XRConfig is the setup and general option configuration program for XRS (the "eXpress Response System") version 5.0 or later.
XRConfig reads your CONFIG.XRS file (if any) and sets the beginning state of all options to those you have previously selected. You may adjust any setting and then save (click on "OK") these new settings.
Otherwise, select "Cancel" to exit without saving, or "Defaults" to reset all options to the "New User" settings which came with XRS.
Note that every button, check-box, menu-bar item and pull-down menu item has context-sensitive help for each specific field. To display the help text for any particular field, highlight the field and hit <F1>.
To close this (or any Win/XRConfig window) hit!
"About" XRS Configuration Program
This program is used to easily adjust user-selectable parameters stored in the "CONFIG.XRS" file XRS uses for configuration.
Pick and/or change options, then select "OK" to save or "Cancel" to discard changes and quit. "Defaults" will reset all parameters to their initial defaults.
"XRConfig" and "WinXRCfg" - (C) CopyRight 1992 Mike Ratledge and Smokin' Software division of D.E.S.C.U.
XRConfig contains two levels of built-in context sensitive help screens for e
&Packer
BUNDLER_ID
path_change@
B&undler
PREPROC_ID
path_change@
P&reprocess
= 0x0083;7
const USHORT FIELD_142 = 0x008E;7
const USHORT EDIT_BUFF_ID = 0x008F;7
const USHORT DYNAMIC_ID = 0x0090;7
const USHORT WARN_ID = 0x009
ULIST1_ID
path_change@
Userlist &1
ULIST2_ID
path_change@
Userlist &2
const USHORT FILE_BUFF_ID = 0x011E;7
const USHORT NUMBER_ID = 0x0093;7
const USHORT FIELD_208 = 0x00D0;7
const USHORT PAUSE_ID = 0x00DF;7
const USHORT SAFE_MODE_I
XUC_LIST_ID
path_change@
XU&C list
BUFFER_ID
&Buffers
FIELD_142
EDIT_BUFF_ID
D = 0x00E1;7
const USHORT TAB_ID = 0x00D1;7
const USHORT PRINT_WIDTH_ID = 0x00D3;7
const USHORT FIELD_218 = 0x00DA;7
const USHORT VIRTUAL_ID = 0x00
change_number@
&Edit Buffer Size
DYNAMIC_ID
change_number@
&Dynamic Buffer
WARN_ID
change_number@
&Oversize Warning
FILE_BUFF_ID
change_number@
&File Buffer
NUMBER_ID
const USHORT V_JUMP_ID = 0x00DC;7
const USHORT FIELD_221 = 0x00DD;7
const USHORT MODE_ID = 0x00DE;7
const USHORT FIELD_584 = 0x0248;7
const USHORT SLOW_EDIT_ID = 0x00E0;7
const USHORT TIME_ADJ_ID = 0x00D2;7
const USHORT FIELD_597 = 0x0255;7
const USHORT HELP_HELP_ID = 0x00C8;7
const USHORT HELP_ID = 0x0
&Numbers
FIELD_208
PAUSE_ID
change_number@
&Pause
SAFE_MODE_ID
change_number@
&Safe Mode
TAB_ID
change_number@
&Tab Size
PRINT_WIDTH_ID
change_number@
Print &Width
FIELD_218
VIRTUAL_ID
change_number@
&Virtualize
V_JUMP_ID
change_number@
Virtual &Jump
FIELD_221
MODE_ID
change_number@
&Mode
FIELD_584
0CC;7
const USHORT GENERAL_ID = 0x00CD;7
const USHORT KEYBOARD_ID = 0x00CE;7
const USHORT _ = 0x00CF;7
const USHORT ABOUT_ID = 0x0124;7
const USHORT FIELD_555 = 0x022B;7
const USHORT VIEW_ID = 0x000F;7
const USHORT OPTIMAL_ID = 0x0001;7
const USHORT SCREEN_ID = 0x0002;7
const USHORT FILTER_ID = 0x0004;7
const USHORT TOYOU_ID = 0x0005;7
const USHORT NEW_ID = 0x0006;7
const USHORT SWITCH_ID = 0x001F;7
const USHORT NO_SNOW_ID = 0x0023;7
const USHORT NO_CLOCK
SLOW_EDIT_ID
change_number@
Slow &Edit
TIME_ADJ_ID
change_number@
Time &Adjust
FIELD_597
_ID = 0x0024;7
const USHORT NO_SECS_ID = 0x0025;7
const USHORT FORCE_8X8_ID = 0x0026;7
const USHORT MEMORY_ID = 0x0011;7
const USHORT PRELOAD_ID = 0mailbags
SOFT_FONT_ID
Soft Font
QUOTE_KLUDGE_ID
Quote Kludges
QUOTE_HEAD_ID
Quote Header
AUTO_CYCLE_ID
Auto Cycle
ONE_TEAR_ID
One Tear
NUKE_ID
Nuke Garbage
FLIP_ID
