PC go! 1995 September/Image.iso/pcgo/programm/online/mediaplx/terminat/manual/mainconf.hlp

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          ^t-=>  T E R M I N A T E    C O N F I G U R A T I O N  <=-^n

 Setting up Terminate is the easiest thing in the world. All options and
 features are already set to give best performance - all you should do is to
 adjust the few things you would like to function in ways other than
 standard. Remember: If you do not understand something - then leave it alone
 and do not change it!

 If you make some kind of mistake and your machine hangs, because of a wrong
 device or something like that, you can start Terminate with the ^b/CONFIG^n
 parameter. This will only access the configuration and then exit Terminate
 again, without initializing the comport or anything.

                  ^bRead below for all commandline switches.^n

                     ^m╒══╡^t Change configuration ^m╞╕
                     │ ^nScreen and colors        ^m│
                     │^r Communications setup     ^m│
                     │ ^nGeneral options          ^m│
                     │ ^nToggles                  ^m│
                     │ ^nModem and dialing        ^m│
                     │ ^nFilenames and paths      ^m│
                     │ ^nProtocol options         ^m│
                     │ ^nEmulation/keyboard setup ^m│
                     │ ^nHost settings            ^m│
                     │ ^nLogin strings/scripts    ^m│
                     │ ^nUsers/IEMSI/Security     ^m│
                     │ ^nPoint system             ^m│
                     │ ^nCost management          ^m│
                     │ ^nRegistration info        ^m│
                     │ ^nWrite setup to disk      ^m│
                     ╘══════════════════════════╛^n


 ^bScreen and colors^n

  Here you can setup all screen related options.
  Colours, windows, videomode, codepage, etc.

 ^bCommunications setup^n

  One of the most important menus. Setting up your serial connection is
  actually the first thing you always should set up in a terminal program,
  so that communication is fully functional and no errors occur.

 ^bGeneral options^n

  Set up Terminate exactly as you like it and define external programs that
  can be called by pressing Ctrl+Shift F-keys.

 ^bToggles^n

  Toggles that can be turned on or off

 ^bModem and dialing^n

  After setting up the device you should now configure your modem to give
  best performance. Many popular modems already appear in the picklist which
  is continually being expanded.

 ^bFilenames and paths^n

  Define Download/Upload directory, external editor / lister, etc.
  Default files to load when starting Terminate.

 ^bProtocol options^n

  Setting up internal and external protocols. Protocols are used for
  transfering files between your system and other systems. Most used is
  Zmodem. As well as being extremely efficient and starting a download
  automatically, it can also recover a file not fully transfered. If the
  connection was lost it can `pick up' again where transmission ceased and
  continue where it left off without having to send the whole file again.

 ^bEmulation setup^n

  How Terminate should react to incoming characters. ANSI is one of the most
  used emulations in the world, because it is simple. If you have chosen ANSI
  and Terminate gets a sequence ESC2J (ESC=#27) then the screen will be
  cleared. Terminate will default to using AVATAR with ANSI fallback - that
  means it will understand both AVATAR and ANSI control codes at the same
  time and this should be the preferred setting.

 ^bHost settings^n

  Host mode means that you set up Terminate to handle incoming calls and
  allow specific users to logon to your computer.

 ^bLogin strings/scripts^n

  Instead of having complicated scripts that have to be compiled, Terminate
  has a lot of built-in mini-scripts, which should log you on to almost every
  normal BBS system. Subsequent versions will additionally have a
  comprehensive and sophisticated script language (currently in beta test).
  You can define in Strings all possible questions you want Terminate to
  recognise like 'WHAT IS YOUR NAME','PASSWORD', etc.

 ^bUsers/IEMSI/Security^n

  Define 10 different users. Each can be used for dialling a system, settings
  for a user that calls the host mode or when you use the point system.

 ^bPoint system^n

  All settings for the fido point system allowing you to send/receive mail
  and files.

 ^bCost management^n

  Allows you to calculate very exactly how much you spend, when calling
  other systems.

 ^bRegistration info^n

  If this is the PROFESSIONAL version, check that your personal details are
  correctly embedded.
  This menu option will also show you how you can quickly upgrade your
  software to PROFESSIONAL standard...

 ^bWrite setup to disk^n

  If Autosave config is ON in toggles, then the configuration will be written
  when you leave the configuration menu, so you will not lose your settings
  even if your machine hangs somewhere in an external program.

 ^hCommand line switches^n

  ^h/CONFIG^n

   Only configures the .CFG file then exits again without initializing
   anything at all.

  ^h/F^n

   Only starts up the filemanager, then exits again.

