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- ReDirector
- ==========
-
- COPYRIGHT
-
- REDIRECTOR © 1993, 1994 Henning Schmiedehausen
- All rights reserved
-
- *****************************************************************************
-
- This is not Public Domain nor freely distributeable or Shareware! This is a
- commercial program and if you didn't get it with one of the following
- products:
-
- - Vector Connection Interface Board, HK Computer Köln
- - Ariadne Ethernet Board, VillageTronic Marketing GmbH, Hannover
-
- then you probably got a pirate copy. Please delete.
-
- *****************************************************************************
-
- Dies ist weder FD, PD oder Shareware Software. Dieses ist ein kommerzielles
- Programm und wird nur mit folgenden Produkten ausgeliefert:
-
- - Vector Connection Interface Board, HK Computer, Köln
- - Ariadne Ethernet Board, VillageTronic Marketing GmbH, Hannover
-
- Sollten sie es nicht zusammen mit einem solchen Produkt erhalten haben, so
- haben sie mit ziemlicher Sicherheit eine Raubkopie. Bitte löschen sie diese.
-
- *****************************************************************************
-
- 1. Installation
- ===============
-
- ReDirector is copied to SYS:WBStartUp while installing your software. Its
- prefs file is copied to ENVARC:. It is intended to be run as a Commodity and
- should be started at boot time.
-
-
- 2. What it does
- ===============
-
- After installation and startup, ReDirector gives you the following new
- device/unit combinations:
-
-
- Vector Connection I/O Board:
-
- System-Device | is redirected to
- --------------------------+-------------------------
- serial.device, Unit 1 | vectorser.device, Unit 0
- serial.device, Unit 2 | vectorser.device, Unit 1
- serial.device, Unit 3 | vectorser.device, Unit 2
- serial.device, Unit 4 | vectorser.device, Unit 3
- parallel.device, Unit 1 | vectorpar.device, Unit 0
- parallel.device, Unit 2 | vectorpar.device, Unit 1
-
-
- Ariadne Ethernet Board:
-
- System-Device | is redirected to
- --------------------------+-------------------------
- parallel.device, Unit 1 | theseus.device, Unit 0
- parallel.device, Unit 2 | theseus.device, Unit 1
-
-
- If a program accesses 'parallel.device', Unit 1, then the access is
- redirected to Port 0 of your I/O board.
-
- In the future, you can always use 'parallel.device' and 'serial.device' with
- different units to access the ports on your I/O board.
-
-
- 3. Usage
- ========
-
- 3.1 Gadgets
- ===========
-
- 3.1.1 The 'Checked Devices' Listview and its control buttons
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- a) 'Checked Devices'
-
- This Listview shows all actual redirections. If you click at one of the
- shown combinations, it is copied into the Edit-Gadgets below.
-
-
- b) 'Add' (Keyboard-Shortcut: a)
-
- Adds a new redirection from the Edit-Gadgets into the Listview
-
-
- c) 'Del' (Keyboard-Shortcut: d)
-
- Deletes the selected redirection from the Listview.
-
-
- d) 'Sort' (Keyboard-Shortcut: o)
-
- Sorts the redirections in an alphabetical order. This is just for cosmetic
- reasons.
-
-
- 3.1.2 The Edit-Gadgets
- ----------------------
-
-
- e) 'Original Device' und 'Original Unit'
-
- Here you enter Device Name and Unit, which should be intercepted by
- ReDirector.
-
- e.g. 'parallel.device, Unit 1'
-
-
- f) 'Replacement Device' und 'Replacement Unit'
-
- Here you enter the device and unit which should be opened.
-
- e.g. 'vectorpar.device, Unit 0'
-
-
- 3.1.3 The Control-Gadgets
- -------------------------
-
-
- g) 'Save' (Keyboard-Shortcut: s)
-
- Saves the actual redirections and closes the window. The program runs still
- in the background.
-
-
- h) 'Use' (Keyboard-Shortcut: u)
-
- Closes the window. The actual redirections are used but not saved.
-
-
- i) 'Quit' (Keyboard-Shortcut: q)
-
- Closes the window and removes the program from memory.
-
- IMPORTANT!
-
- This program SetFunction()'s an exec.library call. For regular termination,
- the SetFunction() must be removed again. If another program also patches the
- System call, then ReDirector can not remove its vector.
-
- You will get the following requester text:
-
- Sorry. The OpenDevice() vector has been
- patched. Can't remove my vector!
- The program continues.
-
-
- If you see this requester, then you can quit Redirector only if you first
- remove the other program. In this case, 'QUIT' does not quit the program-
-
-
- 3.2 Menus
- =========
-
- a) Open (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + O)
-
- This opens a file requester which allows you to load a prefs file.
-
- Default is 'ENVARC:ReDirector.prefs'.
-
-
- b) Save as (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + S)
-
- This also opens a file requester to select a name for saving a prefs file.
-
- Default is 'ENVARC:ReDirector.prefs'.
-
-
- c) About (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + A)
-
- Information about the program and the author.
-
-
- d) Hide (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + H)
-
- This closes the window. Identical to 'Use' (see 3.1.3 h).
-
-
- e) Quit (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + Q)
-
- Quits the program. Identical to 'Quit' (see 3.1.3 i)
-
-
- f) Reset to Defaults (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + D)
-
- Removes all current redirections and adds the default redirections (see
- above).
-
-
- g) Last Saved (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + L)
-
- Loads the ENVARC:ReDirector.prefs file. This is the settings saved with the
- 'Save'-Gadget (see 3.1.3 g).
-
-
- h) Restore (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + R)
-
- Discard all changes since the last opening of the window.
-
-
- i) Create Icons? (Keyboard-Shortcut: Right Amiga + I)
-
- If this item is checked, an .icon file is saved together with the prefs
- files.
-
-
- 3.3 Tooltypes
- =============
-
- You add all tooltypes in the icon file of the program. You access this icon
- file from the workbench with the 'Information' Menu.
-
- a) CX_PRIORITY
-
- Start Priority of the program.
-
-
- b) CX_POPKEY
-
- The key combination selected with this tooltype opens the Window.
-
-
- c) CX_POPUP
-
- If you enter 'yes' or 'y', then the ReDirector preferences window is opened
- at startup time.
-
-
- d) CX_Left und CX_Top
-
- Coordinates of the Left and Top edge of the preferences window.
-
-
-