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- SS.Library Example Programs
-
- Release 2
-
- Written by Martin Mares, MJSoft System Software
-
- ================================================================================
-
-
- Preface
- =======
-
- This directory contains some useful utilities, which use the ss.library.
- Assembly source files (#?.asm) are included.
-
- All files in this archive may be freely distributed and modified without
- any restrictions.
-
- All the utilities require Kickstart 2.04 or higher and the ss.library.
-
- Everything except NewAlertHook is PURE and can be made RESIDENT.
-
-
- WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE:
- ---------------------------
-
- Inf 1.1 - displaying of unknown filesystem types corrected ; $VER added
- NewAlertHook 40.3 - some small bugs removed ; EXEC conditionals added
- for easy inclusion in RAM kickstart.
- AsmCheck removed
- FSort added
- RemDev added
-
-
- Inf
- ===
-
- This small utility is similar to the standard Info command, but displays
- much more information about the devices followed by short description of
- available memory.
-
- Inf output is divided to nine columns:
-
- Device - name of DOS device (for example DF0:)
- Size - disk size
- Free - free space
- Free - free space in percents of total capacity
- Stat - status - R/W=Read/Write,VAL=Validating,R/O=Read Only
- Err - number of errors detected during disk access
- Type - filesystem type (OFS,FFS,OFSI=OFS INTL,FFSI=FFS INTL,OFSC=OFS DIRC
- FFSC=FFS DIRC,MSD=MSDOS,MSDD=MSDOS DD)
- Block - block size
- Volume - volume name
-
- The device information is followed by summary of Chip, Fast and Slow (C0-RAM)
- memory: <RAM name> : <free space> (<largest>) of <total size>.
-
-
- DVIType
- =======
-
- Analyser of TeX Device Independent output files.
-
- Usage: DVIType <DVI File>
-
- Output syntax: <address> <command> [<parameters>]
-
- For command summary see source text of TeX.
-
-
- AddModule
- =========
-
- AddModule is able to install resident modules to KickTag and KickMem lists,
- which makes them reset-proof.
-
- Syntax: AddModule <ModuleName> [CLASS <class>] [PRI <pri>] [INIT]
-
- ModuleName - name of resident module you want to install
- class - module class 0-127 (see exec/resident.i). The seventh bit cannot
- be overriden
- pri - module priority -128-127
-
- You may also try to install usual libraries and devices as resident modules.
- In this case, specify CLASS 4 and PRI -128. If some library uses some other,
- try to arrange the priorities in appropriate order. The ss.library can be
- installed by this way.
-
-
- NewAlertHook
- ============
-
- This is a resident module (must be installed by AddModule) replacing
- standard alert display mechanism by slightly improved routine, which is
- able to show error text and name of process causing the error. The module
- itself doesn't require the ss.library.
-
- Thanks to Brian Gontowski for inspiration (InstallNewAlert). This one
- is only 3K long.
-
- Currently includes all alerts up to those generated by kickstart 3.0.
-
-
- TwoWindows
- ==========
-
- An useless example of asynchronous file I/O. Opens two console windows
- labeled "First Window" and "Second Window". Any text written to the first
- one is copied to the second one and vice versa. To abort the program,
- enter CTRL-\ (EOF) in both windows.
-
-
- KeyRes
- ======
-
- KeyRes is a keymap analyser. It takes a keymap file and disassembles it
- to special source file.
-
- Syntax: KeyRes <from> [<to>]
-
- from - name of keymap to be disassembled. It can be stored in RAM or on
- a disk.
- to - name of file to store the output to. Default is <from>.kms.
-
- Keymap source file is a sequence of key definition blocks, which have the
- following syntax:
-
- [<KEY TYPE>] KEY <NAME> [{<QUAL>}] [CAPS]
- <followed by several lines of key meanings>
-
- Key type - can be DEAD, STRING or empty
- Name - key name (described below)
- Qual - qualifiers affecting processing of this key (SHIFT, ALT, CTRL)
- CAPS - set if CAPS LOCK act as SHIFT
-
- Key names:
-
- TILDE, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, ZERO, MINUS,
- EQUAL, BACKSLASH, K0, Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P, LBRACK, RBRACK, K1, K2,
- K3, A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, SEMICOLON, APOSTROPHE, HASH, K4, K5, K6,
- LESS, Z, X, C, V, B, N, M, COMMA, DOT, SLASH, KDOT, K7, K8, K9, SPACE,
- BACKSPACE, TAB, KENTER, ENTER, ESC, DEL, KMINUS, UP, DOWN, RIGHT, LEFT, F1,
- F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, KLBRACK, KRBRACK, KSLASH, KASTERISK,
- KPLUS, HELP, LSHIFT, RSHIFT, CAPSLOCK, CONTROL, LALT, RALT, LAMIGA, RAMIGA.
-
- Key meaning:
-
- Normal keys [<QUAL>] '<character>' | <character code>
- | |
- | *--- character generated by this key
- |
- *-- qualifiers of this meaning (SHIFT,ALT,CTRL)
- |
- String keys [<QUAL>] "<string>"
- | |
- | *--- string generated by this key
- | use "" or \" for double quotes
- | use \cc for hex. char. code
- |
- |
- Dead keys [<QUAL>] '<character>' | <character code>
- | |
- | *-- code of meaning not affected
- | by prefix (dead) keys
- [<QUAL>] PREFIX <num>
- | |
- | *-- # of prefix generated by this key
- [<QUAL>] PREFIX <p1>,<p2>
- | used if prefix has to be pressed twice to get
- | some other meaning. In this case, the final
- | prefix code is <p1_of_first_prefix> *
- | <p2_of_second_prefix> + <p1_of_second_prefix>.
- [<QUAL>] MOD { '<char>' | <code> , ... }
- |
- *-- meaning modified by dead keys
- contains list of characters -
- - for each prefix code one char.
-
-
- KeyComp
- =======
-
- Keymap compiler - does reverse process to KeyRes. Useful for creating
- of keymaps in non-interactive way.
-
- Syntax: KeyComp <source> [<dest>]
-
- source - source file (.kms is appended if there's no extension in it)
- dest - destination file (if omitted, source file name without extension
- is substituted)
-
-
- FSort
- =====
-
- Very fast file sorting utility (analogous to C:Sort).
-
- Speed comparison (280K file, on GVP A530 Turbo - 68EC030 40MHz)
-
- original C:Sort 37.3 36 seconds 380K used
- ARP Sort 27 seconds 317K used
- FSort 4.9 seconds 334K used
-
- Syntax: FSort [<source> [<dest>]] [CASE]
-
- source - source file (standard input if omitted)
- dest - destination file (standard output if omitted)
- CASE - perform case-dependent sorting
-
- Destination identical to source is allowed.
-
-
- RemDev
- ======
-
- Device remover for handler debugging.
-
- Syntax: RemDev <device> [FORCE]
-
- device - device to be removed
- FORCE - remove even if ACTION_DIE refused.
-
-
- Final words
- ===========
-
- Send bug reports and suggestions to mjsoft@k332.feld.cvut.cz.
-
-