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MultiCX 2.0ß (10.7.95)
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MultiCX is the smallest Multi-Function-Commodity for the Amiga, thought
as a replacement for many larger and sometimes badly programmed
programs. It is a 100% pure commodity, which means that it does not use
interrupts and no special input handlers. Some Patches (SetFunction) are
installed in a very clean way, so that they do not interfere with other
programs which use the same vectors.
As a result MultiCX can safely be disabled or removed at any time.
If you need a clean Commodity without bad hacks there's no alternative !
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Features
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- Notification
MultiCX recognizes any changes of the ToolTypes while running, so
there's no real need for a GUI.
- Screen Blanker
MultiCX includes a simple but compatible screen blanker. It always
uses the display mode which fits best to the actual front screen,
while taking the lowest resolution with only one plane.
ToolTypes:
SCRBLANK=n sets number of seconds until screen blanks,
0 means OFF
HOTBLANK=Qual&Key sets hotkey for immediate blanking
CDNOBLANK do not blank screen if Carrier is detected
(currently only supports internal serial port)
CDUNBLANK unblank screen if Carrier is detected
(currently only supports internal serial port)
AVOIDTASK=Pattern do not blank screen if OwnerTask of active
screen matches pattern
AVOIDSCREEN=Pattern do not blank screen if Title of active screen
matches pattern
LIKEWB forces cloning the WB's display mode
SCRMODE=ModeName selects a display mode by name
AVOIDTASK and AVOIDSCREEN fully support AmigaDOS pattern matching and
work case insensitive.
If LIKEWB and SCRMODE are set, SCRMODE is only used if WB is not
available for some reason. But this should never happen...
- Moire Blanker
MultiCX has a really nice screen blanker, too! It steals no processor
time from other tasks, and if it couldn't draw a line for longer than
10 seconds it falls back to a simple black screen. There are some
parameters to play with...
ToolTypes:
MOIRE selects Moire blanker
LINES=n number of lines, default is 2
TRAIL=n length of trail, default is 64
XSPEED=n x offset for next line, default is 4
YSPEED=n y offset for next line, default is 6
CSPEED=n color cycling delay, default is 16
COLOR=n drawing color, range is 1-4095
0 means Random, -1 means Color Cycling
- Mouse Accelerator
MultiCX lets you set Acceleration and Theshold (minimum movement to
activate Acceleration) for smooth mouse handling.
ToolTypes:
ACCELERATION=n sets Acceleration factor, 0 means OFF
THRESHOLD=n sets Threshold value, 0 means no Threshold
- Mouse Blanker
MultiCX blanks the mouse pointer on keypress and/or after approx. 30
seconds when no mouse movement has occured.
ToolTypes:
KEYBLANK activates MouseBlanking on keypress
TIMEBLANK activates MouseBlanking after timeout
- Screen Cycle
MultiCX allows you to cycle screens using either MiddleMouseButton or
BothMouseButtons, this is equivalent to LCOMMAND M. Additionally a
hotkey for backward cycling may be defined.
If MOUSESHIFT and SCRCYCLE are both set to MMB, then ScreenCycling
will occur on a Double-MMB-Click.
ToolTypes:
SCRCYCLE=MMB|BMB sets Screen Cycle to MMB or BMB
BACKCYCLE=Qual&Key sets Qualifier and Key for BackCycle,
none means OFF
- Mouse Shift
MultiCX lets you use the RightMouseButton or MiddleMouseButton as a
Shift-Key for extended selection.
And this is how it works with RightMouseButton:
1. Press LeftButton to select first icon and hold it.
2. Press RightButton and hold it.
3. Release LeftButton and keep RightButton pressed.
4. Now select some more icons with LeftButton.
5. To deselect an icon, click on it with LeftButton and keep it
pressed, then release RightButton and press it again.
Sounds much more complicated than it is...
ToolTypes:
MOUSESHIFT=RMB|MMB sets MouseShift to RMB or MMB
- Window Cycle
MultiCX lets you put a window to front/back by a configurable number
of LeftButton clicks. Qualifiers can be defined for both functions.
Additionally there are two hotkeys available for TopWindowToBack and
BottomWindowToTop. But only windows with a Depth Gadget are affected
by Window Cycling.
ToolTypes:
WINCYCLE=n sets number of mouse clicks for WindowCycle,
0 means OFF
WINFRONTQUAL=Qual sets Qualifier for WindowToFront
WINBACKQUAL=Qual sets Qualifier for WindowToBack
FRONT2BACK=Qual&Key sets hotkey for TopWindowToBack
BACK2FRONT=Qual&Key sets hotkey for BottomWindowToTop
- SUN-alike Window Activation
MultiCX has three different options to activate windows automatically.
All of them activate the window under the mouse pointer, SunKey does
it on every keypress, SunMouse does it after mouse movement, and
SunRMB does it after pressing the right mouse button. So SunKey and
SunMouse together seem to be rather useless.
Windows with active Gadgets (like FileRequesters etc) will never be
deactivated by one of these functions.
ToolTypes:
SUNKEY activates SunKey
SUNMOUSE activates SunMouse
SUNRMB activates SunRMB
- HoldX and HoldY
MultiCX allows you to lock a specific mouse dimension while holding a
defined Qualifier. If both Qualifiers are set to the same it locks all
mouse movements. So you are responsible for useful settings...
ToolTypes:
HOLDXQUAL=Qual sets Qualifier for HoldX, none means OFF
HOLDYQUAL=Qual sets Qualifier for HoldY, none means OFF
- Enter ASCII
MultiCX allows you to enter ASCII codes directly by pressing the RALT
key and the numbers in the numeric block, for example: <ALT> 65 = A.
Maximum 3 digits, value must not be greater than 255.
ToolTypes:
ENTERASCII activates EnterASCII
- Map Umlauts
This option might be of use for german users or other people writing
german texts. It will convert the german umlauts into the normal
character pendants.
ToolTypes:
MAPUMLAUTS activates MapUmlauts
- CapShift
This option changes the way CapsLock works. Just try activating
CapsLock, and then press some shifted letters to get an idea of it.
Hotkeys etc. are no longer affected by CapsLock.
CapShift is ignored if NoCapsLock is active.
ToolTypes:
CAPSHIFT activates CapShift
- NoCapsLock
... simply switches off CAPSLOCK completely.
ToolTypes:
NOCAPSLOCK activates NoCapsLock
- Window Close/Zoom
MultiCX allows you to close/zoom windows using pre-defined Qualifiers
and Keys.
ToolTypes:
WINCLOSE=Qual&Key sets Qualifier and Key for CloseWindow,
none means OFF
WINZOOM=Qual&Key sets Qualifier and Key for ZoomWindow,
none means OFF
- Window Remember
MultiCX remembers the last active window on every screen, and the next
time you go to that screen, this window will be re-activated
automatically.
ToolTypes:
WINREMEMBER activates WindowRemember
- CenterScreen
The active screen is centered when this hotkey is pressed. Optionally
the frontmost Screen is centered automatically as soon as it becomes
active.
ToolTypes:
CENTERSCR=Qual&Key sets Qualifier and Key for CenterScreen,
none m