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- !Suite
- v 1.41 (21st September 93)
- This program is Shareware. This means that you can copy this program to
- anyone you like, but if you find the program useful, you should register,
- as explained below. This entitles you to the latest version of this
- program, and of all my other applications.
- If you do copy the program it should be in its original format, with ALL of
- the accompanying files. That is : !Boot
- !Help
- !Run
- !RunImage
- !Sprites
- Code
- Defaults
- MakeCode
- Messages
- Sprites
- Templates
-
-
- Purpose
- -------
- A suite of utilities.
-
-
- To use
- ------
- Bin - Drag a file or directory (or group of files/directories) onto this
- icon, and a window will open asking you if you are sure you wish to delete
- that file/directory. If you have got the option set to confirm deletion by
- the OK and Cancel icons, click on the OK icon if you are sure, else click on
- the Cancel icon. If the confirmation is to be done by mouse then move the
- mouse pointer onto the window as before, and the pointer will change. Click
- SELECT to delete the file, and ADJUST to leave the file. If more than
- one file/directory has been dragged onto the bin icon, the contents of the
- icon will change, and you must again select whether or not to delete that
- file/directory, unless the option is set not to give individual selection of
- deletion, in which case the window will show the pathname plus a "*", e.g.
- "adfs::MyDisc.$.Directory.*", and the prompt will ask if you wish to delete
- that selection. Therefore, you will only need to click on the OK icon once,
- or select 'YES' with the mouse once. This will then delete all files held in
- the list. (BE CAREFUL!!) Even if the bin is in the middle of a list of files
- and/or directories you can drag further files and/or directories onto the
- bin icon. This will add them to the end of the list, and will offer you the
- option to delete them when it gets round to that point of the list. Users
- of RISC-OS 3.10 and greater will benefit from a multi-tasking delete
- operation, as per the normal filer. (N.B. The bin WILL delete locked files
- if the option is set, and will also delete a directory if it is the
- Currently Selected Directory, by going up a directory. The CSD will ONLY be
- changed if the directory to be deleted is the CSD.)
-
- Set-Type - Drag a file or group of files onto this icon, and a window will
- open showing the filename, and asking you for the new type. Enter the type
- in the necessary icon, and press RETURN. This will *SetType the file
- accordingly. The filename in the window will then change if there is
- another file in the list, and you will be asked to enter the type as before.
- When there are no more files to set-type, the window will close.
-
- Bas-Edit - Drag a file onto this icon to load it into the BASIC Editor. If
- the option is set, then the CSD will be set to that of the file. Just click
- on the icon to enter the BASIC Editor with no file loaded and the CSD
- unchanged.
-
- VDU - Drag a file onto this icon to show it on screen. Press SHIFT to scroll
- through the text.
-
- Speaker - Click on this icon to toggle the internal speaker status. The
- sprite will change to reflect the status of the internal speaker, when
- you click on the icon, and will also change if the status is changed by
- another program, or by the CLI.
-
- CSD - Drag a file onto this icon to set the CSD to the directory containing
- that file. Drag a directory or application onto it, and the CSD will be set
- inside that directory. If the option is set, then a window will open telling
- you what the CSD has been set to.
-
- Sprites - Drag an application onto this icon to force the wimp to look at
- the !Sprites file inside it (if there is one). Please note : I do not force
- the filer window to be updated, so the effects of using this option will not
- be immediately obvious.
-
- Clock - Click on the icon to show the clock for a few seconds. The ability
- to do this is of use to anybody with an ARM2, and maybe an ARM250, where
- the constant screen updates of a normal clock can slow the computer down
- quite noticably. The length of time for which the clock is shown is set
- from the options window, as is the format. At this point in time only two
- formats are available : hours and minutes (hh:mm) and hours, minutes and
- seconds (hh:mm:ss). There is also the option to specify whether the clock
- should be on the left side of the icon bar, the right side of the icon bar,
- or in its own window, which can be moved around the screen to wherever you
- like.
-
- ARM3 Cache - Click on the icon to toggle the state of the cache on/off. The
- sprite will change to reflect the state of the cache, when you click on the
- icon, and will also change if the state is changed by another program, or
- by the CLI. (N.B. This option is only available (I think!) to owners of
- ARM3 & RISC OS3 machines.)
