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!AWDec91/Goodies/Hotkeys/!HotKeys/Special
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Archimedes archive » Archimedes World » AW-1991-12.adf » December91 |
| Filename: | !AWDec91/Goodies/Hotkeys/!HotKeys/Special |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0466 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
"Special star commands"
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|HotKeys:desktop(wait for nnn) - Halts desktop tasks until CHR$ nnn
is pressed; the default for 'nnn'
is 127 :- DELETE
|HotKeys:desktop(blackout) - Makes the screen go black (256 colour
does not work) until the hot key is
pressed that recolours the screen.
|HotKeys:desktop(default) - Recolours the screen after a blackout.
The program decodes the hotkeys and any hotkey that contains the prefix
"|HotKeys:" runs an internal operation in the program - any other prefix
is passed to the command line interpretor via *WimpTask
Later versions of HotKeys may be able to incorporate the special LIBRARY
facility of BASIC V to allow keys to be pressed that will call basic
procedures in any program :- note however; tasks can still be initiated
via a 'hotkey' by simply *RUNnig it - eg, define key "E" to '!Edit' - this
will install edit when the user presses "E" (provided it is in the currently
selected directory / CSD)
00000000 22 53 70 65 63 69 61 6c 20 73 74 61 72 20 63 6f |"Special star co| 00000010 6d 6d 61 6e 64 73 22 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |mmands".--------| 00000020 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a |---------------.| 00000030 0a 0a 7c 48 6f 74 4b 65 79 73 3a 64 65 73 6b 74 |..|HotKeys:deskt| 00000040 6f 70 28 77 61 69 74 20 66 6f 72 20 6e 6e 6e 29 |op(wait for nnn)| 00000050 20 2d 20 20 48 61 6c 74 73 20 64 65 73 6b 74 6f | - Halts deskto| 00000060 70 20 74 61 73 6b 73 20 75 6e 74 69 6c 20 43 48 |p tasks until CH| 00000070 52 24 20 6e 6e 6e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |R$ nnn. | 00000080 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000090 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 69 73 20 70 72 65 73 | is pres| 000000a0 73 65 64 3b 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 |sed; the default| 000000b0 20 66 6f 72 20 27 6e 6e 6e 27 0a 20 20 20 20 20 | for 'nnn'. | 000000c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000000d0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 69 73 20 | is | 000000e0 31 32 37 20 3a 2d 20 44 45 4c 45 54 45 0a 0a 0a |127 :- DELETE...| 000000f0 7c 48 6f 74 4b 65 79 73 3a 64 65 73 6b 74 6f 70 ||HotKeys:desktop| 00000100 28 62 6c 61 63 6b 6f 75 74 29 20 2d 20 20 20 20 |(blackout) - | 00000110 20 20 4d 61 6b 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 | Makes the scre| 00000120 65 6e 20 67 6f 20 62 6c 61 63 6b 20 28 32 35 36 |en go black (256| 00000130 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | colour. | 00000140 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000150 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 64 6f 65 73 20 6e | does n| 00000160 6f 74 20 77 6f 72 6b 29 20 75 6e 74 69 6c 20 74 |ot work) until t| 00000170 68 65 20 68 6f 74 20 6b 65 79 20 69 73 0a 20 20 |he hot key is. | 00000180 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | * 000001a0 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 20 74 68 61 74 20 72 65 63 |pressed that rec| 000001b0 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 |olours the scree| 000001c0 6e 2e 0a 0a 0a 7c 48 6f 74 4b 65 79 73 3a 64 65 |n....