$VER: AWeb2Miami 1.03 (16.03.99)
By Matt Hey
REQUIREMENTS
- Amiga running AWeb-II 3.x
- Miami 2.x
- ARexx
RECOMMENDED
- A good connection to the Internet
- A lot of memory
- Reading the AWeb-II 3.x docs (push help key with AWeb window activated)
DESCRIPTION
AWeb2Miami is an archive that consists of the following ARexx scripts to controll
Miami from within AWebII v3.0+...
- Online.awebrx will run Miami and tell it to go online and then return back to AWeb.
- Offline.awebrx will cause Miami to go offline and quit.
- OnlineStatus.awebrx will tell you whether Miami is running, offline, or the speed
and length of time connected by popping up a requester.
These three scripts should be started within AWebII. They can be started from the ARexx
Menu, a User (GUI) Button, a Command Key, or automatically (when a link is clicked) with
Start TCP/End TCP.
INSTALLATION & USAGE
Run the installation script.
If installing more than once then delete duplicate entrys in the appropriate settings.
-OR-
Copy Online.awebrx, Offline.awebrx, and OnlineStatus.awebrx to some permanet
location. I personally chose AWeb3:Plugins and my examples assume that location
although AWeb does not designate any place in particular for Arexx scripts. The
examples also assume AWeb is running.
To start a script from the ARexx menu...
- In the menu select ARexx/Start Arexx macro...
- In the file requestor that opens double click the Plugins Drawer
- Select Online.awebrx, Offline.awebrx, or OnlineStatus.awebrx
- Select Open
To configure the scripts to start from the ARexx menu...
- In the menu select Settings/GUI settings...
- In the window that opens select (2 ARexx)
- Click on Add
- For the Title enter Online
- For the Macro enter AWebPath:Plugins/Online.awebrx
- Click on Add
- For the Title enter Offline
- For the Macro enter AWebPath:Plugins/Offline.awebrx
- Click on Add
- For the Title enter OnlineStatus
- For the Macro enter AWebPath:Plugins/OnlineStatus.awebrx
- Click on Save
To configure the scripts to start when an external link is selected...
- In the menu select Settings/Network settings...
- In the window that opens select (2 Programs)
- For the Type select Start TCP
- For the Command enter RX AWebPath:Plugins/Online.awebrx
- For the Type select End TCP
- For the Command enter RX AWebPath:Plugins/Offline.awebrx
- Click on Save
To configure the scripts to start when a User (GUI) Button is clicked...
- In the menu select Settings/GUI settings...
- In the window that opens select (3 Buttons)
- Click on Add
- For the Label enter Online
- For the Command enter Run AWebPath:Plugins/Online.awebrx
- Click on Add
- For the Label enter Offline
- For the Command enter Run AWebPath:Plugins/Offline.awebrx
- Click on Add
- For the Label enter OnlineStatus
- For the Command enter Run AWebPath:Plugins/OnlineStatus.awebrx
- Click on Save
To configure the scripts to start when a Key is pressed...
- In the menu select Settings/GUI settings...
- In the window that opens select (5 Keys)
- Select a key for the Online Script
- For the Command enter RUN AWebPath:Plugins/Online.awebrx
- Select a key for the Offline Script
- For the Command enter RUN AWebPath:Plugins/Offline.awebrx
- Select a key for the OnlineStatus Script
- For the Command enter RUN AWebPath:Plugins/OnlineStatus.awebrx
- Click on Save
Miami can be configured to iconify or kill the gui when online by changing the
settings within Miami.
BUGS
Bugs:
Quirks:
- Behaviour of Online.awebrx is different when started automatically (Start TCP)
- Certain configurations and settings of Miami may not work correctly
- Run (in ROM) and Wait CLI commands must be available
DISTRIBUTION
These scripts are free. Please send bug reports, translations, and suggestions to
me.
HISTORY
This is version 1.03 (16.03.99) and is the fourth version released.
- Miami now tries to open on AWEB's screen (Suggested by Bill Parker)
Version 1.02 (29.12.98)
- Added comment in installer script as requested by the original author (Bill Parker of Amitrix)
Version 1.01 (21.11.98)
- Changed the "Rx ..." to "Run ..." for GUI buttons to work from installer (thanks to Ingo Sedding)
Version 1.0 (21.10.98).
CREDITS & THANKS
I would like to thank the following people...
- Ingo Sedding for his bug report
- Everyone at AmiTrix for a great program in AWebII and the installation script (Hi Bill:)
- Holger Kruse for Miami, an easy yet powerful way to get online
- William Hawes for ARexx
- Amiga freeware/PD authors
- Amiga supporters
- Anyone able to resist the "Dark Side" (Microsloft)