Re: gs shrink--gs/os recognition & wav startup sound question

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I would like my current setup of GS/OS 6.0.1 to be able to recognize a
>> SHK or BXY file and if I double click on them have them automatically
>> run gsshrinkit.  This is probably a super simple fix, but I am drawing
>> a blank on how to get gs shrinkit inter-grated with gs/OS.

> I don't remember having to do anything special to get .shk files to be
> recognised in GSOS (please correct me if I'm wrong here), but make
> sure you change the filetype to be BIN. If the .shk files have a TXT
> filetype then they will be recognised as being text documents instead
> of shrinkit archives. I use the CDA "File-A-Trix" to change any
> filetypes like this.

ShrinkIt archives should be $e0/8002.  $e0 is "LBR".

I believe you need to install the GS/ShrinkIt icon file in the Icons
directory of the GS/OS boot volume, but I don't remember for sure.

 _HD1:Icons                       DIR  $0000  13-Mar-03 11:43  ProDOS     1024
 _HD1:Icons:FINDER.DATA           FND  $0000  19-Apr-93 00:58  ProDOS      307
 _HD1:Icons:FType.Apple           FTD  $0000  02-Apr-93 23:31  ProDOS    12160
 _HD1:Icons:Desktop               FND+ $0003  03-Aug-99 16:16  ProDOS     8007
 _HD1:Icons:SHRINKIT.ICONS        ICN  $0000  14-Dec-89 17:56  ProDOS     7234
 _HD1:Icons:HardPressed.ICN       ICN  $0000  09-May-93 20:45  ProDOS     4946
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