Copyright: Copyright A.H van den Broek (1993-1995)


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 FsFw version 0.21ß

This is a wide beta release so dont expect that is completely bug free.

This help is not complete yet and there are some things not spelled right.

Commands

File Menu

Area Menu

Message Menu

Config Menu

Other Menu

Macros & Function keys

This will also explaine how to use the internet adressing

Macros

language Support

Language

ToolBar

Toolbar

Editor Commands

Editor

Nodelist support

Nodelist support

Hot Keys

Hotkeys

Template File

template Explaination

Support Sites

Support Sites

Licence agreement

Licence


File Menu

Write to file	:	With this command you can write your message to a normal ASCII  file.(You will be prompted for a file name)

Print	:	This will print the current message

Printer Setup	:	Here you can change your default settings of your printer

Exit	:	This will exits the program


Area Menu

Change area 	:	You will get a dialog with your area names in it  sorted by name with description and if there is newmail it will say so.

Example :

Net mail	(New) Fido Net mail Area

Badmail	Bad echo mail

New Mail Areas	:	You will get only the areas with newmail in it

1. 	: 	These numbers will hold the last 5 areas your were in

2.

3.

4.

5.


Message Menu

list Message	: 	You will see all message in this area by message number .(You can also use Alt +l for it)

Next	:	You will go to the next message.(You can also use the Right arrow for it)

Prev	:	You will go to the Pervious message.(You can also use the Left arrow for it)

Change message	:	With this you can change the current message & Flags.You can also click with the left button of you mouse on the header of the message

New message	:You can write a new message in the current area. If it is a net mail area the AKAs will not be checked .You can use the INSert button for it.

Net mail Reply	:	This is the Net mail reply  its totally changed since version 0.04, you will get a dialog box with all your netmail areas in it. If you give cancel to this box it will write in the board found in the  first record of you AreaFs.Fw file wich is always a netmail area.

Reply current message	:	This will reply the message in the current area the text will  include a > .

Reply with hidden info	:	This will reply the message in the current area the text will  include a > and the msgid and pid etc. will included.

Forward	:	This will forward the current message to any area in areafs.fw. (you can select the area from a dialog box)

Hidden info

From message	:	This will show you the msgid and other kludges from the current message.

Delete current message

This will delete the current message. (You can use DEL or ALT+D for it)


Other Menu

Global Commands

With this command you can select messages for copiing / moving /deleting. You can select more then one message & then add them to the right.

 It will not check if the cuurent message is send or received or anything else.It will just do what it says.

Compile Nodelist

This will do a forced nodelist compile

I add this function for if you have canceld the compile


Config Menu

Tossing On/Off	: 	This will turn the tosser on/off when you exits the program. If it has a ON check mark for it it is turned on.

Note:The tossing will only work if new NET or Echomail is written.

Sound On/Off 	:	This will turn the Sound on/off when you exits the  program. If it has a ON check mark for it it is turned on.

Body font	:	With this you can change the font type and color of your text.(only the font will e saved to disk)

Header Font	:	With this you can change only the color of your Header.

When you change a font please consider that there are fonts that are Non Proportinal. This means that a letter will not have the same widht.so the message will be displayed terrible if it has High ascii.


Macros

This is a new item in FsFw so please read first

The marcos & function keys can be made in a file called Names.Fsw.

There is a example included in the archive .

You cant use F10 because this is used by windows itself.

Example


language

This is a new item in FsFw so please read first

you can get FsFw in your own language by editing the lang.cfg file that was included in this archive.

Everything behind the numbers can be changed

Example

150=only in the registred version (original)

150= Not in this version

If FsFw can not find a help text it will display HELP number not found.


ToolBar Menu

Please push a button.


With this button you can go to the pervious message

Note: You can also use the Left arrow key for that.


With this button you can go to the next message

Note: You can also use the Right arrow key for that.


With this button you can change from area


With this button you can Change from a area but it will only display areas with new mail in it.


This will get all the messages in the current area.

It will be listed by Number  By    TO  Subject.


This will get the editor .

You can write a complete new message with it.


This will get the editor .

It will perform a reply to the current message


This will perform a forward of the current message .

If you wants it will forward to another area.

It will ask you for that.


This will perform a hidden reply to the current message

So it will include the hidden info like msgid pid path etc.


This will perform a net mail reply in the first net mail area of Areafs.fw (this willbe the first record).


This will change the current message.


Editor Menu

Buttons

Save	:	This will Save the message.

Cancel	 	:	This will Cancel the current message

Import	:	With this you can Import a ASCII file with a length off  32kb.

Origin	:	With this you can change override the default origin of this area.

Fields

From / To field 	:	Here you set the name where the mail comes from going and where its going to.

You can also set a nodenumber here or a part of it , if its a netmail area fsfw will check for the number or name to send to.

FromAka / ToAka	:	Here you set the AKA where the mail comes from /going to.

THIS WILL BE CHECKED from the nodelist if this is a netmail area ( the TOAKA field is only necessary for net mail message)

Internet & marcos

If you want to use Macros to get the name aka etc then just put a * before the name in the TO FIELD

Example

*tonint

(this will get the macro tonint from the names.fsw file)

See Macros for more info on how to make them

Flags 	:	Here you set the Flags off a message default Private and  Local will be set. If your are doing a file attach you  will get a  dialog where you can select a file (one per message).

