// Help file for SyncDiscs v. 1.29


Iconbar,254:\Sopen the SyncDiscs control window.|M\Aopen settings dialogue.|MClick MENU for other options.

Info,255,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7:This \w displays information about SyncDiscs.|MPlease quote the version number shown in any correspondence with Chris Johnson about this application.
Info,8:If the computer is connected to the internet, clicking on this button should take you to the SyncDiscs download site.


Savefile,255:This dialogue box allows you to save the current file.
Savefile,0:Drag this icon to the directory in which you want to save the file.
Savefile,1:\Tfilename for this file.|MIf it is not a full pathname, drag the icon into a directory display.
Savefile,2:\Ssave the file with the current filename.|MIf it is not a full pathname, you must drag the icon into a directory display first.

// Progress window

Progress,255:This \w shows the progress of the synchronisation.|MExpand the \w (use top right icon in title bar) to see the queued jobs, and Stop or Pause buttons.|MJobs can be added by dragging syncjob files to this \w.
Progress,1:This shows the current action.|MNote it is updated only once a second.
Progress,2:This shows the current file being actioned.|MNote it is updated only once a second.
Progress,4:This allows the backup process to be stopped.|MIf there is more than one job in the queue, you will be asked whether to stop only the current job, or all the jobs.
Progress,5:This button allows the backup to be temporarily stopped, and then restarted.
Progress,6:Pressing this will close the progress \w.|MIt can be reopened by clicking on the iconbar icon.
Progress,8:This shows the current primary directory being backed up.
Progress,10:This shows the number of jobs still waiting in the queue.

//Syncdiscs control window

SyncDiscs,255:\Tmain control window for SyncDiscs.
SyncDiscs,0:\Sstart the synchronisation (backup) process.
SyncDiscs,1:\Scancel any action and close the \w.
SyncDiscs,2:Drag the directory to be backed up here.|MDragging with SHIFT held down will add to those already present.|MDragging with CTRL held down will remove the leaf, so allowing the whole drive (Dir $) to be backed up.
SyncDiscs,4:Drag in the directory in which the backed up files are to be placed.
SyncDiscs,6:Tick this if you wish to copy newer files in the backup directory back into the primary directory.
SyncDiscs,7:Tick this if you wish to copy extra files in the backup directory back into the primary directory.|MUse with care, since files deliberately deleted since the last backup will be reinstated from the backup.
SyncDiscs,9:Drag in the scrap directory (if required).|MThis is where any files deleted from the secondary directory will be moved.
SyncDiscs,10:\Ssave the current details as the default, which will be loaded whenever SyncDiscs is run.
SyncDiscs,11:\Tpath into which log files will be saved, unless over-ridden in the advanced settings.
SyncDiscs,12:Tick this if you wish to write a log file of all the changes made during the synchronisation process.|MThere are further options to manage log files in the advanced settings.
SyncDiscs,13:Use this to set or change the log file path.|MA 'Saveas' dialogue will be opened.
SyncDiscs,22:Tick this if you wish to overwrite newer files in the backup with older files in the primary.
SyncDiscs,23:\Sstart a Compare action.|MThis will produce a listing of all the changes that would be made if a synchrinisation was performed.
SyncDiscs,24:\Sopen the Additional settings window.
SyncDiscs,25:\Sopen the current logfile (if it exists).
SyncDiscs,26:\Sopen a 'Saveas' box, to allow the current settings to be saved in a file as a Syncjob.|MThe job can be run (or queued) at any time by double clicking or dragging the file to SyncDiscs.
SyncDiscs,27:\Sopen a menu listing the recent primary paths used.|MSelecting a path will insert it in to the primary writable field.
SyncDiscs,28:\Sopen a menu listing the recent secondary paths used.|MSelecting a path will insert it in to the secondary writable field.
SyncDiscs,29:\Sopen a menu listing the recent scrap paths used.|MSelecting a path will insert it in to the scrap writable field.
SyncDiscs,31:This is the path of the zone file to be used when zone file use is enabled by ticking the button to the left.
SyncDiscs,32:\Sopen a menu listing the zone files stored in the directory !SyncDiscs.Resources.Zonefiles.|MThe menu will not open if the directory is empty.|MSelecting a file from the menu will insert it's path into the zone file path field.
SyncDiscs,33:\Sopen the directory recommended to store zone files.
SyncDiscs,34:Tick this to enable the use of a zone file. The file shown in the field to the right will be used.


// Additional settings window
Settings,255:This is the advanced settings \w.
Settings,1:If this is ticked, and the log file is enabled, then the log file will be opened when the synchronisation is finished.
Settings,2:If this is ticked, the logfile will be saved within the primary directory, rather than the configured default location.
Settings,4:If a new log file is started for each synchronisation, it is possible to keep a number of previous log files.|MThis shows how many will be kept, named with an incrementing suffix.
Settings,5,6:Use the bump arrows to change the number of previous log files to be kept.
Settings,8:\Ssave the current settings as default.|MThe settings will be used now and reloaded when SyncDiscs is run again.
Settings,10:\Sclose the dialogue.|MThe settings will be used during the current session.
Settings,11:Tick this to copy new directories in one action.|MIf unticked, each file will be copied individually (slower).
Settings,12:Tick this to make SyncDics multitask while synchronising.
Settings,13:SyncDiscs compares timestamps to determine which file is newer.|MSince some OS filesystems use differing 'accuracy', SyncDiscs can be told to ignore timestamp differences of less than the configured amount.
Settings,14:This shows the configured minimum timestamp difference.
Settings,15,16:Use the bump arrows to change the minimum timestamp difference.
Settings,18:Tick this to allow more than one filer action to run concurrently while multitasking.
Settings,19:This shows the maximum filer actions that will be run concurrently.
Settings,20,21:Use the bump arrows to change the maximum number of filer actions allowed.
Settings,22:If ticked, the logfile will be cleared whenever a synchronisation is started.|MIf unticked, the log will be added to the end of the existing log file.
Settings,24:Tick this to ignore the filetype of files when comparing them.
Settings,25:Tick this to open a progress window for each filer action.
Settings,26:If this is ticked, the log file will include more detail.
Settings,28:Tick this to prevent ignored files (as configured in the zone file) being deleted from the secondary directory, if they exist

