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- =====[ JUMP Help ]======
-
- When RBBS-PC sends information to your screen, it stops after each page to
- give you time to read before continuing. When RBBS-PC pauses in the middle
- of a file, you may see a prompt such as:
-
- More [Y]es,N)o,C)ont,A)bort,J)ump?
-
- Press "Y" to display the next page of the file.
- Press "N" to stop the display of THIS file, and continue with the next
- file (if you have selected to see several files).
- Press "C" to start a CONTINUOUS display without further pause (press
- CTRL-S to pause, CTRL-Q to continue, or CTRL-X to stop a CONTINUOUS
- display).
- Press "A" to Abort this and ALL further display, and return to the current
- menu.
-
- The "J" command allows you to "skip ahead" in the file being displayed.
- E.g., you previously read an RBBS-PC bulletin which talks about skin
- diving. You want to re-read the piece which says, "Lessons are held on the
- 1st Monday of each month at the Oceanfront Park."
-
- When you re-read the bulletin, RBBS-PC will stop after the first page and
- display a "more" prompt. Press "J" and RBBS-PC asks: "Jump to what text?"
- The correct answer at this point depends on what you are looking for. In
- our example, "lessons" would work. RBBS-PC will scan ahead through the
- file and find the first line containing the word "lessons". It will
- highlight the text, if you have color and highlighting turned on, and
- display the file from that point down.
-
- If the first text found is not the place you want to be in the file, you
- can jump again easily. When RBBS reaches the NEXT "more" prompt, it will
- show:
-
- More [Y]es,N)o,C)ont,A)bort,J)ump,R)ejump=LESSONS?
-
- Entering "R" will tell RBBS to position to the NEXT occurrence of the text
- in the file being displayed. In this manner, you can search through the
- file, repeating jumps with "R" or starting new ones with "J". Your only
- restriction is that the file will be searched sequentially, from top to
- bottom. You cannot jump "backwards" or "rewind".
-