Short: Start button and explorer in one. Fast.
Uploader: s.e.m.lichtendahl@its.tudelft.nl (Stephan Lichtendahl)
Author:   s.e.m.lichtendahl@its.tudelft.nl (Stephan Lichtendahl)
Version:  2.3
Status:   GiftWare
Type:     util/wb
Requires: AmigaOS 3.5, PopupMenu.library v8.0, Reqtools.library v38.1436, WBStart.library 2.2

Introduction:
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OK, so it is another one of those Windoze Start button lookalikes. However,
with this one you can browse your directory tree without ever needing to wait
for icons to load, because they are loaded dynamically. In addition, icons are
shown for files that do not have icons (based on filetype) and thumbnails are
created on the fly for Jpeg pictures. Most importantly, Dynamite is a lot
faster in loading icons, especially default icons, than Workbench / DOpus.

Features
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 · Easy browsing to directories, starting files (with filetype recognition) and
   performing file management (copy, rename, delete, etc.).
 · From the start button you can browse your (virtual) directory tree; at the
   same time the dock icons next to the start button provide additonal browsers.

 · You can drop icons on files to change the icon image or on hotlists to add
   items to the hotlist (or even on the start button to change the image).

 · Supports old, NewIcons and OS3.5 icon formats (and conversion to OS3.5 format)
 · Shows default icons for files that do not have icons, based on filetype.
 · Can scale all icons to a specified size.

 · Shows thumbnails for all types of pictures, created on the fly.

 Dynamite is faster in displaying icons than Workbench / DOpus, because:
 · Only those icons are loaded that are on the current and next two "pages".
 · Only one default icon is loaded for each filetype and reused for every file
   of the same type.
 · You don't have to wait for the icons or thumbnails to finish loading.

 · Files and directories can be added to various hotlists or as dock icons.
 · Supports the creation of hierarchical hotlist structures, i.e. you can have
   one hotlist opening another and that one another, ...

 · Filetype recognition is based on file extensions. The "def_*.info" files in
   the "EnvArc:sys/" directory are used as default icons (e.g. "def_doc.info"
   for a "*.doc" file). The "Default Tool" entry is used to open a file and an
   "EDIT" tooltype can be specified as an alternative tool.

 · Memory pools are used to reduce memory fragmentation.

Version History
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Important: as usual, it is recommended to read the documentation!

Dynamite 2.3:
 · As the GuiGfx.library is now used for the creation of thumbnails, more image
   formats are now supported (see `Thumbnails'). Use the PICPAT tooltype to
   specify for what type of images thumnails should be shown (see `Tooltypes').
 · You can specify the font to use instead of the System Default Font with the
   FONT and FONTSIZE tooltypes. Proportional fonts are supported.
 · The "Select Pattern" option will now use case-insensitive matching.
 · The sorting mode of a hotlist (applying to the browser windows opened from
   it) is now saved with the hotlist.
 · Added "Icon->Create" option to popup menu for creating icons from def. icons.
 · Added "Pic->Close Views" option to ask a picture viewer to close its windows.
 · Workaround: added SAVEBLIT tooltype for not blitting directly into the
   screen's bitmap, but using a temporary bitmap instead (which is normally only
   used when the browser window isn't frontmost). This because Picasso leaves
   small vertical lines next to the icons, whereas Cybergraphics does not.
 · BugFix: files could be visibly selected when scrolling up and down.

Dynamite 2.2:
 · You can drop icons on all windows: dropping on the start button will change
   the image (and icon of the program); dropping on the dock window will add the
   files/dirs as dock icons; dropping on icon images in browsers will change the
   icon image; dropping in hotlist browsers (not on an image) will add the
   files/dirs to the hotlist.
 · You can drop an icon an a file without icon to a) make a new icon for the
   file, b) create a new default icon for files with that extension or c)
   replace the default icon image if it already exists.
 · Removed bug when using "choose" feature and closing the source window.