Are you sure you want to shut the computer down?

Generally, yes, I am!

However, is there any way to change/add to this text to remind me to do a couple of things?

I used to use Justin Fletcher’s ExitOut module a long time ago on a RiscPC, and modified the text in there, but it’s not 32bit compatible and might be one too many “are you sure” type boxes.

Can this be done?

I’ve been trying for a while to convince ROOL that RISC OS should have similar shutdown options to ROL’s Select.
It offers:
Off, Restart, Shutdown & Cancel
I now accept that only one of Off & Shutdown are needed.
My vote is Shutdown Restart & Cancel
with Shutdown doing Power Off on supported hardware: Iyonix, PandaRO, RaspberryRO & Pandora?

If you select anything other than cancel with ’ROL’s Select’ it then offers the call to apps for ‘unsaved data’ etc.

The OMAP4 ROM (5.21 21-Apr-2014, as in PandaLand for the ARMiniX) does now have this functionality.

The OMAP4 ROM (5.21 21-Apr-2014, as in PandaLand for the ARMiniX) does now have this functionality.

That’s the one I’m using. I wanted to edit the main body of text to remind me to turn a few things off before I leave the room. Would it be difficult to make the text “user-configurable”?

Presumably the message is stored in a Messages file somewhere in ResourceFS?

One of those ‘customise ResourceFS’ utilities should help you make a module which overrides the required file. Stick it in PreDesk.

Perhaps my RFSFiles would do. This module will add files to ResourcesFS without needing to create a unique module to do it. The Messages file you want is in Resources.Switcher.

Perhaps my RFSFiles would do. This module will add files to ResourcesFS without needing to create a unique module to do it. The Messages file you want is in Resources.Switcher

Messages relating to the ExitOut module are in the module itself, along with the help text explaining why Justin Fletcher wrote it.

“The ExitOut module was written for Richard Murray because it would appear that he wants a warning before he leaves the desktop via Ctrl-Break. "

Does Mr Murray still use it? :)

BTW: 14 non-32bit entries mostly function exits

One of those ‘customise ResourceFS’ utilities should help you make a module which overrides the required file. Stick it in PreDesk.

Perhaps my RFSFiles would do. This module will add files to ResourcesFS without needing to create a unique module to do it. The Messages file you want is in Resources.Switcher.

Thanks for the info, Steve and thanks, too, to Richard for the pointer. Unfortunately, Steve, every effort I made to get RFSFiles to work failed, and it just repeatedly stiffed my Panda ES to the point of needing a pwer off to get going again. I tried it with and without Aemulor, but to no avail.

By very indepth Googling for one of Richard’s ‘customise ResourceFS’ utilities, I managed to find !MakeRes, which (under Aemulor, admittedly) does exactly what I want! The only problem is, the resultant module is NOT 32bit safe – ARMalyser reports 1 issue.

Does Mr Murray still use it? :)

On my older machines? Yes. Well, I did. Don’t use them much at all these days.

On the Pi, I wrote a utility that does the same sort of purpose but offers also a “Switch off” option. And on the Beagle, a slightly hacked version that does the same without the switch off (so behaves a lot like ExitOut).

Traps Ctrl-Shift-F12 and Ctrl-Break.

Unfortunately, Steve, every effort I made to get RFSFiles to work failed…

Steve, humble apologies! I take that back! I’ve tried it on a different Panda and it works fine, it must be something in my set up that’s causing the issue, not RFSFiles. I’ll do a “binary chop” on my !Boot to see what’s causing the problem.

That said, I like the module method. Does anyone know of another ‘customise ResourceFS’ utility that creates 32bit safe modules? So far, I have tried MakeRes, EasyRFS and RFS Files by Tim Gladding, RFSReg, ResROM, and WidgApp (all available from Arcade).

Unfortunately, Steve, every effort I made to get RFSFiles to work failed…
Steve, humble apologies! I take that back!

I am much relieved. ;-)

Does anyone know of another ‘customise ResourceFS’ utility that creates 32bit safe modules?

You do loose flexibility by creating a unique module, and as you now know RFSFiles is 32-bit. ;-)

On the other hand, it is very easy to write a module with a single file in it and probably the only thing need to make it 32-bit is to set the flag. If you look inside one of those customise apps you might be able to add that in.

Does anyone know of another ‘customise ResourceFS’ utility that creates 32bit safe modules? So far, I have tried MakeRes, EasyRFS and RFS Files by Tim Gladding, RFSReg, ResROM, and WidgApp (all available from Arcade).

I have ResSave from Epsilon 1995, by Mark from CumSoft in my armoury in addition to Steve’s RFSFiles.

I have ResSave from Epsilon 1995

That’s brilliant! Works exactly as I wanted. A combination of that, and Steve’s RFSFiles, gives me plenty of options for flexibility! Thanks to all of you!