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- 1. ExtraWBInfo manual
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- ********************************************************************
- **************************** ExtraWBInfo ***************************
- ********************************************************************
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- By Simon Dick
- Version 1.0
- 24th June 1995
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- Distribution
- Disclaimer
- Contents
- Requirements
- Introduction
- Installation
- Tooltypes
- Usage
- Credits
- History
- Author
- Bugs and Improvements
- See ExtraInfo.guide
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- 2. Distribution
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- o ExtraWBInfo is Copyright ©1995 by Simon Dick.
- All rights are reserved.
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- o ExtraWBInfo is "freeware" so no donation is required. It is *not* in
- the public domain.
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- o ExtraWBInfo may be freely distributed provided all the files listed
- in Contents remain unaltered and are included in the distribution.
- They may, however, be archived to conserve space.
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- o No profit is to be made by selling this software. You may only
- charge enough to cover reasonable production and distribution
- costs.
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- o This software may not be included in a commercial package, or on a
- magazine coverdisk, without the author's written permission.
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- o This software may not be uploaded onto any BBS that claims
- copyright on uploaded material.
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- o If you use ExtraWBInfo, I would enjoy receiving a postcard or email
- from you. See my addresses.
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- Amiga, AmigaDOS, AmigaGuide, Workbench and Kickstart
- are registered trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
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- 3. Disclaimer
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- Disclaimer
- ==========
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- This program is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either
- expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties
- of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as
- to the quality and performance of this program is with you. In no event can
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- 3. Disclaimer
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- I be liable to you for damages of any kind arising out of the use of this
- program, or the inability to use it.
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- 4. Contents
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- The following files should be in this distribution:
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- ExtraWBInfo The actual program itself
- ExtraWBInfo.info
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- ExtraWBInfo.guide The AmigaGuide version of this
- ExtraWBInfo.guide.info documentation
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- ExtraWBInfo.doc The plain text version of this
- ExtraWBInfo.doc.info documentation
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- 5. Requirements
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- ExtraWBInfo requires:
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- · AmigaOS 3.0 / Kickstart V39 or higher
- · commodities.library v36 or higher
- · ExtraInfo v1.2 or higher
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- The following packages are optional:
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- · SetMan
- · PatchControl
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- If you do not have either of the above two packages installed then you
- will not be able to quit ExtraWBInfo as it can be very unsafe to remove
- patches from the system. If you try to quit then the patch will just be
- disabled and the original function will be called.
- On the other hand, if SetMan, PatchControl or some other compatible
- program has been installed then ExtraWBInfo is able to safely quit and will
- do so when asked.
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- 6. Introduction
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- ExtraWBInfo is a program which replaces the Workbench Information window
- with ExtraInfo. It does this by patching the WBInfo() function, this means
- that it will only work under Workbench 3 or higher. There isn't any (legal)
- way to do this for Workbench 2.x though which means that ExtraWBInfo can
- only be used with Workbench 3 or higher.
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- 7. Installation
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- There really isn't much to installing ExtraWBInfo, the best way of doing
- it is to simply drag the icon into your WBStartup drawer. The other way to
- do it is to copy it wherever you want and then add a line something like
- this to your S:User-Startup file:
- Run >NIL: SYS:Utilities/ExtraWBInfo
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- If you use either of these methods, ExtraWBInfo will be run the next time
- you reboot.
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- 8. Tooltypes
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- If you have got ExtraWBInfo being run from your User-Startup file then you
- (currently) haven't got any configuration options, this is one of the
- reasons that I recommend that you run ExtraWBInfo from your WBStartup
- drawer.
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- 8. Tooltypes
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- On the other hand, if run from Workbench, ExtraWBInfo recognises the
- following tooltype:
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- EXTRAINFOCMD=<command>
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- Here is the description of the tooltype:
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- EXTRAINFOCMD String, default: "ExtraInfo"
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- This tooltype is to allow you to tell ExtraWBInfo where the actual
- ExtraInfo program is kept in your system, if this isn't given then
- ExtraWBInfo tries to run a program called ExtraInfo and just hopes that
- it's in your path.
