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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
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 experienced 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.