 ^variantname Message Flow Control
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Basics
   ^variantname supports the following basic message flow controls.  To use
these, simply type the first letter of each command while messages are flowing
(displaying).  (If you don't know how to display messages, see .Help READ,
but these basically boils down to <N>ew, <O>ld, <F>orward, <R>everse, and their
advanced variants).

 <P>ause - This causes the message flow to temporarily stop.  Hitting nearly
any key will restart output (but see the advanced section below for an
exception).

 <S>top - This stops the message flow and returns you to the room prompt.

 <N>ext - This stops displaying the current message and begins displaying
the next message.  If this is the last message to be displayed, you are returned
to the room prompt.

 <J>ump - This causes the display of the current paragraph to stop and jump
to the next paragraph of the current message.  If this was the last paragraph
of this message, ^variantname will start displaying the next message.

Advanced
   These are advanced options which many users may not be aware of.

 ^S (Control-S) - For computer old-timers.  This is just like <P>ause except
you must use ^Q to restart the message flow (a great defense against line
noise).

 <R>everse - This causes the message flow to reverse its direction after
finishing the current message.  For example, touching 'R' while displaying
New messages will cause the new messages to reverse order following the
current message (i.e., the message displayed prior to the current message
will re-display after the current is finished).  Useful for re-examining
messages within long strings of messages, since it can be used without limit
as needed.

 Pause-Enter (not in Mail>) - This option, which is activated by first Pausing a message
(see above) and then typing 'E', will place you in the message editor with
your current Held Message in the editor.  This option lets you build single
message replies to long strings of messages (or one very large message) without
breaking up message display.  You may Hold a message built during Pause-E for
later work, or Abort or Save it.  When one of those three are chosen, the
message which was being printed when you executed Pause-Enter will be reprinted
for your review.

 Pause-Enter (Mail>) - Using this same command sequence in Mail> will cause
quite a different reaction on the part of ^variantname.  Instead of letting you
compose a message during message output (which doesn't make a lot of sense in
Mail>, since you need a recipient, etc.), it will cause ^variantname to look
for the message to which the message currently being displayed is a reply to.
This lets you trace back, more or less, the string of messages which caused
this message, finding details, etc.  You may use it several times during
message output to trace farther and farther back, too.

 %HELD More information on Held Messages.
 %COMMANDS Back to the commands help menu.
 %HELPOPT Get a list of all help files in the system.
 %MAINHELP First level of help system.

