@database BangerMenu @master Banger.guide @$VER: BangerMenu_Eng.Guide 2.01 (09-Jan-96) @author "Andreī Trettin" @(c) "Banger Software" @index Index @remark A Guide to BangerMenu @node "Main" "BangerMenu Documentation" @next "WhatIs" @prev "Main" @{b}@{u}BangerMenu@{ub}@{uu} BangerMenu 2.01 (09-Jan-96) @{"What is the use of BangerMenu?" link "WhatIs" 0} A short introduction @{"Copyright" link "Copyright" 0} Copyright and other important things @{"System requirements" link "System" 0} Everything you need to start BangerMenu @{"Installation" link "Install" 0} How to install manually @{"How to use BangerMenu" link "Usage" 0} A short instruction manual @{"Keyboard control" link "Tastatur" 0} How to control BangerMenu ? @{"How to setup a configuration" link "config" 0} A short description how to setup a configuration file @{"An example configuration" link "fileconfig" 0} For a closer look at such a file @{"Error description" link "error" 0} Error ? Why ? @{"Histroy" link "Histroy" 0} Versions and Bug report @{"Thanks" link "Danke" 0} Thanks and greetings @{"Contact" link "Autor" 0} My adress @endnode @node "WhatIs" "What is the use of BangerMenu?" @next "Copyright" @prev "Main" @{b}What is the use of BangerMenu?@{ub} With BangerMenu you can make a selection to execute batch files and to launch programs by using a graphical user interface. It is similar to MS-DOS Start menu. If you press the @{b}Caps Lock@{ub} key during the boot process a window will appear. This window contains buttons to execute batch files and to launch programs according to the programs configuration. To execute batch files or to launch programs select one of the gadgets. If you changed your mind and you wanted to go on with your startup-sequence then press @{b}Escape@{ub} or the @{b}Q@{ub} key to quit the program. @endnode @node "Copyright" "Copyright" @next "System" @prev "WhatIs" @{b}Copyright@{ub} This programm is @{b}GIFTWARE@{ub}. If you like this programm and if you use it often you can send me an exciting postcard from you hometown or other things. @{"contact" link "Autor" 0} . If you have some good idees to make this programm better or if you found some bugs (I hope not) I would be pleased about a postcard from you. If you are writing programms too I allow you to use my code (it`s in assembler) to copy programmparts for your own programm. @{b}Use it at your own risk!@{ub} The Installer is copyright by Amiga Technologies (Divison by ESCOM) MagicWB is copyright 1992-1994 Đ by Martin Huttenloher. @endnode @node "System" "System requirements" @next "Install" @prev "Copyright" @{b}System requirements@{ub} To run BangerMenu you need Kickstart 2.04 or a later version. The gadtools.library has to be in your "Libs:" directory. Since library is included in your "Libs:" directory since Kickstart 2.04. @endnode @node "Install" "Installation" @next "usage" @prev "System" @{b}Installation@{ub} To install BangerMenu onto a separate disc you should copy the program BangerMenu in your @{b}:c/@{ub} directory and the configuration file in your @{b}:s/@{ub} directory. To install BangerMenu onto your hard disc you should copy the every file of the program package into a directory, for example @{fg highlight}"Work:Tools/BangerMenu"@{fg text}. This is the top of the original startup-sequence. @{b}; $VER: startup-sequence 39.9 (9.8.92)@{ub} @{b}C:SetPatch QUIET C:Version >NIL: C:AddBuffers >NIL: DF0: 15 FailAt 21 C:MakeDir RAM:T RAM:Clipboards RAM:ENV RAM:ENV/Sys C:Copy >NIL: ENVARC: RAM:ENV ALL NOREQ Resident >NIL: C:Assign PURE Resident >NIL: C:Execute PURE Assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:ENV