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The last version of this text written on
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10.00a
Copyright MicroArt d.o.o.
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$12A1
                        MEMORY RELEASING

     Decide whether you want CHIPS to release the memory at
       a temporary exit to a DOS shell. If you choose to, the
       CHIPS' kernel will take a maximum of 8K of memory, all
       the rest will remain available.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle swapping on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A2
                       SWAP DIRECTORY

    Enter a directory where CHIPS should create the temporary
      swap file.
    If you leave this field empty, CHIPS will create the swap
      file in the current directory.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A3
                 SIZE OF THE MEMORY RELEASED

    Enter the size of memory (in kBytes) to be released at a
      temporary exit to DOS shell.
    If you set this value to 0 (zero), CHIPS will release as
      much memory as possible.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A4
                        XMS USAGE

    Specify whether CHIPS should use the XMS to save the
      swap information or not.
    If both XMS and EMS are available, XMS is used first.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle XMS usage on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A5
                         RESERVE XMS

    Specify the amount of XMS (in kBytes) that should be saved
      for use of the child process or for any other reason.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A6                         
                          EMS USAGE

    Specify whether CHIPS should use the EMS to save the
      swap information or not.
    If both XMS and EMS are available, XMS is used first.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle EMS usage on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A7
                         RESERVE EMS

    Specify the amount of EMS (in kBytes) that should be saved
      for use of the child process or for any other reason.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12A8
                 LOADING KERNEL HIGH (TO UMB)

     When CHIPS loads its kernel high, releases nearly all
       of the low memory, keeping less than a kByte of it
       reserved!

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle UMB usage on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$1122
                   NEW FILES LIST VIEW


    A list of files, including descriptions, recently uploaded
      on the BBS which the mail packet is from.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

   
    ESC           :
    ENTER         : Quit files view.
    Arrows right, : Move sight to the right
    left, up, down: left, up or down.
    PgUp          :
    PgDn          : Select pages.

    Alt- combinations
    Not available.
    
    CTRL- combinations
    CTRL-PgUp     : Select the very first page.
    CTRL-PgDn     : Select the utmost file.
$111217
                     INTRODUCTORY TEXT

    CHIPS can add an introductory text to every reply
      message. The text is user configurable and can contain
      information on the sender, receiver, time, conference
      of the replied message, and BBS, the original message
      was from. This information is transferred to the reply
      using the following 'variables':

        #FROM#    : sender
        #TO#      : receiver
        #SUBJ#    : subject
        #FORUM#   : conference
        #DATE#    : date of entering the net
        #TIME#    : hour of entering the net
        #BBS#     : BBS, which the original message was
                    downloaded from

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle hello text  on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit the introductory text.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$111214
                      MESSAGE PRIVACY

     The message can be flagged as private, which means that
       only the receiver will be able to read it.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle private on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$111215
                      CARBON COPIES

     We can send the same message to different people (which
       usually makes sense if the message is private) or to
       different conferences with this single operation. If
       you want it to send the copies, you MUST enter the
       receivers into the copy receivers list.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘


    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle carbon copies on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Enter the copy receivers list.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$1112151
                    COPY MESSAGE RECEIVERS

    Enter all the names which we want our message to be sent to.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘


    Arrows up,down  : Select the receiver to edit.
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move back to the previous
                      window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle carbon copies on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit the receiver's name.
    Alt-F3          : Add a receiver to the list.
    Alt-F8          : Delete a receiver from the list.
    Alt-F9          : Pick a name from the receivers database.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$11121511
                     RECEIVERS LIST

    Enter the correct receiver's name. CHIPS cannot detect
      whether the name has been misspelled or corrupted due to
      any other error. To prevent errors, you should use the
      receivers database to hold the most frequent receivers
      names.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘


    Arrows up,down  : Select the receiver to edit.
    ENTER           : Confirm the receiver's name and move back
                      to the previous window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    other ASCII keys: Find name by simply type in the first few
                      characters. The string is displayed on the
                      top of the window.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F3          : Save the current receiver to the list.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Receivers picklist
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$111216
                    AUTOMATIC SIGNATURE

     The signature is a certain text which comes appended to the
       end of the message. This message is usually a kind of a
       signature, but can be quite anything else, if you want it
       to.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle auto signature on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit text.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$11121A
                     FIDO FORMAT

     In the FidoNet the users can send messages NetMail, which are
       usually faster than EchoMail, and much more secure. NetMail
       is devoted to private mail, and as such cannot be used for
       public messages. NetMail technology is somewhat different
       than EchoMail message diffusion and, from the user's point
       of view, needs not only the name of the receiver, but the
       address of his or her home BBS, provided that it is a
       member of FidoNet. The address' format follows:

                     <zone>:<region>/<node>.<point>

       zone           : is the largest unit of FidoNet's
                        organisation and is usually representing
                        a continent, for example:
                        1 - northern America
                        2 - Europe...

       region         : this unit usually represents a single
                        country or state, but is divided in
                        two parts, for instance:
                        38x - our (of which MicroArt is the
                        co-ordinator site) region's prefix.
                        xx0 - depending region

                        380 - the region of Slovenia
                        381 - the region of Croatia...

       node           : A single BBS, member of a certain region.
                        For instance:
                        2:380/100 - MicroArt BBS
                             /101
                             /102 - depending BBSes...
       point          : the point is the address of a single user
                        depending on a node. If we use the address
                        with the point number, the mail will be
                        rooted directly to the receiver's home (or
                        so) computer without stopping even on his
                        host BBS. This is possible provided that
                        the receiver HAS the point status, which
                        for the majority of the users isn't the
                        case.

    If You are answering a message, CHIPS has probably found
      the correct address by itself, no matter if the original
      message is Echo or NetMail. But if You want to forward
      the message, send the answer to a third person or if
      You are entering a new message, you will have to type
      the address by hand or, if previously saved, pick them
      from the picklist.

