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THE MACROWARE MENU (tm)
VERSION 3.50
A MACROWARE SOFTWARE PRODUCTION
BOTH THIS DOCUMENTATION AND THE PROGRAM ARE
COPYRIGHT (C) 1992 MACROWARE SOFTWARE AND DAVID CARNEY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
==================
INTRODUCTION
==================
This software product is the property of MacroWare Software and
David Carney. MacroWare Software and David Carney make no
guarantees that it will work successfully on your system and also
take no responsibility for any damages caused by this product.
The purpose of this program is to serve as a means of organizing
the programs on your hard drive into categories so they are easy
to access and run. As other inferior past products performing
almost the same function have called it, a hard drive menu. It
allows you to organize your programs in a system of submenus. It
starts with the main menu which has 19 possible entries, next the
first submenu which has 8 possible entries, and finally a third
branch off of each of those 8 which has 8 of its own. You can
configure any item on any level to run as a program or proceed to
the next level of the structure. All programs and submenus can be
protected by a password of your choice to ensure security. In
addition to these options you can also configure the functions
keys from F1 through F10 to run a program upon being pressed.
These hotkeys give you truly fast access to ten of your most used
programs. The menu is organized using the letters of the English
alphabet, but to those of you who can't read, the menu can also
be navigated with the arrow keys. For the amount of disk space
the actual program takes, under 150k, and its price, only $10 to
register, this is truly an excellent choice for any computer user
who wishes a small alternative to the other huge, windows style,
menus that are available on today's market for much higher
prices. MacroWare Software is proud to release this program into
the market.
==================
REGISTRATION
==================
If you find this program useful, you are asked to register it.
Registration entitles you to a registered copy of the program
which does not contain the shareware delay screens and is the
latest available version of the program, free online support on
Compuserve through email, my autograph, a current disk copy of
this manual, and a disk containing other MacroWare programs of
our choice. Registration is easy and is outlined in the
MacroWare Software demo included with this program but here's
how to register:
Send $10, your name, address, type of disk you want, a
statement saying that you want to register the MacroWare Menu,
and any comments to:
MacroWare Software
133 Caribou Dr.
Boardman, OH 44512
We recommend however that you take advantage of the form we have
included by running the macorder.exe file and printing it out.
You can then fill out this form and mail it to the above address.
For easy access to this form you can run the MacroWare Software
demo by running the macrodem.exe file. Thank you if you take this
opportunity to donate to MacroWare Software.
==================
INSTALLATION
==================
Installation of the MacroWare Menu is simple. Just log to the
directory containing the MacroWare Menu files, either from the
distribution disk or the archieve file, and type "install". You
will soon be asked to enter the drive and the path that you want
to install the menu on. For the drive, enter the letter of the
drive you want the menu installed on and press enter. For the
path you will be prompted to type the path and press enter or
simply press enter for the default. The default is \MACMENU.
If you choose a different path, enter it in that form. For
example if you wanted to install the menu in the subdirectory
TEST, you would type \TEST for your selection. After you enter
those two pieces of information you will then be given a menu
displaying your choices. If you want to change your choice of
drive press '1'. If you want to change your choice of path press
'2'. Press '3' to continue with the installation. Next the
installation will copy the files from the current directory (the
directory you were in when you executed the install.exe file) to
the new drive and path that you specified. If the new directory
is not already present, it will be created. If a previous version
of the menu is found in this directory you will be asked if you
wish to install over it or keep your old data files. This is to
make installing subsequent versions of the menu easy and prevent
you from having to reenter all your menu data. The only data that
will not remain the same is your menu logo and your system
preferences. To run the MacroWare Menu after installing it,
simply type 'MACRO' at the dos prompt while logged to the
installation directory. Do not attempt to run the macmenu.exe
file, as you will not be able to run any programs from the menu
if you do. After installing the menu you may wish to start your
system up with the menu. To do this first copy the macromen.bat
file from the MacroWare Menu installation directory to the root
directory of your boot drive (usually drive C for hard drive
systems). Next add the line, macromen, to the end of your
autoexec.bat file using a text editor of your choice.
*Note* If you experience any problems with the installation you
may need to add this line to your config.sys file and reboot:
files = 20
==============================
MACROWARE MENU STRUCTURE
==============================
The MacroWare Menu first contains 19 choices in the main menu.
