Short: Replacement for WB2+ 'Execute', V1.0
Type: util/wb
Uploader: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
Author: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie)

ShellBench  is  a  replacement for the Workbench Execute requester. It
opens  a  small  window  on  the  default public screen, with a string
gadget  for  typing in the desired command. The string gadget supports
filename  completion  with  the  TAB  key  and keeps a command history
buffer.  The  excellent  BGUI  library  by  Jan van den Baard provides
font-sensitive gadget layout in a resizeable window.

Via  tooltypes  and  an options window, ShellBench offers fine control
over  the  execution  environment of launched programs, including task
priority,  stack  size  and  current  directory.  In addition to using
ShellBench  on-demand for executing individual Shell commands, you can
also  quickly  set  up project icons that run Shell programs in highly
configurable environments.

Requirements:

    o AmigaOS 2.04 / Kickstart V37 or higher.
    o bgui.library V38 or higher (included).

Summary of features:

  o Icons shift-selected when started from Workbench have their fully
    qualified pathnames appended to the command string.

  o AppWindow support: drop icons in the window and the fully
    qualified pathnames will be appended to the command.

  o TAB key performs filename completion.

  o Shift-TAB inserts all matching filenames.

  o Press HELP to get a file requester; selected files get their full
    pathnames inserted into the command string.

  o Optionally expands all wildcards in command before launch.

  o Command line history, which can be saved to a file for recall
    between invocations of ShellBench.

  o Clipboard paste support using RightAmiga-V.

  o User-defined hotlist of favourite commands or substrings for quick
    insertion via function keys.

  o Launch parameters such as output window, stack size, current
    directory, etc, configurable via tooltypes and on-line via options
    window.

  o Launch parameters can be placed in tooltypes of project icons,
    allowing for easy launch of applications with specific execution
    environments.

  o Commodity option, with user-configurable pop-up hotkey.

  o Opens on the default public screen, or on a named one.

  o Font-sensitive, resizeable gadget layout: uses the preferred font
    of the screen it opens on, with a tooltype to override and specify
    your own font.

  o All gadgets have keyboard shortcuts.

  o Locale support for presenting all text and messages in the
    user-preferred language, with an option to override and specify
    language.

Restrictions:

  o No catalog translations available at the present time.


$VER: ShellBench 1.0 (30.04.95)