Re: FileDir support for various archive formats
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:42:59 -0500 (EST)
I meant to mention that .chm is a supported archive as well. Thus, you
can inspect what HTML files it contains and open a particular help
topic.
Jamal
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:19:33 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: FileDir support for various archive formats
>
> FYI -- The latest version of FileDir (a file and directory manager) can
> now open almost any archive format, not just zip archives. This includes
> .tar and .gz formats that are common for distributions from the Linux
> world, e.g., Python packages. Window-Eyes script packages are also
> supported (which are Windows Cabinet format). This is accomplished by
> using the free 7z.exe utility behind the scenes, the complete version of
> which is available at
> http://7zip.com
>
> Many of the commands that previously only worked with zip archives now
> work with other formats as well. Thus, you can open a .tgz archive like a
> directory by pressing Enter when the file has focus in a directory list.
> In the resulting list, you can press Shift+S for the size of a file
> inside, or Shift+D for its date and time. The What command, invoked with
> a question mark, speaks the content of a file. Control+T sends the file
> to the configured text editor (EdSharp by default, but adjustable in the
> configuration settings dialog, Alt+Shift+C). Shift+U unarchives a file.
>
> Note that creating non-zip archives is not supportedin FileDir, only
> viewing them. If you want to execute an archive with the default program
> associated with its extension, press Shift+Enter instead of Enter.
>
> If you have any feedback on this new feature, let me know. The FileDir
> installer is available at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/dirsetup.exe
> If you already have it installed, you can press F11 to elevate to the
> latest version.
>
> Jamal
>
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