MultiReset 3.0ß                  Documentation                  03-Dec-1995
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Introduction

   Sometimes  he's very needful, the reset.  Pressing CTRL+AMIGA+AMIGA your
   computer reboots.  But must be this procedure so stupid.
   There  are many things that we can do here.  Multireset will show you an
   other  way.  It can play samples, showing IFF-pictures and clear all the
   vectors (i.e.  KickTag, KickMem and so on..).

   One problem has left:  Multireset don't run on older machines, like A500
   and many A2000.

Installation and setup

   At  first copy the MultiResetPrefs-program to your PREFS-directory.  The
   MultiReset-program  should be copied to the WBStartup-directory.  Before
   using  MultiReset you must run the prefs-program.  It will open a little
   window with many gadgets where you can configure the reset-style:

   (Gfx)                - the full path of the picture that multireset
                          shows. If the gadget is empty no picture will
                          be displayed. You can use all resulutions but
                          IFF files only. (see screen-gadget)
   (Sfx)                - the full path of the sample that multireset
                          plays. You can use IFF or RAW samples here.
   (Dos)                - Here you can enter a dos-command (with
                          parameters) that will be executed before
                          showing the picture and playing the sample.
   (Log)                - Here you can specify an file for the MultiReset
                          log.
   (Noopen)             - If active the Open()-routine will be patched, so
                          that all open-calls with newfile mode would
                          be ignored.
   (Nowrite)            - If active the Write()-routine will be patched,
                          so that all write-calls are impossible.
   (Nowait)             - No delay after playing the sample
   (Time)               - variable delaytime from 0 to 10 s 
   (Norexx)             - Ignore messages to the rexx-port
   (Userscreen)         - If this gadget is active, multireset will
                          show the picture on an own sreen. Now you can
                          use HAM, EHB or HAM8 formats. Is the
                          gadget disabled, you should only use pictures
                          in the depth of your workbenchscreen.
   (Workbench)          - Switch the workbenchscreen to front.
   (Coldcapute)         - Clears the Coldcapture-vector.
   (Coolcapture)        - Clears the Coolcapture-vector.
   (KickTag)            - Clears the Kicktag-vector.
   (KickMem)            - Clears the Kickmem-vector.
   (PicPos)             - It will open a window in the size of the
                          selected picture. You can move around it and
                          so fix the position on the workbenchsreen.
                          If you enter '-1' for the X or Y coordinate
                          the picture will be automatically centered in
                          the corresponding direction.
   (VecPos)             - Same as PicPos, but for the little window
                          that shows the vectors. Only useful when at
                          least one vector should be cleared.

   Now  you  can use a second way to reset your machine with MultiReset.  I
   have  added  a  simply rexxport that understand 3 commands:

   RESET        - will do the reset with all options
   RESET QUICK  - will do the reset immediately, without picture and sample
   REMOVE       - removes MultiReset out of the memory

   The  rexxport  is  named  'MultiReset'.  A reset via Arexx can look like
   this:

   address 'MultiReset';RESET 

History    

   V 1.3  - first public release
   V 1.4  - default path for sfx, fgx and dos-string
   V 1.5  - internal release
   V 1.6  - saving prefswindow positions
   V 1.7  - bug fix: updateing gadgets
          - patch Open() and Write()
          - logfile
   V 1.8  - delay can be switched on or off
   V 1.9  - Prefs now saved in ENVARC:
          - Rexx-Port added
   V 2.0  - MUI-Interface
   V 2.01 - new Arexx-command REMOVE
          - bug fix: actions will be done if gadgets released
   V 2.02 - variable delaytime (0-10s)
          - prefs now in ENVARC:
   V 3.0ß - Style of the prefsprogram changed
          - datatypes support for pictures
          - disable mousepointer during reset

About program and author

   This  little program is giftware.  If you like it, send me a litte gift.
   If there are any bugs or improvements, send also to:

   eMail    : f.fenn@cross.berlinet.de
   SnailMail: Frank Fenn
              Raabestrasse 7
              (Germany) Berlin
              10405
   Phone    : +49-30-39979430 (7:00 am - 3:30 pm)

Thanx to

   Stefan Stuntz          - for his great MUI(3.1)-package
   Wouter van Oortmerssen - for the E-language
   Mario Cattaneo         - for bugreports and hints