set the visible of card field 1 to not the visible of card field 1
end mouseUp
-- part 4 (field)
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-- high flags: 0004
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-- icon id / first selected line: 0 / 0
-- text alignment: 0
-- font id: 3
-- text size: 10
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-- line height: 13
-- part name:
----- HyperTalk script -----
on mouseUp
set visible of Card Field 1 to not the visible of Card Field 1
end mouseUp
-- part 5 (button)
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-- high flags: 0000
-- rect: left=28 top=19 right=40 bottom=57
-- title width / last selected line: 0
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-- text alignment: 1
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----- HyperTalk script -----
on mouseUp
visual effect iris close
go Home
end mouseUp
-- part contents for background part 2
----- text -----
Hello! This experimental stack allows you to view and reply to messages from a GEnie Round Table Bulletin Board.
NOTE: To reply to messages using Message Minder, you must create a folder called "GEnie" on the top level of your disk, so I have a place to put replies. Or, you can edit the Export button's script to change the pathname of replies I save to disk (there's a comment to show you where).
To use this stack:
1. Capture the new messages using "Browse All Noreply" into an ASCII file. (Only one RoundTable per file, please)
2. Open Message Minder and click the "Import" button
3. Select your file in the open dialog box
4. Watch the messages load in (each topic goes on a separate card). When it's done importing, it will take you back to card 1.
5. Browse messages in the upper text box by using the scroll bar.
6. Click on the right arrow to go to the next topic.
7. To reply, click on the first line in the lower text box and type in your reply. No need to hit return after every line (Message Minder will wrap the text later). Reply to each topic on the card you read the topic's messages in--makes sense, doesn't it?
8. When you've entered all the replies for this session, click the Export button. Message Minder will save each reply as a separate text file, named "Reply Cat 1 Topic 5" (or whatever the correct Category and Topic numbers are).
9. In the finder (or with your comm program's send text command dialog box), note the filename of your first reply.
10. Return to your communications program and log back into the RT.
11. Set the category of your first reply.
12. Give the Reply command with the first topic number.
13. at the 1> prompt, type *U <return>
14. Using your comm program's send text command, send the Reply file generated by Message Minder.
15. Type your "break" key for GEnie, usually control-C (depends on your GEnie user parameters). Then enter
*S <return> to save your reply (use *P first to preview it).
16. Repeat steps 11-15 for each of your replies. I suggest you trash the reply files right after this session, so you know not to resend them next time.
17. Go back to any GEnie page prompt and enter S <return>.
18. Send a message to P.COLLINS and tell me what you think! (Thanks.)
19. Go back to Message Minder and click the Delete Cards button, and then the Clear Fields button, to clear out all messages to the stack. Or, use the New Stack command (leaving Copy Background checked) to create a fresh blank Message Minder, and then trash the old one.
HANDY HINTS:
YES! You can print these instructions--select Print Report from the File menu (in this stack, not Message Minder). If you've never used Print Report, it's about time! (I've preset it, just click OK.)
If you are working more than one RoundTable, keep messages from only one RT in a Message Minder stack, because it can't tell the difference between one RT and the next. There isn't anything to tell you what RT a particular reply is supposed to go into, and if you reply to the same Category/Topic number for two RT's, the second reply will overwrite (delete) the first one. You could keep the replies in separate folders to avoid this problem (by editing the Export button script (What a pain! Better yet, send me a check for $10 and I'll upgrade this to handle multiple RTs).
To reply to a topic that doesn't have a card (because there were no messages today in that topic): (1) Select New Card from the Edit menu. (2) Click and enter the Category and Topic at the top of the card in their respective fields (3) Enter a reply and use the Export button as usual. Message Minder cannot automatically start NEW topics in the RT (so far).
After you Export some replies, it's quite all right to reply to more topics and do another Export, or even modify replies and re-Export them. Message Minder keeps track of which replies are new or modifed for Exporting (it puts an "R" at the top of the card to mark them).
The first 3 buttons in the middle are: Home, About Message Minder, Show Cards (fast). The next buttons connect to the standard HyperCard Address, Datebook, and phone stacks. The circle checkmark goes to my Job Steps stack (available on GEnie). The printer and date box print text using TeachText, to quickly print the contents of the card or a selection from it (I use this to write memos).
WHAT ELSE:
I’m distributing this stack as freeware (so far!): (1) So that you can more easily communicate on the GEnie RTs; (2) so that I can learn from your feedback. If you have any comments about it, please take a few minutes and send them to me (see top right). If there's enough interest, I plan to create a stack that automates the entire online/offline process of browse-type-reply. Enjoy!
THIS STACK MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE OR INCLUDED WITH OTHER SOFTWARE OFFERED FOR SALE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF PAUL A. COLLINS.
Freeware: This stack can be freely distributed provided no changes have been made to the scripts or copyright notices. Author makes no warranties regarding this stack, its performance, results, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The user assumes the entire responsi-bility for results and use of this stack. Author assumes NO responsibility for lost data or other loss resulting from the use or misuse of this stack. (Anyway, it's a bit premature for big time distribution .)
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