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EDITUSER 1.15 (Beta)
This is a Beta-release of EditUser, a DLG utility for editing and viewing
user accounts. Documentation regarding the majority of functions can be
found in "EditUser.doc". This file covers only features added since 1.14.
The GUI is the main new feature of 1.15. By typing "EditUser gui", you can
have an Intuition window with over 50 gadgets available. To start editing
or viewing an account, either click on a name from the list of users or
type in a name (with or without an underscore).
The functionality is the same whether you choose the cli or gui, with one
or two minor exceptions.
You can use keyboard short-cuts to activate certain gadgets without the
mouse. Here is a list:
A = Alias
B = Bytes Uploaded
C = City
D = Daily Time Limit
E = Editor
F = First Call
L = Level
M = Last Message Area
N = Note (not implemented in Beta versio)
P = Password
Q = Quit EditUser
R = Messages Read
S = Session Time Limit
T = Time Used Today
U = User string gadget
W = Messages Written
Z = Zip or postal code
IMPORTANT NOTES:
*DO NOT* change the "First" field in GUI mode, I've not enabled the
function that converts a string to the appropriate datatype. Use the CLI
mode to make such edits.
The Beta version has computer-types hard-coded. To edit this field,
use the CLI mode. (This will change with the general release.)
The Beta version does not have archiver, protocol and editor in
string format. Use "EditUser sys" to get your system resources and plug
that information into the appropriate gadget. A sample readout looks like
this:
Archiver: # / Name
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 - Arc
2 - Zoo
3 - Lha
Editors: # / Name
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 - Line Editor
2 - Full Screen Editor (ANSI - IBM)
3 - Full Screen Editor (ANSI - Amiga)
4 - Sysop Editor
5 - Emacs-based Editor
Protocols: Letter (90 = "Z") / Name
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
75 - Xmodem 1K
80 - Xmodem CRC/Checksum
90 - Zmodem
A much-easier interface will be included in the release version.
POSSIBLE BUG
The user list (A GadTools ListView gadget) sometimes has a delay
before filling. The top-most line in the list is sometimes random
characters. Nothing destructive.
WHY A BETA-RELEASE?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I plan to do overhaul the way this code is maintained. Modularization and
optimisation needs to take place. (The GUI increased the size of the
source code by a factor of 4 - 25K to 100+K) This will consume several
weeks and I did not want to further delay the release of this version. The
"official" 1.5 will be released in early July.
You can be considered a Beta-tester. Try things and report your likes and
dislikes (for instance, what fields do you consider important and what are
simply taking up space?) Such feedback will be used in the final design
phase of the release version.
Feedback can be directed either to 1:2430/4.0 or an appropriate DLG echo.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks go to Ron Reynolds for his help in the general GUI.
Plus all the DLG folks that have provided hints, tips and suggestions.
Last (but not least) TPT for a fine BBS package and great programmer
support.
Ed Sutherland, May 28, 1993