Help explainedNotice of copyrightYour menu window List of menu keysPop-up system menus#Input prompt window Warning messages
Add selection)Update selection#Batch commands ,Variables Delete selection Copy selection Transfer selectionMenu modificationKeys - programmable/Setup$- Setup directoriesRun DOS commandsExit - shell to DOS
Quit Max-MenuForm to register Ç
How to use Max-Menu's Help 7A menu of topics is displayed in the left window. 7An explanation of the highlighted topic is shown in 1the right window. New users may read all about7Max-Menu by hitting the down arrow key to read each 0topic in order. To view the explanation for a7topic, enter the first character of the topic or use 0the cursor control keys below to highlight it:èUp arrow ()
. . : move up one topic.ïDown arrow () . : move down one topic.îHome$ . . . . . . : move to first topic.ìEnd#
. . . . . . : move to last topic.%To leave Max-Menu's help, enter theÅ&Esc*key.0Max-Menu's help is not intended to replace its7manual. If a more thorough explanation is needed, be sure to read the manual.7Questions may be asked or problems reported through 2the order form or CompuServe User ID: 71170,740.Ç M a x - M e n u 1.2 ) Copyright (C) 1988,1989 by Don CappaertAll rights reserved. CompuServe User ID: 71170,7407This software is protected by both the United States 7copyright law and international treaty provisions. 1Use of non-registered copies of Max-Menu by any7person, business, corporation, governmental agency 7 or other entity institution is strictly forbidden. 0 Registration permits a user the license to use2 Max-Menu only on a single computer; a registered7
user may use the program on a different computer but 7may not use the program on more than one computer at 7the same time. Finally, by registering Max-Menu, 1you are authorized to make backup copies of the7software for the sole purpose of backing up Max-Menu +and protecting your investment from loss.NOTE:öForm to register help topic explains how to register Max-Menu.Ç User menu window 7User menu windows are the main menu and all of its 2sub-menus. Their selections are defined by you.7Selections may be added, updated, deleted, copied or 7transferred. The addition and deletion of menus is .accomplished by adding, deleting or updating7selections. Also, menu characteristics (ex. title) may be modified.7
You may choose a selection by using the arrow keys 7 to highlight the selection and then hit enter. See theîList of menu keys! help topic for all the keys *
available and ways to choose selections.$The following keys are also valid:æEsc. . . . . . .: Return to prior menu. If in !main menu, will quit Max-Menu. ôBack-slash (\).: Return to main menu. öSlash (/)(. . .: Invoke system menu options. òAlt-?,
. . . . .: Invoke programmable key. Where ? is "A" through "Z".Ç List of menu keys 2Max-Menu uses the same keys in all menus to move0the selection bar that highlights a selection:àEsc. . . .: Prior menu.å . . . . .: Up one selection.ç . . . . .: Down one selection.ê . . . . .: Left one column.ë . . . . .: Right one column.èHome
. . .: First selection.ïEnd . . . .: Last selection.îPgUp) . . .: Page up / top of current column.ìPgDn0
. . .: Page down / bottom of current column. ÄCtrl . .: Start of current row.ÅCtrl . .: End of current row.2NOTE: Selection bar movement will "wrap" around./To choose a selection, use keys above to move2selection bar to desired item and hit enter. Or2enter the highlighted ID. This may be the first7character of description, a number or alpha-numeric. !Ç Pop-up system menus / windows 3The system windows are selected by typing a slashé4/*in a user menu or programmable key menu.2The first system window is a selection menu that/allows you to modify the current user menu or0programmable keys (if they are currently being2displayed). You can also choose to display the7 programmable keys, change the setup (configuration), 0
print the registration form, or quit Max-Menu.7 Finally, you can run DOS commands, batch files and & programs or temporarily exit to DOS.7Each of these selections is explained in detail as separate help topics.7To choose a selection, enter the first character of %the desired selection (for example,Æ&A(for Add). For 7all the keys available and ways to choose a selectionseeöList of menu keys
help topic.Ç Input prompt window 1The Input prompt window is used to prompt for a7single line of input. It is used when a selection 7requests input and for most system input requests. /The following keys are available for editing:çEnter+ . . .: Enter input in response to prompt.êEsc&. . . .: Abort input prompt request.ë, . . . . .: Move cursor left one character.è-
. . . . .: Move cursor right one character.ïHome' . . .: Move cursor to start of input.îEnd' . . . .: Move cursor to end of input.ìInsert.
