wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) (12/07/90)
I finally got a beta version up that I am satisfied enough w/to actually
release... so here it is:
I have uploaded iSize version 2.0b5 to {nova,sonata}.cc.purdue.edu -- it
is currently in the submissions directory.
Remember iDrag?
iSize is a useful extension of that: you drag a file/folder to the
appIcon (either on the dock or the bottom of the screen: 2.0 fixed that
problem) and iSize will size the file/folder using either "du -s" or a
recursive sizer (preference option) and report the size in a text field
that appears on the icon...
The app is basically 2.0 only-- requires slight modification to compile
under 1.0.
Comments: I find it more convenient than the inspector under 2.0's
workspace manager. Also, since it provides two methods of sizing, it is
actually useful as the indicator how large a tar file might be after a
folder is tar'd.
Thoughts/Warnings:
The "du -s" stuff isn't terribly robust-- I haven't gotten to that part
yet. Also, the recursive routine may or may not be totally accurate--
that hasn't been properly tested yet, either. The source code is all
there and completely readable; all I ask is that if anyone changes
anything, they pass it through me and I will re-release (with full
credits, of course).
Future: I'm going to postscriptize the damn icon; it is kinda ugly
right now... There may be some other file options added at a later date
also; tar, compress, uncompress, and all that rot.
I will be out of town (and the country) until Jan. 3 or so-- comments
will pile up, but I'll read and respond eventually...
b.bum
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