Desk Zap 2 Manual

DeskZap version 2.0b12 by Bruce Tomlin DeskZap is a desk accessory which will let you perform many useful operations on files and disks. With DeskZap, you can: • set the Finder information for a file (including the Protect bit) • remove linefeeds, control characters, etc. from text files • delete, rename, copy, and create files • move files to different HFS folders • create, delete, rename, and move HFS folders • close open files Note: This document is in Helvetica. If you don’t have the Helvetica font in your System file, that’s why it looks like trash. DeskZap 2.0b12 documentation Page 2 Working with disks In this view, each disk is represented by two icons. The first icon tells where the disk is; the second icon tells what type of disk it is (MFS or HFS) and whether it is locked or not. The second icon does not appear for an unlocked MFS disk. Ejected disk Disk in internal drive (or lower drive in SE) Disk in external drive (or upper drive in SE) Hard disk (or third floppy drive on SE) Locked MFS disk (400k) Unlocked HFS disk Locked HFS disk The Unount button is used to remove all knowledge of a disk volume from memory. You must eject floppy disks with shift-command-1 or -2 before they can be unmounted. Option click this button to force the disk to be unmounted using System 4.2 or later. In the future, I plan to have this button say “Eject” for floppy disks that are in a disk drive. The Rename button lets you change the volume name of the disk. (the name below the disk’s icon in the Finder) The Default button sets the default directory to the selected disk. This button is only enabled when a single disk is selected. The default volume is shown in boldface type. The arrow keys will select the next or previous disk. The shift key selects multiple disks. DeskZap 2.0b12 documentation Page 3 Working with files Document Application System file Folder Locked file (appears to the right of the file date) The Disks button returns you to the view of all available disks. (See page 2) The Back button drops you back one folder level, and returns you to the disks view if you are currently in a first-level folder. The Delete button deletes the selected files and folders. Currently, you can’t delete a folder that contains files. I plan to fix this. The Rename button renames the selected files and folders. The Set File button changes the Finder information for the selected files…