. .: Toggle between insert/overwrite mode. ÄDelete" . .: Delete character at cursor. ÅBackSpace$
.: Delete character before cursor. ÉCtrl-Home
.: Clear input.
æCtrl-End$
.: Clear input from cursor to end.Æ*. . . . .: Get previous input in buffer.ô&. . . . .: Get next input in buffer.öPgUp$ . . .: Get oldest input in buffer.òPgDn$ . . .: Get newest input in buffer.Ç Message window /The message window reports any informational,2warning or error messages. The vast majority of7messages are warnings. In addition to the message, the window contains theàMessage number)in the lower 7right hand corner. All messages are documented by -this message number in the Max-Menu manual.7 After reading the message, you may hit any key to 7
continue. Max-Menu will then take an appropriate % action as documented in the manual.Ç Add selection 7You may add selections to any user menu, as long as 7the maximum number of selections has not been used. 7The maximum is 99 for all menus, except those with alpha-numeric IDs (seeàMenu modification+help topic) !which allows for 36 selections.Follow these steps:7
. Locate the user menu where the selection is to be 5 added. If the menu is not empty, move selection , bar to where new selection is to be added. . EnterÄ
/A
to add selection.7. If menu is not empty, you will be given a choice /on whether to add Before or After the currentselection. ReplyÆBorÆA7. You may then fill in the selection window in the manner outlined in help topicò"Update selection..Ç To update a selection or programmable key: /Position selection bar on selection and enteré0/U3. 7Then fill in or change selection window as follows: .
äDescription of selection - shown on menu..
àPassword
to protect selection with..
åSub-menu
to be displayed. (Enterå%*'for menu list) .çInput prompt(message displayed on prompt window. .êInitial input'to use when prompting user for input. .ëExecution mode& - choice is speed versus memory.
.èBatch commands&
is explained in its own help topic. ( Processing of selection is as follows:1
. If password is not blank, prompt user for it.. SetÄ%# to initial input text.7. If Input prompt not blank, prompt user with this .message and default text from Initial input.*. Perform commands through a batch file.). IF Sub-menu is not blank, display it. NOTE: See ö Variables#help topic for information on variables."Ç Batch commands for a selection 7While updating/adding a selection, you may enter up 2to 99 lines of commands to be performed when the7selection is chosen. The commands must conform to 7the normal batch file conventions with the following additions/exceptions:7. Always change or specify the drive and directory / (unless programs can be found in the PATH and-
they can/should use the current directory).% . Batch files executed must includeï&.BAT +extension or be preceded by theî~ sign.1
. Global/input variables may be set and will be filled inÄprior to executing the commands.5Example: %#=%PATH%, sets %# to the current path. See ÉVariables'help topic for more on variables. .æSHIFT
will not shift %0 through %9.Additional editing keys:öCtrl-A
adds a line andöCtrl-D!deletes a line.òCtrl-R(
receives commands from a (batch) file.ûCtrl-S#
sends commands to a (batch) file.
Ç Variables 7When updating/adding a selection or menu, variables 7may be used in any of the fields, except password. 7The value assigned to the variable will replace it. .åGlobal
variables areå&0 throughå#&9.(They retain 6their value until you quit Max-Menu and are used )to pass information between selections. .ëInput variables areë%# andë %0 !throughë)%9. .They6
retain their value while a selection executes and ( are set based on input from a prompt. ï*%# -is the entire input string. î%0 toî %9 "are the parameters 6
of the input string. Thus, a selection may prompt 1for input and act on the individual parameters..
