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!ComLink - general operational tips
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Mouse buttons
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The actions of the mouse buttons are:-
On the !ComLink icon on the bar:
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'Select' pops up the terminal window at the front.
'Menu' pops up the main menu.
'Adjust' pops up the WimpKey window at the front.
In the RX area of the terminal window:
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'Select' double click puts word/callsign/number in green WimpKey.
Click and hold grabs a line & puts it in the tx window.
'Menu' pops up the 'Spool control panel'.
'Adjust' shifts the rx/tx areas.
'Menu' with the keyboard shift held down pops up the main menu.
In TX area of terminal window:
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'Select' places the caret.
'Menu' pops up the 'Spool control panel'.
'Adjust' shifts the rx/tx areas.
'Menu' with the keyboard shift held down pops up the main menu.
In the WimpKey window:
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'Select' activates a yellow WimpKey
or 'Selects' a white WimpKey.
'Menu' pops up the WimpKey edit panel.
'Adjust' over a white key allows label text to be editted.
Keyboard
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Return key:
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Send the line of text to the TNC. If the caret is on the bottom
line the tx are will scroll up and a blank (cleared) line will
appear.
Shift+Return together:
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Send the line of text to the TNC. If the caret is on the bottom
line, the tx area will scroll up BUT THE NEXT LINE FROM THE TX
BUFFER WILL **NOT** be cleared if it contains text. Thus the whole
of the tx buffer can easily be re-sent without loosing lines.
Cursor up/down/left/right keys:
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Allow movement in the tx window and scrolling of the tx buffer (50
lines).
'Page Up/Down' keys:
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Scroll the rx buffer a window full at a time.
Function keys:
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Can send user defined text strings.
'Scroll lock' key:
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Halts data input from the TNC. (Beware! Don't leave it on
accidentally!!)
'Shift+Ctrl' keys together:
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Halts data input from the TNC while they are held down.
General points
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The contents of the rx area can be saved directly to !Edit (or any other
text processor) by dragging the file icon in the "Spool Control Panel" to
the !Edit icon.
Menu options
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Info
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Following the Info arrow will pop up the usual "About this program"
window. The only useful information here is the version number!
WimpKeys
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Wimpkeys are sort of "on screen" function keys.
Following the arrow to the submenu gives two options:
Display - pops up the WimpKey window.
Edit - pops up the WimpKey edit window
Fn Keys
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The submenu of this item allows the function key definitions to be seen
and editted. Use the mouse to position the cursor in the window to edit
the chosen key.
Script
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A submenu provides:
Status - this option pops up a status window as part of the script
facility. This is described in "Script_Man" the script
programming manual.
Run - this option runs the default script called "SCRIPT" saved within
the !ComLink application.
Stop - selecting this option, aborts any script that is currently being
run and closes any open files. This menu option is described in
"Script_Man", the script programming manual.
Config
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Select this option to setup and save the program configuration, the
serial parameters must be setup to suit your system.
Quit
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Quit the program!
ComLink Script Command summary (Alphabetical order)
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APPEND:<text> Adds text to the end of each upload file.
BREAK:<comment> Sends a "Break" to TNC, gets it out of transparent mode.
CHAIN:<script> Runs another script.
DAYTIME:<10/12> Sets TNC clock.
DELAY:<number> Sets the delay to timeout in seconds.
DIRDOWN:<path> Sets the "download" directory.
DIRUP:<path> Sets the "upload" directory.
FILESCAN:<filepath>Scan a file for marked messages to be read/killed.
FINISHED:<comment> Stops the script.
FLUSH:<ON/OFF> Switches on/off input buffer flushing.
ICON:<colour> Changes the background colour of the ComLink icon.
IGNORE:<text>|<num>Makes SCANLIST: ignore lines with <text> at position <num>
KILL:<text> Sends message kill commands to PMS/BBS.
LOOPIF:<text1> Loop start point. Loop from UNTIL: if <text1> is seen.
MONITOR:<text> Allows incoming text to be seen in the status window.
MORE:<text> Generates automatic "Y" to BBS requests for "More Y/N"
MYPROMPT:<text> Your prompt, optional wildcards and prompt length.
ONERROR:<comment> Where execution continues after a timeout.
OSCLI:<text> Executes * commands.
READ:<text> Reads messages from FILESCAN/SCANLIST, text is optional.
REPORT:<ON/OFF> Pops up or closes the ComLink status window.
SAVELIST:<filename>Ensures that ComLink saves the message list to <filename>
SCANLIST:<text1:..:text9> Extracts message numbers when text1 etc is seen.
START:<time> Continues script execution at the specified time eg 23:30
TRYAFTER:<number> Sets the retry time in a loop.
TYPE:<text> Sends the text to the serial port.
UNTIL:<text2> Continues if <text2> seen, loops back if <text1> is seen.
UPLOAD:<comment> Sends files to the serial port.
WAITFOR:<text> Takes characters from serial port until <text> is seen.
WKEY:n:<text> Programs WimpKey 'n' to text.
Double click scripts to run them or use the wimpkeys.