This is located on the far left of the screen and each choice is
distinguished with a letter of the alphabet ranging from A
through S. Each of these 19 choices contains 8 subchoices which
are located in a box in the middle of the screen and each of
these choices is distinguished with a letter ranging from A
through H and this is called the second submenu. The third
submenu is located in a box on the far right of the screen and
its choices are characterized by the letters A through H also.
Each of the 19 main menu choices contains 8 choices on the second
submenu and each of the 8 choices on the second submenu in turn
contains 8 choices of its own on the third submenu. So in essence
each of the 19 main choices contains 8*8 or 64 choices. There are
then in turn a total of 19*8*8 choices or 1216 choices in all.
Here is a simple diagram to describe this menu but for complexity
reasons only 1 main choice will be shown:
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 1-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 2-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
|
|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 3-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 4-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
main choice----------|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 5-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 6-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 7-----|choice 5
| |choice 6
| |choice 7
| |choice 8
|
| |choice 1
| |choice 2
| |choice 3
| |choice 4
|choice 8-----|choice 5
|choice 6
|choice 7
|choice 8
===========
SETUP
===========
Once you load the MacroWare Menu your first plan of action may be
to setup the various options that you have. To do this you can
press the ALT-S key. It is a highlighted choice at the bottom of
the screen. Upon pressing ALT-S a windowed menu will pop up
containing several setup options. They are:
1) Setup Function Keys
This allows you to define the ten function keys
on your keyboard as programs that will run when
they are pressed. Setup of these is easy. Simply
press '1' from the setup menu and another
windowed menu will appear showing the current
function key definitions. To choose which key to
edit simply press that function key or to return
to the original setup menu press escape. When
you press a function key another window will
open showing the current settings of that
function key. You can edit these settings by
typing the number next to the line you want to
edit. You will then be prompted to enter the new
value for that setting. The choices are: 1) title
- which is what is displayed on the previous
screen, 2) path - which is the filename and path
of the program that is to be run when that
particular function key is pressed (The filename
can also be chosen by pressing the F2 key and
selecting the program by using the arrows and
enter keys from the directory selection that is
available - this is the file pick), 3) password
- which is the password which will protect any
given function key when it is pressed (if this
is blank there will be no password protection on
that key), and parameters which is a yes or no
value (if yes you will be prompted to enter
command line parameters for the program every
time you press the function key and if no you
will not be prompted for parameters). Note that
when typing in a filename, if the filename is
not found by the MacroWare Menu it will tell you
so but it will also give you the option to keep
the filename anyway as we realize that sometimes
you might want to include command line
parameters in with the filename so they do not
have to be retyped every time. The other two
options, '5' and '6', are for when you are
finished. Press '5' if you want to save your new
settings and return to the previous window and
press '6' if you just want to return to the
previous menu without saving the new values.
2) Setup Password Protection
This option allows you to setup your system
password protection settings. Upon pressing this
a window will open showing the current system
password and which system options are password
protected. Note that in this case the password
can in fact be a simple enter if the system
password field is blank and that if password
protection is set to yes on any of the options
you will be prompted for a password even if this
field is blank. The password in this case would
be simply pressing enter. Anyway you can change
the current system password by pressing '1' and
typing your new password. Options 2 through 7 on
this menu are yes or no fields which denote
whether or not each of the system options is
password protected or not. A 'YES' means that it
is password protected while a 'NO' means that it
is not. If any of these are set to yes, when
they are chosen from the menu, the user will be
prompted to enter the system password. If the
user does not get the password correctly, access
to that particular option will be denied. Please
remember your password if you password protect
the setup as once you are out of setup you can
not get back in without the password. One option
automatically covered by the system password is
the ALT-C function discussed later and the user
has no way of unpassword protecting this option.
Options '8' and '9' allow the user to exit this
window and return back to the original setup
menu. Pressing '8' will save the options and
return while pressing '9' will just return to
the previous menu.
3) Setup Screen Saver
This allows the user to determine whether or not
to have the time activated screen saver active.