    While assembling the message, CHIPS will add the address
      to the very beginning as, for example, the following:
      (2:380/100)

    Such address will be recognised by the program FidoPCB, as
      well as the flag, if following the address.


                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘
                                                
    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle NetMail message on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$11121D
                     FIDONET ADDRESS

    Enter the FidoNet address.
    If You are answering a message, CHIPS has probably found
      the correct address by itself, no matter if the original
      message is Echo or NetMail. But if You want to forward
      the message, send the answer to a third person or if
      You are entering a new message, you will have to type
      the address by hand or, if previously saved, pick them
      from the picklist.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F3          : Save the current address with the receiver's
                      name to the list.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : FidoNet address picklist.
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$11121B
                   NETMAIL TRANSMISSION METHOD


                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    SPACE           : Toggle NetMail message on/off.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$11121D1
                     FIDONET ADDRESS PICKLIST

    The list holds the most frequent or important addresses,
      which have been previously saved.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Transfer the address to the parent window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    Backspace, space
    & other keys    : To find a name type its start. Use backspace
                      to correct errors. The search string is
                      displayed on the top of the window. Pressing
                      the arrow keys resets the string.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit the name & address.
    Alt-F3          : Add and address with the receiver's
                      name to the list.
    Alt-F8          : Delete the name & address.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$11121C
            TAG - JUST A LITTLE OF THAT HUMAN TOUCH...

     Tag is a sentence (but not necessarily), which is usually
       added to the very end of the message. It can be whatever
       pleases you, a witty thought, a saying, a joke, or even
       a kind of a picture drawn with the common ASCII chars.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F3          : Save the current tagline to the list.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Tagline picklist.
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$11121C1
                     TAGLINE PICKLIST

    Select a tagline from a list of previously saved ones.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Transfer the tag to the parent window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    Backspace, space
    & other keys    : To find a name type its start. Use backspace
                      to correct errors. The search string is
                      displayed on the top of the window. Pressing
                      the arrow keys resets the string.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit the tagline.
    Alt-F3          : Add a new tagline to the list.
    Alt-F8          : Delete the tagline.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$111213
                         CONFERENCE

    Enter the conference number. Invalid conference numbers will
      be ignored and replaced with 0, which is usually the main
      local conference.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Conference numbers picklist.
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$1112131
                      CONFERENCE PICKLIST

    Select the conference by name. The picklist will return
      the conference number.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Transfer the tag to the parent window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    Backspace, space
    & other keys    : To find a name type its start. Use backspace
                      to correct errors. The search string is
                      displayed on the top of the window. Pressing
                      the arrow keys resets the string.

    Alt-combinations
    Not available.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$111212
                    MESSAGE SUBJECT

    Enter the message subject. It should have some relation
      with the message text, in order to make the message
      selecting much easier to the end user.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F3          : Save the current subject to the list.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Subject picklist.
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$1112121
                   MESSAGE SUBJECT PICKLIST

    Select a previously saved subject from the picklist.
                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Transfer the subject to the parent window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    Backspace, space
    & other keys    : To find a name type its start. Use backspace
                      to correct errors. The search string is
                      displayed on the top of the window. Pressing
                      the arrow keys resets the string.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit the subject.
    Alt-F3          : Add a new subject to the list.
    Alt-F8          : Delete the subject.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$111211
                         RECEIVER

    Enter the correct receiver's name. CHIPS cannot detect
      whether the name has been misspelled or corrupted due to
      any other error. To prevent errors, you should use the
      receivers database to hold the most frequent receivers
      names.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F3          : Save the current receiver's name to the
                      list.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Receiver's name picklist.
    Ctrl-F10        : Save the header only.
                      (Available only when modifying replies and
                      editing the header before the text)
$1112111
                 RECEIVERS' NAMES PICKLIST

    Select a previously saved name from the picklist.
                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Transfer the receiver's name to the parent
                      window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    Backspace, space
    & other keys    : To find a name type its start. Use backspace
                      to correct errors. The search string is
                      displayed on the top of the window. Pressing
                      the arrow keys resets the string.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Edit the name.
    Alt-F3          : Add a name to the list.
    Alt-F8          : Delete the current name.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$1283
                           COMMENT

    Comment is the sentence which will be displayed on the
      bottom of the display, if we drive the mouse pointer
      on the area of the user definable function just being
      defined (on the top of the display). It should reflect
      the action, triggered by selecting this function.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F8         : If the currently edited function is the
                      last function in the status line, we are
                      allowed to delete it.
                      Otherwise the Ctrl combinations are not
                      available.
$1282
                          COMMAND

    The command is an optional DOS command, batch file or a
      program, with an optional parameters number and path.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F8         : If the currently edited function is the
                      last function in the status line, we are
                      allowed to delete it.
                      Otherwise the Ctrl combinations are not
                      available.
$1281
                      STATUS LINE

    Type in the status line. It has two meanings:
      -the word immediately following the character '#'
       (hash) is this way marked to be highlighted. It also
       has to follow a certain format. The first character
       must be an uppercase 'F', which means a function key.
       It must be followed by a number from including 2 to
       12 (1 is reserved for the help function). Example:

           #F<key number>

       Depending on some DOS versions the keys F11 and F12
       don't work, so check the situation on your computer.
       Note 1: with the hash character we can highlight an
       optional word, but if it doesn't follow the above
       format, CHIPS won't be able to associate it with a
       triggering key.
       Note 2: the highlighted word can be collocated almost
       anywhere in the status line, but it is strongly
       advised you collocate it as the first word in the line.
       This is because the mouse will detect the function
       area depending on the beginning of the highlighted
       word.

       We are allowed to highlight a single word only.

