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Window Editor
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Version 2.1 - June 1992
Message Editor FTS-standard compliant
(C) Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco, FidoNet 2:334/100.0
Documentation by: Franco Schinco, FidoNet 2:334/100.0
WEdit 2.1 - Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco 06/06/92
INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................1
2. THANKS.....................................................2
3. USAGE LICENSE..............................................3
4. INSTALLATION...............................................4
5. CONFIGURATION..............................................5
File.....................................................5
Prog. Info..........................................5
Write to............................................5
DOS Shell...........................................5
Exit................................................5
Global...................................................6
Key.................................................6
User................................................6
Address - Main......................................6
Address - Aka 1-10..................................6
Domain..............................................6
Directories - Msg Base..............................6
Directories - UserList..............................6
Directories - Nodelist..............................7
Directories - Swap..................................7
Directories - TossLog...............................7
Directories - EchoFile..............................7
Directories - FrontDoor.............................7
Origin...................................................7
Origin 1 - 10.......................................7
Area.....................................................8
Area - Title........................................8
Area - Path/Board...................................8
Area - Kind.........................................8
Area - Message base kind............................8
Area - Default Attributes...........................8
Area - Aka..........................................8
Area - Origin.......................................8
Area - Tag..........................................8
Miscellaneous............................................9
Macro 1 - 10........................................9
Shell 1 - 10........................................9
Colors..............................................9
Swap................................................9
Scan Areas..........................................9
Sound Eff...........................................9
Use Domains.........................................9
Translate...........................................9
Tear line..........................................10
PID line...........................................10
Upcase Name........................................10
Force INTL.........................................10
FD Rescan..........................................10
Kludges............................................10
Zonegates..........................................10
Quote Line.........................................10
6. EXECUTION.................................................11
7. DESCRIPTION OF READER COMMANDS............................12
8. DESCRIPTION OF EDITOR COMMANDS............................15
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9. USERLIST..................................................17
10. CARBON COPIES............................................17
11. FLAGS....................................................18
12. TECNICAL NOTES...........................................19
MSGID...................................................19
PID and Tear line.......................................19
Technical support.......................................19
Memory requirement......................................19
Unregistered copies.....................................19
Errorlevel..............................................19
Macro Editor............................................20
QuickBBS files sharing..................................20
File selection window...................................20
Selection window at first/last message in area..........20
AREAS.PRM...............................................20
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WEdit 2.1 - Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco 06/06/92
1. INTRODUCTION
WEdit is a new message editor, in Fido or RemoteAccess/QuickBBS
format. Compactness and ease of use make WEdit suitable both for
point and for SysOps which need a standalone editor to answer
messages without making a local call to their Bbs.
Its main characteristics:
- support for Fido compatible message base
- support for QuickBBS compatible message base
- max length of messages set to 300 KB
- support for message base sharing
- window graphic interface
- DesqView awareness
- full usage of nodelist compiled by WNode
- installation driven by a window SetUp
- support for Akas and Domains, definable in each area
- smart quoting
- search for new messages addressed to user
- direct support for FrontDoor and RemoteAccess folders files
- renum function
- use of WMail AREAS.PRM areas file
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This user manual assumes basic knowledge of Bbs/Point management:
otherwise, please refer to the documentation enclosed in mailers
user for EchoMail transmission and in Bbs management programs.
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WEdit 2.1 - Copyright 1991-92 Franco Schinco 06/06/92
2. THANKS
I would like to thank all beta testers for their help and
contribution in WEdit development: Ugo Uggetti, Andrea Mennini,
Massimo Gentilini, Marco Maccaferri, Cesare Dieni, Luca Leone,
Roberto Piola, Alberto Enna, Gianfranco Lanzilli.
Special thanks are due to the following people:
- Stefania Falleni, tireless message writer, who
always gave me good estetic suggestions and a lot
of ideas during programming phase.
- Silvan Calarco, for his suggestions and help in
Turbo Pascal programming and as alpha tes