@DATABASE "De-Archiveur.guide"
@$VER: De-Archiveur V1.0
@AUTHOR "NightLight Team"
@WORDWRAP 
@node Main "De-Archiveur.guide"
    @{b}De-Archiveur's manual by NightLight Team Copyright (C) 1997@{ub} 

                  @{b}@{u}General introduction@{ub}@{uu}
                  @{" Introduction       " LINK Introduction}
                  @{" Requirements       " LINK systemerequis}
                  @{" Acknowledgments    " LINK Renseignementslegaux}

                        @{b}@{u}Authors@{ub}@{uu}
                  @{" Informations       " LINK Informations}
                  @{" Giftware           " LINK Giftware}
                  @{" Others Programs    " LINK AutresProductions}           
                  @{" Our address        " LINK Addresse}
                  @{" History            " LINK Historique}
                  @{" Credits            " LINK Remerciements}
		  @{" Help-us            " LINK Aideznous}

                  @{b}@{u}Using De-Archiveur@{ub}@{uu}
                  @{" First step         " LINK Utilisation}
                  @{" Principal window   " LINK Fenetre principale}
                  @{" Preferences        " LINK Preferences}
                  @{" Tooltypes          " LINK Tooltypes}
@endnode
@node Introduction "Short introduction about De-Archiveur"

@{b}Introduction about De-Archiveur @{ub}

De-Archiveur  is  a  Graphical  User  Interface that allows to control
archivers like LHA, LZH, LZX, ZIP and DMS.


De-Archiveur  is  a  specialy developped program that enable, even the
novice,  user  to  pack  or  unpack  program using most of the various
archivers around, without needing to learn multitude of commands.

@endnode

@Node systemerequis "What do you need to launch De-Archiveur"

@{b}Necessary system for De-Archiveur@{ub}

De-Archiveur  is  a  program  written  in BlitzBasic that use specific
instructions  of  the  kickstart  3.0.   De-Archiveur  work  only with
Kickstart 3.0 or superior.

This  program  use the brilliant Reqtools.library by Nico François and
Magnus Holmgren in your drawer @{b}LIBS:@{ub} of your system.

The installer is necessary for using the install script.

This  program  was  written in a A1200 with 2 mb of chip and a A1200
with   030  and  4  mb  of  fast.   This  program  work  in  different
configuration such as:

-A1200 with 2mb of chip.
-A1200 with 030/50 and 4 mb of fast.  
-A1200 with 030et882/50 and 16mb of fast.
-A1200 with 040/40 and 4 mb of fast.
-A1200 Infinitiv ZorroIII cyberstormII 060/50 Cybervision64-3D
and 134 mb of ram.

-A4000 cyberstormII 060/50 PicassoII with cybergraphx and 74 mb of ram.
@EndNode

@Node renseignementslegaux "Acknowledgments"

@{b}Acknowledgments@{ub}

This  program and all related documentation is copyright.  You may not
use,  copy,  modify  or  transfer the programs or documentation or any
copy hereof, except as expressly provided in this document.

  @{b} De-Archiveur and all his related documentation must be:@{ub}

This  package  may  be  redistributed  to  and  by  public networks or
individuals  only  in  whole,  and  only  for a basic fee covering the
distribution overhead.  PD services take note!


This package must not be distributed as part of any commercial product
without a written permission from the NightLight Team.


This  package  may  be  archived  and transferred onto and between BBS
systems, as long as no files are added to,or removed from the original
distribution.

Thank to take note to all this remark.
@EndNode

@Node Informations "Informations about NightLight Team"

@{b}Informations about the authors @{ub}

Nightlight  Team is a group of users fanatic for AMIGA and making some
programs.   We have realised somes games before.  More precision about
theses are available in the chapter @{"others products" LINK autresproductions}.


De-Archiveur  is  our first utility and our first use of BlitzBasic.
This  program  allows  us  to  discover the system programming and the
power of the BlitzBasic.


Thanks to @{b}ORION Diffusion@{ub} for having translated the BlitzBasic
2.1 in french.  This very light translation allows us to try the world
of the BlitzBasic programming.

@Endnode

@Node Giftware "It's a Giftware program"

@{b}This program is GiftWare @{ub}

This program is Giftware.  That means all of us can use it without any
restrictions.   We  hope  having  include all the usefull facility and
possibility usefull for you when using this program. This program is
fully fonctionnal.


As a Giftware program, we only ask for, if you use regularly this
program, send us a gift. You can send us money, chocolate, CD 2 songs,
registeres version of your program, 2 or 3 old phone card, somes old
stamps, original gift to your country,...


More  particularly,  we  are interested by documentation or sources in
BlitzBasic in general, ( we have bum 6,7,8,9,10 and Aminet CD access).

@ENDNODE

@NODE Autresproductions "Good games to play !!!"

@{b}Others programs we made @{ub}

We have made others Shareware programs before such as:


@{b}- BACMAN         :@{ub} A Pacman clone (AminetSet3C game/misc).