Flip Headers
NO_MOUSE_ID
No Mouse
NO_PIDS_ID
No PID's
REVERSE_ID
Reverse <F9><INS>
ALWAYS_ID
Always
FORCE_ID
Force New
JUMP_HEAD_ID
Jump Headers
HIDE_ID
Hide Search
NAME_ID
Prompt Name
AREA_ID
Prompt Area
EURO_DATE_ID
Euro Date
FORM_FEED_ID
Form Feed
NO_EDIT_ID
File Buffer Size
FIELD_146
FIELD_0
OPTIMAL_ID
Automatic Optimal
SCREEN_ID
Screen-by-Screen
LIST_ID
List View Mode
View Mode
FIELD_4
TOYOU_ID
To You Only
NEW_ID
New Messages
Message Filters
OK_ID
DEFAULT_ID
&Defaults
CANCEL_ID
&Cancel
MEMORY_ID
PRELOAD_ID
Preload Summary
EMS_ID
Use E.M.S. Memory
UMA_ID
Use Upper Memory
XMS_ID
Use X.M.S. Memory
INT_EDIT_ID
Internal Editor
NO_ED_SWAP_ID
No Edit Swap
SWAP_ID
Memory Usage
THREAD_ID
THREAD_NO_ID
Next and Previous
THREAD_YES_ID
Thread Optional
THREAD_ONLY_ID
Threading ONLY
'+'/'-' Key Usage
SWITCH_ID
NO_SNOW_ID
No Snow
NO_CLOCK_ID
No Clock
NO_SECS_ID
No Seconds
FORCE_8X8_ID
Force 8x8 Font
Screen Control
ALIAS_ID
FORCE_ALIAS_ID
Force Alias
ALIAS_NO_ID
Alias Default "No"
Alias Name
VARIOUS_ID
FIELD_109$
SOFT_FONT_ID
Soft Font
QUOTE_KLUDGE_ID
Quote Kludges
QUOTE_HEAD_ID
Quote Header
AUTO_CYCLE_ID
Auto Cycle
ONE_TEAR_ID
One Tear
NUKE_ID
Nuke Garbage
FLIP_ID
Flip Headers
NO_MOUSE_ID
No Mouse
NO_PIDS_ID
No PID's
REVERSE_ID
Reverse <F9><INS>
ALWAYS_ID
Always
FORCE_ID
Force New
JUMP_HEAD_ID
Jump Headers
HIDE_ID
Hide Search
NAME_ID
Prompt Name
AREA_ID
Prompt Area
EURO_DATE_ID
Euro Date
FORM_FEED_ID
Form Feed
TOGGLE_ID
Toggles
x0012;7
const USHORT UMA_ID = 0x0014;7
const USHORT EMS_ID = 0x0013;7
const USHORT XMS_ID = 0x0015;7
const USHORT INT_EDIT_ID = 0x0016;7
const USHORT NO_ED_SWAP_ID = 0x0017;7
const USHORT SWAP_ID = 0x001A;7
const USHORT ALIAS_ID = 0x0020;7
const USHORT FORCE_ALIAS_ID = 0x0021;7
const USHORT ALIAS_NO_ID = 0x0022;7
const USHORT THREAD_ID = 0x001B;7
const USHORT THREAD_NO_ID = 0x001C;7
const USHORT THREAD_YES_ID = 0x001D;7
const USHORT THREAD_ONLY_ID = 0x001E;7
const USHORT TOGGLE_ID = 0x007D;7
const USHORT VARIOUS_ID = 0x0035;7
const USHORT HIASCII_ID = 0x0286;7
const USHORT ALWAYS_ID = 0x005A;7
const USHORT AREA_SORT_ID =
HELP_HELP_ID
&Help
HELP_ID
GENERAL_ID
general_help@
&General Help
KEYBOARD_ID
keyboard_help@
&Keyboard Usage
ABOUT_ID
about_xrs@
&About XRConfig
FIELD_555!
XRConfig 1.04
minIcon
VIEW_ID
OPTIMAL_ID
set_optimal_view@
Automatic Optimal
SCREEN_ID
set_screen_by_screen@
Screen-by-Screen
View Mode
FILTER_ID
TOYOU_ID
to_you_toggle
To You Only
NEW_ID
new_message_toggle
New Messages
Message Filters
SWITCH_ID
NO_SNOW_ID
toggle_no_snow
No Snow
NO_CLOCK_ID
toggle_no_clock
No Clock
NO_SECS_ID
toggle_no_seconds
No Seconds
FORCE_8X8_ID
toggle_8x8
Force 8x8 Font
Screen Control
MEMORY_ID
PRELOAD_ID
toggle_preload_summary
Preload Summary
UMA_ID
toggle_uma
Use Upper Memory
EMS_ID
toggle_ems
Use E.M.S. Memory
XMS_ID
toggle_xms
Use X.M.S. Memory
INT_EDIT_ID
0x02A4;7
const USHORT AUTO_CYCLE_ID = 0x0043;7
const USHORT CUSTOM_ID = 0x00E9;7
const USHORT DONT_CRASH_ID = 0x00E2;7
const USHORT EURO_DATE_ID = 0x0065;7
const USHORT FLIP_z
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Automatic Optimal Message View Mode HelpN
"Auto-Optimal" message viewing allows XRS to adjust the viewing mode dynamically at runtime, using the "List View" (scrolling) mode only when a message is longer than one screen-full.
"List View" and "Page View" (screen-by-screen) are other related (and mutually exclusive) options.
"Screen-by-screen" message viewing forces XRS to always use the original "Page at a time" viewing mode for all messages - even those that exceed one screen-full in length.
