. The entire risk as to the accuracy of the
information herein is assumed by you. John Muir does not
warrant, guarantee, or make any representations regarding
the use of, or the results of the use of, the information
or the Trash Manager program in terms of correctness,
accuracy, reliability, currentness, or otherwise. In no
event will John Muir be liable for direct, indirect,
incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any
defect in the information or the Trash Manager program even
if he has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
@{b}@{u}FREEWARE@{ub}@{uu}
Trash Manager is FREEWARE; it may be distributed by any
means, anywhere.
Please do not make any changes to the archive. If Trash
Manager is distributed in or with any commercial media,
I would like to be acknowledged for my efforts in the
production of Trash Manager.
@endnode
@node Introduction "Introducing Trash Manager"
@{u}@{b}Introduction@{ub}@{uu}
Trash Manager is an App-Icon Trashcan program which runs on
the Workbench. Trash Manager creates an Icon which appears
on the Workbench screen. The Workbench user can drop other
icons onto this App-Icon and Trash Manager will delete the
selected file(s).
This can be dangerous, so Trash Manager allows you to
confirm the deletion of each file to make sure that you
don't delete files that you don't want to.
Since the program creates an icon on your Workbench, it
allows you to to choose which icon is used, where it is
placed and the name to give it.
All of the settings that you use are saved into the Trash
Manager icon.
@endnode
@node Requirements "Requirements"
@{u}@{b}Requirements@{ub}@{uu}
Trash Manager requires Kickstart and Workbench 3.0 or
above (and a Commodore Amiga
home Computer).
Required libraries and software:
gadtools.library v39
locale.library v38
Workbench
@{u}@{b}Development@{ub}@{uu}
Trash Manager was developed on an Amiga 3000/25 with 10Mb
of RAM, and AmigaOS 3.1. Trash Manager was written in 'C'
and compiled with SAS/C 6.51.
@endnode
@node Installation "Installing Trash Manager"
@{u}@{b}Installing Trash Manager onto Your System@{ub}@{uu}
The best way to install Trash Manager is by double-
clicking on the Install Trash Manager icon. This executes
an installer script which will copy all of the relevant
files to the appropriate locations.
If you don't like the installer, then follow these
instructions;
To install Trash Manager onto your hard disk, simply copy
the TrashManager file and icon to any directory. The best
place to put it would be the SYS:WBStartup drawer so that
Workbench will start Trash Manager every time your start.
If you are using any language other than english, copy the
Catalogs/<language>/TrashManager.catalog to
Locale:Catalogs/<language>/TrashManager.catalog.
For example, I have installed the french catalog on my
system;
copy Catalogs/fran
ais/TrashManager.catalog to
Locale:Catalogs/fran
This completes the installation of Trash Manager.
@endnode
@node UsingTM "Using Trash Manager"
@{u}@{b}Using Trash Manager@{uu}
Starting Trash Manager@{ub}
To start Trash Manager, simply double-click on the
TrashManager program icon from the Workbench, or type
TrashManager at a Shell prompt. Trash Manager will create
an App-Icon on the Workbench.
@{b}Opening the Settings Window@{ub}
Double-Clicking on the App-Icon will cause the Trash
Manager @{" Settings " link Settings} window to open.
The Trash Manager Settings window can also be opened from
@{b}Commodities Exchange@{ub} with the @{b}Show Interface@{ub} button.
@{b}Deleting Files@{ub}
To delete files, simply click on a file on your Workbench,
and drag it onto the Trash Manager App-Icon.
@{b}Confirming Deletions@{ub}
If the Confirm checkbox is checked on, then a window will
appear asking you if you want to delete the file that you
dropped onto the App-Icon. You are given four choices;
@{b}Delete@{ub} - delete the current file.
@{b}All@{ub} - delete the current file and all other files without
confirming the others.
@{b}Skip@{ub} - skip the current file.
@{b}Cancel@{ub} - cancel the entire operation.
