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The two enclosed files are my adaptations of a rexx script called
FastMenu. This version is somewhat different from the original in
that it sets up a menu bar at some convenient place on the workbench
screen and provides a set of pull down menus for running your
favorite programs. The menu bar may be placed anywhere on the screen
either by changing the hard-coded defaults in the script or by
using parameters supplied on the command line. Execute FastMenu1 ?
to see the command syntax. The hard coded defaults place the menu
bar in the middle of the Workbench screen's menu bar right over the
area where Workbench reports free memory. I have also included a
second script, PrtSetup.rexx, which runs under FastMenu1 and sets up
a window with a set of gadgets used to set several common printer
parameters. The gadgets use standard AmigaDos escape sequences which
are sent to the PRT: port and should work properly for any preferences
printer.
While FastMenu1 checks for the needed Arexx and Arp libraries needed,
PrtSetup does not because it assumes that FastMenu1 is already
running. If FastMenu1 is not running, then PrtSetup will exit with
an error message. If the libraries are not in the libs: directory,
then FastMenu1 will exit with an error message. Both programs check
to see if their public message ports are already active, and if so
will exit with appropriate error messages.
My thanks to Martin Weinstein, who did the original code for FastMenu.
Read the comment header in FastMenu1 for more information on modifying
these scripts for your specific system. Presently, the menus are
configured by my particular setup and may not work on yours until you
have modified the various menu entries to correspond with your commands
and paths. Please pay close attention to the quoting conventions when
modifying FastMenu1, as they are critical to the proper behavior of
the script. FastMenu1 does NOT have to be RUN. Once executed it will
detach itself. Command line is:
If you have WShell and Arexx installed:
FastMenu1 or FastMenu1 xpos ypos wid ht
If you don't have WShell, but have Arexx installed:
run rx FastMenu1 or run rx FastMenu1 xpos ypos wid ht
If you haven't Arexx, then you cannot use FastMenu1 or PrtSetup.
Any comments or reports:
Steven D. Kapplin
5113 Oak Haven Ln
Tampa, FL 33617
CIS 70055,1021