FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I get started using this blasted program?
Some programs that are SIMILAR to ones you've used before can usually be operated with just little effort. However, if you are using a program that uses a NEW CONCEPT, then you have to get the basics down first. That is why we provide a sample menu project and a tutorial. The tutorial can be found by clicking on the program's HELP menu, then click on the HELP TOPICS menu. Then view the TUTORIAL help tab. From there you will be stepped through a series of stpes that show you exactly how to use the program.
How does the program do it's magic?
The program creates a file called "!menu.ini" in each folder that you save a menu item. These menu items contain descriptions of the folder and a Menu Title that the user sees. When the program runs, it looks for these files and builds a nice TreeView outline with branches for sub-menus.
Why don't I see ANY Menu appear? Am I doing something wrong?
The program will NOT display any Menu Items by default. So, nothing is wrong. If you HAD created some menu items, then you will need to point the program to that folder with the "Load / Browse" program menu function. This tells the program WHERE your menu items are located. If you had NOT create any menu items, then go create some with the Menu Editor function.
What files are created on my system?
The program creates a file called "!menu.ini" in each folder that you save a menu item. These can be sprinkled around your system depending on where you have saved menu items.
Can I burn my menu system to a CD or DVD?
Just browse to a specific folder on your system < like C:\Downloads or C:\Stuff\Files_To_Burn > and then you should see your main menu, provided you had saved some menu items. Then click the BURN button and then follow the wizard ;) Remember that whatever folder you are choosing to Burn should be small enough to fit onto a CD or DVD. Otherwise it won't be able to burn.
How can I control the SORTING ORDER in which the Menu Items appear on my Menu?
The Menu Items are sorted by the Menu Item's "TITLE:" property. So, theoretically, you could start each title with 1) then 2) then 3) etc... That way you can control the sort order.
How can I search for words in my menu system?
Just click on the "SEARCH" menu and choose a "SEARCH" option. It only searches the currently displayed menu items. If you want to search ALL of your menu items that may be located on your system, then click the "LOCATE" menu and choose to load up all menu items from all of your local drives. Then do the "SEARCH".
How can I find all the menu items that may have been created on my systems?
If you want to search for ALL menu items that may be located on your system, then click the "FILE" main menu, then choose the "LOCATE" menu and choose to load up all menu items from all of your local drives. You can specify which drives or network paths to search. Then after all the !menu.ini files are located, the Menu Emulator will show all of your menu systems all in one larger menu tree view.
I hate this program and now I want to delete the Menu Item files that it created.
Remember this program saves a file called !menu.ini into each folder that you saved a menu item. These files really are the menu items. So, you could go into the Menu Editor, then use the "LOCATE" menu to specify all local drives and load up all known menu items. Then you can use the "Delete Sub-Items" button to do batch removal of menu items.
What happens if another program makes use of the file named !MENU.INI ?
It's unlikely that another program will create and use files named !menu.ini, but if they DO, it won't mess up Menu Master. When the menu items are being searched for and then loaded, it looks INSIDE the !menu.ini file to make sure it's a file created by Menu Master. If it detects that it was NOT, then that particular !menu.ini file is ignored and NOT considered a menu item to be loaded. On the otherhand, when Menu Master is CREATING a menu item <!menu.ini> file, then it looks to see if there is ALREADY a file by that name and that it was created by Menu Master. If it WASN'T, then you will NOT be able to save the menu item. Of course that makes sense, otherwise we would overwrite some other program's file.