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cumbersome, and if you type slashes frequently, ye recommend
that you change the command key that displays the command
menu. Use the UTILITIES/KEYS/EDITOR command to reconfigure
SHOW—MENU to CTRL—W or some other unused, uncommon keystroke.
Then you can enter a slash without entering INSERT mode first.
Adding Options to the SPECIALIST Command Menu
Suppose you ye connected a telephone to your computer and
you’ve got a PASCAL program called DIAL that will dial a
telephone number for you. Also, suppose you’ve stored your
personal address book in a ThinkTank outline. Wouldn’t it be
great if you could execute the DIAL program from within Think—
Tank and have it dial the numbers in your address book
automatically?
Well, you can. The process involves extending your DIAL
program to read telephone numbers from ThinkTank and adding it
to the SPECIALIST Command Menu. Once you’ve done this, you
can make a phone call by simply moving ThinkTank/s bar cursor
to the number and selecting DIAL from the SPECIALIST Command
Menu.
Adding a command to the SPECIALIST Command Menu is fairly
easy; you use the UTILITIES/MENU command as described in the
reference guide. Extending a program to “hook into” ThinkTank
may be more complex; details are provided in a ThinkTank
technical note described in Appendix D. The program must run
under the PASCAL operating system, and you must have a hard
disk drive or at least three floppy drives. We recommend that
you add SPECIALIST commands only if you’re an advanced user,
with technical knowledge about PASCAL and your computer.
SUMMARY
This chapter has presented notes and suggestions for ex-
perienced ThinkTank users. As you gain experience with Think—
Tank, you will undoubtedly develop your own techniques and
strategies for getting the most out of it. We welcome your
comments and suggestions.
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