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- PURPOSE
-
- MENU is a GoldED menu converter for computer addicts who prefer to edit a
- cryptic menu definition file instead of using GoldED's menu requester. This
- utility is able read GoldED's menu preset files and convert them to ASCII
- menu description files (or vice versa). Use the <dump ASCII> button to
- convert GoldED preset files to ASCII menu description files. Use the
- <create preset> button to create a GoldED menu preset file according to the
- contents of a menu description file.
-
- COPYIGHT
-
- ©1995 Dietmar Eilert (e-mail: DIETMAR@TOMATE.MBP.OCHE.DE). All Rights
- Reserved. Code may not be reused/reproduced without written permission of
- the author.
-
- Dietmar Eilert
- Mies-v-d-Rohe-Str.31, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- E-Mail: DIETMAR@TOMATE.MBP.OCHE.DE
- Tel: +49-(0)241-81665
- +49-(0)2525-7776
- Fax: +49-(0)241-81665
-
- USAGE & CONFIGURATION
-
- This utility is able read GoldED's menu preset files and convert them to
- ASCII menu description files (or vice versa). Use the <save ASCII> button
- to convert GoldED preset files to ASCII menu description files. Use the
- <save preset> button to create a GoldED menu preset file according to the
- contents of a menu description file.
-
- ASCII FILE SYNTAX
-
- Menu description files may consist of empty lines, comments (lines
- introduced by a semicolon) and commands. Please have a look at a menu
- description file created by Prefs to get a rough idea of the command
- syntax. The following commands are available:
-
-
- command option description
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- GUIDE GUIDE/K/A set menu's guide (STRING: file name)
- MENU MENU/K/A add new (sub)menu (STRING: menu name)
- ENDMENU ENDMENU/S terminate (sub)menu
- BAR (none) add barlabel entry to menu
-
- ITEM ITEM/K/A add (sub)item: (sub)item name (STRING)
- COMMAND/F command string: internal command (STRING)
- DOS/F command string: DOS command (STRING)
- AREXX/F command string: ARexx command (STRING)
- TEXT/F command string: text command (STRING)
- LEAVEOUT/S add gadget to window's title bar
- KEY/K shortcut (STRING)
- DIR/K current directory (STRING)
- OUTPUT/K output handle (STRING, e.g. "con:")
- SHANGHAI/N shanghai time (UWORD: seconds)
- ASYNC/S run DOS commands asynchronously
- GUIDE/K guide entry related to this menu (STRING)
- CHECKMARK/K display checkmark (STRING: variable name)
- Q/K Qualifier (not supported)
- QM/K Qualifier (not supported)
-
- Comment: Valid CHECKMARKs are INSERT, WRAP, INFOS, BRACKET,
- CHKCASE, ALEFT, INDENT, SOLID, SINDENT, BACKUP, ABAK, ASKBAK,
- ACENTER, AFOLD, ALOAD, USER1, USER2, USER3, USER4, USER5,
- USER6, USER7, USER8, USER9, USER10, USER11, USER12, USER13,
- USER14, USER15, USER16, USER17, USER18, USER19, USER20,
- PREVIEW, TEMLATES, REVERSED, WILDCARDS and UNDO.
-
- NEXT COMMAND/F add further command to last (sub)item: internal
- DOS/F add further command to last (sub)item: DOS
- AREXX/F add further command to last (sub)item: ARexx
- TEXT/F add further command to last (sub)item: text
-
- SEPARATE SEPARATE/N turn barlabels on/off (UWORD: 0 or 1)
- FILELIST FILELIST/N select file menu (UWORD: menu ID or 0 = <off>)
- STYLEGUIDE STYLEGUIDE/K shortcuts: ignore case ? (BOOL)
-