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mega screen shell ver. 0.6
What you see here is totally new incarnation of 'mss'(a program that does
the fullscreen CLI with ANSI-like feeling). Main advantages over the last
version are:
() Upto 4 independent shell processes on a single screen. They are not
just windows, they reverse-react against each other!
() Control over the window arrangement(vertical, horizontal, tiled) as
well as control over the viewport size(shells can be "zoomed").
() Additional animated(#?.logo) or still(also in 24 bit) logo per
shell can now be set :-) .
() Custom background colors(each shell can have its own bg/fg colors,
without the need to alter the palette).
() Proper screen pen mappings(windows invited to screen mainatained by
'mss' look like those on the Workbench at at least 4 bits).
() Enhanced modeid selection(thanks to 'nfo_findgfxentry()'), so you
got maximum control over the screen mode.
() OCS/ECS/AGA/P96/CGX/... compatible(but only under V39+ of the OS!).
() Screen bar trigger(screen bar can now be switched on or off just by
clicking top-left corner of the screen).
() Palette(8 bit == 256 colors) can be specified on the command line
as well as loaded from file.
() Local(tooltypes/comment field) or global(environment) preferences
support, so usage is really nice and easy.
() Totally CLI secure, which means that can be started from Workbench
and still be a CLI process!
Features that were here before enhancements:
() Fonts are freely settable and can be as big/small as you like.
() Allows to use different than standard 'CON' handler, such as 'KCON'
or 'VNC'.
() Screen title even though in most cases invisible can be adjusted to
whatever name you like.
() Marking, copying and pasting text is possible of course.
() UNIX-like proggies can now shine with its ANSI colors if 'amiga-f'
terminfo/termcap is being used.
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NEWS:
[18-Feb-2013] 0.6 * New compile due to reworked library subsystems
plus switched to native shell launcher for
maximum compatibility.
* Proggy sets now 'mss' environment variable to
indicate fullscreen CLI so it is possible to
take some action in the startup script.
[30-Jan-2011] 0.5 * Thanks to Lombi for pointing out lack of
screen activation! I am using 'mcp', so it
does this automatically for me.
* Major rewrite. Quite modular, 'qdev' dependant
design with lots of new features.
[28-Jun-2009] 0.4 * Thanks to Wawa for pointing out VNC: . Due to
strict error code checking ViNCEd didnt work.
* Added Commodore64 look and feel option ;-) .
[24-Jun-2009] 0.3 * Mega thanks to Stellan Pistoor for reporting
problems with unofficial handlers. I have
added workaround for buggy KingCON 1.4+, so
hopefully screen will close now after issuing
'endcli'.
* Proggy can now be compiled with 'gcc' as well.
[20-Jun-2009] 0.2 * Removed some bloating code.
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NOTES:
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Requires 68020(no FPU)+, OS2.04(theoretically)+, 40+ kilo of free memory.
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By default 'mss' gets modeid from Workbench, but if no "Workbench Screen"
is opened then it tries to read 'env:sys/screenmode.prefs', and if that
fails then reverts to 0.
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On startup no 'diskfont.library' is being used, it will be used only when
you request a font. No error message will appear on failure though!
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To switch between screens use 'LAMIGA + n' or 'LAMIGA + m'. You can also
do that with mouse, just click top-left corner of the screen with LMB.
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Aside from 'endcli' you can terminate the shell also with 'CTRL + \' key
combination. Please note that this may not work with certain keymaps!
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If you want logo to be loaded through datatypes then make sure you have
got 'guigfx.library' and 'render.library' installed(any recent version
should do)!
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It is assumed that the pen number 0 is the transparent pen for logos. So
remember about that while making your own animation or still picture!
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There is absolutely no need to supply external palette per logo! Palette
will be taken from the picture and will be quantized and the picture
itself remapped with possible auto color allocation!
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A bunch of animated logos can be found in 'qdev' archive in 'logos/'
directory.
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Currently there is no way for the logo area to share custom background
color as set with 'BF=BGFG/K', sorry!
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Now it is possible to make permanent customisation. You can either embed
preferences in the executable(in the comment field) or create 'mss.prefs'
in 'Env:'. The very first method is considered local and the other
global(advantage over the local). Please note that file comment can be as
big as 80 bytes only! Also, you can overrride the settings at any time
by providing command line alternatives.
