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- Distribution
-
- Briefly, LazyBench is a copyrighted product and all the rights are
- reserved to Werther 'Mircko' Pirani (referred to as "the Author").
- Nonetheless, LazyBench may be freely distributed as long as the
- following restrictions are met:
- - The distributor may only charge a fee up to the cost of obtaining
- a public domain disk from a PD Library.
- - The distributor agrees to cease distributing the program and any
- data involved if requested to do so by the Author.
- - The distributor may only distribute an unmodified copy of the
- original program, with all supplied documentation and copyright
- notices intact. Read the file "License.doc" for more details.
-
- The original distribution includes:
-
- LazyBench1.3.doc 9279 bytes (this document)
- LazyBench1.3.doc.info 745 bytes (its icon)
- LazyBench1.3 14172 bytes (LazyBench for OS 1.3)
- LazyBench1.3.info 454 bytes (its icon)
- LazyBench2.0.doc 17181 bytes (the document for OS 2.xx)
- Lazybench2.0.doc.info 745 bytes (its icon)
- LazyBench2.0 16692 bytes (LazyBench for OS 2.xx)
- LazyBench2.0.info 500 bytes (its icon)
- License.doc 7897 bytes (legal stuff)
- License.doc.info 745 bytes (its icon)
-
- If one or more of the above is missing, then your distribution is
- incomplete: please, dump it immediately and check it out with your
- favourite BBS or PD Library. If all else fails, you can try to get
- in touch with me for a complete distribution. Read the chapter
- "Feedback" for more details.
-
-
-
- LazyBench and Kickstart 1.3
-
- This is the documentation about LazyBench for the Amiga OS 1.3.
- Read the file "LazyBench2.0.doc" and be sure to install
- LazyBench2.0 if you are running OS 2.xx (and above).
-
- Needless to say, LazyBench1.3 is fully compatible with OS 2.0
- and higher but it doesn't have all the bells and whistles you
- could expect from the last generation of applications and is
- somewhat ugly to look at. Anyway, if you run LazyBench1.3 under OS
- 2.0 and the default font for the Workbench screen is something
- different from the topaz font, you should experience no problems
- at all.
-
- LazyBench1.3 is a very *basic* version of LazyBench2.0, so what
- you see is what you get: a bare bone, no frills interface.
- Nonetheless, you'll find LazyBench both easy to operate and useful.
-
-
-
- Introduction
-
- LazyBench is a little utility for lazy people with a hard disk
- crammed full of goodies, which are too difficult to reach because
- they are buried away in drawers inside drawers inside drawers
- inside drawers ... I could go on and on but ... I'm too lazy!
-
- Laziness aside, LazyBench opens a little window on the Workbench
- screen and delivers you a fully configurable menu, which brings at
- your fingertips up to 30 applications (tools or projects) without
- having to reorganize the Workbench.
-
- Such utilities are usually called "hard disk menus" and while
- LazyBench is neither the only one, nor the best available, it's
- tiny enough (just 14172 bytes) to fit even in the most crowded of
- the hard disks. Furthermore, it's easy to configure even for the
- laziest person in the world!
-
-
-
- Installing LazyBench
-
- 1) Copy LazyBench to your C: directory or whatever directory you
- prefer to store utilities like this.
-
- 2) Edit the startup-sequence in the S: directory.
- Just before the line that says 'LoadWB' insert the command:
-
- LazyBench
-
- LazyBench is made to be detachable from the original Shell, so you
- won't have to use the command:
-
- Run >NIL: LazyBench
-
- Anyway, remember to use the full pathname for the command itself:
- SYS:C/LazyBench, SYS:Utilities/LazyBench or SYS:MyTools/LazyBench.
-
-
-
- Configuring LazyBench
-
- Create a file called "LazyMenu" in the S: directory. This is a
- plain text file, so you can use the editor you feel more
- comfortable with, from the humble Ed to a word processor with all
- the bells and whistles. LazyBench reads this file to know about the
- applications (tools or projects) you would like to have handy
- without messing the Workbench screen with many open drawers and
- windows.
