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diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/bugs.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/bugs.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7da2a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/bugs.html @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>Known Bugs</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> +<h1>Known Bugs</h1> +<ul> + <li>Help is woefully incomplete.</li> + <li>Find panel doesn't do anything.</li> + <li>Applescript support isn't very useful.</li> + <li>The "Open" and "Show in Finder" menu items don't dim properly when the file table + isn't the first responder.</li> + <li>The view options do not update based on key window.</li> + <li>It's possible to get duplicate files if you remove a file from a path, move a new + file into the same path, and then add the new file to the library. (The old file handle + now resolves to the new file, and then you add the new file again - using alias data as + the primary key should fix this, but it's still possible - perhaps alias data isn't + being updated properly when the new file is found?)</li> +</ul> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/faq.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/faq.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a78b649 --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/faq.html @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> + <h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1> + + <p>Click on a topic to the left to find out more about it, or click on a + question below to find the answer.</p> + + <dt><strong>How do I use groups?</strong></dt> + <dd> + <p>You can use <a href="glossary.html#group">groups</a> to organize files + in your library. For instance, you might want to create a group for all your + image files, for all the files in a project you're working on, or to share + files with other Liaison users.</p> + + <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#fff8dc"> + <tr> + <td colspan=2><strong>To create a group:</strong></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <strong>1</strong> + </td> + <td> + Select "New group" from the File menu. + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td colspan=2><strong>To add files to a group:</strong></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <strong>1</strong> + </td> + <td> + Select the list of files in the library, and drag + them to the newly created group. + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td colspan=2><strong>To rename a group:</strong></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <strong>1</strong> + </td> + <td>Double-click its entry in the group list and type in a new name.</td> + </tr> + </table> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>How do I share my files?</strong></dt> + <dd> + <p>You can share any file in your library by putting it in a group.</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>How do I download a shared file?</strong></dt> + <dd> + <p>Double-click on it, or drag it from Liaison to the Finder.</p> + </dd> + + <dt><strong>What is meta-data and how do I edit it?</strong></dt> + <dd> + <p>Meta-data is information about the file itself, such as when it was + created, to what groups it belongs, its icon, its filename, and other + ways of referencing a file.</p> + + <p>To edit meta-data, you can double click on a field in the file list, + or edit it via the inspector.</p> + </dd> + + <p><font size="-2">©2003 Brian Cully</font> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/glossary.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/glossary.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4753608 --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/glossary.html @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>Glossary</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> + <h1>Glossary</h1> + <ul> + <li> + <dt><a id="group">group</a></dt> + <dd>Groups are lists of files that you can create to organize your file + library or to share with other Liaison users.</dd> + </li> + <li> + <dt><a id="LAN">LAN</a></dt> + <dd>LAN is an acronym which means "Local Area Network," which is a computer + network that is confined to a limited geography, such as your office, your + home, or your local McDonald's™.</dd> + </li> + <li> + <dt><a id="library">library</a></dt> + <dd>Libraries are lists of files on a computer that Liaison knows about.</dd> + </li> + </ul> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/navigation.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/navigation.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..51d2505 --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/navigation.html @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>Navigation</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> + <center><img src="../images/Liaison.png" alt="" width="128" height="128"></center> + <ul> + <li><a href="overview.html" target="contentsFrame">Overview</a></li> + <li><a href="faq.html" target="contentsFrame">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li> + <li><a href="whatsnew.html" target="contentsFrame">What's new</a></li> + <li><a href="bugs.html" target="contentsFrame">Known Bugs</a></li> + <li><a href="todo.html" target="contentsFrame">To Do</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.kublai.com/~shmit/software/Liaison/" target="new">Website</a></li> + </ul> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/overview.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/overview.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4fbffc --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/overview.html @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>Overview</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> + <h1>Overview</h1> + + <p>Liaison is a file browser that lets your organize all your files. Here are some of the + things you can do with Liaison.</p> + + <ul> + <li> + <p>Add files to your library. When you add files to your + <a href="glossary.html#library">library</a>, you can open them, + edit their meta-data, and even share them with other Liaison users.</p> + </li> + <li> + <p>Organize your file library. Once you add files to your library, you can organize + them into <a href="glossary.html#group">groups</a>. You can create groups to organize + files by theme, location, content, or anything else you can imagine.</p> + </li> + <li> + <p>Share your file library with other people. File sharing allows you to browse your + library across multiple computers on your <a href="glossary.html#LAN">LAN</a> and + download them to another computer. File sharing requires a copy of Liaison on each + computer which is used to share files.</p> + </li> + </ul> + + <p>If you want to learn more about any of this, click a topic on the left.</p> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/todo.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/todo.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d57a0bc --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/todo.html @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>To Do</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> +<h1>To Do</h1> + +<ul> + <li>Application Wizard for first-time users.</li> + <li>Smart groups / saved searches.</li> + <li>Better preferences system. Perhaps Omni's?</li> + <li>Group level access control for sharing.</li> + <li>Password protected libraries.</li> + <li>Directory tracking.</li> + <li>Be able to send whole directories, most especially for bundles.</li> + <li>Implement file categories and browser.</li> + <li>Need better formatters for date information in the browser.</li> + <li>Group inspector.</li> +</ul> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/whatsnew.html b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/whatsnew.