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- HILITE Version 1.3 (C) Prometheus Developments, December 1989
- Written by Ewan MacIntyre
-
- This is a batch-file utility which provides a highlight bar for
- selecting items from a menu that has been printed on the screen. The
- arrow keys (or mouse) move the bar up and down, and ENTER selects.
- Alternatively you may press the first letter/character of the desired
- item.
-
- The ANSI screen driver is not required. Note: when this program
- is used with resident programs like SideKick, which make regular
- interceptions to the keyboard interrupts, the movement of the bar may
- not be a smooth as it ought to be.
-
- Syntax: HILITE #1 #2 #3 #4 [#5]
- (#1,#2) are the co-ordinates of the top left of the menu (x,y)
- #3 is the width of the menu
- #4 is the number of items
- #5 is the spacing (default=1), ie there is an item every #5 rows
-
- All parameters must be sensible positive integers below 100. 80 column
- text modes only.
-
- Exit codes: On exit, ERRORLEVEL will be set to the option selected.
- Invalid parameters or pressing ESCAPE/^C will cause ERRORLEVEL=0.
-
- As with most of our programs, typing HILITE with no parameters
- will give you details of the appropriate syntax to use. The file
- HIDEMO.BAT is a demonstration batch-file. We hope you will find this
- program useful in your computer system.
-
- This program has been tested on an AMSTRAD PC1512 with CGA, on an
- AMSTRAD PC1640 with EGA and on an AMSTRAD PC2086. It is written to be
- compatable with monochrome adaptors too. If you have any trouble with
- your particular machine, please write to us and describe your system
- and the problem.
-
- We would like to apologise to anyone who found that the version
- of HILITE on the September 1989 PC Plus SuperDisk. The problem
- appeared to be related to the type of keyboard used, but we eventually
- discovered that it was due to the BIOS not restoring unused registers
- to their correct values on some machines. The problem has now been
- solved. Many thanks to Mr. R.W. Levett of Haslington, Cheshire who
- tested the new version for us.
-
- As a company constantly operating a policy of continuous product
- development, we find that customer feedback is vital. If you have any
- comments about this program, any suggestions for how it could be
- improved, any suggestions for other programs you need, or if you would
- like to know more about our other software, write to the address
- below, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. Our new pricelist shall
- be completed by January 1990, along with information about our On-Disk
- Catalogue, which includes program demonstrations.
-
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Prometheus Developments
- 27 Louisa Drive, Girvan, Ayrshire. KA26 9AH