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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ The GS User Menu System Release 3.36 │
│ (C) 1989 - 1992 │
│ │
│ Shareware - Made in Germany ! │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Programme Documentation │
│ │
│ Translation by Hennig Bardenwerper │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Gandke & Schubert - Computerprograms
P. O. Box 200 429
DW-4050 Mönchengladbach 2
Telefon: (0 21 66) 94 80-0
9.00 AM - 5.00 PM
Telefax: (0 21 66) 61 20 37
Mailbox: (0 21 66) 4 47 13
BTX: *GS#
┌───────────────────┐
│ Table of Contents │
└───────────────────┘
1. System Requirements
2. General Introduction
(3. Virus Protection)
4. Hard Disk Installation
5. Operating the Menu System
6. The Menu Batch File
(a) What is a batch file?
(b) Structure of menu batch file
(c) Menu windows (*)
(d) Menu options (#)
(e) Direct actions on selection
(f) Branching to a submenu (%)
(g) Inserting program parameters ($)
(h) Password protection for individual options (?)
(i) <F1> Help text for individual menu options (!)
(j) Remarks within the Batch File
7. Creating and editing a menu batch file
8. Loading the menu automatically at start time
9. The ALT-Functions
(a) ALT + V Moving windows
(b) ALT + I Miscellaneous settings
- Screen colours
- Shadows
- Time lock
- Dark screen
- Language
- Save settings
(c) ALT + P Enter/change system password
10. Additional Tips
(a) Shelling to DOS
(b) Renaming EXAMPLE.MEN
(c) Enforcing a monochrome display
(d) Password before leaving the menu
(e) Calling GS-Menü by PATH
(f) Environment Variables MENUTMP and MENUSYS
11. Network (LAN) Installation, switching off <CTRL>+<C> and
<CTRL>+<BREAK>.
12. Provisions/restrictions of GS-MENU
13. Restrictions of shareware version
14. As often as possible .....
15. User registration
16. Price of registered version
17. 3.5" Diskettes
18. How you do it
19. One last remark .....
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ 1. System Requirements │
└─────────────────────────┘
PC/MS-DOS (at least Version 3.00)
512 KB Main Memory
Hard Disk
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ 2. General Introduction │
└──────────────────────────┘
GS-Menu will provide you with an equally comfortable and
simple user interface for your Personal Computer. By
selecting a menu option using the <ARROW KEYS>, the
<SPACEBAR> or the first letter of the option and by
confirming your selection by pressing <RETURN/ENTER> you
can easily call all your numerous application programs.
After leaving an application you will automatically find
yourself back on the menu surface.
These functions will also work with a serial MS-Mouse (or
compatible).
Contrary to most other menu systems, which can be tough on
your computer's RAM, this one, as a rule, will only take up
80 (EIGHTY!!!) Bytes of memory. In other words: even very
memory-hungry applications can be integrated in the menu.
In order to set up the menu system you will need at least
some basic knowledge about your operating system, as you
will be working entirely with DOS commands. Insofar we have
to refer you to your DOS manual or to other literature on
the subject. Generally, very few commands will be
sufficient. We suggest that you familiarise yourself with
the following:
- MD (MKDIR) Create a new directory
- CD (CHDIR) Change to an existing directory
- DIR Show contents of drive/directory
- COPY Copy files
You should also be familiar with the following subjects:
- directory structure under PC/MS-DOS,
- files under PC/MS-DOS (in particular those with
extensions ".EXE". ".COM" and ".BAT"),
- calling programs under PC/MS-DOS,
- keyboard settings of your computer (refer to manual) and
- the start file "AUTOEXEC.BAT"
Of particular interest (and important in this context) are
the functions of so-called batch files which carry out DOS
commands sequentially (in a batch). All DOS commands which
can be executed form within a batch file will be carried out
by GS-Menu without difficulties.
If you know the operating system of your computer to this
extent, you will have no problems whatsoever in setting up
and maintaining your own individual menu system.
┌──────────────────────┐
│ 3. Virus Protection │
└──────────────────────┘
Some Versions of GS-Menu used to check the length of the
file "MENU.EXE" whenever it was started. By using LZEXE for
compression that isn't possible any more, as the virus check
(and the whole program) would not work if it is infected
itself.
If GS-Menu doesn't start the reason might be a virus!
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│ 4. Installation the Programme on a Hard Disk │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Since the program, including this documentation, fits on 360
KB diskette there was no need to have it compressed. The
usual installation procedure is, therefore, not necessary.
All you have to do is to copy the contents of the diskette
to a new sub- directory on your hard disk. Should you have
worked with an older version of GS-MENU already, make a
safety copy of your old menu batch file and then delete all
files in this directory.
To install GS-MENU take the following steps:
1. Create a new directory, e.g.:
C:\> md gsmenu
2. Change to the new directory:
C:\> cd gsmenu
3. Copy the diskette to the new directory:
C:\GSMENU> copy a:*.*
That was it! The installation on a network is identical.
However, a special environment variable must exist for every
workstation (see section 11 below.)
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│ 5. Operating the Menu