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RT Systems Documentation
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* Version 1.0 RTVMNU April 1992 *
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System Requirements:
IBM Compatible Computer
VGA Card/Monitor*
DOS 3.3 Or Higher
*It may or may not work on a VGA monochrome monitor, you may have
to adjust the colors.
Overview:
This is more than just the average menu program that let's
you just run your programs. This menu program allows the user to
design their own menues and pick their own colors as they go along.
You also have the capability of mixing your own colors if you so
desire (registered version only). When you setup a program to run on
the menu system you have the option of separating from the menu system
to use all of the available memory. You can use a mouse or keyboard or
both. You have security capabilities also on the registered version,
password,menu and item security.
The programs that are included are listed BELOW.
1. Main menu program
2. Menu maintenance programs
To add selections to the menues, see system maintenance menu.
( Menu descriptions and Attach programs )
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* Selecting Menu Items *
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You'll notice when you come into the menu system their will
be a box around one of the items, normally the top left hand item.
Keyboard:
Use up/down/left or right arrows, page up or page down or
press the alpha key that corresponds to the first character of the
item. Press the 'ENTER' key when you have selected the correct item.
Mouse:
Click the right button on the mouse on the item description
of the item you want, this will put a box around the item. Click
the right button on the mouse on the item description when you have
the correct item selected.
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* Selecting Menu Items - continued *
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After you run the program you will return to the menu you
selected the item from if you didn't disconnect from the menu system,
otherwise you will return to the main menu.
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* Terminating Menu System *
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To terminate the menu system, select the corresponding item
on the menu or press the ESC key.
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* Work In DOS Mode *
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This is a DOS shell that is exactly like being at the command
line entering commands. You can run anything here that memory will
allow. When you want to go back to the menu system, just type 'EXIT'.
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* System Maintenance Menu *
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* Design Menues/Colors *
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This program is a fairly technical program, but once we
understand the makeup of the screen it takes some of the mystery
out of it. So let's try and define some of the terms that we will
be using.
VGA Screen:
The VGA screen in the normal graphics mode has 80 columns
across the screen and 30 rows from the top to the bottom of the
screen. We can refer to row one, column one as a cursor position.
The VGA screen in the nornal graphics mode has 640 pixels
across the screen and 480 pixels from the top to the bottom of the
screen. A pixel is a graphic dot which is used to make graphic lines,
characters, rectangles, etc. If we use simple mathematics, we find
that each column is eight pixels wide and that each row is sixteen
pixels high.
Now keep in mind, when designing the menues we will be
working with pixel positions only, not row/column positions.
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* Design Menues/Colors - continued *
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After selecting from the menu, the program will ask for the
number of the menu you want to add/change definitions for. Enter the
menu number.
Then you can enter/change the menu title or press the enter
if ok as is.
Here are the different coordinates for each line of the
menu definition.
1. ## = menu definition line number - this will be prompted
automatically by the program or you can enter a number.
2. Color = A number between 0 and 15, the colors are defined
at the bottom of the screen.
3. Type = Box/rectange type.
a. 1 = Filled box/rectangle.
b. 2 = Border.
4. Code = Whether this box/rectangle is outside or inside of
the main menu box/rectangle.
a. 1 = Outside the main menu box/rectangle.
b. 2 = Main menu box/rectangle (can be only one)
c. 3 = Inside of main menu box/rectangle.
5. U L Col = Upper left corner starting pixel column position.
Possibilities are 0 - 639.
6. U L Row = Upper left corner starting pixel row position.
Possibilities are 0 - 479.
7. L R Col = Lower right corner ending pixel column position.
Possibilities are 0 - 639.
8. L R Row = Lower right corner ending pixel row position.
Possibilities are 0 - 479.
9. Times = This is only used in conjuction with type 2 (border)
above. This describes how many pixels wide you want
the border. Possibilities are 1 to nn.
One thing to remember is that you start designing from the
outside of the screen to the inside.
If the field is ok as it is, just press the 'ENTER' key.
Also when entering the above fields, when you fill up the
field it automatically goes to the next field. Press the ESC key
to backup to the previous field.
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* Design Menues/Colors - continued *
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Here is how the user main menu would look if you brought it
up on the screen in this program.
## Color Type Code U L Col U L Row L R Col L R Row Times
01 00 1 1 000 000 639 479 00
02 07 1 1 007 007 632 472 00
03 00 1 1 014 014 625 465 00
04 00 1 2 099 099 538 378 00
05 07 2 3 099 099 538 378 02
06 14 2 3 112 112 316 367 01
07 14 2 3 324 112 527 367 01
Now using this documentation as a guide, bring up the user
main menu and try to connect the screen with the coordinates. Don't
let line #04 confuse you, it could be taken out and it wouldn't have
any effect to the menu. To delete a line from the definition, enter
a numeric zero in 'Code'.
When you have finished defining your menu or if you want to
see how it looks so far, press the ESC key at '##'. ( Menu Definition
Line Number )
If you only only want to change the colors on the screen,
change the color to the color you want and enter thru the rest of
the fields.
