General

The FineLine Menu Manager package includes two programs:  one for creating and editing menus and a second program for executing the menus.  By simply adding a one-line command to users' .profile files, users can be presented with a menu as soon as they log onto the UNIX system.

Overview of features:

• Provides an easy-to-use and professional interface to any character-based UNIX system within minutes
  
  
• In addition to simple single-keystroke execution of any command, menus can also limit access to the system, increasing system security
  
  
• Replaces clumsy shell-script menus or the unfriendly shell prompt with secure, fast-loading, attractive, and easy-to-use menus
  
  
• Any menu can be executed upon login to enable a secure and friendly working environment for the user
  
  
• Each menu can include up to 30 items in one or two columns, and menus can call multiple layers of sub-menus
  
  
• In-column headings are available, and custom "pop-up" help can be specified for each menu item
  
  
• Menus can be previewed at any time during creation, and even while selecting a menu to edit, delete, print or execute
  
  
• A 200+ line command script can be created from within the program using a full word-processing style editor complete with word wrap, insert mode, text import & export, search, copy, move, and more
  
  
• Menu items and associated command scripts can be copied, moved, inserted and deleted with ease
  
  
• Entire menus, including any associated command scripts, can be completely copied or deleted
  
  
• System environment variables can be set from a menu which will remain in effect for the entire session
  
  
• Secure passwords can be specified to limit access to entire menus or to any individual items
  
  
• A complete listing of any menu's information can be printed along with its associated command scripts
  
  
• Menu files can be located in any directory and call sub-menus in other directories
  
  
• The first menu loaded can be made to use an alternate character to exit, eliminating users accidently logging off the system when exiting sub-menus
  
  
• Separate custom colors can be specified on supported terminal types for when the program is running and for when it exits
  
  
• All standard character-based terminals are supported, including (really old) terminals which lack arrows, function keys, graphics or highlight

Supported UNIX platforms

• SCO OpenServer 5 / 6
• SCO UnixWare 7
• Linux
• IBM AIX
  
  

Product licensing

This product is licensed by registered users.  This requires registering the login name of every user to use the package at any time (whether on a character terminal or a networked PC) with the software.  The available license increments can be combined to obtain any capacity (with a minimum of 5 registered users).

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