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ToyCHEST I v1.1a
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Icon based menuing system (GUI)
Copyright (c) 1993 by:
jwh: SoftWare
6947 Haggerty Road
Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
1(513)393-2402
ToyCHEST I allows up to 20 menus or applications on each
page. You are allowed to have Sub Menus and Applications
mixed on any page. Menus can be four levels deep.
With this configuration, you can have up to 160,000 titles.
Sub Menus are titled as "M" and Applications are titled
as "F".
If a title is password protected, a red bar will appear
beneath the Menu or File prompt.
NOTE ! All references to "Click" means to click your left
mouse button on the option.
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Adding a Sub Menu or Application.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click on the F1 Icon.
Click on Create New.
At the data entry screen:
Title: Enter a title for this menu or application.
~~~~~~
HotKey: This hotkey can be used to access this menu or
~~~~~~~ application using the keyboard.
Drive: Enter the Drive letter this application is on. Click
~~~~~~ on PgDn to list drives.
Directory: Enter the Directory that this application is
~~~~~~~~~~ located in. Click on PgDn to list Directories.
Command: Enter any DOS or Batch file command or the
~~~~~~~~ filename that executes the application. Click on
PgDn to list files.
You may enter any number of commands you
like as long as you separate each command
with a carat character (^). Each command
will be executed separately.
Always include the file extensions (.COM,
.EXE,.BAT) when entering filenames.
You may also include a plus character (+)
immediately following any command. Including
a plus character will instruct ToyCHEST I
to ask the user for a command line switch or
parameter at run time. Any number of
commands may include a plus character.
You may also include the word "DROP" as a
command on this line. This DROP command
will instruct ToyCHEST I to drop to DOS.
Prompt: Any text entered here will be displayed to the
~~~~~~~ user at runtime.
Pause: If you want ToyCHEST I to pause and wait for a
~~~~~~ keypress after displaying the above prompt, answer
this with a "Y".
Password: Enter a password here, only if you want this menu
~~~~~~~~~ or application password protected.
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CAUTION ! Even blank characters can be used as
password characters so if you do not want
password protection, make sure no characters
or blank spaces are present here.
SHELL: Answering this with a "N" will instruct ToyCHEST I
~~~~~~ to totally drop out of system memory when executing
an application (the preferred method).
Answering with a "Y" will instruct ToyCHEST I to
execute this application through a shell to DOS.
With this method, ToyCHEST I will use about 60k of
system memory during execution of an application.
NOTE ! The SHELL method is slightly faster. Also if
you are running ToyCHEST I through another
GUI or menu you may need to use this SHELL
method to make sure ToyCHEST I returns after
executing a command.
MENU: Answering this option with a "Y" will cause this title
~~~~~ to become a sub menu title. You are allowed to have
sub menus four levels deep. If you use this title as a
sub menu, you need not enter any text or information
at the Drive, Directory, Command, or Prompt fields.
The HotKey will be the only active field.
Answering with a "N" will instruct ToyCHEST I to treat
this title as an application entry (File).
Icon: Enter the complete path and filename of the 256 color
~~~~~ Icon you want displayed with this title. Click on PgDn
to list the drive, directory and Icon list. When Icons
are displayed in this list, you may select one by
clicking your left mouse button on the Icon.
After completing all fields, click on the "TAB" icon to
save the field information.
After saving this title, ToyCHEST I will place your new
title on the display screen, normally at the lower right
hand corner. You may then move or relocate this new entry
by clicking on F1 and then click on Move Icon, then click
on the new Icon, move it around the screen to the location
you like, and then click your left mouse button again to
paste it down at the new location.
Editing or changeing a Sub Menu or Application.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click on the F1 Icon.
Click on Edit Existing.
Click on the Menu or Application title you want to edit.
Make all the changes you like.
Click on the TAB Icon to save your changes.
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Deleting a Sub Menu or Application.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click on the F1 Icon.
Click on Delete Existing.
Click on the Menu or Application you want deleted.
