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Making your own code directory:

MH installs its tree of perl scripts, executables, data, and code under the directory mh. If you create a personal code and parameters directory at the same level as mh, it will be MUCH easier to upgrade mh, as new releases come along several times a year. Sometimes as often as every couple of weeks.

e.g. f:\misterhouse\mh\code

is where the actual perl scripts which do the work in mh reside. You need to make a directory under F:\misterhouse\yourcodedir, and into this directory we are going to place your mh.private.ini, perl scripts, and items.mht files. See PrivateIni

After you make your directory, you need to copy items.mht from $Prog_Dir/mh/bin/items.mht to your newly created directory.

Using your favorite text editor (e.g. notepad, Word, vi, emacs) we will delete most of the content of this file and add a few of your own modules, their descriptions, and some other key information that mh uses.

, installing modules, configuring basic mh features like sounds, speech, etc. Picking a computer interface, setting up a light or two. Making them go on and off. Setting up/accessing the webserver.

Misterhouse has a screensaver photo slideshow feature that can be configured via your mh.private.ini file.