Help file for !DelBoot          v1.03 07-Feb-1993

This is a multi-document multi-tasking program to delete !Boot files.

It is FREEWARE - ie you pay nothing to use it and in return the author
happily offers NO WARRANTY.  Use this program at your own risk.



What is a !Boot file?

A !Boot file resides inside an application directory.  When you first `see'
an application the filer will run any !Boot file inside it.



Why delete the !Boot file?

Because usually all a !Boot file contains is the following line:
        IconSprites <Obey$Dir>.!Boot
and in this case the !Boot file is unnecessary - the filer automatically
performs this command if the !Boot file doesn't exist.

So if the !Boot file is deleted, then the filer hasn't got to load it in,
and this saves quite a bit of TIME. Who likes waiting around?



What constitutes a !Boot file?

For the purposes of this program the following things must be satisfied before
a file is deemed to be eligible for deletion:

        1. !Boot file inside an application directory
        2. File type is Obey
        3. All non-empty lines in the file begin with one of the following
           sub-strings:
                IconSprites
                |
                StripCFS
                ForceCFS
        4. The file has sufficient access priveleges to be deleted

If you would like other prefixes or even regular expression matches, then
you'll have to wait until version 2.



How to Operate

Just drag an application (or directory) onto the icon bar icon to process it.
Since it is a Wimp program, it is fairly easy to operate.  If you want more
information, turn on that interactive help.

You need the Homerton.Medium font for this program to operate.



Updates

v1.00 17-Dec-1992       a stupid (logic) bug meant it never altered a file!
v1.01 19-Jan-1993       now it works!
v1.02 26-Jan-1993       fonts change if screen resolution does
                        empty file is now deleted
v1.03 07-Feb-1993       was sometimes deleting wrong !Boot files
                        + hi-rez. sprites

Bug reports, donations, ideas for later versions ---

Cy Booker
86 Church View
Main Road
Crockenhill
Swanley
Kent
BR8 8JW
UK


This program is part of the ShareWare program UnCFS that speeds up access
to applications on CC's CFS filing system.  For a fully working unregistered
copy just send a SAE and disc to the author, above.