"Optimal View" and "List View" are other related (and mutually exclusive) options.
You may only select one of these three options.
"List View" Message Viewing Help
"List View" forces XRS to always display a message in the "Scrolling List" format, even if it doesn't exceed one screen-full. If the message is shorter than a single screen, scrolling is disabled and the menu-bar is automatically activated instead.
"Optimal View" and "Page View" (screen-by-screen) are other (mutually exclusive) options.
Pick the one of these three modes which suits you best!
"To You" Filter Help~
The "To You" filter is normally controlled automatically by XRS internally, and only turned on if you open a mailbag that has new, unread messages to you inside. If you turn this option off, it forces XRS to ignore the fact that there are unread messages to you, and display them in the same order they would normally be seen (instead of presenting all of the ones "To You" first).
"New Message" Filter Help
The "New Only" message filter is normally controlled automatically by XRS - it turns the filter on if it finds any unread message(s) in a mailbag when you open it, and turns it off when you have read all messages. If you want XRS to ingore the fact that there are unread messages in the mailbag (and view all of them instead) by default (not recommeded under most circumstances!), set this option off.
"Next and Previous" HelpD
Selecting this radio button forces XRS to use the "+" and "-" keys only for "Next" and "Previous" message selection - like early versions of XRS used to do.
You may otherwise select "Threading" optionally (where XRS allows "+" and "-" to function the same as "Next" and "Previous" respectively unless there is an active thread available, in which case XRS will go to the following or preceeding message in the thread), or "Thread Only" which only displays those options when an active thread is available to follow (and you must use "Next" or "Previous" to go to a new message.
"Threading" Help2
Selecting this radio button causes XRS to utilize the "+" and "-" keys both for the original "Next" / "Previous" functions, and if an active thread is available, for the following or preceeding message in the topic/thread instead.
You may otherwise select "Next" / "Previous" only or "Threading Only".
Y_HELP
OK_HELP
DEFAULT_HELP
CANCEL_HELP
PATH_ID_HELP
INDIR_HELP
OUTBOUND_HELP
ULIST_HELP
EXT_EDIT_HELP
PACKER_HELP!
BUNDLER_HELP"
PRE_PROC_HELP#
EXPORT
"Thread Only" Help
Selecting this radio button forces XRS to use the "+" and "-" keys *only* for thread following purposes, and they are not displayed unless there is an active thread to follow in each direction.
Otherwise, you may pick "Next" / "Previous" only or "Threading" (optionally) modes.
"OK" Help
Selecting the "OK" button saves all your changes and exits the program. This is the only way to exit the program and save your choices! (otherwise, you use "Cancel" to discard your changes and exit XRConfig)
This is the normal method you use to end XRConfig when you finish.
"Default" Button Help
Selecting the "Default" button will reset all values in the XRS configuration file to the original default settings which came with the program.
This allows you to easily reset all parameters to their original values without having to retype everything.
"Cancel" Button Help
Selecting the "Cancel" button both discards all your changes and exits the program. Use this button only if you wish to throw away all changes you have made since you started the program.
"Path" Menu-bar Help
Selecting the "Path" item on the menu-bar will bring down a sub-list of parameters which may be modified using a file and/or pathname.
very item, button, checkbox and radio button. As each item is highlighted, the "Bottom-Line" helpbar displays a short reminder. For more specific, detailed help for any option - highlight it and hit <F1>.
To close this (or any Win/XRConfig window) hit4
"InDir" (Input Directory/XRS Mailbag Directory) Help
The "InDir" allows you to specify some location other than the current sub-directory for XRS to find new incoming 'mailbags'. If not set, XRS will look in the current directory.
"Outbound" (response mailbags) Path Help
Specifying an "Outbound" path tells XRS to place it's response mailbags (the ones for you to upload back to the BBS) into any directory other than the current subdirectory. If this is left blank, XRS will place them in the current directory.
"UserList" HelpS
XRS allows you to use up to two 'custom' user namelists in "FidoUser.Lst" format (as well as the default USERLIST.XRS and optionally Michael Barnes' "XUC" format userlist) for lookup of user names and addresses. You may specify one or two files by setting "UserList 1" (and optionally "UserList 2") to path and filenames to the file(s).
"External Editor" Help
XRS has an excellent built-in full-screen and full-featured editor, but it also allows you to define your own personal favorite DOS text editor as an external editor to use instead. This parameter should include the complete commandline - both the path to the executable (if needed) and any parameters required for execution of that program and a "%s" position-holder to pass the program the filename to be edited. Example: "Editor SED %s"
;*)f=*
;*9h=*
;*%i=*
;*wj=*
"Packer" Help
"Packer" lets you use any of three alternative mail compression techniques (other than the default PKZip) - "Arc", "ARJ" or "LHA". DO NOT SPECIFY "PKZIP" HERE! (that is automatic if not specified)9 mail bundler. "XRS_Pack" (integrated into XRS) will build any normal "FidoNet" outbound mail format, or call "XRS2QWK.EXE" to translate outbound mail to the QWK "*.REP" format reply mailbag. DO NOT SPECIFY "XRS2QWK HERE! (that is automatic if needed)
"Bundler" Help
"Bundler" should only be used under circumstances when you want to use an alternative external mail bundler (like Jeroen Smulder's "XAP") to pack mail instead of the built-in FTS-0001/FSC-0039 mail bundler. "XRS_Pack" (integrated into XRS) will build any normal "FidoNet" outbound mail format, or call "XRS2QWK.EXE" to translate outbound mail to the QWK "*.REP" format reply mailbag. DO NOT SPECIFY "XRS2QWK HERE! (that is automatic if needed)
"Preprocess" Help
"Preprocess" allows you to specify an external program to run whenever XRS opens a new mailbag. If you want XRS to read messages in threaded order (no matter what order they are on the BBS), use one of the "XRS*Sort" series programs here. Example: "Preprocess XRSrt286.Exe"
_HELP$
XUC_HELP%
EDIT_BUFF_HELP&
DYNAMIC_HELP'
FILE_BUFF_HELP(
WARN_SIZE_HELP)
BUFFER_HELP*
NUMBERS_HELP+
TAB_SIZE_HELP,
TIME_ADJUST_HELP-
PRINT_WIDTH_HELP.
