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                                    ShotGun
                           Menu Set v1.0 For Renegade
                                       By
                               The Warden [FLiP]



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                               Table of Contents
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                1.0  Disclaimer!
                2.0  How to setup menu sets in RG from scratch!
                3.0  Install Menu Set under Multiple menu sets.
                4.0  Install Menu Set as a single menu.
                5.0  Comments and information from The Warden.

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                                1.0  Disclaimer!
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                               DISCLAIMER

       IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARCHIVE BE LIABLE TO
       YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS
       OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
       YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS ARCHIVE CONTENTS, OR FOR
       ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

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                2.0  How to setup menu sets in RG from scratch!
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Well I can't believe I told you in the RGBSU v1.0 to do all that  work.  It  is
not necessary. I should of thought how to do this a long time  ago.  Well  this
will take a bit of explaining, but less work!

Ok,  go  to  your Renegade Menu Editor. Insert a new menu call it Menus or what
ever you wish to. Now modify that menu. I will just demonstrate how to do  this
by adding two menu set. Enter in all the normal info from 1 to 4. Now Number  5
put OF (this toggles flags off and on). Now you have to select some flags  that
you are going to use. I use flags F to K.  Now  you won't have to use that many
if you only going to have 1 or 2. You need one flag for each menu set. Lets use
F through I to make it easier :-). Now in  number  6.  Options  enter +F-G-H-I.
What this does is it toggles of flag G, H and I off and turns F on. Look at the
example below.

Menu Set #1

1. Long descript :(A) S <ACiD>  -  Select this menu type
2. Short descript:(A) S <ACiD>
3. Menu keys     :A
4. ACS required  :"s10"
5. Cmdkeys       :OF
6. Options       :+F-G-H-I
   Flags         :None

Now for menu set two, all you have to do is change Number 6.  Put  a  -F+G-H-I.
You may add as many menu sets as you wish. Just make sure you have one flag for
each menu set and nothing else in Renegade uses it, other wise you will have  a
big problem on your hands :-D.

Menu Set #2

1. Long descript :(B) Default  -  Select this menu type
2. Short descript:(B) Default
3. Menu keys     :B
4. ACS required  :"s10"
5. Cmdkeys       :OF
6. Options       :-F+G-H-I
   Flags         :None

Ok now since you are done that. You have to make one more menu. Call  it  START
or something that the user will access before going to MAIN menu. I  will  call
my menu START-1. In START-1 menu insert two commands, then modify command  one.
Null  out  1  and 2. Number 3 put FIRSTCMD. Number 4 put FF!FG!FH!FI, what this
does is  it allows  a user to use this command if he/she has flag F and doesn't
have flags G, H and I on.  In  command  number 2 do the same except change 6 to
something like FG!FF!FH!FI. So you would need Flag G and  not  have Flags F, H,
and I. In number 5 put D-, that command makes it possible to run something with
out a dropfile. Number 6 put a name of a batch file  that  will  uncompress the
menu set. I use MENU000.BAT for Menu set.  So for menu set two I would call the
batch file MENU001.BAT etc. Here is what the two commands should look like.

Command #1 of 3

1. Long descript :
2. Short descript:
3. Menu keys     :FIRSTCMD
4. ACS required  :"FF!FG!FH!FI"
5. Cmdkeys       :D-
6. Options       :MENU000.BAT
   Flags         :None

Command #2 of 3

1. Long descript :
2. Short descript:
3. Menu keys     :FIRSTCMD
4. ACS required  :"FG!FF!FH!FI"
5. Cmdkeys       :D-
6. Options       :MENU001.BAT
   Flags         :None

Now exit Renegade. First compress all the ansi' for  the  menu  set  into  your
favorite  archive program, I would suggest using RAR. Put the archive into your
misc directory.  Delete  the ansi you just compress. Load up your favorite text
editor, I would suggest QEDIT.  Now  make a batch file. Name it the same as the
name you use in the Menu we just made.  I  used  MENU000.BAT  for menu set one.
Here's what should contain in that batch file:

@ECHO OFF
C:
CD\RG\MISC        <--- Where your Renegade misc directory is.
DEL INFOMENU.ANS  <--- List all the menus that are in each menu set.
DEL BULLETIN.ANS       They should be all called the same names.
DEL AUTOMENU.ANS       Put the DELETE command (DEL in front of the names).
DEL BATCH.ANS          Don't worry you won't delete your menu sets
DEL BBSLIST.ANS        completely :-).
DEL EMAIL.ANS
DEL FILE.ANS
DEL GOODBYE.ANS
DEL MAIN.ANS
DEL MSG.ANS
DEL MSG100.ANS
DEL OFFLINE.ANS
DEL PERSONAL.ANS
DEL VOTE.ANS
DEL VOTE100.ANS
RAR E -STD -Y MISC000.RAR   <--- This uncompress the menu set when selected.
CD\RG\MENU                       -STD takes out the menu in RAR. -Y say yes
DEL INFOMENU.MNU                 to every question the program asks.
DEL BULLETIN.MNU            <--- Do the same as above, just delete the menus
DEL AUTOMENU.MNU                 that you wish to, to allow other menu sets
DEL BATCH.MNU                    to work correctly.
DEL BBSLIST.MNU
DEL EMAIL.MNU
DEL FILE.MNU
DEL GOODBYE.MNU
DEL MAIN.MNU
DEL MESSAGE.MNU
DEL OFFLINE.MNU
DEL PERSONAL.MNU
DEL VOTE.MNU
RAR -E -STD -Y MENU000.RAR
CLS

