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OS/2 Help File
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Ticker/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Ticker/2
Use the right Mouse-Button or Shift-F10 to open a popup menu.
Open Keys Help to view the default keys assignment. The keys F2 - F9 are
assigned to several sample scripts.
Dropping colors and fonts on the ticker changes the appearance. If a Rexx
script explicitly adds an item with a specified color, dropping colors will
have no effect to this item.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Open a REXX command file or a ticker schedule file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1.1. Start a REXX command file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can modify your ticker using REXX command files. The directory 'scripts'
contains several examples.
- Show any text (i.e. actual time, quotes): time.cmd and quotes.cmd
- Show your 'network service messages': netlog.cmd
- Playing sound: tsound.cmd
- Reading files: sfsample.cmd
- Show some commercials: commerce.cmd
Some more ideas are:
Accessing information from the Internet
- Continuously display your favorite stock quotes
- Reading the latest news
- Display the results of a search engine
Accessing other networks
- Display information from teletext, btx, compuserve
- Implementing your own corporate messaging system
For more information look at the Ticker/2 REXX Extentions Programmers Reference.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1.2. Schedule file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ticker can be configured using a scheduler file in which you can instruct
the ticker to execute REXX command files periodically or when you hit a
function key (F2 to F9).
The format of a scheduler file is as follows:
<script> <time> <key>
where
<script> is the name of the REXX command file
<time> is the timeperiod in seconds. A period of 0 means 'no periodical execution'
<key> is the activation key. Valid keys are F2 through F9. Leave the entry
empty if you need no key assignment.
Example for a scheduler file:
#an example scheduler file
#show time and update it every 30 seconds
scripts\time.cmd 30
#show a quote every 10 Minutes or at F3 key
scripts\quote.cmd 600 F3
#show commercials when pressing F4
scripts\commerce.cmd 0 F4
If you have a standard scheduler file name it 'ticker.scd' and place it in the
directory where the ticker.exe is. This file will be executed at Ticker/2 startup.
When you open a new scheduler file, the previously loaded scheduler entries
will be removed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Configure Ticker/2
Display:
There are two styles available. Wraparound will display the
information continuously. Banner waits until the last object of the
object sequence has left the screen before showing the first object
of the object sequence again.
Exit when empty:
Will close the ticker after the last information is expired
Hide when idle:
Hides the ticker when no new information is added to the ticker for
a period of 2 minutes.
No border:
Removes the border of the ticker.
Always on top:
Forces the ticker window to stay on top of all other windows.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. About Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will open the Ticker/2 product information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Show at Top ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will move the ticker to the top of the screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Show at Bottom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will move the ticker to the bottom of the screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this menu item will close the ticker.
The position of the ticker will be saved and the ticker will restart next time
on this saved position.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7. About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The About window contains product information and the serial number.
If you register your version you receive a key which has to be entered in the
'Serial number' field. Restart Ticker/2 and if the key is korrect, you have
full access to all Ticker/2 features.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.1. Register button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The register button shows the serial number if you are a registered user.
Otherwise push this button to open the register dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.2. Our WWW Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you have Internet access and the Webbrowser from the Internet access kit is
installed correctly, the button 'Our WW page ...' will connect you to our
homepage.
The homepage contains the latest information of our products. You will find
links to ftp servers from where you can download the newest version of Ticker/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8. Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Registration
To register please fill out the registration form 'register.txt', located in
the direcory where you installed Ticker/2.
The registration form contains all information on how to mail the form, pay the
the registration fee ...
After you registered the software, you will receive your personal key. Enter
this key in the field 'Serial number'.
Support via mail and fax is available for this product only if you are a
registered user!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Keys F2 to F9 can be associated with Rexx Command Files.
When Ticker/2 is installed the following associations are made:
F2 Slow ticker speed
F3 Medium ticker speed
F4 Fast ticker speed
F5 Show quotes
F6 Show net log
F7 Play sound
F8 Show commercials
F9 Show the README file