home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Network Support Library
/
RoseWare - Network Support Library.iso
/
pressgen
/
msgfea.doc
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1993-01-20
|
7KB
|
146 lines
Message Features Software Documentation
31-December-92
New Features / Version Notes
o The size of a message has been expanded to 10,000 characters.
NOTE: With the initial release of Message Features users of DOS CIM,
MAC CIM and NAVIGATOR will not be able to post a 10000 character
message. Current development of HMI will allow for this in the very
near future. There is no limitation on the size of messages that can
be read.
o READ THREAD command now displays messages in chronological order
and also in section order. i.e., all new messages in thread order
from section 1, then all new messages from section 2 and so forth.
This feature provides users with the context of messages.
Given below is a hypothetical display in the current Production
software, and new order of display with Message Features:
Hypothetical Production Display Message Features Display
Sec # Msg & Replies Sec # Msg & Replies
S4 Message # 11 R R R R S2 Message # 2 R R R
S2 Message # 2 R R R S4 Message # 11 R R R R
S13 Message # 21 R R R R R R S6 Message # 9 R
S6 Message # 9 R S8 Message # 5 R R R
S8 Message # 5 R R R S13 Message # 21 R R R R R R
The complete command syntax for the READ THREAD is given below for
reference.
The new display order applies to the READ THREAD command and all its
switches. The complete command syntax for the READ THREAD is given
below for reference.
READ THREAD [NEW] [ALL] [NUM #] [START: ##] [SECTIONS:]
No modifications have been made to REAd FORward or REAd REVerse
commands.
o When a READ nnnn command is issued (without any other switches), where
nnn is a message number, it defaults to READ THREAD nnnn as it does in
current production software. Threfore the new display order applies
to this command as well.
o Another change is to the snapshot "high message number" -- the
highest message on the board at the time a snapshot is taken.
The user will not be able to view any message above this "high number"
until a new snapshot is built. This change was done in an effort to
ensure that users would not miss any messages on the board. The
impact of this change is that an ASCII user will no longer be able
to read a reply they posted immediately; this is already true in
the HMI (CIM) interface.
If the user wants to read the reply, he will need to issue a new REAd
or SELect command so another shapshot will be built to include their
reply. In HMI, they will need to "Freshen Messages" under CIM 2.x for
this change to take effect.
o When the user issues a PARent, ROOt, or REAd replies command while
reading a particular message, when they return to the message the
command was issued from, the header of the message will be displayed
along with the message "** Enter RER to reread, REP to reply, or <CR>
to continue". Current production software displays the entire message
again.
o Since a message can now be 10000 characters in length and a message
that long would scroll off a member's screen quickly, we have
introduced "paged message display". After 24 lines of a message have
displayed, members will see a "Press CR for more:" prompt if they
have paged message display enabled. At that prompt the user can enter
return to continue reading the message, M to return to the Read Action
prompt (thereby not reading the rest of the message), or S to scroll
rest of the message without pausing.
To enable "paged message display", a member can enter SET PAGED YES
at any forum prompt. This will turn on paged message displaying
for this and any forum the member enters during the current session.
To make the change permanent, the member needs to GO DEFAULT, choose
option 2 (Change permanent settings), choose option 3 (Display
options), and then change option 1 (PAGED display) to NO.
Entering a SCROLL command at the Read Action prompt will scroll the
messages no matter what option the member has selected.
o There is no longer a limit on the number of lines a forum message can
have.
o A new command has been added to the Editor - /MAIL. If the user wants
to mail a message, he no longer needs to exit the editor and then
specify MAIL. Now he can specify /MAIL from within the editor. All
the parameters required for the MAIL command are the same as the /POST
command parameters.
o If the user wants to mail a message from within a forum, they are
limited to 50,000 characters - not 10,000 characters per message for
forum messages. Production software limited the user to the size of a
forum message but the Message Features software has removed that limit.
NOTE: A fix will be implemented in a future version of HMI that will
allow HMI users to mail a message containing 50,000 characters.
o Other important commands to remember are:
REA NUM;NNNN - This command allows users to read an individual message
number. (RI is still supported.)
REA THR NUM: - Allows you to read only the thread you are requesting.
(RT nnn ONLY is still supported.)
Removal of "Old" Forum Commands
To reduce maintenance and gain resources, we have removed support for the
following "old forum" commands from the forum software.
A. Two character commands:
BR - Browse (Correct command is BRO)
FM - Forward Mail (Correct command is FMA or FMB)
RM - Read Marked (Correct command is REA WAI or RW)
RO - Read Old
SD - Scan Delete
SE - Send (Correct command is SEN)
TO - Touch
US - User Status (Correct command is USE or USERS)
WH - Who (Correct command is WHO)
GU - Guide (use HELP)
SB - Section Names (use NAMe)
CB - Conference (use CO)
CS - Change Section (use CHA)
B. One character commands:
C - Continue
E - Exit (use EX or EXI)
L - Leave message (use COMpose)
V - View Interests (Use MEMber)
C. Other commands:
CAPture - Capture message thread contents.