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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Multi Prompts & Menus Configuration - Version 1.0 By Lunatic Warrior │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
WHAT IS MP?
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MP (Multi Prompts & Menus Configuration) is a program to allow more that one
menu ansi. Many programs as Vision/2 or Oblivion/2 have this hability. When
the user logs in, he is prompted for a menu and a prompt type. Now you can
do this with Renegade!
WHY USE MP?
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MP is very usefull if you want more than one language (depending of your
country, it is quite usefull for an english user calling in Finland..!)
MP can also be used to display differents types of menu ansi's. You can
have up to 20 differents libraries. Each library supports up to 20 different
menus & prompts.
INSTALLATION
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1 - Backup your MENU directory with PkZip or whatever you wish to use!
You will NEED this to rewrite each menu to the default settings.
A batch file is included to help you. Don't forget to re-zip your
directory after each menu modification or you will un-zip your old menus
each time!! (that is not very wise!)
If you do not wish to "reset" your menus, forget this and modify the
batch file MB.BAT! But remember, the next user will have the same
menus as the previous and he won't be able to have the default ansi's!
2 - Run MPSETUP to create MP.DAT
3 - Modify the library to use your default screens.
Example:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[!] Library: Default screens by Bob
Key Menu name Menu File Prompt File
[A] - MAIN MAIN1-M MAIN1-P
[B] - MESSAGE MSG1-M MSG1-P
[C] - FILE FILE1-M FILE1-P
[D] - EMPTY
[...]
[S] - EMPTY
[T] - EMPTY
Enter the menu you wish to modify, "0" to quit:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
As you see, this is a screen from the setup program (MPSETUP.EXE) in the
"Modify library" option. This is the place where you tell MP what menu
to modify and what screen to display to the user.
4 - Add new libraries to use differents menus or language.
5 - Repeat #3 as many times as you wish!
Example:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[!] Library: French menus by Bob
Key Menu name Menu File Prompt File
[A] - MAIN MAIN2-M MAIN2-P
[B] - MESSAGE MSG2-M MSG2-P
[C] - FILE FILE2-M FILE2-P
[D] - EMPTY
[...]
[S] - EMPTY
[T] - EMPTY
Enter the menu you wish to modify, "0" to quit:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Note the "2" in the filename! "-M" means Menu and "-P" means Prompt but
you could use any other method if you wish!
6 - Load TheDraw and create a prompt for each menu. A dummy prompt/menu
are included to help you! Don't forget to remove with a text editor
the last CR that Thedraw created or your prompt/menu will look like
this:
[01:00:00] [Main menu]:
_
Instead of:
[01:00:00] [Main menu]: _
7 - Copy all the ansi's to your MISC directory.
8 - Modify/create your "start" menu to load the batch file MP.BAT.
This batch file will "reset" all the menus to their default and
then load MP.EXE to create new menus. This batch file is also
included!
9 - Call my board to download any future version!
FUTURE PLANS
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- Normal prompts will be available (to use expert/novice modes)
- User configurables prompts
- If you have any ideas, just tell me!
UPDATES
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Updates are available from:
- Digital Reality [819] 371-5087 24/24
In the Renegade file area (free/no ratio)
REVISION
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1.0 First release to public
LAST WORD
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Don't forget to re-zip your directory after each menu modification or you
will un-zip your old menus each time!!
Sorry for this very un-explaining text and my english but i'm a french
programmer and too lazy to write good docs! :)
Everybody: Send a message to Cott Lang and tell him to add more description
lines! [When he'll get 1000 messages, he might well change his
mind! :) ]
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