Re: FileDir support for various archive formats
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:19:33 -0500 (EST)
Yes, .rar is supported as well. Thanks to the free software from
http://7zip.com
I can hardly think of an archive format that FileDir cannot open.
By the way, this includes BookShare archives as well, which are now
in standard zip format. Remember to set the unarchive password with
Alt+Shift+U. Then subsequent archive operations will use that
password. To clear the password, enter a space character rather than
leaving no characters at all in the edit box, Since FileDir currently
does not distinguish between that situation and pressing Escape to cancel
the dialog.
Jamal
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, The Elf wrote:
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:07:48 -0800
> From: The Elf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: FileDir support for various archive formats
>
> Jamal, sounds good, does it do .rar?
>
> inthane
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:19 PM
> 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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