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DInform v1.1
Written by Joep Grooten
© Digital Intelligence 1994
DInform is a small utility that can inform you about things that happened
in your system (mail that arrives, users who log in etc.). I wrote it
because I didn't like the inform utility that came with the UUCP software I
am using.
Inform uses a listview gadget to display all things you have to be informed
about. By clicking on a line in the listview you can activate an AmigaDOS
command that correspondends with the line (like starting a mailreader or a
local login into your BBS).
Notifications can be counted (number visible in the listview) and powerled
or screen can flash to draw attention (all optional).
Usage :
DInform -[options] <id> <clickcmd> <text>
Options: f - enable powerled flash (powerled flashes every 5 seconds)
b - enable screen flash/beep (screen flashes/beeps every 5 seconds)
(options are optional)
<id> Indentifies a line (to prevent double notifications). If you
specificly want double lines use 'noid' as the id keyword. Placing
a # before the id enables the count function (nr of notifications
will be displayed)
<clickcmd> AmigaDOS command that will be executed when you click on a line
<text> Line of text that will be displayed in the listview
When DInform is invoked with the same parameters twice (or more) and a
keyword other than 'noid' is used, no new entry in the Listview will be
made. The Text and Clickcmd will be updated though.
You can quit DInform by either clicking the close gadget or sending a
ctrl+c (no commands will be executed). If you send a ctrl+f the DInform
window will go to the front.
When the DInform window is open you can change the preferences by choosing
the Preferences menu.
Activate window - Make DInform window active when it's opened
Backdrop window - Open DInform window in background (not really a backdrop
window !)
Display beep - Display a beep every time a new message arrives
When you select 'Save' in the preferences window the settings will be saved
(ENVARC:DInform.prefs). The current position of the output window of
DInform will be saved too.
If you have Matthew Dillon's UUCP software and you want to use DInform,
change MailReadyCmd and NewsReadyCmd in UULIB:Config.
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| \ / | Joep Grooten |
|----\\\\----| Digital Intelligence, J.J. Allanstr. 222, 1551 RR Westzaan |
| / \ | EMAIL : joep@htsa.hva.nl |
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HISTORY:
08-Apr-93 v1.0 first release
31-Oct-94 v1.1 Added counting of notifications. Added beeping and powerled
blinking.