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The Ultimate Hypertext Manager (TUHM)
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1. Functionality :
This program introduces the notion of (elementary) hypertext to BBSs running
Remote Access (RA). Sysops can write their own text-files (e.g. online
help for their users) and link them together. With the registered version
of this program, sysops also have the possibility to let their users start
selected programs from within these text-files.
2. Syntax rules :
A link to another document (file) is inserted as follows :
<href=filename><text to appear on screen>
where 'filename' stands for the name of the file that must be opened when
the user selects this item, and 'text to appear on screen' is what the user
will see.
To give the user a selection that will launch another program looks as
follows :
<shell=commandline><text to appear on screen>
with the same conventions as before. The extension (.EXE, .COM or .BAT)
_must_ be specified. 'commandline' can contain _some_ of the parameter
specifications that RA allows (namely *b, *n, *p, *t and *o). These will
be expanded the same way as they are by RA.
Note that a href/shell must be specified on one single line (i.e. you
cannot split the definition across lines).
Registered users can add color to their text by inserting ^1, ^2, ^3 or ^4
just before where they want the color to change (actually, even
unregistered users can do this, but the effect will be nil). When no color
is specified, the default color 1 is taken. The colors can be specified
with the TUHMCFG program (again : this can be done by everyone, but only
registered users will notice a difference when running TUHM).
3. Example :
The following text gives the user a simple menu from which he can choose
several possibilities:
1. Get some help about <href=c:\ra\tuhm\tuhm.hlp><using TUHM>
2. Launch <shell=c:\games\addictive.exe><an addictive game>
3. Get some ^2help^1 about <href=c:\ra\mybbs.txt><finding your way around this BBS>
The first and third lines will open the specified files for the user (when
he selects them), while the second one will start a program for him.
The word 'help' on the third line will be colored differently (color 2 will
be used, a color specified by the sysop).
Finally : the files 'Example.txt' and 'Example2.txt' are an example of two
files that are linked.
4. Installing the program :
You can place the program in any directory you want, the only thing that
you must do to give users access to the program is installing it as a
door-program in RA. The command-line you specify should look like this :
C:\TUHM\TUHM.EXE *! filename
supposing that you had installed it in a directory called TUHM. 'filename'
is the name of the file that you want your users to see when starting the
program. It could be for instance a file containing the example lines
above. The '*!' freezes the RA-timer (this is necessary because TUHM
does its own time management).
Registered users receive a key file (TUHM.KEY). This file _must_ be
placed in the RA root directory (the one to which the RA environment
variable points).
5. Keypad :
The following keys are available to the users :
* Tab, Arrow Up, 8 => next link/shell in same file
* Shift Tab, Arrow Down, 2 => previous link/shell in same file
* Enter, Right arrow, 6 => follow link
* Esc, Left Arrow, 4 => return one level
* Page Down, 3 => next page
* Page Up, 9 => previous page
6. Registration :
And now for the big surprise ... Registration only costs 100 BF (fl 6,
5 US$, 3 GBP), except for the French who will have to pay 100 FF (eat your
heart out Chirac).
This money should, one way or another, come in the hands of the author :
Frank Van Camp
Beekvelden 25
2840 Reet
Belgium
Bank account : 979-3710633-97 (Argenta bank in Belgium)
e-mail : vancamp@rma.ac.be
frankvc@glo.be
Fido : 2:292/8013.2
In order to make the key-file, I need the following information:
sysop name
BBS name
Fido-address
and ... this information must be _exactly_ as it appears in your
RA-settings (i.e. case sensitive, including all comma's and periods, ...).
The key will be sent to you through netmail (or e-mail). Just copy that
file to your RA directory and your program becomes a registered one and
all the features become available.