VIRTUALIZE_
"Export" Help
"Export" allows you to specify an alternative filename (or device, such as "LPT1:" for printed output) to be used to export messages during reading, from the <J>ump list, or from the <C>reate/Edit/Delete menu. The default filename is "XRSXPORT.OUT".
toggle_int_edit
Internal Editor
NO_ED_SWAP_ID
toggle_no_ed_swap
No Edit Swap
SWAP_ID
toggle_swapping
Memory Usage
ALIAS_ID
FORID = 0x004C;7
const USHORT FORCE_ID = 0x005B;7
const USHORT FORM_FEED_ID = 0x006B;7
const USHORT FROM_TWIT = 0x02A3;7
const USHORT HIDE_MOUSE_ID
CE_ALIAS_ID
toggle_force_alias
Force Alias
ALIAS_NO_ID
toggle_default_alias
Alias Default "No"
Alias Name
THREAD_ID
THREAD_NO_ID
set_next_previous@
Next and Previous
THREAD_YES_ID
set_threading@
Thread Optional
THREAD_ONLY_ID
set_thread_only@
Threading ONLY
'+'/'-' Key Usage
TOGGLE_ID
= 0x01D4;7
const USHORT HIDE_ID = 0x005D;7
const USHORT JUMP_HEAD_ID = 0x005C;7
const USHORT LAPTOP_ID = 0x01F8;7
const USHORT NO_MOUSE_ID = 0x004D;7
const USHORT NO_P
Toggles:
VARIOUS_ID
FIELD_705$
HIASCII_ID
hiASCII_toggle
Allow HiASCII
ALWAYS_ID
toggle_always
Always
AREA_SORT_ID
toggle_areasort
Area Name Sort
AUTO_CYCLE_ID
toggle_acycle
Auto Cycle
CUSTOM_ID
toggle_custom
Custom Brags
DONT_CRASH_ID
toggle_dont_crash
Don't Crash
EURO_DATE_ID
toggle_euro_date
Euro Date
FLIP_ID
toggle_flip_head
Flip Headers
FORCE_ID
toggle_force_new
Force New
kIDS_ID = 0x004E;7
const USHORT NUKE_ID = 0x0045;7
const USHORT ONE_TEAR_ID = 0x0044;7
const USHORT AREA_ID = 0x0064;7
const USHORT NAME_ID = 0x005E;7
const USHORT QUOTE_HEAD_ID = 0x0042;7
const USHORT QUOTE_KLUDGE_ID = 0x0041;7
const USHORT REVERSE_ID = 0x0059;7
const USHORT GATEWAY_ID = 0x02A5;7
const USHORT SOF
T_FONT_ID = 0x0040;7
const USHORT XUC_ID = 0x00BA;7
const USHORT OK_ID = 0x000C;7
const USHORT DEFAULT_ID = 0x000D;7
const USHORT CANCEL_ID
FORM_FEED_ID
toggle_form_feed
Form Feed
FROM_TWIT
toggle_universal
From Name Twit
HIDE_MOUSE_ID
toggle_hide_mouse
Hide Mouse
HIDE_ID
"XUC List" Help
XRS supports Michael Barnes' "eXpress Userlist Compiler" (XUC) format name lookup file (normally "USERLIST.XUC"). If you have the file under another name, you must specify it here if you want XRS to find it.
"Edit Buffer" size Help
This is the amount of space you want XRS to allocate for the internal editor - and defaults to 10K (10240 bytes). You may set it anywhere in the range of 1000 to 65500 bytes. Note that larger settings will take double RAM (for the backup buffer) so beware of causing "out-of-memory" with large mailbags if you set this too high! You can let XRS dynamically adjust the buffersize higher if a message to be quoted is larger than your default buffer size (this parameter) using "Dynamic Buffer" below".
"Dynamic Buffer" Help
Setting this parameter to a larger value than "EditBuffer" size allows XRS to dynamically adjust the internal editor buffer size up to the size specified in this parameter - possibly allowing you to quote larger messages than would be possible without this dynamic expansion "on-the-fly". This may be set to a minimum of the "Edit Buffer" size and a maximum of 65500 bytes - the default is twice the Edit Buffer size (normally 20K or 20480 bytes).
