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Hang-Up
Pressing Alt-H will make Telix attempt to hang-up the modem. Unless this is
disabled in the configuration Menu, Telix first attempts to hang up the modem
by turning off a signal on the RS-232 port called the DTR line. This works
with most modems. If this doesn't work, Telix then sends the hang-up string
defined in the Configuration Menu to the modem. If this still doesn't work and
Telix detects that you are still online, Telix will warn you. If Telix is
consistently telling you that hang-ups fail even when they work, your modem is
almost certainly overriding the Carrier Detect signal. See the appendix on
common problems for the solution to this.
Capture File
Telix allows you to capture (record) data coming in from the comm port and
printed on the terminal screen, to a disk file. To open the capture file,
press Alt-L. You will be prompted for the filename to save the log to. Press
Return to use the default filename. All data is added to the end of the file
if it exists already. To turn off the log press Alt-L again and select the
"Close" option. To temporarily pause capturing data to the file, press Alt-L
and select the "Pause" option. While capturing is paused, any characters
received are not saved to the file. To then un-pause capturing, press Alt-L
and select the "Unpause" option.
Printer
The printer may be toggled on and off by pressing Ctrl-@ to record information
coming in from the comm port and printed on the terminal screen. If Telix
hangs when printer logging is turned on, the printer is turned off, and should
be turned on to proceed.
Usage Log
Telix allows a usage log to be opened, which keeps track of calls you make and
file that you transfer. This is handy for keeping a record of your long
distance calls, for example. The Usage Log is toggled on and off with the
Alt-U key. If it is currently closed, you are prompted for the name to open it
to (TELIX.USE is the default). If it is currently opened, then it is closed.
You may also set the Usage Log to be opened by default at Telix start-up (via
the Configuration Menu).
Following is a sample portion of a log:
88-05-17 00:12:41 Telix Usage Log Created.
88-05-29 00:12:41 Telix Usage Log Opened.
88-05-29 00:13:06 Connected with : TBoard
88-05-29 00:13:06 ++ At phone # : 123-4567
88-05-29 00:13:06 ++ Settings : 2400,N,8,1
88-05-29 00:14:53 Hangup command selected.
88-05-29 00:16:25 Connected with : Joe's BBS
88-05-29 00:16:25 ++ At phone # : 1-987-654-3210
88-05-29 00:16:25 ++ Settings : 2400,N,8,1
88-05-29 00:17:17 Download using Telink protocol.
88-05-29 00:17:19 ++ File : D:\DL\ZTC100.ARC
88-05-29 00:41:09 ++ Chars per second : 165
88-05-29 00:41:11 ++ File : D:\DL\SRC100.ARC
88-05-29 00:58:26 ++ Chars per second : 165
88-05-29 00:58:28 ++ File : D:\DL\OPT100.ARC
88-05-29 01:22:54 ++ Chars per second : 165
88-05-29 01:23:11 Hangup command selected.
88-05-29 01:23:12 Exiting Telix.
88-05-29 01:23:12 Telix Usage Log Closed.
The log is quite simple in form and easy to understand. Lines that start with
'++' are a continuation of the previous line. Following is a listing of
possible entries:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Key Log Entry │
╞════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ Alt-U Telix Usage Log Created. │
│ Telix Usage Log Opened. │
│ Telix Usage Log Closed. │
│ │
│ Alt-D Connected with : (entry name) │
│ ++ At phone # : (phone number) │
│ ++ Settings : (comm settings) │
│ │
│ Alt-R Download using (name) protocol. │
│ ++ File : (pathname) │
│ ++ Chars per second : (CPS) │
│ ++ Transfer aborted. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Key Log Entry │
╞════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ │
│ Alt-S Upload using (name) protocol. │
│ ++ File: (pathname) │
│ ++ Chars per second : (CPS) │
│ ++ Transfer aborted. │
│ │
│ Alt-H Hangup command selected. │
│ │
│ Alt-X Exiting Telix. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The entries on the right are related to the commands shown on the left. Note
that a script file has the ability to stamp text into the Usage Log, so other
entries are possible.
Scroll-Back
To review past screens of characters press Alt-B. You will be in the
Scroll-Back display. You will be able to move through the last one thousand to
64 thousand characters received (depending on the setting in the Configuration
Menu) by using the arrow keys to scroll line by line, the Home and End keys to
go to the beginning and end of the buffer, and the PgUp and PgDn keys to
scroll through the buffer a page at a time.
To find a certain string in the buffer press 'F'. Telix will prompt for the
string to search for. If the string is found the line containing it will be
placed at the top of the screen. To search for the same string as last time
press Return when asked for the search string.
To save the screen image to a file press 'I'. Telix will prompt you for the
file to save the image to. If the file already exists, the screen image will
be appended to it. To print out a screen image to your printer press
Shift-PrtSc.
Keyboard Definitions/Macros
Telix will let you assign text to a key so that it is sent to the comm port
when that key is pressed. This is usually called a keyboard macro, and is
useful in saving keystrokes (for example, you can assign your name to a key).
Telix actually keeps two key definitions tables in memory at all times (each
table holds the text assigned to each key), the user table and the terminal
table. The terminal table is used for terminal emulation key assignments. When
Telix is told to start emulating a certain terminal, it loads into this table
definitions specific to that terminal. Therefore, for each terminal there is a
key definition file which is loaded as needed. The user table on the other
hand is relatively constant. You might want to assign your name to the Alt-1
key for example. This kind of definition would be put in the user table.
When a key is pressed, Telix follows this procedure: If there is a definition
for that key in the terminal key table, send that text; otherwise if there is
a definition in the user table for that key, send the text; otherwise if the
key represents an ASCII value, send that valu