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- <AlacartE (TM) ver 4.00 - Setup Help - Nov 1993>
- <(C)Copyright ProSofT AlacartE - South Africa>
- <htext >
- Define the title of this horizontal menu option.
- <hkeys >
- Define a hot key for this horizontal menu
- option. A hot key is ANY alphanumeric that
- appears in the respective menu option title.
- Hot keys definition provides additional
- operating convenience, while using the
- keyboard, it is however NOT compulsory !
- <vopt >
- Define the title of this vertical menu option.
- <vkey >
- Define a hot key for this vertical menu option.
- The hot key is ANY alphanumeric that appears
- in the respective title.
- <path >
- Define the path (drive and directory) from
- where the program/utility will be run at
- the selection of this menu option.
- Example: if typed C:\UTILS the command is
- run at DOS prompt 'C:\UTILS>'.
- <cmnd >
- Define the DOS command that will start the
- desired program/utility at the selection
- of this vertical option.
-
- Advanced users: use "->" to prompt for
- command or "<command>->" to prompt for
- command tail prior to execution.
- <hhelp >
- Define the vertical menu for
- this horizontal menu option.
- To terminate vertical menus
- setup, select option <Quit>,
- or press <Esc>, or click the
- right-hand mouse button.
- <mtitleo >
- Personalize this menu by selecting
- your own title. This title appears
- centred on the top of the screen.
- <mtitle >
- Enter the Menu title.
- <hmoptso >
- Define the horizontal menu options
- and the hot keys for operation.
-
- NOTE : "Quit" is a standard option.
- ===================================
- <voptso >
- Define vertical menus titles, their
- hot keys, programs and paths.
- <colors >
- Change background and foreground colors
- of screen, menus options, hot keys and
- selection highlight.
- <qconfigo>
- Terminate the Setup utility and
- return to the AlacartE Menu.
- <vquit >
- Terminate the Vertical Menus setup
- and return to the Main menu of the
- Setup utility.
- <dcolors >
- Reset to default colors.
- <backgrnd>
- Select screen background color.
- <hcolors >
- Select colors for the horizontal
- menu options and their hot keys.
- <vcolors >
- Select colors for the vertical
- menu options and their hot keys.
- <selectv >
- Select colors for the vertical menu
- selection highlight.
- <selecth >
- Select colors for horizontal menu
- selection highlight.
- <kbtimout>
- Select the Keyboard timeout,
- for screen blanking purpose.
- <setkbtmo>
- Keyboard Timeout is the period (seconds)
- from the last key stroke, or mouse click
- to the screen blanking. Valid keyboard
- timeout ranges from 10 to 32000 seconds
- (ie. 10 sec. to approx. 8 hours 45 min.)
- <scrncmnd>
- The utility to be run as the 'screen saver'.
- This should be interruptible by the strike
- of any key, or the click of any of the mouse
- buttons. This utility must also blank the
- screen before terminating. The default is
- ALASCRSV (supplied with AlacartE).
- <scrnpath>
- The path of the 'screen saver' utility. The
- default is set to the AlacartE installation
- drive and directory.
- <keyerror>
- It is advisable but NOT strictly necessary,
- to define appropriate hot-keys. If these
- are not properly defined, selections can be
- made using the mouse or the arrow keys.
- <invsound>
- Turn sound ON/OFF for invalid key-strokes.
- This sound must be turned OFF if TSRs that
- are activated by "hot keys" are installed
- prior to AlacartE being invoked.
- <nocnffil>
- The configuration file was NOT found !
- You may now define a new configuration
- by pressing <F2> and using the Set-up.
- If you have lost your configuration,
- please request technical advise.
- <conftitl>
- If confirmed, the menu title will be saved.
- To leave the previous title unchanged, press
- <F2> now. This returns to the menu without
- saving the currently defined title.
- <confkbto>
- If confirmed, the keyboard timeout and the 'screen
- saving' command and path will be saved. To leave
- the previous keyboard timeout and 'screen saving'
- setup unchanged, press <F2>. This terminates the
- Setup utility and returns to the menu without save.
- <confvert>
- If confirmed, the vertical menu will be saved.
- To leave the previous vertical menu unchanged,
- ie. discard all latest changes, press <F2>.
- This returns to the menu without save.
- <confhorz>
- If confirmed, the horizontal menu will be saved.
- To leave the previous horizontal menu unchanged,
- ie. discard all latest changes, press <F2>.
- This returns to the menu without save.
- <confsund>
- If confirmed, the sound set-up will be saved.
- To leave the previous sound setup unchanged,
- press <F2>. This returns to the menu without
- save.
- <userintr>
- Select Character User Interface
- or Graphic User Interface, only
- available with EGA, VGA upwards.
- <delhbusy>
- The deleted horizontal menu option(s) contain
- vertical menu definitions. The vertical menu
- definitions must be cleared first. Select the
- 'Vertical menu options', then the horizontal
- option to delete, press <F4> to clear all the
- vertical definitions, then <F10> to save.
- <delhmenu>
- Multiple horizontal menu options deletion is
- accepted ONLY if selected options are in one
- group. Otherwise horizontal menu option(s)
- may be deleted ONE AT A TIME.
- <select16>
- Some 'badly written' TSR programs address the
- graphics display and return without restoring
- the previous setup. In these cases undesired
- colors blinking is experienced upon return to
- the AlacartE menu. Selecting eight (8) colors
- only mode provides a quick and easy fix.
- <end>
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