Do  the  same  thing  for  the  next  batch  file except change MENU000.RAR  to
MENU0001.RAR same goes for the batch file name. Now what happens is when a user
selects a menu set Renegade will go  to  DOS  for  a  short  period of time and
activate  the  corresponding  batch file. Then it will delete the menu set that
already exists in the  misc directory and uncompress the menu set that the user
selected. Well that's all there is to. I hope you understand this.  If not just
leave me a message and I will help you out as best I can.

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                 3.0 Install Menu Set under Multiple menu sets.
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  After Uncompress the archive to a temporary directory...

   Move MENU000.RAR to \MENU directory.
   Move MISC000.RAR to \MISC directory.
   MENU000.BAT it's up to you if you want to use it or not.
   Do what you wish with FILE_ID.DIZ and INSTALL.TXT.

Ok select a AR Flag to use for this menu set. Once you have done that add a
command to your Menu Set menu. It should look something like this:

1. Long descript :(A) Shotgun  -  Select this Menu Set.
2. Short descript:(A) Shotgun
3. Menu keys     :A
4. ACS required  :"s10"
5. Cmdkeys       :OF
6. Options       :+F-G-H-I
   Flags         :None

Now just  add  another  command  that will activate the batch  file  to  delete
the old menu set, uncompress the ansi and mnu files command  to the  menu  that
allows you to use the menu set. Here's what the other command should look like:

1. Long descript :
2. Short descript:
3. Menu keys     :FIRSTCMD
4. ACS required  :"FF!FG!FH!FI"
5. Cmdkeys       :D-
6. Options       :MENU000.BAT
   Flags         :None

Here's an example of my batch file (MENU000.BAT).

@ECHO OFF
E:
CD\RG\MISC        <--- Where your Renegade misc directory is.
DEL INFOMENU.ANS  <--- List all the menus that are in each menu set.
DEL BULLETIN.ANS       They should be all called the same names.
DEL AUTOMENU.ANS       Put the DELETE command (DEL in front of the names).
DEL BATCH.ANS          Don't worry you won't delete your menu sets
DEL BBSLIST.ANS        completely :-).
DEL EMAIL.ANS
DEL FILE.ANS
DEL GOODBYE.ANS
DEL MAIN.ANS
DEL MSG.ANS
DEL MSG100.ANS
DEL OFFLINE.ANS
DEL PERSONAL.ANS
DEL VOTE.ANS
DEL VOTE100.ANS
RAR E -STD -Y MISC000.RAR   <--- This uncompress the menu set when selected.
CD\RG\MENU                       -STD takes out the menu in RAR. -Y say yes
DEL INFOMENU.MNU                 to every question the program asks.
DEL BULLETIN.MNU            <--- Do the same as above, just delete the menus
DEL AUTOMENU.MNU                 that you wish to, to allow other menu sets
DEL BATCH.MNU                    to work correctly.
DEL BBSLIST.MNU
DEL EMAIL.MNU
DEL FILE.MNU
DEL GOODBYE.MNU
DEL MAIN.MNU
DEL MESSAGE.MNU
DEL OFFLINE.MNU
DEL PERSONAL.MNU
DEL VOTE.MNU
RAR -E -STD -Y MENU000.RAR
CLS                              

That's all there is to it. Hope you enjoy the menu set!

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                    4.0  Install Menu Set as a single menu.
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  After Uncompress the archive to a temporary directory...

Make sure you have your MiSC and MENU directory backed up before doing the
following.

   Uncompress MENU000.RAR to \MENU directory.
   Uncompress MISC000.RAR to \MISC directory.
   Do what you wish with FILE_ID.DIZ, INSTALL.TXT and MENU000.BAT.

There your done! Hope you enjoy the menu set!

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                5.0  Comments and information from The Warden.
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     Well that's about it for this time. If you wish to contact me do so
     by the following ways:

     Email: stage1@eagle.wbm.ca
     FidoNet 1:140/150.8
     FireNet 603:1/1
     InfiNet II 68:3061/4

     Or Call StGe DR BBS at 1.3o6.384.PLAY (7529) in Saskatoon, SK Canada.
