@DATABASE EasyPatch.guide @NODE MAIN "EasyPatch 1.23" EasyPatch 1.23 * The Requester Destroyer * Copyright 1995,96,97 by Alessandro Zummo All Rights Reserved CardWare @{"Introduction " Link "Intro" } What is EasyPatch @{"Copyright " Link "Copy" } Legal info @{"Installation " Link "Installation" } How to get going? @{"Configuration" Link "Configuration" } Preferences @{"Usage " Link "Usage" } Read this! @{"Utilities " Link "Easy" } Support programs @{"Interactive " Link "WWW" } @{B}Interactive Page!@{UB} @{"Tips " Link "Tips" } :-) @{"MUI " Link "MUI" } About MUI @{"Author " Link "Author" } The programmer @{"Greetings " Link "Greetings" } Who have contacted me @{"History " Link "History" } Changes are listed here @ENDNODE @NODE Intro "Introduction" EasyPatch is a proggy that is able to cancel some types of requesters before they are opened. EasyPatch patches the following functions (in a system-compatibile way): reqtools.library /rtEZRequest() intuition.library/EasyRequest() intuition.library/AutoRequest() muimaster.library/MUI_Requester() Here is an @{"example" LINK "Requesters.iff/Main"} of requesters generated by these functions. EasyPatch can also deal correctly with the requesters that change their gadgets. And finally.... EasyPatch is @{"CARDWARE" Link "Author"} @ENDNODE @NODE Copy "Copyright" EasyPatch 1.23 is CardWare and may be copied free, as long as it is distribuited complete with documentation. If you use it, you should send @{"me" Link Author} a postcard. Use EasyPatch at your own risk. The @{"author" Link "Author"} may not be made responsible for damage caused by use of this program. EasyPatch is Copyright © 1995-1997 By @{"Alessandro Zummo" Link Author}. All the support utilities are Copyright © 1995-1997 by @{"Alessandro Zummo" Link Author}. ClipWrite is Copyright © 1996 by Jody Tierney @ENDNODE @NODE Installation "Installation" 1) Delete old versions of EasyPatch & EasyList 2) Use the supplied installer script 3) Run the config script when a requester that tou would cancel is opened 4) Send a postcard to the @{"Author" Link "Author"} @ENDNODE @NODE Usage "Usage" EasyPatch can be started both from workbench and from a CLI. If something goes wrong you will see an error message, else you should send a postcard to the @{"Author" Link "Author"}. @ENDNODE @NODE Configuration "Configuration" NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTE You can't use these keywords as command line arguments!!!!!!!!!!! You can insert these keywords only in the configuration file which, for default, is @{I}S:EasyPatch.List@{UI} NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTE (See also @{"Tooltypes" Link "Tooltypes"}) The config file is should have one entry for line, in the following format: TITLE/A,TEXT/A,RC=RETURNCODE/N,AT=ALL_TOGETHER/S,CS=CASE_SENSITIVE/S,PRESSGAD/K: All AmigaDos wildcards are supported in TITLE & TEXT TITLE/A = The title of the requester to be suppressed. TEXT/A = The text of the requester to be suppressed. {"RC/N" Link Tips} = The code to be returned to the calling program. AT/S = Suppress the requester only if both TEXT & TITLE matches. CS/S = The comparison is maded case-sensitivly. PRESSGAD/K = EasyPatch returns to the calling program by pressing the gadget selected with this option (This is useful for requesters with mutant gadgets). This option overrides RC. (Better you enclose the TITLE and the TEXT string between two #?) Line starting with ';' are treated as comments Examples: #?Alex#? #?Kill#? AT EasyPatch destroys all requesters that have Alex in the title *AND* Kill in the text. #?Alex#? #?Kill#? EasyPatch destroys all requesters that have Alex in the title *OR* Kill in the text. #?Alex#? #?Kill#? AT RC=3 EasyPatch destroys all requesters that have Alex in the title *AND* Kill in the text and returns 3 to the calling