----------------LiteBar v1.0 by Tom Grandgent  WizWare '94!--------------------

What is LiteBar?
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LiteBar is a general purpose menu system PPE using a lightbar interface in
which the user can move the lightbar up and down through the menu and select
their choice.  LiteBar can display a file, stuff keys into the buffer (a very
powerful command), or run another PPE.

Installation Instructions and How to Setup the Command File
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1) Copy the LiteBar files LITEBAR.PPE, LITEBAR.CFG, and LITEBAR.MNU into the
   directory where you want to run the PPE from.

2) Edit the configuation file LITEBAR.CFG and follow the instructions in that
   file.

3) Now you have to set up the command file.  The included example file is
   called LITEBAR.MNU.  This file tells LiteBar what to display for the
   choices on the menu and then what to do when a user chooses them.  The
   file format for the command file has three lines for every entry:

   Menu choice text
   Command
   Argument

   The menu choice text is what is displayed while running this PPE.
   The command tells LiteBar what to do when this choice is selected.
   The argument gives necessary information to the command.  (in most cases)

Menu Commands
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   The Stuff Command:  This will quit the LiteBar menu PPE and act as though
   the user typed what is specified in the argument, with an enter at the end.
   This is very useful because you can download a certain file, page the
   sysop, open a door, or anything else you can do from the main menu of your
   BBS.  Here's an example entry that downloads the file TUTORIAL.ZIP:

   Download the Tutorial
   stuff
   d tutorial.zip
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   The View Command:  This will view the file specified in the argument.
   The following example views the file c:\pcb\gen\tutorial.txt:

   View the Tutorial Online
   view
   c:\pcb\gen\tutorial.txt
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   The Run Command:  This will run a PPE specified in the argument.
   The following example runs the PPE c:\pcb\timebank.ppe:

   Enter the Time Bank
   run
   c:\pcb\timebank.ppe
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   The Quit Command:  This will end the PPE and return to the BBS without
   doing anything else.  Unlike the other commands, this one doesn't need an
   argument.  You still need a blank line after the command though, or bad
   things could happen.
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   Remember that there is a maximum limit of 20 entries/choices.

Example Command File
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Play Legend of the Red Dragon
stuff
op lord
Display the Wizard's BBS Tutorial
view
c:\pcb\gen\tutor.txt
Get a Weather Report
run
c:\pcb\gen\weather.ppe
Return to The Wizard's BBS
quit

Free Registration!
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You can get free registration (customization of your PPE) simply by
calling The Wizard's BBS at (508)481-4693 in Marlboro, Massachusetts.
The Wizard's BBS, home of WizWare software, has 10 high speed nodes,
over 6 gig worth of files, and hundreds of RIMENET conferences.  Soon
Internet E-Mail access will be coming too.  Anyway, just call there
and write a message to Tom Grandgent that includes your BBS number
and what you want in the PPE.  (Like "Registered to ..." or whatever)
I'll attach your customized PPE in a message to you in the next few
days.  If you're feeling nice, you could even send me a post card :)

Comments, Suggestions, Flames?
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If you have any of the above, please call The Wizard's BBS at
(508)481-4693 and write me a message!  I'm always looking for ways
to make my programs better.

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---------------------- Thanks for trying LiteBar! ----------------------------
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