Comments on: PeaZip: Unzip Files for Free http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jr http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-149461 Jr Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:42:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-149461 2.7 is out, http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ 2.7 is out, [peazip.sourceforge.net]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-144539 Ryan Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:53:24 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-144539 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-144532" rel="nofollow">Bian Xi wrote:</a><blockquote>Don’t seem to be unicode support, I’m using latest version 2.4, but cannot see Chinese or Japanese characters in filename list.</blockquote></div> Huh, I know they had it in the changelog a little while ago. I wonder if there was some issue with it and had to pull the support. Bian Xi wrote:
Don’t seem to be unicode support, I’m using latest version 2.4, but cannot see Chinese or Japanese characters in filename list.

Huh, I know they had it in the changelog a little while ago. I wonder if there was some issue with it and had to pull the support.

]]> By: Bian Xi http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-144532 Bian Xi Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:26:29 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-144532 Don't seem to be unicode support, I'm using latest version 2.4, but cannot see Chinese or Japanese characters in filename list. Don’t seem to be unicode support, I’m using latest version 2.4, but cannot see Chinese or Japanese characters in filename list.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142169 Ryan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:23:29 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142169 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142138" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>“Add to archive” links in the right-click menu really clutter up your screen. I prefer 7-Zip when it comes to that sorta stuff. At least 7-Zip puts these links in a submenu.</blockquote></div> You can stick them all in the Send To menu if you want. That's what's so great. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142139" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>And what’s up with these pluses and minuses?</blockquote></div> A plus represents a compression/archive command, and a minus represents an extraction command. Makes it easy to pinpoint which ones are used for compressing and which ones are used for extracting. I actually like that it includes those symbols... I have to think less when looking for the commands. Pieter wrote:
“Add to archive” links in the right-click menu really clutter up your screen. I prefer 7-Zip when it comes to that sorta stuff. At least 7-Zip puts these links in a submenu.

You can stick them all in the Send To menu if you want. That’s what’s so great.

Pieter wrote:
And what’s up with these pluses and minuses?

A plus represents a compression/archive command, and a minus represents an extraction command. Makes it easy to pinpoint which ones are used for compressing and which ones are used for extracting. I actually like that it includes those symbols… I have to think less when looking for the commands.

]]> By: fearu http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142141 fearu Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:10:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142141 Pieter, it is subjective. I prefer having a few entries right in context menu rather than having to open a submenu like for 7-Zip. I like PeaZip's way: only few basic entries in the context menu and a lot of options in the Sendto menu (which functionally works exactly as 7-Zip submenu, so where is the problem?) Like I said, this is just subjective, you don't like it, I do. Pieter, it is subjective. I prefer having a few entries right in context menu rather than having to open a submenu like for 7-Zip.
I like PeaZip’s way: only few basic entries in the context menu and a lot of options in the Sendto menu (which functionally works exactly as 7-Zip submenu, so where is the problem?)
Like I said, this is just subjective, you don’t like it, I do.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142139 Pieter Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:49:06 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142139 And what's up with these pluses and minuses? Fortunately, you can rename every "Send to" item by typing 'sendto' in the Start > Run dialog. And what’s up with these pluses and minuses? Fortunately, you can rename every “Send to” item by typing ’sendto’ in the Start > Run dialog.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142138 Pieter Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:26:42 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142138 It looks prettier than 7-Zip, I can tell you that much... :) On a less positive note: these "Add to archive" links in the right-click menu really clutter up your screen. I prefer 7-Zip when it comes to that sorta stuff. At least 7-Zip puts these links in a submenu. It looks prettier than 7-Zip, I can tell you that much… :)

On a less positive note: these “Add to archive” links in the right-click menu really clutter up your screen. I prefer 7-Zip when it comes to that sorta stuff. At least 7-Zip puts these links in a submenu.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142104 Ryan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:56:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142104 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142057" rel="nofollow">Fred Thompson wrote:</a><blockquote>The context menu configuration IS quite nice. Still, are there NO free apps which can create RAR archives? Seems the only option is to have WinRAR and some-other-zipper or use only WinRAR.</blockquote></div> If I'm correct I believe WinRAR doesn't allow other apps to compress files using their technology. I could be wrong, but I remember hearing that awhile back. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142073" rel="nofollow">fearu wrote:</a><blockquote>I’ve tried that program some time ago, and I find quite annoying the lack of unicode support. I think that’s because it is written in freepascal. I’ve had also problems with unicode with IZArc. The only program that seems to work perfectly with that files is 7-zip.</blockquote></div> They added unicode support recently. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142088" rel="nofollow">Transcontinental wrote:</a><blockquote>If indeed PeaZip supports 72 formats, that’s far more than IZarc (something like 40 I think).</blockquote></div> If you view their manual it lists out all of the formats they support. We just included the most popular formats that people probably care about. Fred Thompson wrote:
The context menu configuration IS quite nice. Still, are there NO free apps which can create RAR archives? Seems the only option is to have WinRAR and some-other-zipper or use only WinRAR.

If I’m correct I believe WinRAR doesn’t allow other apps to compress files using their technology. I could be wrong, but I remember hearing that awhile back.

fearu wrote:
I’ve tried that program some time ago, and I find quite annoying the lack of unicode support. I think that’s because it is written in freepascal. I’ve had also problems with unicode with IZArc. The only program that seems to work perfectly with that files is 7-zip.

They added unicode support recently.

Transcontinental wrote:
If indeed PeaZip supports 72 formats, that’s far more than IZarc (something like 40 I think).

If you view their manual it lists out all of the formats they support. We just included the most popular formats that people probably care about.

]]> By: Transcontinental http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142088 Transcontinental Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:43:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142088 @ Felipe, in that case I missed an opportunity to close my fingertips! My comment was referring to what I read here, * Create & extract: 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP * Extract only: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DEB, ISO, LHA, RAR, RPM, XPI If indeed PeaZip supports 72 formats, that's far more than IZarc (something like 40 I think). @ Felipe, in that case I missed an opportunity to close my fingertips!
My comment was referring to what I read here,
* Create & extract: 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP
* Extract only: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DEB, ISO, LHA, RAR, RPM, XPI

If indeed PeaZip supports 72 formats, that’s far more than IZarc (something like 40 I think).

]]> By: Ky http://cybernetnews.com/peazip-unzip-files-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142084 Ky Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:39:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14671#comment-142084 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142057" rel="nofollow">Fred Thompson wrote:</a><blockquote>The context menu configuration IS quite nice. Still, are there NO free apps which can create RAR archives? Seems the only option is to have WinRAR and some-other-zipper or use only WinRAR.</blockquote></div>Why do you want create RAR archives? The difference with ZIP files in terms of size is not that big and ZIP takes less time to compress. Back on track, I would like to ask Ryan about PeaZip's speed. This is a rather important factor to take into account when you're dealing with large files. Fred Thompson wrote:
The context menu configuration IS quite nice. Still, are there NO free apps which can create RAR archives? Seems the only option is to have WinRAR and some-other-zipper or use only WinRAR.

Why do you want create RAR archives? The difference with ZIP files in terms of size is not that big and ZIP takes less time to compress.

Back on track, I would like to ask Ryan about PeaZip’s speed. This is a rather important factor to take into account when you’re dealing with large files.

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