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- Back-Menu V1.0
- ==============
-
- Back-Menu is a program that allows you to define a pop-up menu on the
- Windows 3.0 background and use it to quickly run applications and tools.
- The idea came from using X-Windows and Sunview, where the user has a root
- menu that can be configured.
-
- It allows you to describe a set of actions and associate command lines with
- them. To bring up the menu simply click with the right mouse button on the
- Windows desktop. This will bring up the description list. Selecting a
- description will cause the appropriate command line to be executed.
-
- There are three fixed options in the menu. Firstly 'Reload Menu From File',
- which makes Back-Menu read its configuration file again to update the menu
- contents. Secondly 'Remove Back-Menu' which un-installs the program. Thirdly
- 'Exit Windows', which safely exits from Windows back to DOS.
-
- Configuration Files
- ===================
-
- The command syntax for Back-Menu is
-
- BACKMENU <menu-file>
-
- If no menu file is specified, Back-Menu looks for a file called BACKMENU.INI
- in the same directory as BACKMENU.EXE.
-
- A configuration file is simply a set of lines (one for each description/command
- line pair). The syntax for a menu item is:-
-
- Menu Item description,command line
-
- Blank lines may be placed between items, to cause a separator line to be
- placed in the menu.
-
- Eg. Gives:
- +---------+
- Item 1,CMD1.EXE | Item 1 |
- |---------|
- Item 2,CMD2.EXE FRED.TXT | Item 2 |
- Notepad,NOTEPAD.EXE | Notepad |
- +---------+
-
- A sample BACKMENU.INI file is included.
-
- BUGS/FEATURES
- =============
-
- V1.1 Fixed bug that prevented Back-Menu from being reloaded after it had
- been removed.
-
- Restructured code so that it should work with EMS systems. (Not
- tested fully).
-
-
- Back-Menu is currently limited to a single menu of up to 15 items. Enhancements
- may include allowing cascading menus, it all depends on if I feel up to it.
-
- Any criticism/comments/praise/bugs etc can be directed to the author (me) as
-
- Ian Heath
- Postgraduate Research
- University of Southampton
- England
-
- mail: ih@uk.ac.soton.ecs
- or: ih@ecs.soton.ac.uk
-
- (whichever you prefer).
-
- This program is freeware. Share and enjoy!
-