  ^h/HOST^n

   Start Terminate normally, then enter hostmode. This could be used in an
   AUTOEXEC.BAT if you want to start in hostmode when accidentally rebooted
   by some external program called while in hostmode.
   If you call Terminate from a mailer, like Portal of Power, you should also
   use the ^h/LOGIN^n switch, which will login a user, then exit hostmode
   and Terminate. Commandline for mailer: ^hTERMINAT /HOST /LOGIN^n

  ^h/POINT^n

   Startup directly in point system, then exit to DOS when ESC is pressed.

  ^h/C:filename.ext^n

   Use alternate configuration file. You can also use environment
   variables in the filename, these will be replaced when opening the file.
   (Network:/C:TERMINA%NET%.CFG)

  ^h/NOCARD^n

   Do not test or use any soundcards. (Maybe your machine would hang if this
   was not turned off if you have no card. But this could also be turned off
   when running windows, otherwise windows would say something like `device
   already in use.)

  ^h/SKIP^n

   Skip systeminfo tests, PS/2 test. Again this takes microseconds to check,
   and should only be turned off if you have problems with your machine
   hanging when starting Terminate.

  ^h/DISK^n

   Force the overlay file to stay on disk. If you have a fast harddisk, you
   don't need to load the overlays into memory, but it will, of course,
   improve the speed of the menus.

  ^h/BUF:xxx^n

   If you do not load the overlays into memory, then you could increase the
   overlay buffer, but this will grab normal low memory. The xxx value is how
   many kilobytes to add to the previous buffer. The buffer can never be
   lower than the smallest overlay file.

  ^h/NOXMS^n

   Terminate will always try XMS first because it is faster than EMS.
   But if you, for some reason, never want Terminate to try XMS or want to
   force Terminate into using EMS memory, you can use this switch.

  ^h/DIAL:xxx^n

   After startup, dial this number from phonebook and connect.

  ^h/BOSS[:x]^n

   Call Boss and send/receive mail/files. The x is which Boss to call, if
   /BOSS or /BOSS:0, then Terminate will dial all Boss's that have the
   autodial enabled.

  ^h/CALL:node/name^n

   Search nodelist for nodenumber or search string and call the first match
   found.

  ^h/FIX^n

   Search/Update BIOS data area for serial ports. Will save the normal values
   for the COM-ports into low memory and the bios equipment flag so it would
   look like you have 4 COM-ports. Terminate does not need this but some
   external utilties might.

  ^h/SCRLEN:xxx /SCRCOL:xxx^n

   If you are using the custom videomode or a videomode that Terminate cannot
   detect, you will have problems with the screen size. So these parameters
   allow you to force a screen size. Please do not set the size bigger than
   the screen, because it could give unpredictable results.

  ^h/DEVICE:x^n

   Force a Terminate device at startup

  ^h/PORT:x^n

   Force a COM-port at startup

  ^h/BAUD:x^n

   Force a baudrate at startup

  ^h/TASK:x^n

   If Terminate cannot detect the multitasker for some reason, you can
   force Terminate to think it is using a multitasker, which means it
   will release timeslices calling the routine for that multitasker.

    1 = OS/2
    2 = Windows
    3 = DESQview
    4 = TaskView
    5 = TopView
    6 = DoubleDos
    7 = Virtual

  ^h/MODE:x^n

   Force videomode 0=Mono,1=CGA,2=EGA,3=MCGA,4=VGA
   If you use the /MODE Terminate will not try to detect the videoadapter,
   but assume you are right.

  ^h/UPG^n

   Will generate an UPGRADE.CFG with all default values. This file is used
   when upgrading from old versions, but you can also use it for testing
   and start Terminate with TERMINAT /C:UPGRADE.CFG

  ^h/NOIMPORT^n

   Do not auto-import any configuration from other program.
   Look in INSTALL.DOC for information on importing

 ^hErrorlevels^n

  ^hFatal errors^n       255

   Out of memory, runtime errors, fatal read error from disk.

  ^hOverlay errors^n     254

   If a problem occur when loading or using overlays.

  ^hPassword error^n     253

   If the startup password was not correct.

  ^hLock error^n         252

   If the program was started up from a different path than allowed

  ^hOut of diskspace^n   251

   If less than the specified minimum diskspace available.

  ^hInactivity^n         250

   If Terminate was inactive for longer than specified.

  ^hSemaphore exit^n     249

   The semaphore file was created or changed filetime, which forces
   Terminate to exit.

  ^hHostmode shutdown^n  248

   If pressing Alt-X or using the /LOGIN /EXIT command

  ^hNo errors^n            0

   Normal exit and closedown, no errors were detected