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Cygnus Technologies' CygMenu 1.1
April 1994
Copyright 1994
John Weible
725 E 7th
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
email: weible@mail.pittstate.edu
INTRODUCTION
CygMenu was designed as a simple interface for the public to select from
a few programs and have the system run unattended. It has fairly good
security options, and does not use a great amount of memory.
Cygmenu does not currently support a mouse, nor a few other things some
users will surely desire.
REGISTRATION OF CYGMENU
This document applies only to CygMenu Version 1.1. This software has been
released as ShareWare. ShareWare can be freely distributed to anyone, and
used for a trial period. If you continue to use the software longer than
one month, or use it on more than one computer, it must be registered with
the author. See the file REGISTER.DOC for registration of your copy.
I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on what you like and what you think
should be improved (within reason). Also let me know where you received
the program. Thanks.
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
The author may be reached via Internet e-mail at
weible@mail.pittstate.edu
or by Snail-Mail at John Weible
725 East 7th
Pittsburg, KS 66762
INSTALLATION
Installation of CygMenu is very simple. Just copy the files that came
with CygMenu into a directory on your disk. For example create a
directory on your C: drive called CYGMENU like this:
C:\>MD CYGMENU
Then copy the files from your floppy drive like this:
C:\>COPY A:*.* CYGMENU
Make sure that the directory you chose is either in your PATH, or that you
create a batch file somewhere in your PATH that loads CygMenu.
If you intend to use CygMenu all the time, put a statement like the
following (using whatever parameters you like) at the end of your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
C:\CYGMENU\CYGMENU /M:yourmenu /NOEDIT /LOG /P:password
LEGAL STUFF
The CygMenu software is provided as ShareWare. All copyrights remain
those of the author, but anyone is free to distribute the program in its
original state, according to the following restrictions.
Any distribution of this software program must contain all of the original
files, including this document. No portion of this package may be
distributed separately. The original program may not be modified in any
way.
This software may not be bundled as a part of another software package,
nor as part of a commercial product, without written permission from the
author.
The author reserves the right to withdraw any distribution privileges from
any person, group, or organization for any reason.
GUIDELINES FOR SHAREWARE/FREEWARE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
Shareware and freeware distribution companies may distribute the archives
under the additional conditions in this section.
You must notify the author that you are distributing the software and must
provide complete information on how to contact you.
It must be clearly stated that this is shareware software which requires
registration with the author after one month of use, despite having
purchased the copy through your company.
This software may be included in shareware/freeware collections
distributed on high-density media, such as CD-ROM and tape.
GUIDELINES FOR ON-LINE SERVICES AND BBS'S
On-line services and BBS's may distribute CygMenu under the following
additional condition.
The on-line service or BBS may only charge standard usage rates for the
downloading of this software. A premium may not be charged for access to
this software.
DISCLAIMER
This software is provided as is without any warranty or guarantees. The
author does not imply the fitness of the software for any particular
purpose. The author is not responsible for any damage or losses of any
kind caused by the use or misuse of the software. The author is under no
obligation to provide any services including, but not limited to upgrades,
fixes, or enhancements to this software.
CYGMENU TUTORIAL
If you are new to CygMenu or have forgotten one of the parameters, then
just type CYGMENU <return>. It will display
a help screen like the following:
C:\>cygmenu
Cygnus Technologies' CygMenu
Ver. 1.0 2/21/94 Written by John Weible. Copyright 1994
To get started, create a new menu with the '/setup' option.
e.g. CYGMENU /setup
To otherwise invoke the menu system, use the following options:
/m:<menuname> Specify which menu file to load.
/log or /nolog Specify whether to log actions to CYGMENU.LOG
/edit or /noedit Allow or disallow any editing of the menu.
/esc Allow user to exit CygMenu without using a password.
/p:<password> Force user to use the specified password to exit.
/? or /help Show this list of commands.
Default values are as follows:
CygMenu /nolog /edit
also, specifying a password with /p: will change the default to /noedit.
To get started with CygMenu, you first need to create a new (blank)
menu to work with. To do this, run cygmenu with the '/setup'. (You only
need to do this once for each new menu.) The screen will look like the
following shows. Type in the name for your new menu file. Since each
menu is stored as a DOS file with the .CMN extension, you can only use up
to 8 characters, which must be legal for DOS filenames.
Once you've entered a name, a box appears asking if you wish to save
your changes. You really haven't changed anything yet, other than
creating the blank menu. Just Press 'Y' to get on to better things.
Alternately, you may get started by using the sample menu included
with the program. To use it type
C:\>CYGMENU /M:SAMPLE
HINT: If you have already created a menu and you wish to copy it or make
one similar to it, just copy the appropriate .CMN file. NOTE: All the
menus you create are automagically put in the same directory where the
program resides.
C:\>cygmenu /setup
CygMenu Setup
Enter the menu name: NEWMENU
Creating a new menu file....
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Now we would like to edit the new menu. Run cygmenu once more,
specifying the menu with the /m: option.
C:\>cygmenu /m:newmenu
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