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This MENU system as provided has simple functions to allow easy
access to your most commonly used applications. Completion of this
task will then return you to the front [ MAIN MENU ].
The Menu System has provisions for fifteen menu options. Each
option may be designated as a page. Each paged option may contain
up to fifteen options. Access is accomplished by means of the arrow
keys and pressing ENTER or by User designated Hot Keys.
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║ Programs Menu ║
║ Edit Menu ║
║ Add to Menu ║
║ Delete Option ║
║ Move Option ║
║ Help ║
║ Quit Menu ║
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Setting up the Menu System is accomplished through the Add to Menu
Selection. Changing of menu options is accomplished through the
EDIT selection. Either selection will bring up a Window for
Editing or Adding to the Menu(s).
╔══] Menu Parameters [══════════════════════════════════════╗
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║ Program Title : ║
║ Drive Spec : ║
║ Path Spec : ║
║ Program Run Name : ║
║ Program Option : ║
║ Pause Option : ║
║ Password : ║
║ Do you wish to continue? [ ] ║
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║ Press Q or q to EXIT without saving options. ║
║ Press Y or y to continue EDITING options. ║
║ Press S or s key to SAVE options. ║
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The ] Menu Parameters [ Window is where your information is entered.
If previous DATA is present, pressing <ENTER> through the prompts
will not make any change to that DATA. When entering menu DATA is
complete, you will be prompted to EXIT, continue EDITING, or SAVE.
Pressing Q will not update the Menu file.
Each DATA input line is a mini word processor.
HOME, END, INSERT, DELETE, and CURSOR keys are functional.
Along with CTRL + Y to delete entire line.
[ Program Title: ]
This will be the name that you select to show in the Menu.
To activate Hot Key function, the ^ character is placed before the
letter in the Program Title. DO NOT use the same Hot Key for
another selection within the same Menu displayed.
[ Drive Spec: ]
This will be the Drive which the Application files are located.
Entered as a single letter in upper or lower case. The Menu System
checks for Logical Drives A-F allowing access to other than the
immediate drive. There is also a check for P. This is a page option
that is available only in the initial Programs Menu. The Paged Menu
file is created automatically. This option makes it possible to have
fifteen Paged Menus with fifteen menu options each.
[ Path: ]
This will be the directory in which the Application files are
located. Entered in upper or lower case and without the leading "\"
character. Pressing <ENTER> for this option with no previous DATA
will mean the the same as files stored in the ROOT Directory. Input
space is allocated to a maximum of thirty two character Path Names.
[ RunName: ]
This will be the file name that executes the desired
Application. This can be either upper or lower case and with or
without the extension. Input space is allocated to a maximum of
thirty two characters. Enough for some Run Names requiring optional
switches.
RunNames will work best if the the filename is an .EXE or
.COM file. When executing a BATCH file, enter CALL and then the
name of for the BATCH file. When the BATCH file ends there will be
a return to the MENU.
[ Program Option: ]
Some Applications may require different switch options or may
be directed to perform an operation, such as Copy a file or files
from a source to another destination. Whatever the need, answering
Y in upper or lower case will cause an entry window to pop up before
the Application is executed. Space is provided for Forty character
entry. Any other key entry will be considered an NULL or N entry.
[ Pause Option: ]
On occasion there is the need to halt the return to a Menu
system, such as when doing a directory of a Drive and/or Path.
Entering Y in upper or lower case will cause a pause before returning
to the Menu.
[ Password: ]
This option, when made available on initial installation
provides the capability of password protection not only to
individual applications but to menu pages as well. For security
reasons menu page and application passwords should be different
than that of password set on initial start up. As with the
initial startup password, all passwords are encrypted.
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[ Add to/ Edit Menu ]
These two options allow for menu option changes. Add to is
required to begin a Menu and add to a menu. Edit will only allow
changes of the current menus but cannot add to. When a page option
has been selected. You will be prompted as to editing the menu
option or proceed to page. Changing the Drive Spec to a logical
drive will render the paged menu inactive while the menu slot is
being used as a normal menu option. Changing the Drive Spec back
to P will make the paged menu active again.
[ Delete Option ]
This selection allows the removal of a menu option. If the
option has a page option selected, you will be prompted as to your
course of action. If you select to delete the immediate option, the
page will also be deleted. Proceeding to page will allow deletion
of a paged menu option. An "Are You Sure?" way out has been
provided when selecting to delete an option that points to a menu
page. All pages are files with extensions referencing a menu
slot. Without a means of file recovery, the menu page will be
deleted and lost.
[ Move Option ]
This selection allows for re-arranging the top to bottom
order of each Menu page. Pressing {Esc} before or after the first
selection will abort the move process.
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