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- LEFT MARGIN=5
- ----MX README DOCUMENTATION, version 1.0----
-
-
- This freeware version of README requires file MXDB.DOC and MXREADME.USE
- be distributed with it.
-
- This MXREADME program is intended for software authors. It makes an
- easy access library for your text files. With it your users will not
- have to fish around for important information.
-
- The program looks for file MXREADME.LST when it starts. This file must
- be in the same directory as README.EXE.
-
- File MXREADME.LST configures the program and identifies the files to be
- included in the library.
-
- The MXREADME.LST file starts with a block of information that
- looks something like this;
-
- [PROGRAM SETTINGS]
- DELIMITER=|
- APPLICATION=CD-ROM|?:/FRONT/JCSD.EXE
- LEFT MARGIN=1
-
- Any application program can be launched directly from MXREADME.
- "APPLICATION=" determines what program will be offered. The format is
- TITLE + DELIMITER + PATH + EXE.
-
- In the above example the text following "APPLICATION=" is
- used as;
-
- "CD-ROM" Appears as menu item "RUN CD-ROM" while viewing a text file.
-
- "?:\FRONT\JCSD.EXE" When menu item Run CD-ROM is selected the program
- will switch to path ?:\FRONT and execute JCSD.EXE. The first character
- of the path will always be replaced with the drive letter where file
- README.EXE resides. If no application is given then the menu item
- RUN will not appear.
-
- The DELIMITER is set by the preceding line called DELIMITER=. This
- separates the menu text from the path + EXE. Use the _ character to
- represent starting or ending blank spaces. A semi-colon plus blank
- space delimiter would be entered as ( ;_), without the parenthesis.
-
- LEFT MARGIN determines position of the text on screen. Use 1 if your
- files tend to be close to 80 columns wide. If you set this to greater
- than 1 and your text file contains a line wider than will fit, the
- program will automatically switch to 80 columns. The left margin for
- individual files can be set by adding LEFT MARGIN=5 as the first text in
- each text file. This MXREADME.USE file does this.
-
- The [FILES] block lists text files for the library. A file list might
- look something like this.
-
- [FILES]
- README.1ST Start-up screen
- DOCU.TXT Documentation
- COMPANY.TXT About our company
- MXDB.DOC About the MX Shareware database
- MXREADME.USE About this README program
-
- The filename block must contain MXDB.DOC and MXREADME.USE. Each
- filename may be followed by a brief description. A path may precede the
- filenames. The drive letter on any path will be striped off and
- replaced with the current one. Therefore, paths can be entered as
- ?:\YOURPATH.
-
- README.EXE can also service documentation needs by launching from
- inside an application using RUN = README + PATH. PATH is passed
- as a command line argument. When README see this argument it will
- offer to return to this path upon terminating and execute what
- ever program is given by the APPLICATION= setting. Do not provide a
- path in the APPLICATION= setting if this is to be done.
-