Toolbar 1.22
4 posts, 2 voices
David Thomas (43)
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Toolbar is a pull-down bar which sits at the top of your desktop. It can be used to launch applications, run files and open directories. It can be configured to reside on either the top left or right-hand side of the desktop and stores the names of up to 32 different objects. You can run it multiple times to get additional bars. Version 1.22 is its first update in over a decade: Changes in this version include: Toolbar is freeware. It’s written in BASIC. An unsquashed !RunImage is included to permit hacking. It’s also hosted on github <https://github.com/dpt/Toolbar/>. If you have positive changes to contribute you are encouraged to do so. Install via PackMan, or direct download link: |
Bernard Boase (169)
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I like Toolbar so much that I use it in a slightly modified version, replacing the access to its control files in Choices:Toolbar so that they are manually editable, i.e. replacing PRINT#/INPUT# by BPUT#/GET$# in the program. I use it with multiple executions to populate the top of the screen with 14 bars for different topic areas, but have found that using an Obey file with 14 Filer_Run commands seems to trip over itself and, although it starts 14 instances, some of the bars fail to render, leaving gaps. So the Obey file now has WaitUntil statements (from Soft Rock Software) to space out the executions in time. Since that slows the start-up, I wonder how I should be doing it to get full speed. Note that the current version 1.23 is available from PackMan and by direct download link: |
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David Thomas (43)
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I wonder how many outstanding Filer_Run commands the Filer can cope with before it starts losing track. That would be my theory. If I’d known 30 years ago that people would still be using it, and like this, I might have put multiple bars in! |
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Bernard Boase (169)
208 posts
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Nevertheless, much to thank you for, David: PrivateEye, PhotoFiler and the early QuickFiler. |
