MENUBANK MENU GENERATION SYSTEM FROM KEDWELL SOFTWARE Pty Ltd P.O. Box 122, Brisbane Markets, Queensland 4106 Phone 379-4551 Fax 379-9422 IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A SIMPLE MENU AND DO NOT WANT TO READ THE MANUAL YOU SHOULD:- 1) Start the menu definition program by typing MBGEN and pressing ENTER 2) Pressing ENTER to accept 'Fast & Easy Menu' 3) Define your menu. If you are in doubt, pressing F1 for the first time will give you some help about what you are about to do, pressing F1 for the second time in succession will show you the manual. Pressing F1 for the third time in succession will give you some help on how the manual operates. Press Esc(ape) once to remove the effect of each F1 key. When you are finished, Press F10 to save your menu. 4) Press Q to terminate the menu definition program. 5) Type STARTMB MENU to run your new menu. You may want to include this statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that your machine will go directly to the menu when you turn it on (see the DOS manual "EDLIN" for instructions). The files provided on this diskette are:- README This file MBGEN.EXE Program used to create menu definition files (.MEN) MBGEN.DMU Menu definition file of internal menus in MBGEN.EXE for all operations other than window editing EDTWIN.DMU Menu definition file of internal menus in MBGEN.EXE for window editing MBGEN.MAN The binary version of the on-line manual used in MBGEN.EXE MB.EXE Program loader. ( Must be run via STARTMB.BAT ) MBRUN.EXE Program used to execute the menu definitions held in a menu definition (.MEN) file, (MBRUN.EXE is run via MB.EXE). DB PASW.EXE Program called by MB.EXE to control password maintenance DB PASW.DMU Menu definition file used to control menus by DB PASW.EXE CONVTXT.EXE Program used to convert text files (.TXT) to a) binary manuals to be used by MBGEN.EXE or MB.EXE or b) Message files (.LAN) used by MBGEN.EXE or MB.EXE CONVTXT.DMU Menu definition file of internal menus used by CONVTXT.EXE STARTMB.BAT Batch file which should be used to start MB.EXE. Function keys used in MBGEN and MB:- ----------------------------------------- F1 This key is used for HELP. Pushing the F1 key once provides the user with whatever "context sensitive" help is available. Pushing F1 for the second time makes the on-line manual (if present) available. F10 Accept data or save data to disk. Alt X Terminate program without saving changes. All other keys are specific to each program and are explained in the help available in that program. Please see later in this file for a brief explanation of keys used while accessing the on-line manual facility. Passwords --------- The master password provided with the package is MASTER, and the operator to enter to access this password is SYSOP. We suggest that you change the master password at your earliest convenience making sure to remember what you change it to. The master password is actually stored, in hashed form, within MBRUN.EXE. THERE IS NO WAY OF FINDING OUT WHAT IT IS IF YOU FORGET IT. Any other passwords are stored, in hashed form, in the file MB.PWD Keys used when accessing the on-line manual function ---------------------------------------------------- F1 Help about how to access the manual (What keys can be used) Pressing this key while on a page of the on-line manual will provide you with this list of the key functionality. F9 Go to manual index to find a page number F8 Go to manual overview to find a page number "up arrow" Scroll up line by line "down arrow" Scroll down line by line Page up Go to previous page Page Down Go to next page Home Go to first line on page End Go to last line on page P(n) Go to page (n) where (n) is the known page number Ctrl Home Go to first chapter Ctrl End Go to last chapter Ctrl Pg Down Go to next chapter Ctrl Pg up Go to previous chapter C(n) Go to Chapter (n) where (n) is the known chapter number Ctrl P Go to the Print Menu Escape Leave the on-line manual facility Note ---- It has always been the intention of Kedwell Software to provide its products with the greatest possible power at the least possible cost, as such, no printed manual is included within the product. You can access and print anything you want (ranging from a single page through to a whole chapter or even the whole manual) from the on-line manual directly to your own printer. If sufficient requests are received we will re-evaluate the necessity for a printed manual but be sure that the price will have to rise. Distribution and Licensing Policies ----------------------------------- The license fee is for the Programs MBGEN.EXE and CONVTXT.EXE. You may not distribute these programs in any form whatsoever without absolute written permission of Kedwell Software Pty Ltd. All other programs are provided free of charge and can be replicated and distributed, provided they are distributed with a copy of this file and a copy of Kedwell Software Pty Ltd's Software License Agreement, without incurring any further license fees. What this means is that the purchaser can create defined object menus, on-line manuals etc and distribute them with all the necessary files and programs to execute the defined object menus etc, but cannot replicate and distribute the programs used to create the defined object menus etc. Customised Versions of MENUBANK ------------------------------- Kedwell Software offer the service of customising this menu generation system. Some of the possible customisations which could be provided:- a) MBRUN.EXE (The menu execution program) and MBGEN (The menu definition program) could boot with an initial text or graphics screen tailored to the customers requirements. E.G. A screen with a corporate logo. b) The "screen save" facility could show an item of the customers choosing. E.G. A corporate logo or similar etc etc c) Anything else imaginable. If you require a quote for this service please contact Kedwell Software at the phone numbers or fax numbers shown at the top of this file. 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