Assign >NIL: T: RAM:T Assign >NIL: CLIPS: RAM:Clipboards Assign >NIL: REXX: S:@{ub} @{i} And this are the necessary changes, if you use BangerMenu without a particular monitor@{ui} ; $VER: startup-sequence @{fg highlight}40.??? (30-Aug-95) @{fg highlight}FailAt 21 C: MakeDir RAM:T RAM:Clipboards RAM:ENV RAM:ENV/Sys@{fg text} ;to create the T-dirctory to ram @{fg highlight}Assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:ENV@{fg text} ;this is needed to run @{fg highlight}Assign >NIL: T: RAM:T@{fg text} ;skripts by BangerMenu @{fg highlight}Assign >NIL: CLIPS: RAM:Clipboards@{fg text} @{b}@{ub} @{b}BangerMenu@{ub} ;this will be copied to @{b}IF ERROR THEN@{ub} ;startup-sequence @{b}ENDCLI ENDIF@{ub} C:SetPatch QUIET C:Version >NIL: C:AddBuffers >NIL: DF0: 15 Resident >NIL: C:Assign PURE Resident >NIL: C:Execute PURE Assign >NIL: REXX: S:@{ub} @{i} And this are the necessary changes, if you use BangerMenu with a monitor like VGA or Euro72 (etc.)@{ui} ; $VER: startup-sequence @{fg highlight}40.??? (30-Aug-95) @{fg highlight}FailAt 21 C: MakeDir RAM:T RAM:Clipboards RAM:ENV RAM:ENV/Sys@{fg text} ;to create the T-dirctory to ram @{fg highlight}Assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:ENV@{fg text} ;this is needed to run @{fg highlight}Assign >NIL: T: RAM:T@{fg text} ;skripts by BangerMenu @{fg highlight}Assign >NIL: CLIPS: RAM:Clipboards@{fg text} @{fg highlight}C:SetPatch QUIET@{fg text} ;this is necessary for the monitordriver @{fg highlight}DEVS:Monitors/VGAOnly@{fg text} ;if VGAOnly in the Monitors-Dir, then you ;must add this line to startup-sequence @{b}@{ub} @{b}BangerMenu@{ub} <@{fg highlight}@{i}Treiber@{ui}@{fg text}> @{b}monitorid@{ub}=<@{fg highlight}@{i}IDNumber@{ui}@{fg text}> ;look at @{"usage" link "usage" 0} @{b}IF ERROR THEN@{ub} @{b}ENDCLI ENDIF@{ub} C:Version >NIL: C:AddBuffers >NIL: DF0: 15 Resident >NIL: C:Assign PURE Resident >NIL: C:Execute PURE Assign >NIL: REXX: S:@{ub} @endnode @node "usage" "How to use BangerMenu" @next "Tastatur" @prev "Install" @{b}How to use BangerMenu@{ub} BangerMenu can only be started by using the shell. If you would like to see the menu every time you boot then you have to add the parameter @{b}nokey@{ub} in your @{"startup-sequence" link "Install" 0}. This is favourable for floppy discs with more than one application or game. If you call BangerMenu without any parameters you have to press the @{b}Caps Lock@{ub} key to start the menu. If you did not press the @{b}Caps Lock@{ub} key the ordinary @{b}startup-sequence@{ub} will be executed. BangerMenu can be cancelled by pressing the @{b}close@{ub} gadget, escape or the @{b}q@{ub} key. In this case your ordinary startup-sequence will be continued. New at version 2.0 you can load a monitordriver. 1. Setpatch must run before BangerMenu. 2. If VGAOnly in the DEVS:Monitors-Dir then must the program run before BangerMenu, too. 3. You must give the monitordriver name and the idnumber. Look at example: @{b}BangerMenu@{ub} @{fg highlight}DEVS:Monitors/VGA@{fg text} @{b}monitorid@{ub}=@{fg highlight}233508@{fg text} Here is a list of IDs and there solutions @{b} MONITORID MONITORDRIVER SOLUTIONS@{ub} 102400 DEVS:Monitors/NTSC 640*200 ;standard (USA) 167936 DEVS:Monitors/PAL 640*256 ;standard (Europe) 233508 DEVS:Monitors/Multiscan 640*480 430116 DEVS:Monitors/Euro72 640*400 561192 DEVS:Monitors/Super72 800*600 626688 DEVS:Monitors/DblNTSC 640*400 692224 DEVS:Monitors/DblPAL 640*512 This list is not complete. For more IDnumber you can look at the includes @{b}graphics/modeid.