%global functions%

                Global Functions

 Up arrow, Down arrow, PGUP, PGDN, HOME, END:
    
 ESC:
    Exits SFFAM.

 Sort files:
    This allows you to sort the file area by
    FILENAME or ASCENDING( low to high ) DATE or
    DESCENDING( high to low ) DATE.

 Verify sizes:
    This option will check every file in every
    area.  If the file size in SFFILES.BBS does
    not match that of the actual file, the size
    in SFFILES.BBS will be updated. If the comma
    is not located correctly, it will be fixed.

*END*

%area functions%

                   Area Options

 Up arrow, Down arrow, PGUP, PGDN, HOME, END:
    
 ESC:
    Exits file area.  If changes have been made,
    you will be asked if you want to save them.

 Add files:
    Will check for any files in the download
    directory that are not in SFFILES.BBS. If 
    found, you will be asked if you want to add
    them to SFFILES.BBS. SFFILES.BBS, SFFILES.BAK
    and SFFILES.OLD are skipped.
   
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 Copy file:
    Will copy the file( or tagged files if
    ALT-C ) to any drive/directory you choose.
    NOTE: Do not use this to move a file to a 
    new file area.  Use 'M'ove.

 Delete file:
    Will delete the file( or tagged files if
    ALT-D ) from both SFFILES.BBS and the
    download directory.

 Edit file:
    Allows you to Edit the Filename, file date,
    file size, and comments on the selected
    file.  When done with editing, simply press
    <ENTER> until the end of the form. or press
    CTRL-S.

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 Mark file with current date:
    This will mark the file( or tagged files if
    ALT-K ) with the current or actual file date.

 Move file:
    This will move the file( or tagged files if
    ALT-M ) to another file area. The file
    information will be added to the new
    area's SFFILES.BBS.

 Offline:
    This will move the file( or tagged files if
    ALT-O ) to the selected drive/directory.
    OFFLINE will be placed( right justified ) in
    the file size field.

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 Rename file:
    This will rename the both the highlighted
    file and the file on the disk to the selected
    name.

 Remove file:
    This will remove the file( or tagged files
    if ALT-R ) from SFFILES.BBS, however it will
    not delete the file from disk.

 Sort files:
    This allows you to sort the file area by
    FILENAME or ASCENDING( low to high ) DATE or
    DESCENDING( high to low ) DATE.

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 Text search:
    This will search for a text string in file
    names and file descriptions. Case does not
    matter.

 Verify files:
    This will verify the file size, and update
    them if necessary.  It will also check to
    make sure that any file listed in 
    SFFILES.BBS is in the download directory.
    If it is not, you will be given the option
    of removing that file from SFFILES.BBS, or 
    marking it offline.

 DOS Porgrams:
    This will run a DOS program.

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 Tag file:
    A file may be tagged/untagged either with
    the space bar or the <ENTER> key.

 Tag all:
    All files are tagged.
 
 Untag all:
    All files are untagged.

 Save SFFILES.BBS:
    Save SFFILES.BBS, of course.

*END*

%ltext search%

                  Text Search

 Enter the text to search for.

 The filenames, and file descriptions in this
 area will be searched.

*END*

%copy file%

                    Copy/Move

 Enter the drive and directory to copy or move
 this file to.

 example:
 d:\files\tested

*END*

%copy tagged%

               Copy/Move Tagged Files

 Enter the drive and directory to copy or move
 the tagged files to.

 example:
 b:\

*END*

%edit%

                    Edit File

 EDIT KEYS
 ---------
 CTRL-L-ARROW: Go to previous word
 CTRL-R-ARROW: Go to next word
 HOME: Beginning of field
 END: End of field
 DOWN/UP ARROW: Next/Previous field
 R-ARROW/L-ARROW: Move cursor right/left one 
    position
 INS: Insert space at current cursor position
 DEL: Delete character at current cursor position
 CTRL-S: Saves the information in the field.

 You may edit the description, filename, file
 date, and file size.

*END*

%cfg options%

                General Configuration

 EDIT KEYS
 ---------
 CTRL-L-ARROW: Go to previous word
 CTRL-R-ARROW: Go to next word
 HOME: Beginning of field
 END: End of field
 DOWN/UP ARROW: Next/Previous field
 R-ARROW/L-ARROW: Move cursor right/left one 
    position
 INS: Insert space at current cursor position
 DEL: Delete character at current cursor position
 CTRL-S: Saves the information in the field.

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 Line 1 will ask for your name.
 Line 2 asks for your registration code.
    This will be sent to you after you register 
    SF-FAM.
 Line 3 asks for the location of SFFAREA.DAT 
    and SFNODE.DAT
 Line 4 asks for the video mode.
    If you have a monochrome monitor set this 
    to M,
    Otherwise set it to C.
 Line 5 asks for if you want direct video writes.
    Y allows writes directly to video RAM,
    N will use the computer's video BIOS.
        While Y should work in almost all cases,
        if you experience video problems, you may
        want to set this to N.  This will most
        often occur when multi-tasking.

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 Line 6 asks for the window scrolling method.
    Y will set the scrolling method to BIOS. This
    may increase the scrolling speed somewhat.
    N will set the scrolling method to DMAS. This
    guarantees flicker free display.
 Line 7 asks if you want exploding windows.
    Y will use exploding windows in certain areas
    N will disable exploding windows.
        Set this to N if the exploding windows
        are too annoying.
 Line 8 asks if you want the Global Sort and
    Global Verify options to process CD-ROM areas
        Y will enable this.
        N will disable this.

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 Line 9 asks if you want to swap to EMS/XMS when
    shelling to DOS.
        Y will enable EMS/XMS swaps.
        N will force SF-FAM to swap to disk when
        shelling to DOS.
 Line 10 asks which directory you want to swap to
    when swapping to disk.
    ****Set this even if you have EMS/XMS
        swapping enabled. If there is not enough
        memory, SF-FAM will automatically switch
        to disk swapping.
 Line 11 asks your sort preference. This is used
    when adding and moving files only. SF-FAM
    will add in this sort order. Files moved will
    be added to the new area in this order.
        F: Sort by filename
        A: Sort by date, ascending( low to high )
        D: Sort by date, descending( high to low )

*END*

%ext options%

                 External Programs

 EDIT KEYS
 ---------
 CTRL-L-ARROW: Go to previous word
 CTRL-R-ARROW: Go to next word
 HOME: Beginning of field
 END: End of field
 DOWN/UP ARROW: Next/Previous field
 R-ARROW/L-ARROW: Move cursor right/left one 
    position
 INS: Insert space at current cursor position
 DEL: Delete character at current cursor position
 CTRL-S: Saves the information in the field.

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 Enter the program name and parameters.

 COMSPEC will be converted the to the comspec
 environment variable.

 +f will be converted to the path and filename
 of the highlighted file.

 example:
 ZIPMGR +f
 will become
 ZIPMGR D:\FILES\NEWUP\ALLFILES.ZIP

*END*

%rename file%

               Rename File
    
 Enter the filename you wish to change the 
 highlighted file to. Both the sffiles.bbs
 and the file on disk will be renamed.

*END*

