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Startup Options
If the PageLiner.prefs file exists in the same directory as PageLiner, startup options entered in the file will be used when PageLiner is started. A PageLiner preferences file should start with:
;PageLiner Preferences File
The syntax of all options is command=data. The case is irrelevant. The commands which can be used are:
- PORTNAME=name: the ARexx port name. (Default=PAGELINER)
ie: PORTNAME=PLPORT - FILES=path: the default path used in the file requester
ie: FILES=Work:Text - SPACE=char: the character displayed for a space for Show Invisibles
ie: SPACE=^ - SHOWINV=yes|no: the default Show Invisibles setting
ie: SHOWINV=no - LF=char: the character displayed for a line feed for Show Invisibles
ie: LF=¶ - TAB=char: the character displayed for a tab for Show Invisibles
ie: TAB=» - MARGIN=o,i: the margins: o=outside, i=inside or AUTO or SET
ie: MARGIN=5,AUTO - PAPER=pen: the paper color
ie: PAPER=2 - EDGE=pen: the edge color
ie: EDGE=3 - TEXT=pen: the text color
ie: TEXT=1 - HILITE=pen: the highlight text color
ie: HILITE=3 - WINDOW=l,t,w,h: the default window position: l=left edge, t=top edge, w=width, h=height
ie: WINDOW=-1,-1,640,389 - FLASH=x: the interval between cursor flashes 0=no flash
ie: FLASH=3 - TABSPACES=x: the number of spaces to show per tab
ie: TABSPACES=8 - CURSORWIDTH=x: the width of the cursor in pixels
ie: CURSORWIDTH=2 - PUBSCREEN=name: the name of the existing public screen to open on (screen names are case sensitive)
ie: PUBSCREEN=PAGESTREAM4 - SPELLPATH=path: the directory containing the dictionary files
ie: SPELLPATH=softlogik:Engines - FONT=name,size: the name and of the display font
ie: FONT=topaz.font,11 - STARTUP=script: the name of the ARexx script to run at startup
ie: STARTUP=PageStream:Macros/PLstartup.rexx - PARENTWIN=l,t: the left and top position of the title bar
ie: PARENTWIN=0,11 - F1-F10=action,string: the action and text for a function key (action=AREXX | TEXT)
ie: F1=AREXX;PageStream:macros/PLcmdshell.rex
ie: F6=TEXT;desktop publishing - SETTINGS=file: the name of the preferences file to load (when starting PageLiner from a shell)
ie: SETTINGS=PageStream:PageLiner.prefs
;PageLiner Preferences FileFONT=topaz.font,8
FILES=Work:PageStream/Text
PAPER=2
TEXT=1
EDGE=1
HILITE=3
SPELLPATH=softlogik:Engines
FLASH=3
CURSORWIDTH=2
TABSPACES=4
SHOWINV=NO
MARGIN=5,AUTO
SPACE=^
LF=¶
TAB=»
WINDOW=-1,-1,-1,-1
PARENTWIN=0,0
PORTNAME=PAGELINER
F1=AREXX;PageStream:macros/PLcmdshell.rexx
F2=AREXX;PageStream:macros/PLdate.rexx
F3=AREXX;PageStream:macros/PLmath.rexx
F4=AREXX;PageStream:macros/PLtime.rexx
F5=TEXT;PageLiner
F6=TEXT;desktop publishing
F7=TEXT;<N>
F8=TEXT;<B>
F9=TEXT;<I>
F10=AREXX;pgsm:test.rexx
PUBSCREEN=PageStream
Startup Options Section url:PLuser/settings#startup
created:2006-04-19 18:10:57 last updated:2006-08-19 11:47:19
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