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About the problem with different DefaultTools

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The Problem

When you de-archive freely distributable software you can find a lot of different DefaultTools for ASCII text files, for example

   more,      C:More,     :c/more,     SYS:c/more,     MyDisk:c/more, ...
   muchmore,  C:MuchMore, :c/muchmore, SYS:c/muchmore, YourCD:c/MuchMore, ...
   multiview, ...

and so on with smore, most, less, ppmore, ... and MuchMuchMuchMore!!

The problem with this is that nobody has all these viewers, because you only need one of these to view ASCII text files. So, what do you do now? Change all the "DefaultTools"? To much work! Make links for all the different entries? Impossible - nobody can make enough links for all possibilities.

With AmigaGuide® hypertext files you have the choice between

   AmigaGuide, :Utilities/AmigaGuide, SYS:Utilities/AmigaGuide
   Multiview,  ...

IFF-ILBM pictures can be displayed using

   Display,    ... (AmigaOS 2.x)
   Multiview,  ... (AmigaOS 3.0+)
   Viewtek,    ...

The Solution

It would be much better when you have only one DefaultTool for each filetype:

for ASCII text files: More
for AmigaGuide® hypertext files: AmigaGuide
for AmigaOS scripts: IconX
for ARexx scripts: RX
for configuration files: Ed
for Installer scripts: Installer
for IFF-ILBM pictures: Display

Note that each filetype has it's own DefaultTool entry. So each user can use the tools (s)he prefers:

More is available since AmigaOS 1.x.

AmigaGuide and Display are available since AmigaOS 2.0.

AmigaOS 3.0+ users can make links on their preferred tools.

These are the links I installed on my system in the directory SYS:Utilities

             More       -> MuchMore
             AmigaGuide -> Multiview
             Display    -> Multiview

Here are a lot of possibilities to use the favourite tools for all users:

AmigaOS 1.0+: Rename YourViewer More
Probably the easiest way!
AmigaOS 2.0+: Deft II (Freeware by Lionel Vinterat)
Available on German-Disk #376, needs MUI 2.2+!
AmigaOS 3.0+: MakeLink AmigaGuide Multiview
List generates incorrect output!
AmigaOS 3.0+: MagicCX (function "ToolAlias") (Shareware by Kai Iske/SASG)
Costs DM 30, but has a lot of other functions! WARNING!!! ToolAlias changes the DefaultTool of your icons!!! Do NOT activate MagicCX while preparing your AFD-Product for release! This would cause trouble in fullfilling this standard!!!
AmigaOS 3.0+: MCP (function "ToolAlias") (Mailware by ALiENDESiGN)
MasterControlProgram is similar to MagicCX
AmigaOS 3.0+: ExgExe (Exchange Executable) (Freeware by Stefan Hochmuth)
Available on Saar-Disk #789!

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