
			MenuMan Version 8 of April 1990

			    Written by Manuel Lemos

		      100% Assembler and System Libraries


	MenuMan is a program that was designed to help you to build your
	own disk  menus. You only  have  to  enter  the  filename of the
	script file that  contains all the  required  information to the
	menu  construction. The  program has a built-in interpreter that
	checks syntax and processes each line of the text  individually.
	For that, the text must obey a simple syntax:
	
	 - Each line can be one of four types:

	   1 - Menu name
	   2 - Item name
	   3 - Item DOS command
	   4 - MenuMan command

	 - Menu name:

	   It  starts  every menu. Must  not  contain  any  leading  TAB
	   characters.

	 - Item name

	   Must  follow  the menu name line. Also must not  contain  any
	   leading TAB characters.

	 - Item DOS command

	   Each item can have one or more  DOS  command line  sequences.
	   Must be preceeded by one and only one TAB character. When the
	   item  is  selected  all the  command  lines  of each item are 
	   gathered in a single text string and executed as DOS commands
	   just like the DOS command EXECUTE.

	 - MenuMan commands

	   These are internal commands and its specification is optional.
	   Must be preceeded by two and only two leading TAB characters.
	   The  interpreter is  not  case  sensitive  on  these  MenuMan
	   commands. These commands can be:

	   TITLE=
	   Must be  followed  by a  string which will be the new  window
	   title. If this command is not  specified  the default  window
	   name is taken, which is also the workbench  screen title when
	   the MenuMan window is selected.

	   KEY=
	   Must be  followed  by one  and only one  ASCII  character. It
	   specifies  the   alternate  command   key  sequence  for  the
	   selection of each item. Its specification is only valid after
	   an item command line.

	- More MenuMan commands will be added in the future:

	   EXIT
	   If this command is  specified the  MenuMan  window is closed,
	   all the  memory  allocated  is  retrieved  to the  system and
	   leaves the program  executing the item DOS command lines. Its
	   specification  is  only  valid  after an  item  command  line
	   (Useful  for  programs that  require the  maximum  of  memory
	   available  and  don't  need  to  return  to the  system  like
	   copiers).

	   RAWKEY=
	   Must  be  followed  by the  hexadecimal  code of the key (not 
	   ASCII - consult  " Amiga  Hardware  Reference  Manual " ). It
	   specifies  the   alternate  command  key   sequence  for  the 
	   selection of each item ( You don't need to  hold  Right Amiga
	   Key ).


	NOTE: Empty lines can be entered  before each menu structure and
	cannot be entered elsewhere.


	The program creates an additional menu that is an utility menu:

	 - About MenuMan
	   Show the program credits

	 - Set Clock
	   Not available at in this version.

	 - Available Memory
	   Show the current memory available in the system.

	 - Set Colors
	   Not available in this version

	 - Open a New CLI
	   Opens a new Command Line Interface, but doesn't create a new
	   task for it. Close CLI with DOS command ENDCLI

	 - Quit
	   Exit MenuMan


	NOTE:The DOS command RUN must be present in the directory C:


	This program  is shareware , which means that if you are using
	it,  you  must  send  $10  US  or  equivalent ($15 US outside of
	Europe), to get an update version.

		  All suggestions and bug reports are welcome.

	Contact with:

	Manuel Lemos
	Pcta. Dr. Agostinho Campos, 8
	3800 AVEIRO
	PORTUGAL
