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!SetType/!Help
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Micro User » MU 1991-04.adf » PD-Stuff |
| Filename: | !SetType/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0362 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
This is a very simple utility to enable the changing of filetypes from within the desktop. Note that as the program obtains a file name and then does a *SETTYPE on it a filetype name or number can be used. Version 1.01 is now in line with the application guidelines, the <RETURN> key performing the same action as clicking on the OK icon. The previously released version (1.00) had the annoying habit of popping open while other applications were loading data - to fix this after dragging a file to the icon you must click on the iconbar icon to open the window. You may like to customise the template file using !FormEd - as with all applications using templates the size of the window and its initial position may be set to your own preferences. Do not, however, renumber the icons unless you are prepared to alter the main !RunImage file. Paul Hobbs 09/09/89
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