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General Informations

Copyright

Features of the WfW-Tools

Legal Disclaimers and Notices

Commands

Message

Read

In Folder

Delete

Options

Signal...

Settings...

Save Settings

Confirmation

Password

Window

Cascade

Tile Vertical

Tile Horizontal

Arrange Icons

Help

Contents

Search

Help on Help

Info

Toolbar


Read Message

Displays the selected message of the active window (In-box, folder or waste-basket) in a dialog box. It is not possible to select this menu item if no message is available.

After reading the message the first time it will be proceeded as followed: Put the message in the folder, or if the option "Messages in waste-basket after reading" is selected, in the waste-basket. Repeated read messages are not affected by this option and remain in the same box.

Other Topics:

Delete after Reading

Read Message Dialog


Message in Folder

Moves the currently selected message into the folder only if it is not already there.


Delete Message

Moves the currently selected message in the waste-basket or deletes it physically if the message is already there.

All messages in the waste-basket will be automatically deleted on program exit in case that option is set.

Other Topic:

Delete after Reading


Delete after Reading

This option can be activated in the settings dialog or toolbar and moves all messages automatically into the waste-basket after reading, in case they are not already there. Messages already in the waste-basket stay there.


Toolbar

The toolbar consists of horizontally arranged icons direct below the menu bar. Each of these icons illustrates the attached command.


Read Message Dialog

The above window will be displayed after double-clicking either on a message or one of the message boxes (In-box, folder, waste-basket) or selecting a message or the menu item Message - Read. It can also be selected using the toolbar.


Read Dialog OK
This button closes the Read Message Dialog


Message text
This field shows the message text and is only visible in this dialog. It can therefore be protected before transmission by a password. This creates a scrambled message.

The maximal size of a message is 64KByte.


Sender name
The name of the sender of the message.


Addressee name
The name of the addressee of the message.


Date and Time
Date and time of receiving the message.


First Time read
Date and time when the message was read the first time.


Subject
Short description of the message's content. This will be displayed in the message boxes (In-box, folder, waste-basket) and is therefore visible for everybody without using a password.


Acoustical Signal

Activates or deactivates the acoustical signal on receiving a message.

Other Topics:

Setting Dialog

Signal Setting Dialog


Visual Signal

Activates or deactivates the visual signal (flashing icons or caption bar) on receiving a message.

Other Topic:

Setting Dialog


Save Settings

Settings will be saved on exit of NETNOTE if selected.

Other Topic:

Setting Dialog


Options Signal

Opens the settings dialog of the acoustical signal which allows the signal to be switched on and. Furthermore, it allows to select the sound file which will be played.

Other Topic:

Signal Setting Dialog


Signal Settings Dialog

This dialog box is used to select the acoustical signal.

Other Topic:

Setting Dialog


Options Settings

Opens the settings dialog of the program which allows to change the settings available in the toolbar. Furthermore, it is possible to change the duration of signals and if the waste-basket should be emptied on exit.

Other Topic:

Settings Dialog


Settings Dialog

The general program settings can be chosen.


List of Sound files

Displays all sound files (*.wav) installed in the actual Windows directory, e.g. c:\windows, c:\wfg.


Signal Settings Cancel

This button cancels all selected changes, restores the old settings and closes the dialog box afterwards.


Signal Settings OK

This button takes over all changes and closes the dialog box. The new settings will be immediately active.

Comment:

The settings however will only be saved on exit if the corresponding options has been set. Otherwise they are only valid till the program finishes.


Playback of the Sound file

A sound file can be played if  the appropriate driver has been installed using the control panel.


Settings OK

This buttons takes over all changes and closes the dialog box. The new settings will be immediately active.

Comment:

The settings however will only be saved on exit if the corresponding options has been set. Otherwise they are only valid till the program finishes.


Settings Cancel

This buttons takes over all changes and closes the dialog box. The new settings will be immediately active.


Time between two Signals

Determines the time between two signals, visual or acoustical.


Idle system switch off time

This entry determines if the signal should be switch off in an idle system. Idle system means, that neither keyboard nor mouse messages occur. This can happen e.g. when the user leaves the computer. If this condition causes the signal to switch off, it will be immediately re-activated when the computer will be used again.

This option can be deactivated by entering -1, i.e. the signal starts independent how long the system is idle.


Empty wastebasket on exit
Empty waste-basket on exit

This option causes all messages in the waste-basket to be physically deleted on program exit.


Password

To make sure that no unauthorized person can read particular messages is it possible to use a password in the transmitting program (NOTE-IT). This features provides a certain amount of security. The message will then be scrambled and can only be read in NETNOTE after entering the correct password. A default password can be entered to avoid typing the password every time. But this default password is only valid during the actual program run, i.e. not after a restart of the program. In this case the dialog box to enter the password appears only if the default password is invalid for that particular message.

Other Topics:

Password Enter Dialog

Password Query Dialog


Password Enter Dialog

This dialog enables to chosse or change the default password.

The following message appeares in case the old password is wrong.

If there are differences between the new and confirmed password then appears the following message.


Password Query Dialog

This dialog box appears when the user requests to view certain password protected messages, whereby the default password does not correspond with the password of the message or the sender of the message has set the option to confirm the password always.

