About the TR (Text Reader) for TBBS
Authored by: Stephen Bell
Copyright (c) 1995 - Bell Online Services - All Rights Reserved

GENERAL INFORMATION
===================

TR provides a sophisticated, full-screen, ANSI interface for displaying text
files to users of TBBS/TDBS, v2.2 or higher.

It is available in two flavors: a fully functional two-line + console version
that is FREE OF CHARGE, and an *unlimited* line count version priced at only 
$49.95.  This is very capable program.  The free version includes complete
documentation.  Download it today and check it out! The demonstration version
is fully functional but has built in delays.


FEATURES
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* ring-style, lightbar menus

* cursor-key and pseudo cursor-key (number-pad) controls

* context sensitive help and configurable extended help

* forward _and_ backward movement within a file

* immediate movement to the top, bottom, or a specific page of a file

* fast string searches and repeat searches, including highlighting
  multiple terms on one line

* the ability to download the file _without_ dropping through to TBBS

* page number display - percent complete display

* display of a title taken from the text file being viewed

* under TBBS v2.3+, the ability to let the user e-mail themselves the
  file being displayed.  Great for system guides, subscription forms, etc!

* SysOp determined download and e-mail permissions

* multiple built in color schemes and configurations and the ability to
  create custom color schemes via an easy to use configuration program

* the ability to be called by, and return to, others TDBS programs

* on-demand screen redrawing

* lots o' other small but neat features

REQUIREMENTS
============

- TBBS 2.2 or higher (version 2.3 or higher required for E-Mail feature)

- TDBS 1.2

- ANSI capable user, required to have 80 column display, page length of
  at least 10 rows.

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