Sequences 0.10 (c) Juergen Luethje 2006
=======================================

Description
-----------
Sequences is a FILE SYSTEM PLUGIN for Total Commander (TC)
<http://www.ghisler.com/>.
It allows to build sequences of serially numbered files, e.g.
kitten01.jpg, kitten02.jpg, kitten03.jpg  =>  kitten[01-03].jpg


Install
-------
Inside of TC, double-click or press [Enter] at the ZIP archive.

There is an optional file "sequences.ini", which you can edit
if you want (for details see explanation in that file itself).
   The plugin firstly looks for its INI file in the same
directory, where the INI file currently used by TC is (indicated
in "Help" > "About Total Commander"). If that directory doesn't
contain a "sequences.ini" file, the plugin will look for it in
the directory where it is located itself.

I recommend to create an entry like the following for this plugin
in the button bar or in the start menu (note that \\\Sequences\%P
must be written with _uppercase_ S):
--------------------------------------
Command:    cd
Parameters: \\\Sequences\%P
Icon file:  <Your Path>\sequences.wfx
Tooltip:    Sequence view
--------------------------------------


Usage
-----
Go to "Network Neighborhood", and enter the "Sequences" folder.
If you have created an entry in the button bar or in the start
menu, you can also click at it, in order to display a "sequence
view" of TC's currently active panel.

You will see a mirror of your normal filesystem, with file names
that are serially numbered grouped to sequences if possible. Only
file names are grouped, not directories (otherwise it wouldn't be
possible any more to enter them).
In "sequence view" you can press [F3] to view a single file, or
the last file of a sequence. By pressing [F5] or clicking at the
[ Copy ] button or by using drag-and-drop, single files or
sequences of files will be copied to the target panel.

After pressing [F5] or clicking at the [ Copy ] button or after
dropping the files or sequences on TC's target panel, a small
"Download" dialog box pops up. If you hold down the [Ctrl] key,
while clicking with the mouse at the [ OK ] button, Sequences
will not copy any files, but will create a corresponding .lst file
in the target panel instead. This is a plain text file, which
contains a list of all file names in the regarding sequence. E.g.
the "Diskdir" packer plugin can treat a .lst file like an archive.


Remark
------

A file list such as
----------------
12.71.jpg
12.72.jpg
13.72.jpg
----------------

will be grouped like this by default:
----------------
12.[71-72].jpg
13.72.jpg
----------------

Set option 'Range=1-2' in the INI file, to get the following
result instead:
----------------
12.71.jpg
[12-13].72.jpg
----------------


Known issues
------------

a) A file list such as
   ----------------
   abc8.jpg
   abc9.jpg
   abc10.jpg
   abc11.jpg
   ----------------

   will be shown in "sequence view" like this:
   ----------------
   abc[8-9].jpg
   abc[10-11].jpg
   ----------------

   Only if the numbers in the first two file names would contain
   leading zeroes
   ----------------
   abc08.jpg
   abc09.jpg
   abc10.jpg
   abc11.jpg
   ----------------

   the "sequence view" will look as you might have expected:
   ----------------
   abc[08-11].jpg
   ----------------

b) Drag-and-drop from a file system plugin to a target _outside_
   of TC is currently (TC 6.55) not possible
   <http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=10628>.


Credits
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Thanks to all people on the German Total Commander discussion forum
<http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewforum.php?f=2>, who considerably
contributed to the development of this plugin.


License
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Sequences is copyright 2006 by the author Juergen Luethje, all rights
are reserved.
Sequences is Freeware. You may use the program free of charge and
unlimited in time.
THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.


Contact
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This software can be downloaded from
<http://luethje.eu/prog/>.

Please send questions, suggestions, and bug reports to
<support {AT} luethje {DOT} eu>.
