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Utilities/Bins/!WasteBin/!Help
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| Filename: | Utilities/Bins/!WasteBin/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 07D6 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
!WasteBin v1.00 (c) LOOKsystems 1990
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This application was written to provide an Apple
Macintosh style dustbin for the RISC OS desktop.
How it works
------------
Inside the !WasteBin directory is another directory
called 'Rubbish'. When a file is dragged into the
waste bin, the program will attempt to rename the
file into the bin.
If the file is locked it will be unlocked so that
the file can be moved and or deleted.
If the file that is being dragged is on a different
media, then the file will copied onto the media from
which the wastebin was run and then deleted from the
original media.
Because of the 'rename' stratergy and the fact that
the wastebin keep as copy of the files in its own
directory the program will be of most use to hard disc
owners.
I hope to put an option on so that the bin can be either
a bin or an incinerator i.e. it just unlocks and deletes
files that are dragged onto it. This would be more
useful for floppy disc owners.
Using !WasteBin
---------------
Once the !WasteBin has been run the it will install
itself on the left handside of the iconbar.
If you click on the iconbar with the SELECT button a
window will open with the contents of the bin being
displayed.
This window behaves just like a filer window allowing
you to select files (or several files using the ADJUST
button) and then either drag them back onto the disk or
delete them from the bin by selecting the relevant
menu item.
If you click the MENU button while the pointer is over
wastebin icon you can alter the 'move' and 'delete'
options of the bin e.g. confirm, verbose, etc. These
choices can be permenantly saved by selecting the
'Save Options' menu item.
The bin can be completely emptied by selecting the
'Empty Bin' option from either menu.
Finally
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If you have any comments or suggestions I can be
contacted at:
Adrian Look
96a Vauxhall Street
Norwich
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I| 00000600 66 20 79 6f 75 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 74 68 65 20 |f you click the | 00000610 4d 45 4e 55 20 62 75 74 74 6f 6e 20 77 68 69 6c |MENU button whil| 00000620 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 6f 69 6e 74 65 72 20 69 73 |e the pointer is| 00000630 20 6f 76 65 72 0a 20 77 61 73 74 65 62 69 6e 20 | over. wastebin | 00000640 69 63 6f 6e 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 61 6c 74 |icon you can alt| 00000650 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 27 6d 6f 76 65 27 20 61 6e |er the 'move' an| 00000660 64 20 27 64 65 6c 65 74 65 27 0a 20 6f 70 74 69 |d 'delete'. opti| 00000670 6f 6e 73 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 62 69 6e 20 65 |ons of the bin e| 00000680 2e 67 2e 20 63 6f 6e 66 69 72 6d 2c 20 76 65 72 |.g. confirm, ver| 00000690 62 6f 73 65 2c 20 65 74 63 2e 20 54 68 65 73 65 |bose, etc. These| 000006a0 0a 20 63 68 6f 69 63 65 73 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 |. choices can be| 000006b0 20 70 65 72 6d 65 6e 61 6e 74 6c 79 20 73 61 76 | permenantly sav| 000006c0 65 64 20 62 79 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 69 6e 67 20 |ed by selecting | 000006d0 74 68 65 0a 20 27 53 61 76 65 20 4f 70 74 69 6f |the. 'Save Optio| 000006e0 6e 73 27 20 6d 65 6e 75 20 69 74 65 6d 2e 0a 0a |ns' menu item...| 000006f0 20 54 68 65 20 62 69 6e 20 63 61 6e 20 62 65 20 | The bin can be | 00000700 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 20 65 6d 70 74 69 |completely empti| 00000710 65 64 20 62 79 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 69 6e 67 20 |ed by selecting | 00000720 74 68 65 0a 20 27 45 6d 70 74 79 20 42 69 6e 27 |the. 'Empty Bin'| 00000730 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 65 69 74 | option from eit| 00000740 68 65 72 20 6d 65 6e 75 2e 0a 0a 0a 20 46 69 6e |her menu.... Fin| 00000750 61 6c 6c 79 0a 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 20 0a |ally. -------. .| 00000760 20 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 61 6e 79 | If you have any| 00000770 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 20 6f 72 20 73 75 67 | comments or sug| 00000780 67 65 73 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 49 20 63 61 6e 20 62 |gestions I can b| 00000790 65 0a 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 65 64 20 61 74 3a |e. contacted at:| 000007a0 0a 0a 20 41 64 72 69 61 6e 20 4c 6f 6f 6b 0a 20 |.. Adrian Look. | 000007b0 39 36 61 20 56 61 75 78 68 61 6c 6c 20 53 74 72 |96a Vauxhall Str| 000007c0 65 65 74 0a 20 4e 6f 72 77 69 63 68 0a 20 4e 52 |eet. Norwich. NR| 000007d0 32 20 32 53 44 0a |2 2SD.| 000007d6
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