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Short: V3.0: Icon-based program hotlist
Author: who@infokom.de (Maik Schmidt)
Uploader: who@infokom.de (Maik Schmidt)
Type: util/wb
HotBar is a workbench utility that shows a line of icons of
your often-used programs. Move the mouse pointer to the
bottom of the workbench screen to activate HotBar, when it
runs.
The programs to show are defined in the file HotBar.data
file, wich must be located in the same directory as the
HotBar program file. It can be changed using any ASCII
editor: Just type a line containing the path and name of the
tool and it's arguments, e.g. "DH0:Prefs/EditKeys NOMAP"
(The quotations marks ARE part of the string!).
After the main string the additional parameters ICON (for
an alternative icon to be loaded instead of the own one)
and TEXT (to create a text gadget instead of an icon) can
be used, e.g.:
"SYS:Tools/Diskmaster CACHE=OFF" ICON=DH2:Icons/Maus
"SYS:Tools/Diskmaster CACHE=OFF" TEXT=Disk-Master
The additional POPUP parameter causes HotBar to generate a
popup menu consisting of following entries that are
seperated by "|", e.g.:
"SYS:System" POPUP="SYS:Diskmaster"|"SYS:CygnusEdit"
Batchup files (e.g. for use with IconX) are supported, too,
and will be launched using the c:EXECUTE command.
CLI PARAMETERS:
GAP defines the distance between the icons
(default is GAP=4).
BORDER defines the frame size around the icons
(dafault is BORDER=0, meaning there is no one).
ALIGN says HotBar where to put the icon bar, possible
are:
ALIGN=BOTTOM (default)
ALIGN=RIGHT
ALIGH=LEFT
NOCENTER
toggles off the automatic center
DELAY defines a waiting period in 1/50 seconds before the
icon bar is generated.
PLUS this keyword allowes HotBar to show the icons just
at the active screen, not only at the Workbench.
(This argument will be useless if WBFIX is set!)
WBFIX the icons are loaded immediately after HotBar's
execution and will be visible all the time.
FONT sets the font used by text gadgets in the following
format:
FONT=font_name/font_size
default is:
FONT=topaz/8
INSTALLATION:
- Copy HotBar and HotBar.data to any directory you wish,
e.g. to SYS:s/
- Add the following line to your StartUp-Sequence, if
possible after the LoadWB command:
Run >NIL: SYS:s/HotBar
WHEN HOTBAR ICONS ARE VISIBLE ONLY:
Esc - Quit
Help - Show information
THANKS
to Nils Goers for his Execute routine,
to Georg Rottlaender for his fabulous ideas,
to Alexandre Gabriel who persuaded me to create popups,
and for further suggestions by Eberhard Hafermalz
and Tony McKimm.
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Requests by Email to who@infokom.de
Don't miss visiting my homepage:
http://www.infokom.de/home/who/
HotBar ⌐1997-98 by Maik Schmidt. All rights reserved.
Freeware - not for commercial use.