"File Buffer" size Help
This setting adjusts the default 4K (4096 byte) buffer XRS allocates for reading the "BAT1MAIL.XRS" file (the main input file, which contains the actual messages). If you have a floppy disk, you may want to set this lower (minimum is 1024 bytes) or if you have a fast or cached hard drive with a 386 or higher processor, you may want to set it higher to take advantage of improved performance. If you set this to high, XRS will have "chunky" performance!
"Oversize Warning" Help
This allows you to adjust the default 12000 byte size before XRS starts allerting you by flashing the remaining space available in the internal editor buffer (at the lower left, bottom). Normally, you will not need to change this parameter, although you may set it lower if you are using XRS to reply to a system using older QWK format technology (which severely limits the size of messages).
toggle_hide_search
Hide Search
JUMP_HEAD_ID
toggle_jump_head
Jump Headers
LAPTOP_ID
toggle_laptop
LapTop
NO_MOUSE_ID
toggle_no_mouse
No Mo
"Buffer" menubar Help|
The "Buffer" menubar pull-down contains several settings which affect XRS's usage of memory for file and editor buffering.
"Numbers" menubar item Help
The "Numbers" pull-down menubar item contains a list of items that may be adjusted by changing their numeric values (sometimes constrained within a range) to override the default value.
"TabSize" Help
The default is for XRS to expand any <TAB> character(s) found in the input file (if you import a file, for example) to a string of eight spaces. You can change this to anything in the range of 1 to 8.
"TimeAdjust" Help
Changing the "TimeAdjust" value (the number of times XRS calls any background routine per second) may help smooth performance on your machine. The default is 16 times per second. You may change this to any number in the range of 2 to 128.
"PrintWidth" Help
XRS assumes output exported to any TTY device (i.e. the console, a printer like PRN:, LPT1:, LPT2:, etc) is formatted 80-characters per line. You can change this to 132 if you have a wide-carriage printer to obtain most efficient usage of paper.
HELP/
VIRTUAL_JUMP_HELP0
MODE_HELP1
PAUSE_HELP2
SAFE_MODE_HELP3
SLOW_EDIT_HELP4
KEY_HELP_HELP5
PRELOAD_HELP6
USE_UMA_HELP7
USE_LIM_EMS_HELP8
USE_XMS_HELP9
INTERNAL_EDIT
"Virtualize" Help
By default, XRS 'virtualizes' any <J>ump list that would contain more than 300 messages, and "pages" new elements (messages) into the list 100 at a time as required. You can adjust this behavior by changing either one or both of this and the "Virtual Jump" parameters. This parameter can be set from 100 up to 1000 messages (before XRS bothers to 'virtualize' the list), allowing you to fine-tune XRS to the amount of free memory you have available.
"Virtual Jump" Helpq
Changing the "Virtual Jump" size changes the number of elements (messages) XRS pages into a <J>ump list it has to virtualize (see defaults in "Virtualize Help"). Changing this value to any number in the range of 50 to 250 allows you to fine-tune the number of elements XRS adds to the list each time you run off the end of the physical list (and force virtual paging).
;*Um=*
&I>*[K>*
L>*{L>*
"Mode" Help
XRS normally makes the best use of your video display it can, auto-sizing to 43- or 50-line screen size on EGA or VGA monitors for example. You can change this behavior several ways: first, if you type
"SET XRS=X"
outside the program (i.e. before you start XRS), that disables *ALL* attempts XRS would make to detect and/or change (including fix) the video mode during execution or after shell-to-DOS, etc. Secondly, you can use the "Soft Font" parameter to make XRS not adjust the screen-size, or you can use this parameter to force XRS to operate only in one certain video mode, which XRS will change to upon startup (if you are not already in that video mode). This allows you to select a custom screen-size if your video card supports it.
"Pause" Help
The default "Pause" setting of three seconds after most message displays is optimal for most users. Advanced users may want to set this down to 1 (or even 0) seconds to minimize wait time for messages you have grown familiar with.
"SafeMode" Help#
The "SafeMode" parameter (which defaults to 20 if you don't specify another value) allows you to force XRS to automatically save its progress every 'x' number of messages - if you're in a home prone to power outages or whatever. The range of values is from 1 to 50 messages (between saves).
"SlowEdit" Help
Setting the "SlowEdit" parameter forces XRS to slow down the rate of refreshing the display of detailed information in the internal editor (like line, column, free space, etc). This may help slower machines which can't cope with the continuous updating XRS normally does. You may set this parameter to any value in the range 1 to 20 - which is the number of times XRS will (at most!) update the information about the location, free space, etc.
"Keyboard Help" Help
XRConfig is designed to be very easy to use with a mouse, but using it with a keyboard only is also easy! The basic functions allowed with a mouse are all available using the keyboard. Select any of the main pull-down menubar items by using <ALT> plus the underlined or highlighted key. Moving between the various groups on-screen is accomplished using the <TAB> or <SHIFT_TAB> ("BackTab") keys. You can return from the menubar to group selection mode by hitting <ESC> when a menubar item is highlighted.
Context-sensitive help is available for every item and selection by hitting <F1> - close the help window with <ALT_F4>. You may close the program with <ALT_F4> as well - or <ALT_SPACE> brings up the "System" sub-menu as if you clicked on the icon.
Note that the DOS version does not respond to the "Minimize" function, since doing so really makes no sense.
