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╒═══════════════════════╕ │ Tag Line Xpress v4.00 │ ╘═══════════════════════╛ release date 05/20/94 The following is specific documentation for installing Tag Line Xpress v4 into the following mail readers: Silly Little Mail Reader (SLMR) v2.0 v2.1 v2.1a Off Line Xpress (OLX) v2.1 v2.2 v3.0 v3.01 v3.02 v3.10 v3.5 Deluxe² v1.25 v1.26 Jabber v1.2 SpeedRead (Speed) v1.2 v1.3 v1.4 MegaReader v2.1 Blue Wave v2.12 Blue Wave OS2 1stReader v1.11 RoboMail v1.30 Silver Xpress v4.00 If you experience double taglines with any reader, you can either use the UNTAG utility provided with this package to eliminate the secondary tagline; or disable the TLX Reader Signature (from the TLX Configuration Menu, Tagline Settings). Silly Little Mail Reader ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into Silly Little Mail Reader (SLMR). If you experience double taglines with SLMR, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. From within SLMR, modify the Configuration option PACKERS and add NEWZIP before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> PKZIP -A ! New Option> \path\NEWZIP PKZIP -A ! TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %4 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the SLMR configuration: ENABLETAGS - taglines will be disabled within SLMR - 01 REPLYHEADER - header on replies for the Quote Enhancer - Y QSTYLE - quoting style for reply file generated (none) - 01 QSTRING - quote characters to use for reply file (none) -blank- EDITOR - Editor name, \path\TLX //BC f * SWAP - swapping enabled - Y SWAPXMSEMS - EMS/XMS swapping enabled - Y QUOTEDFILE - file that SLMR creates - REPLY.MSG REPLYFILE - file that SLMR reads with changes - REPLY.MSG Off Line Xpress ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into Off Line Xpress versions 2 and 3. In OLX v3.x - using the internal editor causes TLX to behave differently. You have to press the F7 key to quote your reply, and the F8 key to attach a tagline. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. OLX v2.x - The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the OLX v2.x configuration: ENABLETAGS - taglines will be disabled within OLX - 01 REPLYHEADER - header on replies for the Quote Enhancer - Y QSTYLE - quoting style for reply file generated (none) - 01 QSTRING - quote characters to use for reply file (none) -blank- EDITOR - Editor name, \path\TLX //BC f * SWAP - swapping enabled - Y SWAPXMSEMS - EMS/XMS swapping enabled - Y QUOTEDFILE - file that OLX creates - REPLY.MSG REPLYFILE - file that OLX reads with changes - REPLY.MSG OLX v3.x - The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the OLX v3.x configuration: Hardware - EMS/XMS/DISK swapping enabled Editor - \path\TLX f * (external editor only) Replies - Taglines OFF; Quoting NONE; Quote Prefix BLANK; Header ENABLED Function Keys - F7 = TLX q * CURRENT.MSG (internal editor only) F8 = TLX t * CURRENT.MSG Deluxe² ~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into Deluxe². There are two options you MUST change manually within Deluxe's configuration; FLAGS "Show message header in your editor" to NO; and SuperShell to YES. You should delete all the taglines stored by Deluxe² and enter them into TLX instead. If you experience double taglines with Deluxe², you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. Within the Deluxe² Configuration file add NEWZIP.BAT before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> PKZIP -A New Option> \path\NEWZIP.BAT PKZIP -A TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %4 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the Deluxe² configuration: Editors - C:\path\TLX //BC f * %O Show message header - NO (manually) SuperShell - YES (manually) Jabber ~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into version 1.2 of Jabber. Other versions have not been tested with TLX and are not guaranteed to work. If you experience double taglines with Jabber, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. Within the Jabber Configuration file add NEWZIP.BAT before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> {ZIP=PKZIP !} New Option> {ZIP=\path\NEWZIP.BAT PKZIP !} TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %2 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the Jabber configuration file: SWAP=Yes SWAPEMS=Yes QUOTE_QUOTE=No QUOTE_REPLY=No REPLYHEADER=Yes PREPROCESS=\path\TLX //BC q C:\path\ @QUOTE@ POSTPROCESS=\path\TLX //BC t C:\path\ @QUOTE@ TAG_QUERY=Never The batch file TLX_RUN.BAT contains the following: \path\TLX //BC f * %1 TLX simply ties into the PRE and POST PROCESS options in Jabber. However, there is apparently a small bug within v1.1 that does not add the required message header to the reply file before TLX can quote it - hence the quote enhancer does NOT work! When this problem is fixed by the author, TLX will quote your messages. In the meanwhile - if you use an external editor you can add the TLX command line to a batch file to execute before calling your editor; or assign an F key if you use the internal editor. Speed Read ~~~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into Speed Read (Speed). If you experience double taglines with Speed, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. From within Speed, modify the Configuration option Compression Prgs. and add NEWZIP before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> PKZIP -m -u %s New Option> COMMAND.COM /c \path\NEWZIP.BAT PKZIP -m -u %s TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %5 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the SpeedRead configuration: General Setup - Quoting - Initials NONE Quote String BLANK External Programs - Editor - \path\TLX //BC f * %s Toggles/Options - Swapping ON Taglines OFF (5) Reply Header ON Optionally, you can install TLX as an External Tagline Manager if you do not wish to use the Quote enhancer and signature features of TLX. You have to modify the following manually within the SpeedRead configuration (do NOT install TLX automatically): General Setup - Tagline Mgr - \path\TLX //BC g * %s Tag Ret. File TLX.TAG where \path\ is the path to TLX's config and database. You can only call TLX AFTER you edit your message since TLX needs to read your message to make tagline suggestions. MegaReader ~~~~~~~~~~ TLX installs automatically into MegaReader. Note that since MegaReader uses a non-standard message header format, the TLX quote enhancer will not work. However the tagline management capabilities of TLX are not affected. You have to be using the internal editor with the default configuration. When you are done editing, press ALT-S (for Spell Check) and MegaReader will execute TLX instead which adds the tagline for you. If you are using a spell checker, you will have to edit the batch file TLX_RUN.BAT and add it manually before the TLX command line, and both the spell checker and TLX will work. If you are using an EXTERNAL editor, MegaReader does NOT access the Spell Checker batch file! You will have to edit the external editor batch file to include the TLX command line after the editor is called. You should leave the Spell Checker swap option as YES, giving TLX more memory to operate in. MegaReader does not allow it's tagline to be disabled if it is unregistered. And it is not possible to use the UNTAG utility with MegaReader due to the method in which it calls PKZIP. If you are experiencing double taglines in your replies, you will have to manually fix them by the following process: 1> UnZIP the reply packet PKUNZIP packet.REP; 2> Type UNTAG packet.MSG; 3> ZIP the reply packet PKZIP packet.REP packet.MSG This can be achieved automatically with a simple batch file: @ECHO OFF PKUNZIP %1.REP UNTAG %1 PKZIP %1.REP %1.MSG and execute this batch file with the packet name (NO extension) on the command line, it extracts the reply file, corrects the double tagline problem, and then compresses it again. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the MegaReader configuration: Spell Checker - \path\TLX t * MESSAGE.TXT where \path\ is the path to TLX's config and database. Blue Wave ~~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into Blue Wave. If you experience double taglines with Blue Wave, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. From within Blue Wave, modify the Configuration option ARCHIVERS and add NEWZIP before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> C:\ZIP\PKZIP.EXE @F @I New Option> \path\NEWZIP C:\ZIP\PKZIP.EXE @F @I TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %3 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the Blue Wave configuration: MISCELLANEOUS: ENTER/REPLY OPTIONS: When to Quote replies = YES : Insert quote header = YES MISCELLANEOUS: TAGLINE CONFIGURATION: Selection = NONE DIRECTORIES: Editor file path: = \path\TLX_RUN.BAT STRINGS: Quote Header String: = ::To: @T From: @F Subj: @S ::@N----------------------@N The batch file TLX_RUN.BAT contains the following: \path\TLX f * %1 1st Reader ~~~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into 