Deluxe 2.0 Addendum

Welcome to Version 2.0 of StuffIt Deluxe™ About this Addendum This manual addendum is provided in a double-clickable form, where you can now read and/or print this document. If you just purchased StuffIt Deluxe, you received a printed copy of this addendum with your package. If you received version 2.0 as an upgrade, this document should serve as your manual addendum. If you want a printed copy for yourself, contact Aladdin Systems, and we’ll ship one off to you free of charge. It is very easy to work with this documentation. We’ve separated the major additions to StuffIt Deluxe into numerous chapters, which can be selected from the Chapters menu. At any time, you can print the pages you’re reading (using the Print… command under the File menu) or Save the text of the addendum to a file that can be opened with any text editor or word processor (if you do this, however, you’ll lose the graphics used here. New Features in 2.0 Version 2.0 furthers the many features within StuffIt Deluxe. Most notable of our additions are tremendous speed boosts, intelligent compression through “Best Guess,” the ability for creation of Self-UnStuffing archives, a collection of StuffIt Tools, new Optimizers, and a new Encryptor. A sampling of the many new features in the 2.0 package include: • An intelligent compression option, Best Guess • A new compression method, Optimal • The ability to create Self-UnStuffing archives • A Save As… command within the application • Automatic Launching of an application and a compressed document • An Optimizer that helps archiving of text files. • A MacPaint Optimizer that reduces the size of MacPaint files • PassLock, a password scheme for keeping sensitive files from prying eyes • Desk Accessories for Stuffing and UnStuffing from within any application • SIT Converter, an application for converting archives into a smaller form • HyperCard XCMDs for Stuffing and UnStuffing within HyperCard or SuperCard • MicroPhone II scripts for Stuffing/UnStuffing within that program • QuicKeys 2 extensions for the CE Software macro utility • MPW Tools for developers who need compression in their projects • A StuffIt XTND for reading the archive contents within an XTND-compatible app • Additions to the scripting language • And more! StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 Addendum Page 1 Welcome to StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 Contacting Aladdin Systems At Aladdin Systems, we pride ourselves on the technical and customer support services we offer. Besides providing support via mail, phone and through electronic mail, Aladdin Systems has a number of support forums on major online services. These include America Online (keyword: ALADDIN), GEnie (in the MacRT), AppleLink (in the 3rd party section), and in early 1991, CompuServe. We invite you to come visit us online and share in our lively discussions and software libraries (which contain scripts, technical notes, special utilities, and much more). Aladdin Systems can be rea…