"Preload Summary" HelpA
XRS will preload the summary (message index and cross refererence) into memory - into LIM/EMS memory if you have it - if you set this option on. In almost all cases, it is preferable to have this option set on, since otherwise XRS has to read the SUMMARY1.XRS file for message header information every time a <J>ump command is used from the main message reading menubar in XRS. XRS automatically uses a "HeapXpander" technology to utilize up to 4MB of LIM/EMS memory to store this information if possible, otherwise it will attempt to load the index into "low" (640K) memory.
"Use Upper Memory" Help
Using the "Upper Memory Area" on 386 or higher machines allows XRS to utilize any free UMBs not already allocated by another program to store edit and editor backup buffers as well as screen-saves. This greatly increases the amount of free "low" (640K) memory available which allows XRS to handle larger mailbags. You should turn this option off *ONLY* if XRS has specific problems using the UMA (normally provided by EMM386.SYS, 386MAX.SYS, QEMM386.SYS, etc.)!
"Use LIM/EMS Memory" Help
Normally, XRS will use EMS (3.2 or later) memory to store "HeapXpander" 16K blocks to preload the summary file, and also to cache program overlays (up to 160K at this time). Disable this option *ONLY* if XRS has trouble with your implementation of EMS!
"Use XMS Memory" HelpU
XRS currently only uses XMS memory for overlay caching. To disable this option (RTLink+ automatically uses 160K LIM/EMS if possible, then tries 160K XMS memory next), type "SET RTOVEXT=0" before you start the XRS program. Turning this option off will prevent future versions of XRS from utilizing XMS memory for data storage, etc. as well.
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NO_EDIT_SWAP_HELP;
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FORCE_ALIAS_HELP=
ALIAS_DEFAULT_NO_HELP>
NO_SNOW_HELP?
NO_CLOCK_HELP@
NO_SECONDS_HELPA
FORCE_8X8_HELPB
CUSTOM_HELPC
DONT_CRASH_HELPD
"Internal Editor" Help
Setting this option toggle on causes XRS to default to using its own internal editor even if you have defined an external editor to use as well - you can change them back and forth "on-the-fly" inside XRS from the <F4> hot-keyed configuration screen.
"No Edit Swap" Help
Setting the "No Edit Swap" option makes XRS call your external editor without swapping itself out. You should only set this option if you are sure your external editor is "small enough" to work in cramped quarters (the memory left that XRS isn't already using)!
"Swap" Help
By default, this option should always be turned on! It forces XRS to "swap itself out" when calling any external programs, such as archivers/comressors and external editors, etc. This leaves only 240 bytes of XRS in memory as a "stub" to reload the program, and swaps the program out to XMS, EMS or disk - allowing the maximum possible memory for any program that XRS calls to run.
There is a related item "Swap Path" in the "Paths" pull-down menubar submenu.
"Force Alias" Help
Setting the "Force Alias" toggle on makes XRS always use your alias name in areas that allow an alias to be used instead of prompting you whether to use your alias or your real name. You must have used the option on the BBS itself (not part of XRSDoor!) to enable (and choose) a user alias for yourself and also enable alias support in XRSDoor before this option will have any effect (or even be useful).
"Alias Default No" Helpj
Setting this option makes XRS default to "No" for the chosing of whether to use your real name or your alias in "Alias Allowed" areas. (Normally, XRS defaults to "Yes".) This option is only useful once you have used the BBS software (not part of XRSDoor) to enable and select an alias name for yourself, and enabled alias support in the XRSDoor program itself.
"No Snow" Help4
Setting the "No Snow" toggle forces XRS to disable 'Snow checking' (waiting for verticle retrace timing) on CGA display cards. It is only useful on CGA cards with CGA displays. You should set this option on only if you have a CGA card that automatically waits for verticle retrace timing to eliminate snow.
"No Clock" Help
Setting the "No Clock" toggle forces XRS to disable the on-screen clock display during message reading and writing. Some CGA (especially) systems have too much 'snow' generated by this routine and want to disable it completely. A more useful option might be to enable the "No Seconds" option instead, which makes XRS only update the information once per minute instead of every second.
An even more severe option is to enable the "No EditInfo" toggle, which completely disables all displa!
"No Seconds" Help
Setting the "No Seconds" toggle forces XRS to only update the display of the time once per minute, instead of every second. This option is an "in-between" that doesn't completely disable the clock, but doesn't cause so much snow on CGA systems that have that problem.
y of date/time, position (line, column), free space, etc. This should only be useful on very slow systems with CGA displays that cannot keep up with the continuous updates of that information.
"Force 8x8" Help
Setting this option causes XRS to force your system to load the 8x8 hardware font when XRS starts. This can be used to force XRS into the most lines per screen possible, even outside the normal 25-, 43- or 50-line screens of standard CGA, EGA and VGA displays. XRS will automatically force a reload of the 8x8 font after you shell out to DOS, just in case an external program changes the screen font.
"Custom Brag" Help
Setting this option on turns on the feature in XRS which allows you to pick an origin ("brag") line for each individual message using a "Point and Shoot" list (instead of just assigning a random one).
"Don't Crash" Help
This option makes XRS default to "No" for the "*Crash*" netmail prompt (even is you have 'Crash' priveleges and the message is going to the same zone - normally, XRS defaults to "Yes" if the message is in the same zone and you have 'Crash' priveleges).
