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- | Enhanced Flag v2.21 |
- | Written by Drew [PWA] |
- | Docs Last Updated 11-15-95 |
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- | 0. Table of Contents |
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. Packaging
- 3. Installation
- 4. Configuration
- 5. General Notes
- 6. Supporting PPE's
- 7. Last Words
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- | 1. Introduction |
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- See HISTORY.DOC for all changes. Otherwise...
-
- Enhanced Flag is a PPE replacement for the "More?" prompt during a file
- listing. It gives you an easier to method of flagging files for downloading,
- viewing, nuking, et. al. by using a lightbar and hotkey driven interface, in-
- cluding all of the arrow keys.
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- Additionally, through the usage of configuration files, EFLAG can spawn
- custom external commands (other PPE's) in addition to or replacing any or all
- of the built-in commands.
-
- As of v2.21, this PPE was written in PPL 3.10 for PCBoard 15.21+ only.
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- | 2. Packaging |
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- Your zip file should contain the following files:
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- EFLAG DOC EFLAG Documentation (you are reading it now)
- EFLAG HLP EFLAG help screen
- EFLAG PPE The actual PPE
- EXTERNAL ZIP Sample front-end ppe's to use
- HISTORY DOC History/revision document
- INSTALL BAT Installation batch file
- PR1CFG Config file for Prompt #1 (language aware)
- PR2CFG Config file for Prompt #2 (language aware)
- YESNOCFG Config file for yes/no prompt (language aware)
- _EFLAG CFG Optional EFLAG config file (formerly main config)
- OTHERDJP DOC Other stuff I've written.
- FILE_ID DIZ File (zip) description.
- PWA NFO PWA info file.
- TSP NFO My bbs ad.
-
- If any of these files are missing, be warned that you may have a copy
- that has been tampered with. If you have any extra files, they are
- extraneous and unnecessary.
-
- Typically, my bbs ad may not be there, which is not a problem. However,
- the idiots who contribute this to the fidonet backbone (usually originating
- from the Clipper Workshop BBS) edit the FILE_ID.DIZ, remove PWA.NFO and
- OTHERDJP.DOC, and insert their own bbs ad which is bigger than most ppe's.
- Just be aware, since who knows what other stupidities they may pull.
-
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- | 3. Installation |
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- Simply unzip the original zip file into its own directory and run the
- INSTALL.BAT file. It will automatically tell you the syntax needed to install
- EFLAG. For manual installation, run MKPCBTXT to edit your PCBTEXT file, and
- have Prompt #549 point to this ppe with parameters as described below:
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- !C:\PPE\EFLAG\EFLAG.PPE @X4F 79 yes no 1 @X0F*
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- Param 1: Lightbar color when highlighting a file
- Param 2: Length (width) of lightbar
- Param 3: Use hotkeys, "yes" or "no"
- Param 4: Use spacebar to highlight a file, "yes" or "no"
- Param 5: Delay time (in clock ticks) between keyboard polls
- Param 6: Color and character for tagged files to be flagged
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- If you are upgrading from EFLAG v1.0, you must REINSTALL the entire thing
- because EFLAG v2.0 has been completely redone and everything is different.
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- If you are upgrading from v2.2, it is highly suggested that you use the
- parameter method of installing EFLAG instead of using the old configuration
- file (EFLAG.CFG). Using the parameters speeds up initial loading and removes
- the need for EFLAG.CFG. You may still use the config file, but you will need
- to update it with the correct options. Refer to "_EFLAG.CFG" for an example.
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- | 4. Configuration |
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- There are two configuration files, all of which are optional. Default
- values will be used in the lack of presence of these configuration files, but
- the colours will most likely clash with your boards colour scheme. :) The
- configuration files are as follows:
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- PR1CFG : Configure the look, feel, and commands for Prompt #1.
- PR2CFG : Configure the look, feel, and commands for Prompt #2.
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- Both config files are well-documented inside and should be fairly straight
- forward. None of them are heinously long or complex, unless you choose it to
- be. :)
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- In v2.2, a new configuration file, "YESNO.CFG" is added. This is used
- to ask the user if they are sure they want to display the file listing in
- nonstop mode. This feature was added because some users may accidentally
- select nonstop mode and do not realize ctrl-k/x aborts the humongous file
- listing. :) If you do not want this feature enabled, simply delete (or
- rename) this config file.
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- ** NOTE! ** v2.21 and up requires PCBoard v15.21 or higher, not 15.2!
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- In v2.21, the need for EFLAG.CFG has been removed. See the previous
- section (Installation) for details.
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- | 5. General Notes |
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- After v1.0 of EFLAG, which was released back in August 1994, I made some
- minor changes/additions/modifications. Some were minor "bug" fixes, which
- were mostly small details in packaging, and did not affect the actual usage of
- EFLAG. A few new features were added as well to make EFLAG even more useful.
-
- However, since that time, PPL 3.0 and PCBoard 15.2 was released and the
- continuation of writing more sloppy code in PPL 2.0 seemed moot. Hence, after
- an extremely busy few months dealing with many many things at once, EFLAG 2.0
- was completely rewritten in PPL 3.0 and reincarnated.
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- If you would like your prompts, pathnames, et. al. hard-coded into the
- program for fastest execution speed possible (thus removing the need for all
- the config files), feel free to let me know. I will need a copy of all the
- config files. See below on how to contact me.
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- | 6. Supporting PPE's |
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- EFLAG has been personally tested by me <g> to work with the following PPE's
- fully with no problem:
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- o PWA FileView v2.5
- o SCuM-NuKeR v1.0/1.1
- o BlackCat's File Viewer v1.0, v2.0, v2.1, v2.2
- o BlackCat's Nuker v0.81b, v0.82b
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- Included is EXTERNAL.ZIP which includes some front-end ppe's for usage with
- EFLAG to allow EFLAG to execute some the above ppe's seamlessly. Take a look
- inside there for examples, instructions, and details. If you have a particu-
- lar PPE that you wish to interface with EFLAG, feel free to drop me a note if
- you need help.
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- | 7. Last Words |
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- if you need to reach me for some reason, you can send internet email to
- "drew@topaz.com", or leave me a message on Attitude Net.
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- Peace,
- --Drew