XPost: alt.msdos, comp.os.msdos.apps, comp.os.msdos.programmer   
   From: jaynews@ntlworld.com   
      
   "Richard Bonner"  wrote in message   
   news:enb7kl$kgp$1@Kil-nws-1.UCIS.Dal.Ca...   
   > Richard Bonner wrote:   
   > > Jason Burgon wrote:   
      
   >    Jason: I did not take the time yet to review all the documentation. Is   
   > there a way to alphabetise the "Start" menu programs?   
      
   No, but you you can:   
      
   (1) Create sub-menus.   
      
   Click on "Start" and release the mouse. Move the mouse over the menu   
   position where you want to insert your sub-menu, then right-click with the   
   mouse to bring up a pop-up menu of actions. One of them is labeled "Add   
   sub-menu". Complete the process by giving your sub-menu a title such as   
   "Documents" for example. If you surround the "D" of "Documents" with tilde   
   characters - "~D~ocuments" then "D" (any case) will become the hot-key for   
   that item, and the "D" will be displayed underlined.   
      
   (2) Drag items around your "Start" menu tree structure.   
      
   An item is always added to the top-level of the Start menu, but it can be   
   dragged to wherever you want it by clicking and releasing the mouse on   
   "Start" (as above), then holding the [Ctrl] key down while you drag the item   
   you want to move with the mouse. You can drag sub-menus around like this as   
   well as normal menu items.   
      
   > Can one return to the shell after a program has been started - say via a   
   hot key   
   > combination?   
      
   GVFM doesn't suddenly make DOS multi-tasking. ;-) GVFM will regain control   
   once your spawned program termines. Or have I misunderstood?   
      
   > I would also prefer that the .cfg file be in plain text so   
   > that it could be edited directly.   
      
   So would I, but for a different reason. You can export and then re-import   
   both your "Start" menu structure and your file "Associations" list as   
   tab-delimited plain text already though via Tools|Export and Tools|Import on   
   the main menu. Be careful that you don't accidently add or remove a tab   
   character while editing though, as GVFM will complain if the edited,   
   imported file is invalid.   
      
   >    My first impression is that Graphic Vision would be suitable for DOS   
   > users that want a graphic shell but without having to have the intrusion   
   > of Windows. Give it a try, people.   
      
   Thanks for the recommendation. I also think GVFM is useful simply as a file   
   manager tool - it's primary function. One can simply ignore its shell-like   
   functionality (like the "Start" menu") and just use it to shove files and   
   directories around.   
      
   --   
   Jay   
      
   Jason Burgon - author of Graphic Vision   
   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gvision   
      
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