program. @ENDNODE @NODE Tooltypes "Tooltypes" Name Default Type Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CX_HOTKEY lcommand esc STRING The hotkey of the commodity CX_PRIORITY 0 NUMERIC The priority of the commodity INTUITIONPATCH YES BOOL Intuition patch MUIPATCH NO BOOL MuiMastes patch REQTOOLSPATCH NO BOOL ReqTools patch WARNIFNOEXIT YES BOOL You'll be warned if something goes wrong... PATCHLIST s:EasyPatch.List STRING Config file ToolTypes can also be used as arguments in the command line (but only if they are enclosed in double quotes): Example: EasyPatch "CX_HOTKEY=rcommand esc" "MUIPATCH=YES" @ENDNODE @NODE Easy "Support Utilities" @{B}EasyList@{UB} - Lists preference entries This utility can be called both from wb and cli @{B}EasyStat@{UB} - Gives some info about the status of EasyPatch This utility can be called both from wb and cli @ENDNODE @NODE Tips "Tips" @{I}About Versions & Revisions@{UI} @{"Vers & Revs" Link "VR"} @{I}How to identify a @{"requester" LINK "Requesters.iff/Main"}@{UI} It's really simple! Launch EasyStat before and after the requester has appeared. If you'll see a change in the "Intercepted" voice you can be sure that is a requester. @{I}How to calculate the RC for a gadget@{UI} Ok.. let's start! THIS IS A REQUESTER...er.. ok...maybe.... / / / +---------------------------+ |Alex | +---------------------------+ | +-----------------------+ | | | | | | | TRY TO KILL ME! | | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------------+ | | Gad1 Gad2 Gad3 Gadn Gad0 | +---------------------------+ Gad? are gadgets.... The RC for Gad 1 is 1 The RC for Gad 2 is 2 The RC for Gad n is n The RC for the last gadget (Gad0) is 0 The general rule is: The RC for the rightmost gadget is always 0, the others gets the RC in base of their position. So, if you want that EasyPatch presses the second gadget (Gad2) write RC=2 mmm...if this is too difficult, you can 1) Write to the author 2) Use the PRESSGAD option @ENDNODE @NODE Author "Author" Snail mail: Alessandro Zummo Via Barbaroux, 2 10122 Torino Italy ----------------------------------------------- Send me a postcard!!! You'll make me happy!!!!! ----------------------------------------------- Fidonet : Alessandro Zummo 2:334/21.58 Amiganet: Alessandro Zummo 39:101/402.58 Internet: azummo@ita.flashnet.it (preferred) azummo@p58.f21.n334.z2.fidonet.org (very slow) Homepage: http://www.logicom.it/personal/azummo/EasyPatch.html @{"Use the interactive page to perform TCP actions!" LINK "WWW"} @ENDNODE @NODE WWW "Interactive Page" @{I}This is probably the first AmigaGuide Interactive page!@{UI} From here you can: Send an @{B}e-mail@{UB} to the author with: @{"Yam " RX "SendMail.rexx Yam"} @{"IBrowse" RX "SendMail.rexx IBrowse"} @{"Voyager" RX "SendMail.rexx Voyager"} or simply past the address to the @{"clipboard" RX "SendMail.rexx Clip"}. Goto the @{B}homepage@{UB} of EasyPatch with: @{"IBrowse" RX "GotoHomePage.rexx IBrowse"} @{"Voyager" RX "GotoHomePage.rexx Voyager"} or simply past the address to the @{"clipboard" RX "GotoHomePage.rexx Clip"}. @ENDNODE @NODE Greetings "Greetings" I would like to thank the following people: Alessandro Gerelli For his bug-reports and for holding the temporany EasyPatch homepage. Jody Tierney For ClipWrite. ...who promised me a postcard: Noe Gonzalez Ronquillo Mexico City, Mexico Jon Ward Canterbury, England ...who sended me a postcard: Eddy Witkowski Mount Gambier, South Australia ...and who writed me John Wasilewski London, England Cristian Castellari Unknown, Italy Roberto Patriarca Unknown, Italy @ENDNODE @NODE History "History" 0.xx * Internal versions 0.78ß * First public version 0.79ß - Bug Fix 0.80ß - Bug Fix (now rtEZRequest() works properly) 0.81ß - Bug Fix (Test the ToolTypes, NOW!) 0.82ß + New argument: PRESSGAD * Version 0.32 of EasyList - BugFix in EasyList version string + 68020 version added. 