Re: GSHK profiles for HardPressed

[ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)]

Stephen Davidson (scd@bbs.ausom.oz.au) wrote:
: G'day All,
: Has anyone considered writing a HardPressed profile/module
: that will unshrink GSHK files on the spot, just like the normal
: Hardpressed archives, and, possibly a HP compressor to create
: GSHK archives from HP????

This will be cool! HP will then replaced not only AA. but GSHK as well.
But there is a catch, a HP compressed file contains just 1 file, but most
shrink file contains more than 1 file, and might even contain a disk image.
So it will have to work like a SEA file, pop up a dialog box and ask for
location to place the uncompressed file.

: I reckon that this would be a great idea since you wouldn't have to
: launch GSHK to compress/de- stuff.

I think all we need is a finder extension. I don't think SEA file is a great
idea because it adds 12K (?) to all files. Just like we don't add 12K to all
text files so that we can read it by double clicking on it (we used a finder
extension like EGOed or ShadowWrite), a finder extension to expand SHK file
will be great.

: Regards,
: Davo esq.

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Yes, Apple IIGS Forever.

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