NOTE ! If deleting a Sub Menu, all sub menus and file
selections associated with the deleted menu will
will also be deleted.
The Move Selection option.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This move option allows moving the Menu and File Icon
buttons around on your screen.
To Move Menu or File selection.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click on the F1 Icon.
Click on Move Selection.
Click on the Menu or File Icon that you want to move.
Move the Icon with your mouse to the new location.
Click your left mouse button to paste it down.
The Setup Defaults option.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This Setup option will take you to a sub menu that allows
setting up password protection for the entire system and all
options, turning the screen blanking option on or off and
setting the time delay before going into screen blanking,
and also allows editing the screen blanking logo.
The Icon Painter Module.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Icons may be located on any drive or directory on your
system. Use the Path Icon to switch to the correct drive
and directory that you have your Icons located in.
This Icon painter should have no problems working with
icon lists of up to around 700 icons depending on your
system memory setup. The Icon limit is 700 Icons.
If you experience a slow down during the display of the
Icons, you may need to increase the buffers statement in
your CONFIG.SYS file.
A BUFFERS=60 seems to work best with large Icon libraries of
over 250 icons.
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Creating New Icons.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To create a new Icon, click on the New Icon and then enter
a new Icon filename. You may begin painting your new Icon.
Edit Existing Icons.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click on the List icon, a list of all icons will be
displayed, select an icon to edit by clicking on the icon.
Delete Icons.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To delete an Icon, you must first load it into the editor.
Use the instructions above for Edit Existing Icons.
Once the Icon is loaded into the editor simply click on the
Delete icon to remove it from your system.
Rename Icons.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To rename an Icon, you must first load it into the editor.
Use the instructions above for Edit Existing Icons.
Once the Icon is loaded into the editor simply click on the
Rename icon, the icon name will be displayed for changing.
Copy and Move Icons.
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To Copy or Move an Icon, you must first load it into the
editor. Use the instructions above for Edit Existing Icons.
Click on the Copy Icon, Select Copy or Move, From the
Drive list, click on the drive you want this Icon copied or
Moved to. From the Directory list, click on the directory
you want this Icon Copied or Moved to.
New Path.
~~~~~~~~~
Click on the Path Icon. From the Drive list, click on the
drive you want to work from. From the Directory list, click
on the directory you want to work from.
Save option.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clicking on this option will save any changes you have made
to the Icon.
The Icon Painter, Tool Options.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The tools are explained beginning from left to right, top
to bottom.
Clicking your left mouse button on the color palette chart
will change the current painting color to the color clicked
on.
Clicking your right mouse button will change the current
painting color to the color the mouse is on any where on the
screen.
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Curved Lines: Tool for drawing and painting freehand.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Straight Lines: Tool for drawing Straight lines. Click on
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the tool, click and hold mouse button down
at the beginning of the line, while holding
the button down, move to the end of the line
and then release the mouse button.
Box: Tool for drawing boxes. Click on the tool, click and
~~~~ hold mouse button down on the upper left corner of the
box area, while holding the button down, move to the
lower right corner of the box area and then release the
mouse button.
Filled Box: Tool for drawing filled boxes. Use the same
~~~~~~~~~~~ instruction for the Box Tool.
Circle: Tool for drawing circles. Click on the tool, click
~~~~~~~ and hold mouse button down on the area for the
center of the circle, while holding mouse button
down, move the mouse to the right to expand the
circle then release the mouse button.
Filled Circle: Tool for drawing filled circles. Use the same
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ instructions for the Circle tool.
Fill: This tool will change a color on the drawing board to
~~~~~ the color currently selected. Click on the tool, click
on the palette color selection for the new color,
click on the drawing board color you want to change.
Spray: Use this tool to spray an area on the drawing board
~~~~~~ with the selected color. Click on the tool, click
and hold the left mouse button down to spray.