Pressing '1' will ask the user whether or not a
time activated screen saver is wanted and
pressing '2' will ask the user to enter the
amount of time without keystroke before the
screen saver is to activate in seconds. A screen
saver is something that clears the screen so
that monitor burn in will not occur. Remember
that when entering the time that it is in
seconds, so if you enter 1 thinking in terms of
minutes, every second the screen saver will go
off making it virtually impossible to use your
menu or even get back to the setup to change it
and a reinstallation will probably even be
necessary. Again as in the previous setup
options the last two options allow the user to
exit to the previous menu. Pressing '3' will
save the new settings and exit while pressing
'4' will simply return to the setup menu.
4) Setup Dos Shell
This option allows the user to determine the
program that will be used as a dos shell and any
run time parameters to include with that
program. Pressing '1' will prompt the user to
enter the path and filename of the dos shell
that is to be used. Unlike other filename and
path options in this program, this one will not
accept filenames that it can not find. Remember
the extension if in doubt. To start, the menu is
configured to run the command.com file in your
root directory, however if you do not use dos
you will probably have to change this. Pressing
'2' will prompt the user to enter any command
line parameters necessary for the dos shell.
Again the last two options allow the user to
exit back to the previous screen. Pressing '3'
will save the settings and pressing '4' will
simply return to the setup menu.
5) Setup Menu Logo
This option allows you to customize the
MacroWare Menu with your own logo. This 2 line
logo is displayed at the top of the main menu
screen and also displayed in the screen saver.
After choosing this option you will be given a
menu containing the current logo. To change line
1 of this logo type '1' and then enter your new
text. To change line 2 of this logo type '2' and
then enter your new text. To save and exit type
'3' and to exit without saving your changes
press '4'.
6) Setup Preferences
This option allows you to customize your system
preferences. Pressing '1' will allow you choose
whether you want a YES/NO prompt when you press
the escape key to exit the menu. Pressing '2'
will give you the option of having the menu in
color or monochrome. For color type 'C' and for
monochrome type 'M'. Choosing '3' will turn the
menu's sound capabilities on or off. Choose 'Y'
if you want sound and 'N' if you don't. A choice
of '4' will allow you to choose which video
address you wish to use. The first one,
$B800:0000, is for CGA, EGA, and VGA systems.
The second one, $B000:0000, is for MDA systems.
Choosing '5' will allow you to select your time
format, either 12 hour with trailing AM or PM or
24 hour with format. Choose '1' for 24 Hour or
'2' for 12 Hour. To save your settings and
return to the setup menu choose '6' and to
simply return without saving choose '7'.
7) Return to Menu
This option is self explanatory. It returns the
user to the main MacroWare Menu.
==========
EDIT
==========
After completing a satisfactory setup the user will probably next
want to start entering their own programs into the menu. This can
be achieved by pressing ALT-E from the main menu. This will in
turn edit the properties of the current menu item (the one that is
highlighted). Editing allows the user to add titles, comments,
whether it will be a program or sub menu, the filename and path
of the program if applicable, and the password you wish to use to
password protect the program. Upon pressing ALT-E from the main
menu, a window will pop up containing the current settings of the
current highlighted menu option and will allow you to edit them.
You can do this by moving the hightlight bar with the arrow keys
to the setting that you want to change and pressing enter. Upon
doing so you will be asked to input the new setting. The choices
are:
title:
This allows the user to edit the title that will
be displayed on the menu for this choice. Press
enter and then type in the new title you wish to
use. Note that you can type as much as you want
but that what you type will be truncated to fit
into the title field for any particular choice.
Upon finishing press enter and the new value
will appear as a current setting.
comment:
This allows the user to edit the comment that
will be shown in the comment box when that
particular choice is highlighted. Simply press
enter and then type the comment you want. Note
again that you can type as much as you want but
only the first 30 characters will be saved and
the rest will be truncated.
submenu or program:
This will allow the user to define whether the
choice will be a submenu or whether it will be a
program. Press enter and then you will be asked
which one you want it to be. Press 'p' for
program or 's' for submenu. A description of
the difference between submenu and program was
contained previously in this manual under
'MacroWare Menu Structure'. Also note that on
the level three submenu there is no further
branch and the only possible value for this is
program.
