
                             Filer Extras v2.00
                            '92 AjC of DoggySoft


 Introduction 

 {wimpext update + extra features coming soon ! -AjC}

 This masterpiece of superb design and coding allows you to easily do all
those things that the filer ( on RISC OS 2, anyway ) has forgotten. You can
easily set filetypes, set the CSD, recursively access, destroy, and send to
edit, all which previously had little PD programs written to do, simply by
using a key and double-click - no silly icons to drag to, no silly setting
options and opening directories. Plus there are some useful bits that have
not been seen before in silly little PD programs. So, as well as being able
to shift-double-click on applications to open them up rather than run them,
we have the option of using alt-double-click. This gives a menu from which
all features are available. Options from the menu can be quickly chosen with
key short-cuts - for example, ctrl-double-click sets the CSD.

 The Features 

Set CSD   ( Ctrl-double-click ) : If the object double-clicked on is a
          directory, the CSD ( current selected directory ) is set to inside
          that directory. If it is a file, the CSD is set to the directory
          that contains it, ie. the directory whose filer window is open.
          This is a quick way to allow you to access files more easily
          outside the desktop environment.
Destory   ( Esc-double-click ) : This deletes the object double-clicked on,
          even if it is locked against deletion. If the object is a directory
          then all objects in it are deleted, recursively. Therefore, you
          must be careful with this feature !
Info      ( Print-double-click ) : Opens a window showing various information
          about the file or directory double-clicked on. There are also two
          buttons. Pressing the grey "K" button enters the pathname of the
          object, as if typed at the keyboard. Pressing the red "f1" button
          to define function key f1 as the pathname. This feature prevents
          you from having to muck about with the Filer's display menu, and
          saves typing.
Access    ( F11-double-click ) : Once the options have been set up, you can
          recursively set the access flags of the files and directories
          from the object double-clicked on. This can be used to get rid of
          all those annoyingly locked files quickly.
Devirus   ( F10-double-click ) : Searches the object double-clicked on for
          the following viruses :
          Extend : Hides in application directories. But not very well, as
                   it goes about creating new files and is very obvious.
          ModVir : Hides in modules. Very well. This is the only virus you
                   should ever get, as the others are all so stupid and
                   obvious to the eye. Look for nameless tasks, extra files
                   appearing, *Run commands in !Boot files, etc.
          Archie : Hides in application files. This version of Filer extras
                   cannot remove it, as I have no version to have a look at.
                   But it can be detected, and any proper virus program
                   should be able to get rid of it.
SetType   ( F1-double-click ) : Input the new file type in hex or text at the
          bottom and click OK to set the filetype. Clicking on Auto will
          attempt to find out from the contents of the file, what the type
          of the file should actually be. Filetypes currently recognised are:
          &DDC, &AF1, &400, &FF6, &695, &5A9, &D0B, &CB5, &CB6, &C56, &810,
          &400, &7FF, &FED, &FF7, &FFB, &FFA, &FEC, &FFF.
Various   ( Shift-double-click ) : BASIC files shift-double-clicked on are
          loaded into BASIC for you to have a look at. Sprite files are
          *IconSprited, to update the Wimp's sprites after you have done
          some new sprites, or something like that. Any other files are sent
          to Edit, or any other text editor you might have.
Quit      Kills Filextras. If you hold down shift and quit the task from the
          task manager window, then FileCore will be reset, so the annoying
          "FileCore in use" error stops.

 DoggySoft 

 To contact DoggySoft, for bug reports ( I know about the directory date,
this would seem to be an unsolvable problem ), for helpful suggestions, or
to give me some money for the Hacker, BombScare, Armonizer ( 5, I'd need
to know 1Mb or 2Mb for BombScare ), or just for the sake of it. Or you could
send a quid for a disc of our PD. Anyway, you will need the address...

      7, Blackhorse crescent,
       Amersham,
        Bucks.,
         HP6 6HP.
