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MultiReset 3.0ß Documentation 03-Dec-1995
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Introduction
Sometimes he's very needful, the reset. Pressing CTRL+AMIGA+AMIGA your
computer reboots. But must be this procedure so stupid.
There are many things that we can do here. Multireset will show you an
other way. It can play samples, showing IFF-pictures and clear all the
vectors (i.e. KickTag, KickMem and so on..).
One problem has left: Multireset don't run on older machines, like A500
and many A2000.
Installation and setup
At first copy the MultiResetPrefs-program to your PREFS-directory. The
MultiReset-program should be copied to the WBStartup-directory. Before
using MultiReset you must run the prefs-program. It will open a little
window with many gadgets where you can configure the reset-style:
(Gfx) - the full path of the picture that multireset
shows. If the gadget is empty no picture will
be displayed. You can use all resulutions but
IFF files only. (see screen-gadget)
(Sfx) - the full path of the sample that multireset
plays. You can use IFF or RAW samples here.
(Dos) - Here you can enter a dos-command (with
parameters) that will be executed before
showing the picture and playing the sample.
(Log) - Here you can specify an file for the MultiReset
log.
(Noopen) - If active the Open()-routine will be patched, so
that all open-calls with newfile mode would
be ignored.
(Nowrite) - If active the Write()-routine will be patched,
so that all write-calls are impossible.
(Nowait) - No delay after playing the sample
(Time) - variable delaytime from 0 to 10 s
(Norexx) - Ignore messages to the rexx-port
(Userscreen) - If this gadget is active, multireset will
show the picture on an own sreen. Now you can
use HAM, EHB or HAM8 formats. Is the
gadget disabled, you should only use pictures
in the depth of your workbenchscreen.
(Workbench) - Switch the workbenchscreen to front.
(Coldcapute) - Clears the Coldcapture-vector.
(Coolcapture) - Clears the Coolcapture-vector.
(KickTag) - Clears the Kicktag-vector.
(KickMem) - Clears the Kickmem-vector.
(PicPos) - It will open a window in the size of the
selected picture. You can move around it and
so fix the position on the workbenchsreen.
If you enter '-1' for the X or Y coordinate
the picture will be automatically centered in
the corresponding direction.
(VecPos) - Same as PicPos, but for the little window
that shows the vectors. Only useful when at
least one vector should be cleared.
Now you can use a second way to reset your machine with MultiReset. I
have added a simply rexxport that understand 3 commands:
RESET - will do the reset with all options
RESET QUICK - will do the reset immediately, without picture and sample
REMOVE - removes MultiReset out of the memory
The rexxport is named 'MultiReset'. A reset via Arexx can look like
this:
address 'MultiReset';RESET
History
V 1.3 - first public release
V 1.4 - default path for sfx, fgx and dos-string
V 1.5 - internal release
V 1.6 - saving prefswindow positions
V 1.7 - bug fix: updateing gadgets
- patch Open() and Write()
- logfile
V 1.8 - delay can be switched on or off
V 1.9 - Prefs now saved in ENVARC:
- Rexx-Port added
V 2.0 - MUI-Interface
V 2.01 - new Arexx-command REMOVE
- bug fix: actions will be done if gadgets released
V 2.02 - variable delaytime (0-10s)
- prefs now in ENVARC:
V 3.0ß - Style of the prefsprogram changed
- datatypes support for pictures
- disable mousepointer during reset
About program and author
This little program is giftware. If you like it, send me a litte gift.
If there are any bugs or improvements, send also to:
eMail : f.fenn@cross.berlinet.de
SnailMail: Frank Fenn
Raabestrasse 7
(Germany) Berlin
10405
Phone : +49-30-39979430 (7:00 am - 3:30 pm)
Thanx to
Stefan Stuntz - for his great MUI(3.1)-package
Wouter van Oortmerssen - for the E-language
Mario Cattaneo - for bugreports and hints