Clip Board: This tool allows you to clip and save a portion
~~~~~~~~~~~ or all of an Icon to the clip board for later
use with the Paste tool. Click on the tool,
click and hold mouse button down on the upper
left corner of the clip area, while holding the
mouse button down, move the mouse to the area of
the lower right corner of the clip area and then
release the mouse button. The clipped area will
be saved to the clip board and will be displayed
on the third small window from the right, above
the tools.
Paste: This tool allows you to paste an area that was
~~~~~~ previously saved to the clip board. Click on the tool,
at this point the clipped area will be placed on the
drawing board along with your mouse cursor, move the
clip around on the drawing board any place you want to
paste it down then press your left mouse button to
paste it down. Clicking your mouse on an area outside
of the drawing screen will cancel the paste operation.
You may repeatedly paste a clip down by clicking your
left mouse button, moving the clip, and then click
the left button again to paste.
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Rotate Clip: Use this option to flip or rotate a previously
~~~~~~~~~~~~ saved area to the clip board. Click on the up
arrow to flip vertically, click on the right
arrow to flip horizontaly, click on the angled
arrow to rotate the clip.
UnDo: Two undo Icons are saved each time you make a change
~~~~~ on the drawing board. They can be viewed on the two
small windows to the right just above the tools. The
first window holds the most recent change and the next
window holds the second change. In other words, when
you make a change on the drawing board, just before
the change is made, the first undo icon is copied to
the second window and the drawing board icon is copied
to the first window. Clicking your mouse on the left
side of this Undo tool will replace the drawing board
icon with the left undo icon. Clicking your mouse on
the right side of the Undo tool will replace the
drawing board icon with the second undo icon.
Scroll: Use this tool to scroll the Icon left, right, up, or
~~~~~~~ down on the drawing board.
Rotate: Use this tool to rotate the drawing board icon
~~~~~~~ counter clockwise.
Flip: Use this tool to flip the drawing board Icon vertical.
~~~~~
Paint Roller: Use this tool to paint the entire drawing board
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ area with the selected paint color.
Changing Screen Colors.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From the Main menu, Click on the F1 icon, then click on Icon
Painter, from the Icon Painter, click on the asterisk icon.
At this screen colors editor, you will find eight screen
areas represented, with a slider button to the left of them.
And a palette of 66 colors and 9 gray scales listed just
above them.
To change a color simply move the slider to the color bar
representing the screen area that you want to change. If you
want to change the screen color, click on the Button icon,
if you want to change the text color, click on the Text icon.
To make the color change, simply click your mouse on the
color you want to change to.
You can change the eight different screen areas or text to
any one of the 66 different colors or 9 gray scales.
After changing to the colors you like, you must click on the
Save icon to make these changes permanent.
You may also return all colors back to their defaults by
clicking on the less than (<) icon.
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Clicking your left mouse button on the question mark icon
will display user registration information on the registered
version.
Included with ToyCHEST I is an Icon conversion utility
(CONVERT.EXE) that will convert WINDOWS (.ICO) or Design
SHELL (.ICN) icons to the ToyCHEST I 256 color file format.
To use this utility, simply copy the icon files that you want
to convert in to the directory that you are using for your
ToyCHEST I icon files. Also copy the CONVERT.EXE file to
that directory.
Move to that directory and type: CONVERT
You will be asked if you want to convert WINDOWS Icons or
Design SHELL Icons.
At this point, the Icons will be listed to screen one at a
time and you will be given the option either to convert this
Icon or scip it.
If you select to convert the Icon, It will again be displayed
in it's new format along with the filename in a text editor.
You may at this time change the file name or just press enter
to accept. If an Icon already exist with this name, you will
be asked to change the filename.
NOTE !! The Icons that are converted will still be the same
colors of their original ones.
DISCLAIMER;
Users must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
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This application supplied as is. The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness
for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages,
direct or consequential, which may result from the use of
this manual or the application it describes.
jwh: SoftWare
6947 Haggerty Road
Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 Phone: (513)393-2402
ToyCHEST I is copyright (c) 1993 by:
jwh: SoftWare all rights reserved.
QuickBASIC is copyright (c) by:
The MicroSoft Corporation all rights reserved.
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