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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ JMedia v2.0 ├─┐
│ (FREEWARE) │ │
│ │ │
│ (c) Copyright 1996 By Nick Onoufriou │ │
│ All Rights Reserved │ │
│ │ │
│ (SYSOP DOCS) │ │
└─┬───────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────┐
│INTRODUCTION ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
└─────────────┘
Creating RIP menus for a BBS has been very difficult and time
consuming for most sysops using traditional RIP editors. They are
fine for creating simple drawings but are not equipped to handle
all the needs of the sysop. JMedia allows the sysop to create
incredible looking menus in just minutes. You can even load
existing RIP menus and make changes that would normally be
impossible with other editors.
Please note that JMedia supports a number of extended commands
that cannot be used for online purposes. All the commands listed
in the RIPScrip 1.54 spec are supported. You cannot use extended
JMedia commands when creating RIP menus for your BBS.
┌─────────────┐
│REQUIREMENTS ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
└─────────────┘
286 computer or better
EGA/VGA/SVGA display card
┌─────────┐
│FREEWARE ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
└─────────┘
This program is FREE, use it for what ever purpose you wish.
Cash donations are welcomed but not required, please don't send
checks.
For any amounts of $10 (American/Canadian) or more I will send you
a disk containing JDraw Pro and some of my other Ripscrip utilities.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions
you may be able to reach me by:
Voice (416) 757-7944
Internet: nick.onoufriou@westonia.com (until Jan 1/97)
Surface Mail - Nick Onoufriou
1375 Midland Ave. #909
Scarborough, Ontario
CANADA M1P 3B7
┌────────────────┐
│GETTING STARTED ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────
└────────────────┘
Creating a BBS menu with JMedia is easy but you must be familiar
with how the RIPScrip protocol works. It is recommended that you
obtain a copy of the RipScrip protocol specifications and read
them. RIP menus require more work than traditional ansi menus.
A lot of confusion has been caused when sysops try to create
RIP menus without actually knowing how RIP works.
A number of internal and macro commands have also been added to
make the creation of RIP menus easier and faster. These include
SetDimensions, Wizard, and InsertIco. You can also use comments
in JMedia scripts by adding a hyphen in the first character of
the line.
The SetDimension command is an internal command that is used at
runtime to convert virtual JMedia co-ordinates to RIP equivalent
co-ordinates. This command allow you to break up the screen
dimensions into much smaller numbers to better visualize where
you will be adding commands.
The Wizard command is a macro command that uses a number of RIP
commands to recreate windows, frames, and other object. The
InsertIco is also a macro and does the same thing as the Wizard
only this case it recreates a Windows Ico file with a number of
RIP commands.
┌────────────────┐
│CREATING A MENU ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────
└────────────────┘
The easiest way to demonstrate how powerful JMedia can be is to
create a simple BBS menu. Lets start by selecting ALT-N from the
main menu of JMedia. Enter "MENU.J" for the filename. The "J"
extension indicates that this file contains JMedia script commands.
You will notice that you are now in a "Text Editor" mode. Type in
the following commands. Lines that begin with a hyphen are used for
comments and can be left out.
'menu.j
'sample bbs menu
KillMouseFields
ResetWindows
TextWindow 0 0 0 0 0 0
'create custom fill pattern
FillPattern 194 180 150 145 168 162 165 203 LightBlue
Bar 0 0 639 349
'break screen into 128x100 area
SetDimensions 640 350 128 100
'create shadow boxes
FillPattern 194 180 150 145 168 162 165 203 Blue
Bar 10 7 +109 +14
Bar 4 28 +123 +64
Bar 4 98 +123 +17
'create title box
Wizard 8 4 +110 +15 c:\jmedia\BOX1.wiz
FontStyle Triplex HorizDir 4
Color Yellow
TextXY 18 5 YOUR BBS NAME GOES HERE
'create info box
Wizard 2 95 +124 +18 c:\jmedia\Box1.wiz
FontStyle Default HorizDir 1
Color Black
TextXY 3 97 Other types of information about your BBS
TextXY 3 100 Modem speed/type
TextXY 3 103 Other node numbers
TextXY 3 106 Sysops name
TextXY 3 109 etc
'create metallic window
Wizard 2 25 +124 +65 c:\jmedia\METWIN.wiz
FontStyle Default HorizDir 1
Color Black
TextXY 3 27 MAIN MENU
'set button fields
ButtonStyle.Mouse ON
ButtonStyle.UnderLine ON
ButtonStyle.HighLightKey ON
ButtonStyle.LeftJustify ON
ButtonStyle.Bevel OFF
ButtonStyle.Recess OFF
ButtonStyle.Chisel OFF
ButtonStyle.Bright DarkGray
ButtonStyle.Dark White
ButtonStyle.Width 190
ButtonStyle.Height 20
ButtonStyle
'paste button commands
Button 5 33 0 0 f <>File Directories<>f^M
Button 5 41 0 0 d <>Download A File<>d^M
Button 5 49 0 0 u <>Upload A File<>u^M
Button 5 57 0 0 l <>Locate A File<>l^M
Button 5 65 0 0 z <>Zippy Text Search<>z^M
Button 5 73 0 0 t <>Transfer Protocol<>t^M
Button 5 81 0 0 n <>New Files<>n^M
Button 45 33 0 0 a <>Abandon Conference<>a^M
Button 45 41 0 0 c <>Comment to Sysop<>c^M
Button 45 49 0 0 e <>Enter A Message<>e^M
Button 45 57 0 0 j <>Join A Conference<>j^M
Button 45 65 0 0 q <>Quick Message Scan<>q^M
Button 45 73 0 0 r <>Read Messages<>r^M
Button 45 81 0 0 y <>Your Personal Mail<>y^M
Button 85 33 0 0 b <>Bulletins<>b^M
Button 85 41 0 0 s <>Script Questionnaire<>s^M
Button 85 49 0 0 v <>View Your Stats<>v^M
Button 85 57 0 0 x <>Xpert Mode Toggle<>x^M
Button 85 65 0 0 g <>Goodbye <>g^M
Button 85 73 0 0 p <>Page Length<>p^M
Button 85 81 0 0 i <>Initial Logon Screen<>i^M
Once you have typed everything select ALT-C to compile your JMedia
script. By doing this you will be creating a RIP file called
MENU.RIP. You can also view your JMedia scripts before compiling
by selecting ALT-R. These are the basic steps required to create
any RIP file.
You will notice most of the drawing was done with the Wizard and
Button commands. These two commands are the basis for creating
any RIP menu with JMedia. You can change the overall look of a
menu by simply changing Wizard filenames and button field flags.
To get further details on what each command does it it recommended
that you read commands.doc and the RipScrip specs. Most of the JMedia
commands follow the same format as the RipScrip spec but with a few
more options available.
┌─────────────────┐
│USING FORCE EDIT ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────
└─────────────────┘
From the main you can edit a RIP file by selecting it with ALT-E.
This will convert the RIP file to a JMedia script and assign a new
filename with the "J" extension. You can make any modification to
this file as you would with a normal JMedia script. It is a good
idea to make a back up of the original RIP file before doing this.
Once you compile a JMedia script it overwrites any previous versions
of the RIP files.