@{b}- TURBOJAM       :@{ub} cars race in a labyrinth.(AminetSet2c game/misc).

@{b}- STEP FIVE V1.3 :@{ub} Good Tetris clone in AGA version.
	           Testing in an English book winter 96.
		   (AminetSet4c game/think).
   
You  can  found  them in an Aminet site or inside Aminet CD or also at
Public Domain Distributors.

@ENDNODE

@Node Addresse "Don't hesitate to contact us!!!!"
@{b}Our address@{ub}

You are welcome to write us, our address are:

        The codeur #1    	       The codeur #2 
        -------------    	       -------------
        DELEMOTTE olivier      	       DELEMOTTE Cedric
        20 Bis Rue Bir-Hakeim  	       103 route de MAISNIL
        62940 HAILLICOURT FRANCE       62620 RUITZ FRANCE


Philippe Bovier: Documentation + installer + contact with authors.        
                 (authors are friends and at 5 min. to my home).

@{b}E-mail   :@{ub} philippe.bovier@ramses.telesys-innov.fr
@{b}Fidonet  :@{ub} 2:320/104.25
@{b}Amiganet :@{ub} 39:180/1.25

Feel  free  to send comments, suggestions and - naturally, bug reports
to any of these adress.

Don't  hesitate  to  write  us,  that incites us to develop others new
programs.   A simple letter or a mail make us happy, still more with a
gift.

@EndNode

@Node historique "History of De-Archiveur"

@{b}the beginning untill now @{ub}

01.06.97 : First release.
@EndNode

@Node remerciements "Credits"

@{b}Credits@{ub}

- Acid Software for Blitz BasicII V2.1.

- Red When Excited LTD (steve matty) for Blitz Basic Suite (verry good !!).

- All the authors of the BUM disks.

- Marc 'Lavati' Le Douarain for his sources (Locale) in Aminet Set4
  dev/basic.

- Eric gerard for the MagicCountry package.

- Mathieu chenebit and Erwan Fouret.

@EndNode

@Node Aideznous "We need help !!!"

@{b}We will have informations about:@{ub}

- How change the name of a program and his Appicon.

- How write a one file config.

- How use scaling buttons.

- How quit De-Archiveur directly with Exchange.

- Found informations and sources for using library XFD, MUI and ReqTools
in BlitzBasic.

Thanks to @{"contact us"LINK addresse} for this request.

@EndNode

@Node Utilisation "First Use"
@{b}For a good start@{ub}


The first time, it's necessary to configure De-Archiveur with the
Workbench menu icon->information for the fonts to use, Where you
want the place of the Appicon of De-Archiveur, the coordinate of the
window, the hotkey and popkey, ....


After, launch it whith double-clicking in his icon. A window with
all the possibility of De-Archiveur appared. You MUST configure the
path of each archiveurs you have, the drawer for the documentations....


You can iconify De-Archiveur with the gadget in the left high of the
principal window. Double-click in the Appicon show you again the GUI.


De-Archiveur is a commodity and is completely checked with Exchange or
similar clone of the workbench (like CX). Exchange allows you to
switch off, quitting, show GUI of De-Archiveur, etc....


In an Appicon form, De-Archiveur allows you to pack or unpack directly
with dropping the archive or the drawer you want and enter the name you
want with the prefix of the archiver you neeed.
@Endnode

@Node Fenetre principale "The principal window"

@{b}The principal window of De-Archiveur@{ub}

                  Blitz De-Archiveur

             @{"  AUTO    " LINK AUTO}     @{" SETTINGS " LINK preference}
             @{"  UNPACK  " LINK DECRUNCH}     @{"   PACK   " LINK CRUNCH}
             @{"  TEST    " LINK TEST}     @{"   ABOUT  " LINK A PROPOS}

             @{" HELP " LINK HELP}    @{" QUIT " LINK QUITTER}    @{" DOC " LINK DOC}
             
@Endnode

@Node auto "Automatic mode"

Allow  De-Archiveur  to  choose  atomatically the archiver you need or
select the archivers you use the most often.

@Endnode 

@Node preference "Preferences window"

Give an access to the config window of De-Archiveur.

keyboard shortcut: AMIGA + P
@Endnode 

@Node decrunch "decrunch a file"

Unpack  one  or more file with a file-requester in the drawer you have
choosen in the prefs window.

keyboard shortcut: AMIGA + D
@Endnode 

@Node crunch "crunch a file"

Crunch  one or more file and before De-Archiveur ask you which name it
must use for the archive (a default name is also possible).

keyboard shortcut: AMIGA + C
@Endnode 
@Node test "test a file"

Test if a file is good.

keyboard shortcut: AMIGA + T
@Endnode 

@Node a propos "About this program"

The  about  requester show you informations about De-Archiveur and his
authors.

keyboard shortcut: AMIGA + A
@Endnode 
@Node help "Small help for differents options"

This  button  give  you  a  small  help  for the differents fonctions.
Simply  click  this button and after click the button you want to know
the  fonctions.  A small help appared under the window of the options.
To switch off the small help, simply click in the help button.