ÅEnvironment*variables are provided by DOS and are -assigned a value using the DOS SET command.. æSpecial. variables may not be set and provide info, /such as the date (&DATE&) or drive (&DRIVE&).7Global and input variables may both be set in the 7batch commands section of a selection. For example, ,%0=DIR and &0=DIR, set %0 and &0 to "DIR".(Ç Delete selection or programmable key /Position selection bar on selection and pressé0/D3. 7A confirmation menu will appear with the following +selections (not in the order shown here):àAbort deletion of selection.åDelete/
current selection (if there is a sub-menu it will not be deleted).
êSub-Menu- and current selection deleted. This choice 5 only appears if the selection being deleted has an
existing sub-menu.7 NOTE: Programmable keys are cleared when deleted.
ÄCAUTION: When a sub-menu exists:
. Selection
ÅSub-Menu"will delete the sub-menu. Be 5sure that no other selection also uses this same 5sub-menu! Also, sub-menus below the sub-menu being 5deleted are not deleted. They will become orphans 5if no remaining selections use them as sub-menus!
. SelectionöDelete$will not delete a sub-menu should 5one exist. In this case, the sub-menu will become -an orphan should no other selection use it!&Ç Copy selection or programmable key 7Copying a selection results in a duplicate selection +in another location. Follow these steps:1. Position selection bar on selection and enterà2/C5. 7. Locate the menu to receive the selection. Place 5selection bar where selection should be inserted , or on selection to be replaced. Then typeë// 1.5 While in this mode, the commands and input prompts " for a selection will be ignored.î%Esc )returns prior
user menu andìF10#
aborts the copy. To locate a %programmable key just enter it (ex.Ä(Alt-G.).7. You will be given a choice to insert the selection -before or after the current selection or toreplace it. ReplyÆB,ÆA orÆ R/When copying to programmable keys, be sure to.select replace, since you cannot insert intoprogrammable keys.*Ç Transfer selection or programmable key 7Transferring a selection results in the selection 7being moved to a new location. Follow these steps: 1. Position selection bar on selection and enterà2/T5. 7. Locate the menu to receive the selection. Place 5selection bar where selection should be inserted , or on selection to be replaced. Then typeë// 1.5 While in this mode, the commands and input prompts " for a selection will be ignored.î%Esc )returns prior
user menu andìF10#
aborts the transfer. To locate a %programmable key just enter it (ex.Ä(Alt-G.).7. You will be given a choice to insert the selection -before or after the current selection or toreplace it. ReplyÆB,ÆA orÆ R/When copying to programmable keys, be sure to.select replace, since you cannot insert intoprogrammable keys.Ç Menu modification 7Information pertaining to the user menu and all of ,its selections may be modified as follows: . Enterà
/M,
after locating user menu to be modified. 7. The menu name is shown in menu window's title line.! . Fill in the following fields:èTitle&
of menu - shown at top of user menu.
ïPassword& to protect menu with. If all of the3 menu's selections or their descriptions should 3
be protected, then use the menu password instead of selection passwords. ÅID type
for selections (choose one):)Alpha-numeric (A through Z and 0 to 9).!First character of description.Numeric (1 through 99).0NOTE: The ID type determines the key stroke(s)/
used to choose a selection from the menu. /
Alpha-numeric limits a menu to 36 selections.Ç Programmable keys 7While viewing any user menu or the programmable keys 7menu, you may invoke a programmable key selection
by enteringäAlt-?(where ? is A through Z).0This allows you to invoke often used functions7without having to navigate to the menu containing 2the desired selection. For example, your editor7 might be Alt-E and your hard disk manager could be 1
Alt-H. Then, from any user menu you can easily7 invoke your editor by entering Alt-E or your hard ! disk manager by entering Alt-H.EnterÄ/K) to display the programmable keys. Once7displayed, you can update or delete (actually clear) 7them. Also, you may copy or transfer a programmable 7key to a user menu selection or another programmable 7key. The instructions for doing each of these is -the same as those outlined for a selection./Ç Setup - to change Max-Menu's configuration: Enteré/S. from a user menu or programmable keys menu. You may then choose to change:.àColors. - allows modification of Max-Menu's colors. . åRamCopy( turns on/off the copying of user menus and programmable keys fromç User menus and keystoêRAM menus and keys directory. This occurs when 5 they are read and are not in the later directory.
