Short: MUI File Manager v. 0.4 (2nd alpha release) Author: mvitale@mailbox.dsnet.it (Mario Vitale) Uploader: mvitale mailbox dsnet it (Mario Vitale) Type: util/wb Architecture: m68k-amigaos Distribution: Only Aminet Requirement: MUI & Listtree mcc (mui custom class) Mario Vitale - Amiga File Manager v 0.4 Hello Amiga User. Here is version 0.4 of my Amiga File Manager. In this version file management is (almost) developed (see History below to know about improvement). Please read carefully section FUTURE below, cause there is more about next release and I hope this can be very interesting for you all. INSTALL PLEASE READ CAREFULLY NOTES INCLUDED IN LHA FILE. THIS PROGRAM (AT THIS DEVELOPMENT POINT) IT'S POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. Sorry there is not installer for the moment, but installation is quite simple. Create a directory wherever you want (I recommend you try my program on your system installing on floppy for the first time; program is quite short and you'll have not problem also with standard 880K floppy) and unpack lha archive on it. Rename the file AMF.### that fit your processor (try AMF.any if you have some problem) to AMF and delete the others one. Create a subdir (in the dir in which you put my program) named 'TrashAMF' (without ' but keep attention to lowercase/ uppercase character). That's all! (You'll find two AMF icons for MagicWB and NewIcon). HISTORY Version 0.2 alpha (first public release) Version 0.3 alpha (not published only for beta tester) - some bugs fixed - developed basic trash control Version 0.4 alpha - improved trash control - DOS error messages - control on overwriting existing files - some bugs fixed FUTURE The first entry in my todo list is external plug-ins (why external you understand a bit later). They will be exactly like the plug-ins of any browser and with them you can view image file, play sound, play movie and so on. The second and most important entry of my todo list is internal plug-ins. To explain about them I need to make a step back. With MUI we made a big step ahead toward standardization (thanks Stefan! :) but it lacks in communication between different program (this is due mostly because sadly AmigaOS had not revision since many years). You could say: 'but there is ARexx!'. Yes, of course, but I think that ARexx is very good for macro, not to support extensive program communication and cooperation. Example? Perhaps you want to collect your mail every hour, and you can set your mailer to do this, but if you have not a permanent connection to internet and you must connect with modem, you need to start and hang up of your own the connection. Now think about this: in Miami (for example) there are two buttons that, for most of times, are the only button you use during a Miami session (obviously Online and Offline button). When you press one of this button you probably set up a Method (hey Holger, I hope you made it in the right way :) that is a routine the main program load and the OS call (not he main program) under some circumstances (setted by main program). A Method need not to start after you press a button, but can be linked to a menu choice, but, most important, can be started by another routine, if they share the same MUI environment. So that is what internal plug-ins are: MUI program that want to share the same environment and cooperate. Obviously this will need some effort from MUI program Author, because I can set up the environment, but not directly pulg-in actual version of any MUI program. (Note: every MUI programmer that want to know more about can freely contact me by email). DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY This software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise. By using the archive and its contents, you accept the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Neither Author nor any other party involved in the creation, production or delivery of the archive and its contents shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or incidental damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, loss of use or loss of anticipated costs, expenses or damages, and any data or information which may be lost or rendered inaccurate, even if Author is advised of the possibility of such damages. NOTES & COPYRIGHT This version of AMF is FREEWARE but copyrighted. All files in this archive are Copyright © 1998 by Mario Vitale. Redistribution of this commercial software on a medium other than Aminet requires a licensing contract with Author. Author reserves the right to change distribution channels for this archive at any time.