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- UTIL Command T - Toggle settings
-
- This command allows you to turn certain RBBS-PC settings on and off.
- The options in TOGGLE are:
-
- A)utodownload Whether to use auto-downloading
- B)ulletin On logon only display bulletins if they are new
- C)ase change Display characters in upper case only or upper/lower
- F)ile On logon give option to download new files
- H)ilite Color hilights in menu option lines
- L)ine feeds Insert line feed after each carriage return
- N)ulls Insert 5 nulls between carriage-return & line feed
- T)urbokey Accept one-character input without pressing [ENTER]
- X)pert Show full menus, only single command line
- !)bell Beep whenever RBBS-PC expects input.
-
- TIPS:
- A)utodownload. A downloading enhancement that allows RBBS-PC to tell the
- caller's software what to start a file download. Packages that support
- "autodownloading" include some variants of PC-Talk and Pibterm.
-
- B)ulletin. If this option is OFF, RBBS-PC will always display the bulletin
- menu when you log on. If you turn this option ON, RBBS-PC will only
- display the bulletin menu if there are NEW bulletins to read. The
- sysop can disable this option, in which case you will always see the
- bulletin menu when you log on.
-
- C)ase change: Most computers can display both upper and lower case
- letters, but some computers only display upper case. The "C" command
- alternates between "UPPER CASE ONLY" and "UPPER CASE and lower case."
-
- F)ile: RBBS-PC will give you the option to review files added to the
- RBBS-PC downloads since your last logon as soon as you call the system.
- If you want to wait until you go to the FILE menu to review files for
- downloading, turn this option off. The SYSOP can disable this option.
- This option makes it fast and easy to check for new download files on
- RBBS-PC.
-
- H)ilite: If your system can support ANSI color commands, you can specify
- text colors for RBBS-PC prompts. When you turn HILITE on, RBBS-PC will
- ask you for your preferred color and intensity, and then show you what
- the prompt will look like in your selected color. When your selection
- is correct, press [ENTER] to save the change.
-
- N)ulls: Nulls put a delay at the beginning of each line that RBBS-PC sends
- to your system. Entering "N" will toggle or alternate nulls on and
- off, as you choose. Only systems that need time to move back to the
- start of a line should set NULLS on (such as teletypes).
-
- T)urbokeys: RBBS-PC can act on one-character input without requiring an
- [ENTER] key. With Turbokey ON, whenever RBBS-PC only expects one
- character, instead of using a "?" to prompt you, a "!" will appear
- instead. When you press one key, RBBS-PC will act on it immediately.
- If you want to enter more than one key at a turbokey prompt, type a
- slash "/" key, and RBBS-PC will allow you to enter an entire line.
-
- X)pert: RBBS-PC operates in two modes. Novices get verbose menus, more
- detailed explanations, and extra warnings. Experts get succinct
- command prompts and no menus. The novice mode makes it easier to learn
- how to use RBBS-PC, but is slower.
-
- !)Prompt bell: An auditory reminder (beep) to tell you when the computer
- is awaiting your input. Some find it useful, but if you do not want to
- hear the noise, use this option to turn it off.
-