NTFS File Streams Plugin for FAR v1.00 Beta 2
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NTFS File Streams Plugin allows browsing, viewing and
changing streams of files on NTFS disks.

NTFS File Streams is plugin for FAR Manager.

Plugin works only under Windows NT/2000.

FAR Manager can be downloaded at:
http://www.rarsoft.com

NTFS File Streams Plugin is freeware product.
It may be freely distributed.


HOW TO USE
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There are three ways to open file with NTFS File Streams Plugin:

1) Set cursor on the file and press Ctrl+PageDown.

2) Set cursor on the file and call NTFS File Streams Plugin from
   Plugin commands menu by pressing F11. This method works even
   if you have plugin disabled in configuration.

3) Type in command line:
   NTFSFS:filename
   where filename is a name of the file which you want to open.
   This method works even if you have plugin disabled in
   configuration.

If you have collision with other plugins. you can disable NTFS File
Streams Plugin in configuration dialog and enter to document files
via Plugin commands menu or via command line. 



CONFIGURATION
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To open configuration window select the following items in FAR menu:
Options / Pligin configuration / NTFS File Streams.
In this dialog you may change the following parameters:

 Plugin is used by default   Enables / Disables opening file with plugin
                             by pressing Ctrl+PageDown and from search
                             engine. It has no effect if you use command
                             line or plugin commands menu for entering plugin.

 Parse Security Info         Plugin will parse binary security info into
                             text mode info.



INSTALLATION
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1) Create "NTFSFS" directory in "Far\Plugins\" directory.
2) Copy all files from this packet to created directory.
3) Restart Far.



  This distrubutive packet contains following files:

  readme.txt    - This file
  file_id.diz   - Short Description file
  History.txt   - History of the Plugin
  NTFSFS.dll    - NTFS File Streams Plugin DLL
  NTFSFSEn.hlf  - Help file in English
  NTFSFSRu.hlf  - Help file in Russian
  NTFSFSEn.lng  - Plugin message strings in English
  NTFSFSRu.lng  - Plugin message strings in Russian



INTERNET
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http://www.7-zip.com
        
E-mail: support@7-zip.com


OTHER PRODUCTS
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  FAR Plugins
  ~~~~~~~~~~~
    7-ZIP Plugin:     7-ZIP FAR Plugin performs transparent archive
                      processing. Files in the archive are handled in
                      the same manner as if they were in a folder.
                      7-ZIP FAR Plugin is first level plugin for FAR Manager,
                      like MultiArc plugin. Now It supports ZIP, RAR, GZIP and
                      TAR formats. It very fast extracts and updates
                      files in archive, since it doesn't use extarnal programs.
                      7-ZIP FAR Plugin is a part of 7-ZIP Archiver.
    
    DocFile Browser:  Browsing, viewing and changing contents of the
                      compound files (OLE Starages and Streams):
                      MS Office documents and others.

    Resource Browser: Extracting and updating resources in EXE and
                      DLL files. Supported resources:
                      Bitmap, Icon, Cursor, String, Menu,
                      Version_Info, Dialog, Group_Icon, Group_Cursor

    Text Converter:   Plugin converts word-processing, spreadsheet
                      files to one of the export formats
                      selected by user.  Examples: HTML -> TXT,
                      DOC -> TXT, XLS -> TXT, DOC -> HTML.
                      Plugin Uses MS Office text converters.






  Compression software
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    7-ZIP Archiver:   7-ZIP Archiver is a ZIP compatible file archiver
                      with highest compression ratio. The program is
                      fully integrated to Windows Shell, so all archive
                      operations like extracting, compressing and browsing
                      can be executed using usual Windows Explorer. The
                      program supports ZIP, RAR, GZIP, TAR formats and for
                      ZIP format it provides compression ratio that is
                      2-10% better than ratio provided by any other zip
                      compatible compression tools, like PKZip and WinZip.
                      There is also additional powerful command line version
                      of program for backup and other purposes.
                      There is also first level plugin for FAR Manager.


    Document Press:   Compressing MS Office documents and other
                      compound files. After compression, files
                      can be used without any decompression.


These and some other programs can be found at:

http://www.7-zip.com



---
  Igor Pavlov, the author of the NTFS File Streams Plugin.



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