XUC_NEW_HELPE
SOFT_FONT_HELPF
QUOTE_KLUDGE_HELPG
QUOTE_HEAD_HELPH
AUTO_CYCLE_HELPI
ONE_TEAR_HELPJ
NUKE_GARBAGE_HELPK
FLIP_HEAD_HELPL
NO_MOUSE_HELPM
NO_PIDS_HELPN
REVERSE_KE
"XUC" new mailbags Help
Setting this option tells XRS to automatically call Michael Barne's "XUC" (eXpress Userlist Compiler) to gather information about user addresses for each new mailbag which is opened. ('XUC' is called immediately after the 'Preprocess' if any)
"Soft Font" Help5
Setting the "Soft Font" toggle forces XRS to keep its hands off the video screen dimensions (normally it will make best use of the display you have, adjusting to 43- or 50-line mode and back when you exit, for example). This setting completely disables all attempts by XRS to detect or adjust the video mode.
"Quote Kludge" Help
Setting this option (which is not recommended - it can be turned on temporarilly from the internal <F4> hot-keyed configuration in XRS itself) makes XRS include both Tear and Origin lines in quoted replies.
"Quote Header" Help
This toggle determines whether or not XRS will insert a "Quote Header" attribution line at the top of each quoted reply (by default, this information includes the names of both parties, date/time and subject on an "In a message..." line).
"Auto Cycle" Help
"Auto Cycle" allows XRS to automatically switch to the next unread mail group without prompting you to select a group/area when you still have unread mail in a mailbag. If only one area is left, XRS will always select that area regardless of whether or not this is turned on.
"One Tear" Help
Turning on this option (which is recommended) makes XRS filter out second (and third, and fourth ...) tear lines in messages. 99% of the time, these are trash lines added by an aberant mail mangler somewhere along the way.
"Nuke Garbage" Help
"Nuke Garbage" causes XRS to filter out all unneeded extra control lines it knows about which are added to messages by aberant mail manglers. This list can be modified - see the documentation for the defaults.
"Flip Heading" Help
XRS normally displays the message headers in the format which was originated by the TCommNet BBS system (where XRS itself originated), and similar to that used by PCBoard - where the "To Name" is on line one and the "From Name" is on line two. Some people (notably Quick/RA/Super folks for some reason!) seem to prefer it the other way around. XRS will invert lines one and two when displaying messages if you turn this option on. It also adjust the display of other information on lines one and two.
"No Mouse" Helpz
If XRS goes nuts when your mouse is activated, or your mouse does't work well with XRS (which requires a Microsoft mouse-compatible driver 6.x or higher or equivalent), or if you just don't want the mouse to be active in XRS (although you can turn it on if you want from the <F4> hot-key configuration window) - set this option, and XRS will not attempt to initialize the mouse.
"No PIDs" Help
Turning off the default "hidden" ^aPID: control lines forces XRS to display it's program identification and information on the tear line instead. (otherwise, the information is in the hidden PID line and the tear line is completely blank)
YS_HELPO
ALWAYS_HELPP
FORCE_NEW_HELPQ
JUMP_HEAD_HELPR
HIDE_SEARCH_HELPS
PROMPT_NAME_HELPT
PROMPT_AREA_HELPU
EURO_DATE_HELPV
FORM_FEED_HELPW
HIDE_MOUSE_HELPY
LAPTOP_HELPd
"Reverse <INS> and <F9> Keys" Help3
The internal editor uses the <F9> key to toggle insert / overtype and <INS> to 'paste' a block saved previously. Setting this option reverses the functions of those two keys, giving the more natural opposite <INS> = Toggle Insert / Overtype and <F9> pastes a previously saved ("cut") block from the buffer.
"Always" Help
Setting the "Always" toggle on forces XRS to always pop up the "back end" sub-menu offering to repack and/or delete the open mailbag (you normally only get that option when no more unread messages are left).
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"Force New" Help
Setting the "Force New" option makes XRS always pretend that it has a newly opened mailbag each time it is started, and run the auto-searching, preprocess and/or XUC routines it normally would run only for a newly opened mailbag.
"Jump Headers" Help
By default, XRS only displays a message header (the top four lines) when you hit the <TAB> key during a <J>ump list display. If you have a fast machine (and a fast hard drive!), you may prefer the constant display forced by this parameter. (however, remember the overhead - especially for "Sorted" mailbags! XRS must physically jump around inside the BAT1MAIL.XRS file and find the headers.)
"Hide Search" Help
This parameter determines whether or not XRS displays the normal status report and 'hits' when it does the auto-searching of newly opened mailbag. If you turn this parameter on, the search only displays the number of lines scanned.
"Prompt Name" Help
XRS normally only prompts you to optionally change subject field for Quote/Reply messages. For the ability to optionally change the "To Name" field, set this parameter on. See "Prompt Area" field for a related option.
"Prompt Area" Help
Setting this toggle on allows you to optionally move a Quote/Reply to another area when you respond. XRS normally only prompts you to optionally change the subject. See "Prompt Name" for a related option.
"EuroDate" Help}
If you prefer your dates displayed in DD.MM.YY format instead of the default US/English MM/DD/YY format, turn this option on.