filename if available:
This will allow the user to enter the filename
and path of the program that is to be run by
this choice. This only applies if the above option
is set to 'PROGRAM'. Press enter to access this
and then type the filename and path of the program
and press enter. If the file is not found by
MacroWare Menu then it will tell you so but will
give you the option of keeping it anyway for the
reason that sometimes you may want to keep
frequently used command line parameters in the
filename so that they do not have to be retyped
every time. You may also select the filename by
pressing the F2 key which will then cause a
directory window to be opened. By using the
arrow keys and enter key you can select the
filename that you want. You can also change
drives by pressing the F1 key and then selecting
the new drive by letter. Pressing escape will
take you back to the edit window and not change
the filename.
password:
This option allows the user to determine whether
or not a password is desired to protect this
choice and what that password will be. Left
blank, no password will be assumed and the
program will not be protected. However typing a
password in this field will cause the menu to
prompt the user to enter that password every
time that choice is chosen and will deny access
if the password is not entered correctly.
save and exit:
This option allows the user to exit back to the
menu saving the newly entered settings.
exit without saving:
This option allows the user to exit back to the
menu, discarding all the newly entered settings
and keeping the old ones active.
===============
DOS SHELL
===============
The third system option is shelling to dos. Choosing this option
will execute the program with the command line parameters that
you specified for the dos shell in the setup. To access the dos
shell press ALT-D from the main menu. If there is no password you
will shell out to dos. A message will be printed on the dos
screen saying to return to the MacroWare Menu to type 'EXIT'.
This only applies if you are using IBM dos as your dos shell. To
return to the menu from other programs you must simply exit that
program. This is the only area of the MacroWare Menu that
contains any known bugs. We have not yet pin pointed the reason
for them, so if you find any please mail in the report of these
bugs to the address specified in the registration part of this
documentation or the MacroWare Demo. The dos shell generally
works well, however to prevent crashing the MacroWare Menu we
recommend that you do not perform any extensive functions from
the dos shell such as running dos debug.
=============
OPTIONS
=============
This area of the MacroWare Menu provides you with other various
options. When you select this by pressing ALT-O from the main
menu, a window will open up and will provide you with a menu of
options. They include:
1) System Info
Pressing '1' will produce a window that shows
information about your computer and about the
functioning of the MacroWare Menu on it. You can
also set the system time and date from here. To
set the time simply press 't' and then enter any
information that you are asked for. To set the
date simply press 'd' and then enter anything
that you are asked to. To return back to the
option menu press escape.
2) Run Screen Saver
This option allows the user to run the screen
saver right from this menu. The screen saver has
been described previously in this manual under
setup. Remember to exit the screen saver and
return to the menu press any key. This option
gives the user fast access to the available
screen saver so the user does not have to wait
the specified amount of time for the time
activated screen saver to start.
3) Delete Current Entry
This option allows you to delete the current or
entry of the menu. For example, if this is
chosen while an entry on the third sub level is
highlighted, then that entry will simply be
deleted and all entries after it moved back one
to fill in. If this option is chosen while an
entry on the second sub level is highlighted,
then that entry on the second sub level will be
deleted along all of its entries on the third
sub level corresponding with it. Again all other
entries will be moved back one. If this is
performed on the main level, then all of its
entries on the second sub level and all the
entries on the third sub level branching from
those entries will all be deleted and subsequent
entries will be pulled back one. For easy access
to this option you can use the Delete key. If
the options are password protected, then use of
the Delete Key will also be password protected
by the system password.
4) Insert Blank Entry
This option allows you to insert a blank entry
into the menu right before the currently
highlighted entry. Entries will be moved
forward correspondingly and the last entry in
the current sub level will be lost. Also, all
the appropriate sub levels will be updated
accordingly to make blank space for the
inserted entry. For example if you insert a
blank entry into the main level, you are also
moving all of the subsequent sub levels down
as well to make room for a completely new
branch of the menu tree. This is similar to
the delete option, except it allows the user
add entries rather than remove them. The added
entry will be just like any other blank entry;
it can be edited, ect. This option can also be
accessed by pressing the Insert Key. If the
Options menu is password protected, then the
insert key will also be protected by the system
password.
5) Exit to Main Menu
This option returns the user to the main
MacroWare Menu.
Please note that many of the options are currently not filled
with anything. They will be filled in future versions with
choices such as an option to print the current menu structure to
the printer, an option to delete branches of the tree easily, and
many other new and innovative MacroWare Software ideas.