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Environment settings can be multiline. You can pass each argument in a
separate line so config is more readable. Comments are allowed of course.
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If you are an AGA user and want to save on precious chip memory as much
as possible and boost the chipset then go Aminet and in the search string
type 'gfxroute'. In this package you will find some infos on that topic
and also links to programs who make that possible.
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Use 'newterm "MSS:[arguments]"' as a background launcher which adds some
nice features too.
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HELP:
> mss ?
TITLE,PUB=PUBNAME/K,DEV=DEVICE/K,ID=MODEID/K,D=DEPTH/K,A=ACTIVE/S,
F=FONT/K,NA=NOANSI/S,M=MONO/S,P=PALETTE/K,NC=NUMCON/K,L0=LOGO/K,
L1=LOGO1/K,L2=LOGO2/K,L3=LOGO3/K,F0=FROM/K,F1=FROM1/K,F2=FROM2/K,
F3=FROM3/K,RF=RFLAGS/K,ZF=ZOOMFCT/K,BP=BACKPEN/K,YL=YLIMIT/K,
BF=BGFG/K,RC=RESETCON/S,C64=COMMO/S,SB=SHOWBAR/S,B=BEHIND/S,
PT=PROMPT/K
TITLE - Screen title of this fullscreen CLI session. If not
specified then public screen name will be used. Note
that there can be two or more screens with same
names!
PUB=PUBNAME/K - Name of the public screen that will be created by
the 'mss'. By default ascending numbering is being
used. Public screen names must be unique!
DEV=DEVICE/K - Console handler name and/or its arguments. 'CON' is
being used by default or when provided handler does
not exist or does not work. Handler must support
attached 'WINDOW' argument!
ID=MODEID/K - Despite the key name 'mss' offers now amazingly easy
and powerful resolution selection. Lazy people can
benefit, because there is no need to memorize those
cryptic hecadecimals anymore. For example, having
just one graphics board and wanting to use 1024x768
you just type it: 1024x768 and that is it. You can
also pass the depth if you do not want OS to pick it
for you. If you got multiboard system then monitor
name will do(input must really be quoted):
"640x480x4 NTSC similar" . I dont know if you did
notice it, but by default 'NTSC' does not come
with such a mode. The very last argument makes it
possible. Refer to autodocs on 'nfo_findgfx#?()' or
read the additional docs and study the source code
for more details.
D=DEPTH/K - Allows to pick new color depth for a screen(if not
passed through the key above already). Depth can be
expressed in bits only, in range from 1 to 32. All
non-standard depths will be rounded to nearest
available.
A=ACTIVE/S - By default 'Workbench' modeid will be used, but with
this switch you can tell 'mss' to take the modeid
from current/active screen.
F=FONT/K - Font that should be used in the shell window. The
syntax is: <fontname>/<fontsize> where '<fontname>'
lacks '.font' suffix like: topaz/16 .
NA=NOANSI/S - Tell 'mss' not to use ANSI-like palette. This will
most probably employ 'Workbench' colors if there is
no custom palette.
M=MONO/S - This switch aside from picking 1 bit ANSI palette
will also enforce 1 bit depth!
P=PALETTE/K - Allows to set 8 bit palette that consists of RGB
values, that must be comma separated like:
0x00AABBCC,0x01CCAABB,... You can also create a file
with newline separated values and pass its name
here. Color coding is simple, having 0xpprrggbb they
correspond: pp - pen number(0-255), rr - red value
gg - green value, bb - blue value. Pen numbers need
not to grow, can be passed in any order. Please note
that only first 12 and last 4 colors will be locked!
NC=NUMCON/K - Number of shell processes to start for this screen.
Currently there can be max 4 shells. Please note
that "view control" works with at least 2 shells!
L0=LOGO/K - Name of the logo/picture that will be installed in
top-left corner of the first shell.
L1=LOGO1/K - Name of the logo/picture that will be installed in
top-left corner of the second shell.
L2=LOGO2/K - Name of the logo/picture that will be installed in
top-left corner of the third shell.
L3=LOGO3/K - Name of the logo/picture that will be installed in
top-left corner of the fourth shell.
