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WindowDirect
Version 1.0
June 14, 1993
>>>>>>>>>> THIS PROGRAM AND ITS SOURCE CODE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN <<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>> What is WindowDirect?
WindowDirect is a commodity (requires AmigaDOS 2.04 or higher) that
jumps to screens and windows that you specify. In addition, if you're
on a autoscrolling or "Super Bitmap" screen and using AmigaDOS 3.0 or
higher, WindowDirect moves the display to bring the window into view.
>>>>>>>>>> How's this useful?
Well, it gives you the ability to jump to screens and windows with the
keyboard. And, if you're using a "Super Bitmap" screen, WindowDirect
will snap the display to the window location so you don't have to go
hunting!
>>>>>>>>>> How does it work?
When you press any of the ten (or twelve, if you have them) function
keys with the left-amiga key, the screen and window you specify in the
tooltypes of the WindowDirect icon are activated, brought forward and
scrolled into view. You can use standard AmigaDOS wildcards to
describe the screen and window names. Use a tilde (~) to separate
the screen and window names.
>>>>>>>>>> Does this always work?
YES!
>>>>>>>>>> How do I install this utility?
To install, just drop the icon in your WBStartup drawer!
>>>>>>>>>> How do I customize WindowDirect?
***********************************************************************
* This program MUST read its startup options from the icon tooltypes. *
* It may be started from the Shell or CLI but no options may be *
* specified. *
***********************************************************************
From Workbench......................
Use the Icon/Information menu to gain access to the icon's tooltypes.
The ToolTypes available are:
DONOTWAIT -- Supported by Workbench. Leave this in so you startup
runs faster (doesn't wait after each command in the startup
drawer).
WARNINGLEVEL is set to IGNORE, DISPLAYBEEP or REQUEST to indicate
the type of warning issued if the screen/window cannot be found when
you hit the key. For example, if F4 is defined as "TURBOTEXT~main.c"
but either the "TURBOTEXT" screen or the "main.c" window are not
available, WindowDirect will not be able to activate that
screen/window. If DISPLAYBEEP is set, the screen flashes and a beep
sounds. If REQUEST is set, a requester pops up with the message
"Cannot find screen/window." If IGNORE is set, nothing happens.
The default WARNINGLEVEL is IGNORE.
HOTKEY1, HOTKEY2, ... HOTKEY10, HOTKEY11, HOTKEY12 are the hotkey
definitions and screen and window names associated with the keys.
They default to the twelve function keys (yes, some Amiga keyboards
have twelve function keys -- the Amiga 3000UX in particular).
The format of each HOTKEY specifier is:
<key>~<screen-name>~<window-name>
where <key> is the name of the hotkey,
<screen-name> is the name of the screen to jump to,
and <window-name> is the name of the window to jump to
each separated by a tilde character (~).
Note that the screen and window names may be specified using the
standard AmigaDOS wildcard operators. So "TURBO#?~main#?" would
match:
Screen Window
----------- ------------
TURBOTEXT main.c
TURBO main street
TURBOLOAD main
QUIET allows you to supress any warnings or error information
WindowDirect outputs if not successful in setting itself up. Defaults
to NOT being quiet. (QUIET=FALSE).
>>>>>>>>>> Can I see some startup examples?
From CLI/Shell,
WindowDirect
-- Starts WindowDirect. No startup options may be specified on the
command line. Options are read from the icon. See below.
From Workbench,
Set your tooltypes to the following:
HOTKEY1=rawkey shift f4~TURBOTEXT~WindowDirect.doc
WARNINGLEVEL=DISPLAYBEEP
QUIET=TRUE
-- Starts WindowDirect with a hotkey of SHIFT-F4. When pressed, the
WindowDirect.doc window on the "TURBOTEXT" screen will be brought
to front, activated and, if using AmigaDOS 3.0 or higher on a
super-bitmap screen), scrolled into view. If the screen and/or
window cannot be found, the screen will flash and you'll hear a
beep (or whatever you set in you Sound Prefs).
>>>>>>>>>> Where will the error messages appear?
If you run from the CLI/Shell, errors are output to stdout (that is, the
CLI/Shell window). If you start from Workbench, a requester will appear
with the error message. Dropping the icon in the WBStartup drawer is
considered as 'running from Workbench'.
>>>>>>>>>> Who was the great, wonderful, fantastic, brilliant, creative,
>>>>>>>>>> omnipotent Amiga genius who wrote this ultra-advanced
>>>>>>>>>> technological breakthrough software?
John Haubrich (JohnH)
Software Sculptors
Kansas City, MO
Problems? Ideas? Suggestions? Requests?
InterNet: johnh@tyrell.net
>>>>>>>>>> Anything else?
Investment/Loan and recipe management software are in the works.
Watch for them!