.
èMainMenu$
is the name of the main user menu. . ïScreenSave* is number of seconds Max-Menu waits for 5 a response before clearing screen. 0=No ScreenSave
.ìEntry/
is the input entry mode: Insert or Overwrite..
ÄPassword
brings up a menu of passwords: ÅCreator- password satisfies prompt for any password.ÉEntry(
password protects entry into Max-Menu.
æQuitting%
password protects leaving Max-Menu.ÆSystem) password protects system windows/menus..ôFiles/
is used to provide Network (LAN) and shared 5PC support. Please see the manual before using. .
òDirectories- hitò key to review directories.-Ç Setup - to change Max-Menu's directories: Enteré/SD- from a user menu or programmable keys menu."Then choose directory to change:.àBatch and restart files directory contains the5batch file (MAX-MNUX.BAT) built from a selection's 5commands and then executed. It also contains the *restart information file (MAX-MNUX.RST). .ëUser menus and keys directory contains the5
permanent copy of your user menus (.MNU extension) ' and programmable keys (MAX-MENU.KYS). .îRAM menus and keys" directory is provided to boost 5
performance. When used, specify a directory on a 5RAM drive. This directory will be searched before theÅuser menus and keys directory. User menus and 5the programmable keys files should then be copied 5into this directory by your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or by setting
ÆRamCopy=ON..ôSystem files(directory contains Max-Menu's system ,files (ex. MAX-MENU.HLP and MAX-MENU.FRM)..òCommands - send/receive directory contains (batch) 5files to export from or import into a selection. /Ç To run a DOS command, program or batch file Enteré/R) from any user menu or programmable keys7menu. Then enter the DOS command, program or batch 7file to run in response to the input prompt. This 2is in the same format as used at the DOS prompt. Help topicå
Input prompt window!lists the edit key strokes available.#
NOTE: Run executes the command byè$Exiting temporarilyï(more memory) instead ofïShelling (faster). 0You 7 could code your own selection or programmable key to 0
do the same or to shell from Max-Menu. Simply7update or add a selection: enter an input prompt of 7"Enter DOS command, batch file or program to run". 7The commands are "~%#" followed by "PAUSE". Then $choose the desired execution mode.7Notice, exiting temporarily provides the most memory 1since Max-Menu is not in memory. Shelling from2Max-Menu is the quickest. Try both and compare.Ç Exit Max-Menu 7Exit shells you to the DOS command processor - the 7DOS prompt will be displayed. You may then enter $commands, programs or batch files.To exit Max-Menu, enterå/E from any user menu or the programmable keys menu. Enterç!Exit &at the DOS prompt to return to Max-Menu.7
NOTE: You can create your own "Exit" selection or / programmable key by using the following batch commands:
%0=%PROMPT%SET PROMPT=[Max-Menu]%0+ECHO "Enter 'exit' to return to Max-Menu" COMMANDSET PROMPT=%0The execution mode isöExiting temporarily (more
òmemory).Ç Quit Max-Menu $You may leave Max-Menu by enteringé%/Q(from any user 7menu or the programmable keys menu. You may also leave Max-Menu by enteringä Esc!twice from the main user menu.EnterçMenu,
from the DOS prompt to reinvoke Max-Menu. Ç Print registration form 7For a small registration fee, you will be sent the 7latest copy(s) of Max-Menu. Registration includes 7the manual, notification of any changes and support. 7Once registered, you may upgrade to new versions for a nominal fee.#To print registration form, enterê$/F'from any user 7 menu or the programmable keys menu. You will then 7
be asked to turn your printer on and to set it to 7 the top of a page. After you have done this, enter 7 any key and the registration form will be printed. 7Once the registration form has been printed, fill 2in the requested information, attach a check for7the indicated amount and send to the address shown. ÆThank you for your support!!1Note: You may also use the registration form to7report problems. Fill in your name, address, phone, #registration number and comments.