=================
RUN SPECIAL
=================
This option simply allows the user to enter command line
parameters and then run the currently highlighted program with
these parameters. To access this option, highlight the program
you want to run with parameters and the press ALT-R. You will
then be prompted by any password protection and then by a prompt
to enter the command line parameters that you want. Type the
parameters that you want to be passed to the program and then
press enter. Then the program will be executed with the
parameters and upon completion you will again return to the
MacroWare Menu.
====================
EXITING TO DOS
====================
This option is completely self explanatory. When selected you
will quit out of the MacroWare Menu and will be returned to dos
or whatever other environment you were in before you started the
menu. This can be accomplished by pressing the escape key. If you
decided to password protect exit to dos you will first have to
enter the password before you will be permitted to leave the
program.
===============================
MACROWARE MENU NAVIGATION
===============================
Navigation through the MacroWare Menu is simple. In addition to
the system choices already described, there are also many other
keys on the keyboard to use. To move the highlight bar around the
menu you must use the up and down arrow keys. To select a choice
press enter on that choice or type the letter of the choice. To
back out of a particular submenu back to the previous submenu use
the tab key. The home key and end key will place you at the first
or last choice of the menu that you are in but will not select
that choice. In the main menu (first sublevel) the page up and
page down keys can be used the same as the home and end keys
respectively. However in the other two submenus the page up key
serves to move the choice in the previous menu up one. So if you
were in the second submenu of choice B in the main menu and you
pressed page up you would be taken to choice A in the main menu
and the current submenu would be updated. Similarly, if you were
in the third submenu of main choice B and second submenu choice
C, you would be taken to the third submenu of main choice B and
second submenu choice B. The current submenu will always be
updated to match the settings of your current location. The same
thing holds for page down except that instead of moving towards A
in the alphabet you would be moving away from A. Pressing page up
on A however causes the menu to select the last choice and
pressing page down on the last choice causes the menu to select
the first choice. While that is somewhat complex, it is easy to
see once you have your menu put together and you start navigating
through it. Just remember that you can use the page up and page
down keys. Next are the left and right arrow keys. The right
arrow key increases the level you are on by one if you are on the
main submenu or the second submenu. It simply takes you into the
submenu of the current choice. While in the third submenu it will
have no effect. The left arrow key functions the same as the tab
key as it moves you back one submenu. It has no effect if pressed
in the main submenu. Again this can be somewhat confusing but it
is quite evident once you start navigating the menu. Next,
pressing ALT-C will first prompt you for the system password. If
you get it you will be asked if you are sure you want to proceed.
The basic thing that this does is to reset the whole menu to its
original settings. If you choose to do this, all of your current
settings will be lost and there is no way to recover them so be
careful with this option. The final key is ALT-F. When you press
this a menu will pop up containing your current function key
definitions. To return to the menu from here, press escape. Here
is a brief synopsis of each navigational key:
'A' - 'S' ----- Pressing the letter of the choice
you want will select that choice
and either run the program or
proceed to the next submenu
ALT S ----- Runs the setup.
ALT E ----- Edits the current selection.
ALT D ----- Runs the dos shell.
ALT O ----- Produces system options menu.
ALT R ----- Runs current program with command
line parameters.
ALT H ----- Displays help screen.
ALT A ----- Displays info about program.
Up Key ----- Moves the highlight selector up
Down Key ----- Moves the highlight selector down
Right Key ----- On main and second submenu, moves
to the next submenu.
Left Key ----- On the third and second submenu,
moves to the previous menu - SEE
ALSO Tab Key.
Home Key ----- Moves the current menu selection to
A in all sub menus.
End Key ----- Moves the current menu selection to
the last choice in all sub menus.
Page Up Key ----- In main menu, moves current
selection to A. In other submenus
it increases the previous menu's
choice by one.
Page Down Key ----- In main menu, moves current
selection to S. In other submenus
it decreases the previous menu's
choice by one.
Tab Key ----- Moves to the previous submenu. SEE
ALSO Left Key.
Delete Key ----- Deletes the current highlighted
entry and any subsequent sub levels
corresponding to it.
