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- About Drop Text 1.5
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- (This document looks best with Monaco-9)
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- Drop Text is a drag-and-drop program that I wrote to convert a
- multitude of text files that we seem to collect into whatever
- format is needed. In this case, conversion between Mac (or Apple
- II), MS-DOS, and Unix are what is done.
-
- There are other programs out there that can do these, of course,
- but mine has some advantages:
-
- • Converts the file "in-place" - you don't have to bother with
- extensions to the filename to get rid of or tons of duplicate
- files.
- • Very safe - any error aborts the process, leaving the file being
- converted untouched.
- • Abortable at any point.
- • Checks the file for resource forks and "illegal" ASCII codes and
- does warnings - you can then choose to stop, skip, continue, or
- just do them all.
- • Processes directories up to 10 levels deep.
- • Can work on non-text files if you so desire.
- • Can change the file type & creator if you want.
- • Can remove trailing tabs and spaces from lines if you want
- (greatfor C/C++ source files!).
- • Can remove high bits of text (high ASCII into low ASCII).
- • Can convert AppleWorks WordProcesser files to text files.
- • Fast - processes in excess of 15k per second on a stock IIsi.
-
-
- How to use this:
-
- Well, real simple: select some files and drag it on top of the icon
- (the falling safe). If you hold down the OPTION button as you drop
- the file(s) or folder(s), the program will give you the Conversion
- Settings (the Options :) ) dialog. These settings are saved in the
- Preferences directory, so the next time you use the program it will
- use the same settings as before.
-
-
- Requirements for use:
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- • System 7.0 or later.
- • 39k on disk for program, 384k when running.
- • Some text or AWP files to convert (of course).
-
-
- Compatability:
-
- • 32-bit clean.
- • Should work on a 68000 cpu - if not, let me know.
- • If this doesn't work on your IIvx, I'm sorry, but it works on
- everything else I've tried (SE, SE/30, IIsi, PowerBooks, etc).
-
-
-
- Legal stuff:
-
- Drop Text 1.4 is totally free. Not for sale or profit for any
- reason. This program can only be GIVEN AWAY - it cannot be sold or
- charged for in any way shape or form (in other words, if you put it
- on a CD-ROM or on a pay-for-use system, don't charge the user for
- getting this program).
-
- The standard legal disclaimer applies: Not responsible, not my
- fault, your problem, not mine. It hasn't broken my machine in the
- time I've used it. Bla Bla Bla. If you loose your one and only text
- file version of War and Peace because this program ate it, you
- should have backed it up first.
-
- This junk aside, seriously, the program hasn't messed me up yet -
- which is why I put all the safty-checks in there in the FIRST
- place. In you accidently converted the file to DOS from MAC, just
- convert it back.
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-
- Other stuff:
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- • If you get a Bus Error when you launch this thing, don't blame me -
- blame Apple. It happens to me when I run Teach Text sometimes
- too. Just hit the button (if you're in 32 bit mode) to exit and try
- it again. Otherwise, reboot. I've done my best to track it down and
- fix it (somewhere in SetPort).
- • Source -IS- available if you want it.
-
-
- Version History:
-
- 1.0:
- First public release.
- 1.1:
- Modifed program to strip bit 7 from text files. Will warn you if
- it finds one before it does this.
- Cleaned up dialog display so that it's not flashing.
- Expanded the memory from 100k to 384k so that more than 40
- files can be processed at once.
- Doubled the size of the file buffer so that it doesn't hit the
- disk as much.
- Moved where the temp file was at (now on the boot volume's
- hidden Temporary Files folder). This keeps the Finder from
- updating info behind my back and slowing the program down.
- Fixed (hopefully) problem with program blowing with a bus error
- (tracked it down to SetPort - anyone got any ideas?)
- Added beep to the "What Now?" dialogs.
- Added beep when process takes longer than a minute.
- Added support for b&w users - title box and progress bar.
- 1.2:
- Program can now optionally change the file type and/or creator.
- Program can now optionally strip trailing spaces and tabs from
- lines. NOTE: This can miss a space or three if the line
- break occurs at juuust the right spot.
- 1.3:
- Program can now optionally convert AppleWorks AWP files to
- text files. I did this because I found a bunch of 800k
- ProDOS disk with AWP files on it that I wanted to convert
- over (and since company's copy of AW3.0 died along with the
- //e, there was no way to get the data out!).
- The program now gets Finder to update file information a little
- faster.
- The program can now optionally strip the hi bits - was previously
- always stripping them.
- The dialogs were changed so that they are positioned correctly on all
- screens now (was previously shooting off to the right on some
- systems). I also changed the dialog types from what I thought was
- pleasing to what "some people" belive is correct. If you like the
- old ones, use ResEdit to change them back.
- The Progress dialog can now be dragged around the screen; the position
- is saved as part of your preferences.
- Aborts a little faster.
- 1.4:
- Fixed the problem with converting files on floppy disks.
- Added option for allowing the Options dialog to show up for each file.
- Corrected dialog problems.
- Corrected a compile problem with Think C.
- Changed the program so that it creates the workfile in the same directory as the file being changed. This allows files on floppies to be changed.
- Changed the About box and the Creator type.
-
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- Email:
-
- If you want, send email to the uploader of this software --
- they should be able to forward the text to me.
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