Handling File Compression

• With Probe it is easy to compress files and folders for backup or distribution. Compressed archives of the following types are simple to create using Probe:
  • Zip
  • Cab
  • Arj
  • Rar
  • Tar
  • Z,Gz
  • Jar

• To compress a certain selection of files, one either uses the Compress popup menu item for the files, or the keyboard accelerator Alt-F7.

Figure 1 : Popup menu item Compress.

• The Compression Dialog allows for
  • Selecting which type of archive to create,
  • Specifying archive name, and the target directory,
  • Inspecting Selected files,
  • Setting archive type specific options,
  • ...and more.

• When pressing OK, the compression process is launched in an independent thread of execution, maintaing Probe in a responsive state.

Figure 2 : The Compression Dialog.