    - The entire line will be displayed on the top of the
      display and will serve as a first reference to what
      the function is doing if triggered.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F8         : If the currently edited function is the
                      last function in the status line, we are
                      allowed to delete it.
                      Otherwise the Ctrl combinations are not
                      available.
$128
              DEFINITION OF THE USER FUNCTIONS

    The user can define four functions, which will be
      available through the function keys (without Alt
      or Ctrl). The functions can be a variety of
      external programs, communication programs, for
      instance, which are used to operate mail packets,
      send currently available replies or receive new
      mail. The changes in the reply file during the
      function execution, whether it has been deleted
      or modified in any way, the change will be
      detected and appropriate actions to notify it will
      be taken.
$1112
                          MESSAGE VIEW

    The display is divided in two parts: the top, status display,
      and the bottom, message display.

    The status display itself is divided in three columns:
    The first column:
    From: the message sender
      To: the message receiver
    Subj: the message subject - usually a short summary
    Conf: ─┐    (    )
           │     └──┴─ Conference number
           └────────── Conference name

    The second column:
     Date: 00-00-00 (00:00)
           └┤ └┤ └┤  └┤ └┴─ The minute the message entered the net
            │  │  │   └──── The hour the message entered the net
            │  │  └──────── The year of entering
            │  └─────────── The day of entering
            └────────────── The month of entering
     Message no.: The sequence number related to the BBS' conference
                  message base.
      Replied to: The number of the message replied to by the
                  current message. If the replied message doesn't
                  originate from the same BBS, it isn't available.
          Status: - PUBLIC, everybody can read this message
                  - PRIVATE, only the sender, the receiver and
                    the system operators (SysOps) can read this
                    message.

    The third column:
    Message 000/000
            └┬┘ └┬┘
             │   └── All messages in the current conference
             └────── The current message number, relatively to
                     the quantity of conference messages in the
                     current mail packet

    Read      'Marker'
    └──┴──┐   └─────┬┘
          │         └─ Message marker. There are four of them:
          │            Saved, Deleted, Moved, or no marker.
          └─────────── This marker means we already read this
                       message.
                                                ┌─┬─┐
    Buttons                                     ├─┴─┤
     <<    <    >    >>   for use with ──────>  │   │
      │    │    │     └── Searching forward     └──┬┘
      │    │    └──────── Next message             └─
      │    └───────────── Previous message
      └────────────────── Searching backwards

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Cursor keys      : Move the view in the selected direction

    ESC              : Exit message view
    ENTER            : View next message in the same conference.
                       If the current message is the last in the
                       conference, the message view is abandoned
                       and the next conference containing messages
                       is highlighted.
    Key '+'        : Same as ENTER
    Key '-'        : Similar to ENTER, except the direction is
                       reversed.
    Key '*'        : Searching the messages using the current
                       key - forward.
    Key '/'        : Searching the messages using the current
                       key - backwards.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2           : reply to the current message or modify
                       the reply (if this is the case)
    Alt-F3           : Mark/unmark the message for later saving
                       to the message base (not operational yet)
    Alt-F8           : Mark/unmark the message for later deleting
                       from the mail packet.
    Alt-F9           : Export the message in ASCII format; CHIPS
                       can export to the printer or in an ASCII
                       file.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-ENTER       : Search for the next unread message.
    Ctrl-F2          : Select the character set and (de)activate
                       it.
    Ctrl-F3          : Steal the tagline from the message. This
                       can be unsuccessful if certain conditions
                       are not fulfilled. Some OLRs add taglines
                       as plain text and make them unrecognisable.

  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    To move sight upwards, press the left mouse button when the
      indicator is on the upper side of the message display. We
      can check if it is in the correct position with the comment
      displayed in the bottom line.
    To move sight to the right, press the left mouse button when
      the indicator is on the rightmost side of the message
      display. We can check if it is in the correct position with
      the comment displayed in the bottom line.
    A similar procedure is required to move sight downwards
      and to the left.

    To exit the message view click the right mouse button twice
      within a very short time (double click)

    To view the next or previous message, or to search for a
      message use the buttons in the status part of the display,
      the meaning of which is explained under 'the third column'.
$129
                        OTHER SETTINGS

    Settings as user definable hotkeys, mouse set-up,
      printer set-up and archivers set-up.
$12942
                  DOUBLE CLICK INTERVAL

    The value entered here will be interpreted as a time
      interval between two single mouse button clicks,
      that should still be taken as a double click and
      therefore trigger an appropriate action. The value
      is relative to your computer's processor speed and
      has no connection with common time units, milliseconds
      or so.
    Set the value to meet your needs.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12941
                    AUTOREPEAT DELAY

    The value entered here will be taken as a time period
      which, after pressing a mouse button, CHIPS should wait
      for to pass before starting to auto repeat the last
      operation while the same button is being kept pressed.
      The value is relative to your computer's processor speed
      and has no connection with common time units, milliseconds
      or so.
    Set the value to meet your needs.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12934
                  IDENTIFICATION STRING

    Usually the archiver, used to create a compressed file
      can be recognised from the first few characters.
      The string, for instance, for PKZIP is "PK". If you
      can't figure out the string for your specific
      archiver, try comparing some files compressed with
      it. If you still cannot find the signature out,
      then define the archiver as fourth in the list,
      which will make it default and enable it even if
      not recognised.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12933
            ADDITIONAL PACKET UPDATE PARAMETER

    CHIPS saves the information on the changes in the packet
      in the packet itself, thus updates it. Usually this
      operation would change the packet's date and time.
      In most of the archiving utilities this can be avoided
      using a specific parameter, which will make your packet
      keep the correct date and time. Type the required parameter
      into this field. It is STRONGLY advised NOT to enter
      parameters with different meanings, as the consequences
      would be unpredictable.
      The three predefined archivers have this parameter
      already set up. Changing them is ill-advised, too.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12932
                    UNARCHIVING COMMAND

    Enter the command CHIPS will use to unarchive mail
      and reply packets. You can use even batch commands,
      as long as they accept EXACTLY the same parameters
      as the archiver itself. Don't enter any file names,
      CHIPS will do it by itself.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12931
                     ARCHIVING COMMAND