"FormFeed" Help
If you export messages (ones you read or write) to the printer, you may wish to set this option on - if set, it forces XRS to output a "FormFeed" (Page Eject) at the end of outputing any message to an LPTx: or PRN: device.
NO_PIDS_ID
toggle_no_pids
No PID's
NUKE_ID
toggle_nuke_garbage
Nuke Garbage
ONE_TEAR_ID
toggle_one_tear
One Tear
AREA_ID
"Hide Mouse" Help
"Hiding" the mouse causes XRS to actually stick it in exactly the furtherest possible position on-screen, which is actually invisible (i.e. it hides the mouse cursor in the lower right-hand corner, but it is not visible unless you move the mouse first).
ge_number
change_number
change_number
change_number
change_number
general_help
keyboard_help
about_xrs
set_optimal_view
set_screen_by_screen
to_you_toggle
new_message_toggle
toggle_no_snow
toggle_no_clock
toggle_no_seconds
toggle_8x8
toggle
"LapTop" Help7
Setting the "LapTop" parameter on forces XRS to use a special "Block" cursor in the internal editor instead of the traditional underline cursor. Note that XRS's internal editor toggles back and forth between the normal cursor and a half-cursor which indicates that you are in "OverType" mode instead of insert.
"Cancel Window" Help
You have selected the "Cancel" button, which means you want to discard your changes and exit. To confirm this, select "Yes", otherwise pick "Cancel" and you will be returned to the program.
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COMPARE_FUNCTION
COMPARE_FUNCTION
_preload_summary
toggle_uma
toggle_ems
toggle_xms
toggle_int_edit
toggle_no_ed_swap
toggle_swapping
toggle_force_alias
toggle_default_alias
set_next_previous
set_threading
set_thread_only
hiASCII_toggle
toggle_always
toggle_areasort
toggle_a
toggle_prompt_area
Prompt Area
NAME_ID
toggle_prompt_name
Prompt Name
QUOTE_HEAD_ID
toggle_quote_header
Quote Header
QUOTE_KLUDGE_ID
toggle_quote_klucycle
toggle_custom
toggle_dont_crash
toggle_euro_date
toggle_flip_head
toggle_force_new
toggle_form_feed
toggle_universal
toggle_hide_mouse
toggle_hide_search
toggle_jump_head
toggle_laptop
toggle_no_mouse
toggle_no_pids
toggle_nuke_garbage
"Exit Win/XRConfig" Help
You exited Win/XRConfig without saving changes. Select "Yes" to save change and exit, "No" to discard them and exit, or "Cancel" to return to the program for further changes.
Quote Kludges
REVERSE_ID
toggle_reverse_keys
Reverse <F9><INS>
GATEWAY_ID
toggle_gateways
Show Gateways
SOFT_FONT_ID
toggle_soft_font
Soft
toggle_one_tear
toggle_prompt_area
toggle_prompt_name
toggle_quote_header
toggle_quote_kludges
toggle_reverse_keys
toggle_gateways
toggle_soft_font
toggle_xuc_new
ok_button
default_button
cancel_button
cancel_button
XUC_ID
toggle_xuc_new
XUC new mailbags
OK_ID
ok_button
DEFAULT_ID
default_button
&Defaults
CANCEL_ID
cancel_bu
"Number Edit" Help
You are in a "Number Edit" child window. Either make the appropriate changes and save them with <ENTER>, or discard changes with <ESC>ape.
<ALT_F4>
"Defaults Window" Help
You have selected the "Defaults" button, which tells Win/XRConfig to replace your existing CONFIG.XRS file with a "default" set of parameters as noted in the documentation. This is normally only used when you have really botched
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NUMBER_EDIT_HELPa
HELP_EXITb
HELP_CANCEL_WINDOW]
HELP_DEFAULTS_WINDOWc
HI_ASCII_HELP^
AREA_NAME_HELPe
FROM_TWIT_HELPf
SHOW_GATE_HELP
"Path Change" Help
You are in a "Path Change" child window. Either make the appropriate changes and save them with <ENTER> or discard them by hitting <ESC>ape.
the file somehow.
USER_FUNCTIONb
COMPARE_FUNCTION
COMPARE_FUNCTION
<ALT_F4>
"Allow HiASCII" Help
Turning this option on (which is not recommended for FidoNet systems!) allows you to enter "HiASCII" characters both into tear (brag) lines and the text itself. There are still three 'illegal' characters which can never be imbedded in a message: <NUL>, <ESC> or <EOF>. THIS OPTION SHOULD NOT BE ENABLED UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES: IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE CHINESE NATIVE LANGUAGE SUPPORT (Which requires dual-byte characters)...
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&Cancel
CANCEL_ID
cancel_button
&Cancel
= 0x000E;
const USHORT CANCEL_ID = 0x000E;
"Area Name Sort"` Help
Selecting this option causes XRS to display the "Pick List" of area (message group) names in alphabetic sorted order instead of the normal numeric sequence.
"From Name Twit" Help
If you set this option, XRS will twit only names you put in your list of twits if the message is *from* them - otherwise, it will twit any message to or from them, or even about them.
"Show Gateways" Help
This option causes XRS to display secondary origin lines created when messages pass through zone or domain gates (usually " # Origin: " line replaces original). When used in combination with "Quote Kludge", this allows them to be quoted as well.
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