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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Claw22000 on March 10, 2009, 01:37:36 AM
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I would like to Add a button to DOpus that will let me pick a bunch of zip files and then extract them to the location of the section of DOpuses window. I can find where to go just don't know how to format it correctly. Thanks
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This should get you started...
1) Project >> Configure from the menu.
2) Click buttons
3) Click on a blank button, one in the left-mouse button section would probably be best.
4) Type in the button name, colors, etc.
5) Click new entry button (one button can trigger one or many actions)
6) Select an "AmigaDos" action. (click the "swirl" icon)
7) In the command text section: unzip {f} -d {d}
8) On your "flags" might want to check Rescan Destinatin and rescan source.
9) Hit Okay, Okay, and Save
This button will unzip one selected zip to the destination selected in the other window. You can probably make this work for multiple ZIPs by modifying your command string. Check out the {} button in the new button window for available tokens. This also assumes unzip is in your path.
This is how I did it, but I'm still learning Opus.. Others may have cleaner ways...
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Whole new DOpus Problem now. I click configure and the DOpus like zooms in. (Best as I can describe what it looks like) I can't see of of the DOpus window any more. I tried to change the screen mode and run DOpus again but it's like it has its own screen mode when its running. Any suggestions. Getting this to do what I need it to would greatly speed up the process of restoring my A1200 to its former greatness
Thanks a lot
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Claw22000 wrote:
Whole new DOpus Problem now. I click configure and the DOpus like zooms in. (Best as I can describe what it looks like) I can't see of of the DOpus window any more. I tried to change the screen mode and run DOpus again but it's like it has its own screen mode when its running. Any suggestions. Getting this to do what I need it to would greatly speed up the process of restoring my A1200 to its former greatness
Thanks a lot
I have that same problem with the DOpus config screen on my A1200 with Indivsion. I've never had that problem with DOpus on my A2000 with Flicker Fixer and Picasso II.
I hop someone can tell us what causes that problem.
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One of my systems does this, too. I haven't figured out a solution.
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Which one of your systems does this. Maybe if we get as much info on this as we can, something might come of it.
Thanks
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to know which Dopus version (on WB or on its own screen) and on what system (RTG or AGA only and such), it would help.
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Indeed. Unfortunately, I can't remember any of those details - I can't even remember which machine is doing this. :crazy:
The good news is that 4.17pre21 (http://dopus.free.fr/), which I use on my primary systems (and which doesn't seem to be on Aminet), definitely doesn't exhibit this behavior.
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I think there is a "bad" DOPUS floating around aminet... I had to try different versions and settled on one with the filename - dopus416jrbin.lha
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Well my only Amiga is listed on my signature. And DOpus is 4.16. This problem doesn't happen on WinUAE. Same install copied to Amiga VIA ClassicWBv24 instructions
I'm sure this only confuses things more. :-(
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It's probably cheating, but, there are a number of Dopus config files other users have uploaded to Aminet. Most of the color schemes are garish, but the syntax of the buttons and menus for common (and not so common) tasks are excellent tutorials. Most times you can copy commands into your config and only need to change the paths to your requirements.
Some dopus users were very creative. Grin.
EDIT: I'm running 4.16 here and have not seen this bug. The latest version is tempting.
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is 4.16 not the latest?
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Did you see Matt's post and link above about 4.17pre21?
IIRC, 4.17 is a cleaned up and bug fixed version of the original commercial Dopus (4.16?)
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I downloaded 4.17 and looked at it, and it didn't seem to be a complete distribution, ie:s with installer and such. It didn't even have what looked like a DOpus executable.
I must be doing something wrong? Maybe the archive format is messing me up?
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Wow completely missed that but I'm downloading now!
Thanks Matt for a great find, and Tenacious for repointing this out.
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4.16 is from DOpus's GPL era. The last commercial version I have is 4.11, but I think the absolute last was 4.12. Not certain.
I remember reading that the source code to everything later than 4.16 was lost, which might explain why the 4.17 binary is somewhat under the radar.
To install, just replace the pieces of a 4.16 installation with the 4.17 equivalents.
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@ Matt
I guess my recollection isn't what it used to be, grin. Thanks for the better info.
@Kat
For me, Dopus is kind of a chicken and egg problem. I configure a menu with all of the archivers and then never think about them again (foolproof de-archiving is just a click of the mouse). When starting from scratch, I have to study all of that to get Dopus loaded and configged.
Amiga really does have the greatest variety (if not the best quality) directory utilities of any platform.
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4.17 fixed my A1200, but I lost the text in the pull-down menus until I copied the config files from my A2000 setup over to my A1200.
Anyone have a preference for any of the config files on aminet? My config is somthing I scabbed together years ago. It does most of the basic archive activities, but I never finished optimizing the setup.
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:bump:
Figured out a workaround for the "DOpus 4.16 opens its config screen in a low-res, non-scrolling (read: useless) screenmode" bug. The definitive solution is to use 4.17, as discussed above, but if you really want to use 4.16 for some reason, here's what you can do:
Increase the number of colors on the Workbench screen.
Having just prepped a new A4000, I discovered that the bug appeared when my Workbench was set to NTSC:HighRes, 8 colors, but not at 256 colors or PAL:HighResLaced at 256 colors. I didn't do any further testing before replacing it with 4.17, so I don't know the minimum number of colors required to avoid the bug (info that would be useful to non-RTG ECS users). I also didn't test if a HighResLaced screen at 8 colors would work.
Possible explanation: There was a bug in 4.11 (and probably earlier) that would hang/crash the machine if Workbench was set to 256 colors and the config screen was opened. It was fixed pretty early in GPL development, but my guess is that fixing that bug introduced this one. The history files for 4.17 don't seem to address it explicitly, but the change to open the config window on DOpus' screen takes care of the problem.
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The "magnification bug " happens if your screenmode for workbench is NTSC, If you change this to PAL, the magnification bug doesn't happen. It only happens on the config screen in Opus.
It also happens in WinUAE