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  18.                                  Window Editor
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  21.                             Version 2.1 - June 1992
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  23.                      Message Editor FTS-standard compliant
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  26.            (C) Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco, FidoNet 2:334/100.0
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  57.         Documentation by:  Franco Schinco, FidoNet 2:334/100.0
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  60.            WEdit 2.1  -  Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco  06/06/92
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  62.                                      INDEX
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  64.         1. INTRODUCTION...............................................1
  65.         2. THANKS.....................................................2
  66.         3. USAGE LICENSE..............................................3
  67.         4. INSTALLATION...............................................4
  68.         5. CONFIGURATION..............................................5
  69.              File.....................................................5
  70.                   Prog. Info..........................................5
  71.                   Write to............................................5
  72.                   DOS Shell...........................................5
  73.                   Exit................................................5
  74.              Global...................................................6
  75.                   Key.................................................6
  76.                   User................................................6
  77.                   Address - Main......................................6
  78.                   Address - Aka 1-10..................................6
  79.                   Domain..............................................6
  80.                   Directories - Msg Base..............................6
  81.                   Directories - UserList..............................6
  82.                   Directories - Nodelist..............................7
  83.                   Directories - Swap..................................7
  84.                   Directories - TossLog...............................7
  85.                   Directories - EchoFile..............................7
  86.                   Directories - FrontDoor.............................7
  87.              Origin...................................................7
  88.                   Origin 1 - 10.......................................7
  89.              Area.....................................................8
  90.                   Area - Title........................................8
  91.                   Area - Path/Board...................................8
  92.                   Area - Kind.........................................8
  93.                   Area - Message base kind............................8
  94.                   Area - Default Attributes...........................8
  95.                   Area - Aka..........................................8
  96.                   Area - Origin.......................................8
  97.                   Area - Tag..........................................8
  98.              Miscellaneous............................................9
  99.                   Macro 1 - 10........................................9
  100.                   Shell 1 - 10........................................9
  101.                   Colors..............................................9
  102.                   Swap................................................9
  103.                   Scan Areas..........................................9
  104.                   Sound Eff...........................................9
  105.                   Use Domains.........................................9
  106.                   Translate...........................................9
  107.                   Tear line..........................................10
  108.                   PID line...........................................10
  109.                   Upcase Name........................................10
  110.                   Force INTL.........................................10
  111.                   FD Rescan..........................................10
  112.                   Kludges............................................10
  113.                   Zonegates..........................................10
  114.                   Quote Line.........................................10
  115.         6. EXECUTION.................................................11
  116.         7. DESCRIPTION OF READER COMMANDS............................12
  117.         8. DESCRIPTION OF EDITOR COMMANDS............................15
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  122.            WEdit 2.1  -  Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco  06/06/92
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  124.         9. USERLIST..................................................17
  125.         10. CARBON COPIES............................................17
  126.         11. FLAGS....................................................18
  127.         12. TECNICAL NOTES...........................................19
  128.              MSGID...................................................19
  129.              PID and Tear line.......................................19
  130.              Technical support.......................................19
  131.              Memory requirement......................................19
  132.              Unregistered copies.....................................19
  133.              Errorlevel..............................................19
  134.              Macro Editor............................................20
  135.              QuickBBS files sharing..................................20
  136.              File selection window...................................20
  137.              Selection window at first/last message in area..........20
  138.              AREAS.PRM...............................................20
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  187.            WEdit 2.1  -  Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco  06/06/92
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  189.                                  1. INTRODUCTION
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  191.         WEdit is a new  message editor, in Fido  or RemoteAccess/QuickBBS
  192.         format.  Compactness and ease of use make WEdit suitable both for
  193.         point and  for SysOps  which need  a standalone  editor to answer
  194.         messages without making a local call to their Bbs.
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  196.         Its main characteristics:
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  198.          - support for Fido compatible message base
  199.          - support for QuickBBS compatible message base
  200.          - max length of messages set to 300 KB
  201.          - support for message base sharing
  202.          - window graphic interface
  203.          - DesqView awareness
  204.          - full usage of nodelist compiled by WNode
  205.          - installation driven by a window SetUp
  206.          - support for Akas and Domains, definable in each area
  207.          - smart quoting
  208.          - search for new messages addressed to user
  209.          - direct support for FrontDoor and RemoteAccess folders files
  210.          - renum function
  211.          - use of WMail AREAS.PRM areas file
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  216.         This user manual assumes basic knowledge of Bbs/Point management:
  217.         otherwise, please refer to the documentation enclosed in  mailers
  218.         user for EchoMail transmission and in Bbs management programs.
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  249.            WEdit 2.1  -  Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco  06/06/92
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  251.                                     2. THANKS
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  253.         I  would  like  to  thank  all  beta  testers  for their help and
  254.         contribution in WEdit  development: Ugo Uggetti,  Andrea Mennini,
  255.         Massimo Gentilini,  Marco Maccaferri,  Cesare Dieni,  Luca Leone,
  256.         Roberto Piola, Alberto Enna, Gianfranco Lanzilli.
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  258.         Special thanks are due to the following people:
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  260.                 -     Stefania Falleni,  tireless   message  writer,  who
  261.                       always gave me good  estetic suggestions and a  lot
  262.                       of ideas during programming phase.
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  264.                 -     Silvan Calarco,  for  his suggestions  and help  in
  265.                       Turbo Pascal programming and as alpha tes