F0=FROM/K - Name of the shell script that will executed in the
first shell at startup.
F1=FROM1/K - Name of the shell script that will executed in the
second shell at startup.
F2=FROM2/K - Name of the shell script that will executed in the
third shell at startup.
F3=FROM3/K - Name of the shell script that will executed in the
fourth shell at startup.
RF=RFLAGS/K - Window rearrange flags. These are: h - horizontal,
v - vertical, t - tile . After each arrangement:
c - (no) cross can be specified if spacing between
shells is not desired. The (re)arrangement can also
be done while the 'mss' is running.
ZF=ZOOMFCT/K - Zoom factor(in percents) used for scalling windows.
Zoom value can be in range of 1 to 100 where 1 is
slow and 100 is fast. Really usable range starts at
something like 16 to maybe 32. You will have to pick
this experimentally based upon your liking.
BP=BACKPEN/K - Background pen number(0-7) used for so called
"cross" rendition.
YL=YLIMIT/K - Maximum pixels logo will take in Y axis. Please note
that there is still safety value you cannot go over.
BF=BGFG/K - Allows to set background/foreground pair similarily
to palette. General syntax and in file organisation
are same. The difference lies in function of each
octet. Here we have: 0xssnnbgfg where: ss - shell
number(0-3), nn - null, bg - background pen(0-7),
fg - foreground pen(0-7). Please note that this ties
to 'prompt', so you should not be touching it or the
colors will go away on console reset!
RC=RESETCON/S - Try to reset the foreground pen to something like
white color. When using this, you cannot use the
option above and vice versa!
C64=COMMO/S - Turn on Commodore64 look and feel. This only sets
the "paper" area, proper colors and minimal depth.
It is up to you to provide the right resolution and
the font.
SB=SHOWBAR/S - By default no screen bar is being displayed, but can
be toggled. If you want it to be visible on startup
then use this switch.
B=BEHIND/S - Open behind all other screens. This will not make
the screen/window active!
PT=PROMPT/K - Allows to set CLI prompt independently of current
settings. Useful when using tooltypes.
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RUNTIME:
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|\__My_Shell_Screen__ _ _
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(1) - If you click top-left corner of the screen with LMB then screen
title bar should appear. If you do that once again it will disappear.
(2) - On the other side of the screen you can find another surprise
called: "view control". It does not only display current window
dimensions, but also allows to control the window with keyboard. Put
your mouse pointer near bottom-right corner of the shell window, so
little OSD will light up. To kill it, take the mouse pointer from there
and put it there once again.
While the OSD is being displayed you can control the shell with numeric
keypad(comfortable) or if your Miggy lacks it use analogic keys on the
ordinary keyboard. Currently following keys are bound:
'+' - Enlarge/zoom in current window, so all other windows do the
opposite.
'-' - Shrink/zoom out current window, so all other windows do the
opposite(as much as they can).
'/' - Switch between arrangements(horizontal, vertical, tiled).
Please note that tiling works only with 4 shell processes!
'*' - Reset current arrangement, so all windows share equal amount
of screen.
'.' - Toggle window separator - "cross".
RET - Return key transfers back to shell. Same can be done by
placing mouse pointer in bottom-right area once again.
---
CLI USAGE:
; Workbench modeid, pen mappings and fonts + ANSI-like colors
mss
; modify the very first color so it is not totally black
mss p 0x00123456
; shells have different colors
mss nc 4 bgfg 0x00000200,0x01000503,0x02000407,0x03000301
; custom name, two processes and other than CON: handler
mss MyShell nc 2 dev KCON://///JUMP/ASYNC/FASTUPDATE
; Commodore64 experience(resolution of 800x600 and 'topaz/16'
; make it look right imo)
mss C64ish c64 dev VNC: id "800x600 ACTIVE similar" f topaz/16
; setup some defaults in such a manner that all the settings
; will be sitting in the binary
filenote mss comment "Miggy logo //logos/boing/boing.loco"
mss
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WB USAGE:
1) Create a project icon(just an '.info' stub)
2) Use Workbench to inspect it(Information...)
3) Set the tooltypes to what you would type on
the command line
4) Set default tool to 'mss' and press 'Save'
5) Now just double click that icon and enjoy
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megacz
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