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Features for the Power User

This section is an overview of features that are hidden from the user most of the time, but still offer a lot to the way THOR functions. Most users probably won't need any of these features mentioned here, but experienced users might find them useful.

Selecting conferences from a conference string gadget
Several methods can be used to select one or several conferences to post a message to. In this example, let's say we have 3 conferences:
  comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
  comp.sys.amiga.applications
  comp.sys.amiga.announce
Now, by entering just "c" and then pressing the Return key, all conferences starting with "c" in their name will come up in a list where one or several can be selected. In this case, all conferences will match. If you enter "c.s.a.d", only one conference matches the pattern, namely "comp.sys.amiga.datacomm", so this conference will replace the pattern entered into the string gadget. What THOR does when entering "c.s.a.a" is simply to expand this string to "c*.s*.a*.a*" and then perform a pattern match on all conferences in the conference list on the current system. However, if we have conferences separated with a slash, like "THOR/Support", the short way to enter this conference' name would be "t s". Using the cursor up/down keys while a conference string gadget is active will cycle through the available conferences, starting with the conference matching the pattern in the gadget. Entering "*" will open a window with a list of all available conferences on the current system.
Crossposting to several conferences
By using the methods outlined above, a window with a list of conferences can open and let you select several conferences to post a message to. Selecting several conferences in this window can be done by using the cursor up/down keys and pressing space for each conference, or by using multi selection with the mouse. The selected conferences will appear in the conference string gadget and the message will be posted to all these conferences. The method used for crossposting can differ from system type to system type. e.g. on QWK systems, THOR will create one event for each conference, while on SOUP and UUCP systems, one event will contain all conferences.
Crossposting to several users
By using close to the same method outlined above, it is likewise possible to send a message to several users. The users can either be entered manually separated with a ',' (comma) character, or by using the popup gadget and multi selecting the users from the list in the window that pops up.


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