0.83ß - Fixed some Enforcer Hits * EasyList version number upgraded 0.84ß - Fixed Enforcer Hit with system requesters * EasyList version number upgraded 1.0 - Removed limitations * EasyList version number upgraded - Fixed some bugs 1.01 - Ops.. fixed a debug info + Added EasyStat + EasyList can now be called from Wb - Fixed Enforcer Hit with mutant gadgets - Fixed Enforcer Hit with preferences + Added 030/040/060 versions ---- From here the Version is that of the archive ---- 1.02 - Fixed a little bug in EasyStat + Improved EasyList + Added rules for version numbers + Improved Exit function + Added support for SetMan & PatchControl * EasyStat version number upgraded * EasyList version number upgraded - Fixed a bug ..sometimes a double start was not handled correctly ! Not released 1.11 + Major inprovements + Speedup! + Now requires less memory - Fixed some Enforcer hits * Probably there are no more bugs! :-) * EasyStat & EasyList upgraded (with a few changes) 1.21 + Added EasyConfig (only for Config script use) - Minor bug fix & improvements + Comments are now allowed in config file + Added notification of config file + Added Aminet version (called EasyPatcha.lha) * Changed my Internet address - Fixed documentation - Fixed minor bug in support utilities + Released on Aminet! 1.22 + EasyPatch now has an homepage + Added sendmail in AmigaGuide file - Fixed installation bug - Fixed configuration bug - Fixed EasyConfig bug when requesters are too large + Speedup! + Some optimizations + Added GotoURL in AmigaGuide file 1.23 - Fixed a little bug with AutoRequest()s, sorry :-( @ENDNODE @NODE MUI "Magic User Interface" This application patches :-) MUI - MagicUserInterface (c) Copyright 1993-1997 by Stefan Stuntz MUI is a system to generate and maintain graphical user interfaces. With the aid of a preferences program, the user of an application has the ability to customize the outfit according to his personal taste. MUI is distributed as shareware. To obtain a complete package containing lots of examples and more information about registration please look for a file called "muiXXusr.lha" (XX means the latest version number) on your local bulletin boards or on public domain disks. If you want to register directly, feel free to send DM 30.- or US$ 20.- to Stefan Stuntz Eduard-Spranger-Straße 7 80935 München GERMANY @ENDNODE @NODE VR "Versions and revisions" ok..let's start with this strange chapter.... Each EasyPatch archive has this format: EasyPatchVerRev.lha (i.e. EasyPatch101.lha ) Ver is composed of one or more numbers Rev is composed of two numbers (only if Rev = 0 then Rev may have only one number) How VerRev is determined? Well..good question... it is the same of the highest VerRev of the executables in the archive Now.. how we can determine the version of EasyPatch required by one of the support utilities?.... Let's suppose an archive called EasyPatch102.lha with EasyPatch 1.01 EasyList 1.01 EasyStat 1.02 EasyList and EasyStat requires an EasyPatch with a Rev >= 0 (1.0 in this example) Now let's suppose we have EasyStat 1.18: it requires EasyPatch with a Rev >= 10 (i.e. 1.15) NOTE: 1.25 > 1.2 (Commodore rulez!) ok... Here is (...insert a gingle here...) the THEOREM OF VERSIONS AND REVISIONS Assume: VerP as the Version of the main program VerS as the Version of the support program RevP1 as the the first number of the Revision of the main program RevP2 as the the second number of the Revision of the main program RevS1 as the the first number of the Revision of the support program RevS2 as the the second number of the Revision of the support program The relation is: VerP = VerS RevP1 = RevS1 RevP2 >= 0 & <= 9 NOTE: If this is too difficult, use only proggys that came in the same archive...you will not have any problem! @ENDNODE