Insert Key ----- Inserts a blank entry before the
Currently highlighted entry including
the insertion of the appropriate sub
sub levels.
ALT C ----- Clears the current menu and resets
original settings. BE CAREFUL.
ALT F ----- Displays a small window containing
the current function key
definitions.
F1 through F10 ----- These keys can be defined to run
programs in the setup. Pressing one
of these will run the program
defined in the setup.
Escape Key ----- Exits to dos or original
environment. Also serves as a
backup key for most pop up windows.
Keep in mind however that if you
are changing settings it serves as
the save without exiting option.
Movement through the MacroWare Menu has been made as easy as
possible and once you get the hang of it is quite effortless.
===================
SPECIAL NOTES
===================
One unique thing about this program is that when you choose for
one of your choices in the main or second submenu to be a program
you can still access a submenu for that choice by pressing the
right key or by accessing a previous submenu and using the page up
and page down keys. Another, already discussed problem, is with
the dos shell. While it usually works, I have found some
instances where it will crash the menu and possibly cause me to
have to reboot the machine. I have not been able to pinpoint this
so again any detailed bug reports would be greatly appreciated.
The MacroWare Menu has been tested on many different system
configurations. It has been tested with QEMM, Hyperdisk
Utilities, Norton's Cache, EMM386, Microsoft's Smart Drive Disk
Cache, a clean system, and many others. There are no known bugs
in this version other than with the dos shell.
===============================
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0
===============================
Version 2.0 includes several new features along with a few minor
bug fixes. Among the bugs encountered were those dealing with
password protection and the left, right, page up, and page down
keys. Some passwords were skipped when submenus or programs were
accessed with these keys. The dos shell seems to be working much
more reliably now as a minor change was made in that but it still
could encounter problems. A bug occurring when the machine is
rebooted while running a program (lost chains would occur) has
been fixed. To the registered version, a personalized logo has
been added that is displayed not only on the main menu screen but
also on the screen saver. The major addition to the menu is that
of the system info utility under options. Again this is available
only in the registered copy. Also added was the Alt F key
combination which will display your function key definitions
quickly and easily, and the Alt C key combination which is used
to clear the existing menu. In the future we hope to completely
eliminate any potential problems with the dos shell, add a file
"pick" routine so that you can page through your file directories
for the correct file names when you are adding programs to your
menu with the edit option, add an option to allow you delete
program entries and whole subdirectories from the menu, and we
also hope to add an option to print your menu structure out on
your printer.
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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.0
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Version 3.0 of the menu contains many new and exciting features
along with a barrage of bug fixes. More lost chain bugs have been
eliminated and the problem now seems to be basically completely
safe in that respect. Another notable bug fix is that dealing
with the reprinting of the menu entries when in the setup and
option menus. In previous versions it appeared as though the menu
became blank when these options were used. Many other minor
problems have also been solved. The most obvious addition to the
menu is now the option of being able to delete entries and
branches of the menu through the "OPTIONS" menu or with "CTRL D".
The only other major changes can be located in the System Setup.
A whole new option has been added here called "Setup Preferences"
which allows the user to specify some system preferences. The
prompt on exit can be turned on and off here, color or monochrome
can be specifed, and whether or not the user wants the new sound
of the menu on or off. Here alone are two completely new
features, the monochrome option, and the sound that now is
contained in the menu at various points. Before Version 4.0 is
released the menu will contain configurable colors, an insert
blank entry option, and a few other surprises. When Version 4.0
we will be striving to complete the "pick" routine for files,
error handling routines to prevent any crashes, and the option to
print your menu entries on the printer. We look forward to
continuing to improve upon the menu.
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CONCLUSION
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In concluding, I think this menu is truly useful and easy to use.
I wrote it because I was tired of the same old menus that I was
used to and it has some truly innovative (as far as I know)
ideas. It does not take up much disk space either. For a
registration cost of only $10 I don't think you will find a better
menu anywhere. The MacroWare Menu will provide organization and
quick access to programs for most any computer. In the future
even more will be added to this menu in new releases. It
currently is not as fancy as many other menu programs but it does
perform its task of system organization as well, if not better
than others. Thank you for using the MacroWare Menu!
Written by David Carney of MacroWare Software
Copyright (C) 1992 MacroWare Software
All Rights Reserved