-
- The application also supports interactive help.
-
-
- Customisation
- -------------
- Edit the line inside the !Run file inside the application to show what icons
- you which to appear on load up. i.e. Append to the Run <Suite$Dir>.!RunImage
- the suffixes which correspond to the icons - BIN - Bin icon
- SET - Set-Type icon
- BAS - BASIC Editor icon
- VDU - VDU icon
- SPE - Internal speaker icon
- CSD - Set CSD icon
- SPR - Icon Cacher
- CLK - Clock icon
- ARM - ARM3 Cache icon
-
- Also, whilst the program is running, clicking menu on any of the icons will
- show a menu containing 'Info', 'Show', 'Options' and 'Quit. Going to the
- 'Show' sub-menu allows you to alter which icons are shown.
-
- Also on the same menu is the 'Options' selection. Going to this sub-menu
- allows you to select whether : you wish to force the deletion of locked
- objects when using the bin,
- you wish to set the CSD when loading a file
- into the BASIC Editor,
- you wish to confirm deletion of a file by the
- OK and Cancel icons, or by clicking SELECT
- or ADJUST after moving the mouse
- onto the bin window,
- you wish to have individual selection of
- deletion, or whether you wish to delete
- all files dragged to the bin at once,
- you wish the program to open the window
- showing you what the CSD has been set to,
- you wish the program to check the speaker
- status regularly, to test if it has been
- changed by another program.
- you wish the program to use small icons on
- the icon bar. (This uses less space on the
- bar, but means you have to be more precise
- with the mouse, and makes the icons harder
- to see.)
- you wish the clock (when shown) to be on the
- left icon bar, on the right icon bar, or
- in its own window,
- you wish the program to check the ARM3 cache
- status regularly, to test if it has been
- changed by another program. (This will be
- greyed if the computer is not fitted with
- RISC OS3 and/or an ARM3)
- and also : how long you wish the clock to be updated
- for (1 - 9 seconds),
- the desired format of the clock. (hh:mm:ss,
- or hh:mm)
-
- There is also the possibility to save the current option status as the
- default, and will be loaded on start-up. (N.B. This saves only the options
- mentioned in this paragraph, and does not reflect the status of the icons
- shown on screen.)
-
-
- Programmers info
- ----------------
- This program responds to message type &4C49454E (that's NEIL in ASCII!) to
- alter what icons are shown on screen. So, to send the prog a message, use
- something like :
- DIM buff% 128
- !buff%=100:buff%!4=0:buff%!8=0:buff%!12=0:buff%!16=&4C49454E
- buff%!20=icon:buff%!24=state
- SYS "Wimp_SendMessage",17,buff%,0
-
- where icon is : 0 = Bin
- 1 = Set-Type
- 2 = BASIC Ed
- 3 = VDU
- 4 = Speaker
- 5 = Set CSD
- 6 = Icon cacher
- 7 = Clock
- 8 = ARM3 Cache
-
- and state is : 0 = off
- 1 = on
-
- I cannot really think why anybody would want to use it, but I put it in on
- a whim, and it may be of use to you if you want to change the icons shown
- depending on who is using the computer.
-
-
- Bugs & Improvements
- -------------------
- Please report any bugs found and any possible improvements you can think of
- at the address shown below.
-
-
- Registering
- -----------
- To register, send £5 to me, at the address shown below, stating what version
- of which programs you have. You can enclose your own disk for the programs,
- and if you do so you can deduct 50p from the price. Registering entitles you
- to upgrade to later versions of the same programs and to get new programs
- for the price of £1. Any additional contributions from overseas towards
- postage would be greatly appreciated.
-
-
- Neil Walker.
- 16, Finderne Drive.
- Wymondham.
- Norfolk.
- NR18 0HU.
-
-
- Legal Notice
- ------------
- This program is supplied 'as is'. I therefore cannot be held responsible
- for any loss of data, profits or any other loss, either directly or
- indirectly, that may be incurred by the use (or misuse) of this software,
- even if I am aware of the possibility of such a loss. However, I can assure
- you that in its original state, the program contains no deliberate viruses,
- or damaging procedures, except where these are necessary for the fulfilment
- of the program's function.
-