You can see if something turned on or off (it will show you that)


Hotkeys

Alt + S	: Turn off/on sound

Alt + W	: Write to file

Alt + D	: Delete current message

Alt + L	: List all message in the current area

Alt + X	: Exist the program

Alt + C	: Change area

Alt + N	: Change area(only displaying the areas with Newmail

Alt + R	: Reply Current Message

Alt + K	: Show Kludges lines

Alt + G	: Show Global commands menu

Left Arrow	: Go to the pervious message

Right Arrow : Go to the next message

+	: next reply chain

-	: pervious reply chain

Ins	: Starts a new message

Del or Alt+D	: Delete the current message

Home	: Go to the first message in this area

End	: Go to the last message in this area

In the editor you can use the normal Windows comands to edit cut etc.


Template
Template Explanation

Template Commands

%Move    : With this the section begin for moving a message.

%Change    :With this command the chamge message begins only if the message is not written by you.

%Forward   :With this command the Forward message begins

%Normal With this command the Normal message begins

%Replyout With this command the Reply message begins

%NetReply With this command the Netmail reply message begins

@Aname :    This is the current area name

@Adesc        This is the current Area Description

@Fname.      This is name the message is from

@Faddr         This is the adress of the person the message send

@Yname    This is always your name.

@Yaddr        This is always your aka (from the current area)

@Tdate         Todays date

@Ttime.        Todays Time

@Mdate        Date when the message was send

@Mtime        Time when the message was send

@Tname,      The name the message was written to

@Taddr         The address the message was written to

@Subject       The Subjectof the mesagge

@MESSAGE Where the message shuold begin.

Example

;This line will not be included in the message

%Forward

=======================================================================

*Forwarded by @YName (@YAddr) @Tdate, @TTime

Area : @AName (@Adesc)

From : @FName, @FAddr (@MDate) (@MTime)

To   : @TName, @Taddr

Subj : @Subject

=======================================================================

@MESSAGE

=======================================================================

; This line will not be included

The message would like this

Here the message begins

=======================================================================

*Forwarded by Ton van den Broek (2:2802/122) 8-05-1994, 12:35:55

Area : Netmail (Netmail area)

From : Dale Prevette, 1:3663/105 (7:05:1994) (04:12)

To   : Ton van den broek, 2:2802/122

Subj : Testing FSFW

=======================================================================

This is just a  example of the forward.

=======================================================================

Here the message end


Licence

                         Licence and Disclaimer

 "FsFw" refers to all executables and

 documentation as distributed in the compressed file in

 which the package was released.

 #   FsFw is copyrighted material

     by Ton van den broek. It may only be used in

     agreement with the conditions set out in this

     License agreement.

 #   Although care has been taken to write and test a

     program that does what this document states, Fido

     System for windows is provided as it is, without

     warranty or guarantee of any kind, either

     expressed or implied, as to the fitness for a

     particular purpose or quality or performance of

     this program, except that FsFw

     will occupy disk space.

#   In no event shall Ton van den broek be liable to

     you or anyone else for any damages or cost,

     including, but not limited to, any lost profits, lost

     savings or lost income that may result from the

     use or in ability to use FsFw.

 #   In no way is Ton van den broek obligated to you

     or anyone else to provide future versions of, or

     support for FsFw.

©1993-1994 A.H van den Broek


Support Sites

United States Of Amerika

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Support / Registration Site

Dale Prevette

#Fidonet 1:3663/105

BBS : (910)874-7021  24 Hrsf

Voice : (910)874-3441

(Please contact him for futher information on how to registrer in amerika)

Rest of the World

------------------------------

Support / Registration

Ton van den broek

De Wolwever 23

5737 AD Lieshout

The Netherlands

#FidoNet 2:2802/122

internet : ton.fsfw@euronet.nl

BBS : (+31)4992-2129 On-line 24Hrs  300-28K8


Nodelist support

There are some problems fixed with the nodelist compiler .

In the menu theres also a way to force compile but FsFw will search by default if there are new nodelist files and ask you if he must comile them.

(see doc on more info on how to setup the support)


;Example marco & function key file.

;The | (pipeline) symbol will be used to go to the next line

;This is a sample macro file for Fido System For Windows

;                 Date 12-01-95

;

;               Format

;MarcoName=Toname,Aka,Subject

;

;

;Internet macro have a special treath

;By default UUCP will be used

;Macroname=@{internetname\}Toname,aka,Subject

; Aka = your UUCP provider

[MACRO]

Ton=Ton van den Broek,2:2802/122,Just Testing

Tonuucp=@tonfsfw@euronet.nl,0:0/000,testing

Tonint=@INTERNET\tonfsfw@euronet.nl,0:0/000,test 1 2 3

Dale=Dale Prevette,1:3663/105,Just testing FSFW;Function keys macro's

;

;These can only be used in the text window of the editor

[FUNCTION]

F1=Greetings|       Ton|Fsfw development|

F2=PascalNet 115:3145/107|

F3=Virnet    9:313/10|

F4=FidoNet   2:2802/122 2:2802/45|

F5=internet : ton.fsfw@tess.nl (until 1-06-95)

F6=Internet : tonfsfw@euronet.nl|

F7=

F8=

F9=

F11=

F12=