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- ' SAMPLE.HLP
- ' User-defined callable scroll help box system
- ' Called using SCROLLBOX=HelpFile,HeaderString
- ' Practical Limits: About 64K per help file (scan speed is the issue)
- ' Use unique header strings, or at least be sure that
- ' your help starts at the first occurence of the string.
- ' While .DEF files will be compiled in the future, it
- ' has not yet been decided that .HLP files will.
- '
-
- %About PullDown...
- PullDown v2.30 (PULL230.ZIP) Summary List of Features:
- ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- * Professional quality SAA compliant PullDown menus with custom
- color, screen mode, dialog, and mouse control.
- * All of the basic menuing system features including password
- protection, command line prompts, and screen blanking, PLUS user-
- defined help for each menu item, defined dialog boxes ranging from
- simple <Ok> and <Yes><No> one-liner messages to full screen
- scrolling message boxes and a fully functional file load dialog.
- * Color, Background Fill control, and unlimited upgrades via a
- command line/integrated registration system.
- * Support for up to 10 Top Bar menu items with up to 46 selections
- EACH, with unlimited menu file branching. Extensive custom
- pathing support means even LANs can run the system easily.
- * Automatically resumes the state of the menus as you left them
- last, and can be toggled to turn NumLock off on entry.
- * Non TSR design assures conflict-free operation. Clear, concise
- 50+ page manual replete with examples and troubleshooting guide.
- * BBS Technical Support:(215)+623-6203 HST Available, +363-6625
- two nodes MicroDynamics Conference.
-
- ╓─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
- ║ PullDown is a ShareWare menu shell system permitting ║
- ║ total system customization and addition of a truly ║
- ║ professional shine to any IBM compatible PC. A Dealer ║
- ║ arrangement is available to interested professionals ║
- ║ who want to use PullDown to add value to client sites ║
- ║ at very very low cost. Enjoy the software! ║
- ╟─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
- ║ Copyright 1990 MicroDynamics Development Corporation ║
- ║ All Rights Reserved. Internationally distributed, ║
- ║ and gaining prominence as the menu system to select ║
- ║ in the '90s... thanks to many ardent supporters! ║
- ╙─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
-
- ###
-
-
- %Sample Help
- This demonstrates the powerful user-callable help subsystem
- available in PullDown v2.30. You can make these help screens
- appear at ANY time during the execution of commands, and can
- place anything in them, up to 69 characters wide and 50 lines
- deep. As you can see, this system is indeed powerful, and with
- a bit of work you might define an entire online help system for
- a particular computer, task, tutorial, or just to inform users
- of a set of complicated steps to follow. When combined with the
- ability to branch to other menu definition files, PullDown
- delivers to the expert user a truly professional, sleek, and
- powerful menu system alternative to AUTOMENU or DIRECT ACCESS.
-
- Enjoy! (Scroll the box down to see more in 25 line mode)
-
- PullDown is Copyright (c) 1989/1990 MicroDynamics Development
- Corporation, 1445 Mensch Lane Gilbertsville, PA 19525.
- CompuServe ID is 72010,2546. Please feel free to comment on
- the system and request enhancements! Thank you for evaluating
- the package. Oh, a tip: when creating help files, be sure that
- the test is fairly well blocked looking, or it will seem
- unbalanced on the screen. The AutoHelp system that created this
- dialog is available to QB/QBX programmers who use Crescent's
- QuickPak/Pro and own DIALOGIC from Dialog Software.
- ###
-
-
- ' And so on..........
-
- %Pop up Warning
- WARNING: This option does nothing!
- These little dialogs can be placed
- anywhere, any time, and self-size
- and scroll.
- ###
-
-
- %Red Herring
- A "Validation Failure" is not actually recorded
- anywhere, but we would want novice users (or
- maybe even experts) to THINK that there was to
- discourage repeated attempts at the password.
- ###
-
- %About Automatic Selections
- PullDown has the unique ability to automatically execute
- selections for a given .DEF file the first time it is
- loaded (in sequence) and resume with the menus intact.
- This is a useful option for those network administrators
- who wish to define some global variables based upon the
- nature of the tasks or applications a user will encounter
- in the given .DEF file. See AUTOEX.DEF for a sample
- of how this is done. [Can be overridden on the
- command line with IGNOREAUTO, if need arises.]
-
- Feature requested by a BETA site on 10/11/90, and
- implemented the same day. MicroDynamics will add any
- feature you may need promptly, if it is technically
- feasible to do so!
- ###
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