If you press the ESC key at '##', the program will ask for the
text and backgound colors you want to use. Normally the background
color is already there, if not enter the color you used for 'Code'
number 2. (Main Menu Box/Rectangle) The text colors are as follows:
1. Normal text color.
2. Highlighted text color.
3. Window Color (menu selection box)
Until you get the hang of this I strongly suggest you
practice perhaps on the last menu, menu number 25. Also, you might
backup/copy the file named 'RTWMNU.RTW' to a diskette or another
directory. PLEASE don't practice on the already established menues,
THANK YOU !!!.
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* Menu Descriptions *
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After selecting from the menu, the first screen will ask you
for the number of the menu you want to add/change descriptions on.
Enter the menu number that you want to add\change the menu
item descriptions on or press the 'ESC' key to terminate the program.
The program will ask you if want any headings on this menu.
Headings are classified as anything other than a menu item description.
Enter 'Y' for yes or 'N' for no.
Whether you are working with menu headings or with item
descriptions the process is the same.
Menu headings can go any place on the screen. Menu item
descriptions go inside the main menu box. When entering menu headings,
remember that the background color of the heading is that of the main
menu box. Therefore when you add a menu heading outside the main box
the background for that heading will be the color of the main menu box.
When entering menu item descriptions on a given section of
the menu, you should start them all in the same lefthand position in
each given section.
When you start the cursor will be in the middle of the screen.
Use the left/right/up/down arrows to position the cursor where you
want the description to start. Once you get to the starting point,
press the 'F1' key to tell the program you want to start entering the
description.
Enter the description that you want to use and press the
'ENTER' key. The program will now ask for the text color you want to
use for this description, enter the text color and press the 'ENTER'
key.
The cursor will be repositioned in the middle of the screen.
Press the ESC key to terminate the program or enter another
description.
To delete a description from the screen, position the cursor
at the beginning of the description and press the 'F2" key.
Once you have some item descriptions established on the
screen, you can try the HOME/END keys to see what they do.
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* Attach Programs *
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After You entered a menu item description on the menu you
must tell the program what action is to be taken for that description.
After selecting from the menu, the first screen will ask you
for the number of the menu you want to add/change actions on.
Enter the menu number that you want to add\change the actions
on or press the 'ESC' key to terminate the program.
You'll notice when you come into the program there will
be a box around one of the items, normally the top left hand item.
To select a item description to assign a action to:
Keyboard:
Use up/down/left or right arrows, page up or page down or
press the alpha key that corresponds to the first character of the
item. Press the 'ENTER' key when you have selected the correct item.
Mouse:
Click the right button on the mouse on the item description
of the item you want, this will put a box around the item. Click
the right button on the mouse on the item description when you have
the correct item selected.
After you have selected the item description you want to add
a action to, the program will ask for the action to be taken.
Here are the valid entries for the actions:
1. To go to another menu - Enter 'MENUnn" - nn represents 01 thru 25.
2. To terminate menu system - Enter 'EXIT'.
3. To enter a backup command - BACKUP command - command being any
valid DOS backup command.
4. To enter a restore command - RESTORE command - command being any
valid DOS restore command.
5. To enter a program/bat file name - If the directory that the
program/bat file is in is included in the 'PATH' statement and is
on the current drive, then just enter the program/bat file name.
If the directory is not in the 'PATH' statement or not on the
current drive then include the full path name such as C:\DOS\ABC.BAT
or D:\GAMES\ABC.EXE.
Use program names whenever possible, sometimes the contents
of a bat file will prevent you from returning to the menu system.
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* Attach Programs - continued *
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After entering the action to be taken the following message
will appear on the screen:
How To Run ? - D = Don't Separate From Menu , S = Separate From Menu
Choose 'D' if the program is fairly small and doesn't require
alot of memory otherwise choose 'S'. In either case when the progam
finishes it will return to the menu system.
Now it will ask for parameters to be passed to the program
to be executed if you selected 's' above. Enter any valid parameters
or just press the 'ENTER' key for none.
If the security is active on the menu system the following
message will appear on the screen:
Enter Security Level For This Program ( 0 - 9 )
The lowest security level is 0 and the highest is 9.
Enter a security level and press the 'ENTER' key.
Once you have attached a action to a item description you can
run it off the menu.
Press the 'ESC' key to terminate the program.
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* Print Menu Information *
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After selecting from the menu, the program will ask for the
number of the menu you want to print the definitions for. Enter the
menu number.
Press the 'ESC' key to terminate the program.
The program will print a detailed listing of all the
definitions for the selected menu/screen.
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Send Correspondece To The Attention Of Roger A Tess
Send Correspondence To: RT Systems
P. O. Box 33368
Phone: (612) 786-2870 Coon Rapids,Mn 55433-0368
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Print The Order Form By Typing 'COPY RTVMNU.ORD PRN:' At The DOS
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