ABOUT TextChanger
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TextChanger is an application which will scan your disk drives for
text files, and allow you to selectively change their creators or 
delete the contents of their resource forks. This idea is not new;
for years, there has been an application called TEXT Ranger,
written by Darin Adler of Apple Computer, which does the same thing.
However, TextChanger adds some unique capabilities:

	-	TextChanger will identify the application which created the
		document, if that application is present on any mounted disk.
		
	-	Whenever a new type of text file is encountered, you can 
		instruct TextChanger to show you the file; TextChanger will
		then open the window in the Finder which contains the file,
		and select the file. (This is so that you can establish the
		context in which the file exists, or even open it up to view
		its contents. Having this context often helps in deciding 
		what to do with the file.)
		
	-	TextChanger can operate in the background.
	
To scan a disk, simply double-click on TextChanger. When TextChanger
comes up, click to dismiss the splash screen. A dialog will be presented
so that you can select a disk to scan. Click the Drive button until
the name of your desired disk is shown in the dialog, and then click
the Scan button. (Under System 7, it will be the Open button.
The Standard File package is a little too smart for its own good.)

You can also scan a disk or a folder by dropping its icon onto
TextChanger, if youre running System 7.

TextChanger will then start scanning the drive (or folder). As it does
so, it will display the name of the folder being scanned, and the name
of the file currently being examined. (This last will change rather
quickly.) To cancel a scan in progress, click the Cancel button in
the progress dialog.

Whenever TextChanger encounters a file of a type it hasnt seen, it
will put up another dialog asking you what to do. There are a number
of actions you can take:

	-	Enter a application signature code in the text field, and turn
		on the Change Creator to checkbox. If you dont know the
		signature code for your desired application, you can click
		the Choose button; if you then select an application program
		and click Open, that applications signature will be entered
		in the text field for you.
		
	-	Turn on the Zap Resource Fork option to delete any resource
		information that may exist in the file. (Text editors often
		store information in the resource fork such as the font and
		size used to display this files contents, the last window
		position and size of the file, and so on. MPW also stores
		information related to its Projector source-control system
		in the resource fork of the file.)
		
	-	Dont turn on any options, and click OK. When you do this,
		files of the same type as the indicated file will not be 
		affected at all.
		
	-	Click the Show button. The indicated file will be displayed
		in the Finder. With this information, you can determine what,
		if anything, you should do. To resume the scan, bring TextChanger
		to the front again.
		
	-	Click the Cancel button to cancel the scan.
	
After selection the appropriate options, click OK to continue the scan.
When TextChanger is finished, the disk-selection dialog will reappear.
You can then choose another disk, or click Quit to quit TextChanger.

CREDITS
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The idea of an application to search and destroy rogue creators and
resource forks isnt new; the TEXT Ranger program by Darin Adler
goes back to 1989 (and probably before).

Robert Munafo suggested that it would be nice to actually be able to
examine the document before deciding what to do with it.

TextChanger uses file-search libraries which are part of the Programmers
Editor Package. For more information, write the the address at the end of 
this text file.

UPDATE NOTES
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Version 1.0.1	(1/10/93)

This maintenance release to TextChanger fixes a crash which would occur
when repeatedly clicking on the Drive button. Also, the desired actions
for each file type persist for the duration of that invocation of
TextChanger, so if you can multiple volumes, you wont have to
re-enter your desired actions for each volume.

Some Minor Legal Stuff
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TextChanger is a freely distributable, copyrighted program, otherwise
known as freeware.

Although TextChanger is free, it is not public domain. It is
copyrighted, and Bare Bones Software, Inc. reserves all rights;
therefore:

	TextChanger cannot be sold, either by itself or in combination with
any other product, without express written permission of Bare Bones
Software, Inc.

	If youre a user group which is publishing a CD-ROM or floppy
collection, you may include TextChanger and all of its included files
without restriction, save that the original package is included. Contact
Bare Bones Software for up-to-date versions and information.

	If youre a hard disk company which distributes PD, shareware, and
freeware on your disk drives, youre welcome to distribute TextChanger.
Contact Bare Bones Software for up-to-date versions and information.

	Commercial publishers and distributors of CD-ROM software collections
may not distribute TextChanger on CD-ROM without the express written
permission of Bare Bones Software, Inc.

	TextChanger may be posted on an information service which charges its
users for general connection time and downloading, but it may NOT be
posted to an information service which will charge for the specific
right to download TextChanger, without the express written permission
of Bare Bones Software, Inc.

	TextChanger may be given away as a support utility for a package which
is itself to be given away. People who need to distribute TextChanger
as a support utility should contact Bare Bones Software for up-to-date
versions and information.

TextChanger is copyright 1992-1994 by Bare Bones Software, Inc.. All
rights reserved. Address correspondence to:

Bare Bones Software, Inc.
1 Larkspur Way #4
Natick, MA 01760
Internet/Usenet: bbedit@world.std.com
CompuServe: 73051,3255
AppleLink: BARE.BONES

Phone: (508) 651-3561
Fax: (508) 651-7584

Limited warranty and limitation of remedies
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The program and any support from Bare Bones Software, Inc., are provided
as is and without warranty, express and implied, including but not
limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose.  In no event will Bare Bones Software, Inc. be
liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other
incidental or consequential damages, even if Bare Bones Software, Inc.
is advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by you
or any third party.  
