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- This is the new version 1.5 of startup. It now includes a nice
- feature when used with ethe loader program (STARTUP.PRG). This nice feature
- benefits users with both color and monochrome systems. The command is
- setdesktop and will automatically load in a specific desktop file instead
- of the standard desktop.inf file whn GEM is loaded. Depending upon the
- screen resolution at the time the program exits, either DESKTOP.HI,
- DESKTOP.MED, or DESKTOP.LOW will be loaded instead of DESKTOP.INF so you
- don't even need the file DESKTOP.INF anymore. This is quite useful if
- you switch between color and monochrome systems and don't wan't to keep
- moving all of the icons everytime you boot.
- The other new feature is the addition of three new variables. They
- are $alt, $shift, and $control. When these variables are referenced, they
- will contain "on" if the the associated key is pressed, or "off" if it
- isn't pressed. This is useful when you want to run certain programs say
- only if you are currently holding down the ALT key. Look at the sample
- startup.inf file included in the ARC for an example. (It's the startup.inf
- file that I boot up with).
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