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Commodities Programs

The following commands invoke the Workbench Commodity Exchange utilities. They are located in the Tools/Commodities directory.

The following arguments in Commodities program format statements have the same meaning for each command in which they appear. These are the same as entering the corresponding Tool Type in the icon's Information window.

Argument	Meaning
[CX_PRIORITY <priority>]	Sets the priority of the commodity in relation to all the other Commodity Exchange programs. The default value is 0; values higher than 0 give priority over other commodities in regard to hot keys and other commodity related issues. This does not affect task priorities.
[CX_POPKEY <key>]	Allows you to specify the hot key that opens the program's window, if any. When specifying more than one key, enclose the keys in double quotation marks. (For example, CX_POPKEY="Shift F1").
[CX_POPUP=<yes/no>]	Selects whether the program window opens when the command is given.

AutoPoint

Automatically selects any window the pointer is over.

Format	AUTOPOINT [CX_PRIORITY <priority>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K
Location	SYS:Tool/Commodities

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit AutoPoint when it is started from a Shell.

Blanker

Causes the monitor screen to go blank or display an animation if no input has been received within a specified period of time. This helps preserve your monitor.

Format	BLANKER [CX_PRIORITY <priority>] [CX_POPKEY <key>] [CX_POPUP=<yes \| no>] [SECONDS <timeout>] [CYCLECOLORS <yes \| no>] [ANIMATION <yes \| no>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K;CX_POPKEY/K,CX_POPUP/S,SECONDS/N/K,CYCLECOLORS/K,ANIMATION/K
Location	SYS:Tools/Commodities

The arguments for Blanker are the same as the Tool Types in Blanker's Information window.

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit Blanker when it is started from a the Shell.

Example 1:

1> BLANKER SECONDS 45

The Blanker window opens and 45 is displayed inside its text gadget. If no mouse or keyboard input is received during a 45 second interval, the screen goes blank.

Example 2:

1> BLANKER CX_POPUP=no

The Blanker program starts. If no input is received within 60 seconds (the default), the screen goes blank. The Blanker window does not open.

A further example using Blanker appears in Chapter 8.

ClickToFont

Allows you to bring a window to the front of the screen by double-clicking on it.

Format	CLICKTOFRONT [CX_PRIORITY <priority>] [QUALIFIER <qualifier>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K,QUALIFIER/K
Location	SYS:Tools/Commodities

ClickToFront does not open a window. The arguments are the same as the Tool Types in ClickToFront's Information window.

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit ClickToFront when it is started from a Shell.

CrossDOS

Sets text filter and conversion options for CrossDOS devices.

Format	CROSSDOS [CX_PRIORITY <priority>] [CX_POPKEY <key>] [CX_POPUP <yes \| no>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K,CX_POPKEY/K,CX_POPUP/K,
Location	SYS:Tools/Commodities

CrossDOS lets you read from and write to MS-DOS formatted disks using your standard Amiga drives.

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit CrossDOS when it is started from a Shell.

Exchange

Monitors and controls the Commodity Exchange programs.

Format	EXCHANGE [CX_PRIORITY <priority>] [CX_POPKEY <key>] [CX_POPUP <yes \| no>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K,CX_POPKEY/K,CX_POPUP/K
Location	Extras:Tools/Commodities

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit Exchange when it is started from a Shell.

Example:

1> EXCHANGE CX_POPKEY "Shift F1"

The Exchange program is started and its window appears on the screen. When its window is hidden, pressing Shift+F1 reveals it.

FKey

Assigns commands to special key sequences, eliminating the need for repetitive typing.

Format	FKEY [CX_PRIORITY <priority>] [CX_POPKEY <key>] [CX_POPUP <yes \| no>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K,CX_POPKEY/K,CX_POPUP/K
Location	SYS:Tools/Commodities

FKey assigns any of eight commands to any key sequence that can be entered.

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit FKey when it is started from a Shell.

MouseBlanker

Removes the mouse pointer from the screen while entering input from the keyboard.

Format	MOUSEBLANKER [CX_PRIORITY <priority>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K
Location	SYS:Tools/Commodities

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit MouseBlanker when it is started from a Shell.

NoCapsLock

Disables the Caps Lock key.

Format	NOCAPSLOCK [CX_PRIORITY <priority>]
Template	CX_PRIORITY/N/K
Location	SYS:Tools/Commodities

Press Ctrl+C or use the BREAK command to exit NoCapsLock when it is started from a Shell.