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- Public Screen Manager V1.0
- © J.Tyberghein Mon Sep 24 16:16:05 1990
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- Preface
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- This utility is more or less functionally equivalent to PUBSCREEN. The
- big difference is that PUBSCREEN is a cli program, while PUBLICS is a
- workbench program with a complete intuition interface.
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- This utility manages public screens. You can open, close, list, ...
- public screens in any form you wish. Normally the 'Workbench' public
- screen is the default one, but with this utility you can create
- another public screen and make it default. All programs you execute
- will get their window on this new screen instead of on the workbench
- screen.
-
- This program (PUBLICS V1.0) is public domain but contributions and some
- utilities are always welcome.
- If you want to use this program for commercial purposes please write
- for permission !
-
- If you have any suggestions or remarks you can write to (Bug reports are
- welcome too)
-
- Jorrit Tyberghein
- Hepmansbossen 31
- 2450 Meerhout BELGIUM
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- WARNING
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- If you want to use this utility you must have AmigaDOS 2.0 (or later :-).
- PUBLICS is a workbench program but you can start it from CLI if you want.
- Messing with public screens is completely your responsibility. You could
- crash the Amiga if you do dirty things (like closing screens that do not
- belong to you).
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- Usage
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- Double click on the PUBLICS icon. If all goes well you should get the
- PUBLICS main window. You can drag and iconify this window with the usual
- gadgets.
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- What do you see ?
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- In the topleft corner we have the public screen list. The 'Workbench'
- screen will probably be one of them. If you want to do something with a
- public screen, you must select one of these. The selected screen is
- visible in the box just above the text 'Default screen'.
-
- Below the text 'Default screen' is the name of the default public
- screen. Normally this is the 'Workbench' screen. You can change the
- default screen with the 'Default' button on the right (see below).
-
- Under this default public screen name are three checkmark buttons:
- - 'Free screentitle'
- This flag must be on when you try to close a public screen that
- was opened with PUBLICS or PUBSCREEN (on is default for this
- flag).
- If the screen was opened with another program, you MUST disable
- this flag (click on it).
- This flag is equivalent to the reverse of the NOFREE option in
- PUBSCREEN.
- - 'Shanghai mode'
- When the shanghai mode is on, all windows that would normally
- open on the workbench screen, will now open on the default public
- screen.
- - 'Pop Up mode'
- When a window opens on a public screen and this flag is on, the
- public screen comes to the front.
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- To the right in this window are 6 buttons:
- - 'Close'
- Close the selected public screen. You should be cautious with
- this button and always check the 'Free screentitle' checkmark
- before you proceed.
- PUBLICS will ask for confirmation.
- It's not safe to close the 'Workbench' screen (I think).
- - 'Default'
- Make the selected public screen the default one. When shanghai
- mode is on, this is the screen where all windows go.
- - 'Info'
- Ask some information for the selected public screen. Press 'Okay'
- in the new window when you are done.
- - 'Front'
- Bring the selected screen to the front.
- - 'Open'
- Open a new screen (This button does not need the selected
- screen). See below for more details about this button.
- - 'Refresh'
- You can use the 'Refresh' button whenever you think that the
- Public screen list is old fashioned. This can happen when
- someone else closes a public screen.
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- When you have choosen 'Open' in the main window, you get the following
- 'Open Screen' window.
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- What do you see ?
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- 'Name' gadget. This is the name for your public screen. You MUST
- supply a unique name for each public screen you open.
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- 'Screen title' gadget. This is the default screen title for your
- public screen.
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- 'Default font' gadget. The default font for your screen. Next to this
- gadget is the font height.
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- 'Resolution' cycle gadget. With this gadget you can choose between
- various modes for your screen. Click on it for the next item.
- Shift-click on it for the previous item.
- The modes supported are: Hires, Lores, Ham (Hold And Modify) , Super,
- Ehb (extra half brite).
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- 'Monitor' cycle gadget. With this gadget you can choose between various
- monitor types. When you choose a monitor that is not available and you
- press the 'Open' gadget, you will get an error message (Monitor not
- available). Use the Workbench 'AddMonitor' program to add a monitor.
- Monitors that are supported: PAL, NTSC, VGA, A2024.
-
- 'Overscan' cycle gadget. With this gadget you can choose between
- various overscan regions.
- The following regions are supported: None, TEXT, STANDARD, MAX, VIDEO.
-
- 'Interlace' checkmark button. Toggle interlace on/off (Note that you
- must select interlace for the VGA monitor modes).
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- 'AutoScroll' checkmark button. Toggle autoscroll on/off.
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- 'Def' gadget. When you press this button PUBLICS will set the maximum
- width, height and depth for the current Resolution, Monitor and
- Overscan mode. The width and the height dimensions are the maxiumum
- that are visible on the screen.
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- 'W', 'H' and 'D' gadgets. These gadgets control the screen dimensions.
- Default values are set using the 'Def' gadget. You can open a screen
- bigger than the maximum size. In that case you can scroll this screen.
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- 'Open' gadget. When you are ready with all settings, you must press
- this button to open the screen. Later on you can close this screen with
- 'Close' in PUBLICS or PUBSCREEN.
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- 'Cancel' gadget. When you decide that you don't want to open a screen
- after all.
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