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  1. 'Workbench Startup Manager' by Herbie van Staveren ©1994
  2. V1.2, januari 1994
  3. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4. System requirements: Any Amiga running Workbench 2.0 or higher.
  5.             version: 1.2
  6.              status: freeware
  7.  
  8. The programs and files in this distribution are freely distributable,
  9. but are also Copyright (c) Herbie van Staveren. They may be freely
  10. distributed as long as no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover
  11. time and copying costs. No commercial usage is permitted without
  12. written permission from the author. Everything in this distribution
  13. must be kept together, in original unmodified form.
  14. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  15. Description:    Workbench Startup Manager (Wbsm) is a small utility that
  16.                 offers a easy way to DEACTIVATE or ACTIVATE commodities or
  17.                 other programs that are run from your WBStartup drawer.
  18.                 Wbsm can be activated by holding down the LEFTMOUSEBUTTON
  19.                 during boot up.
  20. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  21. Installation:   You may put Wbsm in any directory other than
  22.                 the WBStartup drawer.
  23.  
  24.                 When run from your user-startup script Wbsm will open its
  25.                 interface only if the left mouse button is being pressed,
  26.                 otherwhise it will continue with the script.
  27.                 In other words; if you hold down the LEFTMOUSEBUTTON while
  28.                 booting up, the Wbsm interface will pop up and you may
  29.                 activate or de-activate any desired commodities.
  30.                 Since the user-startup script is executed before the
  31.                 programs in the WBStartup drawer are run, your selection
  32.                 will be valid in that very session.
  33.                 To achieve the above: simply add an entry for Wbsm to
  34.                 your user-startup script.(Preferably the first entry, so
  35.                 that you do not have to keep on holding down the mousebutton
  36.                 while other entries are being processed first)
  37.  
  38.                 The 'Wbsm_FIX_user-startup' program adds/removes the entry
  39.                 'Wbsm' to/from the user-startup script for you.
  40.                 Make sure that AmigaDos knows where to find Wbsm.
  41.  
  42.                  ******************************************************
  43.                 * Easy install:                                        *
  44.                 *                                                      *
  45.                 * 1. drag 'Wbsm' to your  'Workbench/system' direcory. *
  46.                 *                                                      *
  47.                 * 2. run the 'Wbsm_FIX_user-startup' program.          *
  48.                 *                                                      *
  49.                 * 3. done!                                             *
  50.                 *                                                      *
  51.                  *****************************************************
  52.  
  53. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  54. Run from CLI:   If you want to execute WbsManager from CLI add the parameter
  55.                 'POPUP' (no quotes), this way Wbsm won't check for a left
  56.                 mouse button and startup right away.
  57.  
  58. or run from WB: Double-click on its icon
  59. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  60. How it works:   Deactivated commodities are moved to a
  61.                 'sys:wbstartup/disabled' drawer (wich will be created the
  62.                 first time Wbsm is run) and moved back when being
  63.                 activated.
  64.  
  65. NOTE:           Wbsmanager1.0 users should first activate ALL commodities
  66.                 using Wbsmanager1.0 before installing v1.2
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  68.                                                          Herbie van Staveren
  69.                                                                    Amsterdam
  70.                                                              The Netherlands
  71.                                                           fido: 2:280/506.23
  72.  
  73.