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From: shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Menu builder programs under SCO Xenix
Summary: Wang shell does ok
Keywords: menus, easy, shell, etc
Message-ID: <183@labii.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 89 02:39:45 GMT
References: <89@estinc.UUCP> <601@aurora.AthabascaU.CA>
Reply-To: shevett@labii.UUCP (Dave Shevett)
Organization: Labyrinth II BBS - W. Trenton, NJ
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In article <601@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> louis@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Louis Schmittroth) writes:
>In article <89@estinc.UUCP>, fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish) writes:
>> Can anyone recommend any menu builder type programs for use under
>> SCO Xenix.  
>

Wang provides an interesting 'shell' called 'wsh' with their distribution
of Xenix.  I believe it's probably available seperately.  It consists of
the wsh executable, and a wsh.dat, which is the customizable menu file.
Each user may have his/her own copy of wsh.dat, and alter it as they like
it.  If wsh is run and $HOME/wsh.dat doesn't exist, it reads it from
/usr/bin.  

It allows space-bar selection of up to 12 items per screen, with each
selection having the capability of bringing up another menu or executing a
command.  It also allows for prompt for parameters to commands  (Ala a menu
pick may be 'list the files in a directory', and the menu system can prompt
the user with something like Enter the directory to list: )

Wang is headquartered in Lowell, Massechusetts.  I believe any of the Xenix
product managers up there can help (the name Rod Rogers comes to mind). 

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