The Windows Finder
Version 1.1

Filename: WINF11.ZIP

History
22/2/1992	Fixed bug which prohibited viewing drives C:, D:, etc if
	no drive B: existed.
22/2/1992	Added code to handle file association.
22/2/1992	Added code to show different disk drive icons depending
	on whether the drive is fixed, remote or removeable.
22/2/1992	Added menu bar.
22/2/1992	Added code to select files and/or folders, either in
	singles or as a group. Selected files can be opened from
	the Open command on the menu.

NOTE: This program and its source code have been donated to the
public domain. All I ask is that if you improve the program and
re-submit it, then acknowledge your source.

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The Windows Finder is a prototype of a iconic file management system
for Microsoft Windows based on the Apple Macintosh Finder(tm).

The program was developed in response to a discussion of file
management systems on the MSWIN32 forum on CompuServe (see the 'NT
on Booting' thread). It was written in just 9 hours.

The program is extremely simple in that it only allows you to open
folders (directory windows) and run applications by clicking on their
icons. There is no provision for file management - this is left as an
exercise for other developers.

Unlike Program Manager, it's leaner on system resources, and the
icons actually correspond to their physical location on the hard
disk; two problems that I moaned about in the forum. However the
icons won't disappear if you run File Manager and delete the files
while Windows Finder is running - this isn't currently possible
without some kind of inter-process communication between it and File
Manager.

The source code was compiled using Microsoft C V6.00A and the
Microsoft Windows SDK. The following files should be included:

	FILE.ICO	Icon for files
	FIXED.CUR	Fixed disk drive cursor
	FIXED.ICO	Icon for fixed disk drives
	FLOPPY.CUR	Floppy disk drive cursor
	FLOPPY.ICO	Icon for floppy disk drives
	FOLDER.ICO	Icon for folders
	MAKEFILE	Makefile
	README.TXT	The file you're reading now
	REMOTE.CUR	Remote disk drive cursor
	REMOTE.ICO	Icon for remote disk drives
	SELFILE.ICO	Icon for selected file
	SELFOLD.ICO	Icon for selected folders
	WINFIND.C	The source code
	WINFIND.DEF	The linker definition file
	WINFIND.EXE	The executable program
	WINFIND.H	Definitions file
	WINFIND.ILK	The ILINK link file
	WINFIND.LNK	The linker response file
	WINFIND.MAP	The linker map file
	WINFIND.OBJ	The object code file
	WINFIND.RC	The resource source file
	WINFIND.RES	The compiled resources
	WINFIND.SYM	The ILINK symbol file

If you improve this program, please consider re-submitting it,
together with the improvements, back to the public domain. Document
the improvements in the source code and in this file, together with
your name. Then change the version number. Do make sure that you
recompile and include the updated executable file for those of us who
don't have the SDK or a C compiler. Finally, change the filename to
reflect the new version, so we know we're looking at an update and
not the original.

Any queries, contact me on my CompuServe number, 100031,504, or leave
me a message in the MSWIN32 forum.