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ReqTools Preference Editor
Release 2.2d
(c) 1991-1994 Nico François
1995 Magnus Holmgren
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The ReqTools preference editor requires Kickstart 2.0 or higher to run. Both
the Kickstart 1.3 and Kickstart 2.0 version of reqtools.library will respond
to the preference settings.
1. Options:
-----------
The ReqTools preference editor recognizes following command line options when
started from the CLI:
FROM <ReqTools preference file> : Edit specified preference file.
SCREENFONT=<YES|NO> : Use screen font for editor or use the
standard Topaz 8 font (default YES).
PUBSCREEN <public screen name> : Open on specified public screen.
Following tool types are recognized when started from Workbench:
CREATEICONS=<YES|NO> : Create icons for preference files
(default YES). Note that if the editor
is started from the Shell the menu item
will not be checked so no icons will be
created.
SCREENFONT=<YES|NO> : Use screen font for editor or use the
standard Topaz 8 font (default YES).
PUBSCREEN=<public screen name> : Open on specified public screen.
2. The editor
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This documentation is still very basic, it very shortly describes the
checkboxes and default requester settings available.
The checkboxes:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General:
o Pop Screen To Front : Allows you to switch off the default behaviour
of all ReqTools requesters popping the screen
they appear on to the front.
o Use system default font: Force the use of the system default font in the
file, font, directory, screenmode, volume and
palette requesters (instead of the screen font).
Note that if a program uses the RT_DefaultFont
tag to select a specific default font this
font will be used.
o Use function keys : Allow function keys to be used as shortcuts for
gadgets. F1 means the leftmost gadget, F2 the
next, etc. This means that up to 11 gadgets can
have shortcuts (10 function keys, and ESC),
even if no underscores or similar are used.
File Requester:
o Immediate sort : If checked makes the file requester sort the
directory contents automatically.
o Display drawers first : Display drawers before the files in the file
requester.
o Mix files and drawers : Mix files and drawers in the file requester.
If none of the 'Display Drawers First' or
'Mix Files And Drawers' is checked files
will be displayed before drawers.
o Disk activity LED : Switch the disk activity LED in the file
requester on or off.
The default settings:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For each requester you can set the following defaults:
o Size (% of visible height) : Default height of the requester (relative
to the visible height of the screen it
will appear on).
o Number of visible entries : Minimum and maximum number of entries that
are initially displayed. With this you
can assure you won't see less or more entries
than the minimum or maxmimum you set when
the requester first appears. You can for
example set the font requester to use 75% of
the visible screen height. If you set the
maximum number of visible entries to 10 the
font requester will not display more than
10 entries no matter how high the screen is
it appears on.
o Position : Default position of requester.
o Offset : Offset (in pixels) from the default position.
Note that you are setting defaults, not all requesters will appear as you
have selected. If a program explicitely sets a requester's position ReqTools
will make the requester appear as asked. The defaults will be used when the
calling program doesn't set specific settings itself.
PROGRAM HISTORY:
*****************************************************************************
RELEASE 2.1
First release.
*****************************************************************************
RELEASE 2.1a
Fixed an enforcer hit that occured when using the 'Defaults for' cycle
gadget.
On Kickstart 3.0 the editor's window will now zip/iconify in size only.
*****************************************************************************
RELEASE 2.2
Bumped version to match ReqTools release version.
Added a 'Disk activity LED' checkbox to switch this new feature of
ReqTools 2.2 on or off.
On Kickstart 3.0 or higher scaled checkboxes will be used.
*****************************************************************************
RELEASE 2.2b
Added a 'Use system default font' checkbox for ReqTools 2.2b or higher.
*****************************************************************************
RELEASE 2.3
Added a 'Use function keys' checkbox for ReqTools 2.3 or higher.
A few gadgets weren't properly updated when changing the prefs (using
a menu item).
*****************************************************************************
ReqTools Preference Editor
(C) 1991-1994 Nico François
1995 Magnus Holmgren
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Thanks to \X/ Amiga for being the best computer ever!