|HotKeys:de| 000001d0 73 6b 74 6f 70 28 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 29 20 2d |sktop(default) -| 000001e0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 52 65 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 73 | Recolours| 000001f0 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 61 66 74 65 | the screen afte| 00000200 72 20 61 20 62 6c 61 63 6b 6f 75 74 2e 0a 0a 0a |r a blackout....| 00000210 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 64 65 |..The program de| 00000220 63 6f 64 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 68 6f 74 6b 65 79 |codes the hotkey| 00000230 73 20 61 6e 64 20 61 6e 79 20 68 6f 74 6b 65 79 |s and any hotkey| 00000240 20 74 68 61 74 20 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e 73 20 74 | that contains t| 00000250 68 65 20 70 72 65 66 69 78 0a 22 7c 48 6f 74 4b |he prefix."|HotK| 00000260 65 79 73 3a 22 20 72 75 6e 73 20 61 6e 20 69 6e |eys:" runs an in| 00000270 74 65 72 6e 61 6c 20 6f 70 65 72 61 74 69 6f 6e |ternal operation| 00000280 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 | in the program | 00000290 2d 20 61 6e 79 20 6f 74 68 65 72 20 70 72 65 66 |- any other pref| 000002a0 69 78 0a 69 73 20 70 61 73 73 65 64 20 74 6f 20 |ix.is passed to | 000002b0 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 20 6c 69 6e 65 |the command line| 000002c0 20 69 6e 74 65 72 70 72 65 74 6f 72 20 76 69 61 | interpretor via| 000002d0 20 2a 57 69 6d 70 54 61 73 6b 0a 0a 4c 61 74 65 | *WimpTask..Late| 000002e0 72 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 73 20 6f 66 20 48 6f |r versions of Ho| 000002f0 74 4b 65 79 73 20 6d 61 79 20 62 65 20 61 62 6c |tKeys may be abl| 00000300 65 20 74 6f 20 69 6e 63 6f 72 70 6f 72 61 74 65 |e to incorporate| 00000310 20 74 68 65 20 73 70 65 63 69 61 6c 20 4c 49 42 | the special LIB| 00000320 52 41 52 59 0a 66 61 63 69 6c 69 74 79 20 6f 66 |RARY.facility of| 00000330 20 42 41 53 49 43 20 56 20 74 6f 20 61 6c 6c 6f | BASIC V to allo| 00000340 77 20 6b 65 79 73 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 70 72 65 |w keys to be pre| 00000350 73 73 65 64 20 74 68 61 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 63 |ssed that will c| 00000360 61 6c 6c 20 62 61 73 69 63 0a 70 72 6f 63 65 64 |all basic.proced| 00000370 75 72 65 73 20 69 6e 20 61 6e 79 20 70 72 6f 67 |ures in any prog| 00000380 72 61 6d 20 3a 2d 20 6e 6f 74 65 20 68 6f 77 65 |ram :- note howe| 00000390 76 65 72 3b 20 74 61 73 6b 73 20 63 61 6e 20 73 |ver; tasks can s| 000003a0 74 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 69 6e 69 74 69 61 74 65 |till be initiate| 000003b0 64 0a 76 69 61 20 61 20 27 68 6f 74 6b 65 79 27 |d.via a 'hotkey'| 000003c0 20 62 79 20 73 69 6d 70 6c 79 20 2a 52 55 4e 6e | by simply *RUNn| 000003d0 69 67 20 69 74 20 2d 20 65 67 2c 20 64 65 66 69 |ig it - eg, defi| 000003e0 6e 65 20 6b 65 79 20 22 45 22 20 74 6f 20 27 21 |ne key "E" to '!| 000003f0 45 64 69 74 27 20 2d 20 74 68 69 73 0a 77 69 6c |Edit' - this.wil| 00000400 6c 20 69 6e 73 74 61 6c 6c 20 65 64 69 74 20 77 |l install edit w| 00000410 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 75 73 65 72 20 70 72 65 |hen the user pre| 00000420 73 73 65 73 20 22 45 22 20 20 28 70 72 6f 76 69 |sses "E" (provi| 00000430 64 65 64 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 |ded it is in the| 00000440 20 63 75 72 72 65 6e 74 6c 79 0a 73 65 6c 65 63 | currently.selec| 00000450 74 65 64 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 2f 20 |ted directory / | 00000460 43 53 44 29 0a 0a |CSD)..| 00000466
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