@{ub}(@{b}i@{ub}/@{b}h@{ub}) or sent me @{"Mail" link "Autor" 0} this the solution. It is possible to represent the solution of a graphicboard like CyberVision on BangerMenu. You must only know the monitorID-number. To get the number look at the developersoftware. New at version 2.01 you can use @{b}BangerMonitorID@{ub} to get the ID-number of any solution you want. @endnode @node "Tastatur" "Keyboard control" @next "config" @prev "usage" @{b}Keyboard control@{ub} @{fg highlight}Cursor@{fg text} @{b}Up@{ub}: active the gadget before if this gadget the last one, then active the gadget in the next columm + @{fg highlight}Shift@{fg text}: the first gadget in this columm @{b}Down@{ub}: active the next gadget, if this gadget the last one, then active the first gadget in the next columm + @{fg highlight}Shift@{fg text}: the last gadget in this columm @{b}Left@{ub}: the next columm will active is this the last columm on this page the next page will represent + @{fg highlight}Shift@{fg text}: the first columm of the page will active + @{fg highlight}Ctrl@{fg text}: the page before will active @{b}Right@{ub}: the gadget in the next columm will active, is this the last columm on this page the next page will active + @{fg highlight}Shift@{fg text}: the last columm of the page will active + @{fg highlight}Ctrl@{fg text}: the next page will active, if this the last page, the first one will represent @{b}>@{ub} : a page to right @{b}<@{ub} : a page to left @{b}Return@{ub} : active gadget executing (equal mouseklick on gadget) @{b}q,Q,ESC@{ub} : quit @{b}BangerMenu@{ub} withou doing nothing, the normal Startup-sequence will executed (equal to click on CLOSE- Gadget of the window) @endnode @node "config" "How to setup a configuration" @next "Fileconfig" @prev "Tastatur" @{b}How to setup a configuration@{ub} The configuration file has to be called @{b}BangeMenu.Prefs@{ub} and needs to be stored either in the directory of the program or in your @{b}S:@{ub} drawer. example: @{b}programname1 programpath1 programname2 programpath2 programname3 programpath3 · · ·@{ub} Donīt use at the end of the config the word @{b}ENDE@{ub} (the german word for end). I have remove it since version 1.220. Thanks goto canadian. For further information please have a look at the configuration file of the program package. Maybe you have to add to some programpaths a @{b}Run >NIL:@{ub}. For batchfiles use NEWSHELL from . Now you can use till 2560 gadget on till 10 pages. @endnode @node "fileconfig" "Example of an config file" @next "error" @prev "config" @{b}Example of an config file@{ub} @{i}CD32@{ui} @{b}1. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/CD32@{fg text} the CD32 - emulator to boot cd32īs from cd-rom @{i}ShapeShifter@{ui} @{b}2. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/ShapeShifter@{fg text} here starts the mac @{i}Directory Opus@{ui} @{b}3. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/DOpus@{fg text} DOpus will starts @{i}VT 2.76@{ui} @{b}4. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/VT2.76@{fg text} viruskiller at beginning @{i}Shell@{ui} @{b}5. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/Shell@{fg text} a Shell @{i}ReOrg@{ui} @{b}6. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/ReOrg@{fg text} reorganize needs a lot of memory @{i}Croak2@{ui} @{b}7. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/Croak2@{fg text} a game to relax @{i}DrMario@{ui} @{b}8. