@database ViewDIZ.Guide @author "Mikael Lund" @(c) "Copyright © 1997 Mikael Lund." @$VER: ViewDIZ.Guide 1.6 (4.7.97) @node MAIN @title "ViewDIZ Documentation - Mikael Lund." @{b}@{u} WELLCOME TO VIEWDIZ V1.6 - PLEASE CHOOSE AN ISSUE: @{ub}@{uu} @{" * " link "Intro"} - Introduction & Features. @{" * " link "Install"} - Requirements & Installation. @{" * " link "Usage"} - Usage. @{" * " link "History"} - History & Future. @{" * " link "Author"} - Greetings & Authors address. @{" * " link "Registration"} - FREE REGISTRATION. A word of warning should be stated here; Use or indirect use of ViewDIZ is on the users own risc. The author can not and will not be responsible for damages done by direct or indirect use of ViewDIZ. @endnode @node ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @node "Intro" @title "ViewDIZ - Introduction." @{b}@{u}INTRODUCTION: @{ub}@{uu} ViewDIZ is a program that can show fileinfo in a requester window. The fileinfo will be selected with the following priority: 1) file_id.diz 2) aminet .readme file (short-description) 3) filenote 4) version info You can now chose to edit the information and save it as file_id.diz or you may extract the archive to a specified destination. Some features are * Eazy-to-use, nice-looking GUI * file_id.diz on LHa,LZx,LZh,DMS,ZIP,TXT,NFO,IFF,JPG,GIF * View/Play/Read functions * Direct Delitracker/Eagleplayer support. * Aminet.readme support * HTML title support * Version support * Editing/saving of file_id.diz * Extracting functions on archives and DMS files * Binary filetype check on unknown suffixes * System friendly; Can be made resident * It's Free! Below is a list of pre,- and suffixes that ViewDIZ recognizes - The filetypes listed in BitCheck are searched for in unknow files. * Archivers: LHa,LZx,LZh,DMS,ZIP * Text: TXT,NFO,README,GUIDE,ASC,DOC,DOK,HTML,HTM * Pictures: IFF,JPG,JPEG,GIF,HAM,HAM8 * Music: MOD,MED,TFMX,THX,HIP,ML,DW,CUST,PSID * BitCheck: LHa,LZx,DMS,ZIP,IFF,JPG,GIF,GUIDE,HTML,PSID @endnode ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @node "install" @title "ViewDIZ - Requirements & Installation." @{b}@{u}INSTALLATION: @{ub}@{uu} * Doubleclick on Install. NONE of your old files will be overwritten - Also your system will be verified for the right requirements. @{b}@{u}REQUIREMENTS: @{ub}@{uu} * RexxMaster running + RexxSupport.library (both standard on WB 2.0+) * C:Ed (standard on WB 2.0+) * RexxReqTools.library & Reqtools.library by Nico François (Aminet/Util/libs) * LHa, LZx, Unzip, Zip, DMS, DMSdescript, MagicDIZ in your command-path. (Depends on the files you wish to proces) @endnode ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @node "Usage" @title "ViewDIZ - Usage." @{b}@{u}USAGE: @{ub}@{uu} The usage is really quite forward - You can use it directly from Shell: 1:>ViewDIZ filename The rest is obvious - just follow the instructions. A more sophisticated method of starting ViewDIZ would be to use Directory Opus - just create a function with the following properties: Function : AmigaDOS ViewDIZ {f!} Flags : Run asynchronously No file quote @{b}@{u}CUSTOMIZING: @{ub}@{uu} ViewDIZ offers you to View/Play/Read files (dependent on filetype). You are able to chose your favourite program for this purpose - Your private settings are stored in a file called ENV:ViewDIZ.config If you alter this file remember to copy the ENV:ViewDIZ.config to ENVARC: This config file will not be loaded until you chose to view/play/read a file; in that way no unnessesary loadtime will be used. If the config is not found the standard program is "sys:utilities/multiview". NOTE: When playing music files ViewDIZ first searches for @{b}Delitracker@{ub}, then @{b}Eagleplayer@{ub} Arexx Ports. If one of these players are already running, the musicfile will be sent to it via Arexx. @endnode ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @node "History" @Title "ViewDIZ - History & Future" @{b}HISTORY:@{ub} v1.6 * File_ID.DIZ edit/saving for GIF,IFF,JPG,Textfiles * Filenote edit/saving for unknown filetypes. * View/Play option for pics/music/text - Including an easy and fast configfile for customizing the viewer/player * Direct ARexx-support for Delitracker/Eagleplayer * Aminet .readme file now searched in LHa archive too. * Description splitting if longer than 40 chars (word orientated). * Installation script included. * Documentation now in AmigaGuide format. * Minor bug removed in aminet.readme processing. * Bug removed in TXT/HTML processing - These are now being searched. for .readme/filenote & version info too. * Optimized the code for speed. v1.5 * Aminet .readme support. * HTML Title-support. * DMS Editing and Extracting. * Full ZIP support. * Version search added. * Binary filetype-check on unknown suffixes. * DMS processing made faster (Now using DMSdescript). * Optimized disk routines for speed. * Fixed a bug when processing LZx files. * Source no longer included because of unauthorized clones. v1.4 * Added my own file_id.diz extracting routine; this results in some slower DMS-processing, but spaces in filenames are now allowed. GIF,ARJ & ZIP files can't be extracted now (Who cares anyway??) * Uses filenote-info if no file_id.diz is found * Fixed a bug when editing file_id.diz in LZx-files v1.31 * First puplic release. @{b}FUTURE:@{ub} * XFD support * ++Errorhandling * What would you like?? @{b}KNOW BUGS/RESTRICTIONS:@{ub} Not much should be found here (!). I have found some rather less important bugs though: * Can't write a blank line to filenote. This is because of a missing flag in the RexxReqTools.library - It's not a bug but the flag is simply not implemented. * Filename must come with a FULL path! * Textfiles can't be longer than 65K. This should be easy to fix - Etc. by using TXTdescript but this would increase the size and knock down speed. Later on I'll fix the current code to check longer files. @endnode ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @node "Author" @title "ViewDIZ - Author." @{b}@{u}A FEW WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR: @{ub}@{uu} You are wellcome to contact me for suggestions, bugs or whatever. If you want a new feature then let me know - DON'T make a new "version" and start spread it around...:( There might be another "v1.5" around - I just want to say that it's NOT done by me, and should NOT be regarded as another puplic release since it's NOT approved by me. adr: Mikael Lund Mannerupvej 5 4000 Roskilde Denmark e-mail: ki9656@unidhp.uni-c.dk phone: +45 46496115 Special Greetings: * Niels Van Willigenburg Thanks for MagicDIZ - It seems to be doing the job pretty good:) Greetings to: * Fabio "Dr. G" Vitale * Rafael D'Halleweyn & Nico François * Remo of Mystic/X-DeSign * Stuart "Kyzer" Caie * Don Adan of Wanted Team * Nicolas Pomarede @endnode ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @node "Registration" @title "ViewDIZ - Free Registration." @{b}@{u}FREE REGISTRATION: @{ub}@{uu} As explained before, ViewDIZ is FREE! I'd like to get some response from you, the users, so that I can shape the program after your taste (and mine, don't forget 8+) ). Please show your support by filling in the formula below and get a FREE REGISTRATION! --- cut here ------------------------- NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: ZIPCODE: COUNTRY: E-MAIL: COMMENT: --- cut here ------------------------- ...And simply send it to the @{"author" link "Author"}. (E-Mail prefered) @endnode