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User database window

The user database window consists of an overview of the users in the database, and some options to add and edit user records.

This window consists of several gadgets:

Users in database
This is a list of all the users on the user database, sorted in the order they were added to the database. To the far left is the user name, the next field is for any alias that might be configured for this user. Next comes the date this entry was added to the database, and to the far right is any comment that might be associated with a user. Several users can be selected for deletion with multiselection using the mouse and the shift key. Double-clicking on a user will open the enter message window, ready to enter a message to that person.
Sort
This function will sort the user entries in the window alphabetically, but the result will not be updated on disk.
Delete
This function will delete the selected user(s) from the user database. That is, the users will only be marked as deleted, but won't physically be deleted from disk until the "Maintenance" function is used.
Save
This function will update the currently selected user with the information contained in the various string gadgets in the window.
New
This function will let you add a new user to the database. When you have finished entering the information you want, select "Save" and the user will be added to the user database.
Maintenance
This function will optimize and remove out deleted entries from the user database.
Name
This is the user name of the currently selected user. This field will be used for loopup when entering messages.
Alias
This field contains the alias you want the user to be known under. By using this field wisely, e.g. all you close personal friends could be given the same "friend" alias and by entering "friend" in the username field when entering a message, you will be given the choice to send the message to all users with "friend" as alias.
Address
This entry usually contain the email address (or the equivalent depending of the system type). This entry will also be used for loopup when entering a message, although the user name got a higher priority.
Comment
This field is for adding any comment you might want to an user entry.

A typical user entry on Internet might look something like this:

    Name: Petter Nilsen
   Alias: thor-guy
 Address: pettern@thule.no
 Comment: This guy is one of the THOR authors

See the Arexx-script Adduser.thor located in rexx/ for an example of using the user database from ARexx.

The position and size of this window is saved with the rest of the settings in the section Visual configuration window.


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