Short: Replacement for WB2+ 'Execute', V1.2 Author: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie) Uploader: nick.christie@oucs.ox.ac.uk (Nick Christie) Version: 1.2 Type: util/wb Requires: dev/gui/BGUI12.lha, AmigaOS V2.04+. 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 V2.04 / Kickstart V37 or higher. o bgui.library V38 or higher (not included). Recent History: 1.2 (22.12.95) -------------- Bug fix: Completely screwed up locale catalog generation. Now it will actually work with the supplied catalogs. V1.1 (30.11.95) --------------- Bug fix: tab filename completion wouldn't work if text gadget filter was set in IControl Preferences. Bug fix: Shift + Tab and other pattern matching operations would remove the trailing slash '/' if the pattern used was something like "Env:Sys/s*". Bug fix: LANGUAGE keyword had no effect previously. Bug fix: Changed key assignment of 'Output' gadget in Options window (English catalog) to avoid clash with 'Okay' gadget. Bug fix: Now requires only V37 of asl.library, not V38. New: Added STRINGA_MinCharsVisible tag to stack and priority options gadgets. New: MATCHINFO tooltype, if FALSE, excludes '.info' files from all pattern matching. Default is TRUE, ie. '.info' files are included. New: Rearranged Options window layout slightly; added 'Match .info' checkbox to Options window and changed 'Exp.Wild' gadget label to 'Expand Wild' in English catalog. New: Added on-line (synchronous) help accessed by pressing Help key. Now uses Shift + Help to insert filenames using a requester. New: Added French and Italian catalogs. Changed: GUIDEFILE tooltype is now called GUIDENAME. Changed: Removed BGUI library from distribution archive. Changed: Guide enhanced with AmigaGuide V40 formatting commands, but entirely compatible with older versions. $VER: ShellBench.readme 1.2 (22.12.95) ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 993 540 45.6% 30-Nov-95 23:14:48 ShellBench.info 993 538 45.8% 20-Nov-95 00:11:42 +Catalogs.info 1144 564 50.6% 20-Nov-95 00:11:32 +Français.info 2758 1240 55.0% 22-Dec-95 01:15:24 +ShellBench.catalog 8706 2885 66.8% 22-Dec-95 01:15:24 +ShellBench_Francais.ct 1144 566 50.5% 20-Nov-95 00:11:40 +Italiano.info 2824 1243 55.9% 22-Dec-95 01:15:26 +ShellBench.catalog 8816 2892 67.1% 22-Dec-95 01:15:26 +ShellBench_Italiano.ct 6795 2075 69.4% 30-Nov-95 22:25:32 +ShellBench.cd 6532 2058 68.4% 22-Dec-95 01:03:42 +ShellBench.ct 3853 1789 53.5% 30-Nov-95 22:24:30 +Translators.readme 1714 1173 31.5% 30-Nov-95 23:05:36 +def_ShellBench.info 993 541 45.5% 30-Nov-95 23:08:00 +Icons.info 1294 733 43.3% 30-Nov-95 23:08:00 +def_ShellBench.4clr.info 2101 1106 47.3% 30-Nov-95 23:08:00 +ShellBench.4clr.info 25024 13433 46.3% 22-Dec-95 01:21:58 +ShellBench 44406 13577 69.4% 22-Dec-95 01:22:40 +ShellBench.guide 1433 935 34.7% 20-Nov-95 00:11:16 +ShellBench.guide.info 2581 1616 37.3% 20-Nov-95 00:13:30 +ShellBench.info 7707 2118 72.5% 22-Dec-95 01:24:16 +ShellBench.install 1982 1092 44.9% 20-Nov-95 00:11:16 +ShellBench.install.info 2843 1455 48.8% 22-Dec-95 01:25:28 +ShellBench.pi 1391 600 56.8% 20-Nov-95 00:11:16 +ShellBench.pi.info 2625 1356 48.3% 22-Dec-95 01:26:12 +ShellBench.readme 1448 703 51.4% 20-Nov-95 00:11:16 +ShellBench.readme.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 142100 56828 60.0% 23-Dec-95 15:26:54 25 files