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- * P O W E R W I N D O W S U P D A T E 1 . 1 . 1 *
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- Welcome to the PowerWindows update V 1.1.1! It's only a small update be-
- cause actually I don't have very much time to work on PowerWindows. The
- update fixes some bugs and brings you new versions of some of the Power-
- Windows utilities:
-
- You should install the update by double-clicking the "Install"-Icon. If
- you are using an old version of the "Installer" you might not see all of
- the text or might not get the correct language (the script is in german,
- english and italian - if you don't get the correct language try adding
- the tooltype "LANGUAGE=italiano", "LANGUAGE=deutsch" or "LANGUAGE=english"
- to the Install-Icon).
-
- Warning: o This update was created in a rather great hurry. Making backups
- ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ of old files (or the whole PowerWindows-Directory or lha-archive
- ) is probably more than just a good idea. You have been warned!!
-
- o Users which used the "DontIconifyReq" trick to get ARQ, Assign-
- Wedges etc. working watch out: This trick does not work any-
- more!!!!! Use CyReq and "Don't patch Requesters" instead!!!!
- Also "DP=??" should not be used (needed) anymore when using
- CyReq.
-
-
- Files in this Archive:
- ======================
-
- o "PowerWindows"
-
- New version of the executable which fixes some bugs and has also a new
- 'feature': With "DONTPATCHREQ" you can tell PowerWindows not to patch
- EasyRequestArgs() and AutoRequest(). This should make Requester-Improvers
- and -Replacers, Assign-Wedges, etc. work again, but it should only be used
- when you are running a requester-replacer (such as ARQ) or CyReq (included
- in this archive), because otherwise you will loose memory every time you
- open a standard system requester.
-
- Another new feature is that now PowerWindows will be terminated when you
- try to start it twice. PW_Stop is not needed anymore (although it's still
- working)
-
- [INSTALLER] : Will be copied to PowerWindows directory and WBStartup (if
- [INSTALLER] : an old executable was found there)
-
-
- o "PowerWindows.gui"
-
- New GUI-File for PW_Prefs that makes appear the "Don't patch Requesters"
- option in the "General"-Page.
-
- [INSTALLER] : Will be copied to PowerWindows directory
-
-
- o "PowerWindows.pio"
-
- New PIO-File for PW_Prefs. It's necessary for being able to use (save and
- load) the new option "Don't patch Requester".
-
- [INSTALLER] : Will be copied to PowerWindows directory
-
-
- o "Tools/StackAttack"
-
- New version of StackAttack, the utility that increases the stack of other
- programs. It has been completely rewritten and now also patches Run-
- Command() and SystemTagList(). Nevertheless it's shorter now and should
- 'kill' even more strange and casual GURUs!
-
- [INSTALLER] : Will be copied to PowerWindows/Tools/Shell directory and C:
- [INSTALLER] : The installer script asks you whether you want it to insert
- [INSTALLER} : a start-line to the startup-sequence or not
-
-
- o "Tools/CyReq"
-
- New utility that should make Requester-Improvers, -replacers, Assign-
- Wedges etc. work again, if you use the new PowerWindows option "Don't
- patch Requesters" (DONTPATCHREQ). This utility should be started very
- early (either at the beginning of the User-Startup or somewhere (but
- after "S:SetPatch") in the Startup-Sequence). It must be started with:
-
- run <>NIL: CyReq
-
- [INSTALLER] : Will be copied to PowerWindows/Tools/Shell and C:
- [INSTALLER} : The installer script asks you wheter you want it to insert
- [INSTALLER] : a start-line to the user-startup or not
-
-
- o "Tools/Waiter"
-
- New utility that can be used to get a short delay between the startup
- of two programs in the WBStartup Drawer:
-
- Although you can give the programs in the WBStartup Drawer a start
- priority (Tooltype: "STARTPRI"), it's not granted that the program that
- starts first (higher startpri) installs it's patches before the program
- started next (lower startpri). This is because most programs in the
- WBStartup have set the tooltype "DONOTWAIT" and therefore even if program
- "B" was started second it might install it's patches before program "A"
- (it might have to do less setup).
-
- With Waiter you can force a delay of some seconds (tooltype "WAITSECS")
- between the startup of program "A" and program "B" by giving Waiter
- a startpri between program "A" and "B".
-
- If you are using "WBStartup+" you probably don't need this program as
- "WBStartup+ seems to feature a "WAIT=<sec>" tooltype which forces a delay
- of <sec> seconds before the next program gets started.
-
- [INSTALLER] : Will be copied to PowerWindows/Tools
-
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- Other Files:
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-
-
- o "FileAttack"
-
- Great new program of mine that is used by the installation script. It
- allows you to select at which line to insert a certain Text (file) in
- a destination file (example: StackAttack to s:startup-sequence).
- FileAttack has an incredible nice GUI and is very easy to use (with
- a lot of key short-cuts).
-
- FileAttack is not yet completed: Help-Button does not do anything.
-
- You can tell FileAttack to delete some lines in the destination-file
- by using CONTROL + LEFT MOUSE BUTTON. Move around with the mouse and
- the lines you touch will change color. This lines will not be saved
- when clicking on "Save".
-
- Important: You (programmers) are actually not allowed to include this
- program in your archives. I will probably release it sooner
- or later as shareware (contact me if you are interested in
- using it). The shareware fee will probably be not very high
- (maybe 5 or 10 $)
-
-
- o "Images/PWLogo2.gif"
-
- PowerWindows Logo created with Maxon Cinema 4D 1.5!
-
-
- o "ShowLogo"
-
- Little program that shows "PWLogo2.gif" but only on OS >= 3.0
-
-
- o "Start_CyReq"
-
- CyReq-Startup Text (script) that is added to the user-startup by
- the installer script (using FileAttack)
-
-
- o "Start_StackAttack"
-
- StackAttack-Startup Text (script) that is added to the startup-sequence by
- the installer script (using FileAttack)
-
-
- o "Read"
-
- Little program used when you double-click on "Update.readme". It tries to
- find "MultiView" or "AmigaGuide" in several directories and then starts
- it to view "Update.readme". No more "Unable to open your tool 'multiview'"
-
-
- o "catalogs/"
-
- Catalog-Files (.cd/.ct/.catalog) for FileAttack
-
-
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