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Launcher V1.1
DON'T BLAME ME, I wrote this thing in 5 hours for my own use...
What it is:
A File Launcher
Why you need it:
· It dosen't take up much screen room
· It's easy to configure
· It's prefs file uses plain ascii so you can use the built
in prefs or your favourite editor¹.
· It's written with Blitz Basic II
· It's written by *ME*
· If an icon is found for a program it's run with wbrun else
its run from cli
· Upto 100 gadgets (if your screen's big enough)
New Stuff for V0.7:
· Drag'n'drop onto prefs window
· auto detect guide files and run them with multiview.
· [quit][ prefs ][iconify] gadgets at the top or bottom
· Check function, if a button dosen't work use the check
command in the menu, any programs that can't be found
will be ghosted. click left mouse button to return to
normal.
New Stuff for V1.1²:
· Changed from WBRun to WBLaunch
· Added open and close SFX
· Added Sample option to all program gadgets.
· Rewrote prefs for samples and test gadget.
· Prefs now stored as PROGDIR:'programname'.cfg
· Source code included (ASCII and BB2).
New Stuff for V1.2:
· Added AREXX support (runs arexx scripts, not an arexx port)
· Changed the main gadgets: [quit][ iconify ][prefs], iconify has the name
of the program in it.
· Added XPOS tooltype for setting window position
· Example JPG added (only the top right corner of my workbench, the whole
workbench would add another 100k to the archive).
· Now uses DiskPlay to load samples 'on the fly' which occasionaly glitches but
saves loads of memory and checking if the samples actualy exist."z
· If you don't want the open/close sounds just rename the files "Up.snd" & "Down.snd".
· Changed prefs file layout (added a 'prefsconvert' program to convert V1.1 to V1.2
Use it at your own risk as it dosen't check what you tell it to convert)
· Now released as DIYWARE (If you want any bugfixes or upgrades "DO IT YOURSELF")
New Stuff for V1.4:
· Changed prefs file (again), config is now in the icon
· No longer requires wblaunch /* Thanks James */
· Added "SNDPATH" tooltype
· Added "EFFECTS" tooltype
· Changed "ICONIFY" tooltype
Requirements:
thinpaz.font 8
WBrun in C:
OS 3.x (I don't think this will work with KS2)
Tooltypes:
ICONIFY - Start iconified.
TOP - Place iconified window at the top of the screen.
If TOP isn't found the window will be placed at
the bottom of the screen.
AUTO - Autoiconify after every command is executed.
XPOS=(0..4000) - Set the left edge of the window (use a silly value
to set the window to the right hand side eg, 4000).
SNDPATH=(filepath) - Sets the path for the effects samples (defaults to
PROGDIR:)
EFFECTS - If found turns on effects ;)
GADGETx - stores the button information
eg. GADGET1=Shell|C:newcli|smp:shell.snd
the format is: "gadget_text|path_&_filename|iff_sample"
¹Config file format: ;ignore this lot as it's changed...
The config is basically three lines
1: the gadget name
2: the program path and name
3: the sample path and name
eg:
Blitz II
Blitz2:blitz2
samples:blitz.iff
Dopus
Work:FMS/Dopus
samples:filemanagementsystem.iff
²Now requires
WBLaunch in c: ;not anymore ;)
WBStartup-handler in l:
WBStart.library V2.0 or better in Libs: