@database "Apper.guide" @node "Main" "Main / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" APPER V1.17 (20.09.95) @{" Introduction " link "Einlei"} Apper - whats that? @{" Contens " link "Inhalt"} What's in this archive? @{" Installation " link "Instal"} How to do? @{" System requirements " link "Anford"} What you need... @{" ToolTypes " link "ToolTypes"} How to control Apper... @{" MenuFile " link "MenuFile"} Format of menufile... @{" Author " link "Autor"} Who did it? @{" Registration " link "Regist"} Hey, whats that? @{" DISCLAIMER " link "Rechtl"} I disclaim everything... @{" History " link "history"} Once upon a time... @{" ToDo " link "ToDo"} Not much... @{" Blablabla... " link "Thx"} Things I have to say... @endnode @node "Einlei" "Introduction / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}Introduction@{ub} Starting with KS2.x an eight color WB lookes quite good, but there were several things I missed. One of these things was an AppIcon thats able to delete files I dropped on it. After a short quest through lots of BBS I found TrashIcon V1.6 by Mark McPherson. I gave it a nice icon taken from a MagicWB-clone and was happy again for a short time. ;)) But then I had to watch that a friend of me took an icon of a picture, dropped it on his "show"-dock of ToolManager and it runned VT to show that picture. Because of an aversion to ToolManagers window and memory usage I decided to program an AppIcon thats able to identify a file and then starts a matching program. Because I didn't want to increase the number of programs in my WBStartUp-drawer I included the funktions of TrashIcon and AddMenu. @{b}Features:@{ub} -Uses whatis.library for identifying filetypes, so adding new filetypes is very easy. -The program is very short and fast because of 100% assemblercode (the Apper icon is bigger than the program itself). -Look and position of both icons could be changed like most of the other configuration stuff. @endnode @node "Inhalt" "Inhalt / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}Contens:@{ub} Apper package: apper.info apper/Apper apper/Apper.info apper/Install_Apper apper/Install_Apper.info apper/Apper_deu.guide apper/Apper_deu.guide.info apper/Apper_eng.guide apper/Apper_eng.guide.info apper/S apper/S/Apper.info apper/S/Apper4col.info apper/S/TrashIcon.info apper/S/TrashIcon4col.info apper/S/FileTypes apper/S/ToolsMenu apper/S.info Whatis.library package: apper/WhatIs apper/WhatIs/include apper/WhatIs/c apper/WhatIs/s apper/WhatIs/libs apper/WhatIs/InstallLib apper/WhatIs/InstallLib.info apper/WhatIs/Product-Info apper/WhatIs/s.info apper/WhatIs/WhatIsLibrary.doc apper/WhatIs/WhatIsLibrary.doc.info apper/WhatIs/AskReparse apper/WhatIs/env.lzx apper/WhatIs/include/proto apper/WhatIs/include/pragmas apper/WhatIs/include/libraries apper/WhatIs/include/clib apper/WhatIs/include/proto/whatis.h apper/WhatIs/include/pragmas/whatis_pragmas.h apper/WhatIs/include/libraries/WhatIsBase.h apper/WhatIs/include/clib/whatis_protos.h apper/WhatIs/c/WBInfo.c apper/WhatIs/c/WBRun apper/WhatIs/c/WBRun.doc apper/WhatIs/c/BaseName apper/WhatIs/c/BaseName.c apper/WhatIs/c/For apper/WhatIs/c/For.c apper/WhatIs/c/For.doc apper/WhatIs/c/TackOn apper/WhatIs/c/TackOn.c apper/WhatIs/c/tiny_For apper/WhatIs/c/tiny_For.c apper/WhatIs/c/VolName apper/WhatIs/c/VolName.c apper/WhatIs/c/WBInfo apper/WhatIs/c/AddIcon apper/WhatIs/c/AddIcon.c apper/WhatIs/s/FileTypes apper/WhatIs/s/FileTypes.info apper/WhatIs/libs/whatis.library apper/WhatIs.info @endnode @node "Instal" "Installation / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}Installer-Script:@{ub} Simply doubleclick the Install_Apper-icon and follow the instructions. (sorry, I wanted to use the C= installer, but I was not able to find my documentations ;))) After that you have to edit the @{"ToolTypes" link "ToolTypes"} to your favourite display tools and then the @{"MenuFile" link "MenuFile"} to build your own tools-menu. @endnode @node "Anford" "Anforderungen / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}You need:@{ub} - At least KS2.x, if you don't have: go and boil your head! - whatis.library 2.x+ - The incredible amount of 60kb memory. ;))) @endnode @node "ToolTypes" "ToolTypes / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}ToolTypes:@{ub} AppText= : The text displayed under the AppIcon. If