    Enter the command CHIPS will use to archive mail
      and reply packets. You can use even batch commands,
      as long as they accept EXACTLY the same parameters
      as the archiver itself. Don't enter any file names,
      CHIPS will do it by itself.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$1293
                        ARCHIVERS

    CHIPS can contemporarily support four different archivers,
      while three of them are already predefined:
        - PKxxZIP
        - ARJ
        - LHA

    CHIPS can recognise the archiver, used to archive a mail
      packet. The archiver is usually related to the BBS,
      and is thus used to create reply packets, too.
      If your BBS uses an archiver, that cannot be recognised
      by CHIPS (has no signature string), define the archiver
      as the fourth. That will make it default and enable it
      even if it doesn't get recognised. Otherwise, if the
      fourth archiver is undefined, CHIPS will notify if the
      recognition failed.
$1292
                  PRINTER SELECTION

    Select the parallel port you printer is connected to.
    Selectable ports are only  LPT1 and LPT2.
$11125
                 EDIT THE STOLEN TAGLINE

    Before you save the stolen tagline to your database,
      check it out, modify it or discard it.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    ENTER          : Save tagline to database.
    ESC            : Discard tagline.
$1231111
          CHARACTER SET CONVERSION TABLES PICKLIST

    Pick a file with the corresponding character set conversion
      table. NOTE that only the filename will be picked out,
      without extension, which should always be .TAB.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight previous/next field
    PgUp/PgDown     : View previous/next page
    ENTER           : If the highlighted field is a directory,
                      enter it, otherwise
                      close the window and return with the
                      highlighted filename.
    ESC             : Quit the window without returning the
                      filename.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F8          : Delete the highlighted filename. CHIPS
                      will ask for confirmation before actually
                      deleting it.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Select a new logical drive.
    Ctrl-F3         : Select filter to view files.
$1112611
          CHARACTER SET CONVERSION TABLES PICKLIST

    Pick a file with the corresponding character set conversion
      table. NOTE that only the filename will be picked out,
      without extension, which should always be .TAB.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight previous/next field
    PgUp/PgDown     : View previous/next page
    ENTER           : If the highlighted field is a directory,
                      enter it, otherwise
                      close the window and return with the
                      highlighted filename.
    ESC             : Quit the window without returning the
                      filename.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F8          : Delete the highlighted filename. CHIPS
                      will ask for confirmation before actually
                      deleting it.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Select a new logical drive.
    Ctrl-F3         : Select filter to view files.
$111262
                 CHARACTER SET CONVERSION

    Decide whether the character set should be converted or not.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10   Confirm the settings and exit..
    
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.
$111261
           CHARACTER SET CONVERSION TABLE FILENAME

    Type in the filename of the conversion table that should be
      active by default. Leave out the extension, it will always
      be assumed as to be .TAB.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Conversion table files picklist.
$1112411
                     FILES PICKLIST

    Pick a file which you want the message to be exported to.
      The message text will be appended to the end of the
      already existing file.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight previous/next field
    PgUp/PgDown     : View previous/next page
    ENTER           : If the highlighted field is a directory,
                      enter it, otherwise
                      close the window and return with the
                      highlighted filename.
    ESC             : Quit the window without returning the
                      filename.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F8          : Delete the highlighted filename. CHIPS
                      will ask for confirmation before actually
                      deleting it.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Select a new logical drive.
    Ctrl-F3         : Select filter to view files.
$111241
                DESTINATION FILE SELECTION

    Enter the name of the file which the message is to be
      exported to.
    If the file already exists, the message is appended.
    Otherwise CHIPS creates a new file.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm and export the message.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Destination files picklist.
$11124
                      MESSAGE EXPORT

    A message can be exported to a file or to a printer.
$113
                      VIEW BULLETINS

    Pick a bulletin from the picklist. CHIPS detect if there
      are any ANSI codes and display the file in the appropriate
      mode.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight previous/next field
    PgUp/PgDown     : View previous/next page
    ENTER           : If the highlighted field is a directory,
                      enter it, otherwise
                      close the window and return with the
                      highlighted filename.
    ESC             : Quit the window without returning the
                      filename.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F8          : Delete the highlighted filename. CHIPS
                      will ask for confirmation before actually
                      deleting it.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Select a new logical drive.
    Ctrl-F3         : Select filter to view files.
$11
                    MAIN MENU - VIEWS

    Select a view:
      - View mail     : view conferences, replies, private and
                        other messages.
      - View new files: view descriptions of recently uploaded
                        files.
      - View bulletins: view news on the BBS where this mail
                        packet is from.
      - View news     : view special news file.

    Unavailable items cannot be selected.
$12721
                    MESSAGE WRITING SET-UP (2)
                           Quoting

    Define a string which will be inserted in front of
      every line of quoted text together with the author's
      initials.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12722
                    MESSAGE WRITING SET-UP (2)
                     Message header editing

    Every message or reply has its header that holds the
      information on the sender, receiver, belonging
      conference and so on. This information can be entered
      three ways:
         BEFORE: we will be asked to set up the header before
                 actually editing the message.
                 Note: only if we choose to edit the header
                       before editing the message text, we'll
                       have the opportunity, when modifying
                       a reply, to save the header only,
                       without actually editing the reply text.
         AFTER : we will be asked to edit the header only after
                 editing and accepting the message text.
         BOTH  : we will be asked to edit the message header
                 both before and after editing the message text.
                 When modifying a reply you will have the same
                 opportunity as if selected BEFORE.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$12723
                    MESSAGE WRITING SET-UP (2)
                    Automatic tagline picking

    Select the way CHIPS will pick taglines from your personal
      database for you. There are three ways available:
         RANDOM      : taglines will be picked randomly.
         SEQUENTIALLY: The first tagline will be selected
                       randomly,
                       after that they will be picked one after
                       another in an alphabetic order.
         NO TAGS     : CHIPS will not pick taglines. The most
                       recently selected tagline, if any, will
                       remain active until we change it manually.
                       if we steal a tagline, the stolen tagline
                       will become active.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$1271
                    MESSAGE WRITING SET-UP (1)

    Certain switches related to the messages header can be
      predefined, the way we don't have to access them every
      time we write or modify a reply or message.