@{b}Deleting Protected Files@{ub}
Should a file that you have dropped onto the App-Icon be
delete protected, then if the Protected cycle is set to
@{b}Ask@{ub}, a window similar to that one above will open giving
you the same options. In this case the @{b}All@{ub} button will
cause Trash Manager to ignore delete protection for all
files that it is asked to delete at that time.
If one of the files could not be deleted, a window will
open decribing the problem with an error message. You are
given three choices in response;
@{b}Skip@{ub} - skip the current file.
@{b}Retry@{ub} - try deleting the file again.
@{b}Cancel@{ub} - cancel the entire operation.
The Retry option is useful if the problem is caused by an
open Workbench window or another program which has opened
the file. You can close the window or the file and press
Retry to try deleting the file again.
@{b}Quitting Trash Manager@{ub}
There are several ways to quit Trash Manager;
- Open the Settings window, and choose Quit from the
Protect menu.
- Run Trash Manager again.
- Open Commodities Exchange, choose TrashManager, and
press the 'Remove' button.
@endnode
@node Settings "Trash Manager Settings"
@{u}@{b}Trash Manager Settings@{uu}@{ub}
The Trash Manager Settings window is opened by double-
clicking on to the Trash Manager App-Icon on the
Workbench.
The Settings window is separated into two parts. The
first part labeled @{b}Delete@{ub} contains gadgets pertaining to
deleting files. The second part is labeled @{b}App-Icon@{ub}, and
it contains gadgets pertaining to the App-Icon used on the
Workbench.
Keyboard shortcuts are shown as @{u}underlined@{uu} characters.
@{u}@{b}Delete@{ub}@{uu}
@{b}@{u}P@{uu}rotected@{ub} - a cycle gadget which allows you to determine
how Trash Manager handles Protected files. There are
three choices;
@{b}Ask@{ub} - ask before deleting protected files.
@{b}Always@{ub} - always delete protected files.
@{b}Never@{ub} - never delete protected files.
The requester used when you are @{b}Ask@{ub}ed about a protected
file is described in the @{" Using Trash Manager " link UsingTM} section.
@{b}Con@{u}f@{uu}irm@{ub} - a checkbox which controls whether or not Trash
Manager confirms the delete operation. The requester
used to confirm a deletion is described in the
@{" Using Trash Manager " link UsingTM} section.
@{b}Enter Direcotry @{u}L@{uu}inks@{ub} - a checkbox which controls whether
or not Trash Manager recursively deletes the files
which are within the directory pointed to by a
directory link.
@{b}NOTE: If a directory link is dropped directly onto
Trash Manager with an Icon, it will not be correctly
identified.@{ub}
Directory links which are sub-directories within a
directory dropped onto Trash Manager @{i}will@{ui} be
identified properly.
@{b}Show @{u}E@{uu}rrors@{ub} - a checkbox which turns on and off the error
requesters described in the @{" Using Trash Manager " link UsingTM}
section.
@{b}@{u}App-Icon@{ub}@{uu}
@{b}@{u}I@{uu}con@{ub} - a string gadget and getfile button combination
describing the filename for the icon that Trash Manager
uses as an App-Icon on the Workbench. Use the getfile
button to choose the icon with an ASL requester. If no
icon is specified then the icon used by Trash Manager
is used.
Another way to choose an icon is by dropping it onto
the App-Icon area in the Settings window.
@{b}@{u}N@{uu}ame@{ub} - a string gadget describing the name of the App-Icon
on the Workbench.
@{b}UnSnaps@{u}h@{uu}ot@{ub} - if this checkbox is checked on, then the X
and Y integer gadgets and the Get Position button will
be ghosted, and the App-Icon will appear in the default
location chosen by Workbench. Otherwise, the positions
stored in the X and Y integer gadgets will be used.
@{b}@{u}X@{ub}@{uu} - this contains the X coordinate of the location given
to Workbench to place the App-Icon.
@{b}@{u}Y@{ub}@{uu} - this contains the Y coordinate of the location given
to Workbench to place the App-Icon.
