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Short: adds items to the 'tools' menu - V 1.5
Uploader: md2133@mclink.it
Author: md2133@mclink.it (Luca Di Massimo)
Type: util/wb
Requires: Wb 3.x
Version: 1.5 (20/7/1997)
What it does:
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MoreTools is a simple utility able to add items to the Workbench
"Tools" menu to run programs or execute commands; you can also pass
them a parameter by selecting some icons before.
Disclaimer:
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This program is provided "as is", without any kind of warranty. I
have taken every care in developing it, but I am not renponsible
of any damage it can cause. Use it a your own risk.
Copyright:
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MT is freeware/e-mailware:it can be copied and distributed freely
on the condition that no profit is gained from its distribuition.
If you find it useful please send me an e-mail or a postcard;
my snail-mail address is:
Luca Di Massimo - Via A.Silvani 69 - 00139 Rome (Italy)
Usage:
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MT can be started:
- from Wb, double-clicking on its icon or putting it in the "Wb-
startup" drawer;
- from CLI, using the command "run >NIL: MoreTools". You can put
this command in your startup-sequence too (_after_ "LoadWb").
The configuration file is "s:MTData" by default; you can use
another file specifying it in tooltypes or passing it as parameter.
Configuration file:
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You can write it with whatever text-editor; for every item to add
you have to write two lines:
- the first must start with the word "ITEM", followed by the name
of the item;
- the second must start with the word "COMMAND", followed by the
program to run with full path:
ITEM Calculator
COMMAND Workbench:tools/calculator
To pass selected icon like a parameter you have to insert "%s" in
the COMMAND line:
ITEM Show
COMMAND Workbench:utilities/Multiview %s
So, selecting an icon and then the item "Show", MultiView is
started and the object linked to the icon is loaded.
To pass a filename or a directory as parameter using a filerequester
use "%f" instead of %s:
ITEM Ed text
COMMAND Ed %f
It is possible to use only one "%s" per line; there is no limit
for "%f".
There are two other commands you can use:
"MTQUIT": adds "quit MoreTools" like last item; you can select it
to quit the program;
"MTCHANGE": adds "MoreTools" like last item; it permits to quit the
program or to reconfigure the menu selecting the data
file (it needs asl.library to work).
If both of them are present, "MTQUIT" is ignored; if none is pre-
sent you can quit only using the DOS command "break".
In this archive you should find an example of configuration file
named "MTData.example".
Parameters and tooltypes:
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The template is "FILE/K,REQUESTER/S,MTCHANGE/s,MTQUIT/S"
FILE <filename>: MT uses the specified file to build menu.
REQUESTER: MT asks for a filename when started.
MTCHANGE: MT puts always "MoreTools" as last item.
MTQUIT: MT puts always "quit MoreTools" as last item.
Known problems:
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Malfunctions have been reported with Brilliance, AdPro and Bomb!.
I hope to fix it in a future release.
Greetings:
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Thanks to Lamar Mclouth, Pierre Sylvestre and Hans Peter Koegler
for suggestions and bug reporting.
Changes from older versions:
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1.5 Fixed a strange bug (it not appears on my A1200; I've found
it trying MT on a A4000): if an item is chosen but no icon is
selected, a wrong string is passed as parameter;
now you can use %f to use to choose a file or a directory
using the asl filerequester.
1.4 It's possible to specify the configuration file using a file
requester or passing it using ToolTypes;
fixed a bug (if the given configuration file was without data
MT didn't clean the menu).
1.3 It is possible to reconfigure the menu using the asl.requester
to choose a data file.
1.2 Item "quit MoreTools" is now optional;
it is possible to quit also using the "break" DOS command.
1.1 Added the possibility to pass the configuration-file name as
parameter.