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ADDENDUM TO DOCUMENTATION 02-01-91
NEW ADDITIONS TO MicroMenu:
EASY EDITOR
ADVANCED DOS EDITOR
SIMPLIFIED COLOR MODIFICATION
FORMATTED AUDIT TRAIL
Because MicroMenu is used by many first time computer users as well
as advanced users, we have added an easy to use DOS editor as part
of the Configuration Menu.
We have also expanded the original DOS Command Editor to include
many new features. Users can specify which Editor they want to use
by a selection in the Configuration Menu.
When MicroMenu is first started, it defaults to the Easy DOS EDitor.
If you are an existing user and have already created some (D)OS
options in MicroMenu with the DOS Command Editor, you will be given a
warning and the opportunity to Edit those options with the new
advanced editor. Of course, if you want to have MicroMenu default
to the advanced editor you can make that selection from the
Configuration Menu.
The Color selection area has also been updated. Now, when you want
to change the colors on the different menus, the changes will be seen
immediately. The small "Color Box" no longer appears since it's not
necessary any more. Instead, the screen is updated instantly as you
press the up, down and side arrow keys. Pressing <Esc> aborts any
single change and you still have the opportunity to save or not save
the new colors.
The Audit trail that is created through the Configuration Menu now
records more information and writes to a standard comma delimited
file format. It should be a lot easier to import into Lotus 1-2-3
or dBase to do reports and such.
EASY EDITOR:
If you are new to computing, some of the commands you have to give
to get your computer to work may seem confusing. Most of the programs
you will be using can be executed quite easily by using MicroMenu's
new EASY EDITOR.
When you first start up MicroMenu, follow the instructions on the
screen by approving or modifying the DATE and TIME. You will then
see a message announcing a "Blank Page", press the ENTER key to
continue with the installation.
You will be asked for a Title for the Main Menu Header. Enter your
Company name or anything else you want then press the ENTER key again.
Next, you will be asked for a Name for the Option. This would be the
name of the program you want to run (use upper and lower case letters
as you would like to see it on the Menu).
The next question asks if it is to be a (M)enu or a (D)OS option. A
Menu option will branch to a Blank Page which can contain nine (9)
additional options and a DOS option will run a program. Select "D"
for DOS and a new screen will appear.
The first question asks for the drive letter of the hard disk drive
that contains your program. Usually this is drive C for a single
user system or F for a Novell local area network. Enter the correct
drive letter.
EXAMPLE ---> C
Next, the subdirectory that the program is in is requested. Enter the
name of the subdirectory.
EXAMPLE ---> LOTUS\123R22
Finally, the name of the program you want to run is asked for. Enter
the name of the program. Enter the file name only, DO NOT enter the
extension. (MicroMenu looks for ".COM", ".EXE" and ".BAT" files in
that order automatically).
EXAMPLE ---> LOTUS
If you have made a mistake with the spelling, or if the program does
not exist, you will receive a warning, otherwise you will be asked to
Save your selection. Press "Y" and everything will be saved for you.
ADVANCED DOS EDITOR:
If you have a good working knowledge of the Disk Operating System (DOS),
you may want to use the ADVANCED EDITOR to create your batch files. It
is a full screen editor capable of importing and/or exporting text from
existing files, cutting and pasting text within and/or between menus,
deleting or inserting lines and many other advanced features.
To use the ADVANCED EDITOR press the F9 key to Edit MicroMenu. Scroll
to the Configuration option and press Enter or press the number "8" on
the top row of your keyboard. The Configuration will appear on the right
side of your screen. Scroll down to the question "Easy Editor Mode?" and
press the "N" for "No". Finally, press the <Esc> key and save your new
configuration.
If you need additional help, press the F1 key while you are editing a
(D)OS option and a help screen will appear with all the keystroke
features.
SIMPLIFIED COLOR MODIFICATION
When you select "Modify Colors" from the "Edit MicroMenu" menu the same
selection menu will appear, however, when you select the color you want
to change the selection menu will disappear and the message in the lower
information box will instruct you to use the cursor movement keys to
change the colors. The changes will be shown on the screen immediately.
(i.e. If you select the "Screen Background", the color of the screen
background will change everytime you press a cursor movement key.)
Follow the directions to save your changes.
Try it, we think you will really like it.
FORMATTED AUDIT TRAIL
The Audit trail now writes the following information to a comma delimited
file called "UserName.AUD" (where UserName is the LOGIN name in a network
environment or "MM" in a single user environment):
1. the DATE in "MM-DD-YY" format
2. the TIME in "HH:MM" format
3. the MENU name where the action took place
4. the ACTION that took place
the ACTION COMMANDS are as follows:
a. "ADD a menu option
b. "EDIT a menu option
c. "DELETE a menu option
d. "EXIT" to DOS
e. "EXECUTE" a program
f. "RETURN" from a program
g. "SHELL" to DOS
h. "CONFIG" modify the configuration
5. the name of the PROGRAM that was executed (if one was)
There are always 5 fields to every line in the audit trail record listed
in this same order. All the information is stored in standard ASCII
TEXT MODE enclosed in quotes and the fields are seperated by commas.
Every line is properly terminated with a carriage return and a line feed
(ASCII 12 and ASCII 10).
The ACTION COMMANDS are always uppercase and are the fourth field from
the start of the line. The PROGRAM name is only printed after the
EXECUTE action command is used, otherwise a blank field is generated.
EXAMPLE OF THE FIELD STRUCTURE:
"01-01-91","14:30","SSHEET","EXECUTE","Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet"
In the example, the first field contains the current date,
the second, the current time,
the third, the DOS name of the menu where the action
took place (in this case SSHEET, the spreadsheet
sub menu),
the fourth, the action that took place, and
the fifth, the name of the program that was executed.
Happy auditing...
END OF ADDENDUM