Re: FileDir support for various archive formats
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:14:44 -0500 (EST)
The 7z utility is bundled with the latest FileDir, so no seperate
install is needed.
Jamal
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Peter Donahue wrote:
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:46:09 -0600
> From: Peter Donahue <pdonahue1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: FileDir support for various archive formats
>
> Hello Jamal and listers,
>
> Do we need the 7Zip utility just for opening We Scripts, or is it needed for
> opening all archives from within File Dir? Thanks for a great program.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: FileDir support for various archive formats
>
>
> 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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