ToolsMenu in S:User-Startup

Pierre · 04 March 2021, 02:06

Hello,

I have the ToolsMenu app (http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/ToolsMenu) installed in the DH0:Tools/Commodities folder on my A1200 and I can launch the app from Workbench or CLI and it works okay. But when I try to launch the app from the startup sequence by adding the line:

Run >NIL: DH0:Tools/Commodities/ToolsMenu CX_POPUP=NO

to the end of my S:User-Startup script the app does not appear under the Workbench Tools menu and the process is not listed by the CLI "status" command.

I have tried using the DELAY=5 option as suggested in the README but this does not help.

Does anyone have a solution?

Cheers
Pierre

AMIGASYSTEM · 04 March 2021, 02:40

I have tested and it works, check if in the user-startup you have written well the command, maybe some wrong space or letter !

npagonis73 · 04 March 2021, 05:06

Why don’t you put it in your WBStartup folder? Is there a specific reason?

Pierre · 04 March 2021, 05:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

I have tested and it works, check if in the user-startup you have written well the command, maybe some wrong space or letter !

I had the same thought, which is why I copy-pasted the command line from the S:User-Startup script in the shell and it worked okay.

Pierre · 04 March 2021, 05:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by npagonis73

Why don’t you put it in your WBStartup folder? Is there a specific reason?

I have tried that but it causes a window to pop up saying "Program 'ToolsMenu' has not yet returned. Should I wait some more?"

npagonis73 · 04 March 2021, 05:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre

I have tried that but it causes a window to pop up saying "Program 'ToolsMenu' has not yet returned. Should I wait some more?"

Just add the DONOTWAIT in the icon’s tooltypes

AMIGASYSTEM · 04 March 2021, 10:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre

I have tried that but it causes a window to pop up saying "Program 'ToolsMenu' has not yet returned. Should I wait some more?"

DONOTWAIT seems to be unnecessary for this program, if the problem Popup you have to enable in the "Tooltype Icon" the command "CX_POPUP=NO" without the parenthesis

Pierre · 04 March 2021, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

DONOTWAIT seems to be unnecessary for this program, if the problem Popup you have to enable in the "Tooltype Icon" the command "CX_POPUP=NO" without the parenthesis

I had removed the parenthesis from around CX_POPUP=NO in the icon which did stop the normal ToolsMenu window appearing but it did not stop the new Workbench popup saying "Program 'ToolsMenu' has not yet returned. Should I wait some more?"

Pierre · 05 March 2021, 00:19

OK dumb confession time.

I got the ToolsMenu app to launch okay by moving the command to after C:LoadWB in the S:Startup-Sequence. Then when I checked the app version it was ToolsMenu version 1.9.1 and not the latest 1.10.2

I then installed version 1.10.2 and now the command:
Run >NIL: DH0:Tools/Commodities/ToolsMenu CX_POPUP=NO
works from S:User-Startup

Thank you to everyone who helped and apologies for my stupidity.

gdonner · 25 March 2021, 23:49

I've been there.

Glad it's working for you!

I'm also a fan of ToolsMenu, especially after Tools Daemon (Nico Francois) was showing its age--had a very nice GUI though!

04 March 2021, 02:06	#1
Pierre Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Melbourne / Australia Posts: 39	ToolsMenu in S:User-Startup Hello, I have the ToolsMenu app (http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/ToolsMenu) installed in the DH0:Tools/Commodities folder on my A1200 and I can launch the app from Workbench or CLI and it works okay. But when I try to launch the app from the startup sequence by adding the line: Run >NIL: DH0:Tools/Commodities/ToolsMenu CX_POPUP=NO to the end of my S:User-Startup script the app does not appear under the Workbench Tools menu and the process is not listed by the CLI "status" command. I have tried using the DELAY=5 option as suggested in the README but this does not help. Does anyone have a solution? Cheers Pierre

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04 March 2021, 02:40	#2
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	I have tested and it works, check if in the user-startup you have written well the command, maybe some wrong space or letter !

04 March 2021, 05:06	#3
npagonis73 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Corfu / Greece Posts: 410	Why don’t you put it in your WBStartup folder? Is there a specific reason?

05 March 2021, 00:19	#9
Pierre Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Melbourne / Australia Posts: 39	OK dumb confession time. I got the ToolsMenu app to launch okay by moving the command to after C:LoadWB in the S:Startup-Sequence. Then when I checked the app version it was ToolsMenu version 1.9.1 and not the latest 1.10.2 I then installed version 1.10.2 and now the command: Run >NIL: DH0:Tools/Commodities/ToolsMenu CX_POPUP=NO works from S:User-Startup Thank you to everyone who helped and apologies for my stupidity.

25 March 2021, 23:49	#10
gdonner Ancient Amiga User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Elkhart, IN USA Posts: 207	I've been there. Glad it's working for you! I'm also a fan of ToolsMenu, especially after Tools Daemon (Nico Francois) was showing its age--had a very nice GUI though!

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