Meltice Ver.2.0 Release. Online Manual.
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$Id: README.TXT,v 1.14 2002/06/15 14:37:24 ardry Exp $

Introduction
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 Thank you for downloading Meltice. Positioning of this software is a
simple archiver. We are glad when you use this software regularly for
a long time.


Requirements
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 - Hardware
       + IBM-PC compatible computer.
       + Intel Pentium or higher processor, and, x86 Compatible 
         processor.
 - Software
       + Microsoft Windows 9x (95,98/98SE,Me) or NT (NT4,2000,XP...)
       + The Common Archivers Library DLLs.
         You can download the Common Archiver DLL from the Common 
         Archivers Library Project.
         (http://www.csdinc.co.jp/archiver/index-e.html)


About copyright, license, liability 
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Meltice for Windows.
Copyright (C) 2000-2002  ardry, Project Meltice.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as 
  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  the License, or (at your option) any later version.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  GNU General Public License for more details.

GNU General Public License : http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt


Installation and uninstallation
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 You have to install the Common Archiver DLLs (for example, 
UNLHA32.DLL) or the MXD (dll for Meltice eXtenDing, for example, 
XacRett.mxd), before installing Meltice.

 - Installation
    1. Extract a file from the distribution file of Meltice. 
    2. The extracted file is copied to arbitrary folders.
    3. If required for you, you will create the shortcut of Meltice
        to a desktop or(and) sendto folder.

 - Uninstallation
    1.  If you created the shortcut of Meltice, then you have to 
       delete all the shortcuts of Meltice.
    2.  If you created Meltice in association of suffix, then you have
       to remove association of suffix.
    3.  You need to delete the arbitrary folders which installed 
       Meltice for uninstallation.


How to use 
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 Meltice will prompt for directory to extract files and optional 
parameters if no file name is specified.

 After specifying extraction directory, drop archive files to extract.

 It is recommended to create a desktop of a directory to extract files
and set option to create folder for each file.

 To open folder after extracting files:
     - Click the left mouse button on the Meltice icon.
     - Check [Open Destination folder] option.

 Meltice needs many Common Archiver DLLs for extraction. For example, 
there are a UNLHA32.DLL and a CAB32.DLL. But, Meltice can extract a 
file from much archives when many Common Archiver DLLs were installed.

 Meltice with perfect Common Archiver DLLs can extract the archive 
form LHa/Zip/Cab/tar.gz/yz1 and etc.

 Settings are saved to USERNAME.ini (or MELTICE.INI) at folder which 
installed Meltice.


Support
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 Support information on Meltice is in the Meltice Official Web page.
  
 The Meltice Official Web page performs an announcement of the 
information on bug correction, and the newest version.

  ardry's Software Library: 
  http://ardry.pos.to/asl/

  Project Meltice @ A.S.L.: 
  http://ardry.pos.to/asl/meltice/

The author is looking forward to the comment of Meltice. Moreover, 
the report of the problem of a program is received.

 The author hardly answers delivered mail. But the author reads all
mails. When there is important information, the author answers Web 
page in principle.


Releases log
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     June 15, 2002 : Ver.2.0.5
                - Meltice.exe stable final version.

    April 29, 2002 : Ver.2.0.4 Build 68
                - Meltice.exe/Frostice.exe icon became to 256 color.

    April 24, 2002 : Ver.2.0.4 Build 67
                - BugFix:
                  User's click of a [Info] [Browse] button generates 
                  a memory leak.

    April 14, 2002 : Ver.2.0.4 Build 66
                - Meltice Webpage address and Meltice author's E-mail
                  address was changed. Those change was applied to 
                  software and the document.
                - BugFix:
                  Meltice issues an error, when the end of the folder
                  name of an extraction place is a space character. 
                  for example...
                  "abcd 123.zip" -> can't make "abcd " folder
                  "efgh    .cab" -> can't make "efgh    "

 December 22, 2001 : Ver.2.0.3 Build 65
                - MessageBox string moved to resource script.

 December 21, 2001 : Ver.2.0.3 Build 64
                - The Meltice support Windows XP Visual Style.

 November 26, 2001 : Ver.2.0.3 Build 63
                - The Meltice can record a log file in more detail 
                  than old version.

 November 20, 2001 : Ver.2.0.2 Build 62
                - BugFix: 
                  The Meltice window is in a left corner or an upper 
                  corner when taskbar is in left or upper, the Meltice
                  window will be hidden in the reverse side of a 
                  taskbar.

 November 20, 2001 : Ver.2.0.2 Build 61
                - DesignChange: 
                  Meltice can use character "," and ";" for filename.
                    Extract:
                     x hoge,bar.zip -> Extract to bar ...? (old)
                     o hoge,bar.zip -> Extract to hoge,bar (new)
                    Archiving:
                     x hoge,bar.txt -> Archiving Error!    (old)
                     o hoge,bar.txt -> hoge,bar.zip        (new)

     July 22, 2001 : Ver.2.0.2 Build 60
                - BugFix: 
                  HOGEHOG.ZIP extract to "HOGehog".
                  (since Build 59 "tar.gz" DesignChange...
                   folder name (last 4byte) for extract became small 
                   letter.)

     July 17, 2001 : Ver.2.0.2 Build 59
                - hoge.tar.gz extracting to hoge folder.
                     x hoge.tar.gz -> hoge.tar  (old)
                     o hoge.tar.gz -> hoge      (new)
                - more better archive file checking.

     July  7, 2001 : Ver.2.0.1 Build 58
                - The wild card of archive file  processing was 
                  changed into * from *.*.

      July 1, 2001 : Ver.2.0.0 Build 57
                - First release version.

 November 26, 2000 : Ver.0.2.0 Build  1
                - The author begins to make Meltice prototype 2.

      May 21, 2000 : Ver.0.1.6
                - Meltice prototype 1 final version. 
                  (obsolete version...)

     July ??, 1999 : Ver.0.0.1?
                - The author did design start of the Meltice.
                  (Prototype 1)


Special Thanks
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 I appreciate all the directions concerned with Meltice. People to 
appreciate especially are introduced.

  - VA Linux Systems Japan.
  - Open Source Development Network Inc.
    I regard offer of SourceForge.jp service as very kind.

  - Mr. K.INABA
     He is the author of Noah(Archiver),XacRett(Archive Extractor),
    Caldix(Common Archiver DLL download utility).
     Probably, Meltice was not completed if he did not help me. 
     Thank you for being deep for his technical assistance and natural
    virtue.

  - Mr. nakka
     He is the author of WWWC (Web Checker), nPOP(Mail User Agent), 
   and many programs.
     The Meltice.exe became smaller by his advice. 
     (Borland C++ 5.51 : less than 80KB, Visual C++ : less than 50KB)

  - noiming-san
     noiming-san is the author of archive icon. Archive icon is used
    by DblClick.mxd.  Thank you for a cool icon.
  
  - Mr.nissy, Mr.Yamagin, Mr.Mario, Jun-san
     During development of Meltice Prototype and Beta, I received many
    precious opinions.

  - the Common Archivers Library Project members.
     Meltice cannot exist without the Common Archiver DLLs.

  - Webmaster which introduced Meltice.
     Thank you for introduced Meltice from the time of the prototype
    version or the beta version.

        + Nantonaku News!
        + Selfish.ug.to
        + NetDeSoft
        + Windows Info.
        + Net news sending office
        + tj.pos.to
        + ...and Meltice is introduced from many websites, thanks.

  - And you. Thank you for downloading Meltice.


