Conference hydra::amiga_v1

2443.0. "Yet Another Workbench Menu Hack" by LEDS::ACCIARDI () Thu Apr 06 1989 01:28

    
    MyMenu is the latest entry in the 'WorkBench Menu Bar Modification'
    frenzy that's been happening lately.  If you liked HandyIcons, you'll
    break out in a rash over MyMenu.
    
    Wheras HandyIcons allowed one entire new Workbench menu, and
    restricted the menu entries to WB programs only, MyMenu...
    
    * lets you add as many new Workbench menu items as you can fit in the
      title bar width.
    
    * Parses CLI as well as WB lines.  Anything that you could ever
      conceive of typing in at a CLI or Shell can be parsed as a menu item,
      with an abbreviated name or keyboard equivalent.
    
    * Supports sub-menus in an easy to use fashion.
    
    Here's how it works...
    
    You build a text file called 'MyMenu.conf' and place it in your s:
    directory.  A sample file is included. Then, just install the
    'MyMenu-handler' into your l: directory and the MyMenu program in your
    c: directory.  Run 'MyMenu' anytime in your startup-sequence after the
    LOADWB command and you'll automagically have a customized Workbench
    menu bar.  MyMenu automatically detaches itself from the current CLI,
    so you don't need to 'RUN' it or anything.
    
    I've been using this for a few weeks now (sorry for not uploading it
    sooner, but life's been a reel beech lately) and all I can say is that
    if 1.4 doesn't have a feature like this, it should.
    
    The file is NORSE""::AMIGA:[UPLOAD]MYMENU.ZOO and is in STREAM_LF
    format, so Xmodem it.  I think you'll love this one.
    
    Ed.
    
    

    I think it's a bit buggy. Unless you have it set up correctly, it
    will guru. For example, if you attempt to run ProDraw or ProPage
    using MyMenu's WB qualifier, the machine crashes. If you use the
    CLI qualifier, you won't be in the correct directory for those programs
    unless you have already CDed to the correct directory. I got a tad
    bit frustrated trying to get it to work correctly. Nice concept
    though.
    

    
    Hmmm, I haven't had any problems of that sort.  If MyMenu can't parse a 
    particular command, it just throws up a requestor telling that it can't
    perform that function.
    
    Ed.

Ed, thanks for uploading this program!  It's everything a workbench
menu hacker could ever want (well,almost...)

The author mentions a rumor that Workbench 1.4 may have this functionality.

John

    
    I hope the 1.4 people at CBM are watching all these clever hacks.  I
    hate to say it, but Workbench has always been an abomination compared
    to the Mac desktop.  It probably has scared many people away from
    Amiga.
    
    I was thinking about posting my own Menu.conf file here.  If anyone
    else wants to we could cross pollinate and maybe come up with the
    ultimate configuration.
    
    Ed.

I'll post mine also.


John