If an icon is already in the area used by the App-Icon at
that X,Y position, then the App-Icon will be placed in the
default location as if it was @{b}UnSnapshot@{ub}ed.
@{b}Get Position@{ub} - this button will open a draggable window
the size of the current App-Icon at the X,Y location.
You can drag the window to change the X,Y coordinates
for the App-Icon. To return to the settings window,
close this Get Position window, or click on the Trash
Manager Settings window.
@{b}@{u}Buttons and Menus@{ub}@{uu}
@{b}@{u}S@{uu}ave@{ub} - this button and menu item will cause the settings
described in the Trash Manager Settings window to be
saved to the Trash Manager program icon as well as into
the global variables used within the Trash Manager
program. Command-S will also activate the menu item.
@{b}@{u}U@{uu}se@{ub} - this button and menu item will cause the settings
described in the Trash Manager Settings window to be
stored into the global variables in the Trash Manager
program. Command-U will also activate the menu item.
@{b}@{u}C@{uu}ancel@{ub} - this button and menu item will close the Trash
Manager Settings window and cancel any changes made to
the gadgets within the window. The Trash Manager
Settings windows' close button has the same effect.
Command-C will also avtivate the menu item.
@{b}About...@{ub} - this menu item will open a requester telling
you about Trash Manager.
@{b}@{u}Q@{uu}uit@{ub} - this menu item will cause Trash Manager to stop
running. Any changes to the settings will be discarded
as with the Cancel operation. Command-Q will also
activate the menu item.
@endnode
@node History "Notes on Changes to Trash Manager & things TO DO"
@{u}@{b}History@{ub}@{uu}
@{b}Version 0.9 (27.12.94)@{ub} - Released on IRC.
@{b}Version 0.9a (27.12.94)@{ub}
BUGFIX: Retry button didn't do anything.
BUGFIX: Window wouldn't come to front if it was already
open and the icon was double-clicked.
@{b}Version 0.9b (27.12.94)@{ub}
BUGFIX: Enter Directory Links text went over the Show
Error checkbox with some fonts.
@{b}Version 0.91 (30.12.94)@{ub}
BUGFIX: UnSnapshot only worked if the icon that was used
wasn't snapshotted itself.
BUGFIX: If the tooltypes are updated while the program
is running, changes to the App-Icon will take effect
immediately.
BUGFIX: Settings were not reset to default before reading
ToolTypes so that NULL ToolTypes didn't result in using
the default. This occured after notification of
changes to the icon only.
FEATURE: Drop icons onto the App-Icon area in the
Settings window to set the icon used for the program.
@{b}Version 0.92 (31.12.94)@{ub}
BUGFIX: Numerous Enforcer hits while reading ToolTypes,
and MungWall problems removed.
FEATURE: Trash Manager is now a Commodity, and responds
by default to 'lcommand t', as well as to the Show
and Hide CX commands. Thanks to John Hughes for the
suggestion!
@{b}Version 0.92a (31.12.94)@{ub}
- Now shows the hotkey in the Settings window titlebar.
- Small changes getting ready for Localization.
@{b}Version 0.93 (7.1.95)@{ub} - First public release
FEATURE: Localized. French catalog included, with all
sorts of grammar and word errors. I need some help
translating the catalogs. Please E-Mail me if you're
interested in volunteering a hour of your time to
translate the program into your language.
Trash Manager now requires locale.library v38.
@{u}@{b}To Do@{uu}@{ub}
- Put a real Get File image in the Icon GetFile button.
Help anyone?
- Move files to a trashcan directory instead of deleting.
- Delete files that are already in this trashcan dir
or
- Remember where these files came from and put them back.
Maybe:
- Format Disks... someone get me a decent disk formatter
and I'll think about it...
@endnode
@node Contact "Where to send your suggestions, comments, bugs, etc."
@{b}@{u}Comments? Suggestions?@{uu}@{ub}
Send any bug reports, suggestions, gifts to:
(Internet) John_Muir@UManitoba.Ca
(Snail Mail) John Muir
11 Wildwood Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 0C7
CANADA
@endnode