// 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 selected action, either a synchronisation or a compare process, depending on the setting of the compare only or full sync radio buttons.
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. If you wish to reload the saved settings, click with the Ctrl key held down.
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:\Sopen the Additional settings window.
SyncDiscs,24:\Sopen the current logfile (if it exists).
SyncDiscs,25:\Sopen a menu listing the recent primary paths used.|MSelecting a path will insert it in to the primary writable field.
SyncDiscs,26:\Sopen a menu listing the recent secondary paths used.|MSelecting a path will insert it in to the secondary writable field.
SyncDiscs,27:\Sopen a menu listing the recent scrap paths used.|MSelecting a path will insert it in to the scrap writable field.
SyncDiscs,29: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,30:\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,31:\Sopen the directory recommended to store zone files.
SyncDiscs,32:Tick this to enable the use of a zone file. The file shown in the field to the right will be used.
SyncDiscs,33:Select this to carry out a compare when Start is actioned, or a SyncJob is saved.
SyncDiscs,34:Select this to carry out a full sync when Start is actioned, or a SyncJob is saved.
SyncDiscs,35:\Sopen a 'Saveas' box, to allow the current settings to be saved in a file as a Syncjob.|MThis action will take account of the Compare only or Full sync radio buttons.|MThe job can be run (or queued) at any time by double clicking or dragging the file to SyncDiscs.


// 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 but will not be saved.
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