-
- Each line in this text file is the full pathname for the
- application you want LazyBench to launch and each line can be up to
- 256 characters in length:
-
- SYS:Utilities/Clock
- SYS:Tools/Calculator
- SYS:Work/FinalCopy_II/FinalCopy_II
- SYS:Work/NComm/NCommSYS:Work/Games/Amoeba Invaders
-
- Please note the space within the last line: when a directory or an
- application name contains spaces you *don't* have to use double
- quotes, just type the full pathname as above. Of course in the
- "LazyBench" menu you'll see just the applications name, not the
- full pathnames, so in this case you'll see items named "Clock",
- "Calculator", "FinalCopy_II", "NComm" and "Amoeba Invaders".
- How many custom items can you insert in the "LazyBench" menu?
- Well, it depends on the system (PAL or NTSC) you're running on,
- but basically you can refer to the following figures:
-
- NTSC: 17 items;
- PAL: 22 items;
- PAL or NTSC Interlaced: 30 items;
-
- Extra lines in the "LazyMenu" file are simply ignored.
-
- Please also note that you can also use a line of the type:
-
- SYS:Work/WriteStuff/Documents/Letter
-
- where "Letter" it's not an application (a tool) but a document (a
- project) and choosing the item named "Letter" from the "LazyBench"
- menu would start the word processor used to write such a document
- and load the file named "Letter". Since most word processors,
- desktop publishers and paint programs save their settings along
- with the document, you can start an application and load its
- preferences just by picking an item from the "LazyBench" menu.
- Neat, isn't it?
-
-
-
- Activating LazyBench
-
- Reboot and a tiny window named "LazyBench" should appear in the
- upper left corner of the Workbench screen.
-
-
-
- Using LazyBench
-
- Each time you make the LazyBench window the active one by clicking
- on it (actually on its title, since it's the only thing you get to
- see) you can hold down the right button mouse to display the
- "LazyBench" menu. Select an item and hey presto, the matching
- application is running! I promised you: no more drawers to open and
- no more windows to resize or depth arrange...
-
- To quit LazyBench you can either click on the close gadget from the
- LazyBench window or select the 'Quit' item from the "LazyBench"
- menu. Anyway, if an application started by LazyBench is still
- running, you can't quit and the Workbench screen will flash to
- warn you. That is, to quit LazyBench you must quit all the
- applications started by LazyBench.
-
-
-
- Quick Troubleshooting Guide
-
- Due to its simplicity, LazyBench doesn't really need a
- troubleshooting guide. Anyway, if one or more items are present in
- the "LazyMenu" file but are missing from the "LazyBench" menu, you
- may want to look for one of the following:
-
- 1) Either you've made a typo or you have gotten the pathname for
- one or more of the applications wrong;
- 2) The pathname is correct but the application it's neither a tool,
- nor a project. A directory perhaps?!?
-
- 3) The pathname is right and the application is really a tool or a
- project but has no icon. Since LazyBench purpose is to launch an
- application without having to double-click on its icon, you're
- definitely out of luck. How can you double-click on something with
- no icon at all?!?
-
-
-
- Feedback
-
- LazyBench is freely distributable and so I'm not asking for money.
- Anyway, if you are using LazyBench I'd like very much to hear it
- from you. Suggestions, bug reports, positive criticism and
- contributions are welcomed at the following addresses:
-
- internet: werther@karunko.nervous.com
- fidonet: 2:335/602.12 (Mirko Pirani)
- amiganet: 39:102/1.12 (Mirko Pirani)
-
- If all else fails you can always reach me by snail mail (even a
- simple postcard will do):
-
- Werther 'Mircko' Pirani
- Via Mario Torresi, 74
- 60128 Ancona
- ITALY
-
-
-
- Dedicated to
-
- Mila, Yaya, Tina, and Biba: Wish you were here.
-
- Betty: You really make my day!
-
- Steve B. from Bernardones. Look out for their "19 BON BUSTE"
- demotape: punk'n'roll at its best!!!
-
- Anyone who has taken the time to get in touch with me. Thanks!
-
-
-
-
-
- June 26, 1993
-
- Werther 'Mircko' Pirani
-