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BarTek ScreenCommander V1.0 (Jan 93)
© Copyright J.O.Barstad & BarTek Software 1993
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BarTek ScreenCommander (SC) can be freely distributed
Bartek ScreenCommander is a commodity type utility for use under WB2.04
or higher. It was primary intended as a popup screenkiller, but has
also incorporated a IFF filesave and a centerscreen function. Another
usage when you have many open screens, is to use SC to quickly find
the screen you want and move it to the front.
The programming was done using HighSpeed Pascal V1.10, a very good
package in my opinion. The program also uses reqtools.library written
by Nico François and iff.library written by Christian A. Weber.
SC can be put in your WBStartup drawer to automatically be started when
you boot your system. Use the icon to define if the program should pop up
it's screen when started, and to define the popkey you want to activate it
(You can also use the Exchange program to activate it. Even if this is not
a very effective method, it is nice to have if you have forgotten the popup
key).
Icon setup
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This setup is done use standard commodities deines in the icon's
tooltypes:
The codes that SC will recognise:
CX_POPUP=NO (YES)
CK_POPKEY=Keyboard codes
Keyboard codes can be such as:
lalt (for left alt key)
rshift (for right shift key)
ctrl (for control key) etc.
Example: ctrl lalt s
Use DONOTWAIT to signal the operating system not to wait for SC to finnish.
Program gadgets
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KillScreen:
This function will try to kill the currently selected screen and all of it's
windows and menustrips, thereby freeing system memory.
This function should be used with care, because it will crash the system if
you try to close a window that is still active.
CenterScreen:
Will center the selected screen horizontally. Useful for older programs that
open screens narrower than your current overscan screen width. NB! this is
not a patch (which probably will be more convenient in most cases), so it
will only center the currently selected screen.
ScreenToBack:
This will move the current selected screen to the back of the screen list.
KillWindow:
Will try to kill the selected window and attached menustrips.
SaveIFF:
Will save currently selected screen to a IFF-file. You will be presented
with a filerequester where you can selected directory and filename to save
the screen in.
Screens/Windows:
Toggles between showing system screens, and all windows connected to the
currently selected screen.
ToFront:
Determines wheter SC should pop the screen to front whenever you select
a new screen.
Palette:
Lets you choose your own colors if you don't want to use the workbenh colors
that is the default settings.
Save Setup:
Saves your color palette and your choice in ToFront.
About:
Give information about author and copyright.
Hide:
Will hide the program away, ready to pop up again on command.
Quit:
Quits the program for good.
-That was a very quick and dirty walk-through, but writing docs is not
exactly my favourite hobby.....
Sorry about all the typing errors and bad grammar, but I am not very used
to writing english so you just have to acept it.
Bug reports (there will probably be a number of bugs since this verison has
not been very carefully tested), new ideas and other letters can be sent to:
Jon Olav Barstad
N-3892 VINJE
NORWAY