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Double Width Reqtools

   Author:       DisasterIncarnate (Pete Swanston)
   Uploader:     geekpeter gmail com (Pete Swanston)
   Type:         util/libs
   Version:      39.4
   Requires:     68020
   Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 2.0.4
   Distribution: Aminet
   Kurz:         Reqtools mit doppelter Breite
   Date:         2022-09-30
   Readme:       http://aminet.net/util/libs/Reqtools-Wide.readme
   Downloads:    24

http://aminet.net/util/libs/Reqtools-Wide.lha

This is a recompile of the freely available util/libs/ReqToolsLib.lha

package, the AROS backport of reqtools.library, all this recompile

does is double the window width of the requester(s), this is mostly

to alleviate using your Amiga along with modern filenames you will

typically use on your home NAS or Windows/Linux computers.

The default reqtools library window width is insufficient to clearly

see more modern long filenames, chopping down visibility so much that

you simply cannot tell some filenames apart that may have long identical

prefixes with only the end of the filenames being different as with many

MP3 album names.

This double width window approach simply gives you more room to see these

files, best of all the reqtools library already has built in code to

shrink to fit to smaller screen sizes such as lowres so nothing really

breaks from doubling the width.

To ensure better results, download the original reqtools package(s) to

attain the reqtools prefs program which can set default position and size

(note reqtools only supports vertical scaling as normal), if you use

patches such as MCP's reqtools patch, ensure the "Default Size" option

is ticked so all requesters are forced to use the default size/options

from reqtools prefs as some ignore it and open in weird positions or with

tiny vertical height.

Contents of util/libs/Reqtools-Wide.lha

PERMISSION  UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP     NAME
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[unknown]                 7915   24679  32.1% -lh5- d3e5 Jul  2  2001 license
[unknown]                 1859    3500  53.1% -lh5- c6ab Jul 29 22:03 readme
[unknown]                34750   56644  61.3% -lh5- f564 Jul 29 22:31 reqtools.library
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 Total         3 files   44524   84823  52.5%            Sep 30 13:28