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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for ProNews/2 v1.00 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ProNews/2 is a 32-bit OS/2 Presentation Manager application which takes full
advantage of OS/2 and Workplace Shell functions. In a nutshell, ProNews/2
allows you to read Internet newsgroups, however, you will find that ProNews/2
is one of the most powerful Internet newsreaders available on any platform!
Features like multipart binary decoding, enhanced article queueing, connection
manager, filters, watches and more set ProNews/2 apart from your average
newsreader.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Here are a listing of accelerator keys in ProNews/2, accompanied by a brief
description of their function.
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
ΓöéKey ΓöéFunction Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+O ΓöéSwitch to online mode Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+Q ΓöéSwitch to offline mode Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+X ΓöéExit ProNews/2 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+T ΓöéCreate a new article connection Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+B ΓöéCreate a new binary connection Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+P ΓöéCreate a post connection Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéAlt+M ΓöéCreate a miscellaneous connection Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéCtrl+L ΓöéReload all newsgroups Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéCtrl+R ΓöéRefresh the newsgroups Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéShift+Insert ΓöéPaste the contents of the clipboard to the edit window Γöé
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ΓöéShift++ ΓöéMove selected task(s) up in the queue (queue window) Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéShift+_ ΓöéMove selected tasks(s) down in the queue (queue window) Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéCtrl+Shift+ ΓöéMove task to the bottom of the queue (queue window) Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéCtrl+Shift_ ΓöéMove task to the top of the queue (queue window) Γöé
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ΓöéCtrl+Alt+A ΓöéDisplay all loaded groups Γöé
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ΓöéCtrl+Alt+A ΓöéDisplay only subscribed groups Γöé
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ΓöéControl+Alt+N ΓöéDisplay only new groups Γöé
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ΓöéCtrl+F ΓöéFind a newsgroup Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Help for ProNews/2 Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The functions which may be performed are:
Go Online Go into online mode.
Go Offline Go into offline mode.
New Connection Create a new connection of the specified type.
Print Setup Invoke the print setup dialog.
Settings Invoke the ProNews/2 settings dialog.
The ProNews/2 menu also contains an Exit item which ends the application when
selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.1. Help for Go Online ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Put ProNews/2 into online mode. Online mode lets ProNews/2 assume that it is
connected to the internet and can communicate with the configured news server.
All queued operations will start.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.2. Help for Go offline ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Put ProNews/2 into offline mode. Offline mode allows you to use ProNews/2
without a server connection. This is useful if you have downloaded articles
and would like to read them when you're not connected to the internet. All
further attempted operations will be queued.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.3. Help for New Connection Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is a submenu that displays all of the available choices for creating a new
connection. Select one of the links below to obtain help for the desired
connection:
Article Connection Create an article connection to the server.
Binary Connection Create a binary connection to the server.
Post Connection Create a post connection to the server.
Miscellaneous Connection Create a miscellaneous connection to the server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.3.1. Help for New Article Connection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This adds another article connection thread to ProNews/2, allowing you to
override the program's settings for the maximum number of allowed connections.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.3.2. Help for New Binary Connection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This adds another binary connection thread to ProNews/2, allowing you to
override the program's settings for the maximum number of allowed connections.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.3.3. Help for New Post Connection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This adds another posting connection thread to ProNews/2, allowing you to
override the program's settings for the maximum number of allowed connections.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.3.4. Help for New Miscellaneous Connection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This adds another miscellaneous connection thread to ProNews/2, allowing you to
override the program's settings for the maximum number of allowed connections.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.4. Help for Print Setup... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Invoke the Print Setup dialog to configure the currently installed OS/2 print
drivers. Items such as page orientation, form, etc. can be configured here.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.5. Help for Settings... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item to open the ProNews/2 Settings notebook.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.6. Help for Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will close ProNews/2. Depending on how you have the program
configured, you may be prompted to save queued tasks.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Help for Group Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The primary use of the group menu is to get a list of available newsgroups from
the news server. Here are a list of options that are located in the group menu:
Reload groups Reload newsgroups
Refresh groups Refresh newsgroups
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3.1. Help for Reload groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this menu option to reload all of the newsgroups from the news server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3.2. Help for Refresh groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this menu option to connect to the server and syncronize the list of groups
on the server with the list of groups that are stored locally in ProNews.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Help for Display Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The primary use of the group menu is to get a list of available newsgroups from
the news server. Here are a list of options that are located in the display
menu:
All Groups
Subscribed Groups
New groups
Queue Manager
Connections Manager
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.1. Help for Display All Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item switches to the All Groups tab in the control panel. From here
you can see the entire list of groups on your news server and subscribe to
those you wish to follow.
Information about the All Groups window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.2. Help for Display Subscribed Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item switches to the Subscriptions tab in the control panel. From
there you may see which groups you currently track, open groups for reading,
refresh headers, and many other usefull operations.
Information about the Subscribed Groups window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.3. Help for Display New Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item switches to the New Groups tab in the control panel. There you
are shown a list of all new groups that are available for subscription.
Information about the New Groups window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.4. Help for Display Queue Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item switches to the Queue tab in the control panel. From there you
may see what tasks are currently being executed and which are queued. Items in
this window may be reprioritized, suspended, or killed.
Information about the Queue Manager.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.5. Help for Display Connections Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item switches to the Connections tab in the control panel. There you
are shown a list of all connections to the news and posting servers.
Connections may be closed from this window.