It appears the following message if the entered password is wrong.


Default Password Dialog OK

This causes to take over all changes and closes the dialog box.


Default Password Dialog Cancel

This button cancels all selected changes and restores the old settings. This dialog box will be closed afterwards.


Old Password

Enter your actual password, if you have one. Otherwise keep it empty.


New Password

Enter the new password with maximal of 14 characters. The passwords are checked case-sensitive.


Confirmation

Retype the new password in exactly the same way. Please pay attention on upper and lower case.


Enter Password

Enter the required password to be able to view the messages. This password has to be agreed by the sender in order to protect the message.


Confirmation OK

This causes to check the entered password with them stored inside the message. If it is the same the message will be displayed.


Confirmation Cancel

This finishes the safety check and the message will not be displayed.


Cascade Windows

This causes the windows (In-box, folder, waste-basket) to be viewed cascaded. The caption bars will be one beneath the other and slightly moved to the right that each of them can be activated quite easily. Icons are not affected by the command.

Example:


Tile Windows Horizontal

Displays the windows to be displayed one upon another. Icons are not affected by the command.

Example:


Tile Windows Vertical

Displays the windows to be displayed side by side. Icons are not affected by the command.

Example:


Arrange Icons

Re-arranges the icons on the bottom of the client area from left to right. Only icons are affected by the command.

Example:


Help Contents

Start Windows help and shows the Content of the NETNOTE help file (this page).


Help Search

Starts Windows help and opens the Dialog Search which allows to locate a certain topic by entering a keyword.


Help Info

Displays general Information about the program NETNOTE.

Other Topic:

Copyright


Help on Help

Describes the use of the Windows help program.


General Information about NETNOTE

The program NETNOTE is the counterpart of NOTE-IT. The messages transmitted by NOTE-IT will be received by NETNOTE. They use a mechanism available in Windows for Workgroups (WfW) and which makes it possible to exchange informations between all workstations in the WfW-Network.

The main window of NETNOTE consists of menu bar, toolbar, client area with the windows In-box, Folder and Waste-basket, as well as a statusbar.

The message boxes (in-box, folder, Waste-basket) contain a Header bar and a Message list. Each list can be sorted by three criteria. Alphabetical by sender, addressee and time/date of transmission. This criteria can be selected for each active window using the toolbar. The message lists are subdivided into the following columns: From, To, Subject and Time, whereby the header bar contains these terms. Each column width can be individually adjusted by shifting the column delimiter in the header bar.

The received messages will be placed in the In-box by NETNOTE. NETNOTE will be automatically started as an icon on receiving a message if is not already running. This event will then be signaled to the user by an acoustical and/or visual signal, and deactivated in case the user does not respond in a certain time. It is also possible that the message will be deleted after a particular time if the sender has specified it.

The addressee can view the message with a double-click on them or by selecting the appropriate menu or symbol. The message will be moved, dependent on the settings, into the in-box or the waste-box after reading by the addressee.

The folder is used to maintain messages over a longer period of time. Messages in the waste-basket will be deleted on program exit when this has been chosen.

Drag´n Drop makes it possible for the user to move messages between each box. This can be done by clicking with the mouse cursor on the message and holding the left mouse button down. The message can then be moved by moving the mouse cursor onto another box and releasing the left mouse button. The mouse cursor shows during the operation if it is over a valid target box.

All possible settings can be optionally saved when then program finishes. The position and size of each windows will be additionally saved.

The program contains a context-sensitive help which enables the user to request further information about each command with the F1-Key.


Statusbar

The statusbar is at the bottom of the client area and displays informations about the commands.


Sort by Sender

Sorts the active window by the user name of the sender.


Sort by Addressee

Sorts the active window by the user name of the addressee.


Sort by Time

Sorts the active window on receipt of the time and date.


System Menu

The system menu contains the following commands:

Restore

Restores the previous size of the window after it has been maximized (with the command Maximize) or minimized (with the command Minimize).

Move

Move the window with the keyboard to a different place on the desktop.

Size

Changes the size of the window with the keyboard.

Minimize

Reduce window to an icon.

Maximize

Enlarge window to full size.

Close

Closes the program, the window or the dialog box.

Switch to

Activates the task list where can be switched between applications.


Registration Information

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Features of the WfW-Tools

The WfW-Tools consist of the following programs:

Timesync: Tool to support the configuration management. Timesync synchronizes the workstation's system time with a server in a peer-to-peer network. A client server concept is used, with the client being the requesting workstation and the server responds with its time.

Note-it: Time saving tool to transmit urgent messages with visual and/or acoustical signals in a network. No common directory structure is required like in a mail system. The sender can specify a time limited message (e.g. delete message automatically after 10 minutes if not read). Message can be sent to every workstation in the network without logging in into the mail system. Transmitting password protected messages is possible as well.

Netnote: Receives and displays transmitted by Note-it using In-box, waste-basket and folder.

Timezone: Displaying different Time zones of the world. Unlimited number of time zones can be registered.

WiniEdit: Simplifies changeing the INI-files by using comments to each section and keyword. Modifying the INI-file is possible for anybody after creating this description table. (Examples of description files are shipped with the program). The program can be a very useful tool for system administrators.


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