Welcome to NodeView - a powerful and easy-to-use tool for
nodelist searching.  NodeView allows you to search for
other BBS systems, with searches based on the name of the
BBS, it's location, the name of the sysop, or even part
of the telephone number.  This last feature is especially
useful as it allows you to locate other BBS systems in
your local dialling area.

At every stage, options are presented as a selection of
"buttons" - to press a button, simply press the letter
which is highlighted on the button.  You have already
found out how to find this help screen.  If a button
caption is highlighted in white then that is the "default"
button and it can *also* be pressed by hitting the "Enter"
key.  If a selection of buttons are available, you may
highlight each in turn by pressing your "Tab" key (try it
now on the 'More' and 'Cancel' buttons). Press "Enter"
when the key you want is selected, or just press the hot-
key letter marked in yellow.  A short-cut has been
provided for the "Cancel" button, as this allows you to
back-track out of any screen inside NodeView.  A "Cancel"
button can be pressed using the "Escape" key.

The main screen provides four buttons for doing a search
based on the BBS name, location, telephone number or the
name of the sysop.  Each option brings up a similar box
in which you enter your search string.  You will then be
prompted for the maximum number of records which you wish
to find - the maximum is 99.  If your search results in 99
matches then you have probably not specified the search
string carefully enough. NodeView will then search the
nodelist(s) looking for instances of your requested data.

NodeView will return a match for ANY entry which contains
your string (and ignores case), so that if you enter "da"
as a sysop-name, NodeView will find "David" and "Amanda".
This feature works for all search categories.


NodeView v2.0 also introduces telephone number translation
because numbers are listed in international format in the
nodelists.  For example, the Farnborough code is 01252 but
appears as 44-1252 in the nodelist. If your sysop has set
the necessary translations, local numbers will be listed
in the correct format for you to dial.  Any non-digit
characters (such as "-") are ignored. Please remember that
any node with MO listed in the flags is a mail-only system
and does not accept callers, and that nodes without CM in
the flags are not running 24 hours-a-day.  Bear this in
mind before dialling any number listed here.


While NodeView is searching the nodelists, progress is
shown by a sliding red indicator.  The number of matches
is also indicated.  To stop the search at any time, press
the "Stop" button.  When you halt a search, or allow a
search to complete, the results of the search will be
displayed.  You can browse through the list of matches by
selecting the "Back" and "Next" keys, or press "Cancel" to
return to the main menu.






                     NodeView 2.0
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          Copyright (c)1994  David Bellchambers


Beta testers: Anthony Paulus, Colin Turner, Marcel Cook.


For more information about NodeView, and other Caffeine
Software products for RemoteAccess, please contact the
author at FidoNet address 2:252/175, or F'REQ using the
magic name CAFFEINE.
