Short: V3.2: Icon-based program hotlist Author: who@infokom.de (Maik Schmidt) Uploader: who infokom de (Maik Schmidt) Type: util/wb Architecture: m68k-amigaos HotBar is a workbench utility that shows a line of icons of your often-used programs. Move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the workbench screen to activate HotBar, when it runs. The programs to show are defined in the file HotBar.data file, wich must be located in the same directory as the HotBar program file. It can be changed using any ASCII editor: Just type a line containing the path and name of the tool and it's arguments, e.g. "DH0:Prefs/EditKeys NOMAP" (The quotations marks ARE part of the string!). After the main string the additional parameters ICON (for an alternative icon to be loaded instead of the own one) and TEXT (to create a text gadget instead of an icon) can be used, e.g.: "SYS:Tools/Diskmaster CACHE=OFF" ICON=DH2:Icons/Maus "SYS:Tools/Diskmaster CACHE=OFF" TEXT=Disk-Master The additional POPUP parameter causes HotBar to generate a popup menu consisting of following entries that are seperated by "|", e.g.: "SYS:System" POPUP="SYS:Diskmaster"|"SYS:CygnusEdit" Batchup files (e.g. for use with IconX) are supported, too, and will be launched using the c:EXECUTE command. CLI PARAMETERS: GAP defines the distance between the icons (default is GAP=4). BORDER defines the frame size around the icons (dafault is BORDER=0, meaning there is no one). ALIGN says HotBar where to put the icon bar, possible are: ALIGN=BOTTOM (default) ALIGN=RIGHT ALIGH=LEFT NOCENTER toggles off the automatic center DELAY defines a waiting period in 1/50 seconds before the icon bar is generated. PLUS this keyword allowes HotBar to show the icons just at the active screen, not only at the Workbench. (This argument will be useless if WBFIX is set!) WBFIX the icons are loaded immediately after HotBar's execution and will be visible all the time. FONT sets the font used by text gadgets in the following format: FONT=font_name/font_size default is: FONT=topaz/8 INSTALLATION: - Copy HotBar and HotBar.data to any directory you wish, e.g. to SYS:s/ - Add the following line to your StartUp-Sequence, if possible after the LoadWB command: Run >NIL: SYS:s/HotBar WHEN HOTBAR ICONS ARE VISIBLE ONLY: Esc - Quit Help - Show information THANKS to Nils Goers for his Execute routine, to Georg Rottlaender for his fabulous ideas, to Alexandre Gabriel who persuaded me to create popups, and for further suggestions by Eberhard Hafermalz, Tony McKimm and Philippe Ferrucci. AUTHOR INFORMATION: Requests by Email to who@infokom.de Don't miss visiting my homepage: http://www.infokom.de/home/who/ HotBar ©1997-98 by Maik Schmidt. All rights reserved. Freeware - not for commercial use.