@EndNode

@Node doc "Using the documentation in  AmigaGuide"

This  documentation  is  available  directly  in De-Archiveur.  Simply
click  in  the  doc  button  and  have the good path of the Amigaguide
Documentation.

keyboard shortcut:  AMIGA + H
@Endnode 

@Node quitter "quit this program"

Quit De-Archiveur

keyboard shortcut: AMIGA + Q
@Endnode 

@Node Preferences "Program preferences"

@{b} Preferences window  @{ub}

	     @{" Settings archiveurs " LINK preferences-xxx}

	@{" Path Source      " LINK source}   @{" Cmd unpacker " LINK cmd-decompactage}
	@{" Path Destination " LINK Destination}   @{" Cmd packer   " LINK Cmd-compactage}
	@{" Use packer       " LINK compacteur}   @{" Cmd test     " LINK Cmd-listing}
	@{" Use unpacker     " LINK decompacteur}   @{" Cmd shell    " LINK Cmd-shell}
	@{" DMS Method       " LINK DMS-Methode}   @{" close shell  " LINK temps-du-shell}

        @{" Save settings " LINK sauver-preferences}   @{" Use " LINK Utiliser}    @{" Quit " LINK partir}

Explanations for each options are the same for all the archivers.

@endnode

@Node Preferences-xxx  "Settings for archivers"

With  this  button,  you  can  choose  the archiver you want to change
parameters available with De-Archiver.
@EndNode

@Node Source "Path source"

The path you habitually use where your archived programs are stocking.

@EndNode
 
@Node Cmd-compactage "commands for packing"

Commands necessary for packing an archive.   

@EndNode

@Node Destination "Path destination"

The path you habitually use to stocking your archived programs.

@EndNode

@Node Cmd-decompactage "Cmd unpacker"

Commands necessary for unpacking an archive.
@EndNode

@Node Compacteur "Use packer"

The path where your packers are.
@EndNode

@Node Cmd-listing "Cmd test"

Commands necessary for testing or listing an archive.
@EndNode

@Node Decompacteur "Use unpacker"

The path where your unpackers are (for example unzip).
@EndNode

@Node Cmd-shell "Cmd shell"

Commands necessary for creating a shell window.

ex: Newcli window con:0/11/640/100/De-Archiveur/close.

@EndNode
   
@Node Temps-du-shell "Close shell"

You  can  choose  the time you want to see the shell window containing
the   informations  of  the  archive  after  a  packing  or  unpacking
operation.

It's impossible to quit the window before the time.

Don't put a too long time.
@EndNode

@Node DMS-Methode " DMS Method"

You can choose the method you want to use DMS.

@EndNode

@Node Sauver-preferences "save settings"

Save settings.

@EndNode
     
@Node Utiliser "Use the new settings"

Only use the new settings.

@EndNode
   
@Node partir "Quit the settings"

Quit the program.

@EndNode

@Node Tooltypes "Tooltypes"
@{b}The Tooltypes are:@{ub}

@{b}DONOTWAIT@{ub}

@{b}POPUP=YES or NO@{ub}

Use De-Archiveur with his GUI or in an appicon mode.

@{b}HIDE= YES or NO@{ub}

Hide or not De-Archiveur for a control by Exchange.

@{b}CX_POPKEY=Ctrl m@{ub}

Keyboard shortcut to call De-Archiveur.

@{b}CX_HOTKEY=Ctrl c@{ub}

Keyboard shortcut to hide De-Archiveur.

@{b}ICONY@{ub}

Coordinate of the appicon in Y.

@{b}ICONX@{ub}

Coordinate of the appicon in X.

@{b}WINDOWX=Nbre@{ub}

Coordinate X for the principal window of De-Archiveur.

@{b}WINDOWY=Nbre@{ub}

Coordinate Y for the principal window of De-Archiveur.

@{b}WINDOWPREFX=Nbre@{ub}

Coordinate X for the preferences window of De-Archiveur.

@{b}WINDOWPREFY=Nbre@{ub}

Coordinate Y for the preferences window of De-Archiveur.

@{b}VIEWER-GUIDE=nom@{ub}

Path and name of the viewer of guide.

@{b}PATH=nom @{ub}

Preferences saving.

@{b}FONT-MENU=topaz.font@{ub}

Name of the fonts using in the menus.

@{b}TAILLEFONT-MENU=Nbre@{ub}

Height of the fonts using in the menus.

@{b}FONT-BOUTONS=xhelvetica.font@{ub}

Name of the fonts using in the buttons.

@{b}TAILLEFONT-BOUTONS=Nbre@{ub}

Height of the fonts using in the buttons.

@{b}CHEMIN-DOC=chemin@{ub}

Path for the documentation.
@Endnode