›1;32mCrMview v1.00 by Zebedee ©Area 51 (18-Mar-98)›0m

›4mDisclaimer›0m
This  program  is supplied as-is.  No warranty may be implied.  You use this
at  your own risk.  No files contained within the archive may be modified or
reverse engineered in any way!

›4mIntroduction›0m
On  my  system  I've crunched all my executables with CrunchMania and all my
text  documents  and AmigaGuide files with PowerPacker.  For quite some time
I've  wanted  to  crunch  the text files with CrM but I don't own a CrM text
viewer and quite like the way PPMore operates.

Only  recently I thought about writing an interface utility for CrM and here
it is.

›4mRequirements›0m
Enough memory and T: assigned somewhere (see Usage Hints, below).

›4mInstallation›0m
Just  copy  the  executable to a valid path and this documentation somewhere
handy where you can readily access it if needed.

›4mUsage (CLI)›0m
Just  specify  the  path  and  filename  of  your datafile and press return.
Because of the way I've written the code (this bit's bad) don't use filename
quotes  and don't put any trailing spaces at the end of the filename.  So if
you've  got  KingCON  installed  (like  I  have)  then  when pressing tab to
complete  the  filename you must delete the space KingCON puts on the end or
CrMview won't find it.

Users  of Directory Opus who want to access CrMview must select "No filename
quotes" from the listview gadget.

You can specify a ? as the parameter for some info.

›4mUsage (Workbench)›0m
Change the tool type of your data files to "CrMview" and you're away.

›4mHow It Works›0m
It  reads in the crunched file and chucks it out to T:  as a temporary file.
If  you  use  CrMview  from  the  CLI then the temporary file will be called
"CrMview.tmp".   It  then checks the extension on the end of thefilename and
activates  the  appropriate  viewer.  When you quit the viewer, CrMview will
then delete the temporary file and quit.  A small window is opened informing
you of what it's doing.

›4mUsage Hints›0m
If you have a hard drive, you might like to create a new directory somewhere
and assign T:  to it.  This would greatly improve the performance of quite a
few  utilities  like  LHA and LZX that use T:  for temporary storage.  On my
system  I've  installed FMS and created DF1:  and renamed as T.  This has an
even  greater  advantage  that should some utility go beserk I won't have to
retrieve a load of data on the partition, but simply re-format DF1.

›4mPlans For The Future›0m
Although  CrMview is fully functional and works fine, I do have plans to add
the following at some time in the future...
* Better file recognition
  Instead of using the file extension to check the type of file, use the
  library "WhatIs.library" on the temporary file.
* Better CLI argument routine
  The KS2 ReadArgs() function would be a very welcome improvement.
* Ideas
  Any helpful suggestions you can come up with.  Please remember that I do
  also plan on keeping CrMview as small as possible.

›4mExtra Notes›0m
A  few  days  after  I wrote this doc file I wrote a preferences utility for
CrMview.   Although  CrMview  doesn't use the preferences file in any way, I
thought  I'd include it just so you can get a taste of what's to come!  This
file requires reqtools.library to function.

›4mBonus Utility›0m
I've  included  the VERY FIRST working pre-beta version of CrMview under the
name  of  CrMtype.  This reads in the crunched file and chucks it out to the
CLI  window.   Useful  maybe for compo disks and you could even redirect the
output to a file...

›4mContact Address›0m
If you want to write to me, you can write to me at:
	6 Bridgefield
	Ottery St Mary
	East Devon
	EX11 1HL
	ENGLAND

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