XDir version 7.02.00 by B.F. Schreurs, FREEWARE 1998, email address: stack@xs4all.nl

Please note the correct Email address! All other addresses are INVALID!

XDIR is an Atari 8 bit disk image directory lister.
It shows you the volume table of contents of an .ATR disk image
or a .XFD disk image.
Currently it supports single/enhanced and medium disk images.
New in version 7.0 is that double density disk are supported too.

Before showing the contents of the disk image, it has determined
if it is a disk image, the kind of disk image (ATR or XFD),
the type of disk image (single/enhanced/medium/double), and
if there is a VTOC contained on it.
If there is no VTOC on the disk it assumes it is a bootdisk.

When there is a VTOC on the disk image, it shows the contents
on your screen. The screen can be quite colorfull.
The file are normally displayed as they are shown on a regular Atari.
Because the pc can show more files per screen this "feature" is used.
The files are displayed on the screen using the following color chart:

CYAN   : Regular file vtoc entry, behind the file it shows the size in sectors
RED    : Deleted file, although a filesize is shown, the file can be corrupted
GREEN  : Locked file
MAGENTA: A comment entry in the vtoc, the programmer patched the vtoc to accomplish this

If you see that the file size is marked in BLUE colors, instead of WHITE, it means
the File has sectors allocated to it beyond sector nr 720.

Use the specified Function Key settings on the screen to navigate around.
It should be quite obvious how it works. If not press the F1 key (HELP!).
In version 7.0 the mouse is supported now as well.
You can edit the XDIR.XFG file (which should be placed in the C: root directory!),
and specify how XDIR should work.
You can specify the default file mask it should use, the start up path,
the folder where to extract files to, if it should extract deleted files, and if so,
where to place them.

Use the ENTER key if a disk image vtoc is displayed to EXTRACT the currently displayed
Atari XL/XE files to the specified path (mentioned in the XDIR.CFG file).
The XDIR.CFG file can be edited with a regular editor. The cfg file in this ZIP
specifies that the regular files should be extracted to the C:\XIN directory and
that no deleted files should be extracted. If you specify to extract deleted files,
they will be placed into C:\XDEL according to the current XDIR.CFG specifications.

The current version of XDIR is version 7.
All sources have been included in the archive again, with the exception
of WSIO.ASM. WSIO.OBJ is a special SCREEN driver (which is freeware too by the way,
as long as you don't sell your software commercially),
but I don't want to distribute the source.
If you sell your software on a shareware basis using WSIO.OBJ, I expect a little
donation for it (let's say 5% of all you make on your shareware product,
or just contact me to negotiate about it).
The other sources in XDIR can be used on a FREEWARE basis.
XDIR up to version 5 contains all the sources (WSIO didn't exist up to that point though).

XDIR has been completely rewritten using Turbo Assembler 5.0.
It now supports Windows 95 as well.
Let me know what you think of it.

Future plans.
I like to add the possibility to add Atari 8 bit files to a disk image as well
(interactively of course).
Because XDIR has been completely rewritten (and restructered), it shouldn't be
that hard to accomplish this. BUT
we are short of time at the moment (POOLDISK TOO CDROM project), Ive got to study,
Ive got to work and sleep too! :)
Well maybe when POOLDISK TREE comes around.
Peek at my website now and then, and see if a new version has been placed on it
(but don't hold your breath...).

For now, enjoy the new and improved (?) version.
Bo.

History:
v7.00.00: - There was a slight bug in v6.00.00 which caused enhanced and medium XFD disks
            not to be recognized. Nobody reported a problem about this, so nobody is using
            my program or nobody uses XFD images anymore.
          - Mouse support has been introduced.
            In the volume window the user can select a drive using the mouse.
            In the file/library window a file or library can be selected.
            Using the arrow buttons in the upper right corner of the fileselector box,
            the user can scroll too, using the mouse.
            Extraction of files can not be accomplished by a mouse button (on purpose!).
          - Double density disks are supported too now.
v07.02.00 - Some slight bugs were solved.