1st Reader. Note that since 1st Reader uses a non-standard message header format, the TLX quote enhancer will not work. However the tagline management capabilities of TLX are not affected. If you experience double taglines with 1st Reader, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. From within 1st Reader, modify the Setup option PACK and add NEWZIP before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> @API$(5)QZIP %1 %2 /NOCLS /CURSOR_OFF New Option> \path\NEWZIP PKZIP %1 %2 Note that the classic PKZIP program has been used instead of QZIP that comes with 1st Reader. TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %3 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. No modifications are done to the 1st Reader configuration by TLX. A new batch file is created called $$SPELL.BAT (if this file exists, it is appended to). 1st Reader calls this batch file automatically after each reply is entered ONLY IF you select to SPELL CHECK the message! You MUST choose to do so in order to use TLX! TLX also creates a batch file TLX_RUN.BAT containing the following, if you choose to use an external editor you must edit this file and enter your editor name, and also modify the 1st Reader configuration with this batch file as the external editor: Your Editor %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 \path\TLX t * %1 RoboMail ~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into RoboMail. Note that since the internal editor does not allow any method to 'hook' external programs, TLX can only work with an EXTERNAL editor! When installed, TLX will use the default editor name that it finds in the RoboMail configuration, if this is wrong or if you change your editor, make the change ONLY in the TLX configuration (System Settings, Editor) - NOT in RoboMail! There is a small bug within RoboMail v1.30 that add a message header to replies. Due to this bug, if you attempt to re-edit a message, TLX will be forced to requote the message. If you experience double taglines with RoboMail, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. From within RoboMail, modify the Configuration option Archive Manupilation Create ZIP and add NEWZIP before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> PKZIP.EXE @T @S New Option> NEWZIP PKZIP.EXE @T @S TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG \path\HOLD\*.MSG %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 RoboMail uses a file list to pass parameters to PKZIP, this NEWZIP batch file should work for most configurations. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the RoboMail configuration: XMS Swap = Y EMS Swap = Y External Editor = \path\TLX //BC f * %S %T Editor RAM = 640 Original File = ORIGINAL.TXT Reply File = REPLY.TXT Quote Style = Full text quoted Quote Prefix = Taglines = Disabled Fido Taglines = Disabled TLX supports the RoboMail 'Tag-n-quote' system. When TLX installs itself automatically, it forces RoboMail to quote the entire message. If you prefer to use the 'Tag-n-quote' system, simply change RoboMail's configuration (Quoting Options) to REFORMAT TAGGED LINES; this will make TLX quote only the lines that you tag with the space bar within RoboMail. Remember, if you do not tag any lines, the quote box will be empty! Silver Xpress ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tag Line Xpress installs automatically into Silver Xpress. If you experience double taglines with Silver Xpress, you can use the UNTAG.EXE utility provided with this archive. From within Silver Xpress, modify the Configuration option PACKERS and add NEWZIP before the compress command, e.g. Old Option> $PKZIP -M ! New Option> $\path\NEWZIP PKZIP -M ! TLX will create a batch file called NEWZIP.BAT in the mail reader directory, you should edit it and ensure that the file reads: \path\UNTAG %4 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 If you have changed your compress commands, change the UNTAG % number to the parameter for the replies message file that is compressed by the packer. Advanced Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information is provided only to satisfy curiosity, and explain the process by which TLX works. The following options are automatically modified by TLX within the Silver Xpress configuration: Signature file name = Tag line file name = Tag line manager = External editor = $\path\TLX //BC f * Small msg editor = NO When to quote = ALWAYS Quote characters = Optional quote prg = Reply Header = ::To: @FN@ From: @TN@ ::\n----------------------\n