    - Automatic signature:
        The user can set up a text, which will be
        appended to the end of your message. It can
        be your personal signature, which may be too
        complicated to, say, draw every time, but it
        can be obviously any other optional closing text,
        which is frequently needed. This option can be
        (un)selected for every particular message, but
        the starting switch position will be always as
        selected here.

    - Private/public/RSA key/password encoding
        This option will be available in the next version
        of CHIPS only.

    - FidoNet style addressing
        FidoNet standards make it possible to send fast private
        messages, which travel from sender to receiver without
        spreading on the EchoMail conference system or even
        stopping on the BBS systems that forward the message
        towards the goaled BBS. This system is called NetMail
        and requires an additional information which serves as
        an address of the receiver. CHIPS automatically finds
        the address of the author of the replied message,
        regardless on whether the original message was found in
        an ordinary EchoMail conference or in a NetMail mailbox.
        The only difference is that if the message was found in
        the latter the FidoNet style is automatically enabled,
        regardless on our selection in the configuration.
        Obviously, we can always switch it off and reroute the
        reply to an EchoMail conference.
        If a valid address cannot be found or we are creating
        a new message then we have to enter a correct address
        manually or pick it from our personal database.

        CHIPS inserts the address in the beginning of the message
        in a format recognised by a BBS program called FidoPCB,
        which is imminently becoming a standard in FidoNet
        to/from PCBoard message transfers.

    - Hello text
        CHIPS can insert a 'hello' text in every reply. As
        intended to hold information on the quoted message, it
        is not available when creating new messages, for there
        is no required information available.
        The information consists of the sender and receiver
        names, date and time of the message and other.
        This data is transferred to your message through the use
        of this variables:
            #FROM#    : sender of the original message
            #TO#      : receiver
            #SUBJ#    : subject of the original message
            #FORUM#   : the original conference
            #DATE#    : date when the original message entered
                        the net
            #TIME#    : hour when the original message entered
                        the net
            #BBS#     : BBS, which we downloaded the mail packet
                        from

    - Message header (as text)
        The contents of this feature is quite the same as
        in hello text, with the difference, that the format
        cannot be changed and that it is, if selected, added
        to the reply before editing it, in order to use it as
        a reminder. We can then delete it or do whatever else
        we want.
$127
                   MESSAGE WRITING SET-UP

    Some switches in the message writing can be predefined
    the way we use them most of the times.

    These switches are configurable under the option 'Settings 1':
        - Auto signature
        - Password encoding
        - FidoNet style addressing
        - Hello text
        - Message header (as text)

    Under the option 'Settings 2' are available:
        - Quoting string
        - Message header editing order
        - Tagline selection mode
$126
                   SEARCHES AND KEYS

    We can search messages using four different keys:

        -Sender name
        -Receiver name
        -Subject
        -Message text

    Define the default values for these keys and which key
    is active by default. All searches are case-sensible.
$1261
                       DEFAULT KEY

    The key, which will be, at entering CHIPS, first active.

    Select the wanted key with <SPACE>. With mouse, click it's
    left button when the pointer is on the area where the arrow
    should move to.
$1262
                        SENDER NAME

    The default key. It's activated when this key is enabled
    for the first time.
$1263
                       RECEIVER NAME

    The default key. It's activated when this key is enabled
    for the first time.
$1264
                         SUBJECT

    The default key. It's activated when this key is enabled
    for the first time.
$1265
                     MESSAGE TEXT KEY

    Enter a default string.
    CHIPS will, when required, use it to search in the messages'
    text and find a message containing this string. This is only
    a default string and can be changed if and when needed.
$123111
           CHARACTER SET CONVERSION TABLE FILENAME

    Type in the filename of the conversion table that should be
      active by default. Leave out the extension, it will always
      be assumed as to be .TAB.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER           : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the previous value in the field.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Conversion table files picklist.
$111
                   CONFERENCES WITH MESSAGES VIEW

    UPPER WINDOW

    In the upper left of the display we can see the list of
    conferences available on the BBS where the packet is from.
    A highlighted field marking a conference:

                        0   Main Board   12
    ┌───────────────────┴─┘ └────┬─────┘ └┬┘
    Conference number (0-9999)   │        │
    ┌────────────────────────────┘        │
    Conference name               │
    ┌─────────────────────────────────────┘
    How many messages in this conference

    If there are no messages in a conference, this part of the
    field is blank (no zeros), the bottom window will contain
    only the note: "No messages!".
    If there are messages, the bottom window contains the list
    of the messages in the current conference.

    The upper window is selected when its' frame is highlighted.
    We can then move from one conference to another.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrow keys    : Highlight another field.
    ESC           : Quit view messages.
    ENTER         : Enter reading the message, highlighted in
                    the bottom window. If there are no messages
                    in this message, the next non-empty
                    conference gets selected and highlighted.
    Key   '+'     : Same as ENTER.
    Key   '-'     : Same as ENTER, only that the direction is
                    reversed.
    Key   '*'     : Search messages using the active key -
                    forward.
    Key   '/'     : Search messages using the active key -
                    backwards.
    Other keys    : Find conference by typing the first few
                    characters. The string entered is displayed
                    on the lower side of the upper frame.
    Backspace     : Delete the last character in the finding
                    string.
    TAB           : Highlight the bottom window: message list.