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- 9. Usage
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- Once you have ExtraWBInfo running, you don't really need to do anything
- else. As ExtraWBInfo runs as a commodity, you can use the commodities
- Exchange program supplied by CBM (or a replacement) to control ExtraWBInfo.
- If you disable ExtraWBInfo then the original WBInfo() function will be
- called.
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- One note is that when run from ExtraWBInfo, ExtraInfo will read all of its
- configuration from its icons tooltypes. See the READICON argument in the
- ExtraInfo manual for more information.
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- NB ExtraWBInfo will only quit if SetMan or PatchControl are installed (see
- requirements for the reason), if neither are installed then when asked to
- quit, ExtraWBInfo will simply temporarily disable itself, you are then able
- to activate it again using Exchange.
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- 10. Credits
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- Thanks must go to the following people:
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- · Nick Christie for writing ExtraInfo in the first place
- · O.I.C. for producing DICE v3 which was used to write this.
- · And everyone who's still supporting the Amiga.
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- 11. History
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- 39.3 (13.6.95) 4660 bytes
- =========================
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- · Removed support for all tooltypes except EXTRAINFOCMD, as ExtraWBInfo
- now makes use of ExtraInfos READICON argument.
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- 39.2 (10.6.95) 5380 bytes
- =========================
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- · I forgot to include the GUIDENAME tooltype
- · ExtraWBInfo now calls ExtraInfo using the short shell arguments
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- 39.1 (5.6.95) 5380 bytes
- ========================
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- · First Release
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- 12. Author
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- ExtraWBInfo was written by:
- Simon Dick
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- 12. Author
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- My address is:
- 31 Salisbury Road
- Bexley
- Kent DA5 3QE
- England
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- My Email address is currently:
- sidick@essex.ac.uk
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- ExtraWBInfo was developed on an 4MB A1200, 20MHz 68882, 428MB hard drive
- running Workbench 3.0 and was compiled using DICE V3.
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- If you have any suggestions, bug reports, questions, etc. then feel free to
- write to me. I will do my best to reply as long as you supply return
- postage (preferably IRC's).
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- 13. Bugs And Future
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- Known Bugs
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- · None currently known of.
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- Possible improvements
- =====================
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- · Localise ExtraWBInfo.
- · Possibly write a version for Kickstart 2.x. This would be purely a
- hack though, but as it only has to work with a certain Kickstart then
- there shouldn't be any problems.
- · Add some sort of preference window instead of just having them set
- using tooltypes.
- · Keeping up to date with any future changes in ExtraInfo.
- · Add some command line options.
- · Only use ExtraInfo for certain tasks.
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- Any bug reports or suggestions for ExtraWBInfo should be sent to me.
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- 13. Bugs And Future
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- 14. INDEX of sections
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- Author .......................................................... 3. 60
- Bugs And Future ................................................. 4. 15
- Contents ........................................................ 2. 2
- Credits ......................................................... 3. 32
- Disclaimer ...................................................... 1. 56
- Distribution .................................................... 1. 27
- ExtraWBInfo manual .............................................. 1. 0
- History ......................................................... 3. 41
- Installation .................................................... 2. 47
- Introduction .................................................... 2. 38
- Requirements .................................................... 2. 16
- Tooltypes ....................................................... 2. 59
- Usage ........................................................... 3. 14
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- 15. INDEX of keywords
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- Author ....................................... 1. 24
- Bugs and Improvements ....................................... 1. 25
- Contents ....................................... 1. 16
- Credits ....................................... 1. 22
- Disclaimer ....................................... 1. 15
- Distribution ....................................... 1. 14
- History ....................................... 1. 23
- Installation ....................................... 1. 19
- Introduction ....................................... 1. 18
- Requirements ....................................... 1. 17
- See ExtraInfo.guide ....................................... 1. 26
- Tooltypes ....................................... 1. 20
- Usage ....................................... 1. 21
- addresses ....................................................... 1. 52
- Contents ........................................................ 1. 38
- ExtraInfo ....................................................... 2. 24
- ExtraInfo manual ................................................ 3. 26
- me .............................................................. 4. 37
- Nick Christie ................................................... 3. 38
- S:User-Startup .................................................. 2. 54
- Simon Dick ...................................................... 1. 31
- User-Startup .................................................... 2. 63
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