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- ║ M E N U ║
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- MENU is a fullscreen Startup-Program.
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- It helps to organize the programactivations on a harddisk.
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- Copyright (C) 1989 by Phade Software
- Copyright (C) 1989 by Phade de Grass
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- Programed by Phade de Grass
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- Phade Software
- Inh. Frank Gadegast
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- Schierker Strasse 39
- 1000 Berlin 44
- GERMANY
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- Telefon (030) 626 56 67
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- S Y S T E M U S A G E
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- Menu works with every IBM-compatible Personel Computer.
- It needs MS-DOS.
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- It uses colours, so it can be used with Colour Monitors.
- It has dynamic keyboardcontrol, and can work with a mouse too,
- if a mouse-driver has been installed.
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- I N S T A L L A T I O N
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- Create a subdirectory MENU located in your root-directory.
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- Copy all files of the menu-disk to this directory, except the file
- MENSTART.BAT .
- Copy this file with the name MENU.BAT to your root-directory.
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- Set a path to your root-directory.
- (SEE your system-manual AUTOEXEC)
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- Type cd\menu <return> and
- men <return> .
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- The MENU-EDITOR is started.
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- Edit the parameters like your hardisk-system is configured.
- ( SEE chapter EDITOR).
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- If you leave the editor, you will see the dynamic of MENU quickly.
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- S T A R T
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- To start MENU type only
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- menu <return>,
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- no matter wich path is current.
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- T O U S E M E N U
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- To use MENU scroll the lighted bar (colour red) to the program name
- you like to start and press return.
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- If the BATCH-files are correct, your program will start and you will
- returned to MENU if you leave this program.
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- The keys <home> and <end> will move the bar to the top or the bottom
- of the current screen.
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- If your mouse-driver is installed you can use your mouse too.
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- You can start the MENU-EDITOR by pressing CTRL-E.
- You can start the DIRECTORY-STARTER by pressing CTRL-D.
- You can start one batchfile named 'SEC.BAT' by pressing CTRL-S.
- (Maybe a secret file or a second menu at a different volume. )
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- You can read the help-text 'READ.ME' by pressing CTRL-F.
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- S C R E E N S T R U C T U R E S
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- You can install submenues with the MENU-EDITOR.
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- The first entry in the main menue will show the first submenue.
- The second will show the second... and so on 'til the tenth.
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- Only ten submenues are allowed (I think it's enough).
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- Use the submenues like the main menue.
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- D I R E C T O R Y S T A R T E R
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- Use the DIRECTORY-STARTER, if you don't know where your program you
- like to start is (in wich subdirectory).
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- Press CTRL-D.
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- Then use arrow keys and <return> (or mouse) to select a file.
- If it's a subdirectory the new directory will appear.
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- Use backspace ( <- ) to step back to the last directory.
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- Use return to start a '.COM'- , '.EXE'- or '.BAT' - program.
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- Press <ESC> for two times to go back to MENU.
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- E D I T O R
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- Start the MENU-EDITOR.
- (SEE to use menu)
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- Use <up> and <down> arrows (or your mouse) to move the bar to the
- parameter you like to change.
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- Press <return> to edit the parameter (press then <return> again).
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- To change the screen-entries press <home> or the number of the submenu.
- To return to the start-screen press <end>.
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- Descriptions of the variables for start-screen:
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- menumax = maximum value of used screens (included the main screen)
- itemmax = maximum of entries in one screen
- widthmax = maximum of width for entries
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- menulines = maximum of entries in this special screen (look the number)
- menuwidth = maximum of width in this special screen
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- Descriptions of the variables for screen-entries:
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- menuitem = text you will see later at the menuscreen (look the number)
- menustart = name of the batch-file you like to start, if you select
- the menuitem (enter the name with the extension .BAT)
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- The first entry-screen has to be the main-screen.
- The second is conected to the first entry in the main-screen.
- The third is conected to second entry in the main-screen ...
- ... and so on 'til the tenth.
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- Only ten submenues are allowed (I think it's enough).
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- Press <end> to return to the start-screen.
- Press <end> again to save your changes and to leave the MENU-EDITOR.
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- B A T C H C O N T R O L
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- There are a few batch-files at the MENU-disk.
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- You can use them, if you have the same system-configuration
- as me (unlikely).
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- So you have to change or to create new batch-files to start your
- programs on your harddisk.
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- To edit batch-files SEE your system-manual : EDLIN.
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- Create batch-files in the form of :
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- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD\<path>
- <program>
- CD\MENU
- MENU
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- <path> means the path to the subdirectory where your program is.
- <program> means the name of the program you like to start with MENU.
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- The programname has to be entered without extension like DRAW or LOTUS.
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- Move those batch-files to the subdirectory MENU.
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- The name of the batch-file has to be the same you have
- entered in the MENU-EDITOR.