[muglo] Re: StuffIt and DropZip

Great tip, Mary... I wasn't aware of this feature at all!

On Dec 11, 2004, at 11:53 PM, Mary wrote:

> At 9:59 PM -0800 12/10/04, Kathryn-Jane Hazel wrote:
>
>> Dear Muglo-ites:
>>
>> I want to compress some files but apparently I don't have the program
>> for it,
>
> There is a compression utility built-in in Panther.
>
> "Zip Compression in the Finder -- A quiet addition to Panther is the
> capability to create .zip archives in the Finder. The Windows world
> has pretty much standardized on the .zip format, so this becomes an
> easy way to transfer files across platforms. [..] Select one or more
> files in the Finder and choose "Create Archive of [filename]" from
> the File menu or from the contextual menu

That is especially cool:
> (Control-click to bring
> this up)."
>
Thanks,

Biti

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