Short: V1.0 "THE" Prefs system for xpkmaster :) Author: Alexis 'cyb' Nasr Uploader: nasr@hol.fr Version: 1.0 Type: util/pack Requires: OS2.04+,xpkmaster.library v4+ Date: May 1997 Tested: A1200 (OS3.1,Blizzard A1230 IV/16Mb) Enforcer, Mungwall etc... Replaces: util/pack/xpkCYB_10.lha, util/pack/xpkCYB2_10.lha (PLEASE DELETE THESE ARCHIVES :) Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Since its version 4, xpkmaster.library has a new feature: a preferences protocol, to pack data with the best xpk-sublib according to its filetype. Thanks to a shared structure (the XpkPrefsSemaphore), xpkmaster is able to "communicate" with an external, INDEPENDANT prefs system. * Dirk Stoecker, the new xpk maintainer, has made his own "XpkPrefs" program. My "XpkCybPrefs" is an alternative, which claims (of course :) to be more powerful and flexible. What does it mean for you?: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -> Well, you just select the "USER" packing method and then the prefs system handles everything, choosing the best xpkXXXX.library adapted to the type of data being crunched. * The configuration is totally flexible. You can select all the xpk methods to use for each of the filetypes recognized by the datamaster.library.There is also an (optional) report-window that pops-up and shows you the operations.And lots lots lots more!!!! * The files you obtain are "normal" xpk'd files (MASH'd,SQSH'd etc.) * This is useable with ALL the tools using xpkmaster.library: simply choose the "USER" method instead of a xpk-sublib name. * One of XpkCybPrefs big "plus": MULTIPACKING!! For any filetype,you can define multiple packers ("multipacking"),each one will be tried in turn and the "winner" will do the final packing. The "winner" is the one that satisfies best one of these 4 comparison methods: "Best":classic! just the best CF (compression factor) "Fastest":the fastest to unpack! YES!! The data will be depacked while the packing operation,in order to get the decompression speed!!!!! "Average":finds the packer with a compromise between CF/depackspeed. "Ask": pops up a requester and lets YOU choose. * Switchable Report Window with progress bars, statistics and all the hell :-) * `Quiet Tasks' list (useful for disabling output automatically when called from Backup programs for example). * Of course, you can define "NO packing" for a filetype. * Memory optimization: The packing tests are done in a memory buffer or on a temp file for those who are short on memory. (if depacking is needed, it will NOT require any extra buffer!! :=) Etc etc etc :-) Some applications: (just 'my' examples eh :) ------------------ In your DirOpus/BrowserII/Dirwork etc tool,install a xpkUSER crunching button,it will replace all the existing ones! You'll just click on any file & crunch it with USER,and you'll obtain SQSH'd modules,MASH'd ascii-texts etc... In your backup tools (Abackup etc...),just use USER! JPEGs,LHA's etc will be automatically skipped (in the prefs such files should be associated with the "DONT" packer,just a fake name to know they mustn't be crunched).And the rest will be packed to the best... For such tasks,the Output-window can be switched off automatically ;-) You're converting a module with ProWizard & wanna use the best compression ever? Just look at the window popping up on PW's screen, & watch the "multipack":SQSH & SMPL for example... You're listening to a TFMX module in Eagleplayer & want to use Save it as xpk-compressed.With USER you can get a SHRI'd mdat file & a SQSH/SMPL'd smpl file! ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1197 730 39.0% 11-May-97 14:25:42 XpkCybPrefs.info 948 499 47.3% 11-May-97 14:25:42 +c.info 6348 3481 45.1% 10-May-97 15:46:40 +DMcontrol 948 499 47.3% 11-May-97 14:25:42 +libs.info 6860 3963 42.2% 10-May-97 15:45:50 +datamaster.library 184 133 27.7% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ANIM-AVI 204 156 23.5% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ANIM-FLI 204 150 26.4% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ANIM-IFF 204 147 27.9% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ANIM-MPEG 192 143 25.5% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ANIM-QT 224 166 25.8% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ASCII-AmigaGuide 388 284 26.8% 10-May-97 15:46:00 +ASCII-REXX 328 258 21.3% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +ASCII-Text 376 273 27.3% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +Executable 220 175 20.4% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-BMP 316 246 22.1% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-DXF 200 146 27.0% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-GIF 196 152 22.4% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-IFF 228 168 26.3% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-JPEG 228 181 20.6% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-PCX 204 144 29.4% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-TARGA 236 179 24.1% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +GFX-TIFF 204 153 25.0% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +Icon 668 480 28.1% 10-May-97 15:46:02 +LINK-Datatypes 1676 1074 35.9% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +MUSIC-Others 2312 1339 42.0% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +MUSIC-PtkClones 5904 3853 34.7% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +MUSIC-Synth 524 389 25.7% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +MUSIC-Synth.cust 196 146 25.5% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +PACKED-DMS 244 165 32.3% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +PACKED-HotHelpText 216 165 23.6% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +PACKED-LHA 188 142 24.4% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +PACKED-LZX 180 131 27.2% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +PACKED-XPK 200 142 29.0% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +PACKED-ZIP 192 152 20.8% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +SMPL-IFF 576 373 35.2% 10-May-97 15:46:04 +SMPL-Others 0 0 0.0% 11-May-97 13:42:28 + 948 498 47.4% 11-May-97 14:25:42 +s.info 4219 1674 60.3% 20-Apr-97 15:07:28 +xpkCyb.prefs 14692 8112 44.7% 11-May-97 14:29:06 +XpkCybPrefs 56278 21011 62.6% 11-May-97 14:36:14 +XpkCybPrefs.engl.guide 1652 973 41.1% 11-May-97 14:25:42 +XpkCybPrefs.engl.guide.info 1660 1066 35.7% 11-May-97 14:25:42 +XpkCybPrefs.info 3858 1929 50.0% 11-May-97 14:38:02 +XpkCybPrefs.readme 1854 1337 27.8% 11-May-97 14:25:42 +XpkCybPrefs.readme.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 118874 57577 51.5% 11-May-97 21:32:02 45 files