    Caps Lock-combinations
    At the moment there is only one, and will be removed or
    replaced by a more normal key combination, probably Shift...
    Caps Lock-'I' : Select and edit the key for searching
                    messages.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-ENTER    : Searches for the next non-read message

    Alt-combinations depend on the field (conference)
      highlighted:

    -Replies
    Not available

    -Personal
    Not available

    -Other (common) conferences
    Alt-F2        : Create a new message.
    Alt-F3        : Add the highlighted conference. CHIPS creates
                    an empty message whose receiver is the BBS'
                    QWK manager (QMail, MarkMail,...). The manager
                    then, after receiving this message,
                    automatically select this conference for you
                    to get messages from it, too.
    Alt-F4        : Like in the function above, except that the
                    conference is dropped, which means that we
                    don't want to get messages from this
                    conference.
    Alt-F5        : Set up BBS's QWK manager's message base
                    pointers. The manager keeps track of message
                    downloaded for every single user. You can
                    now modify it off-line. The message pointers
                    information is held in files named
                    <BBSNAME>.PNT for MarkMail and
                    <BBSNAME>.PTR for QMail and compatibles.
                    As the formats are 'slightly' different,
                    CHIPS, for the time being, supports only the
                    .PNT format.

  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    The upper frame is automatically selected if the mouse pointer
      is on the upper side of the display.
    The conference field is selected by pressing the left button
      when the mouse pointer is on it.
    To read a message from the highlighted conference click twice,
      quickly.
    If the wanted conference is out of sight on the right, click
      on the right or bottom side of the frame. If it is on the
      left, the click on the left or the top side of the frame.
    To choose a key for searching messages, click on the button
      on the upper rightmost side of the display. To trigger
      message searching click on the two (one of them) buttons:
      the left to search backwards and the right to search
      forward.

    BOTTOM WINDOW

    The bottom window contains, relative to the highlighted field
    in the upper window, the message list, provided that there
    are any.

    ─┤From├─
    Under this sign are listed the sender names

    ─┤To├─
    Under this sign are listed the receivers names

    ─┤Subj├─
    Under this sign are listed the message subjects.

    ─┤RSD├─
      │││
      ││└── Message marked for deleting (from QWK packet)
      │└─── Message marked for saving to message database.
      │     (No effect in this version)
      └──── Message already read.

     All the operations with the marked messages are
     executed before closing the mail packet or exiting
     CHIPS, but even then we can choose to postpone it.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    TAB,ESC       : Gets us back in the upper window
    Arrows up/down: Highlight upper/lower field
    ENTER         : Read the highlighted message (field)

    Alt-combination
    Replies
    Alt-F2        : Modify the highlighted reply
    Alt-F8        : Delete the highlighted reply

    Personal
    Alt-F2        : Reply to the highlighted message

    The rest is the same as for the upper window
$122
                     DIRECTORIES SET-UP

    Define CHIPS default paths:
      - CHIPS' own directory, where reside your personal files.
      - CHIPS' work directory, with deleting switch.
      - Directory with QWK mail packets.
      - Directory where CHIPS will put your replies
      - Message editor
$1221
                     CHIPS' OWN DIRECTORY

    CHIPS' own directory where your private databases and other
      files reside.
$1222
                      CHIPS' WORK DIRECTORY

    CHIPS' work directory, where QWK mail packets are being
      opened.
      ATTENTION!!! It shouldn't be an already existing directory
      that might contain important data! They would all be
      deleted and overwritten, thus unrecoverabely lost!!!
$1223
                     CHIPS' PACKET DIRECTORY
                     
    Directory, where the QWK mail packets are being held. Usually
      the same as the DL directory of our communication program.
$1224
                     CHIPS' REPLY DIRECTORY

    This is the directory, where your replies are kept. It is
      usually convenient if you select the UL directory of your
      communication program.
$1225
                       MESSAGE TEXT EDITOR
                  
    CHIPS can use almost any existing text editor, there is
      only one condition it has to fulfill: it has to accept
      the ASCII text filename as a parameter. If the file is
      saved it should change its' time and date, otherwise
      CHIPS will conclude that the message has been discarded
      and thus abort editing it.
    
    An internal text editor isn't provided, in this version, yet.
$12251
                     TEXT EDITOR COMMAND

    Type in the editor name, it can have a path, or it can be
      called using a batch. Parameters, if needed, can be used,
      but keep in mind that the reply text filename is appended
      by CHIPS alone.
$123
                  LANGUAGE AND CHARACTER SET
                          SELECTION

    Characters sets and standard conversions to use at
      the message view can be created and set up by the
      user and then saved in file with extension .TAB
      for later use. You can easily switch between them
      later in the message view.

    The language (the program text) is kept in files with
      extensions .CTX. Every .CTX has its' .HLP with the
      help in a corresponding language. For instance:

      SLO.CTX and SLO.HLP
      ENG.CTX and ENG.HLP...
$1231
                      CHARACTER SET SETTING
    
    Selecting a character set:
      Select a character set table to load automatically
      when entering CHIPS and decide whether to activate it
      or not.
      
    Edit conversion table:
      You can edit the currently loaded conversion table.
      At exit you will be prompted for the table filename,
      if you choose the given, the old file will be
      overwritten. Creating a new table doesn't mean that
      this new one would be selected as default. You still
      have to select it in the previous window.
$123112
                     MESSAGE CONVERTING

    Select whether should message converting be active by
      default or should it wait for you to activate it.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    SPACE     : Toggle converter's activity on/off
    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER     : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC       : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F10   : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.
$123121
                       CONVERSION TABLE

    Type in the character to be converted from.
    
                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER     : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC       : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F3    : Add an additional combinations to the list.
                It is added to the end of the list.
    Alt-F10   : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    CTRL-F8   : Delete combination. This is available only
                if you are positioned on the last combination
                in the list.
$123122
                       CONVERSION TABLE

    Type in the character to be converted to.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up,down,
    ENTER     : Confirm this and move ahead to the next
                field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC       : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F3    : Add an additional combinations to the list.
                It is added to the end of the list.
    Alt-F10   : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    CTRL-F8   : Delete combination. This is available only
                if you are positioned on the last combination
                in the list.
$124
                           SORTING

    You can select the key used at when sorting:
      - Packet sorting
      - Conference sorting (not available in this version)
      - Message sorting (not available in this version)
    
    The sorting order is used at mail packet sorting only.
$1241
                     MAIL PACKETS SORTING

    You can choose to sort the files by date, name or size.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight upper/lower field.
    SPACE           : Select the current field, the arrow will
                      point on it.
    ENTER           : Confirm this and return to a previous
                      window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    
    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
                      
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.


