ScreenTool.dok 1.0 =================== 22-Aug-94 mk Preface ------- The program and files in this distribution are freely distributable, but are also copyright (c) by Klaus Muckenhuber. They may be freely distributed as long as no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover time and copying costs. No commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the author. Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original unmodified form. The above is generally known as freeware. Please contact me if you have any comments or suggestions !! Information: ------------ On the MS-DOS´en you have the keyboard shortcut CTRL-TAB to cycle between the applications, and the CTRL-ESC shortcut to view all running applications in a requester. With ScreenTool you have the MS-Windows CTRL-ESC function on your Amiga. You get a requester with all available screens - so you have a tool to handle comfortable all open screens. ScreenTool ist not a Commodity, because it is very small - and so it is fast enough by starting from the disk. By activating with FKey you can start a lot of tools with the keyboard, without using any additional RAM. So ScreenTool will save your CPU and RAM! Remark: ScreenTool needs OS 2.0, and running multitasking ! Installation: ------------- Put the drawer in some directory - finished! If you want, you can copy the program "ScreenTool" in a directory from your search path (ie: sys:c or sys:etc) to start form CLI. To activate ScreenTool you can use the standard Amiga OS Commodity "FKey" ! Put "FKey in your WBStartup directory and add the call for ScreenTool: [New Key] lamiga esc [Command] "Run Program" [Comand Parameters] /ScreenTool [Save Defined Keys] [Hide] For more information to FKey (sys:Tools/Commodities) see the Amiga OS documentation. In combination with the great program "qmouse" you have a strong utility!! (qmouse, you can find in the FishLib) Function: --------- activate the selected Screen (Shortcut: "o", "Return") abort, without any action (Shortcut: "c" or "Esc") first maus-click, select a Screen second maus-click, on the same Screen will bring the Screen in the foreground. Scroll down list Scroll up list Remark: * Screens without a name (ie: DeluxePaint3) will be named as "" * If you are leaving the destination screen, before it will be aktiv ScreenTool select the next one in the list! History: -------- 22-Aug-94 finished version 1.0 18-Aug-94 start programming (GUI with GadToolsBox!) 17-Aug-94 the idea Amiga: ------ In business i am working with MS-Windows und AIX Workstations. And the message is - the Amiga OS is a very good operating system! Author: ------- Klaus Muckenhuber Markt 37 A-4650 OFFENHAUSEN AUSTRIA Bye!