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- FMHELP.CPP
- @MAINMENU
- Main Menu Help
- --------------
-
- This is FileMan's main menu. You can either select a file area to edit or
- return to the DOS prompt.
-
- The following control keys are active:
-
- =============================================================================
- Control Key Description
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- <ENTER> Edit the highlighted file area.
- <ESC> Return to the DOS prompt.
- =============================================================================
- @FILELISTS
- File List Editor Help
- ---------------------
-
- This screen allows you to maintain the file area that you selected from the
- main menu. The list box on the left of the screen lists all of the files that
- are currently in the file area's file list. There is a small box below the
- list box that displays the size and date for the currently highlighted file.
- The box to the right is the highlighted file's description.
-
- The following are short descriptions for the active control keys:
-
- =============================================================================
- Control Key Short Description
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- <DELETE> Deletes the file from the file list and can physically delete
- the file if desired.
- <ESC> Returns to the main menu without saving the file list.
- <F10> Returns to the main menu and saves the new file list.
- <ALT><C> Scans for new files.
- <ALT><D> Sets the date in the file list for one or more files to the
- file's actual date.
- <ALT><L> Sets the length for one or more files to the file's actual
- length.
- <ALT><M> Moves the highlighted file.
- <ALT><R> Reads file(s) for FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI.
- <ALT><S> Sorts the file list.
- <ALT><U> Removes "Uploaded By" from one or more file list
- descriptions.
- <ALT><V> Virus checks one or more files.
- <ALT><W> Writes a new FILE_ID.DIZ for one or all files.
- <ALT><Z> Converts one or more archives to the BBS's default archive
- type.
- =============================================================================
-
- The following are long descriptions for the active control keys:
-
- =============================================================================
- Control Key Description
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- <DELETE> Deletes the highlighted file from the file list. FileMan will
- also prompt you to see if you want the file physically
- deleted.
-
- <ESC> Returns to the main menu without saving the file list. You
- should only use this option if you do not want the changes
- you've made saved.
-
- <F10> Returns to the main menu and saves the new file list. This is
- the normal method for returning to the main menu. Use <ESC>
- instead of <F10> if you do not want the changes you've made
- saved.
-
- <ALT><C> Scans the file area for one or more files that aren't
- currently in the file list. If FileMan finds a file that is
- not in the file list it will add it to the file list and
- attempt to extract a FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI file to obtain a
- description for the file. If a FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI file
- is not available a description of "No Description" will be
- inserted for the file's description.
-
- <ALT><D> Set the date in the file list for the actual date of the
- file. FileMan will prompt you to see if you want to perform
- this operation for the highlighted file or for all of the
- files in the file list.
-
- <ALT><L> Sets the length in the file list to the actual size of
- the file. FileMan will prompt you to see if you want to
- perform this operation for the highlighted file or for
- all of the files in the file list.
-
- <ALT><M> Moves the highlighted file. After pressing <ALT><M> FileMan
- will display a list box for you to choose which file area you
- want to move the highlighted file to.
-
- <ALT><R> Reads either the highlighted file or all of the files for
- either a FILE_ID.DIZ or DESC.SDI description file. If a
- description file is found, FileMan will replace the file's
- current description with the contents of the description
- file.
-
- <ALT><S> Sorts the file list. The file list is sorted either
- alphabetically or by date. The type of sort is determined by
- the sort setting that you selected for the file area in
- TriMan.
-
- <ALT><U> Removes "Uploaded By" from a file's description. FileMan will
- prompt you to see ifyou want to perform this operation for
- the highlighted file or for all files in the files list.
-
- <ALT><V> Performs a virus check on a file. FileMan will prompt you to
- see if you want to perform this operation for the highlighted
- file or for all of the files in the file list. If the file is
- infected with a virus, FileMan will ask you if you want to
- delete it.
-
- <ALT><W> Writes a file's description as a new FILE_ID.DIZ file.
- FileMan will prompt you to see if you want to perform this
- operation for the highlighted file or for all files in the
- file list. If a FILE_ID.DIZ already exists in the file,
- FileMan will prompt you to confirm that you want to replace
- it.
-
- <ALT><Z> Converts a file to the BBS's default archive type. The BBS's
- default archive type is set in the system configuration using
- TriMan. FileMan will prompt you to see if you want to perform
- this operation for the highlighted file or for all files in
- the file list. If a file doesn't have a recognized extension
- (ZIP, ARJ, LZH, LHA, SDN, PAK, ARC, or RAR), FileMan will
- compress the file with a FILE_ID.DIZ file generated from the
- file's description in the file list.
- =============================================================================
- @EDITOR
- Description Editor Help
- -----------------------
-
- The editor allows you to manually edit the highlighted files description.
-
- The following control keys are active:
-
- =============================================================================
- Control Key Description
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- <ESC> Exits the editor without saving any changes.
- <F10> Exits the editor and saves the changes.
- =============================================================================
- @MOVEFILE
- Move File Help
- --------------
-
- This listbox allows you to select the file area you want to move the
- highlighted file to.
-
- The following control keys are active:
-
- =============================================================================
- Control Key Description
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- <ENTER> Moves the file to the selected area.
- <ESC> Does not move the file.
- =============================================================================
-