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HARD DISK MENU
Version 2.0
Lou's Software Development
10-175 Elm Ridge Dr.
Kitchener, Ontario N2N 1L7
(C)opyright 1990-1993 - Lou's Software Development
The HARD DISK MENU disk, containing a copy of this manual, may
be copied and shared at will, under the condition that the
program is not distributed in modified form and that no fee or
consideration is charged. Printed copies of this document, may
not be copied or distributed without permission from Lou's
Software.
***** LIMITED WARRANTY *****
THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
OF THESE PROGRAMS IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
DEFECTIVE, YOU (NOT LOU'S SOFTWARE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY REPAIR, SERVICING, OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL
LOU'S SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THESE
PROGRAMS, EVEN IF LOU'S SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC
LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM
PROVINCE TO PROVINCE OR STATE TO STATE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT,
UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT
OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR
PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN US.
***** REGISTRATION *****
If you have not purchased your copy directly from Lou's
Software or an authorized Lou's Software distributor and you
find HARD DISK MENU useful, then send a check for $15.00 Canadian
to:
Lou's Software Development
10-175 Elm Ridge Dr.
Kitchener, Ontario N2N 1L7
We will send you a diskette that contains the latest version
of the HARD DISK MENU system and other utility programs that we
know you will find very useful.
This is one of many experiments with the user supported
concept. If you want low prices and good products, make sure the
experiment works - send $15.00 and get your own copy of HARD DISK
MENU. We cannot support people who have not purchased authorized
copies of HARD DISK MENU from Lou's Software or its distributors.
If you have a registered copy of HARD DISK MENU, feel free
to write to us with questions and comments. Your questions on how
to modify HARD DISK MENU will only be answered in a general way.
If your diskette goes bad in the first 30 days, we will replace
it free; after 30 days we replace it for $5.
Site licensing is available from Lou's Software at reduced
rates. If you plan to have a lot of HARD DISK MENU users (more
than ten) at the same location, contact Lou's Software to arrange
a site license.
Volume discounts are also available to users that purchase
more than 10 copies of HARD DISK MENU at the same time.
***** WHAT'S ON THE DISTRIBUTION DISK *****
The distribution diskette contains the following files:
INSTALL.EXE Installation program for Hard Disk Menu
MENU.EXE Main program for HARD DISK MENU
MENU.DOC This document
MENU.MNU Sample Menu definition file
BRUN45.EXE Runtime module (Copyright (c) 1990, Microsoft Inc)
HARD DISK MENU diskettes received from Lou's Software, in
addition to the above files, also contain various other utility
programs which are provided to our customers FREE of charge.
Registered users will be notified of future updates, and
future enhanced versions of the program will be available to
registered users for the fee of $5.00 plus shipping.
***** STARTING THE PROGRAM *****
Before you begin you should always make a backup copy of the
program diskette.
Note. Refer to DOS manual to make backup.
After you have installed HARD DISK MENU with the INSTALL
program you can start the program from anywhere by typing:
MENU followed by the Enter key.
MENU /B followed by the Enter key for monochrome monitors
The first time you run HARD DISK MENU you will only have one
menu option. The sample, which is supplied on the original disk
and installed on your hard drive from the INSTALL program. Once
you created your first menu definition file you may delete the
file MENU.MNU, the option will automatically be remove from the
menu list.
Note. While in HARD DISK MENU choose option F7 do delete the
MENU.MNU file.
Option F1
The F1 key on your keyboard is to activate the screen saver.
If you have a mouse just click once with the left mouse button on
the F1 and the screen saver will be activated. If you walk away
from your computer without activating the screen saver. It will
automatically be activated in three minutes from the last
keyboard action.
To return to HARD DISK MENU, just press any key on the
keyboard. Their will be a slight pause and HARD DISK MENU will be
back on screen.
Option F2
The F2 key on your keyboard will activate the built-in
calendar. While in the calendar mode use the Left and Right arrow
keys to change the months and use the Up and Down arrow keys to
change the years. Press "End" to return to HARD DISK MENU.
Mouse users just click once with your left mouse button on
F2 to activate the calendar.
Option F3
The F3 key on your keyboard will activate the built-in
calculator. It is just a simple calculator which allows you to do
additions (+), subtractions (-), divisions (/) and
multiplications (*). Before each equation you could press F7 to
send the information to the printer. If you press "Esc" at any
point you will exit the calculator and return to HARD DISK MENU.
Mouse users just click once with your left mouse button on
F3 to activate the calculator.
Option F4
Option F4 is like a help key. It will display this
documentation. To browse through the documentation use the Up and
Down arrow keys or PgUp and PgDn keys to move one page at a time.
You can press "Esc" any time to leave the documentation and
return to HARD DISK MENU.
Mouse users just click once with your left mouse button on
F4 to activate the documentations.
Option F5
Option F5 is so you can define a new menu definition file.
The first thing you will be asked for, is a file name. The file
name must be no longer than eight characters with no extension.
The extension ".MNU" will be added to the file. Try to keep a
file name similar to the description line for the menu. e.g. If
you are setting up a menu definition for Lotus 1-2-3 call the
file lotus and the menu choice line Lotus 1-2-3. This is because
the menu choices are sorted by the file name and not the menu
choice name.
After you enter a file name, the first line you must enter
is the menu choice. This is the line that will appear in your
menu choice selection window. Next enter the first command
required to starting the program. Normally this would be the
change directory DOS command. (e.g. "cd\lotus"). Followed by the
next command to start the program. (e.g. "123"). When you are
finished entering the commands necessary to start your program,
just press enter on a blank line and the file will automatically
be saved.
Note. If you are starting your program from a batch file (a file
with the extension ".BAT") you must use the DOS batch command
"CALL" to run the batch file (e.g. CALL 123). This will allow for
your batch file to return to the calling program.
Option F6
This option is to view any ASCII file in any directory or
any drives in your system. You will get a window displaying the
current directory files and drives available.
Use the Up and Down keys or PgUp and PgDn keys to bring the
selection bar to the file you wish to view. Press Enter when you
are on your choice and a new window with the contents of the file
will be displayed. Again use the Up and Down arrows keys or PgUp
and PgDn to move around within the viewed file.
If you want to change drives move the menu selection bar to
the drive you want to change to and press Enter.
To move to another directory bring the menu selection bar to
that directory and press Enter.
To go to the parent directory move the menu selection bar to
the ".." and press Enter.
Mouse users use the left mouse button and double click on
the item of your choice.
Option F7
If you have removed a program from your hard drive use this
option to delete the menu definition file. You can use this
option to delete any files on your hard drive, but only one file
at a time. The directory window looks the same as the file viewer
option, so use the same keys to move around within the window.
Mouse users, the mouse is disabled while you are in the file
viewing window.
Option F10
Leave HARD DISK MENU and return to DOS prompt. Pressing the
Esc key while in the HARD DISK MENU will have the same effect.
Double clicking the right mouse button will have the same effect.
Menu Choices
You could move up and down in your menu choices using the Up
and Down arrow keys or PgUp and PgDn. Press Enter on your choice
to run the program. If you press a letter while in HARD DISK MENU
the selection bar in the menu choice window will move to the
first occurrence of that letter in your menu choices. e.g. If you
had Wordperfect as a menu choice and this was the first choice
starting with the letter "W" the menu choice bar would move to
that choice. The Home key brings you to the first menu selection
and the End key takes you to the last option.
Mouse users use the left mouse button and double click on
the item of your choice. Click on the side bar to move around in
the menu choice.