Re: AutoArk

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

fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden) writes:
: I'm reluctant to do timing tests on non-final versions of the compression
: routines.  They could get faster, they could get slower.

OK, then when will HP be final?
 
: Of course HP does this.  Otherwise you wouldn't be able to get at your
: files... the filetype, auxtype, and (most important!) the EOF would be wrong.
: The only way to work around it at all is to trap things like finderSays
: messages before files are launched... otherwise it would try to launch the
: compressed file, and fail.  I have *no* dependencies on the Finder... hey, I'm
: a long-time ProSel-16 user. :-)

Nice to know that. I will consider HP incomplete if this is not implemented.

Yesterday I tried to click on a AA compressed graphics file (the icon is
the AA compressed icon), and AA still recognize it, open it and let my
paint programs takes over.
 
: BTW, for those of you who do programming, HP works just fine under GNO and
: Orca.

It's good. BTW, can HP works with compressed file while in ProDOS 8? AA can't.
For example, I compressed all my MOD songs, soniqTracker will open them fine,
but NoiseTracker can't.

: Huh?  For the record, HP does *NOT* do anything with ShrinkIt archives.

I know. I am just asking whether is it possible to let HP open ShrinkIt file
directly. This is an idea: when double clicking on ShrinkIt file, it will
expand the file. So all shrinked files will work like a SEA (self-extract
archive) if HP is installed.

Another similar idea: for Universe Master and AutoArk users, HP can open the
compressed file created by these two programs. This will allow UM/AA users to
"upgrade".

One reason for the second idea: it is logical for Universe Master users to
buy AA instead of HP, why? This is because the backup created by UM can be
easily access by AA, and they are such a perfect combination. Read this issue
of GS+ for more detail on this.

: Funny how that appeared in AA's description AFTER the HP press release was
: posted.  Could be coincidence, ...?  But yes, HP allows different compression
: schemes.  In fact, lesson 12 of the data compression course I've been teaching
: on GEnie is going to be an explanation of how to write your own HP compression
: modules.

So probably next version of AA we will be seing more HP features, which is good
for us AA users.

How about copy some ideas from AA too (revenge)? Then of course the winner is
the users.

How many compression schemes does HP provide?

: -- 
: fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden)
: [ Above opinions are mine, Amdahl has nothing to do with them, etc, etc. ]

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