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- ToolsDeamon 1.0
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- User Manual
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- Oct 19, 1991
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- Preface
- =======
-
- The programs and files in this distribution are freely distributable, but are
- also copyright (c) Nico François. They may be freely distributed as long as
- no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover time and copying costs.
- No commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the
- author. Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original
- unmodified form.
- The above is generally known as freeware.
-
- If you have suggestions or remarks about this program, or if you find
- any bugs, please let me know.
-
- Write to the following address:
-
- Nico François
- Corbielaan 13
- B-3060 Bertem
- BELGIUM
-
- These programs only run on Amigas with Kickstart & Workbench 2.0!
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- Contents
- ========
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- 1. An introduction
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- 2. Installation
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- 3. Usage
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- 1. An introduction
- ==================
-
- Your Workbench 2.0 manual will tell you: It is possible to run a program by
- choosing a menu item from the Tools menu of Workbench 2.0. But only if your
- application software supports this feature. Your application software will
- have instructions on how to create the new menu item.
-
- But what if you want to add programs which do not have this feature? Then
- there is ToolsDeamon.
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- ToolsDeamon allows you to run programs simply by selecting a menu item from
- the Tools menu of Workbench 2.0. Shell and Workbench programs are supported,
- including arguments and tool types for both of these.
-
- ToolsPrefs is designed as a preferences editor for the 'Tools' menu. It
- features a full intuition front-end.
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- ToolsDeamon is the background program that will launch the tools you
- select from the 'Tools' menu. It is meant to be dragged into the WbStartup
- drawer so it will automatically be launched on startup.
-
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- 2. Installation
- ===============
-
- Installation is very easy. Double-click the 'Handler' icon to install
- 'ToolsDeamon-handler'. Then drag 'ToolsDeamon' to your WbStartup drawer so it
- will be launched by Workbench each time you reboot.
-
- 'ToolsPrefs' requires 'reqtools.library' to run, so make sure this is
- present in your Libs: directory. Double-click the 'Install_ReqTools' icon
- for an automatic installation. reqtools.library exists in two versions, one
- for Kickstart 1.2/1.3 and one for 2.0. Note that only the version for 2.0 is
- included since ToolsDeamon only runs on Kickstart 2.0 or higher.
-
- 'ToolsPrefs' can be dragged to the Prefs drawer of your Workbench, but
- you can install it anywhere you want.
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- 3. Usage
- ========
-
- Once everything is installed run the ToolsPrefs program. This will allow you
- to define the menu items you would like to add to the 'Tools' menu.
- ToolsPrefs has two lists: 'Menu Items' and 'Commands'. The menu items list
- corresponds to the text that will appear in the menu items of the Tools menu.
- Each menu item has its own command list. So by choosing one menu item you can
- invoke several commands.
-
- ToolsPrefs features a full intuition front-end to edit the items and
- commands lists. Everything is fairly self-explanatory, except maybe the
- 'Bubble Up' and 'Bubble Down' menu items in the 'Edit' menu. These allow you
- to change the order of the menu items, by allowing you to move the current
- item closer to the top ("bubble up") or to the bottom of the list ("bubble
- down").
-
- Commands can be run as Workbench or Shell commands. Commands indicated
- as Workbench commands will be loaded and run by ToolsDeamon just as if the
- Workbench had loaded them. Shell commands will be executed with a command
- line as if they were run from a Shell (or CLI).
-
- ToolsPrefs supports the use of arguments. If you select one or more
- icons before selecting an item from the 'Tools' menu these files will be
- passed as arguments.
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- If the command is a Workbench command the arguments will be passed as if
- you selected some icons and SHIFT-double-clicked the program's icon. For this
- to work the command has to be followed by '[]' indicating it supports
- arguments. For example: '(WB ) C:PPMore []'.
-
- If the command is a Shell command the arguments will be expanded onto its
- command line. You should indicate with '[]' where you want the arguments to
- appear. For example: '(CLI) Type [] HEX'.
-
- The integer gadget next to the command string gadget determines the stack
- size for the command (in case of a Shell command). If the command is launched
- as a WB tool the stack size will be read from the tool's icon.
-
- The easiest way to add an item is to pick up an icon and drop it in
- ToolsPrefs's window. This will create a new item named after the program with
- a command list to run the program. Dropping an icon in the 'Commands'
- listview will not result in the creation of a new item, but in adding a new
- command to the current command list.
-
- When you select 'Save' ToolsPrefs will check if ToolsDeamon is running
- and will tell it to update the menus if it is. It is therefore advisable to
- call ToolsPrefs if ToolsDeamon is already up and running. If you have dragged
- ToolsDeamon to your WbStartup drawer as suggested above it will always be
- running and you'll have nothing to worry about.
-
- Double-clicking the icon of a menu file saved with 'Save As...' will
- result in adding the menu items to the 'Tools' menu (if ToolsDeamon is already
- running the previously added menu items will be removed first).
-
- NOTE: - ToolsDeamon will search the path for Shell commands, but not for
- Workbench commands!
- - Start ToolsDeamon again to quit it.
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- As always, I hope you find these programs useful!
-
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- PROGRAM HISTORY:
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- *****************************************************************************
- VERSION 1.0
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- First release.
-
- *****************************************************************************
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- ToolsMenu 1.0 written by Nico François (Yes, Nico is my first name :-)
- thanks to Marc Duponcheel, Jorrit Tyberghein and Peter Stuer
- for beta-testing and all the useful suggestions,
- Johan Van Houtven for the editing of this manual.
-
-
- "He was struck by a bullet
- and he melted into fluid named extinction" - The Pixies
-
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- (c) 1991 Nico François
-
- //
- Thanks to \X/ Amiga for being the best computer ever !
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