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- [This document was written in Monaco 9-point, with four spaces per tab.
- It was created using BBEdit, a product of Bare Bones Software.]
-
- ABOUT TextChanger
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-
- [Note - although TextChanger works with System 6, we recommend that you
- use it with System 7.0 or later; these instructions presume that you are
- using System 7.0 or later. Under System 6, the “Show” button is
- disabled, and the “drag and drop” capability is not available.]
-
- TextChanger is an application which will scan your a disk or folder for
- text files, and allow you to selectively change their creators or delete
- the contents of their resource forks. This idea is not new; for years,
- there has been an application called “TEXT Ranger”, written by Darin
- Adler of Apple Computer, which does the same thing. However, TextChanger
- adds some unique capabilities:
-
- - TextChanger will identify the application which created the
- document, if that application is present on any mounted disk.
-
- - Whenever a new type of text file is encountered, you can
- instruct TextChanger to show you the file; TextChanger will then
- open the window in the Finder which contains the file, and
- select the file. (This is so that you can establish the context
- in which the file exists, or even open it up to view its
- contents. Having this context often helps in deciding what to do
- with the file.)
-
- - TextChanger can operate in the background.
-
- - TextChanger can change the Finder label of text files, and can
- optionally preserve the file's modification date and Projector
- ("ckid") information when zapping the file's resource fork.
-
- To scan a disk or folder, drop it on TextChanger. You can scan more than
- one disk or folder at a time. (You can also launch TextChanger by
- double-clicking on it; if you do, the “Scan Folder...” command on the
- File menu will ask you to choose a directory to scan.)
-
- TextChanger will then start scanning the drive (or folder). As it does
- so, it will display the name of the folder being scanned, and the name
- of the file currently being examined. (This last will change rather
- quickly.) To cancel a scan in progress, click the “Cancel” button in the
- progress dialog.
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- Whenever TextChanger encounters a file of a type it hasn’t seen, it will
- put up another dialog asking you what to do. There are a number of
- actions you can take:
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- - Enter an application signature code in the text field, and turn
- on the “Change Creator to” checkbox. If you don’t know the
- signature code for your desired application, you can click the
- “Choose” button; if you then select an application program and
- click “Open”, that application’s signature will be entered in
- the text field for you.
-
- - Turn on the “Change Label To” check box, and select a Finder
- label from the associated pop-up menu.
-
- - Turn on the “Zap Resource Fork” option to delete any resource
- information that may exist in the file. (Text editors often
- store information in the resource fork such as the font and size
- used to display this file’s contents, the last window position
- and size of the file, and so on. MPW also stores information
- related to its Projector source-control system in the resource
- fork of the file.)
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- If you zap the resource fork, you may optionally choose to
- preserve the modification date of the file, and/or its Projector
- state, if any.
-
- - Don’t turn on any options, and click “OK”. When you do this,
- files of the same type as the indicated file will not be
- affected at all.
-
- - Click the “Show” button. The indicated file will be displayed
- in the Finder. With this information, you can determine what, if
- anything, you should do. To resume the scan, bring TextChanger
- to the front again. [Not available under System 6.]
-
- - Click the “Cancel” button to cancel the scan.
-
- After selecting the appropriate options, click “OK” to continue the scan.
- When TextChanger is finished, it will quit. (If you launched TextChanger
- by double-clicking on its icon, it won’t quit; use the “Quit” command
- from the File menu.)
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING
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-
- If you find that you’re unable to drop a disk or folder onto TextChanger
- (or an alias to it), you probably need to rebuild your desktop, or use
- “Save a BNDL” or a similar utility to update the desktop database.
-
- CREDITS
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-
- The idea of an application to “search and destroy” rogue creators and
- resource forks isn’t new; the “TEXT Ranger” program by Darin Adler goes
- back to 1989 (and probably before).
-
- Robert Munafo was musing about how nice it would be to actually be able
- to examine the document before deciding what to do with it.
-
- Some Minor Legal Stuff
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- TextChanger is a free program. If you like it, then use it, enjoy it,
- and give it to others. Don’t send any money.
-
- Although TextChanger is free, it is not “public domain”. You may not
- alter it in any fashion. TextChanger and this document are
- copyright ©1994-1999 Bare Bones Software, Inc.
-
- • The source is not available.
-
- • TextChanger cannot be sold, either by itself or in combination with
- any other product, without the express written permission of Bare
- Bones Software, Inc.. The one exception to this rule is made for
- user groups. If you’re a user group which is publishing a CD-ROM or
- floppy collection, you may include TextChanger and all of its
- included files without restriction, save that the original package
- is included. Contact us for up-to-date versions and information.
-
- • TextChanger may be given away as a support utility for a package
- which is itself to be given away. People who have need to
- distribute TextChanger as a support utility should contact us
- for up-to-date versions and information.
-
- • Bare Bones Software, Inc. makes no warranty, express or implied,
- with respect to the software or documentation including (but not
- limited to) implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
- particular purpose. In no event will Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- be liable for loss of profits or goodwill or other indirect,
- special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any
- defect in the software or documentation, even if advised of the
- possibility of such damages. Bare Bones Software, Inc. shall have
- no liability for any data stored or modified with this program,
- including the costs of recovering such data.
-
- Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied
- warranties or liability for incidental or consequential
- damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply
- to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may
- also have other rights which vary from state to state.
-
- TextChanger is copyright ©1994-1999 by Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
-
- Address correspondence to:
-
- Bare Bones Software
- P.O. Box 1048
- Bedford, MA 01730-1048
- email: <info@barebones.com>
- Web: <http://web.barebones.com/>
-