  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    To select a field hold the mouse pointer on the place where
      an arrow should appear and click the left button.
    
    Confirm the selection with clicking into the 'OK' mini-window
      or double clicking onto the fields.
      
    Quit the window with a double click on the right mouse button.
$1244
                    SORTING ORDER FOR QWK PACKETS


    Set-up the sorting order for single sorting keys. This is
      relevant in the first window - mail packet selection -
      only.
    
    The meaning of the switches position is explained in the
      bottom line.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight upper/lower field.
    SPACE           : Select the current field, the arrow will
                      point on it.
    ENTER           : Confirm this and return to a previous
                      window.
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.
    
    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
                      
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.

  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    To select a field hold the mouse pointer on the place where
      an arrow should appear and click the left button.
    
    Confirm the selection with clicking into the 'OK' mini-window
      or double clicking onto the fields.
      
    Quit the window with a double click on the right mouse button.
$MSASK
                       CONFIRM SELECTION
                       
    This window appears when you chose an option that may lead
      to a temporary or permanent lost of data, or when returning
      to a previous state would require a longer procedure..
    
    The question in the upper part of the dialogue describes the
      consequences of a positive answer.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows left/right: highlight the left/right choice.
    Tab              : highlight the opposite choice
    ESC              : Quit the window. This will get us back
                       in the previous state regardless of what
                       the choices do. If, for example, 'Yes'
                       would be the choice that would get us
                       back into previous state, 'ESC' means
                       'Yes' as well.
    ENTER            : Confirm the selection.

    Alt-combinations
    Not available.

    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.

  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─
    
    To highlight a field hold the mouse pointer on it and click
    the left button once.
    
    To select a choice hold the pointer on the required field
    and double-click on the left button.
    
    To quit the window double-click the right mouse button.
$HELP
                           HELP

    The help window contains:
    
            -Window description
            -Available functions and other actions
            -How to access functions and other actions with
             the keyboard and in particular cases with the
             mouse (in most of the cases the mouse access is
             uniformed and described below)
    
    Use:

                ┌──    This 'icon' represents a keyboard.
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐    The text below it describes the
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│    functions reachable through its use.
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│    For example: below are listed the keys,
 └───────────┴────┘    used to manipulate the help window.

    The help window
    Arrows up/down   : move through the help text in the
                       desired direction.
    Page Up/Page Down: move through pages
    ESC              : Quit the help window

    The top line
    F1               : Help on help (this very window)
    There are four more user configurable functions available
    for definition. You can define them in the window
    'configuration.other.user defined functions'.
                             
    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
   
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.
    

  ┌─┬─┐     This 'icon' represents the mouse.
  ├─┴─┤     The text below it describes the functions reachable
  │   │     through its use. The actions available usually depend
  └──┬┘     on the position of the mouse pointer and are described
     └─     in the bottom line as we move it through the screen.

    In the help window
    To quit double click on the right mouse button.
    
    The top line
    Hold the pointer on the desired function area. An area
    begins at the first highlighted character and ends at the
    next or, if there isn't any, at the end of the line. In the
    bottom line is displayed a description of the function the
    pointer is currently held on.
    You can trigger the function by clicking the left button.
    
    Alt-combinations
    Hold the pointer on the bottom line, this will display
    exactly the same functions menu as if you pressed the 'Alt'
    key. Move the pointer to he desired area and click the left
    button to trigger the function.
    
    CTRL-combinations
    Do the same as for the Alt-combinations, except that you
    should hold the right button pressed in order to get exactly
    the same function menu as if you pressed the 'Ctrl' key.
                                
$1
               THE VERY FIRST WINDOW - MAIL PACKET SELECTION

    Select a QWK mail packet from the list.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    In the picklist
    Arrows up/down   : Highlight upper/lower field.
    Page Up/Page Down: Move through pages.
    ESC              : Quit the program.
    ENTER            : If the highlighted field is representing
                       a directory, enter it. (except for the
                       work directory).
                       If the highlighted field is representing
                       a file (QWK packet), CHIPS will attempt
                       to unpack it into the working directory,
                       after which, if successful, you will
                       immediately enter the views menu.
    The top line
    F1               : Help
    There are four more user configurable functions available
    for definition. You can define them in the window
    'configuration.other.user defined functions'.
                             
    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2           : Enter the views menu without opening a new
                       mail packet, but view the already opened
                       instead, if there is any.
    Alt-F8           : Delete file (packet). Directories cannot be
                       deleted.
    Alt-F9           : Configure CHIPS.

    CTRL-combinations
    CTRL-F2          : Select a logical drive to view.
    CTRL-F3          : Define the filename mask to filter
                       the picklist.
    
  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─
    In the picklist
    
    To highlight a field hold the pointer on it and click the
    left button. If the desired field is out of the sight,
    hold the mouse pointer on the top/bottom side of the
    internal frame and click the left button.
    
    Confirm the selection two ways.
    The first : Hold the pointer on the desired field and
                double-click the left button.
    The second: Hold the pointer on the internal 'OK' window
                and click on the left button.
    
    Quit the window two ways:
    The first : Hold the pointer on the internal 'ESC' window
                and click on the left button.
    The second: Simply double-click on the right button.
    
    The top line
    See Help on help.
    
    Alt-combinations
    See Help on help.
    
    CTRL-combinations
    See Help on help.
$12
                           CONFIGURATION
            
    Configure CHIPS to your own needs.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    In the window
    Arrows up/down   : Highlighted upper/lower field
    ESC              : Quit the window
    ENTER            : Enter the highlighted option. Some of them
                       are of a different color which means that
                       they are not available.

