FAR DocFile Browser Plugin 1.00 Beta 2
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FAR DocFile Browser Plugin is freeware product.
It may be freely distributed.

DocFile Browser is plugin for FAR Manager.
FAR Manager can be downloaded at:
http://www.rarsoft.com

DocFile Browser allows browsing, viewing and changing contents of
compound files.

What is a COMPOUND FILE?
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Compound file is a number of individual files bound together in one
physical file. The most Microsoft programs write data to compound files.
The examples of programs that write data to compound files are
all MS Office programs:

   * Word
   * Excel
   * Access
   * PowerPoint


HOW TO USE
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There are three ways to open compound file in DocFile Browser:

1) Set cursor on the file and press Ctrl+PageDown.

2) Set cursor on the file and call DocFile Browser Plugin from
   Plugin commands menu by pressing F11. This method works even
   if you have plugin disabled in configuration.

3) Type in command line:
   DocFile:filename
   where filename is a name of the file which you want to open.
   This method works even if you have plugin disabled in
   configuration.

If you have collision with other plugins. you can disable DocFile
Browser Plugin in configuration dialog and enter to document files
via Plugin commands menu or via command line. 


CONFIGURATION
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To open configuration window select the following items in FAR menu:
Options / Pligin configuration / DocFile browser.
In this dialog you may change the following parameters:

Plugin Enabled    Enables / Disables plugin. It has no effect
                  if you use command line or plugin commands menu
                  for entering plugin.
 

NOTE
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DocFile Browser opens compound file in EXCLUSIVE mode. Thus,
you can not open already open file by other copy of the
DocFile Browser or by any other application.


INSTALLATION
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1) Create "DocFile" directory in "Far\Plugins\" directory.
2) Copy all files from this packet to created directory.
3) Restart Far.



  This distrubutive packet contains following files:

  readme.txt    - This file
  file_id.diz   - Short Description file
  history.txt   - History of the DocFile Browser
  docfile.dll   - DocFile Browser Plugin DLL
  ResEng.hlf    - Help file in English
  ResRus.hlf    - Help file in Russian
  ResEng.lng    - Plugin message strings in English
  ResRus.lng    - Plugin message strings in Russian



Internet:

http://compress.da.ru
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/9584/index.html
        
E-mail: igorp@geocities.com


You can find my other FAR plugins and various
compression tools on my Home Page:

http://compress.da.ru


---
  Igor Pavlov, the author of the DocFile Browser Plugin.



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