you let the string empty, the icon will have no name (Default: Apper). TrashText= : The text displayed under the TrashIcon. If you let the string empty, the icon will have no name (Default: Trash). AppXPos= : X-position of the Apper-Icon (Default: no pos.) AppYPos= : Y-position of the Apper-Icon (Default: no pos.) TrashXPos= : X-position of the Trash-Icon (Default: no pos.) TrashYPos= : Y-position of the Trash-Icon (Default: no pos.) AppIconPath= : Path and name of the icon Apper should use for it's AppIcon (without ".info"). If nothing is specified Apper uses it's programicon TrashIconPath= : Path and name of the icon Apper should use for it's TrashIcon (without ".info"). If nothing is specified Apper uses it's programicon MenuFile= : Path and name of the @{"Menufile" link "MenuFile"}. ErrorRequest= : (YES/NO) Enables/disables errormessages. ExitRequest= : (YES/NO) Enables/disables exitrequester when double- clicking Apper's icons. DeleteRequest= : (YES/NO) Enables/disables requester when deleting files. TrashIcon= : (YES/NO) Enables/disables the TrashIcon. (Default of all switches: YES) @{b}Actions:@{ub} The actions are defined in the ToolTypes, too. They look like this: = [options] %s%s [options] IDString: Is created by whatis.library (e.g. ILBM). Programm: The programm to run for that filetype. (e.g. MultiView). %s%s: Is expandet to the path (first %s) and the filename (second %s) of the dropped icon. (e.g. Pictures:Fantasy/Dragon). Options: Are optionaly (is told by their name, isn't it ? ;) and could change from program to program. @{b}Example:@{ub} A complete fileaction lookes like this: ILBM=MultiView %s%s SCREEN The Apper would now run "Multiview / SCREEN" if an ILBM-picture is dropped on it's icon. @endnode @node "MenuFile" "MenuFile / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}MenuFile@{ub} Structure of this file: At first a "#" as first char of the line to create a menuentry and straight after the "#" the name of the entry. Now you could define a command that should be executed if the entry is selected, this has to start with a "_" and the full commandline behind it. Optionaly you are able to define a directory where Apper should "CD" in, before the command is executed (NOTE: the CD-Path is only valid for the command after it !!!) If you don't specify a command, nothing happens if the entry is selected (logical, isn't it). This feature was added, because of creating barlabels (e.g. with "="). The number of command's per entry is not limited. Every line not starting with a "_", "." or a "#" would be ignored. @{b}Example:@{ub} #ED ^ creates a menuentry named "ED" .SYS: ^ CD's into "SYS:" before running next command _C:ED ^ runs the program "C:ED" if the entry is selected @endnode @node "Autor" "Author / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}Author:@{ub} Fastnet : CPU@SETUP CPU@Orkland E-Mail: cpu@karsen.be.schule.de SETUP: Port 1 - +49 (o)3o 683 48 81 TKR 19k2 Port 2 - +49 (o)3o 683 48 91 NN 14k4 Port 3 - +49 (o)3o 683 45 43 NN 14k4 Orkland: Port 1 - +49 (o)3o 6o6 99 73 Port 2 - +49 (o)3o 6o6 99 74 Port 3 - +49 (o)3o 6o6 99 75 Port 4 - +49 (o)3o 6o6 99 76 Port 5 - +49 (o)3o 6o6 s0 0n (send mails and other stuff to CPU) @{b}Address:@{ub} André (CPU) Seidelt Holzmindener Str.1 12347 Berlin Germany @endnode @node "Regist" "Registration / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}Registration@{ub} The Apper is CARDWARE/MAILWARE. This means, if you like this program and you decide to instal it on your system, then send a postcard/e-mail to the address mentioned at @{"Author" link "autor"}. But don't forget to write your address on the postcard/e-mail, because I want to know where it comes from. If someone is interested in my bad, ugly, opaque, complicated, system unfriendly and not documented sourcecode, then make a remark on your postcard/e-mail and I think about it. ;)) @endnode @node "Rechtl" "Disclaimer / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b} Disclaimer:@{ub} THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE WHATIS.LIBRARY IS (C) 1994 BY SYLVAIN ROUGIER AND PIERRE CARRETTE. LOOK AT THE WHATIS DOCUMENTATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. @endnode @node "History" "History / Apper V1.17 (c)'95 by André (CPU) Seidelt" @{b}Idea@{ub} It came on my mind on 12.08.95. @{b}History@{ub}