    The top line
    F1               : Help
    There are four more user configurable functions available
    for definition. You can define them in the window
    'configuration.other.user defined functions'.
                             
    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
    
    CTRL- combinations
    Not available.
          
  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    In the window
    
    To select a field hold the pointer on it and click on the
    left button. This will also display a description of the
    option in the bottom line.
    
    Confirm the selection two ways.
    The first : Hold the pointer on the desired field and
                double-click the left button.
    The second: Hold the pointer on the internal 'OK' window
                and click on the left button.
    
    Quit the window two ways:
    The first : Hold the pointer on the internal 'ESC' window
                and click on the left button.
    The second: Simply double-click on the right button.
    
    The top line
    See Help on help.
$121
                       COLOR SETTINGS


    You can set the following options:

      - Black&white and monochromatic : EGA/VGA, CGA, HGC
      - Blue shades                   : EGA/VGA, CGA
      - Green shades                  : EGA/VGA only
      - Red shades                    : EGA/VGA only
                             
                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down   : Highlight upper/lower field.
    ESC              : Quit the window.
    SPACE            : Select the desired color.
    ENTER            : Confirm the selection and exit the
                       window.

    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
    
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.
    
  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    In the window
    
    To highlight a field hold the pointer on it and click on the
    left button. This will also display a description of the
    option in the bottom line.
    To select a field hold the pointer on the area where the
    arrow should appear and click the left button.
    
    Confirm the selection two ways.
    The first : Hold the pointer on the desired field and
                double-click the left button.
    The second: Hold the pointer on the internal 'OK' window
                and click on the left button.
    
    Quit the window two ways:
    The first : Hold the pointer on the internal 'OK' window
                and click on the left button.
    The second: Simply double-click on the right button.
    
    The top line
    See Help on help.

$CHFILT
           EDIT MASK TO FILTER THE FILES PICKLIST

    All the characters valid for use in the DOS command line
      can be used for a mask:
        *  -  replaces one or more regular characters in the
              filename and extension.
        ?  -  replaces a single character in the filename and
              extension.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    ESC              : Quit the window without changing the
                       mask.
    ENTER            : Confirm the setting and exit the window.

    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
    
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.

  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    In the window
    
    Confirm the selection by holding the pointer on the internal
    'OK' window.
    
    To exit double-click the right mouse button.
$CHDISK

                   LOGICAL DRIVE SELECTION

    Select the logical drive where you want to take a mail packet
    from.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    In the window
    Arrows left/right: Highlight left/right field with the name
                       of the logical drive.
    ESC              : Quit the window without changes.
    Character keys   : You can press the key with the name of
                       the desired logical drive. If there is
                       one, the drive is accepted and you
                       automatically exit the window, otherwise
                       no drive with the name pressed, nothing
                       happens.
    ENTER            : Confirm the selection and exit the window,
                       actually changing the logical drive.

    Alt-combinations
    Not available.
    
    CTRL-combinations
    Not available.

  ┌─┬─┐
  ├─┴─┤
  │   │
  └──┬┘
     └─

    In the window
    
    To highlight a field hold the pointer on it and click the
    left button.
    
    Confirm the selection two ways.
    The first : Hold the pointer on the desired field and
                double-click the left button.
    The second: Hold the pointer on the internal 'OK' window
                and click on the left button.
    
    Quit the window two ways:
    The second: Simply double-click on the right button.
    
    The top line
    See Help on help.
$1232
                        LANGUAGE SELECTION

     The CHIPS' language files have to be the same directory,
     as the .EXE file is. The extension is .CTX.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrows up/down  : Highlight previous/next field
    PgUp/PgDown     : View previous/next page
    ENTER           : If the highlighted field is a directory,
                      enter it, otherwise
                      close the window and return with the
                      highlighted filename.
    ESC             : Quit the window without returning the
                      filename.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F8          : Delete the highlighted filename. CHIPS
                      will ask for confirmation before actually
                      deleting it.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Ctrl-F2         : Select a new logical drive.
    Ctrl-F3         : Select filter to view files.
$1119
                    MESSAGE POINTER SETTING

    CHIPS can set-up the BBS's private message base pointers
      off-line, provided that the BBS uses the mail manager
      programs MarkMail (tm) or compatibles (.PNT pointer
      format) or QMAil (tm) or compatibles (.PTR pointer
      format). When it opens a mail packet, CHIPS sets all
      the pointers to the current values (after receiving the
      packet). The pointers can be modified:

      - By hand for the current conference.

      - Setting the current conference pointer to the old value,
        before receiving the packet.

      - Setting all the pointers to the new value, after
        receiving the packet.

      - Setting all the pointers to the old value.

      - We can the decide whether to send the pointers or not.
        The option's string changes based on the curent
        situation:
          if the current situation is that the modified pointers
            are to be sent, the string is: don't send new pointers,
            indicating the action if we choose this option.
          otherwise the string is: send new pointers.

    Whatever the change or modification on the pointers is, they
      are automatically to be sent, so if we change our mind, we
      can choose the last option.
$111911
                   MANUAL POINTERS SET-UP

    The pointer can be set up to any value between 0 and 99999,
    but meanwhile CHIPS gives us two orientative values: the
    pointer's value before and after receiving the packet.

                ┌──
 ┌───────────┬──┴─┐
 │┌─────────┐│┌──┐│
 │└─────────┘│└──┘│
 └───────────┴────┘

    Arrow up        : Increase the pointer by 1.
    Arrow down,
    ENTER           : Reduce the pointer by 1.
                         field (or previous, if arrow up).
    ESC             : Quit the window without changes confirmed.

    Alt-combinations
    Alt-F2          : Restore the old value.
    Alt-F10         : Confirm all settings and continue with the
                      procedure.

    Ctrl-combinations
    Not available.

