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- MENU Installation
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- The MENUX.COM program itself is all you need to setup a menu
- system. Simply copy the MENUX.COM program to your DOS search path,
- usually your utility directory.
-
- The first time, you type "menux" to create a batch file MENU.BAT,
- which will resides in the same directory as MENUX.COM. And from
- now on, you can use or update your menu system by typing "menu".
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- For EGA/VGA graphics card, you may also want to use the built in
- screen saver feature. Type "menux 3" to setup to blank the screen
- after 3 minutes of inactivity of keyboard. This is usually done
- when you first run "menux". You should use "^X" or change some
- menu items to force a batch file update.
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- You can also choose to use a different menu name like DON, ROY etc.
- For example, you would like the menu system to be activated by the
- command "don" (batch file name DON.BAT), just rename MENUX.COM to
- DONX.COM and following the above.
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- Using The MENU Program
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- Each menu item is consisted a menu text and menu commands. Menu
- text is the menu description you see on the screen. Menu commands
- are one or more batch commands accepted by DOS.
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- Type "^A" (control A) to add menu items. Program will go to this
- mode automatically when no items are in the system, like the first
- time you run MENUX.
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- Type "^D" to delete a menu item. You will be confirmed.
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- Type "^U" to update the menu commands when menu text is not to be
- changed. This happen, for example, application is moved to a
- different directory.
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- Type "^R" to reveal the batch commands under the menu items. What
- could be better help than to see the batch commands?
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- Type ESC key to quit to DOS command prompt. Batch file will be
- updated whenever the menu system is changed.
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- Brief Listing Of What MENU Can Do
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- * creates and update the batch file automatically.
- * supports mouse operation.
- * supports screen saver for VGA/EGA screen.
- * reveals batch command.
- * will not change screen color.
- * automatically sort menu items.
- * search by first character.
- * automatically use multi-columns when number of items are large.
- * multi-level menus can be used.
- * does not use temporary files.
- * does not stay in memory.
- * automatically choose batch file name.
- * displays current time on screen.
- * works both on color or mono monitor.
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- Useful Extensions Of MENU
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- * Passing parameters to batch commands. Since MENU program does
- not stay memory and does not use temporary disk file, it can not
- store and pass parameters to batch file. A work around is to use
- keyboard stacker like STACKEY.COM.
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- * Password protection. This would be very useful if the menu
- system is used in a public site. This can be done easily by
- changing source file allowing ESC and menu updating functions only
- when correct password are typed.
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- About The Program
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- Please upload this program to any BBS in the original form. The
- *.COM programs are free. If you can contribute with $10, I will
- send you program source code listings and compiler instructions
- (Turbo C). I can also send it through internet e-mail address if
- you want. With $12, I will send the code on disk (5-1/4 or 3-1/2).
-
- Yijun Ding, 348 S. Pacific Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15224
- (412)361-0858