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64d8471 --- /dev/null +++ b/Liaison/English.lproj/Liaison Help/pages/whatsnew.html @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <title>What's New</title> + <meta name="generator" content="BBEdit 6.5"> +</head> + +<body> +<h1>What's new</h1> +<h3>Since 0.4.2:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Fixed a bug with the load sheet not closing properly.</li> + <li>You can now drag whole directories onto the group list or file list to add the files + in them to Liaison.</li> + <li>Drag-and-Drop of promised files works.</li> + <li>The table view no longer scrolls to the top of the list after you remove files.</li> + <li>You can drag files from Liaison to the finder now.</li> + <li>The shared inspector now updates when you make other windows key.</li> + <li>No longer cache icon information. This slows everything down a tiny bit, but saves + a huge amount of memory.</li> + <li>The icon that signifies an unlocatable file now updates automatically.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.4.1:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Added help.</li> + <li>Project split up for future open source plans.</li> + <li>A lot of old code culled.</li> + <li>You can unsort your file list by clicking on the header.</li> + <li>Editing files now works consistently with the sort and search.</li> + <li>Fixed many bugs where the file selection would change unexpectedly.</li> + <li>Fixed bugs with groups being assigned incorrectly.</li> + <li>Added contextual menus to the file and group panels.</li> + <li>Fixed dimming of menus and toolbars with two exceptions: the "Open" and + "Show in Finder" menu items don't work properly when the group list is the + first responder.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.4:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Many GUI fixes and enhancements.</li> + <li>Major speed improvements for loading large amounts of files at a time.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.3.3a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>The file database has been ripped to shreds and rewritten from scratch. The new one + is much more extensible and faster overall.</li> + <li>Application is now prebound for faster launch times.</li> + <li>Network code has been rewritten to take advantage of the new file database, and is + much more connection friendly now for persistant connections.</li> + <li>Loading files into your library should be substantially faster. However, you cannot + load more than about one thousand at a time.</li> + <li>File selection is saved as you navigate through groups, if possible.</li> + <li>The zoom box works properly (or mostly properly) everywhere.</li> + <li>Preliminary AppleScript support has been added. It's not very useful, but it's there.</li> + <li>You are no longer able to group remote file stores within an over-all "Rendezvous" + group.</li> + <li>Some minor fixes for Panther.</li> + <li>BUG: The "Add Files to Library" menu item doesn't get properly dimmed.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>What's new since 0.3.2a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Application starts again.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.3.1a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Fix date sorts.</li> + <li>Make string searches case insensitive.</li> + <li>Add a plugin architecture for the file browser and inspector.</li> + <li>Add a Find panel stub so I can work out the interface.</li> + <li>You can set the file's icon in the inspector now - simply drag an image + file (not a .icns file!) onto the file's icon in the file inspector.</li> + <li>You can copy a file's icon by dragging it from the icon in the file + inspector to a folder. Note: files are saved as TIFF documents, with one + layer per icon size (so layer 1 is 128x128, layer 2 is 32x32, layer 3 is + 16,16) -- Thanx Cocoa!</li> + <li>If a file change can't happen, a sheet is displayed.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.3a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>You can set or delete HFS file creator codes via the inspector.</li> + <li>Add columns for last modified time, creation time, and file size.</li> + <li>Column sizes and order in the file list are remembered now.</li> + <li>Added a "view options" dialog box, under the view menu. You can use + this to set which columns are displayed.</li> + <li>The delete key and the "Delete" item under the "Edit" menu work now.</li> + <li>If you have an editable group selected, adding files will also add them + to the current group. Otherwise the files are just dumped in the library.</li> + <li>Fix network code. I don't know how long it's been broken, but it works + again as well as it did the last time I checked, perhaps better.</li> + <li>Display scroll bars when the group list is longer than the view.</li> + <li>When reloading a file in the download panel, don't create a new status + view, just re-use the old one.</li> + <li>If the hostname changes you can still download files properly.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.2.1a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Use aliases instead of paths as the database key. Files can now be + renamed without being lost to Liaison. + <div class="warning"> + <strong>WARNING:</strong> This means + you have to delete your old library. You can accomplish this by deleting the + files in ~/Library/Liaison/. You must do this for Liaison to function + properly. Hopefully this shouldn't happen again.</li> + </div> + <li>Initialize the local group name if there's no existing library.</li> + <li>Add a little "!" icon for files that can't be located.</li> + <li>Edits in the file table and the inspector are now written to disk.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.2a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>Editing a group doesn't clear the icon anymore.</li> + <li>Only draw the vertical grid; since we have alterntating row colors, we + don't need the horizontal grid.</li> + <li>File selection is saved between searches in the toolbar and sorts (from + clicking on the table header).</li> + <li>Empty groups are removed from the remote group list.</li> + <li>Add a menu item under the help menu to go to Liaison's web site.</li> + <li>Clear selection when group is changed.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.1.3a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>File list is editable now. Changes still aren't written to disk.</li> + <li>Added a preference to put remote hosts under a rendezvous group, + or as a top-level group. By default, remote stores aren't displayed + under a rendezvous group.</li> + <li>File list has striped rows.</li> + <li>File extension is now relegated soley to the "type" column. The other + way just doesn't make sense.</li> + <li>"Reveal in Finder" tool bar icon.</li> + <li>Added "Get Info" under the file menu. This duplicates the "Inspector" menu + under the window menu.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.1.2a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>A few new toolbar icons.</li> + <li>HFS type/creator codes are visible on remote hosts.</li> + <li>Writer threads are cleaned up properly.</li> + <li>The hooks for the Edit menu actions are in.</li> + <li>Remote group browsing works again.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.1.1a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>File copying works again.</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Since 0.1a:</h3> +<ul> + <li>I have an icon! (However, I do not have Photoshop skillz).</li> + <li>Host name changes now update across the network. + (Actually, this needs work. I doubt a file copy will work without + restarting.)</li> + <li>Fixed a bug with the preferences always thinking the hostname had + changed.</li> +</ul> +</body> +</html> |