Information about the Connections Manager.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Help for Find Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The primary use of the find menu is to search for groups in the All Groups
window. Here are a list of options that are located in the find menu:
Find Group
Find Next
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5.1. Help for Find Group... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item calls the Find Group Dialog, which is used for searching for a
specific groups within the All Groups window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5.2. Help for Find Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item searches for the next group matching the critiria previously
specified in the Find Group Dialog
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6. Help for Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu has items related to the help system. They are :
Help Index
help General
Help Using
help Keys
Product information
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.1. Help for Help menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item shows an index for the important topics in the ProNews/2 help
system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.2. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
General information about ProNews/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.3. Help for Using Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will give detailed help on getting the most out of the OS/2 help
system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.4. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will give a comprehensive list of the keys that are used to
navigate ProNews/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6.5. Help for About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will display a window which contains the version of ProNews/2
which is currently being used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7. Help for Pop Up Menu items ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
These are the items which are on the various popup menus in the control panel.
They are:
Unsubscribe
Get All Bodies
Get New Headers
Delete All Bodies
Delete All Headers
Mark All Read
Mark All Unread
Subscribe
Move Menu
Execute Now
Stop
Kill Connection
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.1. Help for Unsubscribe ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option will allow you to unsubscribe to the currently selected
groups. It is available in the The All Groups Window, The New Groups Window,
and in The Subsciptions Window
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.2. Help for Retrieve all bodies ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will attempt to retrieve all article bodies for the currently
selected groups. It will not retrive bodies that have already been downloaded.
It is available in The Subscriptions Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.3. Help for Retrieve new headers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will retrieve all new headers from the selected groups which
have become availible since the last time the group was updated. It is
available in The Subscriptions Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.4. Help for Delete all Bodies ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will delete all of the bodies for the selected groups. You will
be prompted for confirmation before the delete operation takes place. It is
available in The Subscriptions Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.5. Help for Delete all Headers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The menu item will delete all of the headers from the selected groups. You
will be prompted for confirmation before the delete operation takes place. It
is available in The Subscriptions Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.6. Help for Mark all Read ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will mark all of the articles in the selected groups as having
been read. It is available in The Subscriptions Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.7. Help for Mark all Unread ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will mark all of the acrtivles in the selected groups as being
unread. It is available in The Subscriptions Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.8. Help for Susbcribe ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will start subscriptions to the currently selected groups. It
is available in the The All Groups Window and in The New Groups Window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.9. Help for Move Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The primary use of the Move Menu is to control the priority of items in the
Queue.
Move Up
Move Down
Move to Top
Queue to Bottom
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.9.1. Help for Move Up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will move the currently selected items up by one place in the
queue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.9.2. Help for Move Down ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will move the currently selected items down by one place in the
queue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.9.3. Help for Move to Top ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will move the currently selected item to the top of the queue,
above all others.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.9.4. Help for Move to Bottom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu item will move the currently selected item to the bottom of the
queue, below all others.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.10. Help for Execute Now ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option will create a new server connection and immediately attempt to
start the queued operation. Once the operation is complete the connection will
be closed automatically.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.11. Help for Stop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
No help yet
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7.12. Help for Kill ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8. Detailed help for the Control Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Control Panel is the nerve center for ProNews/2. From it's various tabbed
windows, are given complete control over the program.
The Control Panel is comprised of five main parts:
The Menu
The Toolbar
The Tab Tool
The Data Area
The Statbar
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.1. help for The Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The menu for the Control Panel contains some of the more commonly needed
options for the programs operation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.2. help for The Toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
No help yet
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.3. help for The Tab Tool ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Tab Tool is used to switch between the Subscriptions Window, the All Groups
Window, the New Groups Window, the Queue Manager, and the Connections Manager.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.4. help for The Data Area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Data Area of the control panel is where most of the control panel
interaction takes place. The Data Area contains either the The Subscriptions
Window, The All Groups Window, The New Groups Window, Queue Manager, or the
Connections Manager.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.5. help for The Statbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
No help yet
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.6. help for the Subscriptions Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The subscriptions window is used to view the newsgroups to which you are
currently subscribed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.7. help for the All Groups Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The All Groups Window is used to see the list of newsgroups that are available
for subscription.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.8. help for the New Groups Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The New Groups Window is used to see the list of groups that have been added to
the All Groups list since the last time you have run the program. USENET is
growing at a rapid (alarming?) rate and new groups spring into existence almost
every day.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.9. help for the Queue Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Queue Manager is used for seeing the list of jobs that are currently
executing or waiting to be executed. You may stop jobs, start jobs, or
reprioritize groups from here.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8.10. help for The Connections Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The connections manager is used to view the actual network connections to the
news and mail servers.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.9. Help for Toolbar Style Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Configure the toolbar's style.
Show bubble help
Use the check box to toggle the state of displaying the help bubble over
the button.
Delay
If bubble help is enabled, specify the amount of time that the pointer
needs to rest over the button before the help is displayed.
Read
If bubble help is enabled, specify the amount of time that the bubble help
window is to be displayed.
Show bubble text
Use the check box to toggle the state of displaying the help text on the
buttons.
Frame the items
Use the check box to toggle the state of drawing a 3D frame around the
buttons.
Autosize
If this check box is selected, the bitmaps on the toolbar are displayed in
the resolution in which they were created in, otherwise use the Width and
Height entry fields to specify a user defined resolution.
Lost lines and columns
Use the radio buttons to specify an action if lines or columns are lost.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.10. Help for Toolbar Customization Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The toolbar can be customized from the list of predefined buttons.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.11. How to Get Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you're having any sort of trouble at all with ProNews/2, Panacea Software is
here to help. If for any reason at all you need to contact us, whether it be a
question, comment, or a feature suggestion/request, send the message to
panacea@program.com. Your message will receive a reply in 1 to 2 business days
(or less).
Check for updates to ProNews/2 on our web site at
http://www.program.com/panacea.