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Bin 1.00
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I finally recoded it into a module! It now has truly tiny memory requirements,
and uses PinPatch (more releases using this to follow - once I have registered
the appropriate stuff with Acorn). This bin program is not designed to have
enormous numbers of features and a memory footprint to match, it is designed
instead to be fast, memory efficient (so you poor people with 1Mb machines
will have no trouble with this...) and useful. It does have one or two
'interesting' features, but they aren't loaded unless required.
Before using this, copy it to a read/write area of your hard disc.
Using it
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The first thing you'll need is Pinboard loaded. Sorry, PinPatch hasn't been
tested with many other backdrop utilities as of yet (for example, it doesn't
work at all with my own !BDrop - soon to be rectified...). Double clicking
should now load the program. You can now drag files to the bin and watch them
disappear. If you make a mistake, simply double click on the bin and drag the
files right out again (turn 'Don't backup' off for this to work...)!
Fun things (as suggested by those people on Arcade) can be had by using the
'Options' submenu (click the middle button over the bin, u fool). From
here you can add some, er, interesting sound effects, have an animated bin,
set it so it asks if you are sure, use outline fonts (not really necessary if
you have a RISC PC...), delete all the files in the bin at startup, or set it
so that it doesn't bother saving the files. Finally, you can change the name
of the Bin to something else... (hours of fun can be had insulting your friends
here...)
The final bit is 'Empty Bin', which does exactly that.
PinPatch stuff
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Bin is a PinPatch utility. As it is the first, you won't know what this means
(unless you had an older copy of bin, which worked in a similar way). Basically
PinPatch removes the restrictions imposed by the icon bar... you can drag it
off there and onto the Pinboard, and from there, back to the icon bar. Simple,
really, but quite useful for those that fill their iconbars with junk...
Disclaimer & contacting me
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Bin is FREEWARE - the copyright remains with the author. You may distribute
it freely so long as you distribute the original archive unaltered in any way,
and charge a reasonable fee for doing so (say, not more than £3), or don't
charge at all. PinPatch is currently slightly developmental - if you send
a disc and SAE to the author of !Bin, you will be sent the manual and a
distributable version of PinPatch - do not distribute the version supplied here
seperate from !Bin.
The author cannot take any responsibility for any damage arising through your
use or misuse of !Bin. This applies to data (as destroying data is its
purpose...), earnings, profit or any other form of damage. You use this
software at your own risk.
Contacting me
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Snail-mail
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Andrew Hunter
18 Warren Close
Elmswell
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9DS
Email
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Arcade as 'ahunter'
ahunter@spuddy.mew.co.uk