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/DrMario@{fg text} some games needs a lot of memory, too @{i}Ishar I@{ui} @{b}9. Gadgetname@{ub} @{fg highlight}Newshell from HD1:Misc/BangerMenu/Bat/Ishar1@{fg text} or old games donīt like AGA @endnode @node "error" "Error description" @next "Histroy" @prev "fileconfig" @{b}Error description@{ub} Returncodes description 10 = No errors. The program has been run without any mistakes and your selection has be executed. This returncode is for aborting your startup-sequence and executing a batch file. 21 = No memory 22 = Was not able to open library or libraries (dos, intuition,@{"gadtools" link "System" 0} ) 23 = GetVisualInfo error (Windowgraphic error) 24 = @{"BangerMenu.Prefs" link "config" 0} could not be opened. 25 = During the creation of the gadget a mistake has happened. 26 = Could not open the window or could not find the task 27 = @{"Preference" link "config" 0} are empty 28 = Preference are empty 29 = No MsgPort 30 = Could not use any IORequest 31 = Could not open input.device 32 = Error during the parsing of the parameters 33 = to much gadgets (>2560) 34 = error to load monitordriver 35 = id number not found (false) 36 = couldnīt open screen @endnode @node "Histroy" "histroy" @next "Danke" @prey "error" @{b}Version and Bug report@{ub} 1.210 first aminet release 1.220 remove ENDE checkrountine from configfile; (for example: defender...) little bug in the screentitle test CROAK2 (aminet/game/jump): workbench: the frogsprite have a error without startup-sequence: the same with BangerMenu: the frogsprite will be appear ! i donīt know why !?! thanks Steven Becker from canada 1.235 bug in layout (by more columm) thanks Steven Becker 1.237 error by assemblieren, fix columm now thanks again Steven Becker 2.0 new till 2560 gadgets new till 10 pages new can open the workbench in different solutions can run on gfxborad like CyberVision a new logcial keyboard control test computer A4000/30 FPU 82 25Mhz 14MB Kick3.1 SCSI+AT CyberVision 4MB A1200 28Mhz 6MB Kick3.0 AT @endnode @node "Danke" "Thanks and greetings" @next "Autor" @prev "Histroy" @{b}Thanks and greetings in alphabetical list@{ub} A-Team-Box for the cheap daughterboard and the Banger-support Michael Belter for his idea on BangerMenu. BEAViS for all his ideas, bugreport and Emails nice greetings from hamburg to canada Fireball for beta-testing, ideas, cheats, etc Enriko Groen for his first postcard from the netherlands Christian Schacht for his VGA suggestion and EMail Martin Huttenloher for the MagicWB-Standard @endnode @node "Autor" "Author & Adress" @next "Main" @prev "Histroy" @{b}Author & Address@{ub} @{fg highlight}Andre' Trettin Duwockskamp 33 21029 Hamburg Germany 040/7246861 EMail: tretti-a@rzbt.fh-hamburg.de@{fg text} @{b}Program advertising@{ub}: @{fg highlight}BangerVersion 1.357@{fg text} @{b}aminet/util/misc@{ub} writes the versionstring as filecomment @{fg highlight}BangerIsharIns@{fg text} @{b}Aminet/game/patch@{ub} install Ishar 1 on HD @{fg highlight}BangerFileChc@{fg text} @{b}the next time in Aminet@{ub} A FileChecker for the mailbox is in a test phase. The checker can check on double, fakes and many filetypes. --> BangerFileChecker If you want to test the filechecker for the mailbox then send me a email I must write only the english guide still @endnode @node "Index" "Index of BangerMenu" @{"Address" link "Autor" 0} @{"Author" link "Autor" 0} @{"BangerMenu.Prefs" link "config" 0} @{"CAPS-Lock-Key" link "WhatIs" 0} @{"Close-Gadget" link "Usage" 0} @{"Cusorsteuerung" link "Usage" 0} @{"Thanks ang Greetings" link "Danke" 0} @{"ESC-Key" link "Usage" 0} @{"Error" link "error" 0} @{"Histroy" link "Histroy" 0} @{"Installation" link "Install" 0} @{"Installationscript" link "Install" 0} @{"Config" link "config" 0} @{"Q-Key" link "Usage" 0} @{"Startup-sequence